It’s a cost-conscious industry and beef producers continue to future-proof their herds and key in on the efficiencies and value that Simmental genetics can deliver. The Simmental’s benchmark is their milk, fertility, calving ease, temperament, and abilities to rear a fast-growing calf without creep feeding. Add in that AHDB data continues to show the breed as the number one continental breed for age at slaughter, and it just collectively highlights that adding Simmental genetics gives you super maternal performance and top-class carcass traits. See here the latest sales and sections topped by Simmental cattle in September:
Aberdeen and Northern Marts, on 28th September at Thainstone, sold 299 Cows and Bulls to average £1385.54 or 189p Per Kg. Beef Finished Cows (102) averaged £1664.51 and sold to £2110 for a 1022kg Simmental cross from Lower Hobbister, Stennes. At a sale of prime cattle on the same day, Young Bulls sold to £2247.15 gross for a 1065kg Simmental from Drumsleed, Fordoun.
Also at Thainstone on 28th September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of Cast Cows and Bulls from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows sold to £2,110 gross for a 1022kg Simmental from S & J Sclater, Lower Hobbister, Stenness. Young Bulls sold to £1,657.10 gross and to 227p per kg for a 730kg Simmental from G W & E Wilson, Howequoy, Holm.
In a sale at Skipton on 27th September, RD Elliott of Tadcaster sold fleshy Simmentals at £1780 and £1660, with Simmentals topping the feeding cow averages at £1498.
On 27th September Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Carlisle. Top price was £650 from regular travelled consignor Messrs Connell, East Drummodie for an outstanding Dairy x Simmental. In the heifers, Connell Farms topped the Simmental section at £475.
Dungannon Farmers Mart on 27th September saw steer prices remain steady to peak at £1860 for a 705kg Sim (264.00) presented by J Casey, £1720 645kg Sim (267.00), £1580 605kg Sim (261.00).
In a sale of calves at Oswestry on 27th September, Simmental bulls sold to £245 (twice), £242 & £240 from J R James & Son, Church Farm.
On 26th September at Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sale of prime cattle, prime bullocks averaged 233.0 per kg and sold to 243.0p per kg for a 710kg Simmental cross from Allanglach Farm, Kessock and £1,758.40 gross for a 785kg Simmental cross also from Allanglach Farm.
In a sale of calves and weanlings on 26th September at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Preston, a consignment of suckler bred Simmentals at 4/5mo from Melvyn Knowles and Nicola Mason lead the way selling to £650 for heifers and bulls to £565 with other heifers to £540 and £515. On the same day, the market topped at £2201 for a Simmental stock bull C & J Bennett.
In a sale of calves and stirks at Ayr on 26th September, bullock stirks were topped by a Simmental Cross at £1240 from Bowfield.
On 25th September, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of Prime Cattle. A selection of well-fed young Simmental bulls topped at £1806.88/245.5ppk for 736kg from Messrs Pearson, Manor Farm, purchased by Jewitt Meat Company, with this consignment of four averaging £1722.84/244ppk.
At Rugby market on 25th September, the trade for cows was topped by a Simmental in the PPK and PPH from Greyhound Estates weighing 770kilo and 220ppk to £1694.
At Tiree on 23rd September, UA’s sale of store cattle saw top price go to a Simmental Bullock from C Coghill, Middleton at £1550.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 22nd September at Thainstone sold 1248 Store Cattle & Weaned Calves. Heading the bullocks between 501-550kg was Kingshouse with a SimX at £1,700. Leading the 551-600kg bullocks was Cott of Holland with a SimX £1,785. Topping the 601-650kg section was Kingshouse with a SimX at £1,740. 651-700kg saw Cott of Holland lead again with a SimX at 265p, whilst Hallbreck led the 751-800kg bullocks with a SimX at 248p. In a sale of 261 Weaned heifer Calves, the top gross price was £1880 for a 540kg Simmental cross from Towie, New Aberdour.
