BOSAHAN NANSLOE 22 WINS SIMMENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND INTERBREED RESERVE CONTINENTAL AT 2024 DEVON COUNTY SHOW

BOSAHAN NANSLOE 22 WINS SIMMENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND INTERBREED RESERVE CONTINENTAL AT 2024 DEVON COUNTY SHOW

  • Tregnether Proper Job wins Junior Interbreed
  •  Tregnether win Interbreed Team of Three
  •  Bosahan & Tregnether third in Interbreed Pairs

The Simmental breed was very much to the fore at the Devon County Show held on 16th-18th May and where they won the Reserve Individual Interbreed Continental, the Junior Interbreed Championship, the Interbreed Team of Three, and placed third in the Interbreed Pairs.

Bosahan Nansloe 22, Overall Supreme Simmental Champion, and Reserve Interbreed Continental Champion, 2024 Devon County Show.

It’s a big well done to John, Bridget and Daniel Olds, Bosahan Farm, Falmouth, Cornwall who won the Overall Simmental Championship, Male Championship, and the Interbreed Reserve Continental award, with their October 2022 born bull Bosahan Nansloe 22. Judging the Simmental classes was well-known Simmental breeder David Sapsed, High Heath Farm, Hitchin, Herts.

Bosahan Nansloe October 22 is by the herd sire Kinclaven Infusion (P), and is out of Bosahan Impish Miss Natalie VG 87, a Skerrington Armada daughter. Through the show Bosahan Nansloe 2, who carried strong calving ease figures, was sold to the Halstock Herd of AAM Farms Ltd, Daisy Farm, Yeovil, Somerset.

🎖 Picking up the Female Championship and the Overall Reserve Supreme was the two-year-old heifer Tregnether Nellie from Stephanie Hooper, Castle View, St Columb Major, Cornwall. Nellie is by the homebred sire Tregnether Jackpot 18 (TF), and is out of Liskerret Blossom 12th, a Chyanhal Cornishman 11 daughter. Later in the show Bosahan Nansloe 22 and Tregnether Nellie teamed up to place third in the Interbreed Pairs.

Tregnether Proper Job 23, Interbreed Junior Champion, and Reserve Male Simmental Champion, 2024 Devon County Show.

It was a super show for the Tregnether herd who also picked up the Interbreed Junior Championship with their March 2023 born Tregnether Proper Job who had previously placed Reserve Male Champion in the Simmental section. Tregnether Proper Job is also by Tregnether Jackpot 18 (TF), and is out of Treverbyn Inca, a Bosahan Dixon 12 daughter. Capping a great couple of days the Tregnether herd also won the Interbreed Team of Three with Tregnether Proper Job 23, Tregnether Polly (first prize in the Simmental 2023 heifer class) and Tregnether Pixie, with all three being sired by Tregnether Jackpot 18 (TF).

In what was a quality show for the Simmental breed, Mr & Mrs JM Grose & Son won the Simmental calf class with their August 2023 born bull Trewarnevas Poldark. This calf, +11 for Maternal (Milk) is by Killiworgie Kaylup 19, and is out of Bosahan Keira Emma Star, a Heathbrow Freddie Star 14 daughter.

Well done to all in what was a ‘proper job’ for the Simmental breed!

PART TWO OF THREE: SIMMENTALS TOPPING COMMERCIAL SALES AT 34 LIVESTOCK MARKETS AROUND THE UK!

PART TWO OF THREE: SIMMENTALS TOPPING COMMERCIAL SALES AT 34 LIVESTOCK MARKETS AROUND THE UK!

SALISBURY; RUGBY; THAINSTONE; FROME; EXETER; HALLWORTHY; THIRSK; BENTHAM; PRESTON; SEDGEMOOR; HOLMFIRTH; CARLISLE; LOCKERBIE; BALLYMENA; LANARK; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HUNTLY; LUDLOW; CROOKLANDS; ST BOSWELL; GISBURN; MELTON MOWBRAY; DUNGANNON; DINGWALL; TRURO; AYR; SHREWSBURY; DUMFRIES; QUOYBRAE; DARLINGTON; WHITLAND; MARKET DRAYTON; SKIPTON; AND MONMOUTHSHIRE

Hard-working Simmental sired cattle continuing to do the business in store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers. ‼️
See here the second of three parts covering Simmental sale toppers through April (12th to 18th):

On 18th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 81 Prime Cattle at Thainstone. 30 to 36 Month – Bullocks sold to 254p per kg and £1993.90 gross for a 785kg Simmental Cross from Mains of Corsegight, New Deer.

