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THE REVIEW 2025

CONTENTS

Society Staff...................................................................................................8

President’s Message ...................................................................................8

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34

Council Members.........................................................................................9

News.......................................................................................................10-25

Bill Smith, Park Farm Commercial Feature...................................28-31

Virtual Simmental Show....................................................................34-38

Technical and Initiatives................................................................... 40-49

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Islavale Herd Feature.......................................................................... 52-55

Top 20 Sires.................................................................................................56

Golden Cow ...............................................................................................57

Simmental Young Members ........................................................... 60-65

Backmuir Herd Feature .................................................................... 66-69

Welcome to New Members ....................................................................70

Farewell to Dear Friends ..........................................................................72

Beef Simmental in the Czech Republic .........................................74-77

2025 Show Reports..........................................................................79-125

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Regional Clubs................................................................................ 126-129

Regional Club Area Officers................................................................. 130

Corskie Herd Feature.....................................................................132-135

2026 Show, Sale & Event Dates........................................................... 136

2025 Sale Reports...........................................................................137-180

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Semen for Private Sale........................................................................... 181

Membership & Registration Fees............................................... 182-183

Advertising Index..................................................................................... 184


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The Review 2025 | 7

2025

Annual

Review

No. 46

SOCIETY STAFF

Iain Kerr

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‘QUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT’

KEY TO A STRONG YEAR OF

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Prince Charming, led by

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That was the year that was! Welcome

to the 46 th edition of the British

Simmental Cattle Society’s flagship

publication, the Simmental Annual Review,

which looks back at what was a year full

of positives for the breed, and littered with

some spectacular sale highs.

First and foremost, it’s a massive well

done to all of the breeders involved for

the quality of the stock being consistently

brought forward at sales which is igniting

the interest, and meeting the expectations,

of commercial producers. At the breed’s

heartland Stirling sales, and at centres

around the UK, it has been so encouraging

to hear the ‘Simmental is the most improved

beef breed’ type comments from people

across the industry. Let’s keep it that

way! Quality is key, and I urge breeders to

continue to be selective, cull hard, and keep

the modern Simmental on the front foot.

There’s extensive coverage within the

Review of the year at sales but it would be

remiss of me not to reflect on the highlights

in my President’s message. The year saw

a total gross for pedigree Simmentals at

Society Sales of £2,779,001, up by £611,770,

and a huge jump of 28%; some record

breaking sale averages; new marks set at

centres around the UK; and a new European

& UK record of 56,000gns for a Simmental

bull!

More generally, as I’ve gone round shows,

sales, and events this year it has been so

heartening to see the positivity within the

membership, to see so many young people

involved, and to feel the vibe of momentum

for this amazing Simmental breed. Pedigree

registrations are slightly up in the year, as

is membership, and whilst acknowledging

undoubted challenges ahead, collectively

there are so many positives as we fully take

aim at 2026.

A big part of the Society’s work is breed

promotion and in many respects we ‘punch

above our weight’ in terms of social media

coverage; press engagement; features;

websites; and attendance at shows, and

specialist events. The figures on Facebook

continue to be incredible and we are now

pushing towards 33,000 followers, and with

millions of views each month!

Whether it’s Simmentals topping

commercial sales; news and details of

the breed performing well in all its forms;

or just good herd pictures or videos that

catch the eye; please do send them in to

the office, it really does make a massive

difference.

In signing this brief editorial off, I’d like to

thank the Society’s Council for their work

and support in the year. At the Society’s

Stoneleigh office I’d also like to thank

Nicky, Claire, and Jane for all of their efforts

through the year and to Iain our General

Manager for his ‘non-stop’ work and

commitment to the Simmental breed and

Society.

This annual publication is once again

packed with content and bringing you all

the Simmental news; extensive coverage

of Simmental sales and shows; a Young

Members report; pedigree and commercial

features; a technical section; and the

launch of two new semen initiatives. These

are exciting breed times and I’d encourage

everyone to get involved, support the work

and calendar of events where you can, and

as the sum of our parts let’s collectively

keep pushing and promoting British

Simmental! I hope you enjoy the 2025

Simmental Review!

Chris Martindale

BSCS President

COUNCIL

MEMBERS 2026

Mr Chris Martindale, President

Midlands

Coedfa, Mount Bradford Lane, St Martins, Owestry,

Shropshire, SY11 3HQ

Tel: 01691 772266 Mobile: 07801 184368

Email: chris.martindale42@icloud.com

Mr Michael Durno, Vice President & Chair

of Shows and Sales North

Scotland

Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Banffshire,

AB37 9DN

Tel: 01807 590213 Mobile: 07718 467868

Email: michaeldurno@gmail.com

Mr Richard Storer Smith, Chairman of

Shows & Sales South

Midlands

Spath Farm House, Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter,

Staffordshire ST14 5AP

Tel: 01889 563200 Mobile: 07508 403333

Email: info@storersmithsimmentals.co.uk

Mr Adrian Ivory, Chairman of Finance

Scotland

Strathisla Farms, Moolies, Meigle, Blairgowrie,

Perthshire, PH12 8RF

Tel: 01828 640227 Mobile: 07711 288346

Email: adrian@strathislafarms.com

Mr Andrew Clarke, Vice Chairman of

Finance

Northern Ireland

19 Breaghey Road, Tynan, Co Armagh, Northern

Ireland BT60 4SU

Tel: 02837 568669 Mobile: 07756 021706

Email: andrewclarke90@hotmail.co.uk

Mr Norman Robson, World Simmental

Federation Representative

Northern Ireland

106 Cogrey Road, Doagh, Ballyclare, County

Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT39 0PX

Tel: 02893 352348 Mobile: 07968 814182

Email: norman@kilbridefarm.co.uk

Richard Rodgers

Northern Ireland

13 Race Road, Portglenone, Co Antrim BT44 8EP

Tel: 02825 8205480 Mobile: 07712 894727

Email: radrodgers@btinternet.com

Richard Pettit

Scotland

The Den, Den Farm, Fochabers,

Morayshire IV32 7PQ

Mobile: 07739 079403

Email: rmspettit71@gmail.com

Mr Dafydd Jones

Wales

Maesllymystn, Foel, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 0NX

Tel: 01938 820231 Mobile: 07717 683353

Email: dafydd1984@aol.com

Mr John Barlow

North West

Four Oaks, Ulnes Walton Lane, NR Leyland,

Lancashire, PR26 8LT

Mobile: 07850 602679

Email: jbarlow9530@googlemail.com

Rob Evans

Midlands

Kington Grange Farm, Kington Lane, Claverdon,

Warwickshire CV35 8PW

Mob: 07747 773815

Email: rob@wroxallsimmentals.co.uk

Mr Richard Price

Centre West

10 Oaktree Close, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire,

CV35 9BB

Mobile: 07949 113806

Email: ewematterltd@gmail.com

The Review 2025 | 9

NEWS

Hemmingford Prince Charming.

2025 PEDIGREE SIMMENTAL SALES SEE

RECORD GROSS OF

£2.7 MILLION,

UP BY 28%!

• Simmental Society Sales in the Year Gross £2,779,001 up by £611,770 (28%)

• Simmental Sales Gross Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year

Figures released by the British Simmental Cattle Society show that

the sustained demand for pedigree Simmental bulls and females

reached news levels through 2025.

Pedigree Simmentals in the year, sold at official Society Sales, saw

a total gross of £2,779,001, up by £611,770, and a remarkable 28%.

The increase is the fourth consecutive year the Simmental sales gross

has risen, and with the 2025 figure being a new breed record mark.

In a series of highlights, and for the second year in a row, all three

major sale fixtures at Stirling saw new record average marks set.

Leading the averages was the October Sale where 61 bulls sold to

£11,070, up by £3,636 on the year. 28 bulls reached 10,000gns or

more, and with the sale seeing an 86% clearance of the bulls forward.

The sale marked the first time that Simmentals have led the allbreeds

averages at a major Stirling sale week.

The 2025 Stirling February Sale had set the year off with the 94 bulls

sold — the largest number of any breed across the sale fortnight

— achieving an average of £9,832. This represented an increase

of £2,334 on the year, and at that time, a new all-breeds record

average. The sale also set a new UK and European breed record for a

Simmental bull of 56,000 guineas for Hemingford Prince Charming.

The May fixture at Stirling saw a total clearance of the bulls forward

to level at £8795, a new mark for that sale, and up by £2075 on the

year.

Emphasising the sustained ‘Simmental bounce’, fourteen of the last

sixteen sales Stirling sales have now recorded new record averages.

The growing reach of the breed around the UK is also highlighted,

with both sales at Carlisle and Worcester seeing 20,000gns prices

and record averages. Other key Simmental centres included:

Aberdeen achieving a centre-record average; and Dungannon

recording a new top price for the breed; the Next Generation V Sale

of Females and Weaned Calves at Carlisle in December with a top

of 15,000 guineas x 2; Welshpool seeing a terrific demand at the

Lambclose Sale with a £336,000 gross.

Commenting on this performance at sales, the British Simmental

Cattle Society President Chris Martindale said: “These are

tremendous sale figures over some four years, and largely

underpinned by the demand from commercial producers. They are

seeing the high level performance of Simmental cattle in finishing

systems, as well as the breed’s established maternal qualities.”

“Breeders are bringing forward ever improving, modern Simmental

bulls with good fertility, that last, and which are meeting the

demands of buyers. Industry figures show the Simmental breed’s

leading age at slaughter, and daily carcase gain abilities. When you

add that to the efficiency and quality of Simmental females, and the

benchmark traits they bring in terms of milk, calving ease, growth,

and ability to add value when crossed with other breeds, commercial

producers are keying in on the fact that Simmental gives you so

much more.”

For all Simmental sale reports and pictures from the 2025 year,

please go to pages 139 - 180.


NEWS

AUCHORACHAN ‘SIMMENTAL SUPERMUM’

DELIVERS 19 TH NATURAL CALF!

The Simmental breed is of course renowned for its easy

calving, milky, long lasting, and productive females. Setting

a remarkably high bar however is the fifteen-year-old

Auchorachan Blossom EX92 who in April 2025 had her nineteenth

natural calf in the pedigree Auchorachan herd of D&R Durno & Sons,

Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Banffshire.

Along the way Blossom has had six sets of twins, and seven singles,

with twins a remarkable five times in a row from 2018. Auchorachan

Blossom’s latest calf, a bull calf called Auchorachan Stevie Rolfe 25

(P), was born on 18 th April and at this early stage is a ‘very promising’

heterozygous polled son of the herd’s new stockbull Coose

Nebraska.

Born in March 2010, Auchorachan Blossom is by Clonagh Tiger

Gallant, a bull purchased in Ireland in 2007 who has been a popular

AI sire across the Simmental breed with 319 calves registered to him

in the UK herdbook. Blossom’s dam, Greenlea Hilly, was a foundation

cow for the Auchorachan herd, bought at a local farm sale in calf to a

Belgian Blue bull! Hilly has gone on to leave a considerable legacy of

the largest cow family in the Auchorachan herd.

Commenting, BSCS General Manager Iain Kerr said: “It’s a

tremendous level of productivity demonstrating so many positives.

The number of calves, calving year on year, exceptional fertility,

easy calving and management, and of course longevity. It’s a real

testament to the cow in herself and to sound herd management.

Economically nineteen calves is a huge return on investment

through sales in pedigree and commercial markets. There’s also the

high performing genetics she adds to the herd with her progeny

inheriting these valuable traits. She’s been amazingly productive and

her impact and legacy in the herd will continue to go way beyond

her own years. What value, versatility, and good economics in a

Simmental female!”

Of Auchorachan Blossom, breeder Michael Durno said: “Blossom

is just a very typical Tiger daughter in that she has good breed

Auchorachan Blossom with 19 th calf Auchorachan Stevie Rolfe - June 25.

character, a well balanced body and exceptionally good legs and

feet. She is very fit and well for her age and will probably go back to

the bull again.”

Auchorachan Blossom EX92 having so many sets of twins is

not uncommon. The Auchorachan herd, in keeping with many

Simmental herds, experiences a high twinning rate most years. A

mighty 13 sets of twins were born in the autumn calvers in 2024, and

from the 35 spring calvers calved so far this year, another 6 sets have

been born. Again, tremendous economics.

Pictured is Auchorachan Blossom EX92 with calf number nineteen,

and also a picture of Auchorachan Emily EX94, a daughter of

Blossom showing the quality that she has bred and the legacy she is

leaving in the Auchorachan herd.

Auchorachan Emily EX94 with Son Auchorachan Malcolm.

The Review 2025 | 11

NEWS

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD KERSKNOWE ICE CUBE

HAS HER FIFTH SET OF TWINS

As cool as you like, the rising eight year old Simmental cow

Kersknowe Ice Cube, from the noted Kersknowe pedigree herd

of John Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso, Roxburghshire, had her fifth

set of twins in September in what was her sixth calving!

The September 2025 born heifer calves were sired by the 13,000gns

herd stock bull Denizes Neff, a Denizes Hamish son, purchased

at Stirling in February 2024. Neff is pictured here looking on at

Kersknowe Ice Cube with her latest additions!

Entirely homebred, the October 2017 born Kersknowe Ice Cube is by

Kersknowe Fillet 14, and is out of Kersknowe Angelic, herself a twin

to a female.

The story starts in August 2020 when she calved her first set of twins

having, as a heifer, been put to the Shorthorn bull. The following

year saw a single bull calf who went on to sell at Stirling in February

2023. 2022 saw twin heifer calves sired by Aultmore Jasper, and

who are both now due to calve later this month. Moving to 2023

and it’s another set of twin heifer calves, again by Aultmore Jasper,

and retained in the herd. 2024 and it’s further twin heifer calves, by

Aultmore Jasper, a Woodhall Ferrari son who himself was purchased

at Stirling in 2019.

Making it a remarkable fifth set of twins, over almost bang on five

years, are her latest September 2025 born heifer calves. Another

Simmental ‘Super Mum’, Kersknowe Ice Cube has reared all of her

calves herself.

Eleven calves in six years, with the heifer calves likely to have long

productive lives themselves in the herd, and a bull fit to go to the

Stirling Simmental Sales, all adds up to tremendous productivity, and

profitability. Whilst five sets of twins out of six calvings is remarkable

in itself, Kersknowe Ice Cube does highlight what is so typical of

Simmental females in terms of prolificacy; regular, easy calving year

on year; oceans of milk; and producing quality, fast growing calves.

The rising eight-year-old Kersknowe Ice Cube, with her fifth set of twins (September 2025 born), and with dad, Denizes Neff looking on.

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PROLIFIC ‘TEAM CELTIC’ CELEBRATES HIS 14 TH BIRTHDAY!

Showcasing tremendous longevity and prolificacy, it was a big

happy birthday to the noted Simmental bull Team Celtic who in

March, enjoyed his 14 th birthday at home in the Wolfstar herd

of Ross King, and his parents Alex and Marion, at Ormiston, East

Lothian.

Another gold star example of the traits and all round value the

Simmental breed is renowned for, Team Celtic has been used on

commercial cows as well as pedigree cows and has sired close on

300 calves at Wolfstar. Through AI in herds across the UK, he also

has some 377 pedigree progeny to his name, confirming his status

as one of the most influential modern sires in the British Simmental

Herdbook.

Born on the 12 th March 2011, Team Celtic was bred by Robert

MacGregor, Kirkton of Mailler, Craigend, Perth. He is sired by

Auchorachan Winger, a Clonagh Tiger Gallant son, and is out of the

Tilbrook Noble daughter, Team Kiwi 4, herself a twin to a female.

Roll on to the Stirling Simmental Sale in October 2012 and it was

there that the Kings first set eyes on him and paid what has turned

out to be a ‘bargain’ 11,000gns for him! Commenting Ross King

said: “At the Stirling Sale, Celtic just had a great growth and length,

and we thought he was a very natural bull with lots of potential in

him. We liked his pedigree and thought he was an obvious choice to

complement our cows at the time.”

