STIRLING BULL SALES: Simmentals top trade at 28,000gns

Simmentals led the听bidding听at the October bull sales event at Stirling, with听49听bulls sold听to听an average of听拢7,434, down听拢160听on the year with a clearance rate of听53%.听

The newly elected president of the Simmental Society, Chris Martindale of the Forsdale herd, Oswestry, Shropshire, said the trade was under-pinned by commercial buyers.

He added: "The show of bulls were as good a show as we have had in a while. They are a credit to the breeders."听

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Leading the charge听at 28,000gns听was former society president Norman Robson of the Kilbride herd,听Ballyclare, with Kilbride Farm听Prince 23.听A听homozygous听polled bull听by Kilbride 51AV视频Jetstream which has听bred听sons to13,000gns,听it听was knocked down to the Barlow family of the听Denizes听herd, Preston.听听

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Next at 15,000gns was the overall champion Popes Premier 23 from the Wood family, Preston. Inter-breed calf champion at the English Winter Fair in 2023 and out of Popes Princess Immie which was inter-breed champion at last year's Great Yorkshire Show and overall champion at the Simmental National Show in 2023, it was knocked down to Islay Estates, Isle of Islay.听

Overall champion and second top price Simmental Popes Premier 23, from the Wood family, Preston, which sold to 15,000gns.

Stewart Stronach of the Islavale herd, Keith, was next at 12,500gns, with the junior champion Islavale Private 23. One of the first sons from their home-bred bull Islavale Lucifer 20, it was knocked down to J.H. Logan and Co, Ayrshire.听听

Junior champion Islavale Private 23, from Stewart Stronach, Keith, which sold for 12,5000gns.

Dorothy Moffat, Innerwick, secured the breed's next top price at 12,000gns for Innerwick Phoenix 23. By Greencap Jaeger 18 which placed junior champion at the Royal Highland Show, it went home with W. and J. Brown, Turriff.听听

Innerwick Phoenix 23 from Dorothy Moffat, Innerwick, which sold for 12,000gns.

Next at 11,000gns was the reserve overall champion Islavale Popeye 23, another from Stewart Stronach and family. Another Islavale Lucifer 20 son it was knocked down to A. and J. Craig, Casle Douglas.听听

Reserve overall champion Islavale Popeye 23, another from the Stronach family which sold for 11,000gns.

Norman Robson secured another high price of 10,000gns for Kilbride 51AV视频President 23. By Hiltonstown Lachlan 20, it went home with J. Lawrie, Angus.听听

Kilbride 51AV视频President 23, another from Norman Robson, which sold for 10,000gns.

A bid of 9,500gns from D. Cleland, Hereford, secured Islavale Perseus 23, a March 2023-born bull again from Stewart Stronach.听

Islavale Perseus 23 from Stewart Stronach which sold for 9,500gns.

Four bulls sold to 9,000gns, the first being Quarryhill Pablo 23 from Geoff and Kate Anderson, Lossiemouth. Reserve male champion at this year's Nairn Show it was knocked down to J.R. Graham and Partners, Biggar.听听

Next was Delfur Pegasus 23, from Delfur Farms, Rothes. By Woodhall Instinct it went home with J.W. Gosmore, Tattenhall.听听

It was another from the Islavale herd, Islavale Preston 23, which was next in at 9,000gns. By Coose Lincoln which has bred sons to 13,000gns it was knocked down to J. Anderson and Son, Lauder.听听

The fourth bull at this price was another from the same home, Islavale Pepe 23. Out of Curaheen Grant which has bred bulls to 16,000gns it went home with Robert Bell, Westhall.听听

Averages听听

49 bulls, 拢7,434 (53 bulls, 拢7594 in 2023).听

Auctioneers: United Auctions听听

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Broombrae dispersal and Denizes production sale听lead Simmental females听

The final dispersal of Gordon and Fiona Clark's Broombrae herd, Cupar, topped at 8,000gns twice. The first at this money was a four-year-old cow Broombrae Delight L11, sold with its six-month-old heifer calf at foot. It sold to Dorothy Moffat, Dunbar. 听

Also at this money was Broombrae Delight M20, a three-year-old cow sold with it's April 2024-born heifer calf at foot. It was knocked down to the Goldie family, Newbie Mains, Dumfries. 听

In the Barlow family's Denizes herd production sale it was Denizes Matilda a four-year-old cow by the 10,000gns Denizes Impressive 17, which led the bidding at 8,000gns. Sold with its six-month-old heifer calf at foot, it was knocked down to R.E. and S. Steggles, Norfolk. 听

Next at 7,000gns was Denizes Melody 22, a nine-year-old cow sold with its six-month-old heifer calf at foot, it was knocked down to James Hodge, Drybridge. 听

Averages 听

1 female, 拢2,940;16 cows with calves at foot, 拢5,432; 6 cows with calves at foot, 拢5,513; 2 cows, 拢3,675;5 in-calf heifers, 拢5,628; 3 maiden heifers, 拢4,725; 1 bull calf, 拢2,625.听

Auctioneers: United Auctions.