by British Simmental | Oct 14, 2010 | Uncategorised
The Simmental Society Show and Sale held at Bristol Sales Centre on 14th October 2010 saw a fast trade for the females that were on offer.
The highest bid was 2550gns for the Reserve Female Champion ‘Cathedral Shannon’ a 2005 born cow sold with her twin bull calves at foot, she was sold by Mr J Berry of Redruth Cornwall and was purchased by Messrs Jones, Danycapel, Dyrslwyn, Carmarthen.
Mr G Green of Kibworth, Leicester sold their first prize in calf heifer ‘Greenfields Willow’ a Corskie Pilot daughter at 2500gns to D E & D A T Lloyd, Hengoed, Kidwelly, Carmarthen.
The Female Champion a maiden heifer ‘Boars Head Miranda’ by Seaview Prince Charming entered by R J Grenham of Boars Head Farm, Crowborough, East Sussex realised 2350 gns and was sold to Mr S Gummow, Higher Killiworgie Farm, Newquay, Cornwall.
A draft sale from the ‘Deerhurst’ herd saw a top price of 2300gns (twice) for a 2004 born Cow ‘Deerhurst Rosebud’ and her July born heifer calf with another 2007 born cow and bull calf realising the same money.
The ‘Atlow’ reduction sale saw 2500gns (twice) for Atlow Rhonda (Born 2004) with her June born heifer calf and Atlow Topaz (born 2006) with her May born bull calf. Atlow Autumn a 13 month old maiden heifer realized 1650 gns.
The Burytown production sale saw maiden heifers selling up to 1550gns for a Corskie Radium daughter.
Bulls met a selective trade with the top call being 2500 gns for ‘Chapman Apollo’ a Heywood Statesman son from D Bush of Cirencester.
The Male Champion ‘Sway Angus’ entered by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Blomfield of Lymington Hants realised 2300gns and was sold to T Hammett, Jarvis Hayes, Exeter.
AVERAGES
Cows and Calves – £2152.50
In calf Heifers – £2170
Maiden Heifers – £1333.50
‘Deerhurst’ Cows and Calves – £2060
‘Atlow’ Cows and Calves – £2559.38
‘Atlow’ Maiden Heifers – £1734.50
‘Burytown’ Maiden Heifers – £1714.50
Bulls – £1830.
Auctioneers: Stags with McCartneys.
by British Simmental | Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorised
Strong demand for commercial females as 52 lots sell to average £898 per head
Commercial bidders were out in force at the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club autumn sale, held at Dungannon Farmers Mart.
There was standing room only around the salering as auctioneer, Trevor Wylie, conducted the pedigree bull and heifer sale, which was followed by a strong entry of commercial Simmental females.
Pedigree bulls reached a ceiling of 2,800gns, and the six lots on offer sold to average £2,275 per head. Pedigree heifers peaked at 1,550gns, while eight lots changed to hands to level at £1,345 each.
Commercial Simmental females met a ready trade, with a 550kg heifer commanding £1,500 which is £283 per 100 kilos; while calved heifers peaked at £1,600; and a total of 52 lots were traded to average £898 per head.
Topping the pedigree bull offering at 2,800gns was the August 2009 born Camus August, bred by Joe and May Campbell, Strabane, County Tyrone. Sired by the Gretnahouse Supersonic son, Newborough Envoy, he was bred from a Brinkton Brilliant dam. This bull is +1 for milk and has a Breedplan termina l sire index of +19. He sold to E McKee from Downpatrick.
Next best at 2,400gns was Killynure Actionman, a yearling bull from Raymond Porter’s herd at Omagh, County Tyrone. He was sired by Omorga Murray – a son of the 21,000gns Corrick Kentucky Kid – and is out of a home-bred dam by Killynure Jon Jon. He is +4 for milk and has a terminal sire index of +19, and joins Adrian Richardson’s Cleenagh herd based at Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh.
New breeders Cathal Murphy and Sean Doonan from Macken, Enniskillen, made their debut in the Simmental salering, selling Clonmolly Attrition for 2,200gns to pedigree breeder, Jim Hamilton, Rock, Dungannon. Born in June 2009, he was sired by the Raceview King son, Dripsey Super King, and is out of an Omorga Murray daughter purchased privately from Andrew Hanna’s Stralongford herd. The Clonmolly herd was established two years ago and comprises of three pedigree cows.
Leading the pedigree female offering at 1,550gns was Rehall Amanda, a yearling heifer consigned by the father and son team of William and Keith Stubbs, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh. She was sired by Hockenhull Maverick, and is out of a home-bred Omorga Regan daughter. The successful bidder was G Morris from Omagh.
