Ranfurly Weikel 56th Reserve Supreme, and Junior Champion Lisglass Real Deal wins Male Championship The sun shone on the Simmental breed and the first calved heifer Ballinalare Farm Nikita from Joe & Alan Wilson, Newry, who with her twin calves at foot, strode to...
20,000gns Grangewood Platinum equals Simmental bull record in England New Simmental centre record average at Carlisle of £9788 (+£5,185) 7 bulls sell at 10,000gns or more 100% clearance of bulls Breed records tumbled again at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Saturday 10th...
25 bulls set new £8795 May Sale record average, up £2075 on the year 100% clearance of bulls forward Seven bulls make 10,000gns and above Islavale bulls take Championship and Reserve Fifth consecutive year a new record Simmental average set at the Stirling May Sale...
The increasing demand for Simmental Bulls was further emphasised again at the Stirling May sale where the breed achieved a 92% clearance to an average of £4433 an increase of £1135 on last year.
Judge for the day was Mr Stuart Grant, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness.
Topping the trade at 8800gns a new record for the breed at the May sale was Innerwick Butcher, a September 2010 son of Castlegate Titan, from Mr & Mrs L Moffat, Innerwick Farm, Innerwick, Dunbar, selling to Macfarlane Farms, Duns, Berwickshire.
Next top at 8500gns was the Overall Champion Islavale Boris from W S Stronach, Berryleys, Grange Keith, this Woodhall Walker son sold to J & E Dyet, East Merkland, Sandford, Strathhaven.
The Stronach’s also had the next 3 top prices, first Islavale Buzz, an October 2010 son of Glenturk Premier realised 7500gns selling to W Walton and Sons, Duns Houses,Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, then Islavale Bismark, an October 2010 son of Kilbride farm Newry sold for 7000gns to Messrs Oag, Brims Mains, Forss, Thurso, Caithness and the Reserve Overall Champion Islavale Bruce another Woodhall Walker son also realised 7000gns selling to N & M McLelllan, Kilchiaran Farm, Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll.
Islavale sold 6 to average £7221.50
Female 2 @ £1890.
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