A fantastic sale for Salers at the Stirling May Sale, with Salers taking the record for the highest priced bull from any breed at the May Multi Breed Sale. With the highest averages at £5,635 it was a good day at the office for the breed.
9 out of 11 bulls sold in the ring with the Show Champion Whitebog Kick-Ass selling for 8,500gns, but it was Patrick Boyds Drumaglea Kes from Tiree, which made the high price of 12,000gns selling to Malcolm and Gill Pye’s Rednock herd of Salers at Port of Menteith, Stirling. Malcolm said he was delighted to welcome Kes to their Salers herd, he is the grandson of two of the very best female breeding lines they ever produced – Alicia and Mithril.
Top price animal – Drumaglea Kes – 12,000gns
Show Champion – Whitebog Kick-Ass – 8,500gns
Reserve Show Champion – Drumaglea Kaiser – 5,000gns
Show results
Class 6
1st Rigel Kadesh dob 29/4/15 S: Rigel Verdun Poll D: Rigel Illiad (5000gns)
2nd Drumaglea Kes dob 07/4/15 S: Drumaglea Bordeaux D: Drumaglea Arabella (12000gns)
3rd Rigel Karma dob 29/3/15 S: Rigel Verdun Poll D: Rigel Peace (sold out of the ring 2858gns)
4th Rigel Pythagoras dob 20/6/14 S: Rigel Excel D: Rigel Pascal (4800gns)
5th Rigel Krypton dob 8/3/15 S: Rigel Byron Poll D: FAI Wytham Polled Lucy (3000gns)
Class 7
1st Whitebog Kick-Ass dob 18/7/15 S: Seawell Diplomat D: Whitebog Faye (8500gns)
2nd Drumaglea Kaiser dob 10/7/15 S: Drumaglea Bordeuax D: Srumaglea Queen-of-Hearts(5000gns)
3rd Whitebog Kinda-Small dob 30/7/15 S: Seawell Diplomat D: Whitebog Gollygosh (3500gns)
4th Cumbrian K Varcity Poll dob 12/6/15 S: Cumbrian Joker D: Cumbrian Veritable (4000gns)
5th Cumbrian K Roger Poll dob 28/5/15 S: Cumbrian Joker D: Cumbrian Rouge 401 (no sale)
Salers Show Champion – Whitebog Kick-Ass
Salers Reserve Show Champion – Drumaglea Kaiser