Following close behind at 1,500gns was Owenskerry Winnie, a December 2008 born heifer brought out by first-time exhibitors, Brian and Linda Cowan, and son, Craig, from Fivemiletown. Sired by Dripsey Super King, and bred from the Towerhill Nathan daughter, Kilcorn Rebecca 2nd, she caught the eye of new breeder Chris Traynor, Armagh.
Adrian Richardson sold twin yearling heifers by Omorga Regan, and bred from the Crailing Barrister daughter, Cleenagh Norma. First into the salering at 1,500gns was Cleenagh Amy, which sold to D Kinnear, Ballyclare; while Stephen Maguire, Congo, Maguiresbridge, secured Cleenagh Angela for 1,200gns.
The noted Kilbride Farm Newry was behind the breeding of Inishrush Keira which sold at 1,350gns for John Whyte and Sons, Portglenone. Born in September 2009, she was bred from a Samark Nevin daughter, and caught the eye of pedigree breeder, William Dodd, Saintfield.
In the commercial section of the sale beef finisher and Focus Farmer, David Henderson, Lisbellaw, realised £1,600 and £1,480 for calved Simmental heifers both with a Limousin bull calf at foot; while Maureen Fegan, Rostrevor, realised £1,440 for a calved Simmental heifer with a Simmental heifer calf at foot.
In-calf heifers peaked at £1,350 (£255 per 100 kilos), paid to Michael McCarroll, Fintona, for a 530kgs heifer. Other leading prices include: Ciaran Cullinan, Fintona, £1,200 (£197 per 100 kilos), for a 610kgs heifer; James Stewart, Stewartstown, £1,150 (£185 per 100 kilos), for a 620kgs heifer; William Dodd, Saintfield, £1,140 (£224 per 100 kilos), for a 510kgs heifer; Seamus Casey, Dungannon, £1,120 (£224 per 100 kilos), for a 500kgs heifer; Jody Casey, Dungannon, £1,120 (£183 per 100 kilos) for a 610kgs heifer; Denver Reid,Killylea, £1,000 (£169 per 100 kilos), for a 590kgs heifer; and Denver Bloomer, Dungannon, £1,000 (£145 per 100 kilos), for a 400kgs heifer; Malcolm Thom, Cookstown, £980 (£213 per 100 kilos), for a 460kgs heifer.
Maiden heifers topped at £1,500 (£283 per 100 kilos), paid to Sandra Smith, Garvagh, for a 500kgs heifer; £1,200, (£226 per 100 kilos), paid to David Henderson, Lisbellaw; and £1,040 (£231 per 100 kilos), paid to Messrs Kee, Strabane, for a 450kgs heifer.
Speaking after the sale, Pat Kelly, chairman of the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club said he was delighted with the outcome of the sale. “The harvest sale can be sticky enough for pedigree bulls, but there was brisk bidding with almost all of the bulls finding new homes.”
“There was a tremendous trade for the cross-bred female entry, and 52 lots sold to average £898 per head. The success of the sale is testimony to the breed, and backs up the fact that Simmental is the first choice for many suckler herd owners throughout the Province.”
by British Simmental | Apr 23, 2010 | Uncategorised
Local young breeders Tom and Jack Peile along with their parents John and Elizabeth Peile, secured the supreme championship title and the joint top selling price at the annual spring show and sale on behalf of the Simmental Cattle Society at Carlisle.
Their 21 month old entry, Pasturehouse Wizard, a son of Harestone Hercules and bred from a Caistor Kaiser sired mother, is no stranger to the show ring as Tom and Jack had Wizard on the 2009 show circuit as a calf. He was successfully purchased by J Gemmell & S Earnshaw for their Thorntree herd based at Wakefield.
Also selling for 4,500gns was newcomers to the Carlisle Sale, Ayrshire breeders DL & S Currie of the Braegarrie herd, Girvan. Their home bred entry, Braegarrie Warrior sired by herd stock bull Corskie Regal and out of South Park King Kong Alice, sold to local enthusiast Miss S McBryde of Lochmaben, Lockerbie.
Reaching the 4,000gn mark was P Burgess of Daventry Northants with his 19 month old bull Tilbrook Wainwright. Sired by the noted Kilbride Farm Newry and bred from a Blackford Harvester daughter, Wainwright was knocked down to Messrs McDowall & Co of Glenluce, Newton Stewart.
Staffordshire breeder Joe Ede of Stoke on Trent topped his pen of bulls at 3,000gns with an October 2008 born entry. Fole Wavelength is a son of the Royal Welsh show winner Fole Telstar and out of a home bred daughter of Greenlea Mountineer. He now travels to Kirkcudbrightshire to join the Highborgue herd for R & I Watson.