It has proven to be a shrewd investment and from the outset Team

Celtic bred consistently well producing both quality bulls and

females, and putting the ‘Wolfstar herd on the map and getting it

noticed.’

Team Celtic sons have done extremely well at Stirling Sales,

with many prize and section winners, and two Overall Supreme

Champions. At the 2025 February Simmental Sale at Stirling, the

breed record breaking 56,000gns Hemingford Prince Charming was

sired by a Team Celtic son, Saltire Jaguar. At the same sale Wolfstar

Prototype sold for 14,000gns, and with Celtic sons at Stirling from

the Wolfstar herd alone having now averaged over a terrific £11,500.

The top price Team Celtic sired bull to date is the 28,000gns Islavale

Magnum from WS Stronach, Keith, purchased by Delfur Farms,

Aberlour in October 2022.

Continuing Ross says: “It’s the bulls that get the headlines but we

believe that his females are actually better! Just mentioning two

daughters but we think Wolfstar Flame is probably the best animal

Team Celtic has bred here, and Wolfstar Forget-Me-Not has bred two

bulls at 17,000gns (Wolfstar Jimmy Choo, and Wolfstar Nobleman).”

Other Simmental herds have enjoyed great success in the show ring

with Team Celtic breeding and including the multi-titled Annick

Ginger’s Lucia, the 2024 Individual Interbreed Champion at the

Royal Highland, from Reece & Andrew Simmers Backmuir herd, who

is by the Team Celtic sired Wolfstar Gold Digger. The 2022 English

National Show Champion came in the shape of Popes Princess Lumi

from the Wood family, Dutton, Preston, and with Popes Princess

Noor, from the same home, taking the 2024 Great Yorkshire Show

title. Both are Team Celtic daughters. Back in the sale ring, and the

37,000gns top price at Stirling in May 2024 was Denizes Nugget from

MA Barlow & Sons, Leyland, Lancashire and who is out of the Team

Celtic daughter Ashland Topaz Janet.

Backing up his pedigree and performance in the sale and show ring,

and on the strength of his progeny, Team Celtic’s figures feature at

the top end of many of the terminal and maternal traits and with

high levels of accuracy. Celtic is in the top 1% for 200; 400; and

600 day growth; Maternal (Milk); and Carcase Weight. His Terminal

Production Index and Self Replacing Index values are also both in the

breed’s top 1%.

Speaking at the time Ross went on to say: “Celtic is showing his age

a bit now but he really is still very fit and mobile, and visitors have

always been impressed with his locomotion even with his size and

power. At 14 he is still eager to work, but we are selective with the

females we put to him, and last year he just got a handful of heifers.

We know we are into bonus years but so long as he is fit and healthy

he will stay with us at Wolfstar. He’s leaving a huge legacy here and is

very much one of the family now.”, says Ross. Well said that man!

Team Celtic in 2016.

Still going strong, Team Celtic in 2025.

The Team Celtic sired Islavale Magnum 28,000gns.


NEWS

PROMOTING SIMMENTALS

AND TYPE CLASSIFICATION

TO ORKNEY FARMERS

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In mid-January, Simmental breeders Michael Durno

(Auchorachan), Cameron Maciver (Coltfield), along with Meurig

James, the head cattle classifier of Holstein UK, travelled to

Orkney on the invitation of the Orkney Discussion Society (ODS),

to give a presentation at their evening meeting, and an on-farm

demonstration of cattle classifying.

The first visit was to Heatherhouse Farm, Tankerness, owned by Tom

Lyth. Tom keeps 100 Luing cows, breeding half of them pure, and

with half going to the Simmental to breed Sim/Luing heifers which

he says, find a ready demand especially in Aberdeenshire. Tom is

also a member of the Simmental Society, and has recently purchased

2 heifers from the Wolfstar herd, he also runs two Simmental

bulls, both from Wolfstar as well, including Wolfstar Nobleman,

a 17,000gns purchase in Stirling. BBC Radio Orkney were also in

attendance and recorded an interview broadcast the following day.

The Discussion Society’s meeting saw 82 people in the room and

with others from outlying areas, and on the smaller islands, tuning

in via Zoom. After presentations on the Simmental breed generally,

Meurig James gave an overview of the classification system, and how

it can be used by commercial farmers when buying a bull at sales.

Ideally when buying a bull to breed replacements he noted that

you would like to see a potential stock bull’s dam. Classification, he

noted, can build a picture of the cow, with the scores for the various

traits being published on the ABRI database. Meurig also outlined

how the system can be utilized to help correct faults that may be

present in a herd, such as feet and legs, and which are scored in the

classification process. It was a very informative discussion and with

much positive feedback on the Simmental breed expressed.

(L-R) Meurig James (head classifier at HUK), BSCS Vice President

Michael Durno (Auchorachan herd), and Cameron MacIver

(Coltfield Simmentals) at the Orkney Discussion Society.

The following day saw a visit to Oldhall Farm at Stromness, farmed

by Dennis Isbister and his family. They run cross bred cows using

various breeds of bull including Simmentals, and have started

keeping some pedigree Simmentals under the Isbister prefix. Meurig

James gave a practical demonstration of how a cow gets scored,

looking at frame, character, conformation, feet and legs, and

udders. There was again plenty of interest from over a further 40

farmers.

The group was then transported by the Orkney font of all

knowledge, Mr John Copland, who gave a very well guided tour to

Alister Donaldson's farm, Redland, where some great Simmental,

and Orkney chat was enjoyed. There was also a team of Simmental

bulls viewed, which were bred at Springfield, Grangewood, and

Omorga. Alister, then very kindly became tour guide, to the next

stop and to Swannay Farm and a meet with Ryan Morgan. Swannay

Farm was once one of the largest dairy farms in Orkney, but is now

home to 200 beef suckler cows. Ryan is another who is currently

adding some pedigree Simmentals, and female animals were viewed

that were from Newbiemains, Annick, Auchorachan, and Ranfurly.

An extremely enjoyable trip with some fantastic hospitality, and a

tremendous interest from Orkney farmers in the Simmental breed.

A warm welcome and lunch with Alister Donaldson at Redland Farm.

With Tom Lyth (right) at Heatherhouse Farm, Tankerness.

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NEWS

6000GNS SWANNAY NIKNAK SETS SIMMENTAL CENTRE

RECORD AT ORKNEY AUCTION MART LTD

Kicking the year off in style in January, Ryan Morgan,

Swannay Farm, By Evie, sold the November 2022 born

bull Swannay Niknak for 6000gns at the OBBA Show and

Sale of breeding bulls for 2025, at Orkney Auction Mart. The

price was a centre record for a Simmental bull at the market.

Swannay Niknak, is out of Annick Belle’s Jingle, purchased for

4200gns at the Annick Dispersal Sale, and is sired by Kilbride

Farm Karl 19 (P). Purchasing this growthy bull who had plenty of

length, was Messrs J Sinclair & Co, Midhouse, Harray, Orkney.

HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL VISITS CORSKIE FARM

HRH The Princess Royal, President of the

Scotch Chef’s Club run by Quality Meat

Scotland (QMS), visited Corskie Farm in Moray

in October, where she was hosted by the Green

family — winners of the 2024 Scotch Beef Farm of

the Year Award — along with representatives from

the award’s founders, AgriScot.

Corskie Farm is managed by Iain Green alongside

his three daughters, Hannah, Jemma and Laura,

and their dedicated team of staff. The farm runs

a suckler herd of 631 cows and in-calf heifers,

primarily pedigree Simmental (the noted Corskie

herd), Shorthorn and Simmental-cross Shorthorn,

alongside 710 mule ewes crossed with Texel tups

and a 360-sow indoor breeding pig herd.

During the tour, The Princess Royal learned about

the farm’s pedigree cattle enterprises and its

approach to grassland management and calving.

She also met members of the Green family and staff

before unveiling a plaque to commemorate her

visit.

The Princess Royal is shown the heifers at Corskie Farm by Robert and Laura Beattie.

Iain Green, a past President of the British Simmental

Cattle Society, said: “It was an honour to welcome

HRH The Princess Royal to Corskie and showcase

the work of our family and team. It was a very

special occasion. For my daughters and the next

generation, this visit is something truly memorable.”

Gilmour Lawrie, Chair of AgriScot, commented:

“Corskie Farm is an excellent example and stood out

as the 2024 Scotch Beef Farm of the Year because

of its scale, efficiency and commitment to highquality

beef production. It is fitting that The Princess

Royal was able to see first-hand the innovation and

passion that secured this award.”

Iain & Hannah Green with Callum Fettes show Princess Royal the calf weighing machine.


NEWS

SIMMENTAL BREEDING CATTLE ON FIRE AT THAINSTONE

AND TOP AT £8200

• Blackford cow & calf at £8200, heifer & calf at £5900

• South Blachrie sell Simmental heifer with heifer calf at £4900

• 19-month-old Simmental Bulling Heifers from Connachie sell to £3850 x 2

A

trend of the year, Simmental breeding females were on fire, in

numbers, at a sale of 333 adult breeding cattle at ANM Group

Ltd’s Thainstone Centre.

The sale held at the end of April saw cows (21) sell to a top of £8200

for a pure Simmental cow with a Simmental bull calf at foot from W

G Macpherson, Blackford, Croy. The same vendor also topped the

section of cows with heifer calf (31) with another pure Simmental

cow with Simmental heifer calf at foot selling at £5900.

Blackford Lapis (P).

Bulling heifers (122) met a fantastic demand selling to a top of £3850

for a pair of tremendous 19-month-old Simmental heifers from A D

Sutherland & Sons, Connachie, Kellas, and some £1100 above the

section average of £2750.

In the Annual Show & Sale of Heifers with Calves at Foot sponsored

by East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition and judged by Mr S Young,

Nether Drumallochie, the British Simmental Cattle Society award

for the best sired Simmental heifer and calf went to W & M Ewing

(pictured), South Blachrie, Fyvie whose first prize Simmental heifer

with heifer calf sold for £4900.

The £8200 was for the 2020 born Blackford Lapis (P), a Heathbrow

Important 17 (P) EX93 daughter, who was sold with her bull calf at

foot, the November born Blackford Reggie (P), a Corskie Netflix 22

(ET) son. Purchaser was Jonathan Gunn who runs the Mavsey herd

at Lybster, Caithness. At £5900 was the March 2021 born Blackford

Miclair (P). Again by Heathbrow Important 17 (P) EX93, this cow was

sold with her heifer calf at foot Blackford Roxie, a Corskie Netflix 22

(ET) daughter. Buying this outfit was Norman and Scott Innes for

their Gleninnes herd, Cairnhill, Huntly.

Blackford Miclair.

Across the sale 140 heifers & calves averaged £4397 (+£1268 on

the year). Simmentals featured strongly throughout the sections

and the depth of the trade and demand for Simmental breeding is

highlighted by the leading (Simmental) prices here:

Heifer with Bull Calf: SimX – Ardhuncart, Kildrummy £4900,

Auchtygall £4850, £4800 (X2); Sim – South Blachrie, Fyvie £4850.

Heifer with Heifer Calf: SimX – South Blachrie £4950, £4900 (X2),

£4800 (X2), Auchtygall £4800, Rennieshill, Newmachar £4700; Sim –

Auchtygall £4900;

Cow with Bull Calf: Sim – Whitehouse, Lumphanan £4350, Crudie

Farm, Arbroath £4300, £4050; SimX – Whitehouse £4250, Crudie

Farm £4000;

Cow with Heifer Calf: SimX – Whitehouse £4200; Sim – Crudie Farm

£4200, £4000, £3950;

Bulling Heifers: SimX – Connachie, Kellas £3850, £3350, £3300,

£3250; Brodieshill, Alves - £3600, £3500, £3400; Northton, Cullerlie

£3200, £3150.

W&M Ewing, South Blachrie (right), at Thainstone Breeding Sale.

Commenting, BSCS General Manager Iain Kerr said: “These sales

show that commercial producers are future proofing their suckler

herds with Simmental genetics and seeing the benefits in milk,

easy calving, fertility, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year.

As we have noted, there’s the recognition of the breeds proven

abilities in age at slaughter and daily carcase gain, and adding this

all up it’s striking a chord and driving the demand for the breed with

commercial producers.”


NEWS

BULLS AT £13,250 LEAD

RECORD TRADE AT

INCHEOCH’S ‘WORKING

GENES’ SALE

• 11 Simmentals (all polled) average £9182 (+£3924)

• £13,250 new ‘Working Genes’ Simmental top price

• Four bulls make over £10,000

£13,250 Incheoch Ross 24 (PP).

The Simmental trade was again on fire in September, at the annual

‘Working Genes’ Sale held at the McGowan family’s Incheoch

Farms, Alyth, Blairgowrie. Two bulls topped the Simmental sale

at £13,250, a record Simmental price for this fixture, and with a total

clearance of eleven Simmentals (all polled) selling to average a mighty

£9182, up by £3924 on the year. Four bulls made over £10,000.

Sharing the top values in the Simmental section, were two sons of the

Canadian AI sire PHS Polled Worldwide 14W (P). First at this price was

the homozygous polled Incheoch Ross 24 (PP) (TF) going to Douglas

Gill, Brucefield, Easter Ross. March 2024 born, this bull with breed top

1% figures for Calving Ease, and top 5% for Maternal (Milk), is out of

Incheoch Calypso J15 (P), a Dirnanean Fontana 14 (P) daughter.

At the same £13,250 price was Incheoch Ragusa 24 (P), and this

time a heterozygous polled bull. Out of Incheoch Meise 16, another

Dirnanean Fontana 14 (P) daughter, this April 2024 bull again carried

top figures being in the breed’s top 1% for Maternal (Milk), and in the

top 5% for Calving Ease. Buying this bull was Bruce Hogg, Birkenside,

Earlston. The buyers of the two top price bulls were both repeat

customers for Incheoch Simmental bulls.

£13,250 Incheoch Ragusa (P).

Packing a punch at £12,500 was the April 2024 born Incheoch Rocky

24 (P). yet again by PHS Polled Worldwide 14W (P), this bull is out of

the Gibby’s Real Deal daughter Incheoch Lightning K13 (P). With

top Maternal (Milk), and Calving Ease figures once again, a feature

throughout the catalogue, this bull was bought by R Ramsay, Dunbae

Farm, Stranraer.

The final bull at the five figure mark was the £11,000 Incheoch Runrig

24 (P). April 2024 born this heterozygous polled bull is by Incheoch

Niko 22 (PP) VG 87, and is out of Incheoch Flora N1 (P) (ET). Incheoch

Niko 22 (PP), sold for £10,500 last year, the previous Simmental record

price at the ‘Working Genes’ Sale, to the Islavale Herd of WS Stronach,

Keith.

£12,500 Incheoch Rocky 24 (P).

Other leading Simmental prices included: £9250; £8250; £7750; and

£6750 x2.

Complete clearance and strong prices were a feature of this on-farm

sale of bulls and rams. On the day four homozygous polled Luing

bulls, topped at £17250, with the single Angus bull at £6250. Overall

47 Texel rams averaged £2319; with 47 Lleyns levelling at £1050.

Commenting after the sale, Neil McGowan said ‘It is great to see the

confidence that commercial cattle breeders have to invest in the future

of their herds. Most bidders were looking to breed functional, hardworking

cows for the future’.

£11,000 Incheoch Runrig 24 (P).


NEWS

5800gns Drumagarner Rebel.

4800gns Breaghey Rolex.

