Perth Autumn Show and Sale

by British Simmental | Oct 26, 2005 | Uncategorised

Overall and Junior Champion
Lot 678 Glebefarm Reputation Sire Blackford Explosion, Dam Glebefarm Laura. Exhibitor M/s T J & A Shaw

Senior Champion & Reserve Overall Champion
Lot 588 Hazelden Ringmaster Sire Brinkton Sovreign Dam Whiteridden Maple Exhibitor Mr I McGeoch

Reserve Senior Champion Bull
Lot 613 Corskie Rabble Sire Burghbridge Lane Dam Corskie Reni 3rd Exhibitor Mr J Green

Intermediate Champion Bull
Lot 667 Woodhall Rancher Sire Corrick Nebraska Woodhall Gela Exhibitor Mr H Macaskill

Reserve Intermediate Bull
Lot 638 Blair Rory Sire Blackford Lionheart Dam Milnafua Harriet Exhibitor Mr C Fordyce

Reserve Junior Champion
Lot 713 Glenturk Rolex Sire Milnafua Keystone Dam Whitemire July Exhibitor B G & L Allan

Champion Female
Lot 516 Corskie Paloma Sire Popes Laird Dam Corskie Waxwing K50 Exhibitor Mr J Green

Reserve Champion Female
Lot 502 Pasturefileds Princess Naomi Sire New Trend Dynasty Dam Pasturefields Princess Helen Exhibitor Mr R M Birch

Top Price bull 17,000 gns  Lot No 713 Glenturk Rolex  Vendor BG & L Allan Purchaser Mr J Peters

Top Price Female 3,400 gns Lot 518 Corskie Pandita  Vendor Mr J Green Purchaser Mr Webster

Ludlow Autumn Sale

by British Simmental | Oct 14, 2005 | Uncategorised

Perth Multibreed Sale

by British Simmental | May 2, 2005 | Uncategorised

SIMMENTAL HIGHEST PRICE ACHIEVED OVERALL BREEDS £4,200 STARLINE PLAYBOY [ R H WIDDICOMBE]
AVERAGE: £2,359 – 15 SOLD OUT OF 24.

TOP PRICES:

£2,700 BRUCHAG PREMIER [M/s R & PMcAlister]

£2,700 BRUCHAG PRESIDENT [M/s R & P McAlister]

£2,600 MAYFIELD PURITAN [Whitehouse Farms]

£2,600 STARLINE PACESETTER [R H WIDDICOMBE]

£2,500 STARLINE PENSYLVANIA [R H WIDDICOMBE]

£2,300 INNERWICK PROSPEROUS [MR & MRS MOFFAT]

Auctioneers: United Auctions Tel: 01738 626183

Carlisle Spring Show and Sale

by British Simmental | Apr 29, 2005 | Uncategorised

Blackpool Promenade walks off with top price

At the Simmental Society Sale on Friday at Carlisle, the leading price of 3,600gns was secured by Blackpool Promenade, a September 2003 born bull consigned by Lancashire breeders JD & A Loftus of Lodge Farm, Kirkham. Sired by Sterling Logan and out of a Salisbury Challenger bred mother, Promenade caught the eye of F Bradley of Tillyminate Farm, Huntly.

One of the younger bulls of the show and sale, Annanwater Rebel from BK Ryder based at Moffat, sold for 3,200gns. This much admired junior bull born January 2004 and sired by Balmanno Hitman, was a 1st prize winner in the pre-sale judging and sold to WG Irving & Sons of Manor Farm, Blencowe, Penrith.

Supreme Champion of the event was Grangewood Pride from AS & YA Leedham of Gunby Lea Farm, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Pride, a son of Grangewood Knockout and out of a Heywood bred mother, was successfully sold for 2,600gns to IHG Warden of Skelfhill Farm, Hawick.

Local breeders, RH Carter & Son of Gerrard House, Wigton presented their homebred bull Gerrard Promise which carried off the Reserve Male Championship ticket. Promise, sired by the noted Salisbury Challenger bull and out of the herds noted Sally cow family, he was knocked down for 2,000gns to Messrs McDowell & Co of Culquhasen Newton Stewart.

Also selling for 2,000gns was a January 2004 born bull from Mr & Mrs David Mills of Wellington, Somerset. Wishful Rigmarole, a son of Bemersyde Eros and out of a Sacombe Wishfull Thinking bred mother, already has a successful show career winning many championship during the 2004 show season. He was sold to AD Lambert of Woodend Lodge, Leyburn.

