The pre-sale champion, Tonley Endgame from father and son team, Neil and Mark Wattie, went on to secure the top Aberdeen-Angus price of 24,000gns at United Auctions’ Stirling Bull Sales.
This sale leader is a March 2021 born bull by the sire, Tonley Jester Eric, a bull of which the Massies at Blelack owned a half share, that in turn has bred heifers to 24,000gns for the Watties. The dam is the Blelack Evor daughter, Tonley Elma, which has also bred to progeny to 24,000gns. Forking out the cash here was the Adams of Newhouse of Glamis, Forfar.
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The pre-sale reserve from the same home, Tonley King Paco, made 16,000gns when the hammer fell to the Campbell family of Thrunton. Again by the same sire, this one is out of Wall Kind Pride, which has bred to 11,000gns, being a daughter of Wall Renegade.
On the debit side, the Campbell family of Thrunton sold their best for 15,000gns to pedigree breeder, Daniel Spours’ Brownridge herd from Twizell, Belford, Northumberland. This was the April 2021 born bull, Thrunton Prince, which is the first crop of sons from Tonley Kasper, which was bought three years ago for 11,000gns, whilst the dam, Thrunton Paradise has produced progeny to 15,000gns.
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