On 19th January at Skipton’s sale of feeding and breeding cattle, Messrs Mallinson of Mount Tabor consigned a large number of outfits for sale (part dispersal) which were a good hill cross mixing Simmental, Charolais, and Limousin bloodlines. Nine outfits sold to £2000 or more, and to a top of £2300 for a Simmental x heifer with a heifer calf at foot. Two other Simmental crosses at £2250 per outfit. Six cow & calf outfits from £2000 to £2100 for a Simmental x cow with Lim bull calf. In-calf heifers from this home generally £1400 to £1600. On the same day in the feeding bulls, RD Elliott, Tadcaster made to £1480 for 10/11 month old Simmentals.
At Craig Wilson Ltd’s Ayr Market on 18th January the beef cow trade was topped by a Simmental at £1300 from Killochhead. At Holmfirth Market on 18th January cows and calves were topped by an eleven year old Simmental cow with Hereford calf at foot to £1400 from G & H Mills sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.
Prime heifers sold to a top of 266p/kg for Simmentals from D, NJ & HJ Parrott, Cherington at Rugby Farmers Market on 17th January.
On 17th January Frome’s sale of store cattle, orange restricted, saw a ‘glorious show of cattle coming through the store ring’ for the market’s first sale of 2022. A number of marvellous well-bred stores were on offer, first were a superb run of 27 mainly Continental x Simmental & Blue x 21mo well fed steers & heifers from Charlie & Fred Butcher. A Simmental steer topped at £1540, and these excellent types saw an overall average of £1462 with steers averaging £1484 and heifers average £1383. The prime cattle flew on the day and saw Charlie Butcher’s Fleckvieh steers to £1700 or 218.50p/kg with Simmental steers to 229.50p/kg and 225.50p/kg 3 times or £1677, £1603 and £1588.
In the sale of barren cows, cull bulls, and overage clean cattle at Market Drayton on 17th January, the trade for sucklers climbed to 219p (£1,178.22) for a Simmental from The Litchfield Family, Newborough.
At Sedgemoor’s sale of barren cows and cull stock bulls dairy bred cows peaked at 136.5ppk for a smart Fleckvieh from RF & BA Larcombe, Chardstock. Further Fleckvieh at 135.5ppk from New Farm Bowdens Ltd, Langport.
At Thainstone on 14th January, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,407 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Heifers (507) averaged 233.9p and sold to 296.9p per kg for a pair of 512kg Simmental’s and £1,660 gross for a 654kg Simmental both from Castlewigg Farm, Whithorn.
Shrewsbury Auction Centre’s store cattle sale on 13th January saw J Hanmer & Co of Forton Heath sell 24 outstanding forward Cattle on the day, including a trio of Simmentals at £1380 (640kg). 15 pens of steers were sold for over £1200, including 4 x 19mo Simmental Steers from WS Turner & Sons weight 525kg achieving a wonderful £1265. Pure Simmental Heifers from WS Turner a treat at £1155 (490kgs).
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd on 12th January sold 566 store cattle, 8 adult head of breeding cattle and 113 OTM cattle at Dingwall Mart. Heifers (239) averaged 228.7p and sold to £1,380 gross twice for a 635kg Simmental cross and for a pen of 503kg Simmental crosses all from Borlum, Scaniport. Young Bulls (22) sold to £1,180 gross for a pair of 552kg Simmental crosses also from Borlum, Scaniport.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 12th January, Suckled Cows and Calves topped at £1490 for a Sim Cow with a Lim Bull Calf at foot. In-Calf Heifers sold to £1100 for a Sim. At a breeding cattle sale at Thainstone, Aberdeen on 12th January, cows with heifer calves sold to £2,050 for a Simmental with Limousin cross calf from Glencoe, Corse. In calf heifers sold to £1,900 for Simmental crosses from Caskieben, Kinellar. In calf cows sold to £1,700 for a Simmental cross from Dallasbroughty, Glenphail.
At Truro’s store cattle sale on 12th January, the firm trade continued to draw out quality runs of cattle. Leading the heifers at £1125, and the joint top price overall on the day, was a 26 month old Simmental x heifer from Messrs M G & T A Tuckett of Tywardreath, Par, bought by D Ellis.
