by British Simmental | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorised
Commercial buyers drove the trade in what was a fantastic show of Simmental Bulls at Stirling, bulls were much sought after in the 4,000-7000gn price range.
86 Bull sold to average £4358.72
Judge for the day was Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stromness, Orkney.
Topping the sale at 12,000gns was Senior Champion Starline Apollo with a TSI of +24 and SRI of +31, a January 2009 son and first offered for sale of 20,000gn Slievenagh Talisman the Reserve Overall Champion in October 2007 from Henry and Susan Widdicombe, Ashprington Court, Totnes, Devon, buyer was Mr J Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso, Roxburghshire.
Next best, sold at 11,000gns was Reserve Overall and Reserve Junior Champion Drumacritten Arnold 09 with a TSI of +23 and a SRI of +27, a May 2009 son of Raceview King from Mr W. E. Nelson, Drumacritten, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh, this one went to the Dunbar family, Pitgaveny Farms, Elgin for their commercial suckler herd.
The Overall and Junior Champion Drumlone Anchor 09, a May 2009 son of Siegfried, a bloodline which is over 30 years old from Mr K C Veitch sold at 10,000gns to Mr W.E.Nelson, Drumacritten and Mr A Richardson, Cleenagh. Anchor has a TSI of +19 and SRI of +29.
Intermediate Champion Drumsleed Ace 09, an April 2009 son of Hockenhull Matthew, with a milk figure of +7 and TRI of +28 and SRI of +36 from Gerald, Morag and Douglas Smith, Drumsleed, Fourdon, Laurencekirk, Kincardinehsire, realised 8,500gns and sold to Snaigow Farming, Hillocks of Clunie, Blairgowrie,Perthshire.
Next best sold at 8,000gns Delfur Avenger 09, with a TSI of +35 and a SRI of +40, an April 2009 son of Delfur Prime Cut form Delfur Farms, Dundurcas, Rothes, Aberlour , Banffshire, the buyer was Neil McGeoch, Hazelden Simmentals, Easter Blacklaw, Stewarton.
Two bulls sold at 7500gn, first Midhope Apache, a March 2009 son of Dirnanean Snowie with a TSI of +25 and a SRI of +27, this one went to J.M. Sutherland and son, Stainland, Thurso, Caithness. Also at 7500gn was another from the Smiths at Drumsleed, Drumsleed Amadeus, again out of Hockenhull Matthew with a TSI of +28 and a SRI of +37, sold to Abram Farms, High House Farm, Beetley, East Dereham, Norfolk.
Michael Durno sold Auchorachan Archer by Clonagh Tiger Gallant for 7000gn, with a TSI of +21 and SRI of +21 he went to A.D. Sutherland, Connachie, Elgin.
Class 11, the 3rd class of junior bulls was the star class of the day packed with quality stock with 9 bulls selling to average over 6100gn.
Topping the Female trade was the pre-sale Champion, Thursford Treble 31st , a Blair Rory daughter from the Mitchell Family Trust, Station Farm, Thursford, Fakenham, Norfolk, selling for 5200gns to C R Fovargue Bros, Bottom Farm, Farm Town, Coleorton, Coalville, Leicestershire.
Reserve female Champion Sterling Ritzy’s Anastasia, out of Corrick Kentucky kid from Mr S. Hitchins, Boddingtons Estate Ltd, Boddington, Cheltenham, sold for 3600gn to Mr McCulloch Over Hill House, Armadale, West Lothian.
Averages;
86 Bulls sold to average £4358.72
31 Females sold to average £1906.94
Kilbride Draft, 4 sold to average £2467.50
Broombrae Draft, 4 sold to average £1417.50
Starnhill Draft, 6 sold to average £1347.50
Of the 86 bulls sold, 92% remained in Scotland, 7% went to English buyers and 1% to Northern Ireland.
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by British Simmental | Oct 14, 2010 | Uncategorised
The Simmental Society Show and Sale held at Bristol Sales Centre on 14th October 2010 saw a fast trade for the females that were on offer.
