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PART TWO: SIMMENTALS CONTINUING TO TOP COMMERCIAL SALES AT UK MARKETS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER

PART TWO: SIMMENTALS CONTINUING TO TOP COMMERCIAL SALES AT UK MARKETS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER

by | Nov 20, 2024 | Uncategorised

SIMMS TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT ABERDEEN: BALLYMENA; HALLWORTHY; ASHFORD; DINGWALL; MARKETHILL; FROME; DUNGANNON; STIRLING; CARMARTHEN; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; WOOLER; SALISBURY; AYR; LANARK; DUMFRIES; ANGLESEY; TRURO; CARLISLE; QUOYBRAE; PENRITH; CASTLE DOUGLAS; BENTHAM; THAME; EXETER; SHREWSBURY; SEDGEMOOR; BAKEWELL; SELBY; LANCASTER; MONMOUTHSHIRE; & HOLMFIRTH
A premium on efficiency continues to drive the increasing uptake of Simmental cattle by commercial producers, in a forward industry with a pressure on costs.
Maternal qualities of easy, regular calving, fertility, plenty of milk, and the ability to extensively produce a quality calf year on year, are recognised as the Simmental benchmark.
Commercial producers are future-proofing the productivity of their suckler herds by introducing Simmental females and genetics.
On top you have: industry leading at age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, leading daily carcase gain, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. It all adds up to efficiency, a base of sustained proven performance, and good economics. There’s more to Simmental.
See here part two of three of the October Market Briefs featuring sales from 33 livestock markets around the UK:
On 23rd October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Carlisle. 394 forward and saw a packed ringside of buyers keen to stock up making calves the hottest trade for some time. A & AE Harrison, Roung Hill, Wigton sold 3 month Simmental Bulls to £570 to feature amongst the leading prices.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 23rd October, suckled cows and calves sold to £1700 for a Sim Cow with a Char Bull Calf at foot presented by B Sheridan.
On 23rd October at Frome, and a sale of 82 reared calves, well-presented Simmental steers from KJ Withers sold to the top price of £705 and their Simmental heifers to £648 (also top price).
At Ballymena’s sale of store cattle on 22nd October, bullocks at 501kgs and over were topped by a 520kg Simm at £1650 from L Anderson, Kilwaughter.
At Quoybrae on 21st October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of weaned calves, store & breeding cattle. Store bullocks sold to £1,580 gross for a 527kg Simmental from West Watten (Thomson). Store heifers sold to 300.4p for a 486kg Simmental Cross from Lower Milton, Wick and £1,490 gross for a 581kg Simmental cross from Park View.
6-MONTH-OLD SIMMS SELL TO £1085 AT PENRITH
Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly Sale of 289 Store Cattle of all classes on 21st October. First time vendor Messrs NW Graham & Son, Tortolocate Farm, Egremont, sold 6-month-old Simmental bulls to £1085 & £995 for a pair, whose consignment of 5-6-month-old bull and heifer calves averaged £903.33!
At Castle Douglas on 21st October, Wallets Marts sold OTM Cattle, and Store Cattle. 193 Store Cattle sold to 306.8ppk for Simmental bullocks from Glenturk Farming.
At Bentham on 18th October there was a ‘sensational trade for all classes of suckled calves with averages well up on 2023.’ A tremendous run of Charolais and Simmental x steers and heifers from Fishwick Farms met with electric bidding with the consignment going on to average £1211 for 67 calves (+£142 on the year). A run of 20+ pure Simmentals from E & M Fairhurst sold to £1500.
At Thame on Friday 18th October, and a sale of 161 store cattle, RS and GDH Alderman sold his run of heifers to the top price of £1590 for Simmental X.
On 18th October and a sale of beef breeding cattle at Exeter, the Dispersal of the Chegwidden herd of pedigree Simmental cattle on behalf of Viv Hall of Penzance sold to a top call of 4,000gns for “Chegwidden Florence’s Jasmine” a 2018 born cow with an April born heifer calf at foot. Other outfits sold to 2,700gns for “Chegwideen Dilys’s Matilda” a 2021 born cow which sold with her heifer calf sired by Coose Jericho. Another similar outfit made 2,200gns. Simmental heifers topped at 2050gns for “Chegwidden Bambino’s Nini”. Bulls topped at 3,000gns for “Chegwidden Maximus 21” a 2021 born bull.
On 16th Oct Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of (563) store cattle at Carlisle. Simmental heifers from Auchengray Farm sold for £1820 to feature in the top end prices. On the same day and the weekly sale of calves, young calves saw a hot trade all day. Messrs Nash, Philgowan, Newton Stewart was up to £590 for a lovely 2 month old Simmental calf.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 16th October, steer prices reached a height of £1930 for a 755kg Sim (256.00) presented by J Mackle.
At Shrewsbury on 15th October and a sale of 82 calves, strong 4-5 month-old Simmental heifers topped the day from CJ & L Tams, who achieved prices of £605, £590 and £570.
At Ayr, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 132 Calves and Stirks on 15th October. Stirks sold to £1300 for a pen of Simmental Cross Bullocks off Messrs Kerr, Broom.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 15th October and a sale of barren cows and bulls, beef cows saw Simmentals top at up to 214p or £1796.18 from Sid and Jinty Brown.
In a sale of calves and stirks at Lawrie & Symington’s Lanark market on 14th October, On-Milk calves topped at £340 from two vendors, including Craigthornhill with their two month old Simmental bull calf.

