by Nicky Moreton | Dec 12, 2024 | 2024 Scottish News, 2024 News, 2024, 2024 East Anglia News
- Backmuir take Bronze in 2024 Simmental Miss Europe
The results are in and British Simmental genetics are again to the fore in this year’s online 2024 Simmental Championship of Europe, taking silver in the Overall Champion of Europe, and bronze in the Simmental Miss Europe competition.
An increasingly high profile competition, the European Championship is held within the ‘Simmental Champion of the World Competition’ run by the Texas, USA based ‘Simmental Breeder.’
Placing as Overall Reserve Champion of Europe was the January 2023 born Simply Peter Pan, owned by RE & SHW Steggles of the Wacton herd, Honingham, Norfolk, and bred by Mr & Mrs R Fitton, Moss Hall farm, Bolton, Lancashire. January 2023 born, Simply Peter Pan is by Ashland Magic and is out of Derrycallaghan Kitkat (ET). At this year’s Simmental English National Show, held within the Royal Lancashire Show in July, this bull won the Male Championship, Junior Male, and Overall Junior titles in front of judge for the day, Stewart Stronach of the noted Islavale herd, Keith, Banffshire. The bull, the breeding, and his performance caught the eye of fellow exhibitor Sam Steggles, and a deal was done that saw the bull purchased for £11,000. Commenting on this latest accolade, Sam Steggles said: “We were delighted to buy Simply Peter Pan in the summer and he’s settled in to the Wacton herd ever so well. For him to be recognised at an international level and be placed as Reserve European Champion Simmental really is a bit of bonus icing on the cake!”
Meanwhile in the Simmental Miss Europe competition, it was a terrific bronze medal position for the prolific Annick Ginger’s Lucia from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire. Annick Ginger’s Lucia bred by the late Lachlan Quarm, Holehouse Farm, By Irvine, Ayrshire, was bought at the Annick herd’s Dispersal Sale in September 2022 for 16,000gns. This February 2020 born heifer Is sired by Wolfstar Golddigger, and is out of Annick Colleen’s Ginger who led the aforementioned sale at 23,000gns. With an amazing show record behind her, Annick Ginger’s Lucia has won back to back Simmental Championships at the Royal Highland, and this year, shown with her bull calf at foot, Backmuir Pompeii by Backmuir Marksman, won the show’s Overall Individual Interbreed title, a first for a Simmental since 1995! For good measure, Ginger’s Lucia also won this year’s Simmental Scottish National Show held within Turriff Show, and also won the show’s Overall Individual Interbreed. Quite a year!
No strangers to these awards, British Simmentals took the Overall Champion of Europe award in both 2023, and 2022, with Islavale Jabba from Gavin Brown, Penicuik, Midlothian, last year, and Drumsleed Legacy 20 from Gerald and Morag Smith, Fordoun, Laurencekirk in 2022.
The Simmental judges for the ‘Champion of Europe’ award consisted of:
Daniel Espinosa (Colombia); Sigi von Lüttwitz (Namibia); Andrew Hughes (England); and Rafael Ramirez (Mexico).
Tremendous achievements by the Wacton, and Backmuir herds and great to see British Simmental featuring again on the international stage.
by Nicky Moreton | Dec 9, 2024 | 2024, 2024 North West News, 2024 News, 2024 NextGen Sale News
- Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso make 9500gns
- 8500gns Islavale Raven wins Weaned Calf Championship
- Maiden heifers average £5024
- Simm X Hi Health heifers average £1823
The December 2023 born Islavale Peace from WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith sold for 15,000gns to lead the trade at the fourth staging of the Next Generation Sale of Simmental Females & Weaned Calves held at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday, 6th December.