The highest bid was 2550gns for the Reserve Female Champion ‘Cathedral Shannon’ a 2005 born cow sold with her twin bull calves at foot, she was sold by Mr J Berry of Redruth Cornwall and was purchased by Messrs Jones, Danycapel, Dyrslwyn, Carmarthen.
Mr G Green of Kibworth, Leicester sold their first prize in calf heifer ‘Greenfields Willow’ a Corskie Pilot daughter at 2500gns to D E & D A T Lloyd, Hengoed, Kidwelly, Carmarthen.
The Female Champion a maiden heifer ‘Boars Head Miranda’ by Seaview Prince Charming entered by R J Grenham of Boars Head Farm, Crowborough, East Sussex realised 2350 gns and was sold to Mr S Gummow, Higher Killiworgie Farm, Newquay, Cornwall.
A draft sale from the ‘Deerhurst’ herd saw a top price of 2300gns (twice) for a 2004 born Cow ‘Deerhurst Rosebud’ and her July born heifer calf with another 2007 born cow and bull calf realising the same money.
The ‘Atlow’ reduction sale saw 2500gns (twice) for Atlow Rhonda (Born 2004) with her June born heifer calf and Atlow Topaz (born 2006) with her May born bull calf. Atlow Autumn a 13 month old maiden heifer realized 1650 gns.
The Burytown production sale saw maiden heifers selling up to 1550gns for a Corskie Radium daughter.
Bulls met a selective trade with the top call being 2500 gns for ‘Chapman Apollo’ a Heywood Statesman son from D Bush of Cirencester.
The Male Champion ‘Sway Angus’ entered by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Blomfield of Lymington Hants realised 2300gns and was sold to T Hammett, Jarvis Hayes, Exeter.
AVERAGES
Cows and Calves – £2152.50
In calf Heifers – £2170
Maiden Heifers – £1333.50
‘Deerhurst’ Cows and Calves – £2060
‘Atlow’ Cows and Calves – £2559.38
‘Atlow’ Maiden Heifers – £1734.50
‘Burytown’ Maiden Heifers – £1714.50
Bulls – £1830.
Auctioneers: Stags with McCartneys.
by British Simmental | Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorised
Strong demand for commercial females as 52 lots sell to average £898 per head
Commercial bidders were out in force at the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club autumn sale, held at Dungannon Farmers Mart.
There was standing room only around the salering as auctioneer, Trevor Wylie, conducted the pedigree bull and heifer sale, which was followed by a strong entry of commercial Simmental females.
Pedigree bulls reached a ceiling of 2,800gns, and the six lots on offer sold to average £2,275 per head. Pedigree heifers peaked at 1,550gns, while eight lots changed to hands to level at £1,345 each.
Commercial Simmental females met a ready trade, with a 550kg heifer commanding £1,500 which is £283 per 100 kilos; while calved heifers peaked at £1,600; and a total of 52 lots were traded to average £898 per head.
Topping the pedigree bull offering at 2,800gns was the August 2009 born Camus August, bred by Joe and May Campbell, Strabane, County Tyrone. Sired by the Gretnahouse Supersonic son, Newborough Envoy, he was bred from a Brinkton Brilliant dam. This bull is +1 for milk and has a Breedplan termina l sire index of +19. He sold to E McKee from Downpatrick.
Next best at 2,400gns was Killynure Actionman, a yearling bull from Raymond Porter’s herd at Omagh, County Tyrone. He was sired by Omorga Murray – a son of the 21,000gns Corrick Kentucky Kid – and is out of a home-bred dam by Killynure Jon Jon. He is +4 for milk and has a terminal sire index of +19, and joins Adrian Richardson’s Cleenagh herd based at Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh.
New breeders Cathal Murphy and Sean Doonan from Macken, Enniskillen, made their debut in the Simmental salering, selling Clonmolly Attrition for 2,200gns to pedigree breeder, Jim Hamilton, Rock, Dungannon. Born in June 2009, he was sired by the Raceview King son, Dripsey Super King, and is out of an Omorga Murray daughter purchased privately from Andrew Hanna’s Stralongford herd. The Clonmolly herd was established two years ago and comprises of three pedigree cows.
