by Nicky Moreton | Jul 9, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SEDGEMOOR; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; TRURO; AYR; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; LANARK; FROME; SKIPTON; OSWESTRY; BAKEWELL; PENRITH; SEDGEMOOR; THAME; BALLYMENA; EXETER; ST BOSWELLS; DARLINGTON; AND DALMALLY.
Here is the final part of three posts covering Simmental cattle topping store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
‼️ If you have any market briefs, or pictures, of Simmental cattle leading sales in your area then please forward them on to information@britishsimmental.co.uk and we’ll be very happy to post them!
£2655 SIMMENTAL LEADS PRIME BULLS AT CARLISLE
A great entry of 109 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly primestock sale on 10th June at Carlisle. Top overall on the day was a 985kg Simmental selling to £2654.58 from Messrs Goldsbrough, Oakrigg, Moffat purchased by A & D Meats.
At Ballymena on 10th June, heifers in the 401 to 500kg category were topped by an Ahoghill producer, with a 460kg Sim at £1310 (285p/kg).
Exeter’s store cattle sale on 5th June saw steers top out at £1340 given for a smart Simmental from Russell Williams of Blackawton.
At Thainstone on 6th June, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows forward from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows Sold to £1,830 gross for a 782kg Simmental from Maesquoy Farms, Harray. At a sale of prime cattle on the same day, Young Bulls sold to 271p per kg for a 725kg Simmental from Towiemore, Keith and Heifers sold to £1,907.55 gross for a 785kg Simmental cross from Newton of Savoch. At a sale of cows and bulls, Beef Finished Cows (69) sold to £2130 for a 956kg Simmental cross from Culhay, Forbes.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 325 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr on 6th June. Top Price of the day was £1875 for a pen of 7 Simmental Bullocks off Stoopshill.
At H&H’s sale of store cattle at St Boswells on 6th June, heifers per kilo were topped by Simmentals at 275p from East Learmouth.
At Frome’s prime cattle sale on 5th June, UTM heifers were led by Simmentals from TJ Rowland Farms to 269p/kg, and topping at £1747 for 650kg.
In a sale of store cattle at Monmouthshire Livestock Auctioneers on 5th June, 162 strong stores were forward. Grazing types peaked at 331p/kg (£1020-308kg) for Simmental crosses from GJ Owen & Co, Pontfaen.
United Auctions Stirling on 5th June sold 285 store cattle & young bulls, 116 Breeding Cattle & 104 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (139) averaged 302.31p to a 374.60p per kilo for a 283kg SIMX from Kirkland. Young Bulls averaged 268.46p to a 277.60p per kilo for a 389kg SIMX from Woodhall and £1090 for a 408kg SIMX Woodhall. Beef Cows (96) averaged 195.07p to a 254.0p per kilo for a 752kg LIMX from Stanley and £2050 for a 838kg SIMX Nether Strathkinnes. In the breeding cattle bulls saw a joint top of £4000 and including a Simm from Tartraven.
In a sale of 546 store cattle at Sedgemoor on 5th June, heifers peaked at £1675 for a Simmental from SJ Sibley, Beaminster.
At a sale of weaned cattle at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on 5th June, a great entry of 310 stirks forward was topped by Messrs Vaughan, High Dovecote who sold the top price, a Simmental bull, for £1450.
At Market Drayton’s sale of store cattle on 5th June, the heifers were topped at £1305 for a 480kg Simmental from Mr D.A. Lockett.
TWO-MONTH-OLD SIMMENTAL LEADS CARLISLE CALVES AT £605
On 5th June Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. Topping the trade was Messrs Sanderson, Graden Farm, Kelso with Simmentals at £605 for a 2-month-old calf.
In a sale of rearing calves at Truro on 5th June, the heifers were topped by a Simmental x to £340 for Messrs A D & J A Bray of St Martin, Helston, who had further Simmental heifers at £310, & £300.
At a sale of barren, OTM, and feeding cows at Bakewell on 3rd June, the trade topped at 256p for a 530kg Simmy from CJ Stone.
At Ballymena on 3rd June, cows sold to 211p/kg for a Sim at 660kg and to a top of £1660 per head for the same cow from a Swatragh producer.
