May 7, 2024 LOGANBAR IS TOPGUN, GOLDIES TIMMY SHINES AT 12K

The Charolais classes were judged by Mr Medwyn Williams of the Castellmawr herd of pedigree Charolais located on the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales. The Castellmawr herd of pedigree Charolais was established in 1980 by his father Alwyn Williams and together they have enjoyed great success in the show and sale ring with the pinnacle to date being Castellmawr Jacpot who was awarded Supreme Champion in Stirling Bull Sales, October 2015 and sold to the Carwood herd for 16,000gns.

Medwyn awarded the Morton Strachan Quaich for the May 2024 Galbraith Stirling bull sales overall champion to Loganbar Topgun from Mr D M Lyle, Dunblane, Perthshire. Earlier in the pre-sale show this December-2022 born bull by Thrunton Nike carrying a single copy of Q204X and out of Loganbar Nutmeg was awarded the junior championship title and he commanded the second highest price at the sale on Monday at 11,000gns to S & L Robertson, Keith, Banffshire.

Standing reserve junior champion and reserve overall champion was C Smeaton & Sons’ Glenericht Ryder sired October-2022, Bombax Topper out of Goldies Olwen, he was snapped up by J. MacGregor, Lybster, Caithness for 7,000gns.

Leading the sale at 12,000gns was fourth prize winner, Goldies Timmy from Mr H Goldie, the Caylers Rocky son with a single copy of F94L and impressive calving ease figures of +11.3 seemed a solid investment for J. Brown, Broughton, Biggar.

Loganbar Topdollar from the same home as the overall champion took the senior championship rosette, a Maerdy Pore son born in September-2022 out of homebred Newdawn was purchased by Q. Limond, Maybole, Ayrshire for 8,500gns whilst the reserve senior champion from J Irvine & Sons, Inverlochy Tiree born in August-2022 by Caylers Napoleon sold to Rhindhu Farm Ltd, Glenlivet Ballindalloch for 5,000gns.

Brailes Livestock’s 4th prize January-2023, Brailes Unique, by Westcarse Houdini out of Bassett Orange sold to R W Walker, Kelso, Roxburghshire for 8,000gns.

C Smeaton & Sons’ Bombax Topgun born in October-2022 and sired by Glenericht Ryder went to the home of J & B Mitchell, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire for 7,800gns.

Adrian Ivory’s second prize, myostatin free, Cardean Tiree born in September-2022 by Elgin Flagship realised 7,500gns to Scottish Government Bull Stud, Knocknagael, Inverness.

Maerdy Telly born in April 2022 was purchased by A R Paton, Avonbridge, Falkirk for 7,000gns.  J H Campbell & Sons accepted 6,800gns from A & W Barrowman, Portpatrick, Stranraer, for second prize Thrunton Tornado by Baillieston Orcadian, while Thrunton Tonto sired by Thrunton Nevada born in July-2022 made 6,500gns to R Gatherer, Elderslie, Renfrewshire and from the same home Thrunton Trinidad, by homebred Thrunton Pierre born in July-2022, matched the 6,500gns bid from Otter Estate, Kilfinan, Argyll.

Four further bulls peaked at 6,500gns the first came from Mr H Goldie with Goldies Terence an Elrick Officer son out of Goldies Joyce born in August-2022 went to the new postcode of R & L Howat, Cupar, Fife, at 6,500gns Nethercarse Taurus from J H Christie and son, a September-2022 heifer’s calf, sired by Westcarse Houdini was purchased by D Lamont, Glenelg, Ross-shire.

Also at the 6,500gns mark W K & P Drysdale sold a Caylers Oxford son Glenericht Trigger born in September-2022 out of Glenericht Osprey to Grove Farms, Barncleugh, Dumfries and finally J Irvine & Sons sold a Caylers Napoleon son out of Ballindalloch Madonna, October-2002 born Inverlochy Tiktok to the Firm of J D Jack, Leven Fife at 6,500gns.

At 6,000gns, D Macrae from Tighnabruiach, Argyll, secured the most senior bull of the day from Mr D E Evans, Maerdy Tramp a Maerdy Neverdiere son out of Maerdy Internetgirl born in April-2022 and W S L Muir, Stromness, Orkney also paid 6,000gns for Mr H Goldie’s second prize Tweeddale Matador son, Goldie Trojan born in October-2022.

SHOW RESULTS

Overall champion (Morton Strachan Quaich)  