At Frome’s store cattle sale on 22nd September, Simmentals were to the fore in many of the categories. Crossbred Simmental cows with Charolais calves from Richard & Jeff Stevens were eagerly sought and often £1500 – £1750 and twice over £1800 peaking at an amazing £1900! In the young continentals, high quality Simmentals 15mo from Mickey Lovell had a storming trade at £1262. More super Simmental (12mo) from RE Dury at £1140. Simmental steers wanted and sold well to £1262 (only 15mo) from Mickey Lovell of Southampton. Good feeding Simmental steers also wanted and sold to a fast trade at £1158 (22mo) from Rob Harrison & family of Babcary.
Also at Thainstone on 22nd September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts had a total of 180 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Heifers Sold to a top of 309p per kg for a 492kg Simmental from G M R & F Sandison, Hindatoon, Harray.
At Hallworthy on 21st September, a grand entry of 375 store cattle forward sold to a packed ring of buyers, as the beef keeps creeping up the store trade remains very strong. Top call was £1645 for an outstanding run of Simmentals forward from AP & DJ House of St Issey, others to £1500, £1480, £1450, £1425 and £1360.
At Thainstone on 21st September, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 226 Cows and Bulls to average £1578.19 (+96.66) or 205p. Boning Cows averaged £767.85 and sold to £850 for a 496kg Simmental cross. Beef Finished Bulls averaged £1834.64 and sold to £2170 for a 1240kg Simmental from Ballaggan, Dores. On the same day and a sale of Cast Cows, Bulls and Prime Cattle forward from Orkney consignors, beef cows sold to 261.7p per kg for a 630kg Simmental from K D Eunson, Braebuster. Mature Bulls Sold to £1,810 for a Simmental from D P Nicholson & Co, Quoys, South Ronaldsay.
On Wednesday 20th September Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Carlisle with 401 head forward. ‘Simmentals were in high demand’ at £505 from Messrs Spence, Haregills Farming Company.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 20th September, fat cows sold to a height of £1770, for an 865kg Simm (205.00) presented by S Casey.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 118 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale on 19th September at Ayr. Heifer stirks were topped by Simmental Crosses at £1000 and £900 from Langalbuinoch.
At the sale of store cattle at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Preston, on 19th September, the stronger cattle were the headline catchers today. Mr M Sacker, Longton, led the way with a 16mth old Sim x at £1580.
Within Lawrie & Symington’s sale of prime cattle on 18th September at Lanark, the section of cast cows and bulls saw beef cows sell to a top of £1970 for a Simm from Messrs MacLean, Kilblaan Farm, Campbeltown who had another at £1850.
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on 18th September 2023, with 442 forward. Bulls were led by a Simmental at £1400 from Hartbush.
In a sale of busk calves and stirks at Sedgemoor on 16th September, top price rose to £1020 (13m) for a Simmental steer from RH Gibson & Sons, who sold others to £985 (13m) and £950 (3x 12m). In a sale of 529 non-export calves on the same day, top was £410 for a strong 1m Simmental for P Frost, who sold another at £375. Other young Simmentals to £310 RJ Edwards.
At Thainstone on 15th September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts saw a total of 331 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Conventional Heifers sold to 328.2p per kg for a pair of 454kg Simmentals from P & E Budge, Burn, South Ronaldsay. Heifers between 451-500kg were led by Burn St Margarets Hope with a SimX at 328.2p.
At Exeter on 15th September, a sale of 175 stirks and suckled calves saw another good trade in particular for the suckler bred types with the best from Julie Bullock in from Down St Mary selling Simmental cross steers to £900 (10m).
At Thainstone on 14th September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of Cast Cows, Bulls and Prime Cattle from Orkney consignors. Mature Bulls Sold to £2,010 gross for a 1188kg Simmental from H & I Sinclair, Braehead, Stromness. On the same day, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 206 Cows and Bulls to average £1481.53 (205ppk) Beef Feeding Cows (83) averaged £1301.51 and sold to £1685 for a 754kg Simmental from Wellheads, Huntly. Bulls averaged £1669.06 and sold to £2010 for a 1188kg Simmental from Braehead, Cairston.
