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Established in 1909 by the Turton family, Upsall is one of the oldest and best-known Beef Shorthorn herds in the United Kingdom

10/05/2026

We are delighted to introduce our new junior stock sire, Mayfield Vanguard who was purchased yesterday at the ‘Mayfield Marvels’ sale for 10,000gns!

The future is bright, it is white! 🙌

Congratulations to Mayfield Beef Shorthorns on an outstanding sale!

05/05/2026

We rounded off our May bull sale at United Auctions - Livestock Auctioneers with our sole offering, Vantastic of Upsall making 13,000gns and selling to Huntlyhill Farms in Lanarkshire!

Once again, a Nelson of Upsall son making five figures! The gift that keeps on giving! 🙌

We wish the purchaser the very best of luck with him!

Thank you once again to the team at United Auctions for their professional service!

03/05/2026

Great day today at United Auctions - Livestock Auctioneers Stirling Bull Sales, being tapped out as overall champion with Lot 631, Vantastic of Upsall and winning The City of Perth Trophy! 🏆

Congratulations to Gerald and Morag Smith from Drumsleed with their reserve champion!

The sale commences tomorrow, Monday 4th May at 1.45pm, following the Salers and Herefords!

23/04/2026

This is Vantastic of Upsall heading to the Stirling bull sale on Monday the 4th of May. His catalogue number is 631 and he is high health, semen tested and zero myostatin.

06/04/2026

It’s great to get some yearling heifers out to the grass on such a beautiful day!

25/03/2026

🧬 SEMEN FOR SALE 🧬

We are putting semen up for sale from a number of well-known and influential Beef Shorthorn sires, many of which have played a significant role within the Upsall herd in recent years!

Please see the graphic below for details! ⬇️

For further information, please contact George McCulloch by emailing [email protected] or call 07555 296054.

20/02/2026

We had a fantastic night last night at The Northern Farmer awards at the Pavilions of Harrogate! 🍾

Unfortunately it was not our night, but we were absolutely delighted to be shortlisted in the final three! 🙌

A huge congratulations to J&S Broadwith Ltd for winning the Beef Farmer of the Year award! 👏

Thank you to the teams at The Northern Farmer and the Pavilions of Harrogate for a tremendous night, as well as Jules Hudson for doing a great job as host for the evening! 👌

16/02/2026

Congratulations to all our finalists!

06/02/2026

Upsall Castle Farms were absolutely delighted on Monday at Stirling Bull Sales, selling three bulls to new homes!

Vagabond of Upsall (Lot 155) sold for 14,000gns and found a new home in Lanarkshire!

Van Gough of Upsall (Lot 198) sold for 16,000gns and is heading for pedigree breeding in Cumbria!

Finally, Vintage of Upsall (Lot 199) sold for 8,000gns and heads to his new postcode in North Wales!

A huge thank you as always must go to those who helped us with the cattle at the sale, mainly John McCulloch as well as Alfie Drew for travelling up from Norfolk to give us a hand once again!

Thank you to all of the team at United Auctions - Livestock Auctioneers for their professionalism and support, making the whole process very easy and enjoyable!

We wish all of the purchasers of our bulls the very best of luck with their purchases!

A huge congratulations to all of the breeders and exhibitors for putting on a fantastic display for the breed, as well as the team at Backmuir Pedigree Cattle for setting a new record! A tremendous day for the breed! 🙌

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society UK

01/02/2026

🏆 Stirling Bull Sales Success 🏆

The Upsall team had a great day at the Beef Shorthorn pre-sale show in Stirling!

Vagabond of Upsall (Lot 155) was first in a very strong class of senior bulls and was tapped out as senior champion, winning the Uppermill-Millhills Cup!🥇🏆

Van Gough of Upsall (Lot 198) was second in his class and went on to be reserve intermediate champion! 🥈

Vantastic of Upsall (Lot 169) was also third in a very strong class of senior bulls! 🥉

Overall a great day for Upsall! The sale of Beef Shorthorn bulls starts at 12 noon tomorrow (Monday 2nd February)!

For any further details regarding the Upsall bulls, come and see us at the pen or contact George McCulloch on 07555 296054!

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society UK
United Auctions - Livestock Auctioneers

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Upsall
Thirsk
YO72NU

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+441845537932

Website

http://www.upsallshorthorns.co.uk/

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