British Simmental Review 2018

REGIONAL CLUB REPORTS
Scottish Simmental Club
Report by Richard Pettit - Secretary
Club Members have had a successful year with Shows,
and despite the driest summer for years, with many
short of grass and winter fodder prices - averages were up
for bulls in October at Stirling bull sales.
We started the year on a sad note hearing of the loss of
one of the Club’s stalwarts, Hector Macaskill, who served as
Club Chairman from 1989 to 1991.
FEBRUARY SALE
The two top prices were both from the Stronachs; the top
price of 24,000gns for Reserve Champion Islavale Heston,
who sold to Richard McCulloch, and Islavale Harvest, sold to
the Kilbride Farm herd for 16,000gns. They were also Overall
Champion with Islavale Hugo, with 12 of their 13 bulls sold, to
average an impressive £8,321.
The Intermediate Champion Camus Harold, from Northern
Irish breeders Harold Stubbs and Alan Burleigh sold to Vikki
Wood at 12,000gns for her Popes herd.
Kilbride Farm Haka, from the Robsons was next selling
to Iain Green for 10,000gns.
The pre-sale show judge, Anne MacPherson sold
Blackford Hurricane, for 9000gns to Bridget Borlase.
Other leading prices included 8,000gns for Woodhall
Hugh, from the late Hector Macaskill, he sold to Delfur
Farms.
The Reserve Intermediate Champion – Pitmudie
Houston from Heather Duff, sold for 7,800gns.
An 82% clearance rate was achieved with 116 bulls
selling to average £5,477.
In the female sale a top price of 6,800gns was paid
for an in-calf heifer from Adrian Ivory, April-2016 born
Strathisla Honesty’s Twiggy, selling to Harte Peat Ltd,
Ireland.
The Reserve Female Champion sold for 4,000gns. This
was yearling heifer Newbiemains I’m Brilliant, from Jim and
Patricia Goldie.
Islavale Harvest 16
Islavale Heston 16 - Reserve Junior Champion
Islavale Hugo 16 - Overall & Senior Champion
Camus Harold 16 - Intermediate Champion
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