25 bulls set new £8795 May Sale record average, up £2075 on the year 100% clearance of bulls forward Seven bulls make 10,000gns and above Islavale bulls take Championship and Reserve Fifth consecutive year a new record Simmental average set at the Stirling May Sale...
20,000GNS BLUE CEDAR PETER (PP) BREAKS SIMMENTAL ALL-BREEDS RECORD AT WORCESTER SALE!
Beanhill Ryan 24 makes 11,000gns Wroxall Pornstar 23 (P) makes 9,000gns 20,000gns a new all-breeds centre record, and record for a Simmental bull sold in England It was a record breaking day at the Worcester Simmental Sale held on Saturday 3rd May, at McCartneys...
GAVIN BROWN, ‘THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE’, AT THE UPCOMING STIRLING SIMMENTAL BULL SALE!
At the pre-sale show of bulls being held on Sunday May 4th at 11am, Gavin Brown of the noted Springfield Simmental herd, Penicuik, Midlothian will be the very capable ‘man in the middle’ as the judge for the day. Gavin and his wife Anna established the Springfield...
Ludlow Spring Sale

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)