by Nicky Moreton | Jan 6, 2025 | 2024 News, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024
SIMMENTALS TOPPING SALES AT: ABERDEEN; BAKEWELL; DINGWALL; DUMFRIES; SEDGEMOOR; EXETER; GISBURN; STIRLING; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; SKIPTON; MELTON MOWBRAY; TRURO; HEXHAM; THAME; HUNTLY; LONGTOWN; CROOKLANDS; DUNGANNON; MALTON; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; DALMALLY; WHITLAND; THIRSK; CARMARTHEN; BALLYMENA; AYR; LANARK; SWATRAGH; AND DARLINGTON.
Renowned for its maternal qualities the Simmental breed, through SRUC & AHDB’s National Beef Evaluations, has evidenced its terminal strengths for carcase traits and is the UK’s number one ranked continental breed for age at slaughter. This, coupled with its growth advantages, daily live weight gain, and ability to produce beef from grass, sees Simmental’s ability to deliver a green beef product with a reduced carbon footprint, and increased profitability.
Nest Simmental Bull Sale is at Stirling on 17th February and where 159 bulls are entered: https://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=3E373E37&2=2928&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&11=50505B
See here, the latest Market Briefs of Simmentals topping sales around the UK in December.
In a sale of cast cows and bulls at Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 30th December, beef finished cows: (29) averaged £1980 and sold to £2290 for a 886kg Simmental Cross from Braigiewell, Echt.
On 30th December at Bakewell and a sale of barren, OTM, and feeding cows, cows peaked at 250p for a young 566kgs, 35 month old Simmy from Steve Thompson
On 23rd December at Dingwall, Dingwall & Highland Marts held a sale of prime cattle. Prime Heifers averaged 312.9p per kg and sold to £1,958.40 gross for a 640kg Simmental cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall selling to John M Munro, (Butchers), Dingwall.
C&D Auctions Ltd held their fortnightly sale of OTM Cattle in Dumfries on 23rd December 2024. OTMs sold to £1700.50 gross for Simmental cross cow from TI Bell & Son, Cormaddie. On the same day and a sale of store cattle, Simmental Bullocks topped at £1480 from B Ramsay Ltd, High Auchneel.
In a sale of busk calves and stirks on 21st December at Sedgemoor, top price flew to £1250 (2x) for pure Simmentals from R & J Cook. Further Simmentals sold to £890 (2x 9m) KNK Farm Partnership.
A super entry of 154 calves at Exeter just before Christmas on 20th December sold to a flying trade with a packed ringside of buyers! Top of the day was £495 a Simmental bull, the best of a good run from William Hosegood & Family of Zeal Monachorum who sold others to £480, £465, £385 & £380. Young Simmental bulls sold very well to £410 x3 & £325 x2 for Keith & Shirley Wotton of Dartmouth.
At Gisburn Auction Mart on 19th December and a sale of 180 rearing calves to finish the year, £610 was the top price and from Chadwick & Leaver, Southfield with an absolutely stonking Simmental bull calf at 1m/5days.
United Auctions at Stirling on 18th December sold 214 Store Cattle and 232 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Heifers (95) averaged 293.56p to 331.00p per kilo for a 429kg SIM from Culnoag and £1670 for a 550kg SIM also from Culnoag.
On 18th December at Carlisle, Harrison and Hetherington conducted their final weaned bull and stirk sale of 2024. A total of 113 were forward to meet another trade in keeping with the Festive Season, joyful and triumphant. Heifers topped at £1680 for a Simmental from Messrs Johnstone, Kimmeter. In a sale of calves on the same day, Simmental heifers from Roundhill sold to £575.
In a sale of weaned calves at Monmouthshire on 18th December, a Simm steer from LL & LM Price made £555 to top the prices.
Skipton Livestock Market held its fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, and Breeding Cattle on 18th December with 201 head of cattle forward. Feeding Bulls trade was on fire with young Simm x bulls leading the way and sold to £2160 from IJ Pratt, Hebden Bridge. In the store sale, NJ&S Pinder of Hallfield sold Simmental bullocks at £1980 and £1950.
At Melton Mowbray on 18th December and a sale of 181 calves & reared, beating the calf trade, twice, with the slightly older calves was Bevin & Co, Nr Rugby with Simmental x Bulls to £650.
