Backmuir take Bronze in 2024 Simmental Miss Europe The results are in and British Simmental genetics are again to the fore in this year’s online 2024 Simmental Championship of Europe, taking silver in the Overall Champion of Europe, and bronze in the Simmental Miss...
Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso make 9500gns 8500gns Islavale Raven wins Weaned Calf Championship Maiden heifers average £5024 Simm X Hi Health heifers average £1823 The December 2023 born Islavale Peace from WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith sold for 15,000gns...
• Lisglass Heifer wins Senior Championship • Haystar Revolver lifts the Junior Championship Northern Ireland Simmental breeders were out in force at the fourth staging of the NI Club’s Annual Calf Show held on Saturday 30th November, at Ballymena Livestock Market....
It’s another massive tip of the hat to James Alexander, Randalstown, who sold his heifer, the day’s Simmental Champion, for £7800, at the Royal Ulster Beef & Lamb Championship on Tuesday 26th November. The £7,800 figure is a Simmental record at what was the seventh staging of this event, held in the Logan Hall at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, and with the quality and auction prices of beef cattle, calves and lambs, described as being ‘off the chart’. Great to see Simmentals right in the thick of the top prices!
£7,800 ‘Katie’, 2024 Simmental Champion at the 2024 Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, from James Alexander, Jalex, Randalstown. Pictured with Katie is Cormac O’Kane.
The stand out Simmental heifer, Katie, who was given the breed’s Overall Championship & Heifer Championship, weighed in at 724kgs. October 2022 born, Katie is sired by Edenbann Lionheart bred by NI breeder Nevin Smith, Garvagh, Coleraine. Come sale time this heifer was knocked down at £7,800, or £10.77 per kg, to Messrs Campbell, Co Antrim.
Prolific winners at the Royal Ulster Beef & Lamb Championships, this was a ‘four-peat’ with it being the fourth year in a row that the high profile Jalex herd, noted for breeding and selling high quality replacement heifers, has won the Simmental Championship.
2024 Reserve Simmental Champion at the 2024 Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, from Shauna McKenna, Clougher. Pictured is Declan McKenna.
The Reserve Champion Simmental title, and Reserve Champion Heifer, was awarded to Shauna McKenna from Clougher. Her December 2023 born heifer weighed in at 524kgs and went on to sell for £2,800.
Judge for the day was the well-known and experienced man in the middle, Arfon Jones from North Wales. Well done to all the Simmental exhibitors!
