January The year began with the sad loss of one of our founder members Roger Pascoe. A great friend and enthusiast for our breed, Roger introduced many breeders to the art of show craft and encouraged everyone to enter shows and keep the cattle sections going....
SIMMENTAL BULLS AVERAGE £7770, UP £1938 ON THE YEAR, AND A NEW CENTRE RECORD AVERAGE Islavale Pizza sells at 9000gns Backmuir bulls at 8000gns, and 7000gns x2 Tillyeve, and Drumsleed bulls at 7500gns The ongoing demand for Simmental bulls was again evident with...
94 SIMMENTAL BULLS SMASH THE BREED RECORD AVERAGE TO SET NEW MARK OF £9,832, UP £2,334 ON THE YEAR • 56,000gns a new UK, & European record for a Simmental bull • Commercial producers buying bulls up to £20k • Four bulls sell at 20,000gns and over • 26 bulls in all...
Bulls averaged £2,115 (14 out of 15 sold) Cows in calf or calves at foot – 14 out of 15 sold averaging £1007.25 Heifers maiden/in calf – 23 out of 25 sold averaging £803.46 Commercials Sim X – 8 sold averaging £545
| BULLS | Lot | Animal | Sire | Dam | Gns | Breeder | Purchaser |
| Overall Champion Male | Lot | Grangewood Nkomo | Heywood Scorpio | Hayton Belinda | Gns 2000 | AS &YA Leedham | A Palk, Devon |
| Reserve Overall Champion Male | 73 | Scotland Pitman | Scotland Hooray Henry | Scotland Briony Wanse | 3000 | P H Hill | Broadfields Farms Nr Gloucester |
| Class 1 | |||||||
| 1st | 63 | Oakhill Ned | Oakhill Lennox | Revelex Meierisli | 5400 | Mr & Mrs D Wakesield | Messrs Moffatt, Innerwick |
| 2nd | 64 | Perrywood Nighthawk | Strathisla Juno | Perrywood Franchesca | 2100 | Ms B A Borlase | FG & DM Hall Gloucestershire |
| Class 2 | |||||||
| 1st | 68 | Grangewood Nkomo | Heywood Scorpio | Hayton Belinda | Gns 2000 | AS &YA Leedham | A Palk, Devon |
| 2nd | 66 | Dinton Nevada | Salisbury Gladiator | Dinton Harmony 1 | 1000 | Miss S Francis | J Flower, Bristol |
| 3rd | 67 | Dinton Nickel | Salisbury Gladiator | Salisbury Jasmine | 1000 | Miss S Francis | D B Mills, Wellington |
| Class 3 | |||||||
| 1st | 73 | Scotland Pitman | Scotland Hooray Henry | Scotland Briony Wanse | 3000 | P H Hill | Broadfields Farms Nr Gloucester |
| 2nd | 74 | Taurus Peter Pan | Starline Decision | Taurus Hannadante 11 | 1900 | R & V Loud | Messrs Huntley, Pontypridd |
| 3rd | 72 | Grangewood Pedro | Grangewood Knockout | Heywood Fantastic 8 | 2000 | AS & YA Leedham | Mr Moore Caerphilly |
| 4th | 75 | Taurus Pedro | Starline Decision | Taurus Nuala 4 | 1900 | Breeder R & V Loud | Mr French S. Devon |
| 5th | 71 | Taurus Pheonix | Starline Decision | Taurus Nuala 2 | N/S | Breeder R & V Loud | N/S |
| Class 4 | |||||||
| 1st | 81 | Chyanhal Perzackly | Brooklyn Jonti | Chyanhal Krumpet | 1600 | P Lally Vendor: L J & A J Curry | Mr Webber, Wheddon Cross |
| 2nd | 77 | Lynfield Patriot | Lynfield Javelin | Lynfield Rita | 1550 | AE & C Bishop | Dr Meredith, Gloucestershire |
| 3rd | 80 | Winford Princibull | Wroxall Fortune | Greenside Jessica | 1500 | LJ & AJ Curry | Mr Hill. Devon |
| 4th | 82 | Taurus Prince | Withamhall Luke | Taurus Gem 15 | 1800 | R & V Loud | Flagstaff Farms, N. Somerset |
| 5th | 85 | Heywood Prancalot | Balmanno Hitman | Heywood Estelle 29 | 1450 | D M Barker | R J Giddy, Worcestershire |
| Top Price Bulls | |||||||
| 63 | 5400 | Oakhill Ned | Messrs Moffatt, Innerwick | ||||
| 73 | 3000 | Scotland Pitman | Broadfields Farms mNr Gloucester | ||||
| 64 | 2100 | Perrywood Nighthawk | FG & DM Hall Gloucestershire | ||||
| 68 | 2000 | Grangewood Nkomo | A Palk, Devon | ||||
| 72 | 2000 | Grangewood Pedro | Mr Moore Caerphilly | ||||
| Female Top Prices | Sire | Dam | Breeder | GNS | Purchaser | |
| Heywood Fanny 27 | 28 | Sterling Flint | Heywood Fanny 10 | D M Barker | 2400 | AS & YA Leedham |
| Oakhill Nelly 11 | 13 | Agardsley Clinton | Oakhill Nelly 3 | Mr & Mrs D Wakefield | 1800 | Mr Madeley, Gloucestershire |
| Shellthorn Katie 5 | 14 | Broad Oak Generous | Shellthorn Katie | A C & D Grossey | 1300 | Mr Dando, Bristol |
| Starline Olivia 5 þ | 10 | Starline Good News | Starline Olivia 3 | RH Widdicombe | 1200 | A Merryfield, Devon |