SIMMENTALS LEAD BULLOCKS AND HEIFERS AT UA’S SALE OF 1406 STORE CATTLE At Stirling on 13th September, United Auctions sold 1406 store cattle & young bulls. Bullocks (654) – averaged 278.68p to 328.50p per kg for a 277kg SIMX from Greenhill. Heifers (732) – averaged 269.08p to 316.10p per kg for a 465kg SIMX from Burnbrae. Strathisla Farms led the OTM bulls with a Simm at £2110.
At a sale of store cattle at Oswestry on 13th September, the top price was a cracking £1445 (311p/kg) paid for a Simmental steer aged 13 months sold by P L Davies, Sarnau. Leading the gross prices at £1630 (302ppkg) was a 17-month-old Simmental steer (pictured) from RE Jones & Son, Maesllymystyn, Foel, Welshpool. Simmental bulls sold to £300 from I G Evans & Son, Pendugwn, to lead the calf trade! In a sale of calves and stirks at Melton Mowbray on 13th September, some storming calves forward, with quality flying. Top of the tree saw Chandler & Dickman selling to £395 for Simmental heifer calves. Top stirks saw J Fuller over from Kings Lynn with Simmental x Steers to £760 at 7 months.
In the sale of prime cattle at Truro on 13th September, topping the steers on the day was a cracking run of bullocks from Messrs R E, G L & M R Body of Hayle with their Simmental x flying away at 269p/kg to R J Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.
In a sale at Ayr on 12th September, the trade for cast cows was led by a Simm at £1900 from Barscarrow.
At Thirk’s sale of store cattle on 12th September, young bulls were in demand and sold to £1500 for a Simmental X from RW Inglis, Howden.
Within Lawrie & Symington’s sale of prime cattle on 11th September at Lanark, the trade for young bulls was led at £1870, and 272p per kilo for Simms from East Merkland.
In a sale of prime cattle at Sedgemoor on 11th September, heifers sold to a tremendous £1,801.10 for a 719kg Simmental from TR Michell, who sold another at £1,781.50 (700kg).
At Hallworthy on 11th September and the TB restricted market report, 160 cattle through Hallworthy TB with a very solid trade. Top spot saw W E Uglow of Telash with a super Simmental x steer strong and plenty of power to £1500, his next in the ring realising £1400.
In a sale of prime bulls at H&H’s Carlisle, Borderway Mart on 11th September, Simmentals sold to £2208.47 for 1107kg from Messrs Ward, West Mains, Lanark purchased by Alan Jarvis, and to feature in the leading prices.
At Skipton’s sale of 139 stirks on 9th September, Sim bullocks from JE Greenwood, Denholme sold to £890 to lead the trade.
In Sedgemoor’s sale of 1099 store cattle, grazing cows, and stirks on 9th September, top was £1775 for two huge Simmental steers from CE Hepher, West Sussex.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 8th September, sold 399 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves at Thainstone. Heifers (144) averaged 277.5p and sold to 351.8p per kg for a 398kg Simmental Cross from Bogs of Kininmonth, Kininmonth.
In a sale of 508 store cattle and stirks at Exeter on 8th September, a couple of stunning Simmentals (26m) topped the heifer section, and the sale overall, when selling for a massive £1800 apiece for Alan Brazier of Poltimore.
On 7th September at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 168 Cows and Bulls to average £1,540.60 (+ £51.55, 210p per kg). Beef Feeding Cows (67) averaged £1,374.77 (+2.02) and sold to £1,730 for a 792kg Simmental Cross from Veltigar, Tankerness.
On 7th September and a sale of 394 weaned calves at Whitland Mart, the trade was hot on all types through and through. Top of the day was £1,220 for a 15 mth Simmental weaned bull from Harvey, Rhoscrowther.
At Hallworthy’s sale of 170 store cattle on 7th September, G H A & M U Faull of Helston saw his top of a tremendous run of 25 cattle to £1535 for a deep bodied and well fleshed Simmental x Steer, and to feature in the top prices.
In a sale of stores and breed cattle at Melton Mowbray on 6th September, a handy summer show kicked off with the first part of the herd dispersal on behalf of LJ & T Jones, selling British Blue Cows with Simmental Calves to £1780, with others to £1750 and £1720.