At Exeter’s sale of prime cattle on 14th October, a neat Simmental from Adrian and Bradley Bowden topped the heifers at £1427 (550kg x 260ppk).
TORWOODLEE SIMMS AT £1720 TOP HEIFERS AT DUMFRIES STORE SALE
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of 779 Store Cattle in Dumfries on 14th October 2024. Heifers per head were topped by Simmentals at £1720 & £1640 from Torwoodlee. Heifers per kilo were also topped by Simmentals at 334.5p/kg from Dollard. In the section of (239) organic cattle, organic heifers per head were topped by Simmentals from Outer Blair at £1660, and £1550 x2, and also per kg at 352p/kg.
A ‘great offering’ of 80 Prime steers and heifers forward at Borderways weekly Primestock sale on 14th October at Carlisle. In a flying trade, Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth sold best Simmental cross at £2266.79 for 783kgs.
At Sedgemoor on 14th October and a sale of UTM, OTM, and OTSM cattle, heifers rose to £2,000.37 for an OTM Simmental from R Bigwood.
At Bakewell and a sale of finished cattle on 14th October, the heifer gross prices were led at £2224.80 by a 720kg Simm from RG Bacon, Wadshelf. In a sale of 60 calves on the same day, heifer calves were topped at £260 by a Simm from G Matkin, Idridgehay.
At Selby on 12th October, a good show of quality store cattle saw Simmental heifers to £1490 & £1420 from WJ Hollingsworth to feature in the leading prices.
On 11th & 12th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of store cattle from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks Sold to 328.5p per kg for a pen of six 490kg Simmentals from W R & A Moar, Lower Stanger, Birsay. Heifers Sold to £1,750 gross for a pair of 598kg Simmentals from J & M Smith, Lower Cornquoy, Holm.
On 11th October at Thainstone, Abderdeen & Northern Marts sold 888 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Leading price per kg for bullocks 301-350kg was Calier with SimX at 318.2p; and Oldwhat Mains with SimX at 300.6p.
8000GNS DENIZES MATILDA 6TH TOPS HERD PRODUCTION SALE

8000GNS DENIZES MATILDA 6TH TOPS HERD PRODUCTION SALE

by | Oct 24, 2024 | Uncategorised

Bringing a busy Simmental Sale day to a close on Monday 21st October at Stirling, was the Production Sale from the 80-cow Denizes herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland Lancashire that saw highlight prices of 8000gns, 7000gns, and 6000gns.

Denizes Matilda 6th & 20th 8,000gns

Topping the sale, and with the 8000gns joint leading female price of the day, was the May 2020 born Denizes Matilda 6th (ET) who was purchased with her first calf at foot, the April 2024 born Denizes Matilda 20th, sired by Hiltonstown Lorenzo 20.  Denizes Matilda 6th is sired by Denizes Impressive who was sold to the Popes herd for 10,000gns and is out of the noted Raceview Beauty Matilda.  Purchasing this outfit, with Matilda 6th being back in calf, was Sam Steggles for his growing 40-cow Wacton pedigree herd at Honingham, Norfolk.  Commenting, Sam Steggles said: “Coming to Stirling we had seen the pictures of this outfit and really liked the Raceview breeding in the pedigree.  In the flesh we thought the heifer calf was terrific, perhaps the best in the market, and she has all the potential to go on and be an outstanding female.  We’re thrilled to introduce Matilda 6th into the herd with the breeding behind her, and with the potential she brings.”