Leading the pedigree female offering at 1,550gns was Rehall Amanda, a yearling heifer consigned by the father and son team of William and Keith Stubbs, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh. She was sired by Hockenhull Maverick, and is out of a home-bred Omorga Regan daughter. The successful bidder was G Morris from Omagh.
Following close behind at 1,500gns was Owenskerry Winnie, a December 2008 born heifer brought out by first-time exhibitors, Brian and Linda Cowan, and son, Craig, from Fivemiletown. Sired by Dripsey Super King, and bred from the Towerhill Nathan daughter, Kilcorn Rebecca 2nd, she caught the eye of new breeder Chris Traynor, Armagh.
Adrian Richardson sold twin yearling heifers by Omorga Regan, and bred from the Crailing Barrister daughter, Cleenagh Norma. First into the salering at 1,500gns was Cleenagh Amy, which sold to D Kinnear, Ballyclare; while Stephen Maguire, Congo, Maguiresbridge, secured Cleenagh Angela for 1,200gns.
The noted Kilbride Farm Newry was behind the breeding of Inishrush Keira which sold at 1,350gns for John Whyte and Sons, Portglenone. Born in September 2009, she was bred from a Samark Nevin daughter, and caught the eye of pedigree breeder, William Dodd, Saintfield.
In the commercial section of the sale beef finisher and Focus Farmer, David Henderson, Lisbellaw, realised £1,600 and £1,480 for calved Simmental heifers both with a Limousin bull calf at foot; while Maureen Fegan, Rostrevor, realised £1,440 for a calved Simmental heifer with a Simmental heifer calf at foot.
In-calf heifers peaked at £1,350 (£255 per 100 kilos), paid to Michael McCarroll, Fintona, for a 530kgs heifer. Other leading prices include: Ciaran Cullinan, Fintona, £1,200 (£197 per 100 kilos), for a 610kgs heifer; James Stewart, Stewartstown, £1,150 (£185 per 100 kilos), for a 620kgs heifer; William Dodd, Saintfield, £1,140 (£224 per 100 kilos), for a 510kgs heifer; Seamus Casey, Dungannon, £1,120 (£224 per 100 kilos), for a 500kgs heifer; Jody Casey, Dungannon, £1,120 (£183 per 100 kilos) for a 610kgs heifer; Denver Reid,Killylea, £1,000 (£169 per 100 kilos), for a 590kgs heifer; and Denver Bloomer, Dungannon, £1,000 (£145 per 100 kilos), for a 400kgs heifer; Malcolm Thom, Cookstown, £980 (£213 per 100 kilos), for a 460kgs heifer.
Maiden heifers topped at £1,500 (£283 per 100 kilos), paid to Sandra Smith, Garvagh, for a 500kgs heifer; £1,200, (£226 per 100 kilos), paid to David Henderson, Lisbellaw; and £1,040 (£231 per 100 kilos), paid to Messrs Kee, Strabane, for a 450kgs heifer.
Speaking after the sale, Pat Kelly, chairman of the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club said he was delighted with the outcome of the sale. “The harvest sale can be sticky enough for pedigree bulls, but there was brisk bidding with almost all of the bulls finding new homes.”
“There was a tremendous trade for the cross-bred female entry, and 52 lots sold to average £898 per head. The success of the sale is testimony to the breed, and backs up the fact that Simmental is the first choice for many suckler herd owners throughout the Province.”
by Iain | Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorised
Prices reached a ceiling of 12,000gns, and 20 lots sold to average £3,654 per head, at the 40th Anniversary Elite Female Show and Sale, held at Omagh.
The event, hosted by the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club, attracted numerous breed enthusiasts from throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and the north and south of Ireland.
Hitting the headlines, and setting a new record for a Simmental female sold in Northern Ireland, was the much-admired Cleenagh Avon bred and exhibited by Adrian Richardson, Maguiresbridge.
She caught the eye of judge, Hector Macaskill from Dunbar, East Lothian, to take the supreme championship honours at the pre-sale show. “This is an excellent heifer,” explained Mr Macaskill, who is president of the British Simmental Cattle Society. “She is long and clean, and has fantastic shape. I can’t fault her in any way.”
