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The 102 bulls sold averaged £3413 – down £24
on last year when 105 changed hands.
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Top price of the day came for the reserve junior
champion, the March 2003 Woodhall Premier, from Hector MacAskill,
Woodhall, Dunbar, and sold to Richard Rodgers, Portglenone, Co
Antrim, for 13,000gns.
The junior champion, the May 2003 Skerrington Pinnacle, from John
Young, Skerrington Mains, Kilmarnock, made 12,000gns. The buyer
was Billy MacPherson, Blackford, Inverness.
The supreme champion, the March Corskie Principal from Jim and
Ian Green, Corskie, Fochabers, Moray, sold for 11,000gns. This
beast joins the pedigree herd of Boddington Estates, near Cheltenham.
The sire, Popes Laird, cost 12,000gns in February 2002 and has
proved to be real breeder and an outstanding bargain.
Another son of this bull from Corskie, a second prize winner, sold
at 10,000gns to Adrian Ivory, Strathisla Farms, Meigle, Perth.
Billy MacPherson, of Blackford, has bred numerous fine bulls this
year. He had a top of 7000gns selling to Forteviot Farms, Dupplin,
Perth, where the bull will be run with commercial cows.
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Lot 552 Orlando Tanya 25 Female
Champion - M/s P & M
Forester - Sold for 2500 gns
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Lot 642 Supreme & Senior
Champion Corskie Principal - Mr J Green - Sold for 11,000
Gns
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Lot 755 Reserve Supreme & Junior
Champion Skerrington Pinnacle - Mr J Young
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Lot 680 Intermediate Champion Woodhall Pingo - Mr H Macaskill
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