At Lawrie & Symington’s sale of prime cattle on 10th January at Lanark, all classes of cows were dearer on the week and selling selling to £1700, and £1616 for Simm cast cows from Messrs McCulloch, Over Hillhouse, Armadale.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store and Breeding Stock on Monday 10th January 2022. The store cattle buyers were in top gear as 2022’s beef boom continues in quite some style. Strong in calf Simmental heifers from Dromonby Bridge Farm kicked of proceedings with a peak of £1850.
On the 7th January and a sale of store cattle held on behalf of Orkney consignors at Thainstone, Aberdeen, heifers sold to 282.8p per kg for a pen of three 502kg Simmental’s from M Scholes, Strathgarry, St Ola.
On 5th January the sale of store cattle at Market Drayton saw a lot of small younger cattle in the mix. Steers sold to £1,300 for a Simmental weighing 642 kilos from I.C. Huxley & Co, Horsemans Green.
At Darlington’s sale of cast cattle and store stock on 3rd January, Simmentals were to the fore in the top price. A ‘smart Simmental’ sold at 200 pence all the way down from Chopwell, Newcastle and the good home of A Willey, Broomfield Farm. A good day for the Simmental’s in the cow ring concluded as the leading gross valued cow was also this way bred selling for £1439 from Thirn Farms.
This is the last Simmental Market Briefs post rounding off 2021 commercial sales and again showing the breeds milk and maternal, along with top carcase traits, delivering profit for commercial producers around the UK.
Simmental cattle featured in the top end of prices at the store cattle sale held at Hexham on 17th December. Simmental x steers from Greencarts sold to £1280 in the 23-30 month section. In the 17-22 months section, Simmental x steers sold to £1410 from Satley Farm, and to £1240 from Hartley West. In the same age section, Simmental x heifers sold to £1210 & £1100 (x2), £1090 & £1065 from Newton Greens. In the cattle under ten months section, Andy Thompson, East Unthank produced a handy packet of shapely calves and saw Simmental cross steers sell to £990.
In a sale of 182 calves at Exeter on 17th December, the top of the day was £400 for a cracking month old Simmental bull from Ross Govier of Longdown.
At a sale of 216 Cows and Bulls at Aberdeen & Northern Marts Thainstone Centre on 16th December, bulls averaged £1168.42 and sold to £1,590 for a 1,300kg Simmental from Backhill of Thornton, Inverurie.
The best of the heifer trade at Hallworthy’s store cattle sale on 16th December was a single stretchy Simmental x Heifer away at £990 for P Mitchell of Bude.
At Stirling, United Auctions on 15th December sold 244 store cattle, young bulls and 183 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. The Out of Spec Cattle averaged 161.62p and to £1470 for a SimX from Teasses Est.
A sale of cull cows at Frome on 15th December saw a tremendous entry of Simmentals from P & S Foot topped to 148.50p/kg and the lead gross price of £1250.
In a sale of weanlings held at Dungannon Farmers Mart on 15th December, the trade for weanling heifers was topped at £800 for a 325kg Simm presented by M McNally.
At Sedgemoor’s sale of store cattle for vendors under TB restriction, heifers rose to £925 (4x 20/21m) for Simmentals from PJ & J Webber, Wheddon Cross.
At Melton Mowbray’s store cattle sale on 14th December, trade was just as fierce as it has been with demand from start to finish. Cows and calves kicked off the sale with J Minshall of Tean top with his suckler dispersal topping at £1660 for a Simmental x cow and calf outfits split with other outfits grossing £1390.
C & D Auction Marts held their Final Store Cattle Sale of the year on Monday 13th December 2021 at Dumfries. All classes again met plenty of competition with buyers proactively seeking numbers. Bullocks averaged 214.1p/kg and sold to a top per head of £1255 for a Simm from Rockhallhead.
At Thirsk’s show and sale of breeding cattle on 11th December, Simmental in-calf heifers were at the top end of the quoted prices when making £2375, £2250 x2, £2225, £2200, £2150, £2125, £2100, £2050, £2000 x2, and £1800.
On Friday 10th December at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 452 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bulls sold to 208.3p per kg for a pen of four 492kg Simmental’s from Wallfield, Lochhills.