5800GNS DRUMAGARNER TOPS MAY SWATRAGH SALE

Drumagarner Rebel 24, from Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea,

topped the NI Simmental Club Show and Sale, held

at Swatragh Livestock Market in May, when selling for

5,800gns to Pearse McWilliams. This January 2024 born bull

is a son of Dermotstown Delboy, and out of the homebred

Drumagarner Helen. Placed as Reserve Male Champion, the

judge, Kyle Hayes, from the Haystar herd, Upper Ballinderry

said: “This is a super bull, with great length and flashiness, and

who is sure to leave great females behind him”. Other leading

prices included Overall and Male Champion Breaghey Rolex,

bred by Kenneth and Andrew Clarke, Tynan, selling for 4800gns

to Charles Watt. This bull is a son of one of Clarke’s established

breeders, an eleven-year-old dam out of Drumlone Anchor, and

sired by Cogent’s Alchester Kracker. Team Celtic.

Drumagarner RVH Ruth, from Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea, was

crowned Female Champion and Reserve Overall Champion

whilst also leading the female trade at a top price of 4200gns

when selling to Bryan Paul. Of his Female Champion, the judge

said: “This is a tremendous heifer with great size and style,

having that extra rib and lovely natural fleshing ability without

being overdone.”

5500GNS HILLHEAD FARM

REDEMPTION LEADS

OCTOBER SWATRAGH

CLUB SALE

5500gns Hillhead Farm Redemption.

The annual October NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club Show

and Sale, held in Swatragh Livestock Market in October saw

a lead price of 5500gns for Hillhead Farm Redemption from

Gareth Wilson, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. May 2024 born, this bull

is by the noted Denizes Hamish 16, and is out of Hillhead Farm Look

At Me VG 88, a Anatrim Bodybuilder daughter. Redemption was

purchased by Robert Shaw.

5200gns Drumagarner Riomach.

Other notable prices included Reserve Overall and Male Champion,

Lisglass Rambo, who sold for 5100gns to John McCloskey; and

Hiltonstown Rocky, from Richard and Rhys Rodgers, Portglenone,

selling for 4600gns to Aaron Smyth.

The highest price female was the Overall and Female Champion,

Drumagarner Riomach from Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea, who sold for

5200gns to the Lisglass herd of Leslie and Christopher Weatherup.

August 2024 born, this heifer is by Dermotstown Delboy (ET) EX 92,

and is out of the Team Celtic daughter Drumagarner Sarah.


NEWS

£22,000 RANFURLY ROLO SOLD PRIVATELY

TO THE ISLAVALE HERD!

In early May, the Ranfurly Simmental herd of WD&JD Hazelton

announced the private sale of Ranfurly Rolo to the Stronach

family’s noted Islavale Herd at Berryleys Farm in Keith, Banffshire.

The £22,000 deal which included the retention of semen,

represented a new record for the Dungannon-based herd, and is the

24 th Ranfurly bull to join a pedigree herd in the last ten years.

Sired by Banwy T-Rex, this March 2024 born bull is the first calf bred

from the Curaheen Bandit daughter, Ranfurly Weikel 45 th VG87.

Ranfurly Rolo is in the breed’s top 1% for terminal production index

(TPI) +124, self-replacing index (SRI) +146, and milk +14; and top 5%

for eye muscle area +6.1. He has also tested free of myostatin genes,

and had a yearling weight of 842kgs.

Rolo’s maternal great grandam, South Park King Kong Weikel 2 nd

EX93 was a successful show winner, brood cow and embryo donor,

and has produced numerous Simmental and interbreed champions,

both male and female. Her son, Ranfurly Formula One was Supreme

Stirling champion in 2015 and sold for 15,000gns.

Rolo is the second Ranfurly bull to join the Islavale herd. Ranfurly

Confederate EX94 has produced sons to a top of 24,000gns. To date,

Confederate has 562 progeny registered in 87 herds within the British

Simmental Cattle Society herd book, and was the Society’s most

popular sire in 2019 and 2020.

The 200-cow Islavale herd purchased Ranfurly Beauty 13 th for

7000gns at the Ranfurly herd’s third production sale in 2020, and she

has produced four heifer calves.

Commenting, Stewart Stronach said: “We are delighted to have

acquired another stock bull from the Ranfurly herd. Our most

significant investment in Simmental bloodlines to date, Ranfurly Rolo

is our type of bull, boasting fantastic breed character and presence.

He is the complete package, wide from his plates right through to his

shoulder, long and clean with a leg in every corner.

“Ranfurly Rolo really catches the eye and his pedigree is filled with

excellent female lines. The herd has really come to the fore over the

last few years, breeding our type of cattle.

“We are hoping that Rolo does as well for us as our last Ranfurly

stock bull, Confederate, whose first crop of Islavale calves included

two bulls sold at Stirling to pedigree herds for 24,000gns and

16,000gns.”

Stewart Stronach concluded: “We believe Ranfurly Rolo is the

foundation for the next chapter of our pedigree Simmental herd, and

we thank the Hazelton family for allowing us to purchase him directly

off-farm.

Find us on social media @britishsimmental @britishsimms bscs2017


NEWS

BACKMUIR’S ANNICK GINGER’S LUCIA CROWNED

2025 SIMMENTAL MISS EUROPE!

• Haystar, and Garmouth Bulls take Silver, and Bronze in the bulls

The truly amazing Annick Ginger’s Lucia, from Reece & Andrew

Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire, added another

high profile win to her already remarkable show record when

being declared as the 2025 Simmental Miss Europe in the Simmental

Champion of the World competition run by the online Texas based,

Simmental Breeder.

The judges, in this much anticipated competition were: Javier

Ezcurra (Argentina); Mark McKenzie (New Zealand); Sebastian

Auerning (Austria); and Shane Bedwell, USA.

Having conquered Europe, Annick Ginger’s Lucia will now go

forward to the Overall Simmental Champion of the World judge off!

Echoing comments from earlier this summer, Iain Kerr, the British

Simmental Cattle Society’s General Manager said:

“Annick Ginger’s Lucia is just a remarkable cow and once again,

on behalf of all members of the Society it’s another massive

congratulations to Reece and Andrew, and all at Backmuir, for their

management of her and achievements over some three years now

and with multiple, repeated, high profile wins at the Royal Highland,

the Scottish National, and other major shows around Scotland. The

profile she has brought to the Backmuir herd, and the breed, is really

tremendous and she’s another female who has written her own

significant chapter in the history of the Simmental breed.”

More success was to follow in this popular competition with bulls

from the UK picking up both the silver and bronze in their respective

Champion of Europe awards. Taking the runners up spot and silver

position was Haystar Romeo from Gavin Hayes, Lakeview Farm,

Lisburn, Co Antrim whose highlight in the year was winning the

Reserve Male Championship at the Royal Ulster Balmoral Show.

This March 2024 born calf is by the AI sire Auchorachan Hercules 16

(ET) EX 92, and is out of Raceview Lady W Nicolette, a Kilbride Farm

Delboy 12 daughter.

Taking the bronze award was Garmouth Robert from Laura Beattie,

Corskie Farm, Garmouth, Fochabers. The April 2024 born Garmouth

Robert is a son of Rathnashan Magnum, and is out of Garmouth

Glory’s Jessica, a Bel Dhu Capercaillie daughter. A year of highlights

saw this bull winning the Junior Championship and Overall Reserve

at Stirling in October before selling for a sale leading 30,000gns. In

the summer, and in his only show outing, Garmouth Robert had stood

Overall Male and Junior Male Champion at the Royal Highland Show.

Great to see British Simmentals once again getting this international

recognition!


NEWS

‘800,000-1’ DENIZES SIMMENTAL TRIPLET HEIFER CALVES

‘WOW’ THE CROWDS AT THE 2025 SUMMER SHOWS

Catching the attention of farmers across the 2025 summer

shows, the general public in attendance, and a massive online

global audience, was the unique sight of a seven year old

pedigree Simmental cow being shown with her three natural triplet

heifer calves at foot!

With a real ‘wow’ factor, Denizes Trixie Belle 15 from Michael & John

Barlow’s Lancashire based Denizes herd, Walton, Nr Leyland, captured

the hearts of the crowds watching on as she was shown firstly at the

Royal Highland; then the Great Yorkshire; and rounding it off at the

English National Show held within the Royal Lancashire. There were

prizes and highlights galore too as Trixie Belle 15 at the Great Yorkshire

Show memorably won the Overall Individual Interbreed Supreme; the

Overall Simmental Supreme; and was part of the winning Interbreed

Team of Four. There were first prizes at the other shows and another

Interbreed Team title at the English National.

Such was the interest at the Royal Highland, Denizes Trixie Belle 15

was given centre stage in the main ring on the third day of the show.

As quiet as can be she stood letting all three calves have a good suck

as ring commentator Paul Gentry outlined to the crowd some facts

regarding the spectacle in front of them.

Triplet births are so rare in beef cattle that scientists have very little

information to compile statistical data. However, the odds of it

happening are estimated to be about one in more than 100,000. A

little search on Google and through AI shows that the odds of a cow

naturally having and delivering triplet heifer calves are roughly 1 in

800,000.

Highlighting tremendous fertility, the triplet calves were all part of

a natural production cycle with Trixie Belle 15 having been served

naturally, and all three heifer calves being born with little assistance.

Denizes Trixie Belle 15 herself weighed in at approximately 1000kgs.

Add in the three calves at a combined 800kgs and you have a total

outfit weight of over 1800kgs. With all three calves in robust, good

order, it is estimated that Denizes Trixie Belle 15 was producing some

30+ litres of milk per day which is not far off in line with the typical

daily production of a dairy cow.

Commenting, John Barlow said: “When these calves were born my

dad said ‘right, we’re going to enter these to the Royal Highland’.

I thought he was mad at the time but we’ve been blown away with

the reaction to them, and it’s been an unbelievable experience to

have shown them! Trixie Belle 15 was scanned with twins so triplets

was more than a bit of a surprise. However she calved them with a

little assistance from myself and they were quickly up and doing. It

obviously took a lot out of mum but it’s amazing that she was carrying

over 90+kgs of calves and which has turned into 800+kgs of live

calves some eight months later. She’s a remarkable lady and we’re

delighted and very proud to have shown her.”

Speaking on behalf of the British Simmental Cattle Society, Chris

Martindale, the Society’s President congratulated the Denizes team

and said: “Triplet heifer calves in a show ring at the Royal Highland

has been a remarkable spectacle, probably never seen before in a UK

show ring, and the likes of which we may never see again. It was one

of those cross over events that all exhibitors from all breeds, farmers

in attendance at the shows, and the general public all wanted and

were intrigued to see. Very special moments in a show ring.”

September 2018 born, Denizes Trixie Belle 15 is by the herd’s prolific

stock bull Denizes Hamish 16, himself a past Reserve Male Champion

at the Royal Highland, and is out of Denizes Trixie Belle 8, an Ashland

Tornado daughter. All three heifer calves were born on the 12 th

October 2024 and were sired by the well-known Saltire Impressive.


NEWS

YEARLING SIMMENTAL BULLS GROSSING

OVER £3000 DEADWEIGHT!

The commercial performance and profitability of the Simmental

breed was highlighted by a kill sheet from Mr WS Stronach,

Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith, showing a group of six yearling

Simmental bulls going through Anglo Beef Processors, in April

2025. The bulls, comprising of four 12-month-olds and two

13-month-olds, averaged £3019.80 deadweight to gross £18,118.

Five bulls achieved U Grades, with the other at R+4, further

underlining the carcase quality typical of the Simmental breed.

Weaned at six months of age the bulls were finished on a straight

forward ad lib barley system. By different Simmental sires, and

out of pure Simmental cows, the six had a tremendous average

deadweight of 414.2 kgs, and realised an average of 729.1 pence

per kilo!

Commenting, the British Simmental Cattle Society’s General

Manager Iain Kerr said:

“These figures again show the breed’s

abilities for fast growth, leading weight for

age, daily carcase gain, and producing high

grading quality carcases. Add in the breed’s

trademark maternal traits, and this allround

value and profitability is driving the

demand for Simmental genetics.”

THE SIMMENTAL ADVANTAGE:

LEADING DAILY CARCASE GAIN

Analysis of AHDB’s National Beef Evaluation (NBE)

independent data has also shown that Simmental

sired progeny have a superior Daily Carcase Gain

(DCG) in comparison to Continental sired, and

Native sired progeny. The average DCG is the

average growth rate across the lifetime of the

animal – carcase weight per day to slaughter.

Just look at the Simmental advantages:

• The average DCG of the progeny of a

Simmental bull out of All Dams is 4.6%

better than the DCG of the progeny of a

Continental Sire out of All Dams, and 17.5%

better than the DCG of the progeny of a

Native Sire out of All Dams.

• The ‘ultimate combination’ for Daily

Carcase Gain is shown as the progeny of a

Simmental bull out of a Simmental dam.

• The highest rates of Daily Carcase Gain are

attained by both Continental and Natives

sires for progeny out of Simmental dams.

These Simmental advantages are massive and

add up to money for commercial producers. If

you’re finishing 100 cattle then by using

Simmental genetics its reducing

your number of days feeding

by over 3700 days, that’s

£7400 minimum assuming

a £2 per day finishing cost!

It’s also a reduction of close

on 600kgs to 696kgs less

CO2 emissions meaning

real environmental

sense for retailers

and society. There’s

so much more to

Simmental!

*AHDB National Beef

Evaluation December

2025

SIMMENTAL = NO. 1

FOR AGE AT SLAUGHTER


NEWS

BIG DEMAND FOR SIMMENTAL

COMMERCIAL FEMALES

The in-depth demand for commercial Simmental

breeding females has been highlighted at sales in

both April and May 2025 at Aberdeen & Northern

Marts, Thainstone. In a sale of 333 adult breeding

cattle in April, mainly Simmental, 140 heifers &

calves, averaged £4397. Bulling heifers (122) saw

19-month-old Simmentals top at £3850. Pedigree

Simmental cows sold to a top of £8200. It was

more of the same at a sale of 291 breeding cattle in

May. Simmentals featured throughout to a top of

£5200 and with any number of heifers with calves at

foot selling at £4500 and over. There’s key strengths

selling these females and increasingly across the UK:

• Whatever the breed of bull, Simmental females

produce and rear a quality calf

• Simmental heifers are easy calving, easy to work

with.

• Versatile, full of milk and maternal qualities.

• A long productive working life with a strong cull

value.

There’s more to Simmental with huge advantages for commercial

beef producers in age at slaughter; reduced finishing costs; and

environmental impact! Independent data from AHDB’s National

Beef Evaluations, over some ten years and over 3 Million animals

slaughtered, has confirmed that:

• Calves by a Simmental sire finish 36 days earlier than those by

continental sires and 46 days earlier than calves by native sires

• Simmental sired calves can cost £72 less to finish; and that

fast finishing equates to 5.4kg less CO2 equivalents.

• Continental sired calves out of Simmental dams finish 29 days

earlier than the average of all suckler dams.

*AHDB National Beef Evaluation

Simmental is a hard-working, no nonsense beef breed, securing

your future, and delivering on all-round efficiency, performance

and profitability.


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SIMMENTALS DELIVERING

‘ESSENTIAL

PROFIT’

IN SUCKLER FINISHING

ENTERPRISE

Here we feature Bill Smith, Park Farm, Leominster,

Herefordshire who farms in partnership with his wife,

Nicky and son, Jack, and where the Simmental breed is

playing a significant commercial role in a circular system.

FARM FACTS

• 500ha arable

• 100ha grassland

• 150 commercial

Simmental breeding

females


The Smith family have ensured their suckler

finishing enterprise is future proofed with

purebred Simmentals at the heart of their

Herefordshire based mixed farming business.

“Simmentals are playing a significant role - they fit

our circular system being well suited to maximising

our resources – permanent pasture, straw and

potatoes,” Bill explains.

The herd also fits in

with the unit’s arable

workload and equally important,

it is delivering essential profit.

“The herd additionally provides job satisfaction; we

enjoy a non-profitable summer evening looking

around the cows and consider just how lucky we

are,” he says.

“However, the breed’s future on this unit is over to

pedigree breeders, they need to keep an eye on

maintaining the Simmental’s dual-purpose balance

- maintaining milkiness without the expense of

growth. And while the sector has to focus on

production efficiency to achieve affordable beef, it

must not lose sight of taste.”

