Andrew Mylius' St Fort herd from Newport on Tay, Fife, produced the top sellers amongst the bulls and the females in the Lincoln Reds, with his best, a rising two-year-old bull making 6000gns.

Selling at this price for the 80-cow herd was the reserve champion, St Fort Warrior, by the Norton Beau-sired, St Fort Squire – a bull sold privately. Homozygous polled, he is bred from St Fort Hetty, a daughter of the record priced Lincoln Red, Beverley Noble, purchased for 18,000gns in 2012. Place second in his class to the champion, Warrior was knocked down to Balcaskie Farms, Arncroach, Anstruther, Fife.

Another by the same sire and with a Beverley Noble-sired dam made 5500gns for Mr Mylius. This was the pre-sale champion, St Fort Wellington, which is out of St Ford Hundleby Thora. Heterozygous polled, he headed home with Robert Morris, Over Buttergask, Coupar Angus, who also bought the top two priced females at 3000gns and 2400gns.

The dearest, St Fort Lady, which was female champion at the pre-sale show, is March 2017-born direct daughter of Beverley Noble bred from a previous home-bred Lady by St Fort Guv'nor.

And, selling at 2400gns was St Fort Hannah, the reserve female and another similarly aged Noble daughter bred from a home-bred cow by St Fort Harry.

LEADING prices:

Bulls born on or before February 28, 2017 – 1, T and K Madden’s Ballyvaddy Vallhalla, by Balllyvaddy Saracen, unsold.

Bulls born on or before March 1 and March 20, 2017 – 1 and senior champion – 1, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Wellington, by St Fort Squire, 5500gns to RL Morris and Partners, Over Buttergask, Coupar Angus; 2, reserve senior and reserve overall, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Warrior, by St Fort Squire, 6000gns to Balcaskie Farms, Lochty, Arncroach, Fife; 3, Mrs S Buchan’s Auchmacoy Wallace, by Auchmacoy Langworth, unsold; 4, Mrs S Buchan’s Brackenhurst Whistler, by Beverley Raider, unsold.

Bulls born on or after March 21, 2017 – 1, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Wuthering Heights, by St Fort Squire, unsold; 2, RI Clough and Son’s Beverley Whirlwind, by Beverley Renown, unsold.

Heifers born on or after March 7, 2017 – 1 and female champion, 1, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Lady, by Beverley Noble, 3000gns to RL Morris and Partners, Over Buttergask, Coupar Angus; 2 and reserve female, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Hannah, by Beverley Noble, 2400gns to RL Morris and Partners, Over Buttergask, Coupar Angus; 3, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Hetty, by Beverley Noble, unsold; 4, A Mylius and Partners’ St Fort Waitress, by Beverley Noble, unsold.