At a sale of store cattle at St. Boswells on 9th December, Simmental cattle featured strongly in both the bullocks and heifers. Bullocks from Lanton made £1000, whilst heifers from the same home made 207.9p, and 206.7p, and to £1050 per head.
Simmental breeder Colin Inglis who runs the Greencap pedigree herd at Craegorry, Dalachy Farm, Aberdour, Fife will be the inaugural judge of the British Simmental Cattle Society’s new ‘Next Generation’ show and sale fixture, of pedigree Females and Weaned Calves, due to take place at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle on 3rd December this year.
The catalogue of 82 cattle, has attracted entries from many of the leading Simmental herds in the country with some of the bloodlines forward amongst the very best in the breed, and with many rarely having been presented for public auction before now. In all, 40 maiden heifers are forward, along with 3 heifers served and/or suckling (3 calves), 8 in-calf heifers, 14 weaned bulls calves, and 17 weaned heifer calves.
Speaking on this new sale and the job ahead, Colin Inglis commented: “I think the Next Generation Sale is a fantastic new fixture. It will showcase the qualities the Simmental breed has to offer and give pedigree breeders and commercial producers a tremendous opportunity to buy new lines and cattle with potential for their herds. I’m delighted and honoured to have been asked to be the first judge at what I’m sure will establish into a highlight annual fixture for the Simmental breed.”
Simmentals at Dalachy Farm
The Inglis’ Dalachy Farm is 700 acres and comprises of 120 commercial cows, 35 pure Simmentals, 300 ewes, and 300 acres of arable. With Colin being a self-employed contractor Dalachy Farm is very much run as a team affair along with Colin’s parents Tom and Wilma.
The commercial herd at Dalachy is closed and made up of predominantly Simmental cows and with a few Angus cows. Both Simmental and Angus bulls are run and which are crossed over. Calves are mainly used for retailing Dalachy Farm’s own beef and with the Simmental heifer calves being retained as replacements. The herd is spring calving and with a few in the summer and back end to enable a beef-supply all year round. With efficiency and all-round flexibility being big forward drivers in the industry Colin sees a bright future for the Simmental breed and says: “I think the modern Simmental is a tremendous breed for any producer to have. The docility of the cows is a great starting point and once calved they have an abundance of milk for the calf to feed and thrive on. With the current feed prices being so high if you can use the cow’s milk, and grass throughout the summer, it’s really a ‘no brainer’. If the calf gets all of that then it’s faster growing and is able to finish within 12-14 months at a fraction of the price if it’s had milk instead of creep feed.”
The Inglis’ Greencap pedigree herd was established in 2004 and following on from a keen interest Colin’s Grandad had always had in the Simmental breed. The first pedigree cow was Orlando Tanya bought from Pat and Mary Forrester, Manor Leys, Forfar, and with another heifer, Blackford Ruby, bought from the MacPhersons, Blackford Farm, Croy. Both of these foundation female lines are still in the herd today. The pedigrees are calved at between two and two and a half years, and the commercials at two. Being rigorous in selection any females deemed to be not quite what the Inglis are looking for go into the commercial herd.
Greencap Kane 9,000gns
Increasingly prolific at sales and selling various bulls into pedigree herds, the herd’s top sale price to date is the 9000gns achieved for Greencap Kane at Stirling in October 2020 when sold to Michael Durno’s Auchorachan herd. However, Colin retains a very commercial focus in the bulls he’s looking to produce: “My aim with the pedigrees is to be able to produce good commercial bulls that sell well to repeat customers. If I manage to sell bulls into pedigree herds then that really is a bonus and makes me proud of what I am doing,” he says.
Greencap Jaeger Junior Champion 2019 Royal Highland
With regards to the Next Generation Sale judging ahead, Colin is clear on the type of Simmental that will catch his eye: “I am looking for nice feminine females, and heifer calves, with plenty of breed character, length and style that show themselves well when coming into the ring, and with good locomotion,” he says. “I think selling younger Simmental stock in the weaned calf sections is also a new approach and a good idea. With the bull calves it means they will be able to mature more naturally without being pushed for sales at a later date, and they will carry a lot of potential for the buyers.”