Born in March 2009, she was sired by the Corrick Kentucky Kid son, Omorga Murray, and is out of the prize winning Raceview King daughter, Cleenagh Trudie. She made her debut at Armagh Show in June, where she stood first in a class of eight heifers, and went on to win another red rosette at Omagh Show, before scooping the runner-up title in the prestigious NISA Ulster Bank Beef Heifer Championship. This heifer attracted considerable attention prior to the sale, and won many admirers at the Omagh Anniversary event.
Auctioneer, Noel Erskine, secured an opening bid of 5,000gns, and after a bidding frenzy she was knocked down to Ronnie Wilson from Garvary, Enniskillen, who had fought off strong competition from ringside bidders and an eager telephone bidder.
The reserve supreme championship was awarded to Kilbride Farm Dora 34a, a February 2009 born heifer exhibited by breed stalwart, Billy Robson OBE, and sons, Michael and Norman, from Doagh, Ballyclare. Described by the judge as ‘a stylish heifer’, she was sired by the herd’s 15,000gns stock bull, Cairnview Snazzy, and is bred from a dam by Seaview Prince Charming. She came under the hammer at 6,000gns, selling to pedigree breeder, David Donnelly, who runs the Atlow herd based in Derbyshire.
The Robson trio sold three heifers from their long-established Kilbride Farm prefix to average £3,955 per head. Next best from the Robson stable at 3,200gns was Kilbride Farm Dora 36a, a March 2009 born heifer by the highly successful AI sire, Kilbride Farm Newry. She is out of a home-bred Milnafua Graduate daughter, and was snapped up by Colin Inglis from Fife, Scotland.
Third highest price of the day, 5,100gns, went to David Hazelton, who sold five heifers from the Ranfurly herd based at Dungannon to average £3,612 per head.
Leading the Ranfurly offering at 5,100gns was the second prize winning Ranfurly Lady Diana 13th. Born in September 2009, she was one of the youngest heifers catalogued, and is a Seabank Flint daughter bred from a dam by Carnkern Titan. The successful bidder was new breeder, Chris Traynor from Armagh.
Following close behind at 5,000gns was the second reserve champion, Cleenagh Alexis, also forward from Adrian Richardson. Born in September 2009 she is by the Raceview King son, Dripsey Super King, and is out of a home-bred dam by Omorga Murray. This one joins the Solitude herd owned by John McMordie, and sons, William and Andrew from Ballygowan, County Down.
Next best at 4,800gns was David Hazelton’s Ranfurly Weikel 5th, an unplaced June 2009 born Balist daughter bred from the herd’s prolific brood cow, South Park King Kong Weikel 2nd – who has bred sons to a top of 9,000gns. This heifer is a half sister to the 2010 Reserve Female of the Year, Ranfurly Weikel 3rd, and was snapped up was Brendan McNamee, who is establishing a new herd at Sixmilecross, County Tyrone.
Cecil McIlwaine, and sons, Scott and Neil, from Newtownstewart, realised 4,000gns for the first prize winning Corrick Amber 2nd. Born in May 2009 she is by the Sterling Flint son, Omorga Tarbuck, and is out of a home-bred dam by Carnkern Titan. The successful bidder was Chris Traynor, Armagh.
Omorga Tarbuck was also behind the breeding of Corrick Amanda 09, which realised 3,400gns for the McIlwaine family. This July 2009 born heifer is bred from Corrick Trixie-Bell – a daughter of the herd’s record priced 21,000gns Corrick Kentucky Kid. She joins the noted Curaheen herd owned by David Wall, Newcastle, County Dublin.
The first lot into the salering was Ranfurly Kleeb 22nd, a September 2008 born Whitemire King Kong daughter, bred from a Balist dam. She realised 3,300gns for vendor, David Hazelton, and was snapped up by pedigree breeders, Alan and Ann Kennedy who run the Lurgill herd based at Upper Ballinderry, Lisburn.
Breed society president, and pre-sale judge, Hector Macaskill, congratulated the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club, and its members, on a successful event. “I am delighted and honoured to have been invited to judge at this special event in the breed’s history. It has been a great event, with some very strong classes. The top end in each class were outstanding, and it is definitely as good a show of cattle as you would get anywhere in the UK.”
The Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club is indebted to its sponsors, without whom this event would not have been possible. They include: Irwins Feeds, Eglish; Woodcraft Kitchens, Kilrea; John Thompson and Sons Ltd; Redrock Machinery; McGirr Haulage Ltd, Tempo; Millburn Concrete Ltd, Cookstown; and Lafarge Cement.
Other leading prices include:
Robin Boyd, Portglenone, 2,800gns for the fourth prize winning Slievenagh Angel by Curaheen Tyson, to Jim and Patricia Goldie, Newbie Mains, Dumfries.
Kenneth Stubbs, Irvinestown, 2,700gns for the second prize winning Drumbulcan Alesha by Omorga Regan, to Gerry Lenehan, Easkey, County Sligo.
David Hazelton, Dungannon, 2,400gns for the third prize winning Ranfurly Blende 3rd by Knox Haped, to Patrick Murray, Lurgan.
Andy Weatherup, Larne, 2,200gns for the third prize winning Ballyvallough Alison 2nd by Lisglass Trident, to Noel Kilpatrick, Banbridge.
W H Robson and Sons, Doagh, 2,100gns for Kilbride Farm Dora 35a by Cairnview Snazzy, to Les Pennington, Lancashire.
Archie Reaney, Mowhan, 2,100gns for the fourth prize winning Cladymore Angel by Borness Troy, to D and J Todd, Portadown.
Leslie and Christopher Weatherup, Ballyclare, 2,100gns for Lisglass Abigail 2nd by Raceview Stanley, to Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown.
Results from the judging ring include:
Heifer, born between 27/09/08 and 09/01/09 – 1, David Hazelton, Dungannon, Ranfurly Kleeb 22nd by Whitemire King Kong; 2, Kenneth Stubbs, Irvinestown, Drumbulcan Alesha by Omorga Regan; 3, David Hazelton, Ranfurly Blende 3rd by Knox Haped.
Heifer, born between 25/01/09 and 29/03/09 – 1, Adrian Richardson, Maguiresbridge, Cleenagh Avon by Omorga Murray; 2, W H Robson and Sons, Doagh, Ballyclare, Kilbride Farm Dora 34a by Cairnview Snazzy; 3, W H Robson and Sons, Kilbride Farm Dora 36a by Cairnview Snazzy; 4, Robin Boyd, Portglenone, Slievenagh Angel 09 by Curaheen Tyson.
Heifer, born between 03/04/09 and 12/06/09 – 1, Cecil McIlwaine, Newtownstewart, Corrick Amber 2nd by Omorga Tarbuck; 2, Cecil Charters and David Farrell, Lisbellaw, Lakeside Amanda 2nd by Omorga Rega; 3, Andy Weatherup, Larne, Ballyvallough Alison 2nd by Lisglass Trident; 4, Archie Reaney, Mowhan, Markethill, Cladymore Abigail by Glebefarm Tyson.
Heifer, born between 09/07/09 and 08/10/09 – 1, Adrian Richardson , Cleenagh Alexis by Dripsey Super King; 2, David Hazelton, Ranfurly Lady Diana 13th by Seabank Flint; 3, William and Keith Stubbs, Irvinestown, Rehall Amy by Delfur T-Bone; 4, Archie Reaney, Cladymore Angel by Borness Troy.
by British Simmental | Apr 23, 2010 | Uncategorised
Local young breeders Tom and Jack Peile along with their parents John and Elizabeth Peile, secured the supreme championship title and the joint top selling price at the annual spring show and sale on behalf of the Simmental Cattle Society at Carlisle.
Their 21 month old entry, Pasturehouse Wizard, a son of Harestone Hercules and bred from a Caistor Kaiser sired mother, is no stranger to the show ring as Tom and Jack had Wizard on the 2009 show circuit as a calf. He was successfully purchased by J Gemmell & S Earnshaw for their Thorntree herd based at Wakefield.