The Smith’s breeding strategy for the last quarter

of a century has specifically featured females with

good temperament, ones that thrive off foragebased

diets and are capable of leaving progeny

that demonstrate real performance efficiency.


The majority of the herd

calves with minimal

intervention within the first two

cycles from March onwards,” he

explains.

Cows and calves are turned out shortly afterwards

on to land around the farm that’s only regarded as

suitable for grazing - permanent pasture, historic

parkland and areas prone to flooding. Calves are

weaned and housed at an average seven months

with bulls averaging 380kg and heifers 330kg.

Bulls are on target to achieve an overall 1.5kg DLG

from weaning to kill at 15 to 16 months, 380kg

to 400kg with a 55% KO and the majority within

the U- specification. That performance level is

achieved from an ad lib finishing diet based on

maize silage and homegrown cereals, beans and

potatoes introduced on housing.

Similarly, heifers average 1.0kg DLG from weaning

to 20 to 22-month slaughter. After overwintering

indoors on a forage-based diet, they’re grazed for

a second season and introduced to a finishing diet,

similar to the bulls, for a short period to reach the

380kg to 390kg target and KO 54%. Conformation

target is ‘better than R’ while the majority grade

within the U- bracket.

“We sell our cattle deadweight to ABP to ensure

they go direct from the farm to the abattoir. Spring

2025 the bulls were coming to approximately

£2,700 per head and the heifers around £2,600 per

head.”

To maintain the breeding cows and heifers in BCS

3 to 3.5 during the winter housing period, they are

fed grass silage and ad lib straw supplemented

with minerals.

The Smith’s beef enterprise is very much a family

affair with Nicky responsible for all the paperwork

and Jack taking responsibility with Bill for the

calving duties. “We used to run a Hereford cross

Friesian suckler herd, however we found sourcing

quality replacements was becoming too much

of a challenge. We agreed to develop a closed

herd and restock with a beef cow that had an

innate ability to look after and rear her own calf,

have a reasonable amount of milk without issues,

demonstrate docility and have cull cow value.

Simmental was our first choice.

“The herd was established in 2000 with cattle from

a local Simmental herd and since then it’s grown

to 150 breeding females. Numbers are however


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influenced by the fact we are located in a TB hot

spot which also rules out selling stores,” he says.

“Sires are carefully

selected by eye - bulls

with length together with good

temperament and the ability to

leave progeny that will finish

to both our target weights and

within specification. We go

to Stirling with a commercial

budget and our most recent sires

include from Wroxall, Kilbride

and Denzies.

“Heifer replacement selection is based on

the dam’s history for calving ease, together

with conformation and motherability. Pelvic

measurements help us to fine tune which heifers

are to be retained. They’re sufficiently grown for

first breeding at 14 to 15 months to an average

400kg to 450kg to hit our target to calve at two

years.”

Bill continues: “Being honest, farming a sole beef

enterprise here would not be realistic, however

since our main enterprise is potatoes grown on

contract for McCains along with some cereals,

like so many units, we have land that’s only suited

to grazing or for silage and the mix enables us to

operate a successful circular farming system.

“Farming Simmental cattle is part of that strategy;

they suit the system. Straw bedding helps to create

the FYM which in turn minimises purchased inputs,

and it contributes to looking after the soil, while

seasonal labour requirements tie in nicely with the

arable enterprises. The cattle enterprise is able to

stand on its own two feet, a critical aspect to our

farming business when support payments are no

longer readily available.”


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BRITISH SIMMENTAL

VIRTUAL SHOW

MIXBURY HALL LUCINDA CROWNED

2025 BRITISH SIMMENTAL VIRTUAL

SHOW SUPREME CHAMPION!

Overall Champion & Female Champion Mixbury Hall Lucinda.

• 429 Simmentals entered in the 2025 competition over six classes.

• 2020 born cow wins Overall Supreme Champion

• Vale Royal North Star wins Male Championship and places Overall Reserve

• Champion and Reserve both from the Mixbury Hall herd


The 2025 British Simmental Virtual Show reached a thrilling

conclusion in August on what was dubbed “Simmental Super

Sunday”, with Mixbury Hall Lucinda, a 2020-born cow from

Vernon and Jon Bailey, Mixbury Hall Farm, Brackley, Northants, being

crowned Overall Supreme Champion.

The 2025 staging, the sixth edition of the UK’s largest online

pedigree cattle show, attracted a mighty 429 Simmentals from 89

breeders, competing across six classes, over six weeks.

Lucinda, sired by the herd’s noted Tilbrook Frank (himself Virtual

Show Male Champion in 2021) and out of Mixbury Hall Damelsa,

emerged victorious after winning the Female Championship. In

a first for the competition, both the Female Champion and Male

Champion came from the same home, the 70 breeding female

Northamptonshire based Mixbury Hall herd. The Male Championship

title went to Vale Royal North Star, bought in a private deal, and who

was also named Overall Reserve Supreme Champion.

Supreme Championship judge David Hazelton of the renowned

Ranfurly herd, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, said of his Supreme

Champion: “Mixbury Hall Lucinda just oozes Simmental breed

character, with a lovely feminine head, a great top line, real stature

to her, and with tremendous length from hook to pin. She has a snug

udder with ideally sized teats – perfect for what I call a ‘hands free

calf’, able to suckle unaided from day one.”

Lucinda initially topped a highly competitive class of 60 cows in milk,

judged by Heather Duff, Pitmudie herd, Brechin, Angus, before being

awarded the Female Championship by Vikki Wood, Popes herd,

Lancashire.

With regards to the Male Champion, and Overall Reserve Supreme,

Vale Royal North Star, the judge David Hazelton praised the bull

as being: “Just a terrific Simmental bull with exceptional length,

easy fleshing, and with a great carcase.” North Star won through

a strong section of 141 males, including 27 senior bulls judged

by Neil McGowan of the Incheoch herd, Alyth, Blairgowrie. The

Male Championship was later awarded by Cornish breeder Steve

Gummow of the Killiworgie herd. 2022 born, Vale Royal North Star

is by the noted AI sire Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX 92, and is

out of Vale Royal Annie who herself won the 2023 Simmental Virtual

Show Championship for breeder James Arnold, Tarporley, Cheshire.

Speaking immediately at the close of the ‘Simmental Super Sunday’,

and after receiving the Championship awards, an ‘over the moon’

Jon Bailey said:

“As a family we are absolutely delighted to have won both the

Male and Female Championships, and the Overall Supreme – it’s

incredible. The Virtual Show has been brilliant for showcasing our

stock at Mixbury Hall, and for promoting the Simmental breed across

the UK. At Mixbury Hall, we strive to produce quality cattle – good,

milky, feminine, easy-fleshing cows that start breeding young and

continue breeding well. We feel Simmental really is the breed that

does it all.”

Jon also praised the wider competition and went on to say: “A huge

well done to all breeders who entered, and to the judges for their

time and effort. The Virtual Show is a fantastic event – great fun to

take part in and to watch.”

On behalf of the British Simmental Cattle Society, the BSCS President

Chris Martindale, of the Forsdale herd, Shropshire, said:

“Many congratulations to the Bailey family – winning a clean sweep

of Championships from an entry of 429 quality Simmentals is a

remarkable achievement. The Virtual Show continues to be an

outstanding platform to promote the maternal and terminal qualities

of British Simmental. Above all, it brings people together, showcases

cattle on an inexpensive platform, and delivers a lot of fun along the

way. It’s a competition that is very much anticipated and is now a

firm fixture in the Simmental calendar.”

Overall Reserve Champion & Male Champion Vale Royal North Star 22.


CLASS 1

Bull calf born on or after 01/08/2024

CLASS 1 RESULTS

Class name Placings Animal Owner Sire

Bull Calf born on or after 1 st

August 2024

1 st Kilbride Farm Rebel 24 (P) W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm Morikawa 21 (P)

2 nd Kilbride Farm Ronaldinho 24 (P) W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P)

3 rd Pistyll Rocky 24 G A & H M Francis Pitmudie Lancelot 20

4 th Corskie Rusty 24 WJ & J Green Rathnashan Leonardo

5 th Mixbury Hall Solomon 25 Mr V C Bailey Tilbrook Frank 14

CLASS 2 Heifer calf born on or after 01/08/2024

CLASS 2 RESULTS


Heifer Calf born on or after

1 st August 2024

2 nd

2 nd Kilbride Farm Ronaldinho 24 (P)

1 st

3 rd

2 nd

2 nd Corskie Rackett

1 st 3 rd

1 st Kilbride Farm Rebel 24 (P) 3 rd Pistyll Rocky 24

1 st Corskie Role Play

3 rd Glenturk River

1 st Corskie Role Play WJ & J Green Rathnashan Magnum

2 nd Corskie Rackett WJ & J Green Blackford Mars 21 EX 93

3 rd Glenturk River Graham Allan Kilbride Farm Magnus 21 (P)

4 th Cwarre Rosie's Raspberry Richard James Cumming Islavale Herriot 16

5 th Corskie Ribena WJ & J Green Rathnashan Magnum


CLASS 3

Bull born on or between 01/01/2023 and 31/07/2024

1 st Tillyeve Rocco 24

CLASS 3 RESULTS


Bull born between 1 st

January 2023 to 31 st July

2024

1 st Tillyeve Rocco 24 C & M Bruce Corrick Logic 20

2 nd Kurlycoat Rocco 24 Mr Gregory Leeherd Legend 336

3 rd Corskie Rosco 24 WJ & J Green Blackford Mars 21 EX 93

4 th Newbiemains Red Bull 24 Jim & Patricia Goldie Annick Klondyke 19

5 th Auchorachan Roland 24 D & R Durno Coose Nelson (P)

CLASS 4 Female born on or between 01/01/2023 and 31/07/2024

1 st Corskie Pink

CLASS 4 RESULTS


Heifer born between 1 st

January 2023 – 31 st July

2024

2 nd

2 nd Kurlycoat Rocco 24

1 st

3 rd

3 rd Corskie Rosco 24

2 nd

2 nd Corskie Pluto

1 st 3 rd

3 rd Newbiemains Rita Ora

1 st Corskie Pink WJ & J Green Rathnashan Magnum

2 nd Corskie Pluto WJ & J Green Rathnashan Magnum

3 rd Newbiemains Rita Ora Jim & Patricia Goldie Springfield Masterclass 21 (P)

4 th Corskie Past WJ & J Green Rathnashan Magnum

5 th Newbiemains Port Magee Jim & Patricia Goldie Annick Klondyke 19


CLASS 5

Bull born before 31/12/2023

CLASS 5 RESULTS


Bull born before 31 st

December 2023

CLASS 6

1 st Vale Royal North Star 22 Mr V C Bailey Auchorachan Hercules 16

2 nd Coose Negotiator (PP) Mr R J MacGregor Tulla Jaguar

3 rd Rathnashan Magnum WJ & J Green Saltire Impressive 17

4 th Heathbrow Napoleon 22 Mr V C Bailey Blackford Kirk 19

5 th Corskie Jackpot 18 Jonathan Sinclair Gunn Dirnanean Bradley 10

Cow any age, In milk

CLASS 6 RESULTS


2 nd

2 nd Coose Negotiator (PP).

1 st

3 rd

2 nd

2 nd Breaghy Vida-L388

1 st 3 rd

1 st Vale Royal North Star 22. 3 rd Rathnashan Magnum.

1 st Mixbury Hall Lucinda

3 rd Grangewood Tollie's Iris

Cow any age, In milk 1 st Mixbury Hall Lucinda EX 94 Mr V C Bailey Tilbrook Frank 14

2 nd Breaghy Vida-L388 Andrew W Clarke Omorga Horton 16

3 rd Grangewood Tollie's Iris A S & Y A Leedham Grangewood Glenlivet 15

4 th Corskie Maverston VG86 WJ & J Green Drumagarner Hughes 16

5 th Williams Honeybear's Koala Bear Mrs H Clarke Clonagh Diehard Gallant


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TECHNICAL AND INITIATIVES

SIMMENTAL PERFORMANCE

ON THE NATIONAL SCALE:

A good choice for both terminal

and maternal genetics?

By Harriet Bunning, Lead Animal Genetics Expert for Beef at AHDB

AHDB’s National Beef Evaluations (NBE) give

breeders a clear picture of how Simmentals

compare within the wider beef industry. By

combining data from beef processors with calving,

birth and death records from BCMS, NBE measures

the genetic potential of cattle across a broad range

of terminal and maternal traits, as well as the new

EnviroBeef index described on page 42.

The message from NBE is clear: Simmental

genetics are performing strongly. In the carcase

trait breed rankings, Simmentals consistently

achieve high scores. As of December 2025, the

breed ranks joint first among continental breeds

for Age at Slaughter. This is an important result for

commercial finishers, who increasingly prioritise

cattle that finish earlier, reducing both production

costs and environmental impact. A shorter age

at slaughter is closely linked to a lower carbon

footprint, making Simmentals an attractive option

within the continental group. That said, there is

considerable variation within any breed, so using

breeding data to guide selection remains essential

for maintaining progress.

However, growth and finishing performance

are only part of the efficiency story. Work

underpinning the EnviroBeef index highlights

the importance of maternal traits, as cows

themselves contribute significantly to feed costs

and emissions. This makes maternal traits within

NBE, such as Age at First Calving, Calving Interval,



Productive Lifespan and Calf Survival, critical

components of a balanced breeding strategy.

Although AHDB does not currently publish breed

rankings for these traits, comparing Simmental

performance with the national average still

provides useful insight.

Age at First Calving is a particularly influential

trait. Animals with genetics that support earlier

calving can deliver meaningful improvements

in herd efficiency. The benefits of calving at two

rather than three years old are well recognised,

but shifting an established herd to earlier calving

can be challenging. Herds currently calving at

three can continue to do so while using EBVs to

gradually introduce genetics that support earlier

maturity, avoiding the risks associated with forcing

unsuitable heifers to calve at two. For herds

already calving at two, EBVs remain a valuable

tool when selecting new stock, especially bulls,

to ensure incoming genetics are well suited to the

system.

National trends show that animals born more

recently, on average, have been genetics for a

reduced age at first calving. They also shown

that Simmentals perform better than the overall

beef-breed average. For animals born in 2014,

Simmentals calved just over two weeks earlier on

average. However, the national mean is improving

at a faster rate than the Simmental breed. If Age at

First Calving is a priority for Simmental breeders,

progress could be accelerated by selecting for

early-maturing genetics not only in females but

also in bulls, using EBVs to guide decisions.

Simmentals continue to perform strongly on the national scale, particularly for terminal

traits such as Age at Slaughter, where they lead the continental breeds. Their maternal

performance is also encouraging, though there is room to accelerate progress,

especially in traits like Age at First Calving.

The key message for breeders is balance:

combining strong terminal traits with targeted

selection for maternal efficiency will help ensure

Simmentals remain competitive, sustainable and well

suited to modern beef systems. Thoughtful use of EBVs,

especially when selecting bulls for maternal traits, will be

essential for keeping the breed moving forward.



EnviroBEEF: A NEW TOOL TO

BREED MORE EFFICIENT COWS

By Harriet Bunning, Lead Animal Genetics Expert for Beef at AHDB

Most farmers know what we mean by a “good cow” – she’s a

cow that gets in calf easily, rears a good calf every year that

finishes well and lives a good long life. Whilst the Simmental

cow has undoubtedly made her mark on the beef world for her

efficient and profitable beef production from grass, if you’re looking

to breed more of these good cows, AHDB have launched a new tool

which can help.

EnviroBeef is a selection index which uses data from the National

Beef Evaluations, including births, calving and deaths data from

BCMS, as well as carcase data from the major beef processors, to

measure the genetic potential of cattle. The main aim of EnviroBeef is

to allow suckler farmers to breed cattle which will reduce the carbon

footprint of beef. The good news for farmers is that because of the

strong link between carbon footprint and whole herd efficiency,

genetics that score well on EnviroBeef also have a positive impact on

the farm’s bottom line. In short, a “good cow” is also a green cow.