Denizes Melody 22nd and 62nd 7,000gns

Selling at 7000gns was the nine-year-old Denizes Melody 22nd who was sold with her April 2024 heifer calf at foot, Denizes Melody 62nd, a Hiltonstown Lorenzo daughter.  Melody 22nd is by Bosahan Dynamo 12, and is out of the Ashland Tornado sired Denizes Melody 10th.  Melody 22nd has had progeny at 7000gns, and her grandson Denizes New Orleans sold for 22,000gns at Stirling in May this year. With Denizes Melody 22nd PD’d in-calf, this outfit was purchased by James Hodge for his establishing Goldstar herd at Dundonald, Ayrshire.  Speaking afterwards James Hodge said:  “We’re establishing a pedigree herd and Denizes Melody 22nd along with her heifer calf brings a depth of breeding and with the potential of a foundation female.  Melody 22nd is fresh looking for her age, with great maternal characteristics.”

Denizes Trixie-Belle 24th 6,000gns

At 6000gns was the top priced maiden heifer in the shape of the June 2023 born Denizes Trixi-Belle 24th.  This heifer’s maternal brothers include the 20,000gns Denizes Monty, and the 10,000gns Denizes Impressive.  Sired by saltire Impressive 17 and out of Denizes Trixi-Belle 6th, this heifer was also purchased by Sam Steggles who said:  “Again this is a flashy heifer with plenty of style that we really liked. There’s a depth of breeding as well that will also be new to the herd.  Trixi-Belle 24th ticked a lot of boxes for us and we hope she will go on and be part of the Wacton herd show team next year.”

 

5000GNS SCOTLAND HILL NEWMAN LEADS SIMMENTAL TRADE AT MELTON MULTI-BREED

5000GNS SCOTLAND HILL NEWMAN LEADS SIMMENTAL TRADE AT MELTON MULTI-BREED

by | Mar 25, 2024 | 2024 Other Sales, 2024 Midlands News, 2024 News, 2024, Uncategorised

Scotland Hill Newman Places Wins Overall Reserve Interbreed

Scotland Hill Newman from Tom Hill, Wadworth, Doncaster, made 5000gns to lead the small Simmental entry at the Melton Mowbray Multi Breed Sale held on Saturday 23rd March at Melton Mowbray Livestock market.

Earlier in the day this classy April 2022 born bull had won the Simmental section of the pre-sale show before placing as Overall Reserve Interbreed in front of the judge Janet Dunning, Settle.

Scotland Hill Newman is by Clonagh Mighty Ab Fab and is out of Scotland Hill Fauna Kim, a Popes Fendt daughter.  With strong Terminal Production and Self Replacing Indexes, this bull was purchased by A & PA Hurn who run the Twyford Herd at Beck Farm, Calthorpe, Norwich.

BOSAHAN PALOMA ESTELLE (P) WINS INTERBREED OVERALL SUPREME AT CORNWALL PEDIGREE BEEF CALF SHOW!

BOSAHAN PALOMA ESTELLE (P) WINS INTERBREED OVERALL SUPREME AT CORNWALL PEDIGREE BEEF CALF SHOW!

by | Nov 3, 2023 | 2023 Other Shows, 2023 Cornwall News, 2023, 2023 News, Uncategorised

Bosahan Nightfall (P) wins Senior Calf Continental Championship.

It’s a huge well done to John and Bridget Olds, Bosahan Farm, Falmouth, Cornwall, who prevailed over some seventy calves representing eight breeds, to win the Overall Supreme Championship at the Cornwall Pedigree Beef Calf Show with their stylish heifer calf Bosahan Paloma Estelle (P). For good measure, and on a top show day for the herd, the young bull Bosahan Nightfall (P) won the Senior Calf Continental Championship. The annual event was again held at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, on Saturday 21st October.

Bosahan Paloma Estelle, Cornwall Pedigree Beef Calf Champion

Regular supporters of this prestigious calf show, this is the fourth occasion that the Bosahan herd has won the Simmental Championship following wins in 2012, 2014, and 2018. This year was however the herds first Continental Championships, having stood Reserve twice previously, and first Interbreed Overall Supreme. Way to go!

