Coltfield Sister Sandra wins the Overall Junior Championship Islavale Rafferty lifts the Overall Senior Championship Tippetcraig wins the Junior Male Championship Bowhill Ruth takes the Senior Female Championship North East of Scotland based herds took the top...
The April 2024 heifer Denizes Melody 62nd from the Goldstar herd of Ayrshire’s James Hodge, Dundonald, lifted the Overall Supreme, and Senior Champion titles at the Simmental Youngstock Show held within the Borderway Agri Expo yesterday, Friday 31st October at...
61 Bulls average £11,070, up by £3636 on the year Simmental leads all-breed averages and the solo five figure average Average is a new all-centre Simmental breed record 28 bulls (46%) make 10,000gns or more 86% clearance of bulls Ten bulls sell to the Scottish islands...
17-month-old Simmental prime bulls (pictured) from Vernon Bailey, Mixbury Hall Farm, Brackley, Northants made to £2125 to top the prime bull trade at Rugby Farmers Market, Stoneleigh on Monday 27th June. A bull weighing in at 790kgs led the trade at £2125, with a 748kg bull at £2027, and a 734kg bull at £1967. An 890kg Simmental steer from DJ Hull and partners made £2163. Meeting the needs of commercial producers, Simmental sired progeny are fast growing with terrific weight for age, producing in spec quality carcases with a high retail beef yield. In work through AHDB, Simmentals have been confirmed as the UK’s leading continental beef breed for age at slaughter.