What is included in EnviroBeef?

The traits included in EnviroBeef and their relative importance in the

index are shown in the pie chart. These include traits which reduce

emissions:

• Age at Slaughter

Animals which finish more quickly produce less methane across

their lives

• Cow Weight

Smaller cows tend to produce less methane

• Age at First Calving and Calving Interval

A heifer who calves earlier has a shorter period of producing

methane before she begins producing calves. Cows with smaller

gaps between calvings, again produce less methane for each calf.

But it also includes traits which increase productivity, both through

increased beef production, but also through increased maternal

productivity:



• Carcase weight and EUROP grade

Although stores which reach greater carcase weights and grades

do tend to produce slightly more methane, this can be offset by

the increased beef yield

• Productive Lifespan

More productive cows produce more calves, leading to greater

beef production. This improves efficiency overall, reducing the

beef carbon footprint

• Calf survival

Leading on from productive lifespan, genetics for improved

calf survival ensures that all the calves born make it through to

finishing or breeding, maintaining high maternal productivity.

Having increased in popularity over the last 50 years, the Simmental

is considered a modern breed and an adept example of a dualpurpose

cow being both maternal and terminal. Whilst they are

paving the way as the UK’s joint number 1 continental breed for age

at slaughter using EnviroBeef as a tool will allow breeders to identify

animals that have good genetics across the remaining important

traits maximising profit margins further.

How do I access EnviroBeef?

EnviroBeef scores can be found alongside National Beef Evaluation

results on the AHDB website. You can search using ear tag numbers,

just make sure you remove all spaces and punctuation, e.g.

UK111111200002.

What does an EnviroBeef score mean?

A score of -10% indicates that the animal has the genetic potential to

reduce the carbon footprint by 10% compared with the GB average.

The level of certainty of the EnviroBeef score is measured by its

accuracy; this is displayed next to the score. The level of accuracy is

shown as a value between 0% and 100%. As we get more data for an

animal or its relatives, the accuracy will increase.

How can I use EnviroBeef?

Alongside other criteria, such as health and temperament, choose

animals with the most negative EnviroBeef score. This could include:

• Choosing which bulls to use

• Choosing which cows to remove from the herd

• Choosing which heifers to keep as replacements

Currently, EnviroBeef does not use genomics or DNA test results;

instead, we use animals’ family trees. This means that the results for

younger animals are less accurate than those for older animals for

which we have more data.

As a result, you may find EnviroBeef scores most useful when

selecting which cows to keep or which cows to keep calves from,

rather than when you are selecting a new young bull.

Why don’t my animals have EnviroBeef scores?

It may be that we do not have enough data to make an accurate

assessment. We get new data regularly and publish updated results

in April, August and December – your animal may appear in future

results.

We rely on farmers including the sire details when registering calves

on BCMS. If you do not include sire information, this will likely mean

we do not have enough data to produce an EnviroBeef score.

For small herds, it is more difficult to measure genetic potential

because we need to compare how an animal performs against the

performance of the group it is in. For small herds, there are not

always enough animals in a group to do this. We hope that when we

implement genomics, we will be better able to evaluate animals in

small herds.

What is AHDB doing to improve EnviroBeef?

We know that the tool has some limitations, particularly the speed of

results and search options – we are developing a new website that

will address these issues.

We also know that EnviroBeef would be much more useful if

it included more accurate results for younger animals. We are,

therefore, developing the tool so that DNA test results (genotypes)

can be included. So watch this space!



MYOSTATIN AND TESTING IN

BRITISH SIMMENTAL

Information note around Myostatin and including updates on testing

requirements and publication of results at the foot of this note.

Myostatin is a gene that influences the production of proteins

that control muscle development. For many breeders,

across the breeds, knowing the myostatin status of animals

within herds is important for the choices and options it offers herd

management and breeding programmes. For purchasers, and the

wider industry, it allows choices to be made based on knowledge

and understanding when buying cattle.

In world literature, and across Simmental herdbooks, there has been

no extensive testing for myostatin in the Simmental breed that we

are aware of to date. This year and through the Irish Cattle Breeding

Federation, Simmental animals forward for sale at Irish Simmental

Cattle Society sales have been Myostatin tested and with results

published in the Irish Society’s sale catalogues. This has raised

additional awareness of myostatin with UK breeders, and the Society,

as there is obviously a connectivity in breeding between the two

herdbooks.

In conjunction with Weatherbys, the Society’s DNA test providers,

a random number of animals have been myostatin tested (with

undisclosed names) just to take a first look at frequency within the

breed. A number of Simmental breeders have also recently asked

to have respective animals tested in their herds. Across this testing,

less than 2% of animals tested have been found to have one copy of

a myostatin variant, and with none having been found to have two

copies.

Please see here some further information regarding myostatin,

and please also see the Society Council’s recommendations

around testing and publication of results at the foot of this note.

What is Myostatin?

The Myostatin gene is found in all mammals and influences the

production of a protein that controls muscle development. Natural

mutations of the gene produce proteins that are less effective at

controlling muscle development, which results in increased muscle

mass. There are nine known mutations, of economic interest, of

the myostatin gene in cattle, some of which are breed specific and

others which affect more than one breed. In testing of Simmental

cattle to date there are three main variants with single copies of

Q204X, and F94L being the most common, and with a very small

number of single copies of NT821. Please see the notes here on

Q204X and F94L with general explanations of these variations across

beef breeds:

Variant Q204X

This is a ‘partially dominant’ mutation of the myostatin gene (please

see paragraphs below). Animals that are homozygous (two copies

of the Q204X gene) will exhibit characteristics of larger loin depth,

reduced fat cover and greater meat tenderness. However, they may

also have the potential to exhibit larger birth weight and, in females,

slightly reduced milking ability. Animals that are heterozygous (single

copies) will still exhibit quality carcase characteristics but are less

likely to be affected by larger birth weights and reduced milking

ability. The majority of tested Simmentals, who are carriers, have a

single copy of Q204X.

Variant F94L

F94L increases the size of muscle fibres with no associated increase

in calving difficulty, no lowered fertility, or reduced longevity.



Homozygous animals (two copies of F94L) have shown increases

in primal cut weights, and overall Retail Beef Yield. Meat quality is

also typically better with higher rates of tenderness, reduced fat and

higher proportions of polyunsaturated fats. Again, Heterozygous

animals (single copies) also exhibit these characteristics but not to

the same degree.

Why test for Myostatin?

Put simply, testing for myostatin will increase all Simmental breeders’

and buyers’ knowledge of the potential performance of the stock

they are selecting.

The most important factor to remember is that carcase traits

(muscling, fat cover), calving traits and milk traits in cattle are

controlled by MANY genes. Myostatin is only one of them and,

as such, it is not an ‘exact science’ or an absolute predictor of an

animal’s performance. Visually, animals with noticeable muscle will

not necessarily carry myostatin genes, and vice versa.

A myostatin genotype is a further bit of information that may help

your decision, but it should be used in conjunction with wider

information such as Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), which bring

together information of actual performance from the animal itself,

its herdmates and its relatives to predict genetic merit, and your own

judgment on type and pedigree.

Breeding & Single Trait Genes

Where characteristics are controlled by single pairs of genes, the

outcome of particular matings can be predicted once the status of

both parents is known. Two main principles apply:

• Dominance: Most single gene traits have dominant and recessive

forms of the gene. The combination of these in the pair of genes

carried by each animal often determines what the animal looks

like. For example, the polled gene in Simmentals is dominant and

the horned gene is recessive. If an animal carries two horned

genes (represented by pp) it will be horned. If it carries two polled

genes (PP) it will be polled. If it carries one of each (Pp) it will be

polled because the polled gene is dominant.

• Homo and Heterozygous: Using the example above, animals

carrying two polled genes (PP) or two horned genes (pp) are

known as homozygous. If the genes are different (Pp) the animal

is heterozygous. While we know that all horned animals are

homozygous for the horned gene (pp), we cannot tell if a polled

animal is homo (PP) or heterozygous (Pp), without testing, since

both types appear polled.

Predicting the outcome: Where both parents are homozygous, the

outcome of a mating can be predicted with 100% accuracy. Where

one or both parents are heterozygous, only the probability of the

outcome can be predicted. For example, if a heterozygous polled

bull (Pp) is crossed to homozygous horned cows (pp) all we know is

that 50% of the progeny will be polled (Pp) and 50% will be horned

(pp). Similar principles apply to myostatin.

Costs of myostatin testing

At the time of an animal being routinely DNA’d, there is an option

for you to ask for it to be myostatin tested at the same time. This

increases the costs of the standard DNA test by £5.83, and to a total

of £34.16 + VAT.

IMPORTANT: New myostatin testing requirements from 1 st June

2026, and publication of results

Again, as per above, it is noted that testing for myostatin will increase

all Simmental pedigree breeders’ and commercial buyers’ knowledge

of the potential performance of the stock they are selecting and

breeding with.

In a further step forward in testing to extend the provision of

this information, the Society’s Council of Management have put

forward the following and which will be applicable from June 1 st

2026:

From June 1 st 2026, all animals at official sales held under

Society rules, must be myostatin tested. Additionally, any

stock sires, having calves registered to them for the first time,

must be myostatin tested. For 12 months, until 31 st May 2027,

myostatin testing will be at a subsidised rate of 50% (50%

of the £5.83) and to be reviewed after this first year. Where

there’s proof of parentage, and both parents are myostatin

negative, then myostatin testing of progeny will not be

required (known as negative by breeding).

As at present, where any animals have been tested, through the

Society and/or independently, all test results will be shown in

the herdbook, on printed certificates, and in all sale catalogues.

We very much hope that this updated note is clear, informative, and

helpful. If you have any queries then please telephone the Society

office on 02476 696513 or email

information@britishsimmental.co.uk

Please see the table below with a guide to the traits that are likely

to be evident in homozygous and heterozygous calves:

1 x F94L

(Heterozygous)

2 x F94L

(Homozygous)

1 x Q204X

(Heterozygous)

2 x Q204X

(Homozygous)

KEY

Increased Beef Yield %

Increased High Value Meat Area

Less

Reduced Carcase Fat

Reduced Subcutaneous Fat Depth

Reduced Intramuscular Fat Depth

Increased Meat Tenderness

Increased Muscle Mass

Reduced Fertility in Females

Reduced Calf Viability

Reduced Calving Ease

Increased Birth Weight

More

Reduced Stress Tolerance



HIGH-GENETIC SIMMENTAL

SEMEN OFFERED TO NI

DAIRY FARMERS

• Free semen offered from Fallhills Marvel 21 (P), in new initiative

In a new initiative to show how the use of Simmental genetics can

maximise profits from the dairy herd, the British Simmental Cattle

Society is offering Northern Irish dairy farmers free semen to trial

from a high-end Simmental bull.

Working on selection with Cogent Breeding Ltd, the first bull from

which semen is offered through this initiative is the heterozygous

polled Fallhills Marvel 21 P. Carefully chosen for his figures and

performance, Marvel is in the Simmental breed’s top 1% for Calving

Ease; top 5% for shortness of Gestation Length; and top 10% for 200,

400, and 600 day growth. A bull that has been through his calving

survey, he is producing easily born calves that grow and develop

quickly.

In announcing this initiative, Andrew Clarke who farms at Tynan, Co

Armagh, and who is a Northern Ireland representative on the British

Simmental Cattle Society’s Council said:

“Beef production to increase profit margins on dairy farms has

become so important. Where dairy farmers are using Simmental

genetics we’re seeing the marketability of these calves and a real

lift in sale prices. Through offering this free semen we want dairy

farmers to see and experience these Simmental advantages at first

hand. All we are asking in return is that those farmers who take

up on this offer agree to feedback information on such as ease of

calving, the growth and weight of the calves, and how they go on to

market.”

With confidence firmly behind the performance of modern

Simmental genetics in the dairy herd, work is already underway to

identify a further Simmental bull to be offered through this initiative

in due course.

Semen from Fallhills Marvel 21 (P) is immediately available, and a

number of expressions of interest have already been received. If you



are interested and would like to apply for semen from this bull, or

would like to discuss the initiative further, then please contact: British

Simmental Cattle Society on 02476 696513 or email: information@

britishsimmental.co.uk; or Paul Reaney, Dale Farm, Farm Liaison

Manager at: Paulreaney@dalefarm.co.uk or on 07753 165751; or any

of the NI Simmental BSCS Council Members: Andrew Clarke; Norman

Robson; Richard Rodgers. Semen will be delivered on-farm by

Cogent Breeding Ltd.

MAXIMISING PROFITS FROM THE DAIRY HERD WITH

SIMMENTAL GENETICS

A Northern Irish farmer who is seeing the benefits of Simmental

genetics is Keith Nelson who runs a mixed farm in Rosslea, County

Fermanagh alongside his family, and where they milk 120 pedigree

Fleckvieh and Holstein cows in a robotic system, run a small suckler

beef herd, and a bed and breakfast pig system.

For Keith, focusing on genetics is crucial to performance, both

for milk production and the marketability of his beef calves. Sexed

semen is used for retaining replacements and a Simmental bull

covers the rest. Through 2025, akin to general market trends, Keith

welcomed noticeably higher prices for his beef calves sired by the

Simmental bull Aghalaan Norton, bred by fellow Fermanagh farmer,

Gavin Aiken. Norton is a bull sired by Omorga Isaac and out of a

Kilbride Farm Delboy cow, Omorga Harmony. Previous to this, other

local Simmental bulls have also been purchased.

From averaging approximately £500 for calves sold anywhere

between eight and thirty days of age in the Spring 2025, Keith has

now seen prices from £830 to highs of £1180, selling both some

privately and at market.

Commenting, Keith Nelson said:

In the past we’ve used British Blue

genetics as well as Aberdeen Angus,

however we’ve found that the Simmental has

outperformed on both a weight and price

basis. We use a Simmental bull, which works

well in our system, and we really see the

all-round benefits in fertility, calving ease,

growth, temperament, and in the marketing

of the calves.”

Of the Simmental Society’s semen initiative Keith went on to say:

“There’s so much more to the modern Simmental in its all-round

abilities. I think this is a tremendous initiative to offer dairy farmers

free semen from a high-end Simmental bull, which will highlight the

performance and profitability of the breed, and with beef from the

dairy herd being such an important profit point.”


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BUILT ON FEMALES:

THE STRENGTH

BEHIND ISLAVALE

SIMMENTALS!

Feature on the Stronach family and their Islavale Simmental

herd at Berryleys Farm, Maisley, Keith, Banffshire.

The Stronach family regularly achieve leading

prices at the sales with bulls and females from

their Islavale herd, and they say it’s maintaining

the quality in their breeding females that is the key to

this consistent success.

Stewart is the fourth generation of Stronachs to farm

at Maisley in Keith, Banffshire, where he’s based with

his wife Fiona, and their family including Michael,

Lauren, Ellie, Emma and Aimee. Along with Fiona and

Michael, the farming partnership includes Stewart’s

mum, Hazel, who stays nearby at Berryleys Farm.

In all, they run 760 acres, with 160 acres of barley

grown within that, mostly for malting with some kept

for feeding. On the stock side, 350 cross sheep are put

to Texel, Beltex and Charollais sires, with the lambs

finished at home off grass, while the 200-cow herd is

now entirely pure Simmentals.

The pedigree herd was established more than 40

years ago with the purchase of Maryculter Lucinda,

while another female bought around that time was

Drumsleed Amelia, which they flushed to Gretna

House Supersonic, producing 18 calves. They kept

all the heifers from that flush, which provided a solid

foundation for the herd and it’s now a closed herd

other than bought-in bulls.