Topping the female section at 2,000gns were two in calf heifers. The first to reach this price was the Female and Reserve Supreme Champion of the sale shown by East Yorkshire breeders I & M Steele. Blakewell Pandora’s Virginia, a daughter of Blakewell Subzero and out of one of the herds prominent cow families, the Gayles Pandoras. Virginia sold in calf to Blakewell Warrior and was purchased by Angus breeder CMR Soutar for his Peasiehill herd.
The second heifer to sell for 2,000gns was the days Reserve Female Champion was also from the Blakewell herd of Messrs Steele. Blakewell Judith’s Valerie, another daughter of Subzero and bred from a Sterling Herkules sired mother, also sold in calf of Warrior. Valerie also travels with her pen mate and goes to the Peasiehill herd.
Averages – 14 bulls £2160.00, 2 cows served and/or suckling £1417.50, 10 served heifers £1375.50, 8 maiden heifers £1078.88, Solwayview herd £1338.75.
by British Simmental | Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorised
The Simmental Society show and sale took place at the Bristol Sales Centre with vendors from no less than seventeen different counties participating. In the pre- sale show the judge Mr. John Moore of Northern Ireland awarded the male champion to ‘Penwern Wilson’ exhibited by Mr. R Jenkins of Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion, who later sold at 3,000gns to Messrs Counsell.
The reserve male champion was Crackley Whiteknight, a polled bull exhibited by Messrs Booth & Bell of Kenilworth, Warwickshire who sold for the top bid of the day at 4,200gns to Messrs Cole of Yelverton Devon. Boddington Estates of Cheltenham Gloucestershire won all three female classes. Their female champion was a maiden heifer ‘Sterling Julia’s Waneta’ by ‘Sterling Alex’ selling at 2,700gns with their reserve female champion ‘Sterling Nova’s Amethyst’ – a 15month old maiden heifer selling at 1900gns.
Boddington’s 1st Prize 5 year old cow and 3 month old bull calf sold at 2,500gns. Mr. and Mrs. D Mills sold an in-calf heifer ‘Wishful Vanilla’ at 3,500gns which stood 2nd in her class. Mr. R Greenham of East Sussex sold his 2nd prize maiden heifer ‘Boars Head Grace 4th’ at 2,300 gns.
Other notable Bull prices were:-
P.N Burgess ‘Tibrook Warrior’- 3,500gns
P.N Burgess ‘Tibrook Watty’ – 3,000gns
A Davies ‘Hirwaun Winston’ – 3,000gns
P.J & B. E Kimber ‘Beanhill Warrior’ – 3,000gns
Messrs Booth & Bell ‘Crackley Woodstock’ – 3,000gns
C. H. Evans ‘Wroxhall Welldone’ – 3,000gns
R. H. Widdecombe ‘Starline Witness’ -2,900gns
K. Thomas ‘Crowgey Atlas’ – 2,900gns
Averages
25 Bulls – £2,461.14
17 Maiden Heifers £1,744.85
5 In-calf Heifers £1,942.50
4 Cows and Calves £1,890.00
‘Crackley’ Draft Sale £2,320.56
‘Loxton’ Reduction – Cows and Calves – £2,231.25
Auctioneers – Stags in conjunction with McCartneys
by British Simmental | Feb 15, 2010 | Uncategorised
Commercial trade underpinned a strong demand for the better quality bulls in the Simmental sale ring at the Perth Spring Bull Sales on Monday 15th February 2010. A larger tail-end than usual meant that a higher percentage of bulls sold under the 3000 gns mark, which hasn’t been seen for some time, however the breed average continued to rise on the year by some 200 gns.
With an 88% clearance and 135 bulls sold through the ring to average 4,751 gns compared with a 4,544 gns average in 2009 for six less sold, breeders went home feeling satisfied with the prices achieved but with a warning ringing in their ears, “that only the best will do” – a sentiment which will never change – but will continually return to dampen the ego of even the best breeder!
For the best in the judging ring, proved the best in the sale ring – 20,000 gns for the Supreme Champion and again for the Intermediate – a glowing tribute in itself, if one was needed – to the “man in the middle” – Robert McAlister, owner of the Bruchag herd on the Isle of Bute.
The first to fetch 20,000 gns was the Intermediate Champion, Blackford Worzel 2, from J. C. McLaren and Partners, who acquired a large portion of the long-established Blackford herd last Spring from Billy MacPherson, Blackford, Croy, Inverness, as foundation stock to establish a new herd. Bred from the Irish sire, Celtic Rock, who has recently been proving a point in the breeding stakes, producing some of the top prices at the autumn sale, and from the Curlieu Knight sired dam, Blackford Ragtime, Worzel 2, sold as a new herd sire to the Manor Park herd of D. C. Houldey, Lauder, Berwickshire.
