The British Simmental Review 2022

Stirling February
SALES
Purchasing this bull at 9,000gns was the commercial producer C&G
Thomson, Wester Tulloch, Midmar, Aberdeenshire. Mr Thomson had
not seen the bull before Stirling but was impressed with him at first
sight describing him as a long, clean bull and ‘just perfect’ for their
commercial cows. Previously Mr Thomson has purchased Islavale
Kacy from the Stronachs for 11,500gns at an October Stirling Sale.
Continuing the run of prices from the Islavale herd, the May 2020
born Islavale Lockdown sold for the five-figure price of 10,000gns.
This calf is by the herd sire Shacon Hannibal and is out of Islavale
Teresa 16 (ET) EX 94. Shacon Hannibal is also the sire of the
8,000gns Islavale Lullaby who was the Champion Female at the
Society’s successful Next Generation Sale in Carlisle in December
2021. Purchasing this calf was AJ Bulmer for his quickly establishing
Habton pedigree herd at Coultas Farm, Great Habton, Malton,
North Yorks. In what was only his second trip to Stirling, Mr Bulmer
was ‘thrilled’ and very impressed with his purchase describing him
as ‘really stylish, solid straight through, with plenty of width and
backend’. The aim from here is to use the bull from May and across
both pedigree and commercial cows.
First in class four was Ballinalare Farm Legacy from Mr J & Mr A
Wilson, Dorans Hill, Newry, Northern Ireland. May 2020 born,
this calf is by Kilbride Farm Bantry and is out of the Auchorachan
Wizard daughter Ballinalare Farm Evita who is a full sister to the
noted AI sire Ballinalare Farm Galaxy. Buying this bull at 10,000gns
was R&N Barclay, Harestone, Insch, Aberdeenshire. Commenting,
Mr Barclay said: “We had seen a video on Facebook and had been
very impressed by the class of this bull and the power behind him,
attributes which were confirmed when we saw him. Ballinalare Farm
Legacy will join the herd as a junior stock bull and will begin working
in the middle of May.” The Barclays run a noted herd of some 280
cross cows.
By the same sire as the day’s top price, the Intermediate Champion
Denizes Logic from the Barlows sold for 10,000gns. Combining
breeding and performance, this July 2020 born bull is by Denizes
Impeccable and is out of Raceview Fenella Beauty who is from the
highly noted Matilda cow family. Featuring good calving figures,
this bull was bought by Strathisla Farms, Strathisla, Moolies, Meigle,
Blairgowrie, which runs the pedigree Strathisla herd of 60 cows
along with 150 suckler cows. Commenting, Adrian Ivory said: “I liked
this bull's length and soft fleshing, and he’s from a female line that’s
bred consistently well and through many generations. I look for a
combination of colour, figures, breeding, locomotion and looks, and
this bull ticks a lot of those boxes.”
Continuing their run of prices, the June 2020 born Denizes Lord
made 9,500gns and was another bull to go to Orkney when selling
to JI & WN Stout, Whitehall, Stronsay. This calf, is by the increasingly
prolific Denizes Hamish, whose first ten calves sold, prior to the sale,
have averaged 5,500gns. Combining shape, pedigree, and figures,
Denizes Lord is in the breed’s top 5% for calving ease. Lord is out of
the Ashland Tornado daughter Denizes Melody 11 th .
A strong team of five bulls forward from WH Robson & Sons, Kilbride
Farm, Doagh, Ballyclare, saw a top price of 9,000gns and with the
five in all grossing £35,904 to average £7,181. Leading the way was
the August 2020 born homozygous polled bull Kilbride Farm Lucky
Strike PP. This calf by Kilbride Farm Gruffalo (P), placed first in his
class in the 2021 Virtual Simmental Show. His dam Kilbride Farm Iris
22JP is noted as breeding well in the herd and with his grand dam
Kilbride Farm Iris 17F having been voted third best Simmental cow in
Europe in 2020. This bull sold north to Caithness and to the Ackergill
pedigree herd of W&J Coghill, Ackergill Mains, Wick. Commenting
Mr Coghill said: “We are delighted to get this bull. We had seen
him online prior to the sale and were very interested in him as he
is homozygous polled and this is a route we want to go down with
the herd." The Robsons sold further bulls at 8,500gns; 6,200gns;
6,000gns; and 5,500gns respectively.
The pre-sale Supreme Champion came in the shape of the winner of
Class 10, and also the Junior Champion, Ballymoney Leonard from
Mrs MH Kilpatrick, Banbridge, Northern Ireland. September 2020
born, this bull is by Saltire Impressive 17 and is out of Ballymoney
Orla from the noted Ballinalare Farm Beauty line. Ballymoney
Leonard sold for 7,800gns to the noted commercial producer JM
McIntosh, Genoch Mains, Dunragit, Stranraer.
Islavale Leonardo 9,000gns.
Corskie Leopard 8,500gns.
Kilbride Farm Lord of the Ring 20 8,500gns.
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