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Shorthorns hit 16,000gns at Stirling Females proved the pick of the trade at the Beef Shorthorn Society’s October Stirling sale, with a top call of 16,000gns paid for a cow and calf outfit, with further sales at 12,000gns and 8,000gns.
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opping the prices was one of a draft from John Elliot’s Elliot herd, Kelso, Elliot Estelle 852. This daughter of the Canadian sire Sull GNCC Salute is ET bred out of a Canadian dam, Bodmin Estelle 20S and sold with her March-born heifer calf, Elliot Estelle 695, herself a Feran Godfather daughter, at foot. Buying this outfit after spirited bidding was Mary Cormack, Leominster, Herefordshire. Second best of the trade was a 12,000gns call for another from John Elliot. This was Elliot Miss Lea 342. The result of an imported embryo, this July 2020-born heifer is by Hill haven Fire Storm and out of a WHR Sonny daughter and sold in-calf to Fearn Godfather. She was knocked down to Charles Lowther, for the Lowther herd, Penrith. Following her at 8,000gns was a June 2020-born heifer from L J
Pick of the prices was Elliot Estelle 582, a daughter of the Canadian sire Sull GNCC Salute, sold with her March-born heifer calf at foot, when making 16,000gns to Mary Cormack. 174
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Townsend, Coxhill Desiree P645. She’s by Millerston Kasper and out of a Ballylinney Glenn daughter and sold having stood female champion in the pre-sale show. She also caught the eye of Mary Cormack. Close behind at 7,500gns was yet another from the Elliot herd, April 2020-born heifer Elliot Echo 269. She’s a Meonhill Charlie Chaplin daughter out of a dam by Star P Matrix and sold carrying to Elliot Fandango when bought by Angela Falkingham, Goole. And then making 7,000gns was Elliot Miss Lea 303, a maternal sister to the 12,000gns heifer. This time by HC Bluebook 22B, she sold in-calf to Fearn Godfather and was taken by A and C Farms, Rutland. A 5,500gns sale followed that, with this price paid for Westbroad Joyfull Priti Patel from Duncan Welsh. She’s a