At Truro’s sale of 91 rearing calves on 18th December, leading the way was a smart young Simmental x bull selling for £390 on behalf of Messrs A D & J A Bray from St Martin, Helston.
In a sale of prime bulls at Carlisle on 16th December, Simmental crosses sold to £2269.68 for 784kgs from Messrs Fox, St Johns Kirk, Biggar and to feature in the leading prices.
On the 13th December and a sale of store cattle on behalf of Orkney consignors at ANM’s Thainstone Market, bullocks sold to 339.5p per kg for a 480kg Simmental from D P Nicholson & Co, Quoys, South Ronaldsay.
Hexham & Northern Marts held their weekly sale of store cattle (244) on 13th December. In line with recent weeks and correlating to a buoyant prime trade, no fewer than twenty lots exceeded the coveted figure of £2000 and all classes were in great demand. In the cattle 30+ months, Simmental X steers from Will Davy, Warton, made £2000. In the 17-22 months bracket, Simmental x steers made £2030 from Satley.
In a sale of 115 store cattle at Thame Farmers Auction Mart on 13th December, M/S Masters topped the steers with a single Simmental 22 months at £1710, others from the same pen sold at £1685 on two occasions.
In a sale of 161 calves at Exeter on 13th December, heifers topped at £455 for a weaned Simmental heifer from Ben Drury.
On the 13th December at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 288 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bullocks up to 300kg led by Fleck (SimX) £1030, 375.9p; bullocks at 301-350kg topped by Cairntack (SimX) £1160, 351.5p; heifers between 401-450kg topped by Cairntack (Sim) £1485, 349.3p. Breeding Cattle (39) sold to £2600 (X9) for in calf Simmentals and (X4) Cows with calves at foot from Cairntack, Belhelvie.
United Auctions Huntly 12th December 2024 sold 130 Store and OTM Cattle along with 480 Store lambs. Heifers (52) sold to average 297.4p per kg, selling to a top gross of £1830 for a 590kg SimX from Braehead, Huntly.
At Longtown on 12th December, C&D Auction Marts Limited saw cast cows continuing to meet a competitive trade. The sale topped at £1,485 for a Simmental from Archbank Farming Co., Moffat.
On 12th December and a sale of store cattle on behalf of Shetland consignors at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone, bullocks sold to 376p per kg for 274kg Simmentals from D G Flaws, Fleck, Dunrossness.
J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction’s held their Christmas Show of Calves & OTM Cattle, Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, on 12th December. A full row of weanlings and stirks for the final sale of the year, saw nicely reared Simmental cross steers from JA Law, Carnforth sold to £820 and who also sold heifers at £700. Younger heifers sold to £580 for a Simmental cross.
United Auctions at Stirling on 11th December sold sold 474 Store Cattle and 315 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (250) – Averaged 313.20p to 360.60p per kilo for a 355kg SIM from Ashmore & Strone. Young Bulls (21) – Averaged 302.88p to £1360 gross for a 459kg SIM from Low Bowhill.
On 11th December at Carlisle, Harrison and Hetherington held their penultimate weaned bull and stirk sale at Borderway Mart. A total of 193 went under the hammer. 45 bulls sold to a top of £1960 from Messrs Goldsbrough, Moffat for a fantastic Simmental bull.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 11th December, fat cows sold to £1500 for a 765kg Fleckvieh (196.00) presented by H McGuigan.
At Malton on 10th December, SF Stubbings, Woodhill Farm, Sledmere, East Yorks sold five Simmental bulls 17m – 20m to a top of £2504.18, and with others at £2460.75, £2436.63, £2292, and £2256.38.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 10th December and a sale of barren cows and bulls, Richard and Steph King’s super Pure Simmentals sold to top price of 237p or a near record return of £2336.82, only one barren cow sold at Salisbury has ever come to more.
On 9th December Caledonian Marts, Stirling held their final store cattle sale (367) of the year with all cattle in serious demand! Bullocks averaged an unbelievable 338.72p per kg (including Dairy bred), selling to a top gross of £1660 for a pen of Simmentals from D McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.