On 7th September at Huntly and UA’s sale of store cattle and OTMs, the OTMs saw a top gross of £2120 for a Sim from Corskie, Garmouth.
C&D Auction Marts Limited had a large offering of cast cows forward on 7th September at Longtown and although the majority were non-farm assured, a brisk trade was met throughout. The sale topped at £1,311 for a Simmental from TL Hogg & Son, Ryehills, Canonbie.
SIMMENTALS LEAD STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS; YOUNG BULLS; & BREEDING CATTLE AT STIRLING At Stirling on 6th September, United Auctions sold 1009 store cattle & young bulls. Also 148 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Also sold was 182 Breeding cattle. Bullocks (620) sold to £2000 for a 802kg SIMX from West Bank. Heifers (368) sold to £1885 for a 662kg LIMX from Nether Dalkeith. Young Bulls averaged 255.74p to 275.60p for a SIMX from Glenturk and £1775 for a SIMX from Glenturk. Beef Cows and Bulls (117) – averaged 191.26p to 262.90p per kg for a SIMX from Blackburn. The 182 breeding cattle saw Cows & Calves topped by a Simmental from Balrobert at £2300. Other Simmental cows & calves – Scallisaig £2050 & £2000×2; Maidencoats £2000 x2; Kiloran £1800, £1700 & £1650. A Simmental from Tulloch Farms led the in-calf heifers at £1720.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 121 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale at Ayr on 5th September. Top Price Stirk was £1240 x 2, for a pair of Simmental Cross Heifers off Messrs Stevenson & Son, Auchenflower.
At H&H’s primestock sale at Carlisle on 4th September, an increased entry of 300 cast cows and stock bulls was forward with all classes being sharper on the week. Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains sold the top priced cow, a 965kg Simmental, at 215.5p totalling £2079 to Frank Smart.
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on 4th September 2023 with 320 Forward. Heifers to £1390 for Simms from Millhill Farms and 288.5p/kg for Simms from M&R Weir, Dressertland.
At the sale of store cattle on 2nd September at Worcester, the top price per kilo steer was a 17 month old Simm from J Moore at 236ppkg.
At Thainstone on 1st September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts had a total of 71 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks Sold to a top of £1,600 gross for a 566kg Simmental from K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness.
Following hot on the heels of the Stirling Simmental Bull Sale on Monday October 23rd is the much-anticipated Complete Dispersal Sale of the Heathbrow Polled Simmental Herd of David & Lesley Sapsed, High Heath Farm, Codicote, Hitchin, Herts.
The published catalogue is now out and you can view it by clicking here.
A highly noted herd the Heathbrow Polled Simmental Sale will offer some 90 head and including 30+ cows with calves at foot; 10 in-calf heifers; 14 yearling heifers; and 2 bulls.
In the 28 years of the herd, the Heathbrow object in breeding polled Simmentals has remained the same throughout and with David & Lesley choosing Simmentals because of their milking ability and rapid growth. The main principles of cattle breeding for them are a substantial cow with good locomotion and, importantly, temperament as they jointly look after the cattle.
Keep an eye on Facebook for further updates and profiles as the sale now quickly approaches in October.
The sale catalogue for the Stirling October Simmental Bull Sale, due to be held on Monday 23rd October, at United Auctions, Stirling Agriculture Centre.
To see the full catalogue of 112 bulls, click here.
If you would like to drill down further on any of these bulls to view their back pedigrees and performance information then click here.
There’s more to Simmental. Beef producers are keying in on the efficiencies and value that Simmental genetics can deliver. The Simmental’s benchmark is their milk, fertility, calving ease, temperament, and abilities to rear a fast-growing calf without creep feeding. Add in that AHDB data continues to show the breed as the number one continental breed for age at slaughter, and it just collectively highlights that adding Simmental genetics gives you super maternal performance and top-class carcass traits. See here the latest sales and sections topped by Simmental cattle in August:
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 31st August sold 75 Prime Cattle at Thainstone. Prime bullocks averaged 268.8p and sold to £2119.25 gross for a 865kg Simmental cross from Daies, Wardhouse. On the same day ANM sold 243 cast cows and bulls to average £1489.05 or 200p. Beef Feeding Cows (133) averaged £1376.79 and sold to £1710 for a 708kg Simmental cross from Nessbreck, Harray.