Overall Reserve Champion Female Islavale Peace 15,000gns
Sired by Rockytop Luca 20, and out of Islavale Foxy EX 91, this heifer had earlier taken the red ticket in the last female class in the pre-sale show before going on to take the Overall Reserve Champion Female award from judge for the day Richard McCulloch of the noted Overhill House herd at Armadale, West Lothian. Come sale time and Richard McCulloch backed up his judgement when purchasing this stylish heifer after some spirited bidding. Of buying the day’s leading priced animal, Richard McCulloch said: “Islavale Peace is a lovely heifer with a great top line. Just a smashing heifer, she’s stylish, very feminine and is a totally different bloodline being introduced into the herd. I’m delighted to have bee able to buy her.”
Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso 9,500gns
At 9500gns was the winner of the first class of the day in the shape of Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith Banffshire. This upstanding April 2022 born heifer is the first daughter to be sold off the 18,000gns Wolfstar Jackaroo, and is out of Backmuir Orlane’s Kenzie. Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso joined the top price of the day when also being purchased by the judge. Commenting, Richard McCulloch said: “As with the top price, this Backmuir heifer is a totally new bloodline and I’m excited to see what she’ll bring to the Overhill House herd in due course. She’s a feminine heifer, very square, and with a good topline. In addition to her breeding, she is the colour for the herd I look for, and is the type of female I think has the potential to go on and breed good bulls for the commercial and pedigree market. A future aim will be to put her to the herd sire Pistyll Kingsman.” Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso was sold as in-calf to Backmuir Nemo, the only son of the £25,000 Lisglass Kirk.
Judge Richard McCulloch
It was another top day for the prolific Islavale herd who with their entries took the Reserve Overall Female Championship; the Weaned Calf Championship; and the days top price in both the female section and the weaned calf section!
Weaned Calf Champion Islavale Raven 8,500gns
The win in the Weaned Calf Championship, with the youngest entry in this year’s catalogue Islavale Raven, marked a remarkable three years in a row that the Islavale herd has won this title. April 2024 born, the classy young heifer Islavale Raven is the first calf offered at sale by the herd’s junior sire Islavale McCoist, and is out of Islavale Japan EX 90, a Ranfurly Confederate C24 11 EX 94 daughter. Of his Weaned Calf Champion, the judge Richard McCulloch said: “What a beautiful, sweet heifer calf this was. Again very square with a super top line, she was very correct and just full of style. A tremendous young heifer with all the qualities to have a big future ahead of her.” Islavale Raven was purchased by Gavin Brown for his noted 30-cow Springfield herd at Penicuik, Midlothian.
Overall Champion Female Atlow Plume 6,000gns
The Overall Champion Female on the day came in the shape of Atlow Plume, the winner of class four, and from David Donnelly, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. This heifer by Dermotstown King Kong, and out of Atlow Dora’s JoJo, arrived at Carlisle with a show pedigree behind her having been Junior Female Champion at the 2024 Simmental English National Show, held at the Royal Lancashire. Commenting on his Overall Champion, Richard McCulloch said: “My Champion heifer was full of quality. She had length, width and depth, and was very square on the plates. She walked well, had a good top line, and wasn’t too extreme. Just a very stylish Simmental heifer.” Of the Next Gen Sale generally, Richard McCulloch went on to say: “It was a great honour to be asked to judge this sale and I’d like to thank the Society for asking me. In judging I was particularly looking for females with the typical breed qualities, that were easy fleshing and could go on and breed top end bulls for the commercial market. I thought the Simmentals presented today were outstanding and a great credit to the breeders.”
Purchasing the Champion Atlow Plume for 6000gns was Jimmy & Vikki Wood for their noted Popes herd at Dutton, Preston, Lancs. Speaking afterwards Vikki Wood said: “We are friends with David and as such we’ve been watching Atlow Plume throughout the summer. She really has grown on and we think is a real super heifer. We like her back breeding as she is from a strong female line going back to Kilbride Farm Dora 34A, and it is always nice to add another strong female line into the herd.”
