Wroxall, and Pistyll bulls sell to 5500gns 22 lots sold in all across the catalogue The four year old Tirley Buttercup from Steve White Tarporley, Cheshire, sold with her heifer calf at foot, Tirley Tulip, made 6000gns to lead the establishing Welshpool Simmental Sale...
Popes heifers at 15,000gns x 2; 14,000 x 2; 13,000ngs 20 Popes heifers average £8610 The much anticipated Popes Princesses Production Sale of 20 pedigree Simmental heifers, from Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Popes Farm, Dutton, Preston, Lancashire, lived up to all...
Six bulls make 10,000gns and more 89% clearance rate 24 out of 27 bulls sell to average £7585 Islavale Rudolph 24 from Mr WS Stronach, Berryleys, Grange, Keith made 16,000gns to lead a strong sale of Simmental bulls at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart,...
The 1991 born Brinkton Brilliant is the top sire by progeny registered in the British Simmental Cattle Society’s herdbook with 3513 calves to his name. Brinkton Brilliant was bred by Bob Lunness, East Yorkshire and was sold to Genus Breeding Limited. Brilliant’s pedigree features the noted female Stuartslaw Melody on the sire line whilst Scottish Neff, himself ranked sixth on the all-time table, features on the dam line. The figures, produced in the Society’s fiftieth anniversary year, show that seventeen animals in all have had more than 1000 progeny registered to them since the herdbook commenced in 1970. A literal ‘who’s who’ of noted names within the breed, the Heywood herd of David Barker, Somerset, is the only bull with two entries in the top seventeen with Heywood Esquire placing at fourth with 1598 calves and Heywood Scorpio featuring at eighth (with 1400 calves). Placing at second overall is the 1986 born Gretna House Supersonic 1063, bred by Alasdair Houston, Dumfriesshire and a son of Heywood Scorpio. Supersonic has had 2216 calves registered to him. Completing the top three bulls is Lodge Nicholas bred by S Henshall, Crewe. This 1983 born bull is by the homebred Lodge Lennard. Perhaps unsurprisingly the progeny leaders are mainly pre 2000 born. Kilbride Farm Newry is the leading post 2000 born bull with 1224 calves registered to him. Please see the full listing in the attached graphic along with a pic of Brinkton Brilliant.