On 3rd June, Market Drayton’s sale of barren cows, cull bulls, and overage clean cattle saw in the clean cattle steers traded to 216p twice for Simmentals (£1,460.16 and £1,317.60) from The Sidebottom Family, Mottram St Andrew.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a special sale of breeding cattle in conjunction with their weekly sale of cast cattle and store stock on Monday 3rd June 2024. The top five prices all came from J Sisterton, Newlands Haugh with a super run of Simmental, AA, and Hereford heifers and second calvers suckling young calves selling away between £2500 and £2600.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 1st June, cows with bull calves at foot were topped by a Simm from T H & A Pickard, Bolton By Bowland at £1850. In calf cows sold to £1280 for Simmental x from Stephen Duckworth, Haslingden.
At Dalmally on 1st June, United Auctions held a sale of breeding cattle. Heifers with calves at foot were topped by Barguillean with SimX at £2600, £2500, and others at £2050.
by Nicky Moreton | Jul 8, 2024 | 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News, 2024
SEDGEMOOR; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; TRURO; AYR; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; LANARK; FROME; SKIPTON; OSWESTRY; BAKEWELL; PENRITH; SEDGEMOOR; THAME; BALLYMENA; EXETER; ST BOSWELLS; DARLINGTON; AND DALMALLY.
In this latest set of market briefs, hard-working Simmental sired cattle are continuing to do the business and top store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
Here’s the second part of three posts covering the month of June:
A strong sale of rearing calves at Market Drayton on 19th June saw the top call of £470 going jointly to a Simmental heifer from S&M Huxley & Sons.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 19th June, fat cows sold to a top of £1890 for a 760kg Sim (249.00) presented by G Newell.
In a sale of prime and feeding bulls at Frome on 19th June, suckler bred Simmental bulls from TJ Rowland Farms led the way at 253p/kg and 248p/kg, grossing £1796 and £1782.
At Skiptons Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, and Breeding Cattle, on 19th June, young bulls were topped by Simmentals at £1980, £1650 from E&M Fairhurst and to a leading average of £1815. Simmentals also led the averages for store heifers at £1450, with RD Elliott attaining prices of £1550 £1510 £1500 £1450 £1430 £1400.
In a sale of calves and weanlings at Oswestry on 19th June, a nice show of stirks forward topped at £555 for a trio of Simmental bullocks from the James family.
At a sale of prime bulls at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on 17th June, a 949kg Simmental from Messrs Ryder, Holme House, Carlisle sold to £2348.28 purchased by A & D Meats, and to feature in the top prices.
Bakewell held a sale of 112 barren, OTM, and feeding cows on 17th June. Leading the trad was an 800kg Simmental cow that made £1784 for Messrs Renshaw & Brassington.
On 17th June, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly Sale of 167 Store Cattle & Feeding Bulls of all classes. Dalemain Estates topped the heifer section at £1785 for a twenty-four-month-old pure-bred Simmental, selling to Mr A Skelton.
On 17th June and a sale of weaned calves at Salisbury Livestock Market, four month old Simmental steers led the way at £530 from B G Newman & Partners, Sherfield English.
In a sale of calves at Sedgemoor on 15th June, beef from dairy topped at £505 for a month old Simmental bull from KP Silverthorne.
SIMMENTALS TOP ALL SIX CATEGORIES AT THAINSTONE BREEDING CATTLE SALE
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 142 Head of Adult Breeding Cattle on 14th June. Heifer with Bull Calf sold to £2850 for a Simmental Heifer with a Simmental Cross Bull Calf from Floors Farm, Grange. Heifer with Heifer Calf sold to £3000 for a Simmental Heifer with Twin Heifer Calves from Floors, Grange. Cow with Bull Calf sold to £2900 for a five-year-old Simmental Cow with a Simmental Cross Bull Calf from Floors, Grange. Cow with Heifer Calf sold to £2950 for a Simmental Cross Cow with her second calf from Crannabog, Rothienorman. In Calf Cows & Heifers sold to £2150 for a November Calving Simmental Heifer from Floors Farm, Grange. Breeding Bulls sold to 5200gns for a 4 Year Old Simmental Bull from Floors Farm, Grange.
Also on 14th June at Thainstone, and a sale of 383 store cattle, young bulls, and young weaned calves, Bulls sold to a top of 286.6p per kg for a 506kg Simmental from Lagavaich, Glenlivet.
At Thame Farmers Auction Mart on 14th June saw feeding cows from Olivia Bacon sold to £1335 for Simmental x.