United Auctions, Stirling on 30th August sold 997 store cattle & young bulls. Also 118 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Also sold was 30 rearing cattle. Beef Cows and Bulls (87) – averaged 194.50p to 231.10p per kg for a SIMX from Forestmill.
In a sale of 307 store cattle at Exeter on 30th August, an excellent entry saw a flying trade from start to finish. Several good meat cattle topped at £1340 for a 24mth Simmental steer from Messrs Docton Farm Partnership of Hartland.
In a sale of prime cattle at Frome on 30th August, Simmental cattle featured at the top end of the prices with Simm UTM steers at 264.50ppkg and £1666 from DJ&VM Norman. Simmental UTM heifers from Simmental HJ Marklove, Swindon sold to 256ppkg and £1558.
In a sale of store cattle at Oswestry on 30th August the trade was led at £1680 (280p/kg) paid for a Simmental steer sold by D D & M Williams, Llanyblodwel.
Truro Livestock Market’s sale of store cattle on 30th August saw the trade for year old heifers led by a Simmental x to £845 for Messrs G S & K M Trevail of Bugle, St Austell.
At Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd’s weekly sale at Ayr on 29th August, cast bulls sold to 219.7p for a Simmental from H Gilbert, Whiteridden. Beef Cows sold to £1700 for a Simmental Cross from A Baird, Langholm.
In a sale of store cattle at Melton Mowbray on 29th August, top spot went to a Simmental bull from A Webster selling to £2200. In a sale of prime cattle at H&H’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on 28th August a 703kg Simmental cross from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth sold to £2007.07 and purchased by Mr Eric Hall to feature in the top prices. On the same day Messrs Dyet, East Merkland sold the top priced Simmental Bull for £2039 to Pickstock’s.
In a sale of barren cows at Sedgemoor on 28th August, the top price was 199.5ppk for a good, stretchy and fleshed 800kg Simmental cow from NF Newman.
On 28th August, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly Sale of 173 Store Cattle & Feeding Bulls. The trade for store bulls was led by a Simmental at £1275 from Bowness Farm.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 26th August there was no let-up in trade. Bulls sold to a high of £3100 for a pedigree Simmental from JH Wood, Dutton.
On 25th August at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 447 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bullocks (225) averaged 289.5p and sold to £1800 gross for a 646kg Simmental from Rockyden, Meikle Wartle.
In a sale of 392 store cattle and stirks at Exeter on 25th August cattle beginning to come out in bigger numbers now with those choosing to sell taking advantage of the present high prices well rewarded. Store steers rose to £1700 given for an imposing trio of Simmentals (28m) from Fooks Brothers of Bridport whilst younger (20m) Simmentals ran to £1590 for Keith White and Family in from Sandford, also much later born Simmental bullocks (13m) from K and L Slade, Widecombe in the Moor drew £1340 for a pair. A sale of calves on the same day saw a bunch of weaned Simmental bulls from William Hosegood of Zeal Monachorum sell well to a top price of £405 x3 with others to £380 x2. Heifer calves including weaned Simmentals also from William Hosegood led the section at £390.
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 269 catalogued cattle from across the North of England on 25th August. In the cattle 11-16 months, Simmental x steers from Longlea topped this section at £1650, with others from the same home at £1440, £1380 & £1320.
At Lancaster Auction Mart on 25th August, the monthly sale of stirks saw 100 forward. Steers sold to a top price of £940 and including Simmental x from R&J Parkinson, Preesall.
Aberdeen & Northern Marts on 24th August at Thainstone saw a total of 52 Cast Cows, Bulls and Prime Cattle forward from Orkney consignors with leading prices seeing beef cows sold to £2,170 gross for a 984kg Simmental from N M & A Kemp, Moa, Stenness.
