Simmental bulls sell to 26,000gns and set new breed record average at Stirling

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.

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Simmental bulls sell to 26,000gns and set new breed record average at Stirling

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged £6,482, up £1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent. The sale leader at 26,000gns, the second top...

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