Ervie Spring Sale

摘要

Local commercial beef producers attended the Third Ervie Spring Sale in some force and made all the running to purchase the top American Line One sired Hereford bulls on offer. With Auctioneer Harry Begg from Dumfries in full swing, and approaching 60people around the ringside, the day's top price of 6,500 was for Advance 101219, selling to renowned Black Baldie enthusiast, Robert Parker from Kirkcolm. This growthy, easy-fleshing bull was the heaviest in the group and sported a well balanced set ofEBV's and Hereford Terminal Index of 29 and Hereford Self Replacing Index of 36. He is sired by the imported Line One sire, L1 Achiever 851A and from one of the herds top breeding cows.