Backmuir take Bronze in 2024 Simmental Miss Europe The results are in and British Simmental genetics are again to the fore in this year’s online 2024 Simmental Championship of Europe, taking silver in the Overall Champion of Europe, and bronze in the Simmental Miss...
Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso make 9500gns 8500gns Islavale Raven wins Weaned Calf Championship Maiden heifers average £5024 Simm X Hi Health heifers average £1823 The December 2023 born Islavale Peace from WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith sold for 15,000gns...
• Lisglass Heifer wins Senior Championship • Haystar Revolver lifts the Junior Championship Northern Ireland Simmental breeders were out in force at the fourth staging of the NI Club’s Annual Calf Show held on Saturday 30th November, at Ballymena Livestock Market....
Judge for the day was Mr A Ryder,Black Hamilton Farm, Blackford, Carlisle, CA6 4EJ
Top price was Caistor Domitius, home bred on both sides from Mr Brian Lundy,Caistor Moor Farm, Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN7 6SD, selling for 4900gns to WW Dunlop & Son, Commonside, Hawick, Roxburghshire.
Next at 4200gns was Gerrard Drummer from Robert and Andrew Carter,Gerrard House, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 8NR, a Kilbride Farm Newry son out of a Gerrard Horace daughter, purchased by J A Ord and sons, Field House, Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland.
From the same stable Gerrard Dougie,another Newry son out of a Salisbury Challenger daughter made 4000gns to ASM Farming, Easter Fodderlie, Hawick, Roxburghshire.
15 bulls @ £3220
From the collective show of heifers the Reserve Overall Champion on the day Midhope Diamond from WL Hollingsworth,Midhope Hall Farm, Midhopestones, Sheffield, S36 4GW, this daughter of Corskie Wealth, out of a Dirnanean Snowie daughter sold for 3700gns to Mr P. Jolliffe, Star Green Farm, Cotton, Oakmore, Staffordshire.
then at 2700gns from the same Midhope stable and off to the same home of Mr Jolliffe was Midhope Dolly, again by Wealth and out of a Snowie daughter, both heifers were in calf to the 10,000gn Delfur Chas.
Served heifers3@ £2677.50
Maiden Heifers 11 @£1370.25
Cows and heifers served/suckling 3@ £2555.00
Newbiemains anniversary sale 7@ £2880.00
Top price from Newbiemains was Newbiemains Centre Fold, a Blackford Albatross daughter out of a Kilbride Farm Rainman daughter, selling to the Merkland herd of Mr J Dyet, East Merkland Farm, Sandford, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6PR
Courance Farms dispersal
8@ £1236.38
