MULLYKNOCK SCORPIO SELLS TO ATLOW SIMMENTALS IN ‘SUBSTANTIAL FIVE FIGURE’ DEAL! The much admired 16-month-old Pedigree Simmental bull, Mullyknock Scorpio, winner of numerous show ring accolades in Northern Ireland, has been sold in a substantial five figure private...
14 Simmental bulls average £7857 4 Simmental bulls at £10,000 and over ToP priced bull goes to Orkney The annual on-farm ‘Working Genes’ sale held at the McGowan family’s Incheoch Farms in the Angus Glens, on Tuesday 8th September, saw another strong demand for grass...
Following hard on the heels of a very successful event the previous year in Northern Ireland, it was the turn of Scotland to play host to the 2025 Simmental Young Members weekend, and held over three days in Perthshire from 1st – 3rd August. See here the snapshot...
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
