14,000gns record price for Islavale heifer calf Served Heifers average £7962 Maiden Heifers average £4318 Heifer Calves average £9975 There were a few early Christmas crackers at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 12th December as two heifers made 15,000gns, and with...
Report from Cara Moore, NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club Simmental breeders from around Northern Ireland and Scotland flocked to Ballymena Livestock Market on Saturday 22nd November for the Annual Four Breed Calf Show with fellow Saler, British Blonde and British...
Delfur Supernova, Overall Champion Delfur Shakira Overall Reserve Champion Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, lit up a small but quality section of Simmentals to win both the Overall and Overall Reserve Championship at the 2025 Livescot event held on Friday 21st November...
The Inaugural Pedigree English Premier Show and Sale took place at Newark on Saturday 29th March. Judge for the day was Mr Simon Key, Abbey Farm, Mundham, Norwich.
Top price on the day was for Williams Draco, a Darhsam Playboy son, out of a Blackford Lancer daughter from Hayley and Andrew Clarke, Mrs H Clarke, William Clarke Livestock LTD, Model Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Hevingham, Norwich, Norfolk NR10 5NL, selling for 4000gns to messrs Player Nottingham.
Next best was the 3rd placed Burghbridge Damian, a strathisla Popeye son out of a BrinktonMajor daughter selling for 3500gns
At 3000gns, Shannock Danny Boy from Ian and Julie Turvey, Mr I & Mrs J Turvey, 10 Litester Close, North Walsham, Norwich, Norfolk NR28 9JA , a Rathlee Ben son out of a Shannock Pride daughter.
Champion on the day came from the Midhope herd of John, Val and Craig Hollingsworth, Midhope Hall Farm, Midhopestones, Sheffield S36 4GW, Midhope Cherry, a Corskie Wealth daughter, out of a Dirnanean Snowie daughter, she sold in calf to Delfur Chas for 3300gns
Reserve Champion came out of the same Midhope stable, and was the same way bred, Midhope Dove, again in calf to Delfur Chas selling for 3500gns
3rd top price female and completing a day of domination also came from the Midhope herd, Midhope Charm, a Dirnanean Snowie daughter, out of a Dyfed Lord daughter, again in calf to Delfure Chas selling for 3000gns – Mr P V Joliffe Star Green Herd
Averages 6 Bulls @£3132 19 Females @£2013
