Now arguably one of the best sales for purchasing top quality Shorthorn females, this year’s October Bull Sales saw a top call of 5,000gns for an in-calf heifer from the Coxhill herd.

With old and new buyers present from across the country, females we keenly sought after with an average of 2370.21gns for 47 sold.

Leading the trade was a two-year-old heifer, Coxhill Urymaid-R710, in calf to Glenisla Masteron from Lucinda Townsend and selling to Tina Russell and Simon Farmer’s Longfield herd, Oxfordshire.

Second top price in the females came from the pre-sale show Champion, Meonside Irania Rosie Shelby from the Bradley-Farmer family. The roan yearling released at 4,800gns to R W Mann, Iken Hall Farms, Suffolk.

Natile Hynd achieved 4,500gns for her second prize heifer, Westbroad Yoga Ruby with two entries being bid to 4,000gns including the Reserve Champion, Coxhill Wheat-R692 from Lucinda Townsend and Galla Sara Gypsy from James Frame’s Galla herd.

Through in the bull ring, bulls averaged 3071.42gns for seven sold with top price going to the Overall Champion, Chapelton Samuel from Biggar family, Dumfriesshire. Out of a homebred Ex93 cow, Chapelton Heathermaid 5826 and sired by their stock bull Chapelton Nomad 657 (Ex 94) he sold to the Tollesbury herd, Essex.