Stirling bull sales: Charolais trade peaks at 50,000gns

Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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Reserve junior champion and top price Barnsford Thistle which sold for 50,000gns to David Timm, York.
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Reserve junior champion and top price Barnsford Thistle which sold for 50,000gns to David Timm, York.

Sale leader was Barnsford Thistle, a May 2022-born bull from the Tom and Sheena Gatherer, Inchinnan and their six cow Barnsford herd. Standing reserve junior champion in the pre-sale show, the son...

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