• Backmuir Lewis sells to 7800gns • Nine Simmental bulls average £5471 • Islavale & Backmuir bulls place Champion & Reserve
Islavale Loki
Islavale Loki, from Mr WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Keith made 8000gns to lead the Society’s Aberdeen Sale held within the Royal Northern Agricultural Society’s Spring Show & Sale at Thainstone today, Wednesday 2nd March.
March 2020 born, Islavale Loki is by Corskie Highlander 16 EX 92, and out of Islavale Fashion EX92, a Curaheen Bandit Daughter. Earlier he had been placed as Champion Simmental in the pre-sale show judged by the well-known Liam Muir, Stenness, Orkney. Purchasing the day’s top price Simmental was commercial producer R&E Chapman, West Cockmuir, Strichen Fraserburgh.
Backmuir Lewis
Placing as the Reserve Champion was Backmuir Lewis who went on to make the second top price of 7800gns for breeders Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire. Buying this bull was W&V Leith, North Crannoch, Crossroads, Keith. March 2020 born, Backmuir Lewis is by Islavale Imperial 17, and is out of the Team Celtic daughter Wolfstar Islay.
Other leading prices saw Corskie sell to 6500gns, and Pitmudie sell to 6000gns. In all, nine of the thirteen Simmental bulls forward sold and to average £5471.
30,000gns is the second top price for a Simmental bull sold at auction in the UK
Sale average sets a new breed record of £6835, up by £353
89 bulls sell, up by 25 on the year, and with a clearance rate of 86%
Eight bulls made over 10,000gns, with 25 in all making 7000gns or more.
Orkney buyers purchase ten bulls
Brandane leads the females at 6000gns
Denizes Lancelot 30,000gns
The May 2020 born Denizes Lancelot from Lancashire breeders MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, sold for 30,000gns to lead an electric Simmental bull trade at United Auction’s Stirling Agricultural Centre on Monday 21st February.
Under the gavel of auctioneer Raymond Kennedy, some fierce bidding saw the bull race to 30,000gns before being knocked down to Richard McCulloch for his noted 160 cow Overhill House Simmental herd at Armadale, West Lothian. Commenting on Denizes Lancelot after the sale Richard McCulloch said: “Very much a modern Simmental he’s a tight, clean bull with a great top and plates, and with the pedigree and figures to match. Just full of style with a beautiful head, and the red colour I was looking for, I think he’s an all-round breeders bull and he continually caught my eye as I went through the bulls in the lines.” Speaking of the 30,000gns price, the second highest paid for a Simmental at auction in the UK, Mr McCulloch went on to say: “There was a lot of competition for the bull and as a breeder I think this is the level of investment that you have to pay to secure an all-round breeders bull of this quality.” Later in the sale Richard McCulloch also purchased the September 2020 born Corskie Lambe for 5550gns from Mr WJ & J Green.
Prolific sellers at the Stirling Simmental Sales, the Barlow’s 30,000gns sale of Denizes Lancelot smashed the 70-cow herd’s previous top price at sale of 17,000gns. Commenting after the sale a ‘buzzing’ John Barlow said: “It’s been a great sale for the Simmental breed and we’re delighted to sell this bull to a top breeder and very much hope that he goes on to do well at Overhill House. As a herd our primary aim is to produce first quality Simmental bulls for the commercial producer. In type we’re trying to breed bulls with no extremes that are long, clean through the front with no middle, have a good top line and plates, and with good locomotion. Within that aim to sell bulls to breeders is a real bonus on top.”
Denizes Lancelot, who stood second in his class, is one of the first bulls offered at Stirling by the homebred sire Denizes Impeccable 17. He is out of Denizes Hannadante 9th, at 13 years old one of the oldest cows in the herd who has previously bred bulls to 15,000gns and who is back in calf to Denizes Hamish. On the day the Denizes herd sold four bulls to 30,000gns; 10,000gns (Intermediate Champion); 9500gns; and 4000gns respectively.
