Trouper tops Charolais bulls at 10,000gns at Carlisle

Thrunton herd leads Charolais trade with home-bred bull

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Trouper tops Charolais bulls at 10,000gns at Carlisle

Leading the trade for Charolais bulls at Carlisle at 10,000gns was November 2022-born Thrunton Trouper, a son of Thrunton Nevada from J.H.C. Campbell and Sons, Alnwick, Northumberland. Carrying one copy of the Q204X gene, it went home with J. C. Hobday and Son, Hawick.
Next at 8,500gns was December 2022-born Newhouse Toddy by Ballinlare Phantom from R.M. Adam and Son, Forfar, which was knocked down to Evans and Corfield, Ludlow.

Newhouse Toddy

The overall champion was Elgin Teuchter from R. A. Milne, Elgin, was an October 2022-born bull by Glenericht Pegasus which sold for 8,000gns to P. Smith and Son, Biggar.

Elgin Teuchter


Caylers Thunder, a November 2022-born myostatin free bull by Meloman from Caylers Charolais, Nuthampstead, also sold for 8,000gns to W.K. and P. Drysdale, Blairgowrie.

Caylers Thunder


The female trade topped at 6,000gns by W.P. Bruce, Meigle, with the May2022-born heifer, Balmyle Tiara, a Maerdy Onedirection daughter, which sold to F.A. and P.J. Pilkington and Son, Ashbourne.

The  sale concluded with the sale of a draft of cattle bought at the Gretnahouse dispersal in November 2023 that had been prohibited from export with the closure of the Irish market due to Bluetongue.
The trade peaked at 6,000gns for two lots, the first from C. Todd, Co Down, was Westcarse Jimmy sired, Gretnahouse Oasis which sold,  in-calf to Lochend Nighthawk to Barlow Brothers, Leyland.
Andrew Ewing, Annan, Dumfriesshire also paid 6,000gns for Gretnahouse Obaywatch, a 2018-born  Blelack Fabulous sired heifer by Gretnahouse Baywatch, with a bull calf at foot, Gretnahouse Urchin by Lochend Nighthawk consigned by C. Ferris, Co Down.

Average – 31 bulls, £6076 (+£35 on 2023); 14 females, £4,822.50 (+£641).

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

 

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