Stewart says: “The health benefits of having a closed

herd are really important to us – we’re Johne’s and

BVD accredited and the cows are screened for Lepto

and vaccinated for IBR.”

Bulls used successfully over the years include

Darsham Lucky Strike and Curaheen Bandit, which

Stewart says bred particularly strong females that

‘clicked’ with any bull. Ranfurly Confederate was

bought at the Dirnanean dispersal, with sons of his

selling to 24,000gns. Two other bulls that sired several


HERD

HIGHLIGHTS:

Sale top: 28,000gns

for Islavale Magnum in

October 2022

Proudest

achievement within

the breed:

“Winning three

consecutive February

overall championships

at Stirling, with Islavale

Gambler, Hugo and

Islander. But by far our

proudest achievement

is doing it all as a

family team.”

five-figure priced sons were Curaheen Giant and

Atlow Dixon.

Corskie Highlander was bought privately from the

Green family in 2017 and his sons have sold to a top of

18,000gns. The Stronachs retained a Highlander son,

Islavale Lucifer EX 95, and he is currently breeding well

in the herd.

More recently, the privately bought Rockytop Luca

bred sons to 26,000gns and daughters to 15,000gns,

while Coose Lincoln, an Irish purchase, has bred

particularly good females, and his sons have made

up to 13,000gns. The most recent addition is the

22,000gns Ranfurly Rolo, and the family are excited

to see what he produces. The herd’s top price to date

is 28,000gns, for Islavale Magnum, a son of the AI sire

Team Celtic, in October 2022.

Stewart adds:

“Our bulls often sell to

repeat customers and we

feel we’ve built up a good customer

base, selling around 40 bulls

annually, at auction sales and at

home, but consistency is key for

that. We had a fantastic sale in

October 2025 at Stirling, with our

eight bulls averaging just over

£17,000.”


Islavale Rico 18,000gns Stirling October 2025.

Exhibiting at shows, other than pre-sale shows

at bull sales, has never been a priority for

the Stronachs, but they do venture to some

of the local events and have won the breed

championship and reserve inter-breed at Turriff

and inter-breed champion at Keith.

Calving is split between two tight periods in late

autumn and then again in the spring, with 100

cows calving each time. Spring calving cows are

outwintered, brought in for calving and then

straight back out once they’ve calved. Those

calving in the back-end are brought in just before,

in October and kept in all winter on a silage and

straw ration. The majority of straw used is homegrown.

Maintaining the quality of the females in the herd is

a priority for the Stronachs. They have always been

very selective with which ones they breed from,

and they find the Society’s female classification

system extremely helpful.

Stewart says: “We concentrate on getting the

females right and then there’s a bit of luck involved

when buying bulls – you just have to hope that

they click with the cows, and most of the time they

do.”

Heifers not being retained for the herd are often

sold privately for breeding, with lower-end heifers

popular as recipients for embryos. They also sell

some at the Nxt Gen Sale in December at Carlisle,

where their heifers have peaked at 15,000gns. In

December at Nxt Gen V, the Stronachs received

14,000gns for a nine-month-old heifer calf by

Incheoch Niko, a homozygous polled bull bought

for 10,500gns.

Male calves are all kept entire, with anything not

making the Islavale standard fattened on a barley

beef system and sold through ABP at Perth, often

making 420kg d/w at 12 to 13-months-old.


Stewart says: “There is always plenty demand for breeding

females. The Simmental cow is by far the most dominant

suckler cow in this area – they make great mothers and you

can use any bull on them to produce what you want for your

system.

The Simmental breed is

definitely the most improved

breed in recent years and I think a lot of

that is to do with breeders concentrating

on the visible traits and not just the

figures. We’ve added quality and shape to

the cattle, whilst maintaining the

milkiness and productivity. Buyers are

willing to pay more for good bulls and

there are plenty of them around.”

Homebred stock bull Islavale Lucifer.

Islavale Amanda 14,000gns NxtGen V

Sale Carlisle December 2025.


TOP 20 SIRES 2025

TOP OF THE TABLE: COOSE

NEGOTIATOR (PP) HEADS THE

2025 SIRE RANKINGS

BLACKFORD MARS 21 EX 93 IN SECOND SPOT

The homozygous polled Coose Negotiator

(PP), leads the 2025 rankings of the sires

with the most pedigree calves registered to

him in the year in the British Simmental herdbook.

Coose Negotiator (PP) is owned jointly by the

Team Herd of RJ MacGregor, Craigend, Perth,

along with the Drumsleed Herd of GW Smith,

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.

Having burst onto the scene last year in fifth

position, Coose Negotiator (PP) now takes the

top spot with 67 calves registered to him through

2025. Bred by the well-known Irish breeder

Ronan Tuohy, Co Clare, Negotiator (PP) is a son of

Tulla Jaguar, and is out of the Promi (PP) daughter

Coose Hermajesty (P). Notably, there are three

Coose bulls featuring in this year’s top ten.

Another bull moving in the rankings is Blackford

Mars 21 EX 93 owned by the Corskie herd of

WJ&J Green, Garmouth, Fochabers, who jumps

seven places to sit in second, and with 65

calves registered to him in the year. Bred by WG

MacPherson, Croy, Inverness, this May 2021 born

bull was purchased at Stirling in February 2023

for 14,000gns and where he had stood Reserve

Supreme Champion. At the October 2025 Stirling

Sale, the Corskie herd’s winning Group of Three

were all sired by Blackford Mars 21 EX 93, and with

Corskie Rosco selling for 15,000gns.

Maintaining his third position with 62 calves

registered in 2025, is another Coose bull and this

time Coose Lincoln (ET) EX 95 from the Islavale

herd of WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Keith. 2019

born, this bull is a son of the well-known Team

Celtic, and is out of the Raceview King daughter

Corbally Pheobe. Sons of this bull have sold

up to 14,000gns for Islavale Rockstar at the

aforementioned 2025 October Stirling Sale.

Coose Lincoln (ET) EX 95 is one of three Islavale

owned bulls in the table along with Islavale

Lucifer 20 EX 95 in 11 th , and Incheoch Niko 22 (PP)

VG 87 in 17 th .

Making a big move into the top twenty and

straight into fourth is another homozygous polled

bull in the shape of Flop Agrochyt (PP) from

the Kilbride Farm Herd of WH Robson & Sons,

Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Ballyclare and with 52

calves registered. With terrific calving ease and

growth figures, Flop Agrochyt (PP) is by Zentrum

Wodnansky (P), and out of Angela Agrochyt, a

Celtic Rock daughter.

Coose Negotiator (PP).

Blackford Mars 21 EX93.

Others to make moves in this year’s top twenty, Denizes

Hamish 16 comes back in at 7 th ; Islavale Northstar 22

enters at 10 th ; Overhill House Neo also coming into the

top 20 at 13 th ; and Glenlossie Islander 17, entering at 19 th .

Top 20 Sires - 2025 2025 2024

COOSE NEGOTIATOR (PP) 67 53

BLACKFORD MARS 21 EX93 65 47

COOSE LINCOLN EX95 62 56

FLOP AGROCHYT (PP) 52 29

HILTONSTOWN MATRIX 21 50 51

SALTIRE IMPRESSIVE 17 48 84

DENIZES HAMISH 16 45 30

DENIZES MONTY 21 45 39

COOSE PAT (PP) 43 2

ISLAVALE NORTHSTAR 22 EX90 42 13

ISLAVALE LUCIFER 20 EX95 41 41

KILBRIDE FARM MORIKAWA 21 (P) 38 47

OVERHILL HOUSE NEO 22 38

BROOMBRAE MAJOR M3 21 36 32

DELFUR MAVERICK 21 36 54

DENIZES NEFF 22 36

INCHEOCH NIKO 22 (PP) VG87 36 13

BIGHILL PLATO EX92 35 18

GLENLOSSIE ISLANDER 17 35 13

COLTFIELD MAESTRO 21 34 27


GOLDEN COW

AWARD

The Golden Cow award was introduced in 2018, and as a replacement for the Elite Cow Scheme. In

addition to looking at the EBV’s for a cow and her progeny, to indicate the breeding potential of

pedigree stock, the Golden Cow also takes into account the Simmental Female Classification scores for

the important relevant pedigree and functional traits in breeding females.

Summary Qualifying Criteria for Golden Cow Award

• Cow must have five calves with an average calving interval of 13 months (twins are classed as one calving).

• Cow must have TI & SRI indexes above breed average

• Last five calves must be fully pedigree registered

• Cow must be

classified as

Excellent

Once becoming a

Golden Cow, this

status remains with the

cow whilst she is live

and active in the BSCS

Herdbook. Listed here

are the cows which

have been awarded

Golden Cow status for

the first time in 2025,

and with a further list

of those Golden Cows

awarded since 2018

and who are still active

in the herdbook.

Bosahan Kellie Pearl Velia EX92 (right).

Golden Cows

COW

GOLDEN COWS QUALIFIED IN 2025

AUCHORACHAN GIPSY EX95

AUCHORACHAN HILLY H1 EX91

AUCHORACHAN HILLY 14 EX93



BOSAHAN INGRID VENUS EX93

STRATHISLA INDIA'S TWIGGY EX94

STRATHISLA INGRID'S GERALDINE EX91

BOSAHAN KELLIE PEARL VELIA EX92

GOLDEN COWS PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED

SLIEVENAGH HONOUR EX92

ISLAVALE ELISHA EX 93

ISLAVALE FOXY EX91

STAR GREEN DAPPY'S GRAPEFRUIT EX 92

CORSKIE HALO EX92

CORSKIE HALFPENNY EX90

ISLAVALE HARPER EX90

ISLAVALE FASHION EX 92

ISLAVALE FREDA EX 91

STRATHISLA FATE'S TWIGGY EX 90

STRATHISLA GHITA'S GERALDINE EX 90

ISLAVALE ERICA EX 91

OWNER

D & R DURNO

D & R DURNO

D & R DURNO

D & R DURNO

D & R DURNO

PJ, B & DJ OLDS

STRATHISLA FARMS

MR C FORDYCE

PJ, B & DJ OLDS

MR R J BOYD

MR W S STRONACH

MR W S STRONACH

MR P V JOLIFFE

MR WJ & J GREEN

MR WJ & J GREEN

MR W S STRONACH

MR W S STRONACH

MR W S STRONACH

STRATHISLA FARMS

STRATHISLA FARMS

MR W S STRONACH


SYMA

SIMMENTAL YOUNG MEMBERS ASSOCIATION

LOOKING TO BUILD A

SIMMENTAL

FUTURE


A

welcome trend throughout 2025, was the amount of

young Simmental enthusiasts getting involved and

bringing an obvious energy to shows, sales, and Simmental

events in the year. Whether it was the English National Show,

Stirling Sales, Royal Welsh, Borderway Expo, or Balmoral Show,

Simmental young members played a big part in preparing,

leading, and showing cattle with great ability and enthusiam.

One of the standout events of course was the Young Members

Weekend held in Scotland in August, which brought together

members from across the UK for three days of activities. These

included stockjudging, herd visits, attendance at the Scottish

National Show, and plenty of opportunities to socialise and

connect with fellow Young Members, and breeders at large. A full

report of the weekend can be found in this section.

SYMA remains an important platform for young members to build

their knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for Simmental cattle and

cattle breeding more broadly. It plays a vital role in supporting

the development of young Simmental members and contributes

significantly to the future progress and improvement of the

Simmental breed.

Simmental Young Members are active within all affiliated clubs

throughout the UK, and the Society is committed to increasing

both SYMA membership and engagement. With the collective

support of SYMA officeholders and the British Simmental Cattle

Society, a wide range of events are delivered at local and national

level, which typically include:

• National and regional SYMA stockjudging

• Herd visits and open days

• Exchange visits and trips

• Courses in cattle preparation, feeding, halter training,

clipping, showing cattle and general stock knowledge

• Technical days and online courses on cattle breeding,

genetics, EBVs and genomics

• Marketing of Simmental cattle and use of online forums

for breed promotion

• SYMA social events

The Simmental Young Member Association is a fantastic forum

for you to learn more about cattle and the livestock industry

generally. It’s a lot of fun, educational, and a great opportunity

to meet and mix with people who share a common interest in

British Simmental, one of the UK’s leading beef breeds.

Want to join the SYMA and help us grow the organisation? Then

please contact us at information@britishsimmental.co.uk or on

02476 696513


SYMA

SIMMENTAL YOUNG

MEMBERS ENJOY A ‘TOP 2025

WEEKEND’ IN SCOTLAND!

Following hard on the heels of a very successful event the previous year

in Northern Ireland, it was the turn of Scotland to play host to the 2025

Simmental Young Members weekend, and held over three days in Perthshire

from 1 st – 3 rd August. See here the snapshot report from BSCS Council

Member, and Scottish Simmental Club Secretary, Richard Pettit.

The Scottish Simmental Club, along with the British Simmental

Cattle Society, was delighted to organise and host the 2025

Simmental Young Members Weekend. It was again an action

packed weekend of varied activities and built around the Scottish

Simmental National Show held within Perth Show on Saturday

August 2 nd . Some weekend events and highlights included:

• Young Members UK Stockjudging Finals at the Dargill Polled

Simmental Herd.

• Over 50 young members and open class competitors taking part

from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

• Scotland’s Emma McAlister, Bruchag Herd, lifted the Overall

Award.

• Robert MacGregor from The Team herd acted as Master judge.

• Herd visit to the McGowans Incheoch, and mini Highland Games.

• Scottish National Simmental Show at Perth.

Day One, Incheoch Herd Visit

Kicking off the weekend of activities the Simmental Young Members

arrived from all four corners of the UK to the Incheoch herd of Neil

& Debbie McGowan and family, Alyth, Blairgowrie. Incheoch is an

upland grassland farm where Glenisla starts to open into Strathmore,

and which all in runs 220 beef cows including the pedigree Incheoch

Simmental herd. Following lunch members enjoyed a tour of the

herd which is built around the goal of ‘functional, fertile cattle,

structurally sound for longevity, and with good temperament.’ Young

Members saw the Simmental bulls for the, at the time, approaching

Incheoch ‘Working Genes’ Sale and which went on to sell up to

Dargill Polled Simmentals.


SYMA

Tossing the caber.

Incheoch Presentation.

£13,250 x 2! The YM’s then split into four groups for the following

activities and to round off a very enjoyable and informative first day

of events.

• Harbro , noted for their high quality feeds for commercial and

pedigree cattle, gave a talk on nutrition.

• Robert McNee, Over Finlarg Farm, gave an interesting talk on

Luings, and Simm Luings.

• The Young Members then enjoyed a mini Highland Games –

Including hammer throwing and tossing the caber!

Following the visit to Incheoch members arrived at the Scottish

National Simmental show on the Friday evening for a pre- show BBQ,

organised by Jim Strathern and myself, and using Simmental beef

burgers and sausages from the Smith family’s Drumsleed meats.

Day Two, Scottish National Simmental Show.

On the Saturday morning the Young Members geared up for Day

Two and attending the Scottish National Simmental Show, held

within Perth Show. Judge for the day was Garrett Behan from the

noted Clonagh Simmental herd in Ireland. A smaller than usual, but

high quality show of Simmental cattle were a credit to the exhibitors,

with Reece and Andrew Simmers outstanding Annick Ginger's

Lucia coming out on top as the Overall Champion. Several Young

L-R: Tom Henderson, Dargill herd manager; Jonathan Gunn Scottish

Club Chairman; Jim McLaren, Dargill herd owner and event host.

Members got ‘hands on’ helping breeders both dress cattle and

show them. Following the National Show several young members

participated in a Young Handlers competition, also judged by Garrett

and where they picked up more than a few tips from his experience.

Well done to Jamie Dodd from Northern Ireland who was placed

1 st , and to John Loggie from Scotland in 2 nd , and to all the Young

Members who took part.