With a bit of fizz and pop in the trade, as commercial buyers competed with pedigree breeders, the sale saw 89 bulls sell in all, up by 25 on the year and to a new Simmental breed record sale average of £6835, which was up by £353 on the previous year. The strong demand saw an 86% clearance rate of the 103 bulls forward. Trends in the sale saw ten bulls in all sell to Orkney buyers, and with seven bulls heading to England and Wales. Speaking after the sale, the British Simmental President Stewart Stronach said: “There was a tremendous atmosphere in and around the Simmental sale and that’s underpinned the day and realised a record breed average with a tremendous clearance rate. We’re seeing consistently strong sales for the breed and I think commercial producers are really looking for the double-barrelled advantages of the Simmentals. The modern Simmental maintains it renowned maternal qualities and crossing ability with any breed. If you add into that the tremendous growth rates in progeny, and number one age at slaughter capabilities I think there’s real recognition of Simmentals efficiency and profitability in the industry.
Ranfurly Limelight 16,000gns
Northern Irish bulls were to the fore throughout the sale, and the second top price of the day was the 16,000gns Ranfurly Limelight from the 20-cow herd of WD and J Hazelton, Cohannon House, Dungannon. This much-admired July 2020 bull is an Auchorachan ACDC son out of the noted cow Raceview Goldie Dreamer who was yearling Champion at Roscommon in 2016 before being purchased for 9000 Euros, and then NI Female of the Year in 2017. In the pre-sale show, Ranfurly Limelight had been placed as Reserve Intermediate Champion by the judge Andrew Clarke of the noted Breaghey herd, Tynan, Co Armagh. Purchasing the second top price. Purchasing this bull was E&M Fairhurst, Bankend Farm, Austwick, By Lancaster, for their newly establishing Fairhurst pedigree herd. Commenting Mr Fairhurst said: “This bull just had a bit of everything for me. I like the breeding on both sides of the pedigree and the bull in himself has a lot of style and presence and is very correct.” For the Ranfurly herd, the 16,000gns marked their top price at sale for a pedigree bull to date and eclipsing their previous mark of 15,000gns.
Wolfstar Loose Cannon 13,000gns
Having a track record of the top two prices at this corresponding fixture in 2020 the Wolfstar herd of Mr A King, Wolfstar, Ormiston, East Lothian, again produced another impressive double when selling bulls to 13,000gn and 12,500gns. Leading the way at 13,000gns was the April 2020 born Wolfstar Loose Cannon who had stood second in the third class of the day. By Team Celtic 11 and out of Wolfstar Ellie, this bull is a full brother to the 18,000gns Wolfstar Jackaroo the Champion and top price at the aforementioned 2020 Stirling Sale. This bull was purchased by JC MacIver for his Coltfield pedigree herd at Wester Coldfield, Forres, Moray. Coming to the sale, Mr McIver had seen the Wolfstar bull on Facebook and had also looked at his pedigree and performance figures. “We were looking for a bull that was long, clean, and with good conformation. The breeding of the bull was important and we know previous Wolfstar bulls have gone on to breed well. We have just over 20 pedigree cows at present and are looking to increase that to around forty. The aim is to use him from May and we think he’s a bull that will complement our females.”
Wolfstar Las Vegas 12,500gns
From the same class, and selling one lot before, was Wolfstar Las Vegas who made 12,500gns when selling to commercial producer JH Logan & Co, Dalfask Farm, Girvan, Ayrshire. A well-fleshed dark red bull, Las Vegas is by Islavale Guy and is out of the Team Celtic daughter Wolfstar Gladrags. Running some 250 cows the Logans selected the Wolfstar bull for his length and shape and with the Islavale and Team Celtic breeding on either side of his breeding.
Islavale London 12,000gns
The prolific Islavale herd of WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith had another strong day’s trading with their team of seven bulls grossing £56,100 and to average a mighty £8014. Having won the Supreme Championship some eight times in previous pre-sale shows, Islavale pulled off a herd ‘first’ when on this occasion they won both the Senior Championship and Reserve Senior and with both being by Corskie Highlander who is classified EX92. Lifting the Senior title and taking the herds to price on the day of 12,000gns was the March 2020 born Islavale London. This big upstanding bull, with a Maternal (Milk) figure of +8 is out of the growthy cow Islavale Benita VG 88. Buying the Senior Champion was Reece & Andrew Simmers for their 50-cow Backmuir pedigree herd at Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire. In addition to the pedigree Simmentals, the Simmers run a large-scale cattle enterprise featuring some 600 cows in all and heavily influenced by Simmental genetics.
