Report from Cara Moore, NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club Simmental breeders from around Northern Ireland and Scotland flocked to Ballymena Livestock Market on Saturday 22nd November for the Annual Four Breed Calf Show with fellow Saler, British Blonde and British...
Delfur Supernova, Overall Champion Delfur Shakira Overall Reserve Champion Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, lit up a small but quality section of Simmentals to win both the Overall and Overall Reserve Championship at the 2025 Livescot event held on Friday 21st November...
8200gns a record for a Simmental bull sold at auction in Wales Top price Cow & Calf as a unit 7300gns 104 lots grosses £336,163 29 Cows & Calves as units average £6,161 12 Cows & calves as units make 6000gns or more 85 lots sold into Wales Two stock bulls...
Judge David Lowry
Small Herd
1st David Donnelly – Atlow
2nd Chris & Kath Martindale – Forsdale
3rd N & K Goddard – Ashes
Medium Herd
1st Paul Jolliffe – Star Green
2nd R & L Storersmith – Storersmith
3rd David Loftus – Blackpool
Large Herd
1st Jimmy & Vikki Wood – Popes
2nd Greasley Estate – Lambclose
3rd CH Evans & Son – Wroxall
Overall Herd J&V Wood Popes
Reserve Overall Greasley Estate Lambclose
Best Stock Bull
1st Clonagh Lucky Explorer – Popes
2nd Popes Laeretes – Lambclose
3rd Newbiemains Kalypso – Fishpool
Best Cow Family
1st Popes Princess – Popes
2nd Kilbride Farm Dora 65E – Atlow
3rd Fole Victoria – Ashes
Best Calf at Foot born 2024
1st Popes Radiant Eyes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
2nd Atlow Rolls Royce – David Donnelly
3rd Star Green Dappy’s Raven – Paul Jolliffe
Best Group of in-calf Heifers
1st Blackpool – David Loftus
2nd Popes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
3rd Lambclose – Greasley Estates
Best Group Maiden Heifers
1st Popes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
2nd Atlow – David Donnelly
3rd Ashes – N & K Goddard
Judge’s Special Prize
Jamie Steed – Lambclose