The Next Gen IV Sale again saw animals bought by new and established breeders and with purchases going to geographies around the UK. With new construction work ongoing at Borderway Mart, the pre-sale show was held in a makeshift show ring but still held the attention of a good ringside audience. Maiden heifers averaged £5024, with heifer calves at £5075, and two served heifers at £6667.50. A new addition to this year’s sale was a section of young Simm X Hi Health Heifers with 36 in all selling to a strong average of £1824. Speaking afterwards BSCS General manger Iain Kerr said: “This is the fourth staging of this sale and breeders are working hard to bring forward animals with the quality and genetics to be ‘next generation’ cornerstone cattle in herds across the UK. The sale again offered opportunity for new and established breeders to acquire some top end pedigree Simmentals, and we were delighted to see the newly added Simm X Hi Health Heifers meet with such a good trade.”
Braegarrie Paloma 6,000gns
Also selling at 6000gns was Braegarrie Paloma from DL & S Currie, Pinclanty, Pinmore, Girvan, Ayrshire. June 2023 born this heifer by Overhill House Link 20, and out of Braegarrie Melissa, a Denizes Hamish 16 daughter, had stood second in her class to the day’s Overall Female Champion. Braegarrie Paloma was one of two purchases on the day by Mr M Webster for his Cracoe pedigree herd at Whittakers Barn Farm, Skipton, North Yorkshire. Of his purchase Mr Webster said: “We initially saw a video of this heifer being shown at the Simmental Youngstock Show within the Borderway Agri Expo and just really liked her presence and stature. She’s a very feminine heifer, with a lovely head, and just a great example of a Simmental female.” The very next lot Braegarrie Prunella, a heifer’s calf out of Braegarrie Minella, and again sired by Overhill House Link, joined Paloma in heading to the Websters’ Cracoe herd. Building towards 15 breeding females, both of these heifers will be integrated into the herd and will be put to Drumsleed Pollock, the new stock bull purchased at Stirling in October.
Denizes Nelly 14th 5,00gns
Two heifers made 5000gns. The first of these was Denizes Nelly 14th from MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland, Lancashire. June 2023 born, this heifer is by Saltire Impressive and is out of the 13-year-old Denizes Nelly 4th, an Ashland Tornado daughter. Denizes Nelly 14th went south when purchased by new breeders Messrs Durrant, Dunmow, Essex. Also at the 5000gns mark was the second prize winner in class six, Newbiemains Penny from Jim & Patricia Goldie, Newbie Mains Farm, Annan, Dumfries. October 2023 born, Penny is out of the noted herd sire Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX 92 and is out of Newbiemains Jenna VG 87. Buying this heifer was Mr & Mrs G Burns, Tippetcraig Farm, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Newbiemains Penny 5,000gns
Champion Altlow Plume and reserve Champion Islavale Peace
Weaned calf champions Islavale Raven and Crudie Raven
AVERAGES
1 Cow with calf at foot £4725.00
2 Served Heifers £6667.50
13 Maiden Heifers £5023.84
3 Heifer Calves £5075.00
36 Commercial Heifers £1822.62
Results from the 2024 Simmental NXTGEN IV presale show on Friday 6th December’24 at Borderway Mart, Carlisle
Judge: Richard McCulloch Over Hill House
Class 2 – In calf heifers
1st – Lot 2 Backmuir Kenzies Nespresso Reece & Andrew Simmers
2nd – Lot 3 Backmuir Kendrix’s Nigella Reece & Andrew Simmers
Class 3 – Heifer born between 11/2/23 and 10/4/23
1st – Lot 6 Atlow Bella’s Pippa Mr D Donnelly