In a sale of store cattle at NWAs Jct 36 Crooklands Livestock Auction on 18th April, a keen ringside of local and travelled buyers ensured a strong trade was achieved. A pair of Simmental bullocks from LA&M Lambert, Lupton topped at £1760 with others from the same home to £1680.

Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of Store and Grazing Cattle at St Boswells on 18th April. Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Buchanan, South Common with a grazing Simmental.x Bullock at 350p per kg.

In a sale of rearing calves at Gisburn on 18th April, a ‘roaring trade’ for the 168 calves was led by a Simmental X Bull at £525 from J H Wood.

In a sale of cull cows at Melton Mowbray on 17th April, top grossing cow saw Andersons (South Wootton) selling Simmental x with weight to £1614.98.

At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 17th April, heifer prices reached a height of £2040 for a 775kg Sim (263.00) presented by G Black.

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd on 17th April, at Dingwall, sold 1,101 store cattle and 63 OTM cattle. Heifers (538) averaged 293.2p per kg and sold to 459.4p per kg for a pen of 468kg Simmentals from Blackford Farm, Croy and £2,350 gross for a 580kg Simmental also from Blackford Farm.

On 17th April at Truro Livestock Market, and a sale of store cattle, one year old heifers were topped by Simmental x to £1105 for Messrs A M & V R Pascoe of Helston.

In a sale of rearing calves and weanlings on 16th April at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, the trade peaked at £410 for a 6 week old Simmental bull from T E & P Eckersley who sold two others to £395 and heifers to £370.

In a sale of UTM finished cattle on 16th April at Salisbury Livestock Market, top return of £2147.92 went to a massive Simmental x steer from Jim and Joanna Bracey who also sold lighter steers of the same breed to 279.5p.

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 127 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale on 16th April at Ayr. A large show of 127 Calves and Stirks saw the top price being £550 for Simm heifer calves from Kaimhill Farming.

In a sale of barren cows at Shrewsbury on 16th April, trade topped at £1,410 for a 4yr old Simental cow from R & J Hill, Broomcroft Farm.

C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 15th April 2024. A strong trade prevailed with buyers activity seeking OTM’S of all classes, many more could be sold to advantage. Beef Cows sold to 248 p/kg for a Simm from Millhill and £1720. On the same day C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, and also Dumfries & Galloway Young Farmers rally show and sale. 80 Organic Status cattle sold readily with Simm bullocks selling to the top price of £1620, £1600, and £1580 from L Petrucci, Outer Blair.

At Hallworthy TB store cattle sale on 15th April, top spot went to the House Family of St Issey, their best a single framey Simmental Steer with plenty of depth and fleshing to £1850, next a trio of Simmentals again well fleshed and super rounds to £1830, next a super dunn coloured single at £1820. Their best heifers (Simmental), a single with again good depth and fleshing to £1650, their next trio topping out at £1495 and £1440.

At Frome’s sale of store cattle on 15th April, forward Simmental steers from the Hares Partnership topped at £1520.

At Quoybrae on 15th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 519 store cattle. Store Heifers (171) sold to £1,760 gross for a 703kg Simmental Cross from Kiess Mains, Keiss.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle store and breeding stock on 15th April 2024. Forward were 375 cattle. Store Cattle – in the bulls, a bumper show largely thanks to sixty down from Aberdeenshire and the prolific Stephen Allardyce, East Town, Tarland; the trade looked excellent and topped at £1610 for a lovely Simmental yearling from the Aberdonian.

At Frome’s sale of store cattle 0n 12th April, tremendous bidding from the large company of buyers ringside forced the trade to an outstanding £1780 for quality reared 25mo Simmental steers from Fred Butcher & family of Devizes. Their younger Simmental steers equally well presented and sold from £1600 to £1680 (23mo). Fred Butcher & family took top honours again with their Simmental heifers which sold from £1500 to £1525 (all 24mo). Other good Simmental bullers sold well to £1220 from Gary Hemmens of Heywood.

