The British Simmental Review 2022

Carlisle May
SALES
Judge Ian Wainwright with the May Carlisle Champion and Reserve from the Chestermann Herd.
in front of the judge and commercial producer Mr Ian Wainwright,
Todhall Farm, Cupar, Fife. Commenting on his Champion Mr
Wainwright said: “This is a very good commercial bull. He’s a well
grown, growthy, easy fleshing bull with plenty of length and good on
his legs.”
Purchasing the top price was IHG Warden, Skelfhill Farm, Hawick,
Roxburghshire who will be putting the bull to work on 30 Luing cows
to breed the increasingly popular Sim Luing.
With a nifty sale one-two, the Gwynnes also sold the day’s Reserve
Champion, Chestermann Lexus 20 for 6,000gns to Aucheneck
Estates, Killearn, Stirlingshire. Also September 2020 born, Lexus
20 is another by Chestermann Gibble EX93 and this time out of
Chestermann Empire Tracey 2 VG86. The 50 breeding female
Chestermann herd are regular consignors at Carlisle Simmental Sales
and have secured numerous Championships at this corresponding
fixture over the years with their first being back in 2006 with
Chestermann Siegfried.
Some quality pedigree Simmental females from the Tidkin and Jet
Herds met with a strong demand from a busy ringside and sold to a
top of 5,000gns for the 2017 born Tidkin Natalie’s Illusion, who was
sold with her third calf at foot, the Clonagh Lexus P sired heifer calf,
Tidkin Natalie. Tidkin Natalie’s Illusion is by Auroch Ace and out of
Hockenhull Natalie 39 th . After a visit to view the night before, the top
lot was purchased by Bruce Lambie for his Fallhills pedigree herd at
Fallhills Farm, Howgate, Penicuik, Midlothian.
Fifteen Tidkin cows and calves averaged £3,353, with further units
making 4,200gns, 4,000gns, and 3,600gns respectively with 10 lots
in all in the Dispersal making 3,000gns and more.
Selling at 4,200gns was the March 2019 born Tidkin Katherine who
was sold with her first calf at foot, the Clonagh Joker Poker sired
Tidkin Molly. Tidkin Katherine is by Clonagh Eclipse Truly and is out
of Tidkin Beyonce. Purchasing this unit, and with Tidkin Katherine
PD’d in calf to Clonagh Lexus (P), was DF & MG Littlefair for their
Crabshires herd at West Farm, Staindrop, Darlington.
Tidkin Natalie's Illusion & Heifer calf, Tidkin Natalie 5,000gns.
The April 2018 born Tidkin Jade made 4,000gns when selling with
her Clonagh Joker Poker bull calf at foot Tidkin Mascot 21. This
second calver, PD’d in-calf to Clonagh Lexus (P), is by Clonagh
Eclipse Truly, and is out of Tidkin Whisper. Buying this outfit was JA&E
Dinwoodie, Aucherbeck Farm, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire.
The Tidkin and Jet herds had a heavy influence of stock bulls used in
the herd from the Clonagh herd of Garret Behan, Republic of Ireland.
One of these stock bulls, the 2019 born polled bull Clonagh Lexus
(P), made 4000gns when selling to the pedigree Eifed herd of Mr DW
Jones, Llangoedmor, Cardigan, Wales.
AVERAGES:
BSCS MAY SALE
4 Bulls £5,565
3 Heifers £1,820
TIDKIN & JET DISPERSAL SALE
1 Stock Bull £4,200
15 Cows/Hfrs with Calves at Foot £3,353
5 Heifers Served/In-calf £2,541
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