Ervie Hereford Bull Sale

C & D Auctions conducted the Annual Spring Live and Online Bidding Sale of 44 Ervie Hereford and 6 Aberdeen Angus Bulls at Mains of Airies, Stranraer on behalf of John Douglas and Family on Thursday 11th February 2021.

The rising 2 year old bulls met plenty of demand with producers looking for the well bred, umpampered bulls on offer, with bulls heading north to Orkney and as far south as Somerset.

Sale Average £2680                                              

Bulls sold from £1800 to £5000

Leading the day’s trading at £5000 was Wigbay

Leading the day’s trading at £5000 was Wigbay 1 Index 192671. This outstanding bull was by the polled Danish bull Heart Index 273U and from Ervie Lisette 162114, a top daughter of Ervie LI Achiever 91151H. With top EBV figures of +89 for 400-day weight, +5.3 for Eye Muscle, Terminal Index of +49 and Self replacing Index of +59. He sold to M/S Kelly, Kirkby Lonsdale.

£4200 was paid for LI Achiever

£4200 was paid by Border Breeders, M/S Anderson, Towford for LI Achiever 192633, straight Line One pedigree from the Achievement D family, very stylish with beef values to match.

£3600 was next best and by Ervie L1 Achiever 162044 for Advance 192606 from the Unitarian family, again with high EBV figures selling to M/S Campbell, Galashiels.

£3600 was attained for Advance 192584 from LI Achiever 162152 out of Beauty E991, this one caught the eye of Graham Park, Gretna.

£3400 was received for LI Achiever 192571. Straight Line One pedigree sired by LI Achiever 151966N from LI Achievement 12154D, selling to Wigtownshire producers, Palmallet Farms Ltd.

£3000 Advance 192574, light birthweight bull, with Straight Line One pedigree by LI Achiever 162152 from Cornelia E977, headed north to Blairgowrie with Johnny Mackey.

£3000 Advance 19258 made the journey south to Somerset with M/S Kennen. Strong EBV figures out of a Crocus family cow by LI Achiever 162152.

£3000 Advance 192580 caught the eye of James Campbell, Galashiels, another from the Prolific L1 Achiever 162152, out of the Pansy Family.

6 Aberdeen Angus bulls on offer met plenty of interest.

Leading the way at £4800 was Airies Sam

Leading the way at £4800 was Airies Sam V642 selling to local black baldie producer, Robert Parker.

£3700 Airies Santiago V647 and £3600 Airies Solid Gold V648, both to RKG Farms, Twynholm.

£3600 Airies Solid Gold V644 to M/S Haigh, Yorkshire

£3400 Airies Stan V639 to M/S Bletcher, Flintshire