SIMMS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT ABERDEEN: BALLYMENA; HALLWORTHY; ASHFORD; DINGWALL; MARKETHILL; FROME; DUNGANNON; STIRLING; CARMARTHEN; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; WOOLER; SALISBURY; AYR; LANARK; DUMFRIES; ANGLESEY; TRURO; CARLISLE; QUOYBRAE; PENRITH; CASTLE DOUGLAS;...
SIMMS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT ABERDEEN: BALLYMENA; HALLWORTHY; ASHFORD; DINGWALL; MARKETHILL; FROME; DUNGANNON; STIRLING; CARMARTHEN; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; WOOLER; SALISBURY; AYR; LANARK; DUMFRIES; ANGLESEY; TRURO; CARLISLE; QUOYBRAE; PENRITH; CASTLE DOUGLAS;...
Shropshire-based breeder Chris Martindale has been elected as President of the British Simmental Cattle Society (BSCS) following the Society’s Annual General Meeting held recently in Stirling at the October Bull Sales. Having served as a Council Member since 2021, he...
SEDGEMOOR; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; TRURO; AYR; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; LANARK; FROME; SKIPTON; OSWESTRY; BAKEWELL; PENRITH; SEDGEMOOR; THAME; BALLYMENA; EXETER; ST BOSWELLS; DARLINGTON; AND DALMALLY.
Here is the final part of three posts covering Simmental cattle topping store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
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£2655 SIMMENTAL LEADS PRIME BULLS AT CARLISLE
A great entry of 109 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly primestock sale on 10th June at Carlisle. Top overall on the day was a 985kg Simmental selling to £2654.58 from Messrs Goldsbrough, Oakrigg, Moffat purchased by A & D Meats.
At Ballymena on 10th June, heifers in the 401 to 500kg category were topped by an Ahoghill producer, with a 460kg Sim at £1310 (285p/kg).
Exeter’s store cattle sale on 5th June saw steers top out at £1340 given for a smart Simmental from Russell Williams of Blackawton.
At Thainstone on 6th June, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows forward from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows Sold to £1,830 gross for a 782kg Simmental from Maesquoy Farms, Harray. At a sale of prime cattle on the same day, Young Bulls sold to 271p per kg for a 725kg Simmental from Towiemore, Keith and Heifers sold to £1,907.55 gross for a 785kg Simmental cross from Newton of Savoch. At a sale of cows and bulls, Beef Finished Cows (69) sold to £2130 for a 956kg Simmental cross from Culhay, Forbes.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 325 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr on 6th June. Top Price of the day was £1875 for a pen of 7 Simmental Bullocks off Stoopshill.
At H&H’s sale of store cattle at St Boswells on 6th June, heifers per kilo were topped by Simmentals at 275p from East Learmouth.
At Frome’s prime cattle sale on 5th June, UTM heifers were led by Simmentals from TJ Rowland Farms to 269p/kg, and topping at £1747 for 650kg.
In a sale of store cattle at Monmouthshire Livestock Auctioneers on 5th June, 162 strong stores were forward. Grazing types peaked at 331p/kg (£1020-308kg) for Simmental crosses from GJ Owen & Co, Pontfaen.
United Auctions Stirling on 5th June sold 285 store cattle & young bulls, 116 Breeding Cattle & 104 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (139) averaged 302.31p to a 374.60p per kilo for a 283kg SIMX from Kirkland. Young Bulls averaged 268.46p to a 277.60p per kilo for a 389kg SIMX from Woodhall and £1090 for a 408kg SIMX Woodhall. Beef Cows (96) averaged 195.07p to a 254.0p per kilo for a 752kg LIMX from Stanley and £2050 for a 838kg SIMX Nether Strathkinnes. In the breeding cattle bulls saw a joint top of £4000 and including a Simm from Tartraven.
In a sale of 546 store cattle at Sedgemoor on 5th June, heifers peaked at £1675 for a Simmental from SJ Sibley, Beaminster.
At a sale of weaned cattle at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on 5th June, a great entry of 310 stirks forward was topped by Messrs Vaughan, High Dovecote who sold the top price, a Simmental bull, for £1450.
At Market Drayton’s sale of store cattle on 5th June, the heifers were topped at £1305 for a 480kg Simmental from Mr D.A. Lockett.
TWO-MONTH-OLD SIMMENTAL LEADS CARLISLE CALVES AT £605
On 5th June Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. Topping the trade was Messrs Sanderson, Graden Farm, Kelso with Simmentals at £605 for a 2-month-old calf.
In a sale of rearing calves at Truro on 5th June, the heifers were topped by a Simmental x to £340 for Messrs A D & J A Bray of St Martin, Helston, who had further Simmental heifers at £310, & £300.
At a sale of barren, OTM, and feeding cows at Bakewell on 3rd June, the trade topped at 256p for a 530kg Simmy from CJ Stone.
At Ballymena on 3rd June, cows sold to 211p/kg for a Sim at 660kg and to a top of £1660 per head for the same cow from a Swatragh producer.
On 3rd June, Market Drayton’s sale of barren cows, cull bulls, and overage clean cattle saw in the clean cattle steers traded to 216p twice for Simmentals (£1,460.16 and £1,317.60) from The Sidebottom Family, Mottram St Andrew.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a special sale of breeding cattle in conjunction with their weekly sale of cast cattle and store stock on Monday 3rd June 2024. The top five prices all came from J Sisterton, Newlands Haugh with a super run of Simmental, AA, and Hereford heifers and second calvers suckling young calves selling away between £2500 and £2600.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 1st June, cows with bull calves at foot were topped by a Simm from T H & A Pickard, Bolton By Bowland at £1850. In calf cows sold to £1280 for Simmental x from Stephen Duckworth, Haslingden.
At Dalmally on 1st June, United Auctions held a sale of breeding cattle. Heifers with calves at foot were topped by Barguillean with SimX at £2600, £2500, and others at £2050.
