Report from Cara Moore, NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club Simmental breeders from around Northern Ireland and Scotland flocked to Ballymena Livestock Market on Saturday 22nd November for the Annual Four Breed Calf Show with fellow Saler, British Blonde and British...
Delfur Supernova, Overall Champion Delfur Shakira Overall Reserve Champion Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, lit up a small but quality section of Simmentals to win both the Overall and Overall Reserve Championship at the 2025 Livescot event held on Friday 21st November...
8200gns a record for a Simmental bull sold at auction in Wales Top price Cow & Calf as a unit 7300gns 104 lots grosses £336,163 29 Cows & Calves as units average £6,161 12 Cows & calves as units make 6000gns or more 85 lots sold into Wales Two stock bulls...
Pedigree bulls sold to a top price of 3,400gn at the spring show and sale at Thainstone Centre on Wednesday, March 2nd 2005.
The event was run by Aberdeen & Northern Marts as part of the 2005 Royal Northern Spring Show and was held under the auspices of the British Charolais, Limousin, Simmental and Aberdeen-Angus cattle societies.
From W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen came both the champion and reserve champion Simmentals. Champion was the September 2003-born Whiteknowes Pioneer by Slievenagh Fantastic which made 2,100gn, while the reserve – the September 2003-born Whiteknowes Punch by Islavale Marvel – achieved 1,700gn.
Simmental
Simmental Bull: 1 Whiteknowes Pioneer by Slievenagh Fantastic from W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen (2,100gn); 2 Whiteknowes Punch by Islavale Marvel from W. J. Barclay, Whiteknowes, Deskford, Cullen (1,700gn); 3 Drumsleed Pepper by Sterling Mars 2nd from G. W. Smith, Drumsleed, Laurencekirk (2,000gn).