On Wednesday 23rd August, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of bulls and weaned cattle at Carlisle. Simmental topped the bulls at £1310 and from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains.
In a sale of 322 calves at Holsworthy on 23rd August, weaned heifer calves were led by Simmentals to £450 for RWH Dilling, Highampton. In a sale of 145 stores on the same day, top price was £1335 for a good long meat non FA Simmental heifer from MR BJ Yelland of Holsworthy, who sold others at £1300 and £1255.
At Market Drayton’s sale of 175 store cattle on 23rd August, the heifer trade was led by a Simmental at £1,580.00 from Edwards Farming Ltd.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 115 Prime and Cast Cattle at their sale in Ayr on 22nd August. Cows topped at £1860 for a Simmental from Rushaw.
In a sale of rearing calves and weanlings at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart on 21st August, Garstang, the trade peaked at £570 for a 3 month old suckler bred Simmental bull calf from Ron Loftus.
On Monday 21st August at Lanark, Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 118 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers, 68 cast cows. Young Bulls per head sold to £1786, and 265ppkg for Sims from East Merkland.
In a sale at Bakewell on 21st August the trade for OTMs was led at £1715.70 for a Sim from R Wood, Middleton; £1627.08 for a Sim from WP Carson & Son, Grange Mill; and £1512.90 for a Sim from R Wood, Middleton.
On 18th August, Aberdeen and Northern Marts at Thainstone sold 105 Head of Adult Breeding Cattle. Leading prrices from the reduction sale of Innes Farms, Cairnhill saw Simm breeding to the fore and with prices Including: Heifer with Heifer Autumn Calf: Sim – £3,250; Heifer with Bull Autumn Calf: Sim – £3,100, £3,050, £2,900, £2,750, £2,550; SimX – £2,450; Cow with Bull Autumn Calf: Sim – £3,050 (X2), £2,900, £2,800; SimX – £2,900, £2,850 (X2) Cow with Heifer Autumn Calf: Sim – £3,250, £3,150, £3,050; SimX – £3,000, £2,850 (X2); Heifer with Heifer Spring Calf: Sim – £2,900, £2,850 Heifer with Bull Spring Calf: Sim – £2,900 (X2), £2,850 Cow with Bull Spring Calf: SimX – £2,850, £2,800, £2,700 Cow with Heifer Spring Calf: SimX – £2,750, £2,700. Other Leading prices out with reduction, £2,550 for a Simmental Heifer with a Limousin Cross heifer Calf from Upper Sauchen, Ordhead.
Hexham & Northern Marts held its weekly catalogued sale of 112 Store Cattle on 18th August. R Harrison & Son, Peddar Hill, Longtown sold a marvellous run of 25 Angus x Simmental x steers, hailing out of dairy mothers, going on to average £1510. Lancaster Auction Mart’s sale of calves, OTM and store cattle on 18th August saw OTM heifers sell to 239.5p/kg and £1379 for a Simmental x from BW&LM Kirkby, Wennington.
At Hallworthy’s sale of store cattle on 17th August, a tremendous entry of 355 quality Cattle sold to a top twice at £1555. First to hit the £1555 was ID & SS Backway of St Eval, with their Simmental x Steers which were a credit, blocky well fleshed Steers which looked a picture, their next trio ran in at £1500, with their next two bunches to £1460 and £1440, all around the 18 months. At Thainstone on 17th August, Aberdeen & Northern Marts saw a total of 24 Cast Cows and Bulls and forward from Orkney consignors with leading prices seeing beef cows sold to £1,790 gross for a 898kg Simmental from J W S Wishart, Knockhall, South Ronaldsay.