On 9th December at Market Drayton, and a sale of 140 barren cows, cull bulls, and overage clean cattle, bulls sold to £2,018.24 for a Simmental from APJ Dairies Ltd.
On 9th December at Carlisle, Harrison & Hetherington’s sale of prime cattle an entry of 74 prime bulls met a flying trade. M/s Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie sold 736kgs Simmentals to £2307.36 and £2305.75 for 802kgs to feature in the top prices.
On 7th December and a sale of store and breeding cattle held by United Auctions at Dalmally, the small entry of breeding cattle was topped at £1640 for a SimX, in-calf heifer from K Taylor & Son, Dall.
At Thainstone on 6th December, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 571 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves & Breeding Cattle. Bullocks (144) averaged 321.1p and sold to £2100 gross for a 744kg Simmental from Home Farm, Rothienorman. Heifers (244) averaged 319.8p and sold to 372.3p per kg and £2040 gross for a Pair of 548kg Simmental Cross from Sauchenbush, Echt.
Also at Thainstone on 6th December, Aberdeen and Northern Marts held a sale of store cattle on behalf of Orkney consignors. Heifers sold to £1,780 gross for a 558kg Simmental from A Miller, Blinkbonny.
At Thainstone on 5th December, Aberdeen and Northern Marts held a sale of 342 cast cows and bulls. Beef Feeding Cows (150) averaged £1374.30 and sold to £1775 for a 640kg Simmental Cross from Blinkbonny, Stronsay.
At Whitland Mart on 5th December and within a sale of 513 weaned calves, young bulls sold to £1,380 for a 10-month-old Simmental from Davies, Crymych.
In a sale of prime cattle at Gisburn on 5th December, prime bulls met a strong trade. J E Bracken sold a 760kg Simm X to £2386 to feature in the leading prices.
At Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart on 5th December, the OTM section saw a best gross of £1809.78 for a Simmental X from Amblers Lodge Farm, Shipton purchased by E Nield & Partners, Betchton.
On 4th December at Dungannon Farmers Mart, weanlings sold to a height of £1800 for a 555kg Simmental Bull (324.00) presented by K Brady. Fat Cows sold to a height of £1450 for a 715kg Sim (203.00) presented by P Donnelly.
At Melton Mowbray on 4th December and a small sale of breeding cattle, topping was P&F Baker with a 6 year old pure Simmental Cow with calf at foot to £2,000.
In a sale of 339 calves at Carmarthen on 4th December, another big entry through the calf shed met with an absolute flyer of a trade!! Top price of £515 for 2-month-old Simmental bull from Jones TY llwyd mawr,
At Skipton Auction Market on 4th December, and their fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle, 308 head were forward. Young feeding bulls were topped by Simmentals from EB Webster at a cracking £2350. In the store sale Simmental heifers from JD Loftus featured in the top prices at £1900.
On 4th December Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 236 store cattle, 70 adult head of breeding cattle and 190 OTM cattle. Heifers (94) averaged 260.0p per kg and sold to 350.1p per kg for a pair of 377kg Simmental crosses from Refouble, Nairn. Breeding cattle (70) sold to £3,400 gross twice for Simmental cross heifers in calf from Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit. OTM prime & feeding cows (190) sold to £2,360 gross for a 1,210kg Simmental from Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm.
An entry of 150 store cattle at Ballymena on 3rd December saw bullosck sell to a top of £2100 for a Simmental from E Gillan, Deerfin.
At Ayr’s Christmas Show & sale of cattle on December 3rd, the show and sale of cull cows was topped by a Simmental at £2340 from Whitehill.
At Lanark on 2nd December, and Lawrie & Symington’s sale of Prime Cattle, Young Bulls Per Head were topped by Simmentals £2442, and £2312 or 295 p and 288p from J Dyet, East Merkland
In a sale of 125 cattle at Swatragh on 2nd December, heifers between 301 to 400kg (p/kg) were topped by a Swatragh producer, for a Simm, 400kg £1270 (318).
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held special Christmas shows and sales of store cattle and rearing calves in conjunction with their weekly sales of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 2nd December 2024. Forward were 558 cattle, and 126 calves. In the show of rearing calves, the Wilkinson family of Carrsides Farm got the tap for Reserve champion with a stretchy September born Simmental bull calf. Come sale time this calf also got the day’s top rice of £615.
