by Nicky Moreton | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News, 2024
Here is the third and final part of what has been a bumper month of Simmental market briefs for September, and featuring snippets from a mighty 33 markets around the UK. Markets highlighted in the month have included:
STIRLING; LANARK; CARLISLE; SEDGEMOOR; EXETER; THAINSTONE; DUNGANNON; HUNTLY; TIREE; TRURO; SKIPTON; BALLYMENA; MELTON MOWBRAY; BAKEWELL; GISBURN; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HEXHAM; LANCASTER; DUNGANNON; FROME; AYR; SALISBURY; HAILSHAM; DUMFRIES; HULL; SWATRAGH; PORTREE; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; GARSTANG; TAVISTOCK; DARLINGTON; & QUOYBRAE
The Simmentals bread and butter is there well established maternal qualities of fertility, easy calving, milk in abundance, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year. As one commercial producer recently said: “Simmental is the ‘Tesla’ of upland suckler beef production!’
Establishing evidence based facts of the breed’s abilities, economic performance, and green credentials, analysis of AHDB data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges.
The ‘ultimate combination’ for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Natives sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams.
These latest market briefs again highlight the all-round added value Simmentals can deliver as they top prime, store, breeding, suckled calf, rearing calf, and cull sections at the respective sales. Many of the other market leaders will be out of Simmental, and Simmental X dams.
Given these tremendous economics for beef producers, BSCS Norman Robson said in his recent report to breeders: “Our realistic aim should be to have a bit of Simmental in every suckler cow in the country.” There’s More to Simmental!
SIMMENTAL BULLOCK AT £2120 TOPS CARLISLE STORE SALE
At H&H’s sale of store cattle on 11th September at Borderway, Carlisle, all classes were a ferocious trade throughout with plenty buyers ringside ensuring vendors leave happy. Topping the day at £2120 was a Simmental bullock from Messrs Stewart, Craigour, Moffat.
In a sale of prime cattle at Frome on 11th September, best grade Simmental steers from WD Guley & Son topped at 295p/kg and £1884.
SIMMENTALS TOP STEERS & HEIFERS AT BORDERWAY WEANED CATTLE SALE 💥
Also on 11th September at Carlisle, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of weaned cattle where the 229 forward were rewarded with a fantastic trade. Leading the steers at £1560 was a single Simm from Mr Bewley, Lockerbie whose run of 7 went to average £1368.57. Heifers topped at £1400 for a Simmental again from Mr Bewley, Lockerbie.
In a sale of store cattle at Truro on 11th September, the youngest steers sold to £1290 for a cracking 13-month-old Simmental from N H Semmens & Son Ltd of St Levan, Penzance. On the same day, in calf Simmental x heifers topped their section at £1375 for Messrs R H & C D Care of St Buryan, Penzance with others from the same home at £1355.
At Lanark’s primestock sale on 9th September, beef cows topped at 299p per kg for a Simm from Muckraw.
In a small sale of OTM steers at Bakewell on 9th September the top price was £1738 for a Simm from R Wood, Middleton. The special entry of Simmental cattle from Storer Smith Simmentals attracted plenty of interest with cow and calf outfits to £2,550, in calf cows to £1,950 and maiden heifers to £1,580.
At Borderway’s Primestock Sale, Carlisle on 9th September, a 740kg Simmental heifer from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth sold for a mighty £2319.9 to feature in the leading prices. On the same day in the prime bulls, Simmentals from Messrs Marshall, Starlaw Farm, Bathgate sold to £2346.50 for 805kgs.
In a sale of cull cows at Exeter on 9th September, Simmentals topped the section with one from David Hoskin at £1425 (752kg x 190ppk) then a couple from Kathleen and Lewis Slade of Widecombe in the Moor drew £1301 (746kg x 175ppk).
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 7th September, continental outfits sold well with Simmentals at £2120 for Brogden Farms. Feeding cattle were well bid for and sold to a high of £1290 for a Simmental cow from Stephen Duckworth.
SIMM CROSS HEIFER WITH CALF AT FOOT SELLS TO £4000 AT THAINSTONE
On 6th September at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 799 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves & Breeding Cattle. Breeding Cattle sold to £4000 for a Simmental Cross Heifer with a Limousin Cross Heifer Calf from Upper Sauchen, Inverurie. On the same day and at a sale of 245 store cattle from Orkney consignors, bullocks sold to £178 gross for a 638kg Simmental from J&J Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm.
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 241 Store Cattle and Suckled Calves and the first sale of September (6th) did not disappoint. A small but mighty entry of young bulls saw Mr J J & JM Sanders, Bavington Hill Head have a run of Simmental and Simmental cross bulls that peaked at £1980.00 and levelled off at £1670.00.
At NWA’s Lancaster Mart on 6th September and a sale of cast and OTM cattle, beef stock bulls sold to £2044 for a Simmental.
SIMMENTALS AT £495 TOP EXETER CALF TRADE
The biggest entry of calves seen in Exeter this year, on 6th September, with the 220 sold meeting a very fierce trade. Top call was £495 for some outdoor reared Simmental bulls and steers at 3-4 months old presented by South Battisborough Farm, Plymouth who sold more to £450 and £435 x2. The trade of the day was a run of younger Simmentals, all around a month old, from KG & SRJ Wotton of Dittisham making an impressive £420, £340, £315.