2nd – Lot 5 Islavale Piper Mr W S Stronach
3rd – Lot 7 Blair Pandora Mr C Fordyce
4th – Lot 4 Cwarre Eunice’s Pride Richard James Cumming
Class 4 – Heifer born between 4/6/23 and 3/7/23
1st – Lot 11 Atlowe Plume Mr D Donnelly
2nd – Lot 8 Braegarrie Paloma D L & S Currie
3rd – Lot 9 Braegarrie Prunella D L & S Currie
4th – Lot 14 Springfield Prada Gavin Brown
Class 5 – Heifer born between 12/8/23 and 18/9/23
1st – Lot 16 Auchorachan Popcorn Nanny D & R Durno & Sons
2nd – Lot 15 Cwarre Rosie’s Peony Richard James Cumming
3rd – Lot 18 Auchorachan Pandora Madie D & R Durno & Sons
4th – Lot 20 Denizes Rosie’s Cadette M A Barlow & Sons
Class 6 – Heifer born between 17/10/23 and 28/10/23
1st – Lot 24 Islavale Pimms Mr W S Stronach
2nd – Lot 25 Newbiemains Penny Jim & Patricia Goldie
3rd – Lot 23 Newbiemains Pippa Jim & Patricia Goldie
4th – Lot 22 Atlow Pepsi-Cola Mr D Donnelly
Class 7 – Heifer born between 5/11/23 and 20/12/23
1st – Lot 28 Islavale Peace Mr W S Stronach
2nd – Lot 26 Newbiemains Philmstar Jim & Patricia Goldie
3rd – Lot 30 Newbiemains Pattiwag Jim & Patricia Goldie
Class 8 – Weaned heifer calf
1st – Lot 34 Islavale Raven Mr W S Stronach
2nd – Lot 32 Crudie Raven Crudie Farming Company
3rd – Lot 33 Crudie Rowen Crudie Farming Company
Champion Female Atlow Plume Mr D Donnelly
Reserve Champion Islavale Peace Mr W S Stronach
Champion Weaned Calf Islavale Raven Mr W S Stronach
Reserve Champion Crudie Raven Crudie Farming Company
by Nicky Moreton | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 Other Shows, 2024, 2024 Northern Ireland News, 2024 News
• Lisglass Heifer wins Senior Championship
• Haystar Revolver lifts the Junior Championship
Northern Ireland Simmental breeders were out in force at the fourth staging of the NI Club’s Annual Calf Show held on Saturday 30th November, at Ballymena Livestock Market. Fourteen breeders from around the province exhibited with a catalogue of close on fifty calves, and with strong support for the young handler classes. The event is held within the 4 Breed Calf Show that in addition to the Simmental breed, comprises of classes from the British Blue; British Blonde; and Saler breeds respectively.
Judge for the day was Cara Moore from Beragh ,Co Tyrone who farms at home with her parents John and Diane on their family farm, breeding pedigree Simmentals under the noted Omorga Simmental prefix. In the Young Handlers section, the judge for the day was Molly Bradley of the Dernasigh Herd, Armagh, Co Armagh.
Dermody Royal Lucy Senior Champion
Winning the first female class of the day and going on to take the Senior Championship was Dermody Royal Lucy from the Lisglass herd of JL & CJ Weatherup, Ballyclare, Co Antrim. This September 2023 heifer, purchased in August at the Reduction Sale of Irish breeder Mr N Jagoe, is by the prolific Saltire Impressive and is out of Dermody Lucy 2, a Dermotstown Delboy (ET) EX 92 daughter. Commenting, the judge Cara Moore said: “My choice of Senior Champion just caught my eye immediately she came into the ring. She’s a very stylish, correct heifer and had great power.” In her class, Dermody Royal Lucy got the nod ahead of her stablemate Lisglass Panache, an October 2023 born Omorga Volvo daughter.
Lisglass Ruby
It was a strong day’s showing for the 35-cow Lisglass herd who also took a red ticket in the second heifer class with the February 2024 born Lisglass Ruby, a Mullynock Gallant 15 (ET) daughter. Ruby is a sister of Lisglass Primrose, who had a successful show season in 2023, and who herself is aimed at being a part of next year’s show team.
