Official Simmental Society Sales in the Year Gross £2,167,231, up by £75,825 Pedigree Registrations up for the Third Consecutive Year Record pedigree sale averages, a strong performance in UK wide commercial sales, and for the third year in a row increases in both...
7 Simmental bulls make £7000 and over 14 Simmental bulls average £6586 The Working Genes production sale from the McGowan family at Incheoch, Perthshire met a keen trade for an entire clearance, and with a strong demand and average for the Simmental bulls offered....
Five animals make 5000gns and over Ranfurly maiden heifers average £4646 Joint sale grosses £128, 416 There was a strong demand for Simmental females with prices reaching a top of 8,000gns at the fourth joint production sale from the noted Ballinalare Farm herd of Joe...
Delfur Weigela was first in Class Four, and which had 134 entries!
It’s a massive well done to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour who have won the Female Championship with their October 2022 born heifer Delfur Weigela N12. Delfur Weigela N12 is by Ballymoney Larry 20, and is out of Delfur Weigela E12, an Auchorachan ACDC 09 9 daughter. In the classes, Delfur Weigela came out on top in a mighty class of 134 heifers, born between 1st January 2022 – 31st July 2023, and where she pipped her stablemate Delfur Nifty into second place. Judging this class, which had the largest entry in this year’s competition, was Adrian Ivory of the noted Strathisla Herd at Blairgowrie.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Female Championship was judged by Anne MacPherson of the equally noted Blackford Herd, Croy, Inverness, and with the finalists comprising of Delfur Weigela N12, along with Newbiemains Pippa, and Mixbury Hall Juliet. Please see Anne’s video on our Facebook page along with her comments on her choice of Female Champion. Thank you very much to Anne, and that’s our first Virtual Show Female Champion of 2024.