In a sale of cast cows and bulls from Orkney consignors at Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone, on 5th September, beef cows sold to £2,030 gross for a 836kg Simmental from Harvey & Son, Wattle, Birsay and to 253.2p per kg for a 628kg Simmental from S & J Sclater, Lower Hobbister. On the same day and a sale of 198 cows and bulls, boning cows sold to £1090 for a 598kg Simmental cross. In a sale of prime cattle, under 30 months bullocks sold to £2478.60 gross for a 1020kg Simmental from Wester Coltfield, Kinloss.
In a sale of rearing calves at Gisburn on 5th September, Simmental x bulls from J & RJ Parsons topped at £450 and to the lead breed average of £384.
United Auctions on 4th September at Stirling sold 1453 store cattle and 169 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Heifers (513) sold to a top gross of £1815 for a 594kg SIMX from Pittenkerrie.
In a sale of 140 store cattle at Holsworthy on 4th September, several fleshed heifers saw a top call of £1480 for a Simmental heifer from Mr B Stacey, Bradford others to £1400. Simmental heifers from Messrs T & J Adams & Son, Torrington, made £1440.
On 4th September at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Garstang, and a sale of 64 Cull Cows, Heifers and Bulls, the sale topped at 196p/kg for a Simmental from Eccles Farms which grossed £1499, another cow from the same home maxed in the lump at £1539 weighing 865kg.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 4th September, weanling heifers sold to £1300 for a 440kg Sim (296.00) presented by H Anderson.
Stags auctioneers at Tavistock Livestock Centre reported on a quality entry of cattle forward for the annual St Johns Cattle Fair on 3rd September, with a very strong trade for all cattle on offer. A small entry of Cows & Calves sold to £1450 for a 15yo Simmental x cow with her 1 month old steer calf at foot from Messrs FDH Hocking & Son of Bradstone.
At Ayr on 3rd September, and a sale of breeding cattle, heifers and calves saw a Simmental and Heifer calf top at £2050 from Bruntland.
At Hexham and Northern Marts on 3rd September, and a sale of cast cows and OTM, top grossing cow came from Mr J J & J M Sanders, Bavington Hill Head with an outstanding pure Simmental selling to £2262.00 to J A Jewitt (Meat) Ltd, Spennymoor. Making the worthwhile trip up the A1 was Mr C F Parker, Newsham Grange, Darlington who sold Simmental x cows to 215.5ppk.
At Darlington on 2nd September and a sale of cast cows, store & breeding stock, the feeding firms continue at full throttle with the summer store trade remaining ‘as good as ever been witnessed’. A scattering of young bulls was again in wonderful form topping at £1655 for a 13-month-old Simmental from E Parsons, Newstead Farm, Little Stainton.
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on 2nd September. Simmental Heifers sold to the top price of £1520 from J B Paterson & Co, Hartbush. Other Simms sold to £1460, £1450 Balnagleck, and £1350 High Auchneel. Simmental bullocks from Dressertland topped the ppkg at 336.2p/kg.
At Quoybrae on 2nd September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 1067 store and breeding cattle at their anniversary show and sale. Heifers (475) averaged 283.7p or £1,366.70 per head (+0.4p or +£59.15) on the year) and sold to 341.9p per kg for a 430kg Simmental Cross from 3 Forss, Thurso.
by Nicky Moreton | Oct 10, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
The second part of three, Simmental market briefs for September featuring snippets from a mighty 33 markets around the UK and where Simmentals continue to ‘do the business’. Markets highlighted this month include:
STIRLING; LANARK; CARLISLE; SEDGEMOOR; EXETER; THAINSTONE; DUNGANNON; HUNTLY; TIREE; TRURO; SKIPTON; BALLYMENA; MELTON MOWBRAY; BAKEWELL; GISBURN; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HEXHAM; LANCASTER; DUNGANNON; FROME; AYR; SALISBURY; HAILSHAM; DUMFRIES; HULL; SWATRAGH; PORTREE; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; GARSTANG; TAVISTOCK; DARLINGTON; & QUOYBRAE
The Simmentals bread and butter is there well established maternal qualities of fertility, easy calving, milk in abundance, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year. As one commercial producer recently said: “Simmental is the ‘Tesla’ of upland suckler beef production!’
Establishing evidence based facts of the breed’s abilities, economic performance, and green credentials, analysis of AHDB data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges.
The ‘ultimate combination’ for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Natives sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams.
These latest market briefs again highlight the all-round added value Simmentals can deliver as they top prime, store, breeding, suckled calf, rearing calf, and cull sections at the respective sales. Many of the other market leaders will be out of Simmental, and Simmental X dams.
Given these tremendous economics for beef producers, BSCS Norman Robson said in his recent report to breeders: “Our realistic aim should be to have a bit of Simmental in every suckler cow in the country.” There’s More to Simmental!
At Thainstone on 20th September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts had a sale of 213 store cattle forward from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks Sold to £1,970 gross for a 676kg Simmental from J & J Fraser, Feaval, Birsay. Heifers sold to £1,700 gross for a 576kg Simmental from D P Nicholson & Co, Quoys, South Ronaldsay.
Again at Thainstone on 20th September, Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 1250 store cattle, young bulls, and weaned calves. 594 Store Cattle sold to a top of £1970 for a Simmental Cross which scaled 676kg consigned by Messrs Fraser Feaval, Birsay.