At Truro’s sale of store cattle on 16th August, a very good entry saw 110 going under the hammer. An excellent run of cattle from Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval topped both the steer and heifer sections with their best pair of 17 month old Simmental steers realising £1500 away to Mr A C Chudleigh of Lawhitton and their best pair of 16 month old Simmental heifers away at £1325 to Messrs W A Rapson & Sons of Milton Abbot.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, on 16th August sold 104 store cattle, 50 adult head of breeding cattle and 44 OTM cattle. Heifers (59) averaged 258.6p per kg and sold to 324.8p per kg for a pair of 505g Simmental crosses from Torran Farm, Delny and £1,640 gross for a pair of 552kg Simmental crosses also from Torran Farm, Delny. Cow with calf at foot (37) sold to £2,100 gross for a Simmental cross cow and calf from Morvich Farm. Cow in calf (4) sold to £1,450 gross for a Simmental cross from Morvich Farm, Rogart.
At Holsworthy’s sale of 220 store cattle on 16th August, best meat types saw a strong trade to a top of £1370 for a 21mth Simmental from Messrs EG Bluett & Son of North Tamerton who sold other Simmental steers to £1300. Finished cattle saw a top of 196p for a good meat non FA Simmental steer from Mr WM Bridgman of Jacobstow.
In a sale of 206 store cattle on 16th August at Market Drayton, the trade was topped by a 629kg Simmental steer at £1,760.00 from D. & A. Warrington.
At United Auctions, Stirling on 16th August, Beef Cows and Bulls (123) – averaged 179.48p to 244.80p per kg for a SIMX from Burnhouse.
At Dingwall & Highland Marts sale of prime cattle on 15th August, Prime Bullocks averaged 261.1p per kg and sold to £1,837.55 gross for a 715kg Simmental cross from Druid Temple Farm, Inverness. Prime Heifers averaged 255.0p per kg and sold to £1,612.00 gross for a 650kg Simmental Cross from Balnageith, Forres.
On Monday 14th August 2023 at Lanark, Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 135 cattle comprising of 44 bullocks and heifers, 70 cast cows and 21 calves and stirks. Beef cows sold to £1810 per head for Simms from Messrs Tennant, Oldhill Farm.
At Hallworthy’s TB restricted market on 14th August, a decent entry of 70 well fleshed TB Cattle through the ring saw the Heard Bros of St Issey steal the show with a 28 month Simmental x Steer, a big framed Steer with plenty of flesh away at £1495. In a sale of feeding bulls at Worcester on 12th August, an eight month old Simmental x from AV Verity topped the trade at 239ppkg.
In a sale of cull cows at Frome on 11th August, a Simmental from RE Dury & Son, Compton Martin led the way at £1344. At Thainstone on 10th August, Aberdeen & Northern Marts saw a total of 30 Cast Cows and Bulls forward from Orkney consignors with leading prices seeing beef cows sold to £1,870 gross for a 842kg Simmental and to 229.8p per kg for a 796kg Simmental from Firm of Paterson, Veltigar, Tankerness.
On 10th August at Hallworthy, an entry of 90 store cattle saw a faster trade with young cattle looking very well sold. £1410 was top for a big Sim x Steer in from CC & SM Larsen of Blisland.
C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th August 2023. In the show of mainly feeding cows forward, the sale peaked at 166p for a Simmental from AG & ME Bateman, Langholm, Campbeltown, which also topped the price per head at £1,045.
On 9th August at United Auctions, Stirling, and a sale of store cattle & young bulls, young bulls averaged 227.10p to 237.10p for a SIMX from Binzian.
In a sale of 169 store cattle at Market Drayton on 9th August, the heifer trade was led by a 532kg Simmental at £1,290.00 from F.H. Davies.
In H&H’s primestock sale at Borderway Mart, Carlilse on 7th August, Simmental crosses sold to £1834.57 for 766kg from Messrs Reid, Bengall, Lockerbie and another to £1825.58 both purchased by Mr Eric Hall, and to feature in the top end of prices. C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of 220 store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 7th August 2023. Simmentals topped both the bullocks and the heifers. Simm Bullocks topped at £1445 from J B Paterson & Co, Hartbush and to 296.6p/kg. The same home had others at £1390. Heifers topped at £1300 for Simms sold by B M Ramsay, High Auchneel and with others at £1240. In a sale of young bulls at Bakewell on 7th August, the leading gross price was £1795.68 for a 696kg Sim from NC Gregory, Blackwell.