Judging the continental section was Robert Tremayne, of the noted Marne Charolais herd, who put up Bosahan Paloma Estelle (P) as Simmental Champion, and then Junior & Overall Continental Champion, giving her the nod over Bosahan Nightfall P who won the Senior Calf Continental Champion (October 2022 – December 2022). Come the Overall Championship the Native and Continental Champions went before the ‘new’ judge Mr James Eustice, a South Devon breeder who is also the Show President, and he duly tapped out Bosahan Paloma Estelle (P) as the Overall Supreme Champion.

January 2023 born, Bosahan Paloma Estelle (P), a heterozygous polled heifer, is by the stock bull Kinclaven Infusion 17 (P) EX92, and is out of Bosahan Estelle Alesha EX 91 by the herd’s noted and influential sire Skerrington Armada. Estelle Alesha EX91 goes back to one of the Bosahan foundation cows Beanhill Penny, purchased at the Society’s 2006 Bristol Sale, and has been a consistent breeding female in the herd.

Commenting Bridget Olds said: “We’ve had a terrific day and are delighted to have won the two Continental Championships and the Overall Supreme for the first time, and against such strong competition in the Simmental classes and from other breeds. Paloma Estelle has a tremendous temperament and we only weaned her at the end of September and halter broke her thereafter. We think she’s a very stylish heifer who has length, is good on her plates with a neat tail setting, and is correct on her feet and legs. It was her showing debut and she handled that so well and just had that little bit of sparkle and presence in the ring. Paloma Estelle is the only daughter of Boshan Estelle Alesha that we have and as such she will be retained in the herd.” The Bosahan herd presently comprises of twenty-seven breeding females and has also been recently judged as the Best Overall herd in the Cornwall Club and South West Club Herd competitions this year.

‼️ With similar breeding, the October 2022 born Bosahan Nightfall (P) is also by Kinclaven Infusion 17 (P) and is out of Bosahan Flirty Tresor EX 90, another Skerrington Armada daughter. Bred by AG Borthwick, Perth, Kinclaven Infusion (P) was purchased at Stirling in February 2019. Since then he has stood Reserve Male Champion at the Royal Cornwall Show. Some of Infusion’s first crop of calves were offered at the Bosahan Herd’s May 2022 reduction sale at Exeter with a November 2020 son Bosahan Libertine selling for 4600gns, and a December 2020 maiden heifer Bosahan Lamorna Harriet Bow selling for 3200gns. Highlighting the day, the October 2021 bull calf at foot Bosahan Merlin P broke the market record when selling with his dam Bosahan Jade Magic Baby for a cracking 7000gns.

A further well done to the Olds on a top day at the Cornwall Pedigree Beef Calf Show, and well done to all of the Simmental breeders for putting on another fantastic breed promotion!

A big thank you to Debbie’s Designs Photography https://www.debbiesdesignsphotography.co.uk/ for supplying the picture of Bosahan Paloma Estelle (P).

KILBRIDE FARM JETSTREAM 18 (P) FLOWS TO THE TOP OF CLASS FIVE OF THE 2023 BRITISH SIMMENTAL VIRTUAL SHOW COMPETITION!

KILBRIDE FARM JETSTREAM 18 (P) FLOWS TO THE TOP OF CLASS FIVE OF THE 2023 BRITISH SIMMENTAL VIRTUAL SHOW COMPETITION!

by | Aug 10, 2023 | 2023 Virtual Show Results, Uncategorised

Today It’s ‘big reveal’ number five of the 2023 Simmental Virtual Show and the announcement of the results for the class of Senior bulls born on or before 31st December 2020, with 26 animals entered.

It’s a big congratulations to W H Robson & Son, Kilbride Farm, Ballyclare whose May 2018 born bull KILBRIDE FARM JETSTEAM 18 (P) has been awarded first place. Sired by SNEUMGAARD IMPERATOR (PP) Jetstream is out of KILBRIDE FARM DORA 70F, a Crugmelyn Brenin daughter. The top six have been awarded by the judge ALAN WILSON, BALLINALARE FARM Simmental herd and are as follows:

1st KILBRIDE FARM JETSTREAM 18
2nd CAIRNVIEW LOYAL 20
3rd LEEHERD LEGEND
4th RATHNASHAN KELLOGGS
5th CORSKIE JACKPOT 18
6th SWAY KINGSMAN 19 (PP)

Next up is our final class before the Championships, Class Six – Cow in milk, any age. You still have time to enter your photos as closure date is 9am on Friday 11th August. Please email your entries to information@britishsimental.co.uk and as always, good luck!