SYMA

Day Three, SYM UK Stockjudging Finals at Dargill

Polled Simmentals

Into the final day and the Scottish Simmental Club hosted the British

Simmental Cattle Society’s SYM UK Stockjudging Finals on Sunday 3 rd

August. The event was held at the Dargill Polled Simmental Herd by

kind permission of Jim McLaren, East Crieffvechter Farm, Crieff, and

herd manager Tom Henderson.

The four classes were:

1. Cows.

2. Autumn calving heifer.

3. Spring calving Heifers.

4. Young bulls.

Over a combined 50 young members and competitors took part

in the Young Members competition along with the open class for

club members and parents. Robert MacGregor of the Team herd

was the master judge, with Dorothy Moffat, Innerwick and Heather

Duff, Pitmudie, helping with scoring the reasons section of the

stock judging and time keeping. Varrie Loggie, Merkland, and Jenna

Ballantyne, Roadend, did the honours in scoring the stock judging

cards.

RESULTS

Senior Team

1 st Place - Anna McDiarmid & Duncan McDiarmid – Score 357

2 nd Place - Justin Fenemore & Bethany Lawman – Score 341

Junior Team

1 st Place - Aimee Stronach & Emma Stronach – Score 414

2 nd Place - Jamie Dodd & Lewis Dodd – Score 392

3 rd Place - Duncan Whyte & Callum Leedham – Score 372

Senior Individual

1 st Place - Emma McAlister - Score 212

2 nd Place - Ryan Gilmour – Score 206

3 rd Place - Alisa Grant – Score 193

Following the stock judging everyone enjoyed a fantastic BBQ

lunch, courtesy of Jim McLaren, and a tour of the Dargill Polled herd

with Tom in the afternoon. The Dargill herd is now all polled cattle

with homozygous bulls from Denmark and UK used, and with the

polled herd promoting itself with the strapline ‘Shaping the future of

sustainable, forward-thinking farming!’

The weekend finished with the presentation of the prizes to all of the

winners, and with thanks to the sponsors including: ABP Perth; M.A.M

Contracting; and D&M Woods Farm Buildings.

Aimee Stronach, Islavale herd, was then asked to demonstrate to

the other young members her reasons for placing the bulls, as she

had placed top in the reasons class, having given such a clear and

accurate description of the bulls. Thank you Aimee!

Jonathan Gunn, the Club Chairman, gave a vote of thanks to the

hosts before presenting Jim and Tom with gifts from the Club.

On behalf of The Scottish Simmental Club I would like to thank: our

host farms for the preparation, visits, lunches, and fun along the way;

our judge for the Scottish National Show, Garrett Behan; Robert

MacGregor for judging the Stock judging competition, and Varrie,

Jenna, and Dorothy for helping on the day.

We were delighted to host the 2025 Simmental Young Members

Weekend, and very much hope everyone who attended gained

from the three days: learning from the host breeders and seeing

top cattle; viewing excellent pedigree Simmentals at the Scottish

National Simmental Show; competing and learning through the

Stock Judging; and socialising, having fun, and meeting other young

members from around the UK with similar interests.

Thank you all for attending, it made the time spent organising the

weekend so worthwhile seeing everyone enjoying the various

Simmental activities.

Junior Individual

1 st Place - Joint winner all 3 with the same Score of 207

Aimee Stronach

Emma Stronach

Angus McGowan

2 nd Place - Joint winner same Score of 197

Jamie Dodd

Callum Leedham

Best Under 16

Jamie Dodd - Score 197

Overall Individual

Emma McAlister - Score 212

Cattle at Incheoch herd visit.

Reserve Individual

Joint Winners - same Score 207

Aimee Stronach

Emma Stronach

Angus McGowan

Open Competition

1 st = Yvonne Leedham, Heather Duff – Score 176

2 nd = Richard Rodgers, George Nelson – Score 174


PRESENTATIONS

All photos with Jonathan Gunn - Scottish Simmental Club Chairman presenting the prizes.

SYMA

Emma & Aimee Stronach, first, team under 21. Duncan & Anna McDiarmid, first, team over 21.

Emma McAlister Overall winner .

Emma McAlister presented with the prize for first

Individual Over 21 with Tom Henderson and Jonathan.

Tied First individual under 21. -Aimee and Emma Stronach and Angus McGowan.

Jamie Dodd, Under 16 winner.

Aimee and Emma Stronach and Angus McGowan

receiving BSCS voucher and trophy.

Open class - Heather Duff & Yvonne Leedham tied first 176 points.


SIMMENTALS:

THE BACKBONE OF

HIGH-PERFORMANCE

BACKMUIR PEDIGREE AND

SUCKLER HERDS

Feature on the pedigree and commercial cattle enterprise,

comprising over some 600 cows in total, of the Simmers

family, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire.

Simmentals are the backbone of the Simmers

family’s large-scale cattle enterprise which

sees them run 600 cows and grow 2500

acres of cereals.

The farming business, based between Backmuir,

at Keith, Morayshire, and Oldmeldrum in

Aberdeenshire, runs in conjunction with

the family’s livestock trading business and

construction company, with Philip Simmers

working in partnership with his brother Symon and

alongside his sons, Reece and Andrew.

The suckler herd is predominantly made up of Sim-

Luings or Simmentals out of Sim-Luings, which the

Simmers find to be efficient, hard-working cows

that are easy fleshing and good mothers, with

plenty milk. For breeding their own replacements,

the family run pure Luing and Simmental herds,

with 100 Luings (some bred pure and some to the


Simmental), and their Backmuir Simmental herd

of 80 cows.

“The Sim-Luings maintain their condition all

year; they are easy fleshing and they pass that

onto their offspring, whatever they are crossed

with. We don’t creep feed the cross calves –

they’re reared by their mothers until they are

ready to be weaned. Using Simmental bulls on

the Sim-Luings allows us the flexibility of keeping

the females for breeding and we can also easily

sell them for breeding. The Simmental barley

beef bulls are also competing as well as the

Charolais,” says Reece.

Depending on how many females are being

kept, they normally finish 500 calves annually,

all on home-grown feeding, with only protein

and minerals bought in. In addition to the feed

barley, they grow 2000 acres of malting barley

HERD

HIGHLIGHTS:

Sale Top: 15,000gns

on three occasions

(Backmuir Kraken,

Backmuir Poseidon

and Backmuir

Moonshine)

Proudest

achievement within

the breed: Winning

the Overall Supreme

Individual Interbreed

Championship at the

Royal Highland Show

in 2024 with Annick

Ginger's Lucia


each year, with all land work carried out in-house

by the team of six full-time staff across the cereals

and livestock.

Around 25 bulls are needed at any one time,

and some recent stars within the pedigree herd

have included Wolfstar Jackaroo, bought for

18,000gns in February 2020, after Philip had

placed him overall champion. He’s proved an

excellent breeder of bulls, with his females equally

as valuable. The home-bred Backmuir King has

also been breeding well, with his first four sons

averaging more than £10,000.

The Simmers are always willing to stretch the

budget for the right bull, and in October 2023,

they forked out 46,000gns for Overhill House

Neo – a breed record at the time. His first sons will

be heading to auction later this year. Last October,

the big buy was Garmouth Robert, purchased for

30,000gns at Stirling.

L-R Judge Peter Watson, Philip Simmers, Darren Davidson, Reece Simmers, Andrew Simmers

and Symon Simmers at the 2024 Royal Highland Show, Individual Interbreed presentation.

The cows run at the Simmers’ farms at Keith – they

are batched as young heifers and tend to run in

those same groups their whole lives. Bulls go out

on June 1 st for 10 weeks.

Philip says: “Heifers are calved from 30 months

onwards, which works for our system. We find

if we let them grow on naturally and don’t push

them when they’re young, then they last a lot

longer, are better on their feet and legs and have

fewer problems as they get older.”

The majority of the cattle calve in the spring on

straw bedded courts and are put back outside

as soon as possible. Calves are vaccinated for

pneumonia and treated for lungworm in the

summer and are weaned at the end of October,

having had no creep feed up until that point, with

cows and calves going onto the silage aftermath.

Typical Sim Luings at Backmuir.

At the end of October, the calves are penned and

fed on a silage and grain diet with supplement

protein. They remain on that, with barley

increasing on a monthly basis. Bull calves, which

are all left entire, receive a more intensive grain

diet for the last 8-10 weeks, while any heifers that

are not being retained for breeding go on an ad-lib

cereal-based diet for 8-10 weeks from the middle

of May. Spring calves are sold off farm by August

the following year, while heifers being retained

for breeding receive a silage and straw diet with

minerals and a little supplement grain in the first

winter, and then only silage and straw.

The Simmers have only been selling pedigree

bulls for a few years, with the Backmuir herd

having been established in 2018 with the purchase

of 20 females from the Starline herd of Robert

Widdicombe, Totnes, Devon. They’ve enjoyed

ample success in the sale and show rings since that

time, selling to a top of 15,000gns three times and

several more at five-figure prices. The bought-in


Sterling FCUK Impuls, got their show career off to a

great start, winning many titles, including overall in

the Scottish Beef Champion of Champions at Keith.

Notably, they have now won the breed

championship at the Royal Highland Show for the

past four years in a row – taking the blue riband

individual inter-breed accolade in 2024 with the

multi titled Annick Ginger’s Lucia. They’ve also won

the Scottish National Show the last two years also

with Ginger’s Lucia, and who, for good measure,

was crowned Miss Europe at the close of 2025 in the

competition run by the online Simmental Breeder.

The multi title winning Annick Gingers Lucia.

Backmuir Poseidon 15,000gns, Stirling February 2025.

We love showing the

cattle and find that it’s

the best advert for promoting the

herd. The Royal Highland is a

particularly prestigious one to

win, as the competition is so

strong and there are lots of

spectators, so it’s a great shop

window,” says Reece.

“Overall, I’d say the breed is only going one way, and

that’s up. Averages are rising all the time at sales and

the commercial ability of the Simmental make it the

best choice for suckler producers. We’re running

a large operation here and there’s no time for

pampering, but the Simmentals don’t need special

treatment. Their ability to rear a calf without the

need for creep, adds to their appeal for us,” he adds.


Welcome to

New Members

Great to see new breeders from all geographies of the UK joining the Society in 2025. A warm

welcome is extended to all and we hope that you enjoy your membership of British Simmental

as you build your pedigree herd.

MEMBER PREFIX REGION

GARY AUNGIER & ZOE NORTON STARGATE EAST ANGLIA

WILLIAM BAIRD & SON GALLOWSHADE SCOTLAND

JOE BARKER BARKERS SCOTLAND

JONATHAN BEGGS ROWANTREE NORTHERN IRELAND

J A BROWNLIE FORTISSAT SCOTLAND

ISAAC JOHN CHERRY HEYFARM MIDLANDS

MESSRS GORDON L CLARK KINGDOM SCOTLAND

JOE & MICHAEL COOKE MONEYPENNY SOUTH EAST

ALASTAIR DODD TUNDERGARTH SCOTLAND

EAMON DOHERTY GULLION NORTHERN IRELAND

JAMES DUNCAN DUNMAC SCOTLAND

NICHOLAS NOEL GARDNER COMPTON EAST ANGLIA

JAMES & LAUREN GRANT CARNDUFF SCOTLAND

ANGUS HODGE ARDGAITH SCOTLAND

MATTHEW JOHNSTON JOHNSTON NORTHERN IRELAND

NATHAN & EVA JONES MIDDLETON MIDLANDS

THOMAS KEENAN CURRAGH NORTHERN IRELAND

ROBERT KENNY ROBERTSON SCOTLAND

STEPHEN MALCOMSON DONARDVIEW NORTHERN IRELAND

SUSAN MCCULLOUGH BALLYDAVEY NORTHERN IRELAND

JONATHAN MILLAR BALLYBEG NORTHERN IRELAND

WILLIAM MOFFAT DOONVALLEY SCOTLAND

JOHN NAIRN NAIRN SCOTLAND

JAMIE OHAGAN SANDBANK NORTHERN IRELAND

PAUL O'HARE BALLYNANNY NORTHERN IRELAND

BRYAN & GAVIN PAUL BEECHVIEW NORTHERN IRELAND

MISS DARCEY ROBERTS DARCEYS MIDLANDS

FIRM OF JAMES A TAYLOR SKIRLINGCRAIGS SCOTLAND

JIM WATTERS CRILLY SCOTLAND

CHRIS WHITE FROGMORE MIDLANDS

J & J WILSON CAIRNGLASS SCOTLAND

CHARLOTTE WOODS DALEWOOD NORTH EAST


GRANGEWOOD

SIMMENTALS

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GRANGEWOOD SIMMENTALS

Overhill House Neil (EX92) Sons

coming 2026!

Overhill House Neil (EX92) Junior champion

Stars of the Future, Stirling may champion.

Grangewood Platinum

Sire: Ranfurly Impeccable (EX94)

Dam: Grangewood Tollie’s Iris

Carlisle may top price of

20,000gn’s sold to Newbiemains

Simmentals.

Grangewood Robert The Bruce

Sire: Ranfurly Impeccable (EX94)

Dam: Grangewood Gretal’s Lyla

Reserve Senior Champion at

Stirling, sold for 18,000gn’s to

Habton Simmentals.

Boghead Farm, Tarbolton, Mauchline, KA5 5LT

grangewood13@gmail.com

07835254858

SEMEN FOR SALE:

Overhill House Neil (EX92)

Ranfurly Impeccable (EX94)


FAREWELL TO DEAR FRIENDS

Bryan Munro

Wellhouse Herd

Peacefully on Monday 31 st of

March 2025 Bryan Hugh Munro

passed away at 69 years of age,

after a long battle with Parkinson’s

disease. Bryan and his Aunt Alice

founded the Wellhouse Simmental

herd over 50 years ago, becoming

members of the British Simmental

Cattle Society in 1972. Himself and

Alice had great success at Perth Bull

Sales throughout the 80’s & 90’s

winning multiple championships. To

say Bryan lived for his cows would be

an understatement, even in his final

hours all he was interested in seeing

was photos of the newest born calves.

Wyn Jenkins

Penwern Simmentals

It is with heavy heart I share the news of

the passing of Mr Wyn Jenkins Penwern

Simmentals.

Wyn started the Penwern herd in 1995

after deciding to go into beef after decades

of dairying, deciding on Simmental as a

breed and the start of his journey breeding

and showing. Over the years Wyn made

many friends and had great success in

the show ring from local, county and

national levels with the highlight coming

in 2008 when Penwern Rachel won breed

champion at the Royal Welsh Show. As a

very proud Welshman he was a member

of the Welsh Simmental Club and often

had great success in the club’s annual

herd competition and providing crossbred

calves for the breed stand at the Welsh

Winter Fair which always turned heads and

made for a great advert for the breed.



BEEF SIMMENTAL IN THE

CZECH REPUBLIC –

BREEDING,

PERFORMANCE,

AND PROGRESS

In October 2025, a group of some 30 Simmental breeders from the

Czech Republic visited Scotland. Organised by Vlada Chytka, of the

Flop Simmental herd, the group visited a number of pedigree herds

in the North East of Scotland before taking in the record breaking

pedigree Simmental show and sale at United Auctions, Stirling. It was an

opportune time to ask if they would tell us a little about the breed in the

Czech Republic, and with the 2026 World Simmental Fleckvieh Congress

heading to Brno, Czech Republic in September. Please see the article

here from Kamil Malat of the Czech Beef Cattle Association.



CZECH REPUBLIC

Beef Simmental is currently the third most

prevalent beef breed in the Czech Republic

and is highly regarded for its strong frame,

excellent growth performance, and consistent

meat quality. The breed has a long-established

presence in the country. It is supported by a

comprehensive herd book run by the Czech Beef

Cattle Association and a strong performance

recording system together with national and

international genetic evaluation, allowing breeders

to make well-informed selection decisions.

The breed receives strong support from both

pedigree and commercial producers, largely

due to its ability to combine reliable maternal

performance with fast-growing, well-muscled

progeny.