In a sale of 200+ rearing calves at Gisburn on 19th September, Simmental X bull calves sold to £490 from J&RJ Parsons to feature in the leading prices.
On 19th September and a sale of prime cattle at Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone, prime heifers sold to 319p per kg for a 665kg Simmental Cross from Blackhillock, Millbrex
In a sale of OTM cattle at Lancaster on 19th September, the top grossing beef cow was a Simmental achieving £1770.
At Dungannon farmers Mart on 18th September, dropped calves sold to £580 for a Simm Bull presented by a Ballygawley producer.
In a sale of prime cattle at Frome on 18th September, Simmental heifers to 274p/kg, and a top gross of £1723 from AC CA Alvis.
In a sale of store cattle for Shetland consignors at Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone, on 17th September, bullocks sold to £1,695 gross for a 630kg Simmental from A H & J Davidson, Sunshine Cottage, Wester Quarff. Heifers sold to £1,550 gross for a 540kg Simmental from the same vendor.
At Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd’s sale of calves and stirks on 17th September at Ayr, the heifer stirks led the top price per head at £840 for a Simmental Cross from Barrachan.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 17th September and a sale of Barren Cows (57 forward), top price went to cows which were assured, smart Simmentals from James Foot, P & S Foot, and made 210p on two occasions.
SIMMENTALS TOP HEIFERS & YOUNG BULLS AT SEDGEMOOR
On 16th September at Sedgemoor’s sale of prime cattle, heifers to a tremendous £2,051.51 for a Simmental (779kg) from CHJ Atwell & Sons, who sold more Simmentals at £1,833.98 (627kg) £1,719.83 (622kg) and £1,690.16 (639kg). Young bulls to 257.5ppk for a Simmental (15m) from J Drew, Cardiff, which returned at £1,843.70 (716kg).
At Hailsham’s sale of store cattle on 16th September, quality cattle made quality prices, great results no matter the age. A smart young consignment of Simmental x steers from PW Taylor & Son’s, Houseden rocketed to a top of £1540 at 14/15 months.
C&D Auctions held their Annual Rood Fair sale of Store Cattle with 450 forward on 16th September at Dumfries. H Gillan, Mossburn sold Simm heifers to the day’s top price of £1600, with others at £1340.
At Hull Livestock Markets sale of fatstock and store cattle on 16th September, a pen of four strong Simmental Heifers from M D Reeves, Brocklesby set the pace in the store heifers at £1,220.
In a sale of 134 barren, OTM, and feeding cows at Bakewell on 16th September, the top grossing cows were Simms from BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor at £1962.24, and £1934.40.
Swatragh Livestock Market saw a super entry of 220 top quality cattle presented for sale on 16th September. Beef bulls were topped by a Kilrea producer, with a 820kg Simm at £2070.
At Portree on 16th September, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sold 1,357 weaned calves and store cattle at their annual direct ballot sale. Young Bulls sold to 338.0pp per kg and £810 gross for a 240kg Simmental cross from 3 Totescore, Portree.
Market Drayton’s sale on 16th September saw the best sucklers to 218p for a Simmental cow weighing 904 kilos to accumulate £1,970.72 for A.P. Day & Sons, Outwoods. Others to mention : £1,796.76 (868kgs) Simmental JB.&P. Thompson,£1,523.58 (758kgs) Simmental JB. & P. Thompson, £1,433.12 (676kgs). In the sale of stores, great numbers forward and trade continued to march on. Just over thirty feeding bulls on offer topped at £1,200 for Simmental eleven months from Mr Andrew Martinez, Malpas. Yarding cattle still ringing the bell and topping at £1,740 for Simmental steers from Edwards Farming Ltd, Eccleshall.
In a sale of 1063 store cattle at Sedgemoor on 14th September, a record trade saw Simmentals feature in the top prices. Simmental to £1765 from RW Moore, Buckland St Mary. Fleshed Simmentals £1700 from C Barnes, Bridport. Well grown Simmentals £1650 from B & P Horsey & Son, West Hatch and £1630 from Messrs Snook Ltd, East Coker.
On 13th September at Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 401 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves. Bulls sold to £1460 gross for a pair of 510kg Simmental’s from Dundurcas, Rothes. On the same day and a sale of 150 store cattle for Orkney consignors, bullocks sold to 323.1p per kg for a pair of 390kg Simmentals from JM & JA Brown, Howally, Twatt. Heifers sold to £1,830 gross and 341.4p per kg for a pair of 536kg Simmentals from A T Annal & Son, Myres, South Ronaldsay.
On 13th September at Frome’s sale of store cattle, a good selection of younger feeding cattle forward met a strong, competitive trade. The stronger forward heifers on offer met an exceptional demand with fleshed heifers selling to a top of £1630 for Simms from Small Bros of Charterhouse.
At Lancaster on 13th September, 88 OTM cattle were forward. Cows sold to 249.5p/kg and 239.5p/kg both for Simmentals, with these achieving top grossing cows at £1796 and £1793.
At Huntly on 12th September, United Auctions sold 136 Store cattle and OTMS. Heifers (84) averaged 280p per kg, selling to a top gross of £1410 for a pair of 517Kg SimX’s from WhitehilL, Grange.