At Thainstone on 12th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,118 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bulls sold to 337.1p per kg for a 356kg Simmental Cross from Roadside farm, Skene.

At Exeter’s sale of 450 store cattle on 12th April, some tremendous steers forward topped at a £1830 given for a standout pair of Simmentals (20m) from Alan Brazier of Poltimore closely followed by a trio of equally smart Simmental bullocks (24m) from Aylesbeare’s Cyril Emmett which went on to make £1820 apiece.

PART ONE OF THREE: SIMMENTALS TOPPING COMMERCIAL SALES AT 34 LIVESTOCK MARKETS AROUND THE UK!

PART ONE OF THREE: SIMMENTALS TOPPING COMMERCIAL SALES AT 34 LIVESTOCK MARKETS AROUND THE UK!

SALISBURY; RUGBY; THAINSTONE; FROME; EXETER; HALLWORTHY; THIRSK; BENTHAM; PRESTON; SEDGEMOOR; HOLMFIRTH; CARLISLE; LOCKERBIE; BALLYMENA; LANARK; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HUNTLY; LUDLOW; CROOKLANDS; ST BOSWELL; GISBURN; MELTON MOWBRAY; DUNGANNON; DINGWALL; TRURO; AYR; SHREWSBURY; DUMFRIES; QUOYBRAE; DARLINGTON; WHITLAND; MARKET DRAYTON; SKIPTON; AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Hard-working Simmental sired cattle continuing to do the business in store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
See here the first of three parts covering Simmental sale toppers, and starting with April 1st – 11th:
At Hallworthy on 11th April, breeding cattle were led by a two-year-old Simmental Bull from the Grose Family of Manaccan sell to £2000, and away to work on a Dairy farm.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts at Thainstone on 11th April sold 151 cows and bulls. Beef Feeding Cows (77) averaged £1297.59 and sold to £1770 for a 726kg Simmental from Dundurcas Farm, Rothes.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 10th April, suckled cows and calves sold to £1660 for a Simm Cow with a Char Bull Calf at foot presented by a Dungannon Producer.
On 10th April United Auctions sold 1916 store cattle & young bulls at Stirling. Young Bulls (47) averaged 263.23p to 299.30p per kg for a 294kg SIMX from South Glen.
Frome’s sale of UTM heifers on 10th April was topped by Simmental x heifers from Padfield & Partners at 254p/kg.
Skipton’s store sale on 10th April saw the heifer section topped at £1700 by Simmentals from CA Foster.
At a sale at Monmouthshire Market on 10th April, an eight year old Simm cow & her BBX heifer calf (7m) from Halomark Ltd, Cwmbran sold for £1880.
At a sale of store cattle at Market Drayton on 10th April, yarding cattle ‘continue to sell like hot cakes’. Simmental from The Brighouse Family, Morley Green, topped the steers at £1580.
At Ayr on 9th April, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 95 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale. The offering of stirks forward sold to £890 for a Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs Mullin, Greenhead and with bullocks topping at £820 for a Simmental Cross off the same.
Decent numbers of prime and cull cattle at Exeter on 8th April, saw finished steers from Dan Tooze of Broadsands head the heavyweight steer section with a well fed 638kg Simmental reaching 268ppk and £1706. Prime heifers (all heavyweights) were topped at 260ppk for a Simmental from Douglas Horton and Family up from Kingsbridge which returned £1515.
In a sale of store cattle at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart on 9th April, top spot in the steer section went to J & A Heap & Son with Simx to £1,480.
In a sale of 320 store cattle at Ballymena on 9th April, bullocks sold to £1800 for a 640kg Simm from Barry Arthurs, Kircubbin.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 8th April 2024. Forward were 325. A nice show of young bulls saw the top six sell over £1500. Three super 10-month-old Simmentals from E Parsons, Newstead Farm vied for the top price when making £1580, and £1560 x 2.
At Huntly on 6th April, United Auctions sold 1639 cattle at their Show & Sale. OTMS sold to average 191.8p per kg selling to £1900 for SimX from Moyes Farm, Glassel.
In a sale of store cattle at Gisburn on 6th April, 83 feeding bulls through the ring saw a strong trade right through. Topping the trade at £1600 was Bev Lancaster & Family with a homebred Simental x.
On 4th April at Whitland Mart, and a sale of suckler cows, in calvers, and bulls, in-calf heifers & cows sold to £1,800×3 (Sim) from Colledge, Llanfallteg, also, £1,750 (Sim) & £1,700×4 (Sim), £1,550 (Sim), £1,520×3 (Sim).
At Hallworthy on 4th April and a sale of Stirks and Weaned Calves at the ‘Cornish Stirk Centre’, the re was a ‘phenomenal trade.’ A J Hart of St Austell sold two remarkable Simmental Steers which made £910 (only 5 months old!), with a single steer to £870 (5m).
In a sale of prime cattle on 3rd April at Frome, UTM heifers were led by a well finished R grade Simmental heifer at 257p/kg and £1949 from LJ Curry.
In a sale at Holsworthy on 3rd April, finished cattle were topped at 228p for a light weight 508kg Simmental heifer from Mr WM Bridgman, Jacobstow realising £1158.
At Ayr on 2nd April, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 102 Calves and Stirks. The top price calf was £640 for a Simmental Cross Heifer off Kaimhill Farming.
At H&H’s Borderway Primestock Sale at Carlisle on 1st April, Simmentals sold to £2594.48 for 887kgs from Messrs Dyet, East Merkland, Strathaven to feature in the top prices. The same home also sold 819kgs to £2305,49.
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of 619 Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 1st April 2024, along with the spring sale of organics. 187 Organic Cattle created plenty of interest, a good ringside of buyers actively sought cattle which comprised of mainly yearlings. Organic Heifers per head were topped by a Simm at £1510 from Marshill.
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SIMMENTAL HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT IN BIG DEMAND AT THAINSTONE AND TOP AT £4300