On 2nd December, Bakewell Market held their Christmas Primestock Show & Sale. In a sale of barren, OTM, and feeding cows, the trade was topped at 278ppkg for a 32 month old Simm from Mosley & Co, Chelmorten.
Market Drayton’s sale of 604 rearing calves on 2nd December saw a remarkable trade and with the top price for continental heifers being £395 for a Simmental from RD.&A. Roe & Son, Gnosall.
At Sedgemoor on 2nd December, and a sale of UTM, OTM, and OTSM cattle, a new record OTM heifer price was set at 296.5ppk for a Simmental from EJ Collins & Son, Chard. Also on the same day, 52 cows forward with 11 entered into the show. Class 13A saw the beef cows meet a firm trade rising to 219.5ppk for a Simmental from R Bigwood.
by Nicky Moreton | Jan 6, 2025 | 2024 News, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024
MARKETS INCLUDE: GISBURN; THAINSTONE; THAME; HUNTLY; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; TRURO; WOOLER; MELTON MOWBRAY; LANARK; SALISBURY; SEDGEMOOR; CARMARTHEN; LANCASTER; DINGWALL; OSWESTRY; MALTON; BAKEWELL; MARKET DRAYTON; DARLINGTON; LUDLOW; BALLYMENA; CROOKLANDS; HALLWORTHY; MONMOUTHSHIRE; LOCHMADDY; GARSTANG; SHREWSBURY; DUMFRIES; HEXHAM; THIRSK; HOLSWORTHY; CARLISLE; AYR; HOLMFIRTH; CASTLE DOUGLAS; FROME; AND KNIGHTON
The Simmentals bread and butter is there well established maternal qualities of fertility, easy calving, milk in abundance, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year. Adding to this, AHDB data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges.
Simmental is the breed giving all round value, added efficiency, and profit as commercial beef producers key in on future proofing their herds.
These latest market briefs again highlight the all-round added value Simmentals can deliver as they top prime, store, breeding, suckled calf, rearing calf, and cull sections at the respective sales. Many of the other market leaders will be out of Simmental, and Simmental X dams.
In a sale of store cattle at Gisburn on 30th November, heifers topped at £1890 for a Simmental heifer from dales farmers Mason & Gardner, who also had Simm steers to £1650.
At Thainstone on 29th November, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 590 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. The store cattle met an ‘animated demand’ throughout, with the top gross of the day being £2200 for a Simmental Cross Heifer scaling 780kgs consigned by Miss J Russel, Garrelhill, Newmill. Bulls sold to £1920 gross for a 668kg Simmental from Dundurcas, Rothes. On the same day and a sale of store cattle from Orkney consignors, heifers sold to £1,850 gross including a 620kg Simmental from West Brough Farms, Sanday.
At Thame on 29th November and a sale of 269 store cattle, heifers sold to a top of £1500 for a pen of pure Simmental heifers from M/S FM&JM&J Shoulder.
At Thainstone on 28th November, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 276 cows and bulls. Bulls sold to £2640 for a 1020kg Simmental from Cairnhill, Huntly.
United Auctions, Huntly, on 28th November sold 179 Store, Breeding and OTM Cattle Bullocks (51) sold to average 295.1p per kg and a top of 334.6p per kg for SimX’s from Overhall, Fyvie
At a sale of OTM cattle at Caledonian Marts, Stirling on 28th November, OTM males sold to to 230p per kg for a Simmental from A F Steel, Lenaig, Tayinloan.
At Dungannon farmers Mart on 27th November, dropped calves sold to £450 for a Sim Hfr presented by J Fields.
In a sale of rearing calves at Truro on 27th November, best of the bull calves to £385 for a Simmental x bull sold by Messrs A D & J A Bray from St Martin, Helston who went on to sell further Simmental x bulls for £365, £360 and £350
H&H at Wooler Mart sold a very good show of Store Cattle on 26th November. The heifers per head were topped by Simmentals at £1620 from Fowbery Farm. Simmental bullocks from the same home sold for £1760 to feature in the leading prices.