Lot 402 Loganbar Topgun from Mr D M Lyle

Reserve Overall Champion

Lot 388 Bombax Topper from C Smeaton & Sons

Senior Champion

Lot 380 – Loganbar Topdollar – Mr D M Lyle

Reserve Senior Champion

Lot 370 – Inverlochy Tiree – J Irvine & Son

Junior Champion

Lot 402 Loganbar Topgun – Mr D M Lyle

Reserve Junior Champion

Lot 388 Bombax Topper – C Smeaton & Sons

Class 1, Bulls born between 7 May & 4 July 2022

1st – Lot 360 Maerdy Total – Mr D E Evans

2nd – Lot 358 Thrunton Tornado – J H C Campbell & Sons

3rd – Lot 359 Broomloan Tavernier – Mr A Brown

4th – Lot 354 Thrunton Triumph – J H C Campbell & Sons

Class 2 – Bulls born between 5 July & 29 August 2022

1st – Lot 370 Inverlochy Tiree – J Irvine & Son

2nd – Lot 369 Goldies Terence – Mr H Goldie

3rd – Lot 368 Goldies Theo – Mr H Goldie

4th – Lot 363 Thrunton Trigger – J H C Campbell & Sons

5th – Lot 371 Thrunton Toshiba – J H C Campbell & Sons

6th – Lot 364 Thrunton Tonto – J H C Campbell & Sons

Class 3 – Bulls born between 30 August & 23 September 2022

1st – Lot 380 Loganbar Topdollar – Mr D M Lyle

2nd – Lot 377 Cardean Tiree – Mr A Ivory

3rd – Lot 374 Nethercarse Taurus – J H Christie & Son

4th – Lot 373 Goldies Timmy – Mr H Goldie

5th – Lot 375 Glenericht Trigger – W K & P Drysdale

6th – Lot 378 Firhills Tibet – Mr D Muirhead

Class 4 Bulls Born between 24 September & 24 October 2022

1st – Lot 388 Bombax Topper – C Smeaton & Sons

2nd – Lot 386 Goldies Trojan _ Mr H Goldie

3rd – Lot 385 Harestone Travis – R & N Barclay

4th – Lot 382 Inverlochy Tiktok – J Irvine & Son

5th – Lot 384 Thrunton Timelord – J H C Campbell & Sons

Class 5 Bulls born between 25 October & 30 November 2022

1st – Lot 392 Bombax Topgun – C Smeaton & Sons

2nd – Lot 390 Goldies Trooper – Mr H Goldie

3rd – Lot 394 Falleninch Tyson – Mr A B Hornall

4th – Lot 397 Balthayock Triumph – Major D F W H & N R Walter

Class 6 Bulls born born on or after 1 December 2022

1st – Lot 402 Loganbar Topgun – Mr D M Lyle

2nd – Lot 401 Falleninch Tommy – Mr A B Hornall

3rd – Lot 399 Newhouse Toejoe – R M Adam & Son

4th – Lot 404 Brailes Unique – Brailes Livestock

5th – Lot 406 Linrossfarm Utah – E & W Scott

SALE RESULTS

Lot	Animal Name	(gns)	(£)	Buyer	Address
352	MAERDY TRAMP	6000	6300	D Macrae	Tighnabruiach, Argyll
353	MAERDY TELLY	7000	7350	A R Paton	Avonbridge, Falkirk
354	THRUNTON TRIUMPH	4300	4515	W Stevenson & Son	Ballantrae, Ayrshire
358	THRUNTON TORNADO	6800	7140	A & W Barrowman	Portpatrick, Stranraer
359	BROOMLOAN TAVERNIER	4000	4200	P M Kennedy	Glendaruel, Argyll
363	THRUNTON TRIGGER	5000	5250	W S L Muir	Stromness, Orkney
364	THRUNTON TONTO	6500	6825	R Gatherer	Elderslie, Renfrewshire
365	THRUNTON TRINIDAD	6500	6825	Otter Estate	Kilfinan, Argyll
367	FORMAKIN TELSTAR	4500	4725	R J Thain	Huntly, Aberdeenshire
368	GOLDIES THEO	5000	5250	A G Livestock	Houston, Johnstone
369	GOLDIES TERENCE	6500	6825	R & L Howat	Cupar, Fife
370	INVERLOCHY TIREE	5000	5250	Rhindhu Farm Ltd	Glenlivet, Ballindalloch
371	THRUNTON TOSHIBA	4800	5040	T R C Logan	Kilbirnie, Ayrshire
373	GOLDIES TIMMY	12000	12600	J Brown	Broughton, Biggar
374	NETHERCARSE TAURUS	6500	6825	D Lamont	Glenelg, Ross-shire
375	GLENERICHT TRIGGER	6500	6825	Grove Farms	Barncleugh, Dumfries
377	CARDEAN TIREE	7500	7875	S G Bull Stud	Knocknagael, Inverness
378	FIRHILLS TIBET	3800	3990	D M Laidlaw	Denny, Stirling
380	LOGANBAR TOPDOLLAR	8500	8925	Q Limond	Maybole, Ayrshire
381	GLENERICHT TIPPLE	3500	3675	T Coghill	Muce, Orkney
382	INVERLOCHY TIKTOK	6500	6825	Firm of J D Jack	Leven, Fife
384	THRUNTON TIMELORD	5500	5775	McKill Maxwell & Co	Thornhill, Dumfries
385	HARESTONE TRAVIS	5500	5775	Glenkiln Farms	Crocketford, Dumfries
386	GOLDIES TROJAN	6000	6300	W S L Muir	Stromness, Orkney
387	ROSCOE TURBO	4200	4410	J Inglis & Son	Blair Drummond, Stirling
388	BOMBAX TOPPER	7000	7350	J MacGregor	Lybster, Caithness
390	GOLDIES TROOPER	5800	6090	Messrs Turner	Chiskan House, Campbeltown
392	BOMBAX TOPGUN	7800	8190	J & B Mitchell	Fordyce, Aberdeen
394	FALLENINCH TYSON	5200	5460	W M Arnot	Kilmux, Fife
402	LOGANBAR TOPGUN	11000	11550	S & L Robertson	Keith, Banffshire
404	BRAILES UNIQUE	8000	8400	R W Walker	Kelso, Roxburghshire