Beltex Champions

Category	Breed	Breeder Name
Champion	1st Place Shearling Ram	A Morton
Reserve Champion	2nd Place Shearling Ram	A Morton

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Mortons double leads Stirling Beltex show as reserve tops trade at 3,900gns

Andrew Morton’s Mortons flock, Lochend Farm, Denny, had a day to remember at the Beltex Sheep Society’s annual show and sale of shearling rams at Stirling Agricultural Centre, conducted by United Auctions, taking both the championship and reserve in the show ring before the reserve went on to lead the trade at 3,900gns.

Judge Iain Michie, Ballechin, Strathtay, tapped out the first prize Mortons Lethal Weapon ET for the championship. A January, 2025-born single, he is by the home-bred Mortons Gremlin ET, a son of Airyolland Castro, and out of the Gyffin Dexter-sired Mortons Fairytale. He sold for 2,800gns to Ballechin Farms, Ballinluig, Perthshire. Two full brothers from the same consignment, Mortons Linden ET and Mortons Leonardo ET, made 1,500gns and 900gns respectively.

Standing reserve was Mortons Lincoln, a March, 2025-born AI twin by Callacrag Jesus ET, himself by Callacrag Hot Shot ET, out of Mortons Groovy Chick ET, another Gyffin Dexter daughter. He was the pick of the day for Alan Wright, St Mungos Farms, West Lundie, Argaty, Doune, at 3,900gns, the top price of the sale. The Doune buyers were among the most active ringside, taking home four more shearlings from the same pen at up to 1,900gns, as well as a Tiree ram at 1,200gns. Nine Mortons shearlings averaged £2,042.

From the Isle of Tiree, Alasdair MacLean’s Tiree flock, Heylipol Farm, brought a consistent consignment of ten shearlings that sold to average £2,110.50, with four rams reaching 2,400gns or more.

Heading the run at 3,200gns was Tiree Lewis, a March, 2025 twin by Kingledores Habib ET, out of the Tercrosset Epic-sired Tiree Harriet, which joined R and H Warnock, Bankhead, Dechmont, Broxburn. Next best at 3,000gns was the fourth prize Tiree Lumberjack, a February-born single by Tercrosset Jaw Breaker, out of Tiree Honey Im Good ET, by Buckles Fury ET, selling to Gelston Castle Farms, Castle Douglas.

Kingledores Habib sons continued to sell well, with Tiree Lerwick, out of Tiree Holly, making 2,600gns to J Meikle, Helentongate Farm, Symington, Ayrshire, and Tiree Levi, out of Tiree Hollywood, making 2,400gns to D Fisher Contracting Ltd, Groan Farm, Logiealmond, Perth. The sixth prize Tiree Legend, out of Tiree Foxtrot ET, sold for 2,200gns to G Strachan, Clochie, Lethnot, Brechin.

Mr Strachan returned to secure the joint second top price of 3,000gns from Grant Maxwell’s Faughhill flock, Bowden, Melrose. The February, 2025-born AI single is by Callacrag Jesus ET and out of a Heatheryhall Fireman Sam ET-sired ewe. The same home also sold a Langlands Jack The Lad ET son at 2,000gns to J D Steele, Goddens, Pitroddie, Perth, while the fifth prize Faughhill shearling, a full brother to the 3,000gns ram, made 1,200gns.

Ian Reid’s Osprey flock, Isle Cottage, Methven, took third prize in the show ring with Osprey Lover Boy ET, by Woodies Jack Knife ET. In the sale, the Osprey pen was led at 1,400gns by Osprey Lone Ranger ET, another Woodies Jack Knife ET son, out of Osprey Diane, who sold to A M Robertson, Birgidale Knock, Rothesay, Isle of Bute.

DS and RC Taylor’s Ochtermuthill flock, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill, Crieff, sold the largest consignment, with 20 shearlings averaging £1,262.62. Ochtermuthill Levi, a February twin by Callacrag Jack Sparrow ET, topped their run at 2,000gns, also joining D Fisher Contracting Ltd, while Ochtermuthill Lennox and Ochtermuthill Lyam both made 1,900gns, to W J and E C Stevenson, Pitlochry, and P McDiarmid and Co, Shenlarich, Lawers, Aberfeldy, respectively.

Donald McVicar’s Fyne flock, Strachur, saw nine shearlings average £1,365, led at 1,800gns by Fyne Lachlan, a Glanton Gone Gator son, out of Fyne Julie ET, which heads to James Beveridge, Peattieshill Farm, Leven, Fife.

Elsewhere, A and C Baillie’s Carstairs flock sold Carstairs Ladies Choice ET, by Faughhill Kaiser ET, for 1,700gns to Matthew Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch, Fife, while A and M Dunlop’s Broughton flock, Biggar, took 1,600gns for Broughton Landman, by Fowrass Keeper, from R Messenger, Ayton Farm, Abernethy.

Leading prices: Mortons 3,900gns; Tiree 3,200gns and 3,000gns; Faughhill 3,000gns; Mortons 2,800gns; Tiree 2,600gns and 2,400gns.

Average: 89 shearling rams £1,311.32, up £165.87 on the year with ten more sold

View the full catalogue: Stirling Beltex Sale Catalogue 2026

Photos by Rob Haining