Haystar Revolver Junior Champion
In the Juniors it was a Championship win for ‘top gun’ Haystar Revolver from G Hayes & Son, Upper Ballinderry, Lisburn, Co Antrim. This April 2024 born bull calf is sired by Lissadell Nailer, and is the second daughter out of Raceview Lively HW Nicolet, by Clonagh Tiger Gallant, and who was purchased from a Raceview reduction sale. Of her Junior Champion, Haystar Revolver, Cara Moore said: “I thought this Junior Champion was just a super calf with plenty of shape and who moved extremely well.” Revolver is due to be weaned in the next month and forward plans include aiming him for next year’s NI Simmental National Show, and beyond that possibly the 2025 Stirling October Sale. Again in a strong class of ten calves, it was a one-two for the 15-cow Haystar herd with Haystar Round One taking second place. May 2024 born, this calf is another by Lissadell Nailer, who is producing ‘consistently good calves in the herd’, and is out of the Cleenagh Flasher daughter Haystar Wonder 6.
Judge Cara Moore
Of the overall show, and her day judging, Cara Moore went on to say: “I was delighted to be asked to judge this increasingly high profile calf show. There was a fantastic turnout of calves which is a great credit to the NI breeders and to the work and efforts of the NI Simmental Club.”
Craigy Paddington Reserve Senior Champion
Back in the seniors and lifting the Reserve Senior Championship was the winner of the day’s first class in the shape of the November 2023 born bull Craigy Paddington from Mr WJ Dodd, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co Down. This calf is another by Saltire Impressive and is out of the heterozygous polled Craigy Jessica K2 (P), a Keeldrum Fabregas 14 daughter. With a bit of a track record behind him, Craigy Paddington has met with no little success through 2024. In his first time out at Armagh Show in June he took the Simmental Male Champion at only seven-months-old. The following month he stood as Reserve Overall Simmental at Castlewellan, and on the back of these successes he also qualified for The Northern Ireland Shows competition, Young Bull of the Year for 2024. The Dodd’s plan to offer him for sale sell him at a sale in the Spring of next year if not sold privately prior to that.
Ballinalare Farm Ritz Reserve Junior Champion
Taking the Reserve Junior Championship was the winner of the day’s final class and in the shape of Ballinalare Farm Ritz from the 65-breeding-female herd of Joe & Alan Wilson, Dorans Hill, Newry, Co Down. May 2024 born this young heifer is the first calf shown by the imported Bighill Magic who was purchased by the Wilson’s for €11,000 from Rosscommon in October 2021. She is out of Ballinalare Farm Ladybird, a Denizes Fantastic 14 daughter, whose first calf Polly, was sold at the herd’s recent Production Sale for 4900gns. Still on her mother, it is very much hoped that Ritz, described as a ‘lovely, sweet female, with a good square back end, length, and plenty of style’, will be the herd’s main show heifer in 2025.
Further success for the Craigy herd came in the All-Breeds Young Handlers section when brothers, and prolific young handler winners, Lewis and Jamie Dodd, won their respective classes for eight to twelve year old, and thirteen to sixteen year old. Prolific competitors and winners, both boys ‘ love working with cattle, both the daily aspects and the showing, and they love attending the Young Handler events at the local shows’! Winning the seventeen to nineteen years of age class was Russell Kelly. Commenting, the Young Handlers judge, Molly Bradley said: “It was great to see so many young handlers being very professional in the ring, competitive, and keen to learn. Well done to all.”