In a sale of cull cows at Melton Mowbray on 26th November, James Knight Farms led the way with a Simm X weighing 767kgs and making 233.5 p/kg.
On 25th November at Lanark, Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 283 cattle comprising of 70 bullocks and heifers, 130 cast cows and 83 calves and stirks. Beef cows sold to £2010 per head for a Simmental from Gillandersland Farm.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 25th November, trade very brisk yet again for an entry of mostly smaller fresher calves. A smart Simmental bull hit £230 from Jake Smith, Hazeley Heath who also topped the heifers with a Simm at £150.
In a sale of prime cattle at Sedgemoor on 25th November, and 474 head, steers sold to £2,144.11 for a pure bred Simmental (751kg) from MJ & KM Boucher, Axbridge. Heifers sold to a top of £2155.58 for a 692kg Simm X from MJ & KM Boucher.
At Thainstone on 22nd November, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 399 store cattle, young bulls, and weaned calves. Heifers (131) sold to £2000 gross for a 682kg Simmental from Berryleys, Grange.
In a sale of OTM bulls at Carmarthen Livestock Market on 22nd November, the top price was £1740 for a Simm bull from Owens Argoed.
NWA Lancaster’s weekly sale of calves, OTM cattle, and store cattle on 22nd November saw no let-up in the trade for store heifers, with these averaging £1422. Hitting the top spot was ID Bailey, Betts Farm, Preston who sold a Simmental heifer to £1860.
Thame’s November exempt sale on 22nd November of 93 head of mainly 20 months plus cattle. Red Lion Farm sold their Simmental X steers out of the yard to the top price of £1380, £1340 and £1310.
At Thainstone on 21st November, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of Prime Cattle. Under 30 Month prime bullocks sold to £2410.80 gross for an 820kg homebred Simmental Cross from Hilton of Culsh, New Deer.
On 20th November and a sale of 573 store cattle at Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, Dingwall, bullocks (342) sold to £1,880 gross twice including a 670kg Simmental cross from Miekle Ussie, Dingwall.
Simmental bulls to £355 from J R James & Son, Church Farm, topped a sale of calves at Oswestry on 20th November.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 20th November, suckled cows sold to £1900 for an In-Calf Sim Heifer presented by S Casey.
At Truro’s sale of store cattle on 20th November, rearing bulls topped at £1160, £1140, and £1100 for Simm X’s from Mr B Cowell of Helston.
Lawrie and Symington sold 277 Store Cattle at their fortnightly sale at Lanark on 19th November. Bullocks sold to a top of 331p for a 571kg Simmental x from Broomfield Lodge Farm and to average 307.8p.
From the Malton market report of 19th November, a sale of young bulls was topped at 296.50ppk for an excellent 18-month-old Simm X weighing 650kgs (£1927.25) from FH JA & MA Eddon, Lockton, selling to R Pearson.
At Bakewell on 18th November, a sale of OTM bulls was topped at £2390 by a 4-year-old Simm from CW & BM Hudson, Longnor.
In a sale of 158 barren cows, cull bulls, and overage clean cattle, at Market Drayton on 18th November, top slot in the cows was 248p for a Simmental Cow weighing 688kgs to generate £1,706.24 for A.J. Warner & Sons, Woodseaves. Top price in the lump was £1,775.60 for a Simmental cow weighing 772kgs for H.&S. Ormrod, Crosslanes.
On 18th November and Darlington’s weekly sale of cast cattle, store & breeding stock and fortnightly calves, the store cattle trade found yet another gear, absolutely scintillating scenes and without doubt the best trade yet. A lovely 17-month-old Simmental from E Parsons, Newstead Farm made £1760 to feature in the very top end of prices.
At Ludlow Market’s TB restricted store sale on Friday 15th November, Simm X steers topped the trade at £1560; £1500; and £1490.
On 14th November Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of Prime Cattle. Young Bulls (36) sold to £2872.10 gross for a Simmental from Cowfords Farm, New Pitsligo.
At Ballymena on 14th November, and a sale of prime cattle, beef bullocks sold to a top of £2622 for a Simmental from D McBurney, Cullybackey.