Commenting on what will be his biggest judging ‘job’ to date, Colin said: “I very look forward to judging the first Next Generation Sale and I would like to wish all Simmental breeders the very best of luck with the show and sale.” The Next Generation Sale, sponsored by Harbro, is due to be held on Friday December 3rd at Borderway Mart, Carlisle with the show commencing at 9.30am and the sale at 11.30am. On the Thursday evening December 2nd, the cattle can be viewed at the market between 5pm – 7pm and with hospitality available.
At Holmfirth Market on 2nd November, the trade for cows with calves at foot was led by a ten-year-old Simmental cow with 7-month Limousin calf at foot to £1570 from JR Richardson sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.
Shrewsbury Auction Centre on 2nd November saw a ‘riproaring trade for breeding cattle’. A pure Simmental Cow with bull calf from George Powell topped at £1800 for the collective entry.
United Auctions (Saturday 30 October 2021) sold 752 beef breeding cattle at Stirling. In calf cows were led with SimX £1900×4, £1800 & £1650×7 from Home Farm. Bulling heifers to SimX £1650, £1420×2, £1300 & £1250×2 from Home Farm. SimX £1320×4 & £1280×2 from Ormsary, SimX £150×3 from Sunnycroft. Stock bulls topped by a Sim at £2600 from Home Farm. Simmental heifers with bull calves at foot sold to £2750 & £2050 from Harehead. Sim Heifers with heifer calves at foot sold to £2600 from Pitcairn. SimX cows with bull calves at foot sold to £1900 from Airthrey Kerse & Mains of Burnbank. SimX in calf heifers sold to £2000 & £1800 from Grange of Aberbothrie.
On 30th October at a large store cattle sale at Sedgemoor ‘Saturday Stock Market’, steers sold to £1515 for grand suckler bred Simmentals (5x 22/28m & FA) from PK & RJ Heard, Cheriton Fitzpaine, who sold more at £1290 (18m & FA) and £1195 (2x only 10m & FA). Further Simmentals £1185 (21m & FA) M Naish, Kenn and £1180 (2x 17m & FA) Mrs DM Dyer, Yarcombe.
At Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Friday 29th October 2021) sold 935 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bulls sold to 383.3p per kg for a pen of six 240kg Simmental crosses from Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie.
In a sale of 424 store cattle at Exeter on Friday 29th October, steers topped at a massive £1595 given for a couple of Simmental steers (28m) being the best of a terrific run of bullocks from Cyril Emmett of Aylesbeare followed by further pairs of Simmental’s all born around the same time from Cyril which drew £1515 and £1490 apiece.
At Frome Livestock Market on 29th October, super well conformed young continentals were topped by Simmental suckled heifers presented by J & M Rawlings, 7months old, and sold easily to £702.
At Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (28th October 2021) sale of prime cattle saw heifers sell to £1,433.25 gross for a 735kg Simmental from Brewthin, Cullerlie.
Hallworthy market’s sale of store cattle on 28th October saw some really fleshy heifers around with power. Top spot going to G Williams and Son of St Kew with their best a single Simmental x to £1295 and a second pair with tremendous fleshing to £1200.
C&D Auction Marts sale on Thursday 28th October 2021 at Dumfries saw a larger show of cast cows forward to an increased ring of buyers with more quality on offer and all classes in demand. The sale topped at £1,220 for Simmentals from J Higgs Farm, Arkleton, Langholm.
At Oswestry Market on 27th October, the top prices included the £985 (259p/kg) paid for two Simmental steers aged 11-13 months, sold by Partneriaeth Llymystyn, Foel.
Thirsk Market had 219 cattle forward on 26th October with all classes selling well. Steers topped at £1225 for Simmental X from Colton House Farm, Lower Dunsforth.
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 528 Store Cattle at their fortnightly sale at Lanark on 26th October. Heifers peaked at £1275 for a 610kg Simmental from Parklea,
At Quoybrae on 25th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts sale of Weaned calves, and Store cattle, saw weaned calf heifers averaged 232.1p and to £950 gross for a 417kg Simmental cross from Roadside, Reiss, Wick.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts Friday 22nd October 2021.sold 1,800 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves at Thainstone. Heifers (360) averaged 230.5p and sold to 281.6p per kg for a pair of 412kg Simmental crosses from Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie.
