Delfur Supernova, Overall Champion Delfur Shakira Overall Reserve Champion Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, lit up a small but quality section of Simmentals to win both the Overall and Overall Reserve Championship at the 2025 Livescot event held on Friday 21st November...
8200gns a record for a Simmental bull sold at auction in Wales Top price Cow & Calf as a unit 7300gns 104 lots grosses £336,163 29 Cows & Calves as units average £6,161 12 Cows & calves as units make 6000gns or more 85 lots sold into Wales Two stock bulls...
Fishpool Spartan (P) takes Overall Reserve Supreme Storersmith Rapunzel Wins Best Staffordshire Bred It was another Championship day for the Storersmith herd of Richard & Louise Storer Smith, Spath Farm House, Uttoxeter, who took the Simmental Overall Championship...
Despite a busy ringside at the Simmental Sale on Friday 14th November 2008, there were a limited number of buyers for the improved selection of bulls forward. The females however were in demand as usual and all were sold.
Wendy Black, of Kirkstone herd at High Fold Farm, Troutbeck, Windermere, saw both her champion and reserve champions reach a joint top price of 2000gns.
Overall Champion Swingletree Viking from Allan Tallentire, High Grieseburn, Great Asby, Appleby, was the first to sell for 2000gns to Messrs McDowall & Co, Culquhasen, Glen Luce, Newton Stewart. This 19 month old son of Popes Laird out of Brinkton Mary, had outstanding figures and conformation.
Another with similar outstanding figures was the Reserve Champion, Gerrard Viceroy from Robert and Andrew Carter, Gerrard House Wigton. He is by Needwood Nelson and out of a homebred Gerrard Belinda 36th by Sacombe Wishfull Thinking. He sold to KG Holliday, Near Strudda Bank, Calderbridge, Seascale, Cumbria.
Top female price of the day, Blackpool Thingumajig, from David Loftus, Blackpool reductions sale also went to Sandy McDowall.
Averages
7 bulls £1,657.50
5 females £1,005.90
Blackpool Herd – 12 head 918.75
| Animal | Price | Purchaser | Address |
| Rosten Trader | 1500 | Undis Buyer | |
| Blackpool Viscout | 1400 | Undis Buyer | |
| Swingletree Vibrant | 1400 | AP Townsend | Doughty Farm, Back Lane, Southfield, Burnley Lancs |
| Swingletree Viking | 2000 | McDowall & Co | Culquhasen, Glen Luce, Newton Stewart |
| Oakdale Vagabond | 1300 | J Fernyhough | Hilly Lees Farm, Swythamley, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Gerrard Volvo | 1450 | J Fernyhough | Hilly Lees Farm, Swythamley, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Gerrard Viceroy | 2000 | KG Holliday | Near Strudda Bank, Calderbridge, Seascale, Cumbria |
| Gerrard Belinda 39th | 1300 | WJ Hollingsworth | High Midhope Farm, Midhopestone, Sheffield |
| Lyvennet Valentine | 1150 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Grayrigg Violet | 800 | AC Lane | Middlebie Rigg, Middlebie, Lockerbie |
| Grayrigg Selina | 540 | A Tyder | Newton Farm, Annanwater, Moffat |
| Blackpool Thingumajig | 1350 | McDowall & Co | Culquhasen, Glen Luce, Newton Stewart |
| Blackpool Virtuoso | 800 | AC Lane | Middlebie Rigg, Middlebie, Lockerbie |
| Blackpool Vocal | 780 | AC Lane | Middlebie Rigg, Middlebie, Lockerbie |
| Blackpool Vienna | 700 | MJ Elleray | Kitchen Ground, Irton, Holmrook, Cumbria |
| Blackpool Vixen | 950 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Viyella | 900 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Vanilla | 820 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Viola | 800 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Venessa | 800 | J R Holliday | Townfoot Farm, Hunsonby, Penrith, Cumbria |
| Blackpool Vivien | 750 | AC Lane | Middlebie Rigg, Middlebie, Lockerbie |
| Blackpool Veleta | 900 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Vera | 900 | GW Goodwin | Home Farm, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Blackpool Seniorita (Grade B) | 1000 | AC Lane | Middlebie Rigg, Middlebie, Lockerbie |
