STIRLING BULL SALES: Denizes herd leads Simmentals at 37,000gns

The Simmental breed achieved a record average for a February Stirling bull sale with 95 bulls sold to an average of £7,498, up £238 on the year

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With a clearance rate of 77 per cent and 21 bulls at five figure prices, it was Michael and John Barlow, of the Denizes herd, Leyland, who topped the trade with a bid of 37,000gns, for the reserve intermediate champion, Denizes Nugget 22.
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With a clearance rate of 77 per cent and 21 bulls at five figure prices, it was Michael and John Barlow, of the Denizes herd, Leyland, who topped the trade with a bid of 37,000gns, for the reserve intermediate champion, Denizes Nugget 22.

With a clearance rate of 77 per cent and 21 bulls at five figure prices, it was Michael and John Barlow, of the Denizes herd, Leyland, who topped the trade with a bid of 37,000gns, for the reserve intermediate...

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