At Frome store cattle sale on 22nd October the young continentals were full of top quality suckled calves. Sid Brown, supporting the sale from the Isle of Wight, led the section when presenting some of his top Simmental Steers which saw 7-8mo at £850, & 6mo at £765.
United Auctions on Thursday 21 October, sold 360 store and OTM cattle at Huntly. OTMs sold to 146.5p per kg or £1160 for SimX from Newtonbrae, Newmill.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 21st October sold 268 Cows and Bulls at Thainstone averaged £1,067.50 (+£90.59)and sold to £1,290 for a 1,215kg Simmental from South Auquhorthies, Oldmeldrum
Dingwall and Highland Mart Ltd., on October 20th, sold 534 weaned and store calves and 1 breeding bull. Bullocks (296) averaged 235.7p (up 5.2p on the year) and sold to £1,400 gross for a 660kg Simmental cross from Ballone, Abriachan Heifers (223) averaged 225.1p (up 3.8p on the year) sold to 355.7p per kg for a 253 Simmental cross from Morvich Farm, Rogart.
At Malton Livestock Market on 19th October, OTM bulls were led by a 945kg Sim X from L Holtby, Ruswarp at 122.50ppk (£1157.63).
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., held a sale of prime cattle on October 19th. Prime bullocks averaged 231.3p and sold to 236.0p per kg for a 595kg Simmental cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall
In a sale of UTM & OTM Prime cattle at Sedgemoor on 18th October, heifers sold to £1,693.44 for a grand 756kg black and white OTM Simmental from EJ Collins & Son, Chard.
At Portree on 18th October, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., bullocks sold to 261.9p per kg for a pair of 210kg Simmental crosses from 17/18 Borve, Skeabost,
On Saturday 16th October, Selby Market held a store cattle sale. Heifers were topped by a Sim at £1450 from M Brears & Sons.
Back to Thainstone on 15th October and Aberdeen & Northern Marts had a total of 181 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks Sold to a top of 273.2p per kg for 280kg Simmentals from Millburn Farms.
At the sale of store cattle at Exeter on 15th October, store heifers saw a pen of four cracking Simmentals (19m) from Dave Pollard head that section at £1235 a head.
At Fort William on October 14th, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., sold 258 store cattle, 14 adult head of breeding cattle and 32 OTM cattle. Heifers (101) averaged 222.1p per kg and sold to 305.9p for a 255 Simmental cross from Sandamhor farming, Isle of Eigg. Breeding Cattle sold to £900 gross for a Simmental cross heifer in calf from Mucomir Farm.
At Thainstone on 14th October, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of Prime Cattle saw heifers average 218.2p and sold to £1,543.95 gross for a 705kg Simmental from Nether Tillygarmond, Finzean.
At Lodge & Thomas’s sale of store cattle on 13th October at Truro, the dearest through the ring at £1425, in from Porkellis, Helston was Mrs B Baxter’s tremendous single Simmental x steer, bought by Mr R H Eddy of Tehidy, Camborne.
In a sale of prime cattle at Melton Mowbray on 12th October, OTM heifers were topped at 216.5ppk for Simmentals from R&S Anderson, with others at 209.5ppk, and 205.5ppk.
On 11th October at Rugby Farmers Market the trade for cows was led by a 822kg Simmental at 221ppk from Lee & Son.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts, on 11th October at Quoybrae, sold 492 weaned calves, 93 store and 56 breeding cattle. Breeding cattle sold to £2,300 for an Simmental Cross Cow with Charolais Cross Bull Calf at foot from Keiss Mains, Keiss.
United Auctions on Monday 11 October 2021 sold 1770 suckled calves at Stirling. Heifers averaged 247.0p and to £1220 for a 516kg SimX from Shanry.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts, on Friday 8th October at Thainstone, sold 1,418 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Heifers (285) averaged 232.3p and sold to 289.9p per kg for a 376kg Simmental cross from Bunchrew Home Farm, Inverness Bulls sold to 210.5p per kg for a 380kg Simmental cross from Grassmiston Farm, Crail and £1,200 gross for a 616kg Simmental cross from Auchencrieve Farm, Methlick.i
• Ranfurly heifers top at 5400gns & 4900gns • Omorga heifers at 4700gns & 4400gns • Cladymore heifer at 4600gns • Ten-month-old ‘Miss Crumble’ tops Commercials at 2700gns
Female champion at 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular was Ranfurly Weikel 40th L10 sold for a top price of 5,400gns by WD and JD Hazelton, Dungannon.