NI Simmental Calf Show 2024 – Ballymena
Judge: Cara Moore, Omorga Herd
Class BS (BULL BORN 01/09/23 – 21/12/23)
1ST CRAIGY PADDINGTON
CLASS HS (HEIFER BORN 01/09/23 – 21/12/23)
1S T DERMODY ROYAL LUCY
2ND LISGLASS PANACHE
3RD HAYSTAR STELLA
4TH MILLCOMB POPPY
Drumacritten Robbie
CLASS BJ (BULL BORN 01/01/24- 31/03/24)
1ST DRUMACRITTEN ROBBIE ET
2ND DRUMAGARNER REBEL
3RD POINTFARMS RANGER
4TH POINTFARMS RUSTLER
CLASS HJ CLASS A (HEIFER BORN 01/01/24- 31/03/24)
1ST LISGLASS RUBY
2ND WHITEDRUM GOLDENGIRL ET
3RD CRAIGY BEATRICE R1
4TH CRAIGY BAMBI R3
Hiltonstown Roxy
CLASS HJ CLASS B (HEIFER BORN 01/01/24- 31/03/24)
1ST HILTONSTOWN ROXY
2ND BREAGHY VIDA R536
3RD MULLYKNOCK RUTH
4TH BREAGHEY VIDA R545
CLASS BC (BULL CALF BORN ON OR AFTER 01/04/24)
1ST HAYSTAR REVOLVER
2ND HAYSTAR ROUND ONE
3RD BRIDGEWATER FARM RALPH
4TH SCRIBBY FARMS RIZZ
CLASS HC (HEIFER CALF BORN ON OR AFTER 01/04/24)
1ST BALLINALARE FARM RITZ
2ND BREAGHEY #CLASS R552
3RD LISGLASS ROSE
4TH CRAIGY BEATRICE R6
Pairs – Breaghey Vida R536 & Vida R545
CLASS PP PAIRS
1ST BREAGHEY (Breaghey Vida-R536 & Breaghey Vida-R545)
2ND HILTONSTOWN
3RD CRAIGY
SENIOR CHAMPION -DERMODY ROYAL LUCY
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION – CRAIGY PADDINGTON
JUNIOR CHAMPION – HAYSTAR REVOLVER
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION – BALLINALARE FARM RITZ
ALL BREEDS YOUNG HANDLERS
Judge: Molly Bradley, Dernasigh Herd
Lewis Dodd Young Handler 13 -16
8-12 YEARS
1st Lewis Dodd
2nd Owen Farrell
3rd Danny Clarke
Jamie Dodd Young Handler 13 – 16
13 -16 YEARS
1st Jamie Dodd
2nd Caitlin McGartland
3rd Oliver Taggert
17-19 YEARS
1st Russell Kelly
2nd Bethany Small
3rd Joseph McGinn
by Nicky Moreton | Nov 28, 2024 | 2024 Other Shows, 2024, 2024 Northern Ireland News, 2024 News
It’s another massive tip of the hat to James Alexander, Randalstown, who sold his heifer, the day’s Simmental Champion, for £7800, at the Royal Ulster Beef & Lamb Championship on Tuesday 26th November. The £7,800 figure is a Simmental record at what was the seventh staging of this event, held in the Logan Hall at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, and with the quality and auction prices of beef cattle, calves and lambs, described as being ‘off the chart’. Great to see Simmentals right in the thick of the top prices!
£7,800 ‘Katie’, 2024 Simmental Champion at the 2024 Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, from James Alexander, Jalex, Randalstown. Pictured with Katie is Cormac O’Kane.
The stand out Simmental heifer, Katie, who was given the breed’s Overall Championship & Heifer Championship, weighed in at 724kgs. October 2022 born, Katie is sired by Edenbann Lionheart bred by NI breeder Nevin Smith, Garvagh, Coleraine. Come sale time this heifer was knocked down at £7,800, or £10.77 per kg, to Messrs Campbell, Co Antrim.
Prolific winners at the Royal Ulster Beef & Lamb Championships, this was a ‘four-peat’ with it being the fourth year in a row that the high profile Jalex herd, noted for breeding and selling high quality replacement heifers, has won the Simmental Championship.
2024 Reserve Simmental Champion at the 2024 Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, from Shauna McKenna, Clougher. Pictured is Declan McKenna.
The Reserve Champion Simmental title, and Reserve Champion Heifer, was awarded to Shauna McKenna from Clougher. Her December 2023 born heifer weighed in at 524kgs and went on to sell for £2,800.