Islavale Leonardo 9000gns
The Reserve Senior Champion, who stood second in his class to the section Champion was Islavale Leonardo. Again March 2020 born this bull is out of Islavale Mistress who is classified VG 89. Purchasing this bull at 9000gns was the commercial producer C&G Thomson, Wester Tulloch, Midmar, Aberdeenshire. Mr Thomson had not seen the bull before Stirling but was impressed with him at first sight describing him as a long, clean bull and ‘just perfect’ for their commercial cows. Previously Mr Thomson has purchased Islavale Kacy from the Stronachs for 11,500gns at an October Stirling Sale.
Islavale Lockdown 10,000gns
Continuing the run of prices from the Islavale herd, the May 2020 born Islavale Lockdown sold for the five-figure price of 10,000gns. This calf is by the herd sire Shacon Hannibal and is out of 16 (ET) EX 94 and is out of Islavale Teresa. Shacon Hannibal is also the sire of the 8000gns Islavale Lullaby who was the Champion Female at the Society’s successful Next Generation Sale in Carlisle in December 2021. Purchasing this calf was AJ Bulmer for his quickly establishing Habton pedigree herd at Coultas Farm, Great Habton, Malton, North Yorks. In what was only his second trip to Stirling, Mr Bulmer was ‘thrilled’ with his purchase and very impressed with his purchase describing him as ‘really stylish, solid straight through, with plenty of width and backend’. The aim from here is to use the bull from May and across both pedigree and commercial cows.
Ballinalare Farm Legacy 10,000gns
First in class four was Ballinalare Farm Legacy from Mr J & Mr A Wilson, Dorans Hill, Newry, Northern Ireland. May 2020 born, this calf is by Kilbride Farm Bantry and is out of the Auchorachan Wizard daughter Ballinalare Farm Evita who is a full sister to the noted AI sire Ballinalare Farm Galaxy. Buying this bull at 10,000gns was R&N Barclay, Harestone, Insch, Aberdeenshire. Commenting, Mr Barclay said: “We had seen a video of this bull on Facebook and had been very impressed by the class of the bull and the power behind him and which was confirmed when we saw him. Ballinalare Farm Legacy will join the herd as a junior stock bull and will begin working in the middle of May.” The Barclays run a noted herd of some 280 cross cows.
Denizes Logic 10,000gns
By the same sire as the day’s top price, the Intermediate Champion Denizes Logic from the Barlows sold for 10,000gns. Combining breeding and performance, this July 2020 born bull is by Denizes Impeccable and is out of Raceview Fenella Beauty who is from the highly noted Matilda cow family. Featuring good calving figures, this bull was bought by Strathisla Farms, Strathisla, Moolies, Meigle, Blairgowrie and which runs the pedigree Strathisla herd of 60 cows along with 150 suckler cows. Commenting, Adrian Ivory said: “I liked this bulls length and soft fleshing, and he’s from a female line that’s bred consistently well and through many generations. I look for a combination of colour, figures, breeding, locomotion and looks, and this bull ticks a lot of those boxes.”
Denizes Lord 9500gns
Continuing their run of prices, the June 2020 born Denizes Lord made 9500gns and was another bull to go to Orkney when selling to JI & WN Stout, Whitehall, Stronsay. This calf, is by the increasingly prolific Denizes Hamish whose first ten calves sold, prior to the sale, have averaged 5500gns. Combining shape, pedigree, and figures, Denizes Lord is in the breed’s top 5% for calving ease. Lord is out of the Ashland Tornado daughter Denizes Melody 11th.
Kilbride Farm Lucky Strike 9000gns
A strong team of five bulls forward from WH Robson & Sons, Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Ballyclare, saw a top price of 9000gns and with the five in all grossing £35,904 to average £7181. Leading the way was the August 2020 born homozygous polled bull Kilbride Farm Lucky Strike PP. This calf by Kilbride Farm Gruffalo (P), placed first in his class in the 2021 Virtual Simmental Show. His dam Kilbride Farm Iris 22JP is noted as breeding well in the herd and with his Grand dam Kilbride Farm Iris 17F having been voted third best Simmental cow in Europe in 2020. This bull sold north to Caithness and to the Ackergill pedigree herd of W&J Coghill, Ackergill Mains, Wick. Commenting Mr Coghill said: “We are delighted to get the bull. We had seen him online prior to the sale and were very interested in him as he is homozygous polled and this is a route we want to go down with the herd.” The Robsons sold further bulls at 8500gns; 6200gns; 6000gns; and 5500gns respectively.