At Thainstone on 13th June, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows and bulls forward from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows Sold to £1,750 gross for a 806kg Simmental from Firm of Paterson, Veltigar, Tankerness.
On 12th June, United Auctions, Stirlling sold 492 store cattle & young bulls, 165 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls & 442 Breeding cattle. Heifers (263) averaged 281.40p and to £1650 for a 613kg SIMX from Temples. Beef Cows (136) averaged 194.53p to 270.30p per kilo for a 418kg SIMX from Bemersyde. Stock Cows & Calves – Glenturk (dispersal of commercial herd) saw Sim & BCF £3000×2, £2800×2 & £2700. Sim & HCF £3000 £3000×2, £2900×2, £2800×5 & £2700×2. Herd Average- 37 cows & calves £2,664.86. Stock Cows & Calves Marvingston (Dispersal) saw Sim & HCF £2900 & £2000×4. Cows and calves were in good bloom selling to a busy ringside of buyers from all over Scotland which were all going back into breeding herds.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 12th June, fat cows sold to a top of £1740 for a 725kg Sim (240.00) presented by J Casey, selling at £1540 was a 720kg Sim (214.00) from D Bell.
An electric trade of calves and weanlings at Oswestry on 5th June saw Simmental bulls to £475 and heifers to £402 all aged 5-6 months, from J R James & Son, Church Farm.
At Frome’s sale of prime cattle on 12th June, the trade for UTM steers saw a top gross price of £1828 for a 686kg Simmental from TJ Rowland Farms.
by Nicky Moreton | Jul 8, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SEDGEMOOR; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; TRURO; AYR; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; LANARK; FROME; SKIPTON; OSWESTRY; BAKEWELL; PENRITH; SEDGEMOOR; THAME; BALLYMENA; EXETER; ST BOSWELLS; DARLINGTON; AND DALMALLY.
In this latest set of market briefs, hard-working Simmental sired cattle are continuing to do the business and top store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
Here’s the first part of three posts covering the month of June:
At Sedgemoor on 29th June and a sale of calves, a superb run of Simmental bulls for DE Down & Son reached £425 at 1m, when others sold to £405 (2x) for the same vendor. Simmental heifers from the same vendor sold to the joint heifer top price of £365 for a 1m calf.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 371 Store Cattle, Young Bulls, Young and Weaned Calves and Breeding Cattle at Thainstone on 28th June. Bulls sold to £1340 gross for a 526kg Simmental Cross from Candyglirach, Drumoak. Cows with Calves at Foot sold to £1750 for a Simmental Cow with twin calves from Candyglirach, Drumoak.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 29th June, bulls were first in the ring and sold to a high of £2250 for a 16mo Simmental from R & L Loftus.
In a sale of prime cattle at Caledonian Marts, Stirling on 27th June, Young Bulls sold to £2198 for a Simm from W Young, Templehall.
Gisburn’s sale of stirks on 27th June, saw the top of the trade being Thomas Atkins with his Fleckvieh and Simmental bullocks realising £900 at just 6–7-month-old.
SIMMENTALS TOP BULLOCKS & YOUNG BULLS AT UA, STIRLING
On 26th June at Stirling, United Auctions sold 291 store cattle & young bulls, 78 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (114) – Averaged 279.5p to 318.3p per kilo for a 333kg SIMX from Eden and £1860 for a 680kg SIMX from Harestonhill. Young Bulls averaged 245.15p to 266.3p per kilo for a 383kg SIMX from Mosston Muir.
Dungannon Farmers Mart on 26th June saw steers sell to £1980 for a 705kg Sim (281.00) presented by J Eakin.
On 26th June, Harrison and Hetherington held their monthly Beef Breeding sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle of heifers with calves at foot, breeding bulls, and bulling heifers. Bulling heifers topped at £1750 for a Simmental from Messrs Carter, Gerrard House. Messrs Morton, Church Farm sold a Simmental cross heifer for £1720 and £1700. At a sale of calves on the same day, two month Simmental Bulls sold to £630 from Messrs Roan, Boreland of Colvend, Dalbeattie.
On 26th June and a sale of young stirks/stores at Monmouthshire Livestock Auctioneers, an excellent entry of 118 young stores sold to a top in the steers from CD Cometson, Senghenydd, with 11 month Sim X steers (£1460-490kg).
