Samurai is undoubtedly the most influential sire in modern times and has proved too be one of the most consistent breeding sires both of show winning cattle and cattle with high EBV's. He was imported from Canada in 1989 after winning the 1987 Edmonton Farm Fair, which is Canada's biggest show of Angus cattle.
He sired the Perth Champion in February 1992, the Reserve Champion in October 1995 and the Intermediate Champion in 1994. In October 1997 he achieved the rare feat of siring all three Section Champions including the Supreme Champion which sold for 18,000 gns. He also sired the Female Champion in February 1994.
He sired the Royal Highland Show Champions in 1996,1997 and 1998 and the Royal Show Champions in 1992, 1994,1996 and 1998 also the Reserve Champions at the Royal Show in 1996 and 1997. No other sire in modern times has been such a consistent breeder of Show winning cattle. Many of the females in the herd carry his blood and the few straws of semen which are left are being used to introduce his breeding into some of our new families. What we reckon is his best son born at Netherton has been retained as our Junior Herd Sire.

This son of Dalrene Cruz 11F was retained after a very successful show season in 1999 as a yearling bull. He is a full brother to the 2000 Perth Champion Netherton Foreign Cruz who sold for 6000 gns. His dam was probably the best cow we ever bred (pictured in females) having been unbeaten in the show ring in 1995. She was also the dam of Netherton Footloose who after a successful show career was used successfully in the herd siring bulls to a top of 13,000 gns.
Fabulous Cruz sires cattle with tremendous thickness and muscling and his sons are always the first to go to our commercial customers. He has the highest EBV in the breed for muscle score where he naturally is the trait leader and his Beef Value is in the top 10%.
Semen available priced £10 per straw (minimum 5 straws) plus delivery.  Royalty fee £40.

This son of T.C. Stockman 365 was imported as an embryo from New Zealand. He is a full brother to Ranui W Impact 762 who was the New Zealand National Champion in 1999. We imported semen from Impact and it has been very successful his first two sons selling in Perth February 2003 for 8000 gns and 6200 gns. His dam is a daughter of Atahua Legacy who was reckoned to be the biggest bull ever presented at the National Sale in New Zealand and sold for the top price of the Sale. Royal Sovereign has developed into a great bull and has bred some outstanding cattle. His first four sons sold in Perth averaged £13,125 including Netherto Figo C244 Supreme Champion at Perth and sold for 30,000 gns the highest price achieved in Perth for 40 years. His first daughter offered for sale sold in our 80th Anniversary Sale for 9,000 gns equalling the breed record price for a maiden heifer. After two seasons in the herd Royal Sovereign was sold privately to Wooton Organic Farms most of his daughters have been retained in the herd.

His full brother Netherton Royal Stockman A071 is stock bull at Retanach and a full sister is retained in the herd.  

This young son of TLA Northern Samurai is out of Kim of Fordafourie (pictured in females) who is reckoned by many breeders to be one of the best cows in the U.K. He was our highest performing bull in 2002 and had an actual 400-day weight of 698 Kg, which is the highest we have ever recorded at Netherton. We reckon that this is the best son of Samurai born at Netherton and is phenotypically very like his great sire and we intend to use him to introduce Samurai to some of our imported bloodlines. His first crop of calves are very promising and he is now the principal herd sire being used in the herd.

Semen available priced £10 per straw (minimum 5 straws) plus delivery. Royalty fee £40

This July 2002 young bull was purchased privately from The Moss and has been used in 2004 and 2005 as an outcross sire on some of our closely line bred females.

His sire was Ethnicol of The Moss a son of Young Dale Hogan and he is out of a top Scotch Cap daughter who was also the dam of Florist, Perth Champion in February 1999. His first calves look promising and all exceptionally easy calved.

After two seasons in the herd he has been sold to Messrs J.A. Keith & daughter for their Weydale Herd.