SIMMENTAL HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT IN BIG DEMAND AT THAINSTONE AND TOP AT £4300

Heifer with Bull Calf (101) sell to £4300 for a Simmental Cross with Limousin Cross calf from Towiemore, Keith.
77 Towiemore heifers average £3551, up by +£26 on the year

Typical entries to the sale from Towiemore

Cow with Bull Calf sell to £3000 for a Simmental with a Simmental Calf from Wellhouse Farm, Beauly.
At Thainstone yesterday, Wednesday 8th May, ANM Group Ltd sold 222 head of adult breeding cattle. Simmental females again dominated the catalogue and an increasing demand from new and existing customers, across Scotland, north and south, ensured a big trade and increased averages. A big number of Simmental females sold in excess of £4000 and over the £3500 mark.
A big shout out goes to all of the Simmental vendors, and including again the Smith family at Towiemore Livestock Towiemore Farm, Keith, Banffshire who sold 77 heifers with calves at foot, nearly all Simmental, to average an incredible £3551, up by +£26 on a strong trade last year! Across the sale “a great show of well-bred strong heifers with calves” averaged £3497 up £52 on the year.

Typical entries to the sale from Towiemore

Leading Simmental Prices
Heifer with Bull Calf: SimX – Towiemore £4150, £4000, £3950, £3700 Pitgersie £4100, £3700, Wester Bleaton £4050, £4000, £3950 (X2), £3900, £3850; Sim – Towiemore £4150, £4050 (X2), £4000 (X2), £3950, Wester Bleaton £3850, £3700, £3400, Well House Simmentals £3850, £3500, £3400 (X2), Pitgersie £3750;
Heifer with Heifer Calf: SimX – Pitgersie £4200, Towiemore £4050 (X3), £3950, £3800, £3750,Wester Bleaton £3950 (X2), £3900, £3750 (X2), £3700 (X2), Pitgersie £3400 (X2), £3350 (X3), The Bungalow £3200; Sim – Towiemore £4050, £3850, £3700, £3600, Wellhouse £4050, £4000, £3750, £3700 Wester Bleaton £3850, £3550, £3400 (X2)
Cow with Heifer Calf: Sim – Well House Simmentals £2450, £2400.
This latest sale followed on from the previous week at Thainstone where, in a further sale of adult breeding cattle, Simmental heifers with calves at foot sold to £3,950, with others at £3,850, three at £3,750, and many at £3500 and over.
Commercial producers continue to recognise the tremendous job Simmental females make of their calves. Making long lasting cows, they are full of milk, cross with any breed, produce easy fleshing quality calves that go on to weigh well, and are suited to all geographies and farms around the UK.
7,200GNS GRANGEWOOD NEW HOPE TOPS SOLID SIMMENTAL SALE AT CARLISLE