On 11th September at Market Drayton and a sale of clean cattle and young bulls, the top gross price was £20240 for a Simmental steer from R. & E. Kennerley Ltd, Church Eaton.
by Nicky Moreton | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
The latest Simmental market briefs for September feature snippets from a mighty 33 markets around the UK and where Simmentals continue to ‘do the business’. Markets highlighted this month include:
STIRLING; LANARK; CARLISLE; SEDGEMOOR; EXETER; THAINSTONE; DUNGANNON; HUNTLY; TIREE; TRURO; SKIPTON; BALLYMENA; MELTON MOWBRAY; BAKEWELL; GISBURN; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HEXHAM; LANCASTER; DUNGANNON; FROME; AYR; SALISBURY; HAILSHAM; DUMFRIES; HULL; SWATRAGH; PORTREE; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; GARSTANG; TAVISTOCK; DARLINGTON; & QUOYBRAE
The Simmentals bread and butter is there well established maternal qualities of fertility, easy calving, milk in abundance, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year. As one commercial producer recently said: “Simmental is the ‘Tesla’ of upland suckler beef production!’
Establishing evidence based facts of the breed’s abilities, economic performance, and green credentials, analysis of AHDB data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges.
The ‘ultimate combination’ for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Natives sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams.
These latest market briefs again highlight the all-round added value Simmentals can deliver as they top prime, store, breeding, suckled calf, rearing calf, and cull sections at the respective sales. Many of the other market leaders will be out of Simmental, and Simmental X dams.
Given these tremendous economics for beef producers, BSCS Norman Robson said in his recent report to breeders: “Our realistic aim should be to have a bit of Simmental in every suckler cow in the country.” There’s More to Simmental!
We hope you enjoy part one of three of the September Simmental Market Briefs:
BINZIAN SIMMENTAL SUCKLED CALVES X 7, MAKE £1710 AT STIRLING
On 30th September, United Auctions – Livestock Auctioneers, Stirling, sold 1150 suckled calves. Featuring among the leading prices was a pen of seven pure Simmental bullock calves at £1710 from Fraser Angus, Binzian Farm, Perth. Great to see a group making this money (not just singles), and with the calves at 527kgs, all born in October 2023, sold at under 12-months of age. Two similarly aged 463kg heifers that were not kept for breeding were sold on the same day at £1360. It’s the Simmental heifer calves that Binzian breed them for with the bullocks being ‘more than a useful sideline’! This was every single one of their Simmental bullocks from autumn calving 2023 sold in that pen, and they outsold their top pen of other ‘continental’ sired bullocks, bred from the same Simmental cows, by £10 head! It was repeat buyers purchasing the calves so a general comment that Binzian Farm is ‘on the right lines with the Simmental!’ Breeding replacements and top suckled calves, There’s More to Simmental!
At Lawrie & Symington Limited, Auction Market Lanark’s primestock sale on 30th September, beef cows sold to a top of £1950 for a Simm from Sandilands.
The Borderway Primestock Sale at Harrison & Hetherington, Carlisle on 30th September saw a 1163kg Simmental prime bull from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains, Annan sold to £2576.05, purchased by Morgan Helliwell, and to feature in the leading prices.
A sale of 457 busk calves and stirks at GTH – Agriculture & Sedgemoor Auction Centre – Greenslade Taylor Hunt Sedgemoor on 28th September saw the heifer trade topped at £975 for Simms from R Ridout.
Kivells Agriculture Exeter’s sale of 127 stirks and suckled calves on 27th September saw heifers in good demand with the best topping out at £940 for MA Stephens presenting Simmental cross heifers at 11 months. On the same day and a sale of 147 calves, MR & KM Pring of Broadclyst topped the section with three outstanding month old Simmental bulls reaching an impressive £410, £405 & £402.
At Thainstone on 27th September, ANM Group Ltd Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 952 store cattle, young bulls, and weaned calves. Heifers (247) sold to £1860 gross for a 642kg Simmental Cross from Newbigging, Skelwick.
Also at ANM Group Ltd Thainstone on 26th September, a total of 93 cast cows and bulls were forward from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows sold to 269.7p for a 582kg Simmental from D B Tulloch, Burndyke, Westray.
At Dungannon Farmers’ Mart on 25th September a larger entry of stock saw weanlings sold to £1380 for a 460kg Simm Steer (297.00), presented by B Murphy.
YOUNG SIMMENTAL BULL AT THAINSTONE PRIME SALE MAKES £3143.60
In a sale of 70 prime cattle at ANM Group Ltd, Thainstone on 26th September, records were broken with a tremendous home-bred young Simmental bull from Messrs Stronach, Berryleys achieving a phenomenal £3143.60.
At Huntly, United Auctions – Livestock Auctioneers sold 589 Store Cattle, Weaned Calves & OTMs on 26th September. OTMs sold to 224.9p per kg or £2280 for a Simmental from Corskie, Garmouth.