In the female section, the female and reserve supreme champion took the leading price tag of 1,800gns. Holtstead Odette a served heifer from F & J Andrews of Holt Farm, Holmfirth, attracted much interest when entering the ring. This Camus Brandy daughter and bred from a Camus Vibrant mother, was purchased by D Lyle of Nether Partis Farm, Fife.

A maiden heifer from local breeder RC Lloyd of Grayrigg, Houghton was sold for 1,400gns. Grayrigg Salisbury Althaea born December 2003, went to HS Drummond of Glenside Farm, Kirkcolm.

Averages – 15 Bulls £1,904.00 (minus £27.00), 2 Served Heifers £1,417.50 (n/c), 6 Maiden Heifers £950.25 (minus £81.75), Rosten Herd (3 head) £1,102.50. Midhope Herd (10 head) £878.50, Distillery Herd (15 head) £637.70.

Ludlow Spring Sale

by British Simmental | Apr 22, 2005 | Uncategorised

QUALITY SIMMENTALS IN STRONG DEMAND

The British Simmental Cattle Society’s Spring Show and Sale at Ludlow enjoyed strong and competitive competition particularly for the “top end” of the entry.

Top bid peaked at 2,700 gns. for “Beanhill Prince” a homebred bull from RJ & BE Kimber, Chippenham, Wiltshire, the bull, an “Agardsley Elgar” son won 1st and Reserve Champion on the day and was hotly contested eventually purchased by Renshaw & Brassington of Hollington, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

Second highest price levelled at 2,000 gns for “Crackley Performer”, consigned by Booth & Bell, Kenilworth, Warkwickshire and secured by well known local breeder Michael Mercer from Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire. Booth & Bell also recorded 1750 gns for another bull to SR Morgan & Sons of Elton, Ludlow, Shropshire.

The Champion bull at the Show and Sale from Mrs Judith Cockerill of Banbury, Oxfordshire sold briskly to 1400 gns. to Mrs J Jewell from Aberystwyth, West Wales.

Champion Bull Lot 2 Farnborough Playboy sold for 1400 gns

Reserve Champion Lot 14 Beanhill Prince sold for 2700 gns

Averages:

Bulls £1425.57
Bulling Heifer £777.00
In Calf Heifers £803.25

Bulls

[go to Animal Details for pedigree details]

lot6 CRACKLEY PERFORMER 2000 gns
lot 7 HOLTICK RANGER1120 gns
lot 8 WROXALL PROMOTION1040 gns
lot 9 WROXALL PASTMASTER 1300gns
lot 10 WROXALL PAPERBOY1300 gns
lot 11 DYFED PARLIMENTARIAN1280 gns
lot 12 HIRWAUN PENRI(TF)1000 gns
lot 14 BEANHILL PRINCE2700 gns
lot 15 HIGHCROFT PROGRESS1100 gns
lot 16 CRACKLEY PROSECUTOR1750 gns
lot 17 ASTCOTE POACHER1140 gns
lot 18 PENTRE PHILIP1000 gns
lot 19 HIRWAUN REMBRANDT1000 gns
lot 20 SHEBDON RUM1180 gns

Females

Lot 22 ASTCOTE TONIAS PATIENCE 740 gns

(2 other females sold not in the catalogue
820 gns & 700 gns)

Royal Northern Spring Show and Sale

by British Simmental | Mar 2, 2005 | Uncategorised

Pedigree bulls sold to a top price of 3,400gn at the spring show and sale at Thainstone Centre on Wednesday, March 2nd 2005.

The event was run by Aberdeen & Northern Marts as part of the 2005 Royal Northern Spring Show and was held under the auspices of the British Charolais, Limousin, Simmental and Aberdeen-Angus cattle societies.

From W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen came both the champion and reserve champion Simmentals. Champion was the September 2003-born Whiteknowes Pioneer by Slievenagh Fantastic which made 2,100gn, while the reserve – the September 2003-born Whiteknowes Punch by Islavale Marvel – achieved 1,700gn.

Simmental

Simmental Bull: 1 Whiteknowes Pioneer by Slievenagh Fantastic from W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen (2,100gn); 2 Whiteknowes Punch by Islavale Marvel from W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen (1,700gn); 3 Drumsleed Pepper by Sterling Mars 2nd from G. W. Smith, Drumsleed, Laurencekirk (2,000gn).