7,200GNS GRANGEWOOD NEW HOPE TOPS SOLID SIMMENTAL SALE AT CARLISLE

  • 19 bulls sell to a clearance rate of 73%, and average £4,603
  • 36 Simm X High Health heifers average £2021
  • 57 lots sell in Simmental section to gross £165,988
  • Bulls sell to Orkney, and down to Hampshire
  • Popes Picasso 23 lifts Overall Simmental Championship

 Grangewood New Hope 22 from Andrew & Yvonne Leedham, Rowan Farm, Pickering, North Yorkshire sold for 7,200gns to lead a solid Simmental Sale at H&H’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Saturday, 11th May.

Grangewood New Hope 7,200gns

August 2022 born, Grangewood New Hope is by the herd sire Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17 (ET), and is out of the Dinton Nautical daughter Grangewood Jackie.  Combining length and muscle with top figures, this bull was +10 for Maternal Milk, and with breed top 5% and 10% Terminal Production and Self Replacing Indexes.  Purchasing this bull, who had stood second in his class to the Reserve Overall Champion, was JC Innes & Sons who run the Strathbogie herd, along with a suckler herd of some 800 cows, at Dunscroft Farm, Huntly Aberdeenshire.

In a good day’s trading the Leedhams sold three bulls with a depth of pedigree and performance figures, all sired by Ranfurly Impeccable who was purchased for 8500gns at Stirling in 2018, to make 7,200gns; 5,000gns; and 4,000gns respectively.

Across the sale 19 bulls sold to average £4,603, with 36 Simm X High Health bulling heifers averaging £2021, and a small entry of pedigree heifers topping at 3,000gns.  57 lots sold in all to gross £165,988.  Commenting on the sale, BSCS General Manager Iain Kerr said “We’re seeing a strong and increasing demand for Simmental genetics, bulls and females, from commercial producers across the UK and this is being reflected at the Society’s pedigree sales.  This sale fixture at Carlisle continues to grow and we’re really pleased to see 19 bulls sell across the UK, up by seven on the year, and to buyers from Orkney right down to Hampshire.   The addition of the Simm X High Health heifers for the second year is proving to be popular and met with an increased average which is great to see.”

Popes Picasso 7,000gns

Selling at 7,000gns was Popes Picasso 23 from the well-known pedigree herd of Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Popes Farm, Dutton, Preston.  This bull, a heifer’s calf, is the first offered at sale by the €52,000 Euro Clonagh Lucky Explorer, and is out of Popes Princess Kiki, a daughter of the herd’s renowned show cow Popes Princess Cleo. Again, a bull with good growth figures, and +12 for Maternal (Milk), this ‘stylish young bull with length and shape’ was bought by local commercial producer Irving Pearson, for his 120 cow suckler herd of mainly pure Simmental, and Blue cross Simmental cows, at Manor Farm, Blencow, Penrith.  Earlier in the day Popes Picasso 23 had been placed Overall Supreme Champion in the pre-sale show judged by Bruce Lambie of the noted Fallhills herd at Penicuik, Midlothian.  Commenting on his Champion Bruce Lambie said “This was a tremendous young Simmental bull, with all of the potential to be a fantastic stock sire in both pedigree or commercial herd.  He was a very modern type, clean through the middle, very correct on good feet and legs, and had a great top line.  A very worthy Champion who I’m sure will go on and do well.”

Auchorachan Newbie 6,000gns

Jim and Patricia Goldie who run the Newbiemains herd at Newbie Mains Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire purchased to bulls on the day at 6,000gns and 5,000gns.    The first of these at 6000gns was Auchorachan Newbie 22 from D&R Durno & Sons, Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch.  Sired by the 9,000gns Greencap Kane 19 EX91, this September 2022 born bull is out of Auchorachan Gipsy EX 92 who has previously bred bulls to 9,000gns twice.  With figures to go with the breeding, Auchorachan Newbie 22 is in the breed’s top 1% for both Terminal Sire, and Self Replacing Indexes.  Another Greencap Kane son, Auchorachan Ninja 22, a first prize winner, made 4,000gns when selling to TJ & MB Smithson, Poplar Farm, Stamford Bridge, North Yorkshire.