SIMMS LEAD BULLOCKS, HEIFERS, AND YOUNG BULLS AT UA’S SALE OF 1714 STORE CATTLE
United Auctions – Livestock Auctioneers on 25th September at Stirling sold 1714 store cattle and 333 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls and 161 rearing cattle. Bullocks (934) sold to a top gross of £1910 for a 622kg SIMX from Gillandersland, and who had others at £1840 & £1820. Heifers (696) sold to 343.90p per kilo for a 471kg SIMX from Ormsary Est. Young Bulls averaged 214.65p to 282.20p per kilo for a 326kg SIMX from Gibblaston and £1050 for a 476kg SIMX from Spott HF. Also sold were 161 rearing cattle of mainly spring & summer born stirks forward. Sale was topped at £940 for a SimX Blk from Mr W Thompson, Greenlands.
Borderway’s sale of over 700 store cattle at Harrison & Hetherington Carlisle on 25th September saw a Simmental steer from Messrs Potts, Chapel House, Brampton sell for £1950 to feature in the leading prices.
At Tiree on 25th September and a small sale of 35 cattle (United Auctions – Livestock Auctioneers), cast cattle sold to £1310 for Simmentals from D Macarthur, Middleton.
Lodge & Thomas – Agriculture & Auctions Truro’s first prize sale of suckled calves, kicking off the autumn sales, saw a good entry of 107 calves. The younger calf classes were won by the choice calves, mainly Simmentals, of a superb entry from Messrs A P & S R Hooper of Castle an Dinas. Steers up to 7-months-old were topped by Simmental x to £1020 by the Hoopers, and with others at £950. The same vendors had Simm x heifers up to 7-months-old at £755. Steers 8- 12 months old were topped by Simmental x to £1140, again for the Hoopers, and with others at £1090.
At CCM Auctions Skipton Auction Mart Livestock Auctioneers fortnightly sale of breeding cattle on 25th September. G&A Gaythorpe brought forward an entry of outfits and in calf as part of their retirement sale. It was the last outfit into the ring which topped and in the shape of a second calved Simmental 3 months back incalf with a strong Parthenaise bull at foot realising £2100.
On 24th September at Ballymena Livestock Market sale of just under 300 store cattle, heifers were topped at £1785 for a 640kg Simm presented by W Dodds, Ahoghill.
In a sale of 78 prime cattle at GTH – Agriculture & Sedgemoor Auction Centre – Greenslade Taylor Hunt Sedgemoor on 23rd September, the top price per head was £2,061.83 for a 743kg Simmental heifer from R Bigwood.
A Simmental prime heifer from Fred Chanin of Thorverton topped Kivells Agriculture Exeter’s sale of prime cattle on 23rd September when realising £1664 (620kg x 269ppk).
Wallets Marts had forward OTM Cattle, Store Cattle and Store Lambs on 23rd September at Castle Douglas. OTM Cattle were a roaring trade and sold to £2028.42 for a Simmental cow from W Taylor, Little Galdenoch.
In a sale of prime cull cows at Melton Mowbray Market Melton Mowbray on 23rd September, the top price went to JS Agricultural Services with a Simm X, 829kgs, and £1570.96. On the same day and a sale of 198 store and breeding cattle, a super run of continental x cattle from Ben Smith led the way with the top of these being a Simmental X steer seeing £1420.
At Bagshaws LLP Bakewell on 23rd September, a small sale of OTM bulls saw prices led by a seven-year-old Simmental at £2067 from CE Dronfield & Son, Ashover. On the same day a Simmental Young Bull made £2044.26 from BE & TR Robinson, Abney.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn Auction Mart on 21st September, a Simmental bull from G Tattersall & AR Hargreaves lead the trade at £1900. Cows and calves topped at £1950 for a pedigree Simental cow and calf from E & M Fairhurst. In the store sale, Simmental steers topped at £1580 from AD Morton Ltd.
On 21st September at GTH – Agriculture & Sedgemoor Auction Centre – Greenslade Taylor Hunt Sedgemoor and a mighty sale of 1179 store cattle, Simmental steers sold to £1780 from KA & HJ Sparks & Son to feature in the leading prices. Other Simmental steers made £1600 for RD Churchill, Hawkchurch.
Hexham and Northern Marts at their weekly sale of store cattle on 20th September had forward an increased entry of 479 top quality sorts. Cattle 10 months and under were led by Simmental x heifers at £1250 from Burdonside.
In a sale of 187 calves at Kivells Agriculture Exeter on 20th September, heifer calves sold to a top of £400 for an outstanding month old Simmental heifer from Yendell Farms of Morchard Bishop.
by Nicky Moreton | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SIMMENTALS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT: SEDGEMOOR; SKIPTON; SELBY; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; HALLWORTHY; CARLISLE; MARKET DRAYTON; DINGWALL; SALISBURY; MALTON; BAKEWELL; RUGBY; HEXHAM; THAME; CROOKLANDS; THIRSK; SHREWSBURY; STIRLING; EXETER; WHITLAND; LUDLOW; FROME; MELTON MOWBRAY; DARLINGTON; CARMARTHERN; AYR; MONMOUTHSHIRE; DUMFRIES; BALLYMENA; PENRITH; AND SWATRAGH
Analysis of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter, whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, reductions in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. The ultimate combination for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Native sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams. It’s tremendous economics for commercial beef producers.
It’s the final part of Simmentals topping store, prime, breeding, cull, and calf sale sections at markets round the country in August 2024. If you have any snippets of Simmentals topping sales in your area then please forward them to information@britishsimmental.co.uk and we’ll be happy to included them in future Market Briefs.
