For Robert Manson, the Simmental breed offers everything a commercial producer could ask for—maternal strength, good temperament, efficient growth, and the kind of adaptability required on the farm’s varied land. Brodieshill Farm is located near Forres, one of the...
Keith Nelson runs a mixed farm in Rosslea, County Fermanagh alongside his family, where they milk 120 pedigree Fleckvieh and Holstein cows in a robotic system, run a small suckler beef herd and a bed and breakfast pig system. For Keith, focusing on genetics is crucial...
Sales at Thainstone, UA Stirling, Caledonian Marts, Lanark, Ayr, Newton Stewart, Quoybrae, and Dumfries featured. Moving round the UK, we’re back in Scotland and looking at markets across Scotland in this last two to three weeks and where flexible, efficient...
Topping the male trade on the day at 3,800gns was GRANGEWOOD JUMBO 18, bred by Mr & Mrs AS & YA Leedham, Pickering. A GRANGEWOOD DAMASCUS 12 son, out of a GRETNA HOUSE SUPERSONIC’S daughter. Purchased by D Evans & Son, Anglesey
Second top price, selling for 3,150gns was BLACKFRIAR JACKPOT 18, bred by Greyhound Estates Ltd, Weedon Road, Northamptonshire. A NEWBIEMAINS ALBERT 09 EX 92 son, out of a CELTIC ROCK daughter.
Purchased by Henry Bigwood, Brean, Somerset. (Seabreeze)
Leading the Female trade at 2,050gns was DINTON VERITY 8, an in-calf heifer, bred by Miss S V Francis, Mere, Warminster. A SNEUMGAARD IMPERATOR (PP) son, out of a KEELDRUM CLIO 11 (P) daughter. Purchased by M/S M Johnson & B A Foster, Hanch, Staffordshire. (Hanch)
S R & J L Eales T/A W R Eales & Son, Leicester, secured the second top price female of the day, with their in-calf heifer PEATLING IDA, a son of STORERSMITH EINSTEIN 13, out of a CHYANHAL WELLINGTON daughter. Purchased by DANIEL & JODIE JONES, NR BUXTON, Derbyshire. (Jones)
Bulls averaged at £3648.75
Cows & calves averaged at £1330.87
In-calf heifers averaged at £1364.04
Maiden heifers averaged at £1283.10