At Truro on 26th June, cows and calves saw a fiery trade, with Simmental outfits leading the way at £1920 for Mr A Kemp of Truro.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 80 prime and cast cattle at their sale in Ayr on 25th June. Cows were topped at £1820 by a Simmental from Auchtygemmell.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 25th June, and a sale of barren cows and bulls, beef cows topped the sale at up to 209.5p for a Simmental from Roly James off the Isle of Wight.
At a sale of store cattle on 24th June at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, bullocks sold to £1630 for Simmentals from A McKenzie, Ardgate.
Market Drayton’s sale of 185 store cattle on 24th June saw Cows and calves topped at £1,420 for a Simmental from JW.&PE. Painter, Howle. Heifers were led by a 656kg Simmental at £1,670.00 from Mr G. Martinez. A nice show of weanlings included 6 month Simmental steers to £780 from Graham Ward Farms, Madeley.
On 24th June Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 141 cattle comprising of 35 bullock and heifers, 50 cast cows and 56 calves and stirks at Lanark Market. Beef cows sold to £2110 per head for a Simm from Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm, or to 236p/pk from the same home.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 20th June sold 34 Cows and Bulls to average £1459.12. Beef Feeding Cows averaged £1220 and sold to £1530 for a 692kg Simmental Cross from Haddoch Farm, Cairnie.
On 19th June, United Auctions, Stirling sold 230 store cattle & young bulls, 386 Breeding Cattle & 122 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. OTM Bulls averaged 192.24p to 253.3p per kilo for a 754kg SIM from Kirkton of Mailler In the sale of breeding cattle, Simm stock cows with heifer calves at foot sold to £2450, and Simm cows with bull calves at foot to £2350, from Floors Farming. A stock bull from the same home made £3800.
by Nicky Moreton | May 21, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SALISBURY; RUGBY; THAINSTONE; FROME; EXETER; HALLWORTHY; THIRSK; BENTHAM; PRESTON; SEDGEMOOR; HOLMFIRTH; CARLISLE; LOCKERBIE; BALLYMENA; LANARK; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HUNTLY; LUDLOW; CROOKLANDS; ST BOSWELL; GISBURN; MELTON MOWBRAY; DUNGANNON; DINGWALL; TRURO; AYR; SHREWSBURY; DUMFRIES; QUOYBRAE; DARLINGTON; WHITLAND; MARKET DRAYTON; SKIPTON; AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Hard-working Simmental sired cattle continuing to do the business in store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
See here the final of three bumper parts covering Simmental sale toppers through April (19th to 30th):
Salisbury Market on 30th April held a sale of finished cattle and barren cows. Beef cows (assured and non-assured) saw a top price of 208p or £1672.32 going to a grand Simmental from the Hicks family, Burghclere with another from the same stable at 206.5p. In the OTM clean cattle, a strong Simmental x from Philip Samways which was assured and under 36 months topped at 237.5p or £1638.75.
At Rugby Farmers Mart Prime Cattle Sale on 29th April the trade for cows was topped by a 858kg Simmental from FI & EJ Barnes, which sold for £2128.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1133 Store Cattle, and Young Bulls at Thainstone on 26th April. Bulls averaged 292.4p sold to 279.4p per kg for a 494kg Simmental Cross from Feolquoy, Stromness. On the same day, a total of 116 store cattle were forward from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks sold to a top of £1,710 gross for a 664kg Simmental from D W Sinclair & Co, Unigarth, Sandwick.
In Frome’s store cattle sale on 26th April, young continentals were topped by a grand consignment from James Foot of Weymouth with his usual outstanding Simmental steers and heifers (11-12 mo) topping at £1170 for the best pen of steers and £995 for heifers.
In a sale of store cattle at Exeter on 26th April, a pair of well covered Simmental’s from Jeremy Brown topped the grazing cows coming back at £1660 each. On the same day and a sale of stirks and suckled calves, heifers topped out at £850 for the Moysey Family, Ivybridge, presenting Simmental cross heifers.
Hallworthy’s sale of 300 store cattle on 25th April saw a top of £1830 twice for PJ & JA Rogers of Tavistock including a pair of cracking long shaped and fleshed Simmental x Steers.
At Thirsk and a sale of cull cattle on 25th April, top price cow was 217.5p for a Simmental X from Amblers Lodge, Shipton purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.