There was standing room only at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart for the 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular Sale held on Friday 22nd October.
Celebrating 50 years of the NI Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club, the event attracted strong interest from pedigree and commercial buyers from throughout the Province and further afield.
The pre-sale show was judged by British Simmental Cattle Society President Stewart Stronach from the noted Islavale Herd based at Maisley, Keith, Banffshire. “It was a strong show, and the standard of cattle was high in all classes.”
Hitting the headlines in both the show and sale rings was the Female Champion Ranfurly Weikel 40th L10 from David and Jonny Hazelton’s herd at Dungannon. Born in April 2020, she was sired by the Cleenagh Flasher son Samark Superman, and is bred from the Raceview King daughter Ranfurly Weikel 23rd VG86. This one topped the sale, coming under the hammer of auctioneer Trevor Wylie at 5,400gns, and selling to new breeder Patrick Fitzsimmons from Strangford, County Down.
“The female champion is a very sweet heifer. Full of breed character, and will be a great asset to anyone’s herd,” said Stewart Stronach.
Reserve female champion Ranfurly Weikel 39th sold for 4,900gns at the 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular, held at Dungannon.
Five heifers from the Ranfurly prefix sold to average £3,717 per head.
The third placed Cladymore Lovely ET sold at 4,600gns for Messrs Reaney at the 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular.
The third placed Cladymore Lovely ET sold at 4,600gns for the Reaney family from Mowhan, County Armagh. Sired by the 2014 and 2015 Balmoral Show champion Dermotstown Delboy, this April 2020 heifer was bred from the Borness Troy daughter Cladymore Annabell. She joins the Drumsamney Herd owned by Roger and Jonathan Henderson, Desertmartin, County Londonderry.
Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea, sold the third placed Drumagarner Lee for 3,600gns. Born in January 2020, she was sired by Team Celtic, and bred from the Rabawn Flame daughter Drumagarner Indigo. Buyer was pedigree herd owner Chris Traynor, Kilmore Herd, Armagh.
NI Simmental Club vice-chairman Andrew Clarke sold the first prize winning Breaghey Class K393 for 2,900gns. This thirteen-month-old heifer was sired by Omorga Volvo, and bred from Breaghey Class I286 – reserve champion at the club’s 2018 Heifer Derby. Highest bidder was Francis Lively from Rathfriland, County Down.
A cow and calf consigned by Gareth Wilson, Enniskillen, sold for 3,900gns. The January 2013 Ashland Ella Beauty EX90 was sired by Kilbride Farm Ahoghill, and bred from the Raceview Nigel daughter Ashland Beauty 2nd. She was accompanied by her sixth calf, the seven-month-old Curaheen Gunshot daughter, Hillhead Farm Miss Beauty P. P’d in-calf and due February 2022 to Curaheen Gunshot, this outfit was snapped up by Dermot Ronney from Newry, County Down.
A draft entry of heifers from Harry and John Moore’s Omorga prefix topped at 4,700gns, and saw six heifers change hands to average £3,517 each.
The eleven-month-old Omorga Lorelle topped the Omorga draft at 4,700gns
Leading the Moore family’s offering was the eleven-month-old Omorga Lorelle. This Curaheen Drifter daughter, is out of the home-bred Dermotstown Delboy dam, Omorga Joy – maternal sister to Omorga Volvo. She joins Robin Boyd’s Slievenagh Herd at Portglenone.
Omorga Lois sold at 4,400gns for Harry and John Moore.
A draft entry of heifers from Noel and Mae Kilpatrick’s Ballymoney Herd, Banbridge, topped at 2,700gns, with five selling to average £2,289 each.
The March 2019 Ballymoney Kirstie sold for 2,700gns to Ian Magill from Millisle, County Down. Sired by Curaheen Earp, she was bred from the Celtic Rock daughter Ballylane Heather ET.
Bull trade topped at 2,800gns, paid to Garvagh veterinary surgeon Nevin Smith for the first prize winning Edenbann Lionheart. This July 2020 entry was sired by the homebred Edenbann Emperor TSI+68 SRI+74, a son of the 20,000gns Auchorachan Wizard, and bred from Edenbann Amanda by Glebefarm Rocky. Buyer was Martin Smyth from Castlerock, County Londonderry.