Also selling for 4,500gns was newcomers to the Carlisle Sale, Ayrshire breeders DL & S Currie of the Braegarrie herd, Girvan. Their home bred entry, Braegarrie Warrior sired by herd stock bull Corskie Regal and out of South Park King Kong Alice, sold to local enthusiast Miss S McBryde of Lochmaben, Lockerbie.
Reaching the 4,000gn mark was P Burgess of Daventry Northants with his 19 month old bull Tilbrook Wainwright. Sired by the noted Kilbride Farm Newry and bred from a Blackford Harvester daughter, Wainwright was knocked down to Messrs McDowall & Co of Glenluce, Newton Stewart.
Staffordshire breeder Joe Ede of Stoke on Trent topped his pen of bulls at 3,000gns with an October 2008 born entry. Fole Wavelength is a son of the Royal Welsh show winner Fole Telstar and out of a home bred daughter of Greenlea Mountineer. He now travels to Kirkcudbrightshire to join the Highborgue herd for R & I Watson.
Topping the female section at 2,000gns were two in calf heifers. The first to reach this price was the Female and Reserve Supreme Champion of the sale shown by East Yorkshire breeders I & M Steele. Blakewell Pandora’s Virginia, a daughter of Blakewell Subzero and out of one of the herds prominent cow families, the Gayles Pandoras. Virginia sold in calf to Blakewell Warrior and was purchased by Angus breeder CMR Soutar for his Peasiehill herd.
The second heifer to sell for 2,000gns was the days Reserve Female Champion was also from the Blakewell herd of Messrs Steele. Blakewell Judith’s Valerie, another daughter of Subzero and bred from a Sterling Herkules sired mother, also sold in calf of Warrior. Valerie also travels with her pen mate and goes to the Peasiehill herd.
Averages – 14 bulls £2160.00, 2 cows served and/or suckling £1417.50, 10 served heifers £1375.50, 8 maiden heifers £1078.88, Solwayview herd £1338.75.
by British Simmental | Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorised
The Simmental Society show and sale took place at the Bristol Sales Centre with vendors from no less than seventeen different counties participating. In the pre- sale show the judge Mr. John Moore of Northern Ireland awarded the male champion to ‘Penwern Wilson’ exhibited by Mr. R Jenkins of Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion, who later sold at 3,000gns to Messrs Counsell.
The reserve male champion was Crackley Whiteknight, a polled bull exhibited by Messrs Booth & Bell of Kenilworth, Warwickshire who sold for the top bid of the day at 4,200gns to Messrs Cole of Yelverton Devon. Boddington Estates of Cheltenham Gloucestershire won all three female classes. Their female champion was a maiden heifer ‘Sterling Julia’s Waneta’ by ‘Sterling Alex’ selling at 2,700gns with their reserve female champion ‘Sterling Nova’s Amethyst’ – a 15month old maiden heifer selling at 1900gns.
Boddington’s 1st Prize 5 year old cow and 3 month old bull calf sold at 2,500gns. Mr. and Mrs. D Mills sold an in-calf heifer ‘Wishful Vanilla’ at 3,500gns which stood 2nd in her class. Mr. R Greenham of East Sussex sold his 2nd prize maiden heifer ‘Boars Head Grace 4th’ at 2,300 gns.
Other notable Bull prices were:-
P.N Burgess ‘Tibrook Warrior’- 3,500gns
P.N Burgess ‘Tibrook Watty’ – 3,000gns
A Davies ‘Hirwaun Winston’ – 3,000gns
P.J & B. E Kimber ‘Beanhill Warrior’ – 3,000gns
Messrs Booth & Bell ‘Crackley Woodstock’ – 3,000gns
C. H. Evans ‘Wroxhall Welldone’ – 3,000gns
R. H. Widdecombe ‘Starline Witness’ -2,900gns
K. Thomas ‘Crowgey Atlas’ – 2,900gns
Averages
25 Bulls – £2,461.14
17 Maiden Heifers £1,744.85
5 In-calf Heifers £1,942.50
4 Cows and Calves £1,890.00
‘Crackley’ Draft Sale £2,320.56
‘Loxton’ Reduction – Cows and Calves – £2,231.25
Auctioneers – Stags in conjunction with McCartneys
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