Gillview Ranger the first Simmental bull to sell at five figures at NI Society sale Bulls average £5814.37, a new breed record, and up by £366.80 100% clearance rate Records were broken at the British Simmental Cattle Society’s Sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday...
In results released for the 2025 competition, the Blackpool herd lifted a series of awards and which included: Overall Herd Winners; Medium Herd Winners; Best Cow Family; Best Maiden Heifers; and Best In-Calf Heifers. A tremendous performance amidst some strong...
Auchorachan to 11,800gns; Pitmudie to 11,000gns Nine Simmentals average £8,960, up by £1190, and a new centre record average 100% clearance of Simmental bulls forward Islavale Ringo from WS Stronach, Berrleys, Grange, Keith, made 13,000gns to lead the Simmental Sale...
The 102 bulls sold averaged £3413 – down £24 on last year when 105 changed hands.
Top price of the day came for the reserve junior champion, the March 2003 Woodhall Premier, from Hector MacAskill, Woodhall, Dunbar, and sold to Richard Rodgers, Portglenone, Co Antrim, for 13,000gns.
The junior champion, the May 2003 Skerrington Pinnacle, from John Young, Skerrington Mains, Kilmarnock, made 12,000gns. The buyer was Billy MacPherson, Blackford, Inverness.
The supreme champion, the March Corskie Principal from Jim and Ian Green, Corskie, Fochabers, Moray, sold for 11,000gns. This beast joins the pedigree herd of Boddington Estates, near Cheltenham. The sire, Popes Laird, cost 12,000gns in February 2002 and has proved to be real breeder and an outstanding bargain.
Another son of this bull from Corskie, a second prize winner, sold at 10,000gns to Adrian Ivory, Strathisla Farms, Meigle, Perth.
Billy MacPherson, of Blackford, has bred numerous fine bulls this year. He had a top of 7000gns selling to Forteviot Farms, Dupplin, Perth, where the bull will be run with commercial cows.
