See the latest market briefs here as Simmental bred cattle continue to top commercial sales in UK markets.Gisburn’s store cattle sale on 18th June saw Simmental steers featuring in the top prices at £1660 for Simmental x from P Coates Farmer Ltd.At Thainstone on 17th...
‘ONCE IN A LIFETIME’ ASHLAND HEIFER WINS 2022 NI SIMMENTAL NATIONAL SHOW
‘A superb heifer and the type of animal that every pedigree herd owner aspires to breed’, is how Scottish judge and BSCS President Stewart Stronach described Ashland Topaz Lopez, the Supreme Overall Champion at the NI National Simmental Show held within the Armagh...
SIMMENTALS PROVING THEIR ‘DUAL-PURPOSE’ QUALITIES AT MCNEE’S OVER FINLARG FARM
Farm feature on Robert & Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg Farm, Tealing, Dundee who along with their children Kate & Alan, are hosting the NSA Scotsheep 2022, and who run the Finlarg pedigree Simmental herd within their 740-acre unit. NSA Scotsheep 2022 hosts Robert...
Carlisle Spring Sale (including Draft Sale from the Distillery Herd and the Midhope Herd)

Top price was 4,200gns for Wishful Nina. This very smart January 02 born heifer, after winning the female Championship, went on to take the overall supreme as well. She was sired by Brinkton Bonzo and out of Greenside Holly Maureen and sold in calf to Brinkton Brilliant. Mr and Mrs David Mills of Wishful Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset were the vendors and paying the 4,200gns to secure her was JT Smith, Brown Howe Farm, Stape, Pickering.
Lot | Name: | Sire: | Dam: | Price (gns) | Breeder: |
Purchaser: |
|
Champion Male | 6 | Grangewood Nugget | Heywood Andrew | Marlborough Babette 3 | 2400 | Mr AS & Mrs YA Leedham | AE & G Timmons Brockwood Herd |
Reserve Champion Male | 29 | Wishful Premier | Brinkton Sovreign | Wishful Krumpet | 3000 | Mr & Mrs David Mills | J & A McCornick Drumjargon Herd |
Supreme Champion & Champion Female | 46 | Wishful Nina | Brinkton Bonzo | Greenside Holly Maureen | 4200 | Mr & Mrs David Mills | Mr & Mrs JT & G Smith Moorside Herd |
Reserve Supreme Champion & Reserve Champion Female | 43 | Darsham Lotus | Darsham Haddon | Darsham Heather | 2400 | Mr A R Clements & Partners Owner Mrs L M Burditt |
Mr D Lyle Scotholm Herd |
Other Top Prices | 31 | Shellthorn Playboy | Quanrose Kellog | Broad Oak Harmony | 2800 | Mr A Grossey | Mr J Smith Abbeygreen Herd |
16 | Annick Nato | Innerwick Lancelot | Annick Princess | 2500 | Mr & MT Quarm | Mr D Lyle Scotholm Herd |