05/05/2026
💥 Rawburn Sale breaks Angus breed record 💥
Sale Summary
The 5th Annual Rawburn Production Sale took place between Friday 1st May and Sunday 3rd May 2026. The sale was hosted by Dowbiggin Marketing and Halls Auctions on the MartEye platform. The top priced lot was Rawburn Karama A415 (Lot 1) that sold for 73,500gns (£77,175) to Yester Estate, East Lothian, Scotland. This is a new UK and European record for an Aberdeen Angus (both male and female).
The second highest priced heifer was Rawburn Rachel B549 selling to Bogdan Veres, Romania, for 15,000gns (£15,750). 36 heifers averaged £7,784.58, and even without the high seller the sale still averaged higher than the previous year, demonstrating strong demand right through the sale offering. 39 embryos averaged £866.12 and topped at 1700gns (£1,785) per embryo for embryos from HW Karama T532 (dam of Lot 1) and sired by Tonley Jester Eric, selling to Clive Richardson, Republic of Ireland.
Averages
• 36 heifers averaged £7,784.58
• 39 embryos averaged £866.12
Top Prices
Lot 1 – Rawburn Karama A415 sold for 73,500gns to Yester Estate, Scotland
Lot 5 – Rawburn Rachel B459 sold for 15,000gns to Angus House Farm, Romania
Lot 4 – Rawburn Evening Star B442 sold for 9,000gns to Michael Poland, Isle of Wight
Lot 29 – Rawburn Lady Rose B613 sold for 8,200gns to George Brown, Hampshire, England
Lot 8 – Rawburn Rachel B492 sold for 8,000gns to Ollie Jones, Powys, Wales
Sale Team
Sale Management – Josh Dowbiggin (Dowbiggin Marketing) and Jonny Dymond (Halls
Auctions)
Vendor – John Elliot (Rawburn Aberdeen Angus)
Full Sale Report
The 5th Annual Rawburn Production Sale, held from Friday 1st May to Sunday 3rd May 2026 and hosted by Dowbiggin Marketing and Halls Auctions on the MartEye platform, was headlined by a new UK and European record for an Aberdeen Angus.
The top price of 73,500gns (£77,175) was paid for Rawburn Karama A415 (Lot 1), a daughter of the renowned Rawburn Makka Pakka and out of the exceptional donor HW Karama T532. This outstanding female combines elite performance with style and presence, backed by one of the most proven cow families in the Rawburn herd, with her dam already producing sons to £40,000. Described as one of the very best females ever offered for sale from the herd, she was knocked down to Yester Estate, East Lothian, Scotland.
The second highest price of the day was 15,000gns (£15,750) for Rawburn Rachel B459 (Lot 5), which sold to Angus House Farm, Scotland. This thick, easy-fleshing daughter of the Australian sire Te Mania Nebo was out of the influential Rachel X415, herself a Byergo Black Magic x Jindra Rachel 6310 embryo daughter and full sister to Rawburn Roxburgh. Combining proven international genetics with exceptional maternal strength, she attracted strong attention for her functionality, udder quality, and structural correctness.
Next to sell was Rawburn Evening Star B442 (Lot 4), which realised 9,000gns to Michael Poland, Isle of Wight. Sired by Rawburn Loaded, one of the most successful sires used within the herd, she is a beautifully balanced, deep-bodied and feminine heifer with excellent length and fleshing ability. Backed by Transformer on the maternal side, she offers proven calving ease and growth, alongside strong performance credentials, carrying 8 EBVs and indexes in the top 10% of the breed.
Mr Poland purchased six heifers in the sale averaging £7,490, continuing to build his Mottistone Aberdeen Angus on the Isle of Wight, which has replaced the world-renowned Mottistone Highland Fold that dispersed in Stirling a few years previously.
Rawburn Lady Rose B613 (Lot 29) followed closely, selling for 8,200gns to George Brown, Hampshire. A granddaughter of the influential Lady Rose N363 and from a dam that is a full sister to Rawburn Loaded, she represents one of the most consistent cow families in the herd. Sired by Jungle Eric, a rising star within the Rawburn breeding programme, she combines power and shape with femininity and style. Her performance figures are equally impressive, recording +63 for Terminal and +83 for Self-Replacing Index, marking her out as a female of real genetic and commercial significance.
Another standout from the renowned Rachel cow family was Rawburn Rachel B492 (Lot 😎, which sold for 8,000gns to Ollie Jones, Powys, Wales. Carrying no fewer than 12 EBVs and indexes in the top 10% of the breed, she represents the strength and consistency of the Jindra Rachel 6310 line, which has produced multiple high-selling sons, AI sires and influential females within the Rawburn herd. Offering a rare opportunity to access this prolific cow family, she was widely admired for both her figures and overall quality.
Trade was strong throughout, with demand evident across the entire offering. The sale of 36 pedigree Aberdeen Angus heifers averaged £7,784.58, and notably, even without the record-breaking top price, the average exceeded that of the previous year, underlining the depth of quality on offer.
A total of 39 embryos averaged £866.12, with a top price of 1,700gns (£1,785) per embryo achieved for a package from HW Karama T532, the dam of the record-breaking Lot 1, sired by Tonley Jester Eric. These were purchased by Clive Richardson, Republic of Ireland. Embryos sold to the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria and Romania, further highlighting strong international demand for Rawburn genetics.
The sale was managed by Josh Dowbiggin of Dowbiggin Marketing alongside Jonny Dymond of Halls Auctions, on behalf of vendor John Elliot of Rawburn Aberdeen Angus.
