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...
Trade was brisk at the Welsh Club sale at Welshpool market on 17th May, judged by Mr Robert Vincent.
A top and a centre record for Simmental Bulls of 5200gns was achieved for Crackley Blackjack form M/s Booth and Bell, Crackley Farm, Crackley Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, purchased by RI & G Davies, Penlanlwyd, Llangamarch Wells, Powys.
Second top from Mr & Mrs R &L Storer Smith was Scarthingwell Comet bred by Mr & Mrs D Pick, he sold for 4000gns to Mr C M Mercer, Bowley Court Farm, Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire.
Best on the females was the female champion from Mr B T Raymond Ben-Nant Brilliant sold for 2400gns to D E & D A T Lloyd, Hengoed, Four Roads, Carmarthen.
Averages:
6 bulls @ £3622
8 females @£1553