Judge for the day was the well-known and experienced man in the middle, Arfon Jones from North Wales. Well done to all the Simmental exhibitors!
by Nicky Moreton | Nov 20, 2024 | Uncategorised
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; BENTHAM; THAME; EXETER; SHREWSBURY; SEDGEMOOR; BAKEWELL; SELBY; LANCASTER; MONMOUTHSHIRE; & HOLMFIRTH
A premium on efficiency continues to drive the increasing uptake of Simmental cattle by commercial producers, in a forward industry with a pressure on costs.
Maternal qualities of easy, regular calving, fertility, plenty of milk, and the ability to extensively produce a quality calf year on year, are recognised as the Simmental benchmark.
Commercial producers are future-proofing the productivity of their suckler herds by introducing Simmental females and genetics. On top you have: industry leading at age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, leading daily carcase gain, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. It all adds up to efficiency, a base of sustained proven performance, and good economics. There’s more to Simmental.
See here the third and final part of the October Market Briefs featuring sales from 33 livestock markets around the UK:
In a sale of stirks and suckled calves at Exeter on 11th October, a brisk trade throughout saw Simmental cross steers (7m) from JHR Southwood of Copplestone fly to £770 and top the day.
On 11th October at Ballymena and a sale of 310 calves, heifers topped at £650 for a Simm from M Patterson, Nutts Corner.
On 11th October at Thame, demand was very strong for the older cattle topping at £1820 for a pen of Simmental steers from Sulham Estates & Farms at 19 months who went on to sell other pens at £1808 and £1805. Sulham Estates also topped the heifers with £1700 for a Simmental at 19 months.
In a sale of cast & 130 OTM cattle at Lancaster Auction Mart on 11th October, Simmental steers sold to 259.5p/kg from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth. Top grossing in the cast was a Simmental cast bull from E Rossall, Pressall at £1995.60.
COLTFIELD YOUNG SIMM BULLS SELL TO £2703 AT THAINSTONE PRIME CATTLE SALE
At Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of prime cattle on 10th October, young bulls sold to £2703 gross for a Simmental from Wester Coltfield, Kinloss. On the same day and a sale of Beef feeding cows (113), top price was £1650 for a 746kg Simmental Cross from Acrestrype, Auchterless.
On 10th October at Ballymena, and a sale of 445 cattle, beef cows were topped at £2306 for a 790kg Simm from W Hopes, Ballywater.
On 9th October, United Auctions Stirling sold 1910 Store & Native Bred cattle and 296 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls, & 104 Rearing Cattle. Young Bulls averaged 202.01 to 272.60p per kilo for a 576kg SIMX from Nettlingflat and £1570 for a 576kg SIMX from Nettlingflat.
In a sale of feeding/breeding bulls on 9th October at Monmouthshire Livestock Centre, the trade topped at £970 for a 4-month-old Simmental from EM Miles & Partners, Gelligaer.
At Truro on 9th October, Simmental cows & calves from Mr E White of St Buryan, Penzance made £2720; £2500; £2300; and £2250. In-calf heifers from the same home made £2000, with bulling heifers to £1900. A sale of suckled calves saw Simmental steers up to 7-months-old at £900 for Messrs Nankervis, Zennor, St Ives, with heifers from the same home up to 7-months-old at £800. Steer suckled calves at 8-12-months-old saw Simmental x to £935 for Messrs Roberts, Gweek, Helston.
On Wednesday 9th October at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Garstang, and a sale of rearing calves and weanlings, topping the day’s trade was a Simmental bull calf from J D Loftus at £505.
At a sale of 72 cull cows at Frome on 9th October, the top price was £1492 for a Simm from HJ Marklove, Purton.
At Ballymena’s store cattle sale of over 400 head on 8th October, heifers over 501kgs were topped by a 610kg Simm at £2040 from H Sinnamon, Pomeroy.