United Auctions, Stirling, on 14th August sold 875 store cattle & young bulls, 258 Breeding Cattle & 221 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. OTM bulls sold to £2010 for a 816kg SIM from North Balloch.
At Melton Mowbray’s sale of 161 store cattle on 13th August, forward Simmental steers from GW Swales & Son sold to £1590 with further steers the same way bred from the same stable also seeing £1550 for a brace, and to feature in the leading prices. The same vendor sold well fleshed Simmental heifers to £1400.
In a sale of 155 calves at Shrewsbury on 13th August a few stronger month old types on offer sold to a top of £520 for a smart Simmental bull from John Phillips.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock and their fortnightly sale of rearing calves on 12tth August. Forward were 257 cattle and 31 calves. Leading the heifers in the store cattle was a super Simmental from A Wilson, Calf Close Farm at £1550.
In a sale of calves at Rugby Farmers Mart on 12th August, the top price was £330 for Simmental bulls.
On 12th August at Market Drayton and a sale of 134 barren cows, cull bulls and overage clean cattle, bulls peaked at 243p, £2,240.46, for a Simmental from Warner Family.
In a sale of prime cattle at Exeter on 12th August, prime heifers topped at £1526 (612kg x 250ppk) for a meaty Simmental from Freddi Chanin of Thorverton.
Bakewell Market held a sale of 127 barren, OTM, and feeding cows on 12th August. Meated cows generally 210p plus with the biggest cows over £1500. Top gross price was £1753.10 for a Simm from BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor.
In a sale of 208 store cattle at Ludlow on 9th August, the top price heifer was a Simm X at £1580 and 317ppk.
SIMMENTAL HEIFER AT £2233 TOPS DARLINGTON CLEAN CATTLE
At Darlington’s prime stock sale on 8th August, 124 clean cattle were forward. A marvellous forty-three cattle sold over £2000! Top gross valued heifer was a thumping 747kg Simmental from J Richmond, Dunsa Bank Farm, Richmond at £2233.
North West Auctions Junction 36 fortnightly sale of calves and stirks on 8th August saw an entry of 92 forward. Stirks sold to a top of £990 on three occasions and including for a Simmental from Bambers Farms, Cockerham.
At Hallworthy’s sale of 165 store cattle on 8th August, top of the day was £1500 given for a trio of older Simental x steers in from the Maunder family of Landrake who sold others to £1240 and £1230.
On 7th August Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Weaned cattle at Borderway, Carlisle, with 275 stirks forward. Auchengray Farm sold the top priced Simmental heifer for £1400, the day’s top price heifer, and with Mr Paul Davidson, Old Irvine Farm selling the top priced Simmental bull for £1450.
In a sale of 196 calves at Carmarthen on 7th August, one-month-old Simm bulls sold to £458 from Price, Cwrt Mawr, to feature in the leading prices.
A sale of cull cows at Frome on 7th August saw a top gross price of £1772 for a Simm from DAM Marklove, Lydiard Millicent.
In a sale of prime cattle at Malton on 6th August, steers were topped at £2182.95 for a 19 month old Simm, 810kgs, from AW Hardwick
In a sale of calves and stirks at Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd, Ayr on 6th August, the trade for stirks was topped at £1220 for a Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs McLelland, Knockshinnoch.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 6th August, the sale of UTM finished cattle saw a very strong trade throughout. Top prices went to a good run from Tony Nutland and family which saw homebred Simmental x steers reach the day’s highest price and return of 265p and £1856.65 with a homebred Simmental x heifer topping her section at 263.5p.
In an ‘exceptional entry of 153 calves forward’ at Monmouthshire on 6th August, plenty of purchasers looking for quality types. Topping the trade was a Simmental bull from Raymond, Mathry, selling for £615.
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on 5th August.
Bulls sold to £1560 for Simmentals from J B Paterson & Co, Hartbush and to 321.6p/kg also from J B Paterson & Co, Hartbush.
In a sale of calves at Ballymena on 2nd August, bulls were topped by a Sim at £985 from A Clarke Randalstown, who had another at £825.
On 2nd August, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of Rearing Calves and Stirks with 121 forward. Bull stirks were led at £860 by a Simmental from Church Stile Farm.
On 1st August Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows and bulls on behalf of Orkney consigners at Thainstone. Beef Cows Sold to £1,770 gross for a 848kg Simmental from J & M Dearness, Knowe, Sanday.
On 30th July at Swatragh a great entry of 80 quality cattle was presented for sale which resulted in another super trade for all stock on offer. Bullocks sold to a top of £1920 per head for a Sim at 746kg (257p/kg).
by Nicky Moreton | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024 News, 2024, 2024 Market Briefs
SIMMENTALS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT: SEDGEMOOR; SKIPTON; SELBY; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; HALLWORTHY; CARLISLE; MARKET DRAYTON; DINGWALL; SALISBURY; MALTON; BAKEWELL; RUGBY; HEXHAM; THAME; CROOKLANDS; THIRSK; SHREWSBURY; STIRLING; EXETER; WHITLAND; LUDLOW; FROME; MELTON MOWBRAY; DARLINGTON; CARMARTHERN; AYR; MONMOUTHSHIRE; DUMFRIES; BALLYMENA; PENRITH; AND SWATRAGH
Analysis of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter, whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, reductions in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. The ultimate combination for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Native sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams. It’s tremendous economics for commercial beef producers.
