- United Auctions

Breed Societies
Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society | www.aberdeen-angus.co.uk
Offices and Locations
United Auctions’ marts are located to best serve our
customers living across the length and breadth of Scotland.
British Blue Cattle Society | www.britishbluecattle.org
British Blonde Society | www.britishblondesociety.co.uk
British Charolais Cattle Society | www.charolais.co.uk
British Limousin Cattle Society | www.limousin.co.uk
British Simmental Cattle Society | www.britishsimmental.co.uk
The Highland Cattle Society | www.highlandcattlesociety.com
Lincoln Red Cattle Society | www.lincolnredcattlesociety.co.uk
Luing Cattle Society | www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk
Salers Cattle Society | www.salers-cattle-society.co.uk
Shorthorn Cattle Society | www.shorthorn.co.uk
South Devon Herd Book Society | www.sdhbs.org.uk
Blackface Sheep Breeders Association
www.scottish-blackface.co.uk
British Charollais Sheep Society | www.charollaissheep.com
British Texel Sheep Society | www.texel.co.uk
Lleyn Sheep Society | www.lleynsheep.com
North Country Cheviot Sheep Society | www.nc-cheviot.co.uk
Suffolk Sheep Society | www.suffolksheep.org
Headquarters
Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN
T: 01786 473055
F: 01786 450393
Area Office
Moleigh, Oban PA34 4DR
T: 01631 562233
F: 01631 566719
Huntly Auction Mart
The Ward, Huntly AB54 4QU
T: 01466 792148
F: 01466 79455
Scotland’s leading
livestock auctioneers
www.uagroup.co.uk
Profile
United Auctions (UA) are Scotland’s leading livestock
auctioneers and procurement specialists. We operate a network
of different auction marts across Scotland, including Stirling
Huntly, Lairg, Dalmally, Tiree, Islay, South Uist and an area office
and lairage facility at Oban.
Group turnover is in excess of £100 million and in 2008 we
celebrated our 150th year in operation.
Perth Bull Sales®
Company History
The pedigree bull sales are held in October, February and
May each year. The sales attract thousands of visitors from
home and abroad and are an integral part of the farming
calendar.
As the business grew, market premises were bought at Mill
Street in Perth and when McCallum died in 1872, JM Fraser
was made partner of the re-named Macdonald, Fraser & Co.
The world-famous Perth Bull Sales were established in 1865
and now take place at the company’s new headquarters at
Stirling.
The origins of the business relate back to 1858 when
agricultural surveyors and estate agents Macdonald and
McCallum sold livestock from farm to farm.
It was in 1962 that Macdonald Fraser & Co Ltd became the
United Auctions Group after an amalgamation with Livestock
Marts Ltd., which also brought together subsidiary
companies Speedie Bros Ltd and Thomas Corson & Sons
Ltd. At this time the Group consisted of markets at Aberfeldy,
Blairgowrie, Cupar, Dalmally, Fort William, Glasgow,
Grantown, Inverness, Killin, Lairg, Lochgilphead, Milnathort,
Oban and the Western Isles, Tarbert and Thornton.
Service
The main pedigree breeds comprise Aberdeen Angus, Beef
Shorthorn, Charolais, Simmental, Limousin, British Blue,
Blonde d’Aquataine and Salers.
Group Services
• Auction sales of commercial and pedigree cattle and sheep
• Direct marketing of cattle and sheep
• Rural property sales and services
• Livestock finance
• The pedigree livestock and bloodstock world still use the traditional currency of guineas to sell cattle
Our services are delivered by a strong team of talented and
experienced people. We pride ourselves on the quality of our
workforce and are committed to their development and wellbeing.
• The record price for an Aberdeen Angus Bull was set in 1963 – and has yet to be surpassed - with the sale of Lindertis Evulse for 60,000 guineas
Approach
• A top price of 56,000 guineas was paid in 1989 for a continental pedigree bull – a Charolais - called Maerdy Director
Markets at Edinburgh, Huntly, Thurso, Forsinard and Lybster
were later added to the Group following the acquisition of
Wm. Bosomworth & Sons Ltd and joint ventures with
Hamilton’s Auction Marts PLC.
• In July 2009 UA’s Stirling Agricultural Centre became the single centre of operations for the company’s amalgamated Perth and Stirling businesses
The business has taken various forms over the years,
including a full listing on the FTSE AIM stock exchange. Today
it is privately owned again by the management and staff.
We conduct auctions of both commercial and pedigree sheep
and cattle and provide farm-to-farm and farm-to-abattoir
procurement services.
The business is guided by four main operating principles:
1. To have up-to-date and fit for purpose premises
2. To have professional, well trained, motivated and dedicated people
3. To think smart and operate efficiently for the benefit of our customers
4. To support the highest possible standards of bio-security and animal health and welfare
Mini fact file
• UA deals with more than 16,000 customers across the UK and Ireland each year
The amalgamation also meant there were two town centre
markets in Stirling (at Wallace Street and Seaforth Place),
which were effectively owned by the same Group so the
decision was taken to build one new market on the outskirts
of town at Kildean.
Executive Chairman
David Leggat MBE
in the rostrum
Blackface Rams
Record holder Aberdeen Angus bull –
Lindertis Evulse
Bulls parading at Caledonian Road,
Perth circa 1875
UA headquarters, Stirling
Stoneheads from Caledonian Road, Perth