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...
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: |
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| 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 |