Grangewood Paddington 5,000gns

Selling at 5,000gns, the Goldies also purchased another from the Leedham family’s pen in the shape of the January 2023 born Grangewood Paddington (TM).  Another by Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17 (ET), this calf is out of Grangewood Tollie’s Hope EX 93, a full sister to the 19,000gns Grangewood Baron, and whose sons have averaged 7,250gns to date.  A theme of the day was bulls selling well with a depth of pedigree and performance figures, and Grangewood Paddington (TM) continued this trend with him carrying a +11 figure for Maternal (Milk).

Commenting afterwards Jim Goldie said of his two purchases: “We came to the sale looking for a bull, and a second if possible, for our pedigree herd that’s now at 150 cows.  We had previously purchased a half-brother to Auchorachan Newbie (Auchorachan Kennedy 19) and have been really pleased with how good his progeny are.  He’s also from a line of three cows that are all classified EX 92 and that’s a big bonus for us. The Grangewood bull was a lovely standout, stylish bull with good feet and legs, and walked well. Again, his sire is well bred and classified EX94.  Two good bulls and we are pleased to have bought them.”

Newbiemains New Moon 5,000gns

Recouping some of their outlay, the Goldies themselves sold Newbiemains New Moon 22 for 5,000gns to DF Crew, Gall Farm, Lockerbie.  In the pre-sale show this upstanding July 2022 born bull had placed first in his class and was Overall Reserve Champion.  Sired by Carbery Lightening EX 91, Newbiemains New Moon 22 is out of Newbiemains Eclypse EX 90. Later in the sale Newbiemains Nailer 22, a Skerrington Iceman 17 EX 95 son was sold for 4000gns to Thwaites & Co, Thorney Croft, Newby, Penrith.

Enjoying another solid sale at Carlisle was the Scotland Hill herd of Tom Hill & Ruby Wright, Mill Farm, Wadworth, Doncaster who sold two bulls at the 4,800gns mark.  Up first was the September 2022 born Scotland Hill North Star 22.  Sired by the imported bull Clonagh King Eyes (ET), and out of Scotland Hill Emily Jilly, this bull went to Hampshire when selling to Clachanton & Poundland Partners, The Estate Office, Stratford Saye.  At the same 4,800gns mark was the October 2022 born Scotland Hill Niagra 22.  Another son of Clonagh King Eyes (ET), and out of Scotland Hill Westeria Freya, this bull was one of two purchases by well known Orkney buyer Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stromness.

Leading the small offering of pedigree females was the Tilbrook Netty from Peter Burgess, High Keenley Fell Farm, Hexham who made 3,000gns when selling to Derbyshire and the Dovefields pedigree herd of L Renshaw & I Brassington, The Old Myers, Church Broughton.  Sired by the AI sire Clonagh Latin Lover, this December 2022 born maiden heifer is out of Tilbrook Honey.

A feature of the sale was the Simm X High Health Sale of bulling heifers that saw 36 sell to average a very healthy £2,020.  Leading the way in this section with a pair of Simm Luing heifers at £2,450, and a further pair at £2,400 was Angus Freeman, Town End Farm, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria.  Fourteen to fifteen months old, a selection of these heifers had caught much attention on the Society’s promotional stand at the NBA’s 2024 Beef Expo at North West Auctions Jct 36.  The top price heifers at Carlisle on Saturday were purchased by AJ & L Birkett, Birk Howe Farm, Ambleside, Cumbria.  Selling at £2300 was a pair of ¾ Simmental X heifers from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire, and which were purchased by Rutter Farm, Burradon Mains, Morpeth.  Other same way bred Backmuir heifers sold for £2,250 to the same buyer.

Overall & Male Champions

Judge Bruce Lambie

AVERAGES

 19 Bulls                                   £4603.42
2 Heifers                                 £2887.50
36 High Health Heifers           £2020.83