At NWA’s J36 Crooklands fortnightly sale of calves, stirks,, store, and OTM cattle on 14th November, an abundance of stock bulls forward sold to 245p/kg for a Simmental from LA&M Lambert, Lupton.
In a sale of stirks and weaned calves at Hallworthy on 14th November, trade still remains firm with a ring full of buyers. Top call was for a smart 10 month old Simmental Steer reaching £1015 in from T Wellington and Partners of St Kew.
Monmouthshire Livestock Centre’s sale of cull cattle on 13th November saw a larger entry, over half of which were strong well meated sorts selling to another tremendous trade, as 17 Grade 1 Beef bred levelled at £1456/head. Top price £1880 (212p/kg-890kg) for a Simmental from EA Matthews, Pontypool.
At Truro’s sale of prime cattle on 13th November, steers were topped by Simmentals to 295p (626kg) for Mr R I Nicholls of St Clement, Truro. At a sale of rearing calves on the same day, heifers sold to £305 for Simmental X from Messrs AD & JA Bray of St Martin, Helston.
At Lochmaddy on 12th November, United Auctions sold 287 Suckled Calves and 19 Breeding Cattle and Farrow Cows. Heifers sold to £1480 for a Simmental Cross from A Maclean, 25 Balemore.
In a sale of store cattle at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Garstang, on 12th November, top spot was shared by regular Vendors AR & E Gornall and D & N Davis with Simx and AAx steers to £1,700, J & A Heap & Son not far behind with further Simx to £1,680.
In a sale of 227 calves at Shrewsbury on 12th November, CJ Tams sold their ‘lovely Simmental Bulls’ to a joint top price of £450. Heifers were in hot pursuit, also from CJ Tams, who sold Simmentals to the top price of £445.
At a sale of 68 calves at Lanark on 11th November, off milk calves reached £700 for an exceptional 4 month old Simmental cross bull calf from Colmslie Farm. On milk calves topped at £350 for a Fleckvieh bull calf from Woodhead Farm. Stirks were topped at £840 by a Simmental from Mid St Colmac.
In a sale of finished cattle at Bakewell on 11th November, an 876kg Simm from TB Dalton, Brailsford made £2303.88 to feature in the top end of the prices.
In a sale of 433 store cattle at Salisbury Livestock Market on 11th November, ‘superb Simmental heifers’ from Phillip Egremont sold to the ‘dizzy heights’ of £1390, £1350, £1300, and £1170.
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of OTM cattle in Dumfries on 11th November 2024. Bulls sold to £2048 for Simmentals from JB Paterson & Co, Hartbush and to 256p/kg to average 200p/kg. An entry of 390 store cattle were forward on the same day. Bulls were topped by Simmentals from JM & J Goldie, Newbiemains which made £1420 or 315.6p/kg.
In a sale of barren cows and bulls at Sedgemoor on 11th November, plenty of demand for the best suckler types as red and white Simmentals topped the day at 214.5ppk and 213.5ppk from R Binning. Heavier Simmentals with more flesh at 205.5ppk from RC & K Wright & Son.
At Thainstone on 8th November, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 878 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Weaned Calves. Heifers (293) sold to £1880 gross for a pair of 622kg Simmental X’s from Northton, Cullerlie. Bulls sold to £1260 gross for a pen of three 388kg Simmental Cross from Auquhorthies, Oldmeldrum. On the same day and a sale of store cattle from Orkney consignors, heifers sold to £1,710 gross and 323.8p per kg for a pen of three 528kg Simmentals from J & E Miller, Nigley, Evie.
At Hexham on 8th November, Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of Store Cattle and Suckled Calves with a catalogued entry of 316 from across the North of England and Scottish Borders. The offering of young bulls saw a high of £1630.00 for Simmental crosses from Close House.
At Thirsk on 7th November, and a sale of cull cattle, the best grossing was £2079.74 for a Simmental X from BW & AM Mook, Flaxton purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.
On 7th November, Aberdeen and Northern Marts held a sale of prime cattle. Prime Heifers sold to £2074.80 gross for a 760kg Simmental Cross from Greenvale, Dunnet. 30 to 36 Month heifers sold to £2173.60 gross for an 880kg Simmental from Berryleys, Grange. On the same day and a sale of 342 cows and bulls, beef finished cows (143) averaged £1736.95 and sold to £2240 for a 1078kg Simmental from Backley, Pitcaple.