Ballymoney Leonard 7,800gns
The pre-sale Supreme Champion came in the shape of the winner of Class 10, and also the Junior Champion, Ballymoney Leonard from Mrs MH Kilpatrick, Banbridge, Northern Ireland. September 2020 born, this bull is by Saltire Impressive 17 and is out of Ballymoney Orla from the noted Ballinalare Farm Beauty line. Ballymoney Leonard sold for 7800gns to the noted commercial producer JM McIntosh, Genoch Mains, Dunragit, Stranraer.
Brandane Laura 6000gns
In the small show of females, the Overall Champion came in the shape of the very stylish April 2020 born heifer Brandane Laura from Mr J McMillan, Wagon Lodge, East Church, St Kenninghall. Full of breeding this heifer is by Atlow Dixon and is out of Sterling Bacardi’s Funky and described as one of the best female lines from the noted Sterling herd dispersal sale in 2017. Buying the female Champion at 6000gns was PA&SM Cade for their Cade pedigree herd at Paddock Farm, Buckden, East Anglia.
AVERAGES:
89 Bulls (+25) £6835 (+£353)
13 Females £2423
OTHER LEADING PRICES:
8500gns Lot 467 Corskie Leopold, sold to A H Smith
8500gns Lot 499 Kilbride Farm Lord of the Ring, sold to Lour Farms
8500gns Lot 507 Auchorachan Longshot, sold to W Dunlop & Son
8500gns Lot 510 Braidwood Luke, sold to Garvald Mains Farm
8200gns Lot 490 Pitmudie Lancelot, sold to G A & H M Francis
8000gns Lot 504 Corrick Logic, sold to C & M Bruce
8000gns Lot 531 Broombrae Loon, sold to M M & A Campbell
7800gns Lot 535 Ballymoney Leonard, sold to Genoch Mains Farms
7500gns Lot 449 Popes Lucifer, sold to C & G Thomson
7500gns Lot 454 Rockytop Lacoste, sold to H MacDonald
7500gns Lot 479 Lagavaich Lewie, sold to A & B Kerr
MILKY LONG-LASTING, PRODUCTIVE FEMALES THAT CROSS WITH ALL BREEDS. ‘GO TO’ MATERNAL QUALITIES COMBINED WITH BEING THE NUMBER ONE CONTINENTAL BREED FOR AGE AT SLAUGHTER, HIGH GROWTH RATES AND TOP CARCASE TRAITS. SIMMENTAL GENETICS ARE ADDING UP TO EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY FOR COMMERCIAL BEEF PRODUCERS
11-12 month old Simmental steers from the Bailey family at Brackley, Northants
Kicking off we start at Thame Farmers Auction Mart on 18th February, where quality 11-12 month old Simmental steers from the Bailey family at Brackley, Northants sold to a cracking £1185.
At Thainstone on 17th February, Aberdeen & Northern Marts had 81 Store Cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Heifers sold to a top of £1,510 gross and 282.7p per kg for a pair of 534kg Simmental from W R Baillie & Co, Biggings, Toab.
At Rugby Farmers Mart on 17th February the trade for cows was led at £1708 for a 746kg Simm from WR Keeves & Son. C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 16th February 2022. The per kilo prices were led by Simm bullocks from Cormaddie at 180p.
On 16th February at Frome’s sale of prime cattle Simmentals featured in the top prices. In the UTM steers, another outstanding run from Waddon Farm Ltd saw Simmentals to £1473 and £1415 or 219.50p/kg and 216.50p/kg. In the bulls, a run of UTM Simmentals from the Tucker family of Devizes topped at 188.50p/kg or £1302. In the sale of cull cows, a run of hardy Simmentals from Tuckmarsh Farm really stole the show selling to £1304, £1122 and £1091.
At Market Drayton’s store cattle sale on 16th February, younger cattle continued to sell well and saw a 554kg Simmental from Mr David Bradshaw sell at £1,235.00 to feature in the top prices.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., small sale of prime cattle on 15th February at Dingwall, prime heifers averaged 234.5p and sold to £1,478.40 gross for a 640kg Simmental cross from Lyne of Urchany Farm, Nairn selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall. At Thirsk’s store cattle sale on 15th February, a fantastic show of top quality were very much in demand as prices continued to rise, resulting in a top price of £1545 for Simmental X steers from BW & AM Mook, Flaxton.
In a sale of young calves and stirks at Lawrie & Symington’s Lanark Market on 14th February, the trade for all types was dearer on the fortnight. Stirks topped at £580 for a Simmental bullock from The Murrays.
