Prices peaked at 6200gns for a cow and calf, at a production sale of Beef Shorthorns from Lucinda Townsend's Coxhill herd from Moffat.

The sale, staged at United Auctions' Stirling Centre, was topped by the Ex90-classified five-year-old red cow, Coxhill Annabelle Sheena K1733, a Glengloy Callum daughter bred from the Fearn Scotsman-sired Cairnsmore Anabelle Sheena. She sold with her second calf at foot, an April-born roan heifer by Millerston Kasper and back in calf to the same sire, to A and C Farms, Langham, Rutland.

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Selling for 6000gns was the similarly aged Coxhill Blythsome Lia M427 VG85, by Podehole Frederick and out of a previous home-bred Fearn Duke daughter. Included in this transaction purchased by Aberdeenshire producers, J and J Green, Wrangham, Colpy, was her May-born bull calf, Coxhill Rio, by Barnaigh Highwayman. Lia sold served either to Crooked Post Tobias or Glenisla Masterton.

Nothern Ireland breeder, D Reid, Elmpark, Killylea, Co Antrim, went to 5200gns for Coxhill Kyla VG86, a four-year roan again by Glengloy Callum but out of the Ex90 Largyvale Rotary Kyla. She sold with mostly red April-born bull calf at foot, Coxhill Roley, by Millerston Kasper.

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Just behind on 5000gns, Gerard Turton, who owns the Upsall herd in Yorkshire bought the five year-old red cow, Coxhill Lily VG86, again by Callum but bred from Ballylinney Lily 3 Ex92. She sold with her fifth calf at foot, a heifer by Millerston Kasper that is a twin to a bull calf.

Averages: 32 cows and calves, £3242; eight in-calf heifers, £2573

Auctioneers: United Auctions