It’s part two of three of Simmentals topping store, prime, breeding, cull, and calf sale sections at markets round the country in August 2024.
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 224 Store Cattle on 23RD August with trade throughout the sale being very strong and with no let-up in trade on short keep cattle. Leading the sale with a Simmental cross steer at £1960.00 was Mr Douglas Green, Longlea. At £1760 was a thick Simmental cross heifer from Riding Mill producer Mr R M Johnston, High Fotherly.
On 23rd August at Thame Farmers Auction Mart Ltd sale of 264 cattle, a large entry for the TB Exempt Sale met a strong trade for all. Red Lion Farms topped the steer trade with a trio of Simmental steers at £1620. Dave Alder sold his single suckled Simmental x heifer at £1685 to top the sale.
North West Auctions Jct 36 sale of 115 calves and stirks on 22nd August saw a top call of £530 achieved by MH&AR Robinson, Kendal for a Simmental bull.
In a sale of 200 store cattle at Hallworthy on 22nd August, the Heifer section was led by the Backway Family with four cracking Simmental x Heifers at £1590. The same vendor sold four Simmental x Steers at £1500 at 16 months old and three other Simmentals at £1420 at only 14 months old!
At Thirsk’s sale of 166 cattle on 22nd August, the best grossing cull cow at £1908.59 was a Simmental X from F & D Cornforth, Old Byland purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.
In a sale of store cattle at Shrewsbury on 22nd August, store bulls were topped at £1050 for a 405kg Simm from Messrs Griffiths Farms Ltd. A 645kg store heifer from the same vendor sold for £1695. 19 month old Simm steers from R&EM Lightfoot sold for 318.3 ppk.
In a sale of stirks at Gisburn on 22nd August, a proper mix of bulls, steers and heifers both dairy and suckler bred all away nicely with some real highlights in the sale including a beautiful red roan Simmental x heifer topping the sale at £1520 from Mark Taylor.
United Auctions, Stirling, on 21st August, sold 959 store cattle and 211 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (504) sold to £1930 for a 675kg SIMX from Mollandhu. Other SIMX bullocks from the same homemade £1880, £1860,& £1840. Beef Cows (168) sold to £2440 for a 968kg SIMX from West Mains.
On 21st August and a sale of 269 store cattle at Market Drayton, a 520kg Simmental from D&A Warrington topped the heifers at £1460.
In a sale of cull cows and bulls at Exeter on 19th August, the cull cow section was headed by strong Simmentals from Andrew and George Palk of Marldon with the better two rising to £1438 (788kg x 183ppk) and another close at £1435 (702kg x 205ppk).
At H&H’s 50th anniversary primestock sale at Carlisle on 19th August, steers sold to a day’s top of £2352.52 for a 824kgs Simmental from Messrs Harrington, Hosket Hill, Carlisle purchased by Mr Eric Hall. On the same day, and a sale of prime bulls, Simmentals from Messrs Paxton, South Milmain Farm, Stranraer sold to £2239.74 for 828kgs.
In a sale of barren cows and OTMs at Whitland Mart on 17th August, a strong demand for all classes of cull cattle saw non-tested cows selling to £1,510 for a Simmental from Owen, Cefnypant, with tested cows sold to £1,440 for a 740kg Simental from Griffiths, Rhos. In the sale of 343 store cattle, Young Bulls sold to £1,480 for a Simmental from Jones, Tegryn.
In a sale of TB restricted store cattle on 16th August at Ludlow, steers were topped at £1530 by Simm X’s, with the heifers also topped by Simm X’s at £1550.
At Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone, on 15th August, a sale of cast cows and bulls saw beef feeding cows (67) Sold to £1595 for a 768kg Simmental Cross from Raefin, Keith.
In a sale of prime cattle at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, on 15th August, beef OTMs averaged 185.26p per kg or £1335 per head selling to £1960 for a Simmental from J Brown, Greencraig. OTM males sold to £1860 for a Simmental from R Wardrop & Son, Easter Coates.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, on August 14th, sold 119 store cattle, 85 adult head of breeding cattle and 50 OTM cattle. Cow with calf at foot (68) sold to £2,650 gross for a Simmental cross cow and calf from Balnuran, Culloden Moor. Cow in calf (12) sold to £1,800 gross for a Simmental cross from Balnuran, Culloden Moor.
In a sale of cull cows at Frome on 14th August, a quality Simmental cow from D & GJ Stevens soared to 226p/kg and £1632 to lead the sale.
At Market Drayton’s sale of 200 store cattle on 14th August, steers were topped at £1,700 for some Simmentals from D & A Warrington.
by Nicky Moreton | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SIMMENTALS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT: SEDGEMOOR; SKIPTON; SELBY; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; HALLWORTHY; CARLISLE; MARKET DRAYTON; DINGWALL; SALISBURY; MALTON; BAKEWELL; RUGBY; HEXHAM; THAME; CROOKLANDS; THIRSK; SHREWSBURY; STIRLING; EXETER; WHITLAND; LUDLOW; FROME; MELTON MOWBRAY; DARLINGTON; CARMARTHERN; AYR; MONMOUTHSHIRE; DUMFRIES; BALLYMENA; PENRITH; AND SWATRAGH
Analysis of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) data has shown Simmental gives beef producers more. Industry leading age at slaughter, whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, reductions in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. The ultimate combination for Daily Carcase Gain has been shown as the progeny of a Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam, and with the highest rates of DCG, attained by both Continental and Native sires, being for progeny out of Simmental dams. It’s tremendous economics for commercial beef producers.
