British Blue bulls top at 12,000gns at Carlisle

THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar.

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British Blue bulls top at 12,000gns at Carlisle

THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar. The sale leader was by Dafydd D'Ochain and out...

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