At Bentham’s sale of rearing calves on 24th April, younger continentals, around a month old, saw Simmentals from Cote Farm Partnership to £370, others £340, £350 x2 and £360.
In a sale of cull cows at Brockholes Arms Auction Market on 24th April, beef cows sold to a top of 195 p/kg for a Simmental that grossed at £1813 from C & J Bennett.
In a sale of store cattle at Sedgemoor on 24th April, steers sold to £1270 for some smart, suckler bred Simmentals x 7 from V Young & Sons, Redhill.
At Holmfirth on 23rd April, prime cattle overall averaged 278.73p/kg. Top price at 295p/kg, was a Simmental steer from D Pearson sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.
On 24th April Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Carlisle. Connell Farm Ltd, East Drummodie, Newton Stewart, topped the sale today at £730 x 2 with their Simmental bull calves.
In the sale of store cattle at H&H’s Lockerbie Mart on 23rd April, a Simmental bullock from Messrs Howatson, Heithat sold for 347ppkg to feature in the top prices.
In a sale of store cattle at Ballymena on 23rd April bullocks sold to £1670 for a 570kg Simm presented by TH McDowell, Dundonald.
In a sale of breeding bulls, dropped calves, suckler cows, and weanlings at Ballymena on 22nd April the suckler cows were topped by D Morrow, Glenarm, with a Simm with heifer calf at foot selling for £1680.
At Rugby Farmers Mart on 22nd April, the trade for steers and bulls was topped by a 668kg Simmental from BT Caswell & Sons at £1750. 309ppk was the joint top mark in the heifers and for a Simmental also from BT Caswell & Sons.
On 22nd April at Lanark Market, Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers and 80 cast cows. Beef cows sold to £1990 per head for a Simm from Browntod Farm, Hamilton.
The Borderway Primestock Sale at Carlilse on 22nd April saw Messrs Trafford, Springfield, Cockermouth sell a 771kg Simmental prime bull to £2054.72 and to feature in the leading prices.
Wallets Marts, Castle Douglas, had forward OTM Cattle and Store Cattle on 22 April. OTM cattle topped at 273ppk for a Simmental Bull from Messrs Craig, Craigton.
In a sale of 303 non export calves at Sedgemoor on 20th April, top of the day was £485 for a super 1m Simmental bull for KP Silverthorne & Partners.
At Huntly on 20th April, United Auctions sold 572 cattle at their sale which incorporated Young Farmers Overwintered Cattle. OTMS sold to 266.1p per kg for SimX from Wester Elchies, Aberlour also to £1990 also Wester Elchies, Aberlour.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 19th April at Thainstone sold 1,041 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bulls sold to £1690 gross for a 690kg Simmental Cross from Mains of Newton, Craigellachie.
At a sale of TB restricted store cattle at Ludlow on 19th April, Simmental X’s topped the heifer section when selling to £1500.
Pics from the Simmental library.
by Nicky Moreton | May 16, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News
SALISBURY; RUGBY; THAINSTONE; FROME; EXETER; HALLWORTHY; THIRSK; BENTHAM; PRESTON; SEDGEMOOR; HOLMFIRTH; CARLISLE; LOCKERBIE; BALLYMENA; LANARK; CASTLE DOUGLAS; HUNTLY; LUDLOW; CROOKLANDS; ST BOSWELL; GISBURN; MELTON MOWBRAY; DUNGANNON; DINGWALL; TRURO; AYR; SHREWSBURY; DUMFRIES; QUOYBRAE; DARLINGTON; WHITLAND; MARKET DRAYTON; SKIPTON; AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Hard-working Simmental sired cattle continuing to do the business in store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers. ‼️
See here the second of three parts covering Simmental sale toppers through April (12th to 18th):
On 18th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 81 Prime Cattle at Thainstone. 30 to 36 Month – Bullocks sold to 254p per kg and £1993.90 gross for a 785kg Simmental Cross from Mains of Corsegight, New Deer.
In a sale of store cattle at NWAs Jct 36 Crooklands Livestock Auction on 18th April, a keen ringside of local and travelled buyers ensured a strong trade was achieved. A pair of Simmental bullocks from LA&M Lambert, Lupton topped at £1760 with others from the same home to £1680.
Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of Store and Grazing Cattle at St Boswells on 18th April. Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Buchanan, South Common with a grazing Simmental.x Bullock at 350p per kg.
In a sale of rearing calves at Gisburn on 18th April, a ‘roaring trade’ for the 168 calves was led by a Simmental X Bull at £525 from J H Wood.
In a sale of cull cows at Melton Mowbray on 17th April, top grossing cow saw Andersons (South Wootton) selling Simmental x with weight to £1614.98.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 17th April, heifer prices reached a height of £2040 for a 775kg Sim (263.00) presented by G Black.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd on 17th April, at Dingwall, sold 1,101 store cattle and 63 OTM cattle. Heifers (538) averaged 293.2p per kg and sold to 459.4p per kg for a pen of 468kg Simmentals from Blackford Farm, Croy and £2,350 gross for a 580kg Simmental also from Blackford Farm.
On 17th April at Truro Livestock Market, and a sale of store cattle, one year old heifers were topped by Simmental x to £1105 for Messrs A M & V R Pascoe of Helston.
In a sale of rearing calves and weanlings on 16th April at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, the trade peaked at £410 for a 6 week old Simmental bull from T E & P Eckersley who sold two others to £395 and heifers to £370.
In a sale of UTM finished cattle on 16th April at Salisbury Livestock Market, top return of £2147.92 went to a massive Simmental x steer from Jim and Joanna Bracey who also sold lighter steers of the same breed to 279.5p.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 127 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale on 16th April at Ayr. A large show of 127 Calves and Stirks saw the top price being £550 for Simm heifer calves from Kaimhill Farming.
In a sale of barren cows at Shrewsbury on 16th April, trade topped at £1,410 for a 4yr old Simental cow from R & J Hill, Broomcroft Farm.
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 15th April 2024. A strong trade prevailed with buyers activity seeking OTM’S of all classes, many more could be sold to advantage. Beef Cows sold to 248 p/kg for a Simm from Millhill and £1720. On the same day C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, and also Dumfries & Galloway Young Farmers rally show and sale. 80 Organic Status cattle sold readily with Simm bullocks selling to the top price of £1620, £1600, and £1580 from L Petrucci, Outer Blair.
At Hallworthy TB store cattle sale on 15th April, top spot went to the House Family of St Issey, their best a single framey Simmental Steer with plenty of depth and fleshing to £1850, next a trio of Simmentals again well fleshed and super rounds to £1830, next a super dunn coloured single at £1820. Their best heifers (Simmental), a single with again good depth and fleshing to £1650, their next trio topping out at £1495 and £1440.
At Frome’s sale of store cattle on 15th April, forward Simmental steers from the Hares Partnership topped at £1520.
At Quoybrae on 15th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 519 store cattle. Store Heifers (171) sold to £1,760 gross for a 703kg Simmental Cross from Kiess Mains, Keiss.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle store and breeding stock on 15th April 2024. Forward were 375 cattle. Store Cattle – in the bulls, a bumper show largely thanks to sixty down from Aberdeenshire and the prolific Stephen Allardyce, East Town, Tarland; the trade looked excellent and topped at £1610 for a lovely Simmental yearling from the Aberdonian.
At Frome’s sale of store cattle 0n 12th April, tremendous bidding from the large company of buyers ringside forced the trade to an outstanding £1780 for quality reared 25mo Simmental steers from Fred Butcher & family of Devizes. Their younger Simmental steers equally well presented and sold from £1600 to £1680 (23mo). Fred Butcher & family took top honours again with their Simmental heifers which sold from £1500 to £1525 (all 24mo). Other good Simmental bullers sold well to £1220 from Gary Hemmens of Heywood.
At Thainstone on 12th April, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,118 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Bulls sold to 337.1p per kg for a 356kg Simmental Cross from Roadside farm, Skene.
At Exeter’s sale of 450 store cattle on 12th April, some tremendous steers forward topped at a £1830 given for a standout pair of Simmentals (20m) from Alan Brazier of Poltimore closely followed by a trio of equally smart Simmental bullocks (24m) from Aylesbeare’s Cyril Emmett which went on to make £1820 apiece.
by Nicky Moreton | May 14, 2024 | 2024 News, 2024, 2024 Market Briefs
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Hard-working Simmental sired cattle continuing to do the business in store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
See here the first of three parts covering Simmental sale toppers, and starting with April 1st – 11th:
At Hallworthy on 11th April, breeding cattle were led by a two-year-old Simmental Bull from the Grose Family of Manaccan sell to £2000, and away to work on a Dairy farm.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts at Thainstone on 11th April sold 151 cows and bulls. Beef Feeding Cows (77) averaged £1297.59 and sold to £1770 for a 726kg Simmental from Dundurcas Farm, Rothes.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 10th April, suckled cows and calves sold to £1660 for a Simm Cow with a Char Bull Calf at foot presented by a Dungannon Producer.
