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Sales at Thainstone, UA Stirling, Caledonian Marts, Lanark, Ayr, Newton Stewart, Quoybrae, and Dumfries featured. Moving round the UK, we’re back in Scotland and looking at markets across Scotland in this last two to three weeks and where flexible, efficient...
PRODUCTION SALE OF PEDIGREE SIMMENTALS FOR CHARLES GOULD & OTHERS
A good level demand throughout with the best of the trade for the in calf heifers which averaged 790gns and a nine month old heifer calf by Dirnanean Panther certainly caught the eye and was eventually sold at 740 gns.
The following prices were realised:
Cows with Calf 850 gns to 600 gns av. £766
Cows In Calf 630 gns to 565 gns av. £630
Heifers In Calf 800 gns to 780 gns av. £829
Bulling Heifers 680 gns to 580 gns av. £658
Heifer Calves 740 gns to 380 gns av. £588
Auctioneer: Michael Vesey
Southern Counties Auctioneers
Salisbury Auction Centre
Netherhampton Salisbury SP2 8RH
Tel 01722 321215