On 7th November and a sale of prime cattle at Ballymena, beef bullocks were topped at £1950 for a 650kg Simmental from A McMillan, Portglenone.
At Dingwall, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd on November 6th sold 571 weaned and store calves, and 32 adult head of breeding cattle.Heifers (286) sold to £1,690 gross for a 610kg Simmental cross from Badrain, Culbokie.
On 6th November and a sale of 320 store cattle at Holsworthy, a cracking entry saw a flyer for all cattle. Stronger meat cattle saw trade improve due to the finished price rising. Top was £1960 for a cracking 19mth single suckled Simmental steer from Messrs PRT & M Balsdon, Beaworthy, who sold three others at £1810 and 21mth single suckled Simmental steers from MP & A Stubbs, Woolley to £1635.
At Stirling, on 6th November, United Auctions sold 553 Store Cattle and 242 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Heifers (248sold to £1800 gross for a 604kg SIMX from Jaw.
At Truro’s store cattle sale on 6th November, steers at 1-1.5 years old sold to a top of £1700 for a Simm X steer from Choon Farms, of Manaccan, Helston. On the same day and the 4th sale of prize suckled calves, heifers up to 7 months old were topped by Simm X to £880 for Messrs Jewell of Alverton. The same vendors topped the heifers at 8-12 months old and again at £880, and £860 with Simm X.
In a sale of calves at Oswestry on 6th November, Simmental bulls topped at £395 & £360 from J R James & Son, Church Farm.
At Carmarthen on 6th November, the trade for weaned heifers was led by a Simm X at £465 from Beeston, Rhandir.
In a sale of store cattle at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Garstang, on 5th November, top spot (and setting a new store market record) went to Mr S J Edwards with Simm X steers to £1,860, the same home with other Simm X steers to £1,800 and £1,580.
At Carlisle on 6th November and H&H’s weekly sale of calves, Messrs Boyd, Rockhallhead had Simmental bulls at £530. Simmental heifers topped at £500 from Messrs Harrison, Roundhill.
In a sale of prime cattle at Ayr on 5th November, bulls peaked a £1700 for a Simmental from J Drummond, Skeoch Farm.
At a store sale of cattle on 5th November at Holmfirth the day’s top price saw Simmental bulls to £1885.
In a sale of calves at Salisbury Livestock Market on 4th November, Simmental heifer calves topped at £202 from Jake Smith Farm Ltd, Hazeley Heath. The same vendor topped a sale of Weaned Steer Calves at £398.
Wallets Marts, Castle Douglas, had forward OTM Cattle, Store Cattle and Store Lambs on 4th November. 89 Store Cattle topped at £1660 for Simmental heifer from Messrs Dunlop, Cannee.
In a sale of 105 barren cows, cull bull, and overage clean cattle at Market Drayton on 4th November, trade remained extremely buoyant for all grades and especially young, lean feeding types. Mr Bob Yeomans & Family, New Street Lane dominated the podium with their Simmentals to 228p (£1,646.16), 220p (£1,702.80), and 210p (£1,583.40).
At Carmarthen on 1st November and a sale of 310 store cattle, an honourable mention for Simms which sold to £1750.00, 20m, from Cwrt Mawr, and to £1720.00, 27m, from Powell Maesyderi, to feature in the leading prices.
On 1st November and a sale of prime cattle at Frome, continental heifers from DAM Marklove to 260p/kg and £1577 for Simmental x. Simmental x heifers from LM Maidment & Sons to 240p/kg. In the cull cow section, A Simmental, also from DAM Marklove topped at 234ppkg or £1662.
At a sale of store cattle at Knighton on 1st November, the day’s top price per head was £1800 for a lovely bunch of 5 Purebred Simmental Heifers (21m) 585kg selling to £1800 from LR Drew & Sons.
by Nicky Moreton | Dec 12, 2024 | 2024 Scottish News, 2024 East Anglia News, 2024 News, 2024
- 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 North West News, 2024 News, 2024 Carlisle Sales, 2024, 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 Northern Ireland News, 2024 News, 2024, 2024 Other Shows
• 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
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