On 10th April United Auctions sold 1916 store cattle & young bulls at Stirling. Young Bulls (47) averaged 263.23p to 299.30p per kg for a 294kg SIMX from South Glen.
Frome’s sale of UTM heifers on 10th April was topped by Simmental x heifers from Padfield & Partners at 254p/kg.
Skipton’s store sale on 10th April saw the heifer section topped at £1700 by Simmentals from CA Foster.
At a sale at Monmouthshire Market on 10th April, an eight year old Simm cow & her BBX heifer calf (7m) from Halomark Ltd, Cwmbran sold for £1880.
At a sale of store cattle at Market Drayton on 10th April, yarding cattle ‘continue to sell like hot cakes’. Simmental from The Brighouse Family, Morley Green, topped the steers at £1580.
At Ayr on 9th April, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 95 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale. The offering of stirks forward sold to £890 for a Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs Mullin, Greenhead and with bullocks topping at £820 for a Simmental Cross off the same.
Decent numbers of prime and cull cattle at Exeter on 8th April, saw finished steers from Dan Tooze of Broadsands head the heavyweight steer section with a well fed 638kg Simmental reaching 268ppk and £1706. Prime heifers (all heavyweights) were topped at 260ppk for a Simmental from Douglas Horton and Family up from Kingsbridge which returned £1515.
In a sale of store cattle at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart on 9th April, top spot in the steer section went to J & A Heap & Son with Simx to £1,480.
In a sale of 320 store cattle at Ballymena on 9th April, bullocks sold to £1800 for a 640kg Simm from Barry Arthurs, Kircubbin.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 8th April 2024. Forward were 325. A nice show of young bulls saw the top six sell over £1500. Three super 10-month-old Simmentals from E Parsons, Newstead Farm vied for the top price when making £1580, and £1560 x 2.
At Huntly on 6th April, United Auctions sold 1639 cattle at their Show & Sale. OTMS sold to average 191.8p per kg selling to £1900 for SimX from Moyes Farm, Glassel.
In a sale of store cattle at Gisburn on 6th April, 83 feeding bulls through the ring saw a strong trade right through. Topping the trade at £1600 was Bev Lancaster & Family with a homebred Simental x.
On 4th April at Whitland Mart, and a sale of suckler cows, in calvers, and bulls, in-calf heifers & cows sold to £1,800×3 (Sim) from Colledge, Llanfallteg, also, £1,750 (Sim) & £1,700×4 (Sim), £1,550 (Sim), £1,520×3 (Sim).
At Hallworthy on 4th April and a sale of Stirks and Weaned Calves at the ‘Cornish Stirk Centre’, the re was a ‘phenomenal trade.’ A J Hart of St Austell sold two remarkable Simmental Steers which made £910 (only 5 months old!), with a single steer to £870 (5m).
In a sale of prime cattle on 3rd April at Frome, UTM heifers were led by a well finished R grade Simmental heifer at 257p/kg and £1949 from LJ Curry.
In a sale at Holsworthy on 3rd April, finished cattle were topped at 228p for a light weight 508kg Simmental heifer from Mr WM Bridgman, Jacobstow realising £1158.
At Ayr on 2nd April, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 102 Calves and Stirks. The top price calf was £640 for a Simmental Cross Heifer off Kaimhill Farming.
At H&H’s Borderway Primestock Sale at Carlisle on 1st April, Simmentals sold to £2594.48 for 887kgs from Messrs Dyet, East Merkland, Strathaven to feature in the top prices. The same home also sold 819kgs to £2305,49.
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of 619 Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 1st April 2024, along with the spring sale of organics. 187 Organic Cattle created plenty of interest, a good ringside of buyers actively sought cattle which comprised of mainly yearlings. Organic Heifers per head were topped by a Simm at £1510 from Marshill.
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