PART ONE OF THREE! SIMMENTALS TOPPING COMMERCIAL SALES AROUND THE UK
by Nicky Moreton | Jul 8, 2024
SEDGEMOOR; ABERDEEN; GISBURN; STIRLING; DUNGANNON; CARLISLE; MONMOUTHSHIRE; TRURO; AYR; SALISBURY; MARKET DRAYTON; LANARK; FROME; SKIPTON; OSWESTRY; BAKEWELL; PENRITH; SEDGEMOOR; THAME; BALLYMENA; EXETER; ST BOSWELLS; DARLINGTON; AND DALMALLY.
In this latest set of market briefs, hard-working Simmental sired cattle are continuing to do the business and top store, prime, breeding, and calf sales around the UK. Where they are not Simmental sired, many other sale top prices are out of Simmental females! Simmental genetics continuing to add value, flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for commercial producers.
Here’s the first part of three posts covering the month of June:
At Sedgemoor on 29th June and a sale of calves, a superb run of Simmental bulls for DE Down & Son reached £425 at 1m, when others sold to £405 (2x) for the same vendor. Simmental heifers from the same vendor sold to the joint heifer top price of £365 for a 1m calf.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 371 Store Cattle, Young Bulls, Young and Weaned Calves and Breeding Cattle at Thainstone on 28th June. Bulls sold to £1340 gross for a 526kg Simmental Cross from Candyglirach, Drumoak. Cows with Calves at Foot sold to £1750 for a Simmental Cow with twin calves from Candyglirach, Drumoak.
In a sale of breeding cattle at Gisburn on 29th June, bulls were first in the ring and sold to a high of £2250 for a 16mo Simmental from R & L Loftus.
In a sale of prime cattle at Caledonian Marts, Stirling on 27th June, Young Bulls sold to £2198 for a Simm from W Young, Templehall.
Gisburn’s sale of stirks on 27th June, saw the top of the trade being Thomas Atkins with his Fleckvieh and Simmental bullocks realising £900 at just 6–7-month-old.
SIMMENTALS TOP BULLOCKS & YOUNG BULLS AT UA, STIRLING
On 26th June at Stirling, United Auctions sold 291 store cattle & young bulls, 78 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (114) – Averaged 279.5p to 318.3p per kilo for a 333kg SIMX from Eden and £1860 for a 680kg SIMX from Harestonhill. Young Bulls averaged 245.15p to 266.3p per kilo for a 383kg SIMX from Mosston Muir.
Dungannon Farmers Mart on 26th June saw steers sell to £1980 for a 705kg Sim (281.00) presented by J Eakin.
On 26th June, Harrison and Hetherington held their monthly Beef Breeding sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle of heifers with calves at foot, breeding bulls, and bulling heifers. Bulling heifers topped at £1750 for a Simmental from Messrs Carter, Gerrard House. Messrs Morton, Church Farm sold a Simmental cross heifer for £1720 and £1700. At a sale of calves on the same day, two month Simmental Bulls sold to £630 from Messrs Roan, Boreland of Colvend, Dalbeattie.
On 26th June and a sale of young stirks/stores at Monmouthshire Livestock Auctioneers, an excellent entry of 118 young stores sold to a top in the steers from CD Cometson, Senghenydd, with 11 month Sim X steers (£1460-490kg).
At Truro on 26th June, cows and calves saw a fiery trade, with Simmental outfits leading the way at £1920 for Mr A Kemp of Truro.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 80 prime and cast cattle at their sale in Ayr on 25th June. Cows were topped at £1820 by a Simmental from Auchtygemmell.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 25th June, and a sale of barren cows and bulls, beef cows topped the sale at up to 209.5p for a Simmental from Roly James off the Isle of Wight.
At a sale of store cattle on 24th June at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, bullocks sold to £1630 for Simmentals from A McKenzie, Ardgate.
Market Drayton’s sale of 185 store cattle on 24th June saw Cows and calves topped at £1,420 for a Simmental from JW.&PE. Painter, Howle. Heifers were led by a 656kg Simmental at £1,670.00 from Mr G. Martinez. A nice show of weanlings included 6 month Simmental steers to £780 from Graham Ward Farms, Madeley.
On 24th June Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 141 cattle comprising of 35 bullock and heifers, 50 cast cows and 56 calves and stirks at Lanark Market. Beef cows sold to £2110 per head for a Simm from Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm, or to 236p/pk from the same home.
Aberdeen and Northern Marts on 20th June sold 34 Cows and Bulls to average £1459.12. Beef Feeding Cows averaged £1220 and sold to £1530 for a 692kg Simmental Cross from Haddoch Farm, Cairnie.
On 19th June, United Auctions, Stirling sold 230 store cattle & young bulls, 386 Breeding Cattle & 122 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. OTM Bulls averaged 192.24p to 253.3p per kilo for a 754kg SIM from Kirkton of Mailler In the sale of breeding cattle, Simm stock cows with heifer calves at foot sold to £2450, and Simm cows with bull calves at foot to £2350, from Floors Farming. A stock bull from the same home made £3800.