See here part one of three of Simmentals topping store, prime, breeding, cull, and calf sale sections at markets round the country.
At Sedgemoor on 31st August and a sale of 1393 store cattle, grazing cows, & stirks, continental steers rose to £1755 for grand Simmental steers from EF & MA Cottle, North Brewham, who sold more at £1700 and £1660. More big Simmentals £1725 from C & R Foote, Stroud; £1705 A Parkin & A Broadhead and £1580 GJ & SM Down, Umberleigh. Continental heifers topped at £1585 for a Simmental from C & R Foote. More at £1515 and £1435 from EF & MA Cottle.
In a sale of 174 stirks at Skipton on 31st August, suckler bred continentals sold to an active ringside with Sim steers selling to £1100, the top steer price on the day, from T&S Holgate, Halton West.
Selby Market’s store sale on 31st August, saw young bulls sell to a top of £1270 and £1260 for Simms from S Keen.
On 30th August, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 482 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves at Thainstone. £1900 was the top call of the day for a Pen of Three Simmental Cross Heifers scaling 612kgs consigned by the Stronach Family, Berryleys, Grange. Heifers (239) averaged 305.8p and sold to 377.5p per kg for a 400kg breeding Simmental from Cairntack, Belhelvie and £1900 gross for a Pen of Three 612kg breeding Simmentals from Berryleys, Grange.
At Thainstone on 29th August, Aberdeen and Northern Marts held a sale of prime cattle. With all classes significantly dearer on the week an excellent entry of 64 prime cattle saw trade top at £2450 for a Simmental bull from Messrs Grant, Druid Temple. On the same day at a sale of cast cows and bulls, beef feeding cows (103) averaged £1263.35 and sold to £1550 for a 702kg Simmental Cross from Glencuie, Glenkindie.
On 29th August at Gisburn’s sale of 171 rearing calves, Simmental x bulls sold for £590 from RH & JS Vickery and topped the averages at £532.
At Hallworthy’s sale of store cattle on 29th August, a tremendous run of Simmental heifers from ID & SS Backway of St Columb topped the heifer section with a trio of stunning Simmental x Heifers to £1510 and a second pair to £1490, their trio of fleshed Simmental x away for breeding to £1440.
At Sedgemoor’s sale of prime cattle on 26th August, steers sold to £2,004.08 for a 752kg Simmental from CHJ Attwell & Sons, who sold more at £1,857.51 (697kg) and £1,791.28 (685kg). Heifers sold to £1,866.60 for a 680kg Simmental also from CHJ Atwell & Sons, who sold more at £1,756.82 (677kg) and £1,737.30 (647kg).
On 28th August, Harrison and Hetherington held their sale of calves at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. Once again, a bumper entry of 445 calves through the doors. Sale topped at £590 and including for a 3 month old Simmental bull from Haregills Farming, Ecclefechan.
In a sale of 256 store cattle at Market Drayton on 28th August, heifers were led at £1740 for a 594kg Simmental from D&A Warrington.
In a small sale of prime cattle at Dingwall on 27th August, prime bullocks (3) averaged 303.0p per kg and sold to 304.0p per kg twice and including a 640kg Simmental Cross from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie.
A sale of UTM Finished cattle at Salisbury Livestock Market on 27th August saw the pick of the heifers being Simmental x from Steve Dyer, Chale Farm which reached 274.5p or £1570.14.
At a sale at Malton on 27th August, young bulls topped at 283.50ppk for an excellent 17 month old Simmental X weighing 720kgs (£2041.20)from DR Beal, Marishes, selling to R Pearson. Top price was another Simmental X from the same home at £2139.13.
At Bakewell on 27th August, and a sale of barren, OTM, and feeding cows, the strong trade for best meated cows was topped at £1842 for a Simm from EH Woodward, Risley.
In a sale of calves at Rugby Farmers Mart on 26th August, top price went to Messrs RC & J Mann £335 for his Simmental Bull Calf, who also sold a Simmental Heifer to £300.
On 26th August at a sale of barren cows, cull bulls, and over age clean cattle, at Market Drayton bulls traded to £2318.80 for a Simmental from S&M Huxley & Son, Talke.
On 23rd August and a sale of store cattle on behalf of Orkney consignors at Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone, heifers sold to 317.6p per kg for a 362kg Simmental from J W S Wishart, Knockhall, South Ronaldsay.
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 224 Store Cattle on 23RD August with trade throughout the sale being very strong and with no let-up in trade on short keep cattle. Leading the sale with a Simmental cross steer at £1960.00 was Mr Douglas Green, Longlea. At £1760 was a thick Simmental cross heifer from Riding Mill producer Mr R M Johnston, High Fotherly.
On 23rd August at Thame Farmers Auction Mart Ltd sale of 264 cattle, a large entry for the TB Exempt Sale met a strong trade for all. Red Lion Farms topped the steer trade with a trio of Simmental steers at £1620. Dave Alder sold his single suckled Simmental x heifer at £1685 to top the sale.
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