Andrew and George Palk of Paignton saw their usual well bred and fed Simmental cattle sell to £1294 (564kg x 230ppk) for a steer and £1336 (590kg x 227ppk) for their heifer, to feature in the top prices at Exeter’s sale of prime cattle on 14th February. At Gisburn’s sale of store and breeding cattle on 12th February, a run of 10 Simmental bulls from Stephen Duckworth topped at £920 for a smart pen of flashy bulls. In calf cattle were also well bid for with a Simmental cow from George Simpson selling to a high of £1040.
At Aberdeen & Northern Marts sale of Store Cattle, and Adult Breeding Cattle on 11th February, In- Calf Heifers sold to £1,780 for Simmental crosses from Backmuir, Keith.
At Exeter’s sale of 343 store cattle on 11th February, an excellent quality line up of store cattle sold to an even stronger strong trade with all types in demand. Best of the store steers topped at £1485 for a grand Simmental (21m) from Jess White of Sandford with other smart Simmental bred bullocks born around the same to £1390 for Andrew and George Palk of Paignton and younger (17m) ones off the same farm reaching £1280.
At Newton Stewart on 11th February, Craig Wilson Ltd’s store cattle sale saw 67 heifers average 233.5p, peaking at 289p for a pen of Simmental Crosses from J & A McCornick, Drumjargon, Whauphill. 57 Dairy Bred Steers Averaged 227.9p peaking at £1095 for 14 Fleckvieh Cross from R & S Archibald, Glaick, Leswalt and to 236p again for Fleckvieh Cross from Glaick.
At NWA’s sale of store cattle at Lancaster on 11th February, Simms were to the fore at the top end of prices with the consignment from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet selling to £1450 for a Simmental bullock.
In the sale of prime cattle at Stirling Caledonian Mart on 10th February, Prime Bullocks sold to a top gross of £1767 for a 930kg Simmental from J Brown, Greencraig, Falkirk.
At the top end of the store cattle sale at Shrewsbury on 10th February, 655kg Simms made £1380 for J E Griffiths & Co In a sale of OTM cattle on 10th February from Caithness, Ross-shire, and Highlands consignors at Thainstone, cast bulls sold to £1,870 and 154p per kg for a 1210kg Sim Bull from W Barnetson & Sons, Lynegar, Watten. In a sale of prime cattle on the same day, the heifer trade per head was led at £1,713.90, by a Sim from Darley.
At Dingwall on 9th February, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, sold 831 store cattle, 99 adult head of breeding cattle and 129 OTM cattle. Bullocks (528) averaged 242.9p and sold to £1,340 gross for a 640kg Simmental from 17 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew. Heifers (288) averaged 232.7p and sold to £1,380 gross for a 650kg Simmental cross from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge. In calf cows (87) sold to £1,640 gross twice for Simmental cross cows from the dispersal of the Easter Urray Farm, Muir of Ord herd.
At Frome’s sale of prime cattle on 9th February, the UTM steers saw a belting run of Simmentals from Waddon Farm Ltd sold to 217.50p/kg and 213.50p/kg or £1449 and £1437.
At Thainstone on 9th February, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 112 Head of Adult Breeding Cattle. Cows with Bull Calf sold to £2,100 for a Simmental cross with Simmental cross from Newbigging, Tornaveen. Cows with Heifer Calf sold to £1,900 (twice) for Simmental crosses with Aberdeen Angus’ from Abergeldie Castle, Crathie. Breeding Bulls sold to £2,900 for a Simmental from Newbigging.
In a sale of OTM cattle at Holmfirth on 8th February, cows sold to 146p/kg (£1043.90) for a 71 month Simmental from F Helliwell, sold to Hartshead Meats 2011 Ltd.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 292 Store & Breeding Cattle on 7th February at Quoybrae, Caithness. Breeding cattle sold to £1,900 for a Simmental cross in calf cow from Hilliclay Mains, Thurso.
At Lawrie and Symington’s Lanark Market on 7th February the trade for beef cows was led by a Simmental from Newsteading at 182ppkg, and to £1575.
On the 7th February, the trade for cows at Rugby Farmers Mart was led by a 790kg Simmental at £1438 from J Windridge & Son. C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly store cattle sale in Dumfries on Monday 7th February 2022. A group attendance of active buyers were present with trade surpassing sellers expectations. Heifers per head were led by a Simm at £1200 from High Auchneel.
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.
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