The British Simmental Review 2022

NEWS
MCNEE’S SIM-LUING HEIFERS SELL TO £3,150 AT STIRLING
Sim-Luing cattle sold to a top of £3,150 to lead a solid trade at
the autumn breeding Sale of Luing and Sim-Luing cattle, held
at United Auctions’ Stirling centre on 29 th October. The growing
popularity of the Simmental-Luing cross (Sim-Luing) in suckler herds
saw some 65 bulling heifers sold on the day, and with 25 in-calf
heifers also sold.
Winning the overall pair of heifers with their show pen of Sim-Luing
in-calf heifers was Andrew McNee and family from Woodend Farm,
Armadale, West Lothian. This pair of 2 ½ year-old heifers by a Finlarg
Simmental sire, Benhar Hendry a Ranfurly Confederate son, topped
the Sim-Luing In-Calf heifer section, when selling to £3,150 per head,
and were purchased by Messrs Thomson, Wester Tulloch, Midmar,
Aberdeenshire.
Robert McNee Ltd, Over Finlarg Farm, Tealing, Dundee, also sold
a single Sim-Luing In-calf heifer to £3,150, and again to Messrs
Thomson. Woodend sold 14 Sim-Luings to average £2,586, the top
average of the day. Colin Little, East Bracklinn sold 11 to average
£1,971, and to a top of £2,000. Overall, 29 Sim-Luing in-calf heifers
averaged £2,297. Sim-Luing bulling heifers were also in demand
and sold to a top of 2,300gns for Messrs Halligan and Burke, Nether
Stewarton, Peebles and were purchased by Messrs Meiklem and
Sons, Lochran, Blairadam, Kelty.
The hybrid vigour of the Simmental-Luing cross is seeing the Sim-
Luing finding favour with commercial producers, who are realising
the benefits of these hardy, easy care cattle who have strong
maternal qualities, good milk, and are top forage converters.
SIMMENTAL CHAMPION TREVERBYN NORMAN WINS
ALL-BREEDS TITLE AT CORNWALL PEDIGREE CALF SHOW
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big congratulations to Ant Hart, Carloggas Farm, Treverybyn,
St Austell, Cornwall, who with his January 2022 born bull calf
Treverbyn Norman, won the Overall All-Breeds Supreme title at
the Cornwall Pedigree Calf Show, held on 22 nd October at the Royal
Cornwall Showground.
A heterozygous polled calf, Treverbyn Norman is by Coose
Norman P, and is out of Treverybyn Keira, a Skylark Geronimo
daughter. Having come through the Simmental classes and lifting
the Championship from Simmental judge Jonny Ward, Treverbyn
Norman then went head to head with the other breed champions
to lift the Overall title, this time in front of the judge Mrs Ria Rice,
daughter of Philip Warren the noted Launceston based butcher. In
what was the tenth staging of the Cornwall Pedigree Beef Calf Show,
this is the first time the Overall Supreme Championship has been
won by a British Simmental.
Well supported by Simmental breeders, the classes featured entries
from the Treverbyn, Bosahan, Wellatree, Angwella, Tregnether,
and Loxton herds respectively, and with the catalogue featuring
90 entries in all across the breeds. A great win for the Harts and for
Cornish Simmental breeders!
Continuing his run, Treverbyn Norman followed on by winning the
British Simmental section at the Agrifest South West event held on
Wednesday 2 nd November at Westpoint, Exeter.
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