The British Simmental Review 2022

Worcester May
SALES
carries a lot of style and with plenty of breed character. He’s well put
together and is a bull with a lot of potential.” Purchasing the day’s
Champion, who carried an impressive Maternal (Milk) figure of +11,
was Chase Farms (Gilmorton Ltd), The Chase, Gilmorton. Following
through from the same class to take the Overall Reserve was Popes
Maddox 21, who is also February 2021 born. This calf another
by Denizes Impressive 17 and out of Popes Diamonds Hesta, was
bought by RB Gough, The Gippols, Harley, Shropshire. The third bull
from the Popes team, Popes Mowgli, a Camus Harold son, also sold
for 3,800gns when going to Scotland after being purchased by Gavin
Dunbar, Firm of Hole O’ Clean Farm, Ardgaith Farmhouse, Perth.
Grangewood Mastermind 5,000gns.
The final bull at the 4,000gns mark was Killiworgie Lieutenant 20
from Cornish breeder Mr SA Gummow, Higher Killiworgie Farm,
Newquay. This November 2020 born calf, who featured strong
calving figures, is by Islavale Jerico 18 EX 93, and is out of the Dinton
Nautical daughter Killiworgie Eliza EX 90, a classified Golden Cow.
This bull was another to join the Bowley Herd of CM Mercer, Bowley
Court Farms, Hope-Under-Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire.
In the sale of females in the Society section, the top price was the
2,500gns paid for the polled heifer Cade Khloe (P) from PA&SM Cade,
Paddock Farm, Buckden, East Anglia. This first calving heifer is by the
Heathbrow Impulse 17 (P) a half brother to the noted show winning
bull Heathbrow Important, and is out of one of the herd’s foundation
cows Thursford Debs 10 th EX 90. This heifer was purchased by GD
Swerling & Sons, Upper Bottom House Farm, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks.
Lifting the Overall Female Championship in the pre-sale show was
young Daisy Jones, Blencathra, Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex with
her stylish January 2021 born heifer Crouchvalley Mavis. This heifer
is by the AI sire Sterling Herkules and is the first calf out of Brideland
Kara. Making 2,150gns, Crouchvalley Mavis was another purchased
by the aforementioned GD Swerling & Sons. For Daisy Jones and her
five-breeding female Crouchvalley herd, it was a Championship win
in her first time showing and selling at a Society sale.
Storesmith Lister 4,800gns.
20, another Ballinalare Farm Galaxy son, sold for 3,000gns to M&B
Farms, Mulhampton Farm, Upton Bishop, Herefordshire.
Selling at 4,800gns was Storersmith Lister 20 from R&L Storer
Smith, Spath House, Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter. A heifer's calf, and
September 2020 born, this bull is by Curaheen Bandit and out of the
Kilbride Farm Comber 11 daughter Storersmith Jumper. Purchasing
Storersmith Lister was AW Francis who runs the Furzedown pedigree
herd at Furzedown Farm, Okehampton, Devon. The very next lot
Storersmith Lex Luther 20, another Curaheen Bandit son, made
3,500gns in selling to DN Eynon, Gwern-Genny, Wormbridge,
Hereford.
A first-time vendor at this Worcester Simmental Sale fixture was
M/S JH & VG Wood who run the 130-cow Popes herd at Popes
Farm, Dutton, Preston, Lancashire. In a successful show and sale
debut, entries from the herd took both Champion and Reserve in
the pre-sale show of bulls. Lifting the Championship and selling at
4,200gns was the young February 2021 born Popes Marksman 21,
a Denizes Impressive 17 son and out of the first time calver Popes
Nellys Harmony. Commenting on his Champion the judge Anthony
Davies said: “This is just my type of young bull who is very modern,
The Worcester Simmental Sale also saw the Dispersal Sale of the Fole
herd of Joe & Rachel Ede, Stoneleys, Checkley, Stoke on Trent after
over 30 years of breeding. The high health herd offered cattle with
a depth of pedigree and performance behind them and met with
a solid demand. Leading the way at 3,200gns, and the top priced
female across the sale, was the noted polled in-calf heifer Fole Vivian
89. Sired by the homozygous polled Lopemede Hawaii 16 (PP), and
out of Fole Vivian 82, this quality heifer was bought by L Renshaw & I
Brassington for their Dovefields pedigree herd at Church Broughton,
Derbyshire. Also at 3200gns and from the same family was Fole
Vivian 88 (P). Another by Lopemede Hawaii 16 (PP), and out of Fole
Vivian 81, this in-calf heifer was snapped up by Daniel Warrington for
his Follane herd at Godley Farm, Fole Lane, Uttoxeter.
Selling at 2,900gns was Fole Vivian 82, the dam of the top price Fole
animal, and who was sold with her fourth calf at foot, the January
2022 born bull calf Fole Navigator 22, a Blackford Falcon son.
Another to go to a pedigree herd this strong outfit was bought by
Barry Harding for his Hallway herd at Cornerfields Farm, Denham,
Uxbridge, Bucks.
At 2,800gns was the polled Fole Nutwood Victoria 53 (P). January
2019 born and another by Lopemede Hawaii 16 (PP), this second
calver had calved again on 15 th April and was sold with her twin
Blackford Falcon bull calves at foot to the Tarsmill herd of GR
Greenow, Cilunow, Dinedor, Hereford.
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