The male champion Breaghey Lord Enniskillen sold at 2,600gns for Andrew Clarke. Born in June 2020, he was sired by the home-bred Breaghey Jeronimo, and is out of the Dermotstown Delboy daughter Breaghey Vida 1. He sold to Samuel Barbour from Annalong, County Down.
The ten-month-old cross-bred Simmental heifer ‘Miss Crumble’ sold for £2,750 at the Simmental Spectacular held at Dungannon.
A strong trade in the commercial section of the sale was topped at £2,750 by a ten-month-old heifer.
Consigned by Alan Burleigh from County Fermanagh, the much-admired cross-bred heifer known as ‘Miss Crumble’ sold to Michael McNally from Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Six-month-old commercial heifers realised £1,460 for Gareth Bryson, Cookstown; and £1,450 for Andrew Clarke, Tynan, who also sold a February-born heifer (8mths) for £1,650.
Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea, realised £1,650 for a November 2020 heifer (11mths); while Ryan Gilmour sold a July 2020 born heifer(15mths) for £1,680.
The McCloskey family from Kilrea, Eamon, Ciara, Shannon and Patrick, sold the third placed Drumagarner Lee for 3,600gns at the 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular, held at Dungannon.
Results from the judging ring:
Class 1, bull born between 15/02/20 and 16/04/20 – 1, and reserve male champion, David Gilmore, Inishargy Lambada 20 PP ET by Coose Gambler; 2, Cecil Chartres and David Farrell, Lakeside Lucky by Lakeside Jonny; 3, Alan Wilson, Bannhill Farm Lucifer by Saltire Impressive.
Male champion Breaghey Lord Enniskillen realised 2,600gns for Andrew Clarke, Tynan.
Class 2, bull born between 16/05/20 and 07/06/20 – 1, and male champion, Breaghey Lord Enniskillen by Breaghey Jeronimo; 2, Nevin Smith, Edenbann Lancelot ET by Woodhall Ferrari; 3, Sean Burns, Longbeach Levi by Clonagh Tiger Gallant.
Class 3, bull born between 12/07/20 and 20/09/20 – 1, Nevin Smith, Edenbann Lionheart by Edenbann Emperor; 2, William and George Nelson, Drumacritten Levi by Saltire Impressive.
Class 4, heifer born between 25/10/19 and 20/03/20 – 1, and reserve female champion, WD and JD Hazelton, Ranfurly Weikel 39th by Curaheen Bandit; 2, Brian, Linda and Craig Cowan, Owenskerry Kenya by Curaheen Dickens; 3, Eamon McCloskey, Drumagarner Lee by Team Celtic.
Class 5, heifer born between 01/04/20 and 11/05/20 – 1, and female champion, Ranfurly Weikel 40th L10 by Samark Superman; 2, AW Reaney and Sons, Cladymore Lady ET by Kilbride Farm Dragoon; 3, AW Reaney and Sons, Cladymore Lovely ET by Dermotstown Delboy.
Class 6, heifer born between 15/05/20 and 16/07/20 – 1, Nevin Smith, Edenbann Lynette ET by Islavale Frontier; 2, Joe and Alan Wilson, Ballinalare Farm Lizabel by Denizes Fantastic; 3, Joe and Alan Wilson, Ballinalare Farm Ladybird by Denizes Fantastic.
First prize heifer Breaghey Class K393 came under the hammer at 2,900gns for Andrew Clarke.
Class 7, heifer born between 06/09/20 and 04/01/20 – 1, Andrew Clarke, Breaghey Class K393 by Omorga Volvo; 2, WD and JD Hazelton, Ranfurly Weikel 40 L13 by Omorga Murray; 3, WD and JD Hazelton, Ranfurly Kleeb 45th L20 by Team Celtic.
The fourth placed Scribby Farms Leonardo ET sold at 2,500gns for Keith and Andrea Nelson, Rosslea. Dungannon auctioneer Trevor Wylie in the rostrum during the 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular. British Simmental Cattle Society president Stewart Stronach judged the NI Club’s 50th Anniversary show and sale, held at Dungannon.
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