The Junior Champion, Auchorachan Wizard, put the icing on the cake for a memorable Bull Sales for D. & R. Durno and Sons, Glenlivet, when he was tapped out as Supreme Champion and going on to fetch 20,000 gns in the sale ring, when he sold to the Ballinalare Farm Herd in Northern Ireland, belonging to Joe Wilson and family. With his dam having been bred in the famous Ravensworth herd, Wizard was sired by the Brinkton Brilliant son, Saltire Talent. Following on from a highly successful beef event at Auchorachan last autumn, where the large turnout of commercial producers were extremely impressed by the excellent quality of the commercial suckler herd, this time it was the pedigree herd which took the plaudits.
It certainly was a case of “keep it in the family” when Auchorachan lifted the joint second top price of the sale, 10,000 gns for the Clonagh Tiger Galant son, Auchorachan Winger. This 1st prize winner in class 10, whose dam Auchorachan Tara is a half sister to the day’s 20,000 gns champion, sold to Robert Macgregor, Kirkton of Mailler, Perth, as a new herd sire for the Team herd. Winger helped give the Durno family an impressive 11,000 gns average for their three bulls, when their third entry, the third prizewinning Auchorachan Whisky sold at 3200 gns.
The final four figure price, again 10,000 gns was realised by Innerwick Winchester, a third prize winner in class 7 for Dorothy and Lindsay Moffat. Sired by the herd’s stock bull, Oakhill Ned onto the homebred Innerwick Natasha, Winchester had an impressive milk figure of +12. He sold to the Whiteknowes herd of W. J. Barclay.
Four bulls were bid to 9,500 gns and the first of those through the ring was the Reserve Supreme and Senior Champion from the Banwy herd in Wales of R. E. Jones. This Camus Brandy son, Banwy Wonderboy, whose dam the Starline New Yorker sired Sexygirl, is off for pedigree breeding in the Popes Herd of Jimmy and Vicky Wood.
A handful of bulls later and it was the turn of the Denizes herd to get a piece of the top action when their second prize winning Dripsey Super King sired Warrior was bid to 9,500 gns. With a wealth of show winning breeding on the dam side, the Barlow family’s Denizes Warrior sold to Wm. Barnetson & Son, Wick, Caithness.
The best from W. H. Robson & Sons, the Reserve Intermediate Champion, Kilbride Farm Warren, full of home breeding on both sides, fetched 9,500 gns selling to A. Connolly, Moffat, Dumfriesshire. The final bull at this price was the second prizewinning Grangewood Wallace. This Gretna Supersonic son was forward from Andrew and Yvonne Leedham and sold to R. K. Bryce and Son, Stanley, Perth.
Getting a sale tag of 8,500 gns was the best from Jimmy and Iain Green’s Corskie herd at Fochabers, Moray. Corskie Wealth by the Ballinalare Farm Nightrider stock bull who has gave the herd many top priced lots over the past number of years sold to pedigree breeder, W. J. Hollingswood, Midhope herd, near Sheffield. The Dellfield herd of Brian Grant, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, brought out the first sons of Stralongford Trojan, the 16,000 gns Supreme champion in October 2007 when purchased following Brian’s judging stint that day, as a new stock bull. His purchase gave the herd one of their best prices to date when Dellfield Warrior, sold for 8,500 gns to Stephen Allardyce, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.
The Innerwick herd was in the money again, when their second prizewinning Innerwick Whisky 2nd by Hillcrest Butcher fetched 7,500 gns selling to the Campbell’s, Wick, Caithness.
FEMALES
Topping the female sale was the Ballinalare Farm Nightrider daughter, Corskie Vail, from the Green’s at Fochabers, Moray. She sold at 4,000 gns incalf to the Kilbride Farm Tarrant stock bull to R. and C. Simmers, Peterhead, who also added the Reserve Female Champion at 3,600 gns to their float home. This was the Ashland Superboy daughter, Blair Willow, forward from Colin Fordyce, Meigle. Hamish Gilbert’s Celtic Rock sired Whiteridden Wendy also fetched 3,600 gns. She sold to Mrs. M. Ward and Sons, Lanarkshire.
22 females averaged 1,932 gns.
Dirnanean draft: 4 females averaged 2775 gns.
Skerrington draft: 10 females averaged 2350 gns.
Westridge draft: 7 females averaged 1707 gns.
Fishwick draft: 5 females average 1610 gns.
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