At Ashford Market’s sale of 439 store cattle on 8th October, continental bred cattle were topped by Simmental cross steers, 18 months, at £1400 from Wood Farm Partnership
BUFFS SIMMENTALS TOP GISBURN AT £2450
At Gisburn on 5th October, a cracking turn out of beef breeding cattle saw the Buffs herd of Simmentals from G Tattersall & AR Hargreaves meet a huge crowd of interest, with cows and calves topping at £2450. In calf heifers topped at £2050 for Simmentals from G Tattersall & AR Hargreaves.
HARVIESTON SIMMS TOP CASTLE DOUGLAS CALVES AT £1530
Wallets Marts had forward 975 Spring born calves at their sale at Castle Douglas on 5th October. Bullocks sold to £1530 for Simmentals from Messrs Forster, Harvieston.
At Thainstone on 4th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of store cattle from Orkney consignors. Heifers Sold to £1,690 gross for a 512kg Simmental and to 330p per kg for a 512kg Simmental from K & K Morgan, Swanny Farm, Swannay.
At Thame on 4th October and a sale of 156 store cattle, John Flanagan topped the heifers with a single Aberdeen Angus X Simmental at £1600 and Simmental X from the same farm at £1460 at 18 months.
£2100 PANTMEINOG SIMM STEER TOPS CARMARTHEN PRIME SALE
On 4th October, Carmarthen Livestock Mart held part one of their prize cattle autumn fair. Trade was electric with the top price on the day being £2100 for a Simm steer from EA Davies, Pantmeinog.
On 4th October and a sale of 147 calves at Exeter, bulls topped at an impressive £380 for a very young but sweet Simmental bull sold by MR & KM Pring of Broadclyst.
At a small sale of cattle on behalf of Shetland consignors at Thainstone on 3rd October, cast Cows sold to £1,870 gross and 224.7p per kg for a 832kg Simmental from S & E Ridland, Berga, Wester Skeld.
£4250 SIMM COW WITH CALF TOPS THAINSTONE BREEDING CATTLE TRADE
At Thainstone on 2nd October, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 210 head of adult breeding cattle. The annual show & sale of breeding cattle kindly sponsored by James Milne Chartered Accountants, was judged by Neil Robertson, Carbrotack, Cairnie. The Reserve Champion went to W & M Ewing, South Blachrie for a Simmental Cross Heifer with a Limousin Heifer calf which sold at £3750 too W J Jack & Son, Woodend. The top price of the sale was £4250 which went to C & M Emslie, Law Farm for a Simmental Cross Cow with a Charolais Cross Bull calf which was purchased by J Durno, Mansefield. Heifers with Bull Calf (22) averaged £3243.18 per head & sold to £3850 for a Simmental cross Heifer and a March Born Charolais Cross calf from Law Farm, Insch. Heifers with Heifer Calf (36) averaged £3150 per head & sold to £3750 for a Simmental Cross Heifer and a July Born Limousin Cross calf from South Blachrie, Fyvie. Cow with Bull Calf (66) averaged £2918.31 per head & sold to £4250 for a Simmental Cross Cow with a March Born Charolais Cross calf from Law Farm, Insch. Cow with Heifer Calf (40) averaged £2603.75 per head & sold to £3900 for a Simmental Cross Cow with an April Born Charolais Cross from Law Farm, Insch. In Calf Cow (19) averaged £1985.79 and sold to £2200 (X2) firstly for a Simmental Cross from, Law Farm, Insch & secondly for a Simmental from Cairntack, Belhelvie.
In a sale of 230 store cattle at Holsworthy on 2nd October, top call on the day was £1795 for two well farmed Simmental steers from Messrs TW Owen & ML Vanstone, Holsworthy, who also sold two 24mth Simmental steers £1710.
On 1st October, and a sale of store cattle at Holmfirth, Simm steers from RA Asquith sold for the day’s top price of £1545 to J Hobson & Son.
On 1st October at Ayr, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 164 Calves and Stirks with all types dearer on the week. Top Price Calf was £570 for a Thumper of a Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs Howat, Burnton. At a sale of cows on the same day, top price per head was £1800 for a Simmental from Pinclanty.
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