Scotland Hill Cairo, a son of Scotland Viper, took the overall championship and made the day’s top price of 8,800gns at the British Simmental Cattle Society’s show and sale at Carlisle. Out of a Burghbridge cow by Brinkton Excellence, Cairo was consigned by Doncaster breeder Thomas Hill and goes to Norfolk with buyer D Mitchell, [...]
The Simmental bull Grangewood Commander topped the multi-breed beef sale at Newark Livestock Market at 3,800gns. Consigned by Derbyshire breeders Mr and Mrs A Leedham, the March 2011-bred bull is by Dirnanean Salvador and heads for Stoke-on-Trent with buyers A and M Minshall. The Simmental heifer and female champion Midhope Carly from W [...]
Lot147 45,000gnsChampion senior bull Bel Dhu Capercaillie, consigned by Willie MacPherson,Inverness, sold for the top price to the day’s judge Iain Green and hisneighbour Smallburn Farm, Moray-Shire. The Hockenhull Waterloo son is out ofBlackford Wagtail and has a TSI and SRI of +67 and +78 respectively. Lot130 12,000gns D Lowry’s Keeldrum Capone sired byHillcrest Valentine [...]
Following the champion at 45,000gns wasgoing to be a hard act to beat, but trade is still strong. Lot 201 Mr L D Quarm’s Annick Clansman 11 sired by Skerrington Visa and out of Annick Primrose’s Veronica sells for 11,100gns. Next up lot 176 J L and C J Weatherup’s Lisglass Churchill 11 sired by [...]
The ring has just burst into rapturousapplause after the day’s overall champion Bel Dhu Capercaillie 11, from Mr WMacPherson sold for 45,000gns. Sired by Hockenhull Waterloo his dam isBlackford Wagtail. The reserve champion bull Islavale Chip 11, from Stewart Stonach, Keith, goes under thehammer for 12,000gns. Sired by Glenturk Premier he is out of IslavaleWonder.
Lot 103 Mr A Barlow’s Denizes Commander 11, sired by Ashland Tornado and out of Denizes Rosie’s Cadette sells away at 2,000gns. Lot 107 Messrs J A and K J Dwyer’s Falondene Campbell Park 11 sired by Ravenswirth Hermon and out of Falondene Kalifornia sells for 3,000gns.Lot 111 B G and L Allan’s Glenturk Chicago [...]
DRAFT FROM SALTIRE HERD OF J AND G HOULISTONLot 83 Saltire Carol by Saltire Arnie and out of Saltire Willow sells for 1,600gnsLot 84 Saltire Catherine by Saltire Arnie and out of Saltire Sally sells for 2,800gnsLot 85 Saltire Clover by Saltire Arnie 09 and out of Saltire Trixie sells for 1,900gnsLot 86 Saltire Daphne [...]
Taking the overall championship title in the Simmental ring is the senior champion Mr W G Macpherson’s Bel DHU Capercaillie 11 bull by Hockenhull Waterloo and out of Blackford Wagtail. This June 2011 bull is out of champion breeding with both of his grand sires champions at the Perth sales. His sire also took the [...]