Aberdeen & Northern Marts on 4th August at Thainstone saw 77 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks (71) Sold to a top of 319.5p per kg for a 482kg Simmental from S W Paterson & Co, Nessbreck, Harray.
On 3rd August and a sale of cast cows and bulls at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone, Beef Feeding Cows (45) averaged £1187.44 and sold to £1570 for a 784kg Simmental Cross from Broomhill, Bridge of Muchalls.
At Hallworthy’s sale of 260 store cattle on 3rd August, heifers were led by R Heywood of Woolsery who saw their Simmental x suckler heifers at 24 months to £1370 for a strong and very well set pair of Heifers, with a second pen a trio with depth and fleshing to £1340.
On 2nd August, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of bulls and weaned cattle at Carlisle. Topping the bulls and the day’s sale at £1410 were two outstanding Simmentals bulls from Messrs Goldsbrough, Moffat. Dungannon Farmers Mart’s weekly sale on 2nd August saw steers sell to a height of £1780 for a 705kg Sim (253.00), presented by A Walsh.
Skipton Auction Mart held their fortnightly sale of young feeding bulls, store bullocks & heifers, breeding cattle, and with 368 head of cattle forward. The sale of feeding cows saw Simmentals from RD Elliott take the top prices at £1680, £1620, & £1580. C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle on 1st August at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,150 for Simmental bullocks shown by H Ramsey Ltd, Millisle, Newton Stewart.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 166 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale on 1st August at Ayr. Bullock stirks topped at £1130 for a Simmental Cross Bullock from Glenlea.
Official Simmental Society Sales in the Year Gross £2,091,406, up by £87,479
The upsurge in performance for British Simmental has seen pedigree registrations and birth notifications increase for a second year in a row. In the figures released by the British Simmental Cattle Society for the pedigree registration year of 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023, the overall total was 7633 up by 245 and representative of a 3.3% increase.
Going hand in hand with these figures another strong year of Official Society Pedigree Simmental in the same period has seen a sales gross of £2,091,406, up by £87,479 (4.35%) on the year. The strong sales demand for both bulls and females saw a number of new breed record marks set in the year and including at Stirling, Carlisle, and Aberdeen. The sales at Stirling in May 2022, October 2022, and February 2023, all saw breed record averages attained for these fixtures. Stirling in February 2023 was the highest grossing sale with 97 bulls averaging a new February record of £7,260, up £425 on the year. The sale in October at Stirling saw a new Simmental breed record all-sale average of £7,559 for 45 bulls, up by £1,597 on the year, and up by £734 on the previous sale record mark. At the second staging of the establishing Next Generation Sale of Females & Weaned Calves at Carlisle in December a top price of 18,000gns was attained, with heifer averages of £5202, up by £806 on the year. Both the top price and heifer average were new breed centre records.
This further increase in pedigree registrations, combined with the demand at the point of sale was again welcomed by the Society’s President Norman Robson, Kilbride Farm, Ballyclare who said: “There’s a real forward industry emphasis by beef producers on the efficiencies and value that Simmental genetics can deliver. The Simmental’s benchmark is their milk fertility, calving ease, temperament, and abilities to rear a fast-growing calf without creep feeding. Add in that AHDB data continues to show the breed as the number one continental breed for age at slaughter, and it just collectively highlights that adding Simmental genetics gives you super maternal performance and top-class carcass traits.”
Commenting further he went on to say: “In the course of the year we conducted a wide-ranging survey of Simmental bull buyers, and we were delighted that the breed received a 94% approval rate from commercial buyers who confirmed that they would purchase further Simmental bulls. I’d like to congratulate breeders for the quality of stock they are bringing forward and would urge everyone to keep placing an emphasis on breeding selection and improvement.”
The next pedigree sales under the Society’s auspices will be the 2023 Stirling Sale on Monday October 23rd that sees 122 Simmental bulls entered from breeders. Following the bull sale on the same day will be the Complete Dispersal Sale (due to retirement) of the noted Heathbrow Polled Simmental herd, of David & Lesley Sapsed, High Heath Farm, Codicote, Hitchin, Herts.
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