Development of the Breed in the

Czech Republic

Beef Simmental cattle were introduced to the

Czech Republic predominantly from Austria and

Germany and have become firmly established

in the country since the 1990s. Subsequently,

genetics from Denmark and Great Britain had a

major influence on the formation of the breed, a

contribution that continues to this day. Over the

past five years, population numbers have remained

stable, highlighting consistent breeder interest and

a well-balanced breeding strategy.

The majority of cows are purebred, supplemented

by crossbred animals with a Simmental share of

50–87%. In 2025, Simmental was kept by 128

breeders, with 119 breeders registered in the herd

book. The population was comprised of 3,280

purebred cows, producing 2,903 calves that year.

Recording

year

Number of

breeders

Number of

cows incl.

crossbreds

Number of

purebred

cows

Purebred

calves

born

2021 125 3,675 3,246 3,117

2022 126 3,686 3,256 3,033

2023 128 3,831 3,412 3,148

2024 126 3,636 3,311 2,987

2025 128 3,578 3,280 2,903

Performance Recording – The KUMP

System

Since the creation of the Association in 1990, Beef

Simmental breeders in the Czech Republic have

operated within the national beef performance

recording system known as KUMP (Kontrola

Užitkovosti Masných Plemen or Performance

Testing of Beef Breeds). This long-established


system records calf weights at birth (recorded by a

breeder), 120, 210 and 365 days of age (recorded

by the Association’s employees), alongside key

reproductive traits such as calving ease, age at first

calving and calving interval. The data confirms

the breed’s reputation for functional efficiency

and fertility. Average birth weights remain stable

at around 44–45 kg, with the lowest values

seen in younger heifers. First calving typically

occurs between 32 and 34 months of age, while

the average calving interval stands at 419 days.

Moreover, difficult calvings are uncommon, with

96% classified as easy or manageable.

The population is also characterised by a very high

proportion of polled calves, consistently exceeding

90%. Regular weighing and data collection allow

breeders to identify strengths within herds and

address areas where management or recording

can be improved.

Brno 2023 Champion PP, Polák Jiří, Dolní Libochová.

Growth Performance of Purebred

Calves

Growth performance remains one of the key

strengths of the breed. Average live weights of

purebred Simmental calves recorded between

2021 and 2025 demonstrate strong and consistent

development in both sexes.

Sex

120 days

(kg)

210 days

(kg)

365 days

(kg)

Bulls 205.0 331.2 596.1

Heifers 188.8 296.1 424.3



CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Simmental breeders visiting Scotland in 2025 and pictured here at the Islavale herd.

Rearing and Selection of Breeding Bulls

Only bulls that successfully passed the beef performance test can

be selected for insemination and natural service in the Czech

Republic. This test is carried out in specialized and authorized

testing centres, the so-called performance-test stations (OPB) or

on farms.

The goal of these stations is

to raise young bulls under

standardized and uniform conditions

for the purpose of examining their

performance, and to guarantee that only

the best bulls from the population will be

registered as AI (artificial insemination) or

breeding bulls.

This test verifies the bulls’ commercial traits, feed consumption

and possibly check the semen quality. Over the past five years,

daily liveweight gains for Beef Simmental have ranged from 1,500

to 1,680 g/day, with bulls reaching approximately 600 kg at 365

days of age.

Selection intensity remains high, with nearly 90% of tested

bulls approved for breeding. Bulls reared in central testing

stations show slightly superior results, although on-farm rearing

continues to produce a high proportion of quality breeding

animals. In addition to growth performance, strong emphasis

is placed on conformation, particularly frame, muscling and

soundness of limbs.

Breeding Strategy and International Links

Breeding in the Czech Republic is based on a combination of

controlled natural service and artificial insemination. Although

AI accounts for a smaller proportion of matings (around 20%), it

plays a strategic important role in introducing elite genetics from

leading European populations to the Czech Beef Simmental,

particularly from Ireland, Denmark, Great Britain and Germany.

A good example of this is the Irish bull Coose Kojack P, whose

influence has been particularly strong in recent years, with 60%

of his sons selected for breeding within a two-year period. At

the same time, Czech breeders continue to demonstrate the

strength of domestic genetics, producing competitive bulls

suited for both national and international markets. Czech bulls

like Alis Ležnický PP, Zentrum Vodňanský P, Major Sky PP or

Uman Vodňanský PP are great examples of widely used bulls

across many European countries, some of them are even used

world-wide.

Shows, Exchange of Experience, and Promotion

of the Breed

The Czech Beef Cattle Breeders’ Association also organises a

national beef cattle show in Brno, with the next event scheduled

for April 2026, providing an important platform for presenting

the best animals from Czech herds.

The Beef Simmental Breeders’ Club places strong emphasis on

international exchange, organising study trips to leading herds

abroad, including recent visits to Scotland. These exchanges play

a valuable role in sharing practical experience and strengthening

links between Simmental breeders across Europe.

Looking Ahead

Beef Simmental breeding in the Czech Republic is stable,

progressive and well organised. Through the combination of

structured performance recording, thoughtful use of both

domestic and imported genetics, and consistent selection of

breeding bulls, the breed continues to strengthen its position

within European beef production. Czech Beef Simmental herds

are well placed to supply high-quality beef and breeding stock

while actively contributing to the wider international Simmental

community.

All important information is available via the Association’s

homepage cschms.cz, the online Herd-Book db.cschms.cz and

the online performance recording database kump.cschms.cz.



SHOWS

SHOW

REPORTS

2025


SHOWS

RUAS Balmoral Show

2025 RUAS Balmoral Show Overall Simmental Supreme Champion, Ballinalare Farm Nikita.

‘HAT-TRICK HEROINE’

BALLINALARE FARM NIKITA

WINS SIMMENTAL SUPREME AT

2025 RUAS BALMORAL SHOW!

• Ranfurly Weikel 56 th Reserve

Supreme, and Junior Champion

• Lisglass Real Deal wins Male

Championship

The sun shone on the Simmental breed and the first calved

heifer Ballinalare Farm Nikita from Joe & Alan Wilson, Newry,

who with her twin calves at foot, strode to a historic third

consecutive Overall Simmental Supreme Championship at the RUAS

Balmoral Show, Balmoral Park, Lisburn held on Wednesday 14 th May.

2025 RUAS Balmoral Show Simmental Judge Michael Durno in action.

It was very much a win for the ages and which has seen this February

2022 born Simmental female win as a maiden heifer, in-calf

heifer’ and now as a first calved heifer. Sired by the prolific Saltire


RUAS Balmoral Show

SHOWS

Impressive and out of Ballinalare Farm Ilyssa, a

Denizes Fantastic daughter and herself a twin to a

female, Ballinalare Farm Nikita ‘wowed’ the crowds

as she walked the lawns with her twins at foot.

Judge for the day was Michael Durno of the noted

Auchorachan herd, Glenlivet, Banffshire, and

who was quick to praise his choice of Champion:

“Ballinalare Farm Nikita is a female with

tremendous conformation and has all the typical

Simmental attribute including of course, plenty

of milk. As we’ve seen today she’s a calved heifer

doing her twin calves extremely well and which is

great to see in the show ring. She has tremendous

length to her, is full of breed character including a

really good Simmental head.”

Following the judging a delighted Joe Wilson said:

We’ve always thought

Ballinalare Farm Nikita

is a tremendous heifer but could

never imagine that she would

win Balmoral Show three years

in a row.

Reserve Overall Supreme, Junior Champion, and Reserve Overall Female, Ranfurly Weikel 56 th .

“She was scanned in calf, but not with twins so

when they appeared that was really unexpected.

With her to win today, and with her calves at foot,

is something very special.” Remarkably this is the

second time the Wilsons have completed this

show hat trick with a homebred animal, having

previously done so with Ballinalare Farm Money

Penny between 2004-2006! Come the Interbreeds

and Ballinalare Farm Nikita stood Overall Second

Reserve in the Individual Supreme featuring all of

the breed champions.

Taking the Overall Reserve, Reserve Female, and

Overall Junior Champion was Ranfurly Weikel 56 th

R5 from the 17-cow Ranfurly herd of WD & JD

Hazelton, Cohannon House, Dungannon. March

2024 born, this heifer is by the 20,000gns Annick

Talisker, and is the second calf out of the Team

Celtic 11 daughter Ranfurly Weikel 37 th L3 VG

87. The Weikel family was founded in 2003 with

the impromptu purchase of South Park King Kong

Weikel 2 nd , and is described as being ‘without

doubt the most successful female line at Ranfurly’.

At last year’s show another from the same line,

Ranfurly Weikel 52 nd won the Reserve Junior

Champion.

Commenting on his Overall Reserve Champion,

the judge Michael Durno said: “This is just a sweet,

flashy heifer, very correct, full of style and ‘look at

me.’ She came through a class where first to third

were outstanding heifers. This young heifer has all

the attributes to go on and become a tremendous

Simmental breeding female.”

2025 RUAS Balmoral Show Simmental Male Champion, Lisglass Real Deal.

Haystar Romeo, Reserve Male Champion, 2025 RUAS Balmoral Show.


SHOWS

RUAS Balmoral Show

Breaghey Vida 1, Reserve Junior Champion.

Again featuring in the Interbreeds, Ranfurly Weikel

56 th R5 went on to place Overall Reserve in the

Interbreed for Performance Recorded Heifers.

Standing second in its class to the Ranfurly heifer,

and following her through to lift the Overall

Reserve Junior Championship was another classy

heifer in the shape of Breaghey Vida-R536 from

Andrew Clarke, Tynan, Co Armagh. This March

2024 born heifer is another by Saltire Impressive

and is out of Breaghey Vida 1 (TF), a Dermotstown

Delboy (ET) EX92 daughter. At the 2024 NI Four

Breed Calf Show, Breaghey Vida-R536 teamed up

with her stablemate Breaghey Vida-R454 (who

stood third in the same class at Balmoral), to win

the Pairs Championship. In a nice little aside,

Vida-R536’s dam, Breaghey Vida 1 and her twin

sister, were born on Andrew and Zara’s wedding

day back in 2016. Since then she has gone on to

breed Breaghey Lord Enniskillen, the Champion at

the NI 50 th Anniversary Sale in 2021; and she has

bred both a Male, and a Female Champion for the

Breaghey herd at Society Sales in Dungannon. For

good measure her twin sister Breaghey Vida 2 bred

Breaghey Netflix, the highest priced Simmental

bull sold at sale in Northern Ireland in 2024!

Championship Line Up featuring Ballinalare Farm Nikita, and Ranfurly Weikel 56 th .

Simmental Pairs Champions Bridgewater Farm Wisteria 4, and Bridgewater Farm Rocky.

Turning to the bulls and it was another Male Championship win for

the 35-cow Lisglass herd of JL & CJ Weatherup, Irish Hill, Ballyclare,

Co Antrim, with the aptly named Lisglass Real Deal 24. Continuing

a theme, this September 2024 born bull is by Saltire Impressive,

and is the third calf out of the Dermotstown Delboy (ET) EX92

daughter Lisglass Klassy. Showing plenty of fortitude and get up and

go, shortly after calving and bonding with mum, Chris Weatherup

quietly thought ‘wow, you really are the real deal’ and the name

stuck. Commenting, Chris said: “He’s a calf that’s continuing to go

on strong, doing well all winter he just hasn’t looked back, and has a

lovely temperament. He’s a bull that we’ll look at taking to a forward

Stirling Sale.” The win secured a two-in-a-row for the herd who won

the Male Championship at Balmoral Show last year with Lisglass

Prince. Another good day’s showing this year saw the Lisglass herd

also win two of the heifer classes with Lisglass Panache, and Lisglass

Rose.

Of his Male Champion the judge Michael Durno said: “This is a very

correct young bull with great lines, and I’m sure he’s got a real future

ahead of him. A young calf he’s well grown for his age, has length, is

very clean, and has a nice turn of hind quarter.”

Lifting the Reserve Male Championship was the shapely Haystar

Romeo 24 from G Hayes & Son, Upper Ballinderry, Lisburn, Co

Antrim, and in what was a first time showing at Balmoral for Kyle

Hayes. Earlier in the day this March 2024 born calf had won his class

in front of his team mate Haystar Revolver (the Junior Champion

at the 2024 NI Simmental Club Calf Show). Haystar Romeo is by

the AI sire Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX 92, and comes from

‘a tremendous bloodline’ being out of Raceview Lady W Nicolette,

a Kilbride Farm Delboy 12 daughter. Of Haystar Romeo 24, Gavin

Hayes said: “Romeo is a stylish, well-muscled bull, and one of the

best we’ve bred to date. We’ll probably show him at the NI National

Show, and then will aim him at Stirling.” Speaking to this bull the

judge said: “A bull with plenty of muscle, he’s a tremendous terminal,

carcase type Simmental, and with all the potential to go on to be a

top end commercial bull at the least.” The Haystar herd presently

comprises of seventeen cows.

Winning the Pairs Championship was Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown, Co

Tyrone with the August 2023 born heifer Bridgewater Farm Wisteria

4 th , a Simply Like A Legend 20 (ET) daughter; along with Bridgewater

Farm Rocky, a July 2024 born bull by Ranfurly Klinker 19.



SHOWS

Royal Cornwall Show

Tregnether Nellie, Overall Supreme Champion & Female Champion.

Tregnether Nellie ‘Doubles

Up’ with second Royal

Cornwall Championship!

• Tregnether Nellie Overall Supreme

• Treverbyn Norman (P), Overall

Reserve

• Kurlycoat Rocco Junior Champion

• Simmentals Win Interbreed Team

of Five

The Cornwall Simmental Club and Simmental breeders enjoyed

a truly outstanding Royal Cornwall Show, held from 5 th –7 th

June 2025, with Simmentals putting on an ‘exceptional display

across all classes and age groups.’ Judging was carried out by Mr

Gethin Lloyd of the noted Crugmelyn herd, whose expertise and eye

for quality made for a highly competitive and well-judged event. The

standard of entries was a real credit to all involved, drawing praise

from spectators and fellow breeders alike.

The Female Champion title went to Tregnether Nellie, with her first

calf at foot Tregnether Romeo, a tremendous cow exhibited by

Steph Hooper and David Reeves of the Tregnether herd, St Columb

Treverbyn Norman 22, Overall Reserve Champion & Male Champion.

Major, Cornwall. Nellie and her November 2024 born bull calf, sired

by Lakeside Warrior, showcased exceptional breed characteristics,

structure, and temperament.

Reserve Female Champion was awarded to Killiworgie Hannahs

Niamh, exhibited by Steve and Gill Gummow. Initially placed runnerup

in her class, she caught the judge’s eye with her style and balance,


Royal Cornwall Show

SHOWS

Kurlycoat Rocco, Junior & Reserve Male Champion.

Championship at the Devon County Show.

Treverbyn Norman (P), then went on to secure the Reserve Breed

Champion title. With his impressive frame he stood out as a strong

example of the breed and making a notable impression through the

competitive classes.

Junior Champion honours went to the aforementioned Kurlycoat

Rocco, the 2024-born bull exhibited by Mr Jake Gregory. Displaying

great promise and natural style, he caught the judge’s attention with

his strong presence and developing quality. The Reserve Junior

Champion was awarded to Bosahan Rosella Ingrid Venus, exhibited

by PJ, B & DJ Olds, Falmouth, and another promising young entry

that showed excellent development for her age.

earning her a call back to the ring, and the well-deserved Reserve

title. The entire female section was highly competitive, with all

entries being a credit to their exhibitors and a fine showcase of the

Simmental breed’s quality, depth, and strong maternal traits.

In the bulls, Male Champion was awarded to the January 2022 born

Treverbyn Norman (P), a striking red heterozygous polled bull from

Mr A J Hart, Carloggas Farm, St Austell, and admired for his length,

structure, and size. Treverbyn Norman (P) is by Coose Monopoly (P),

and is out of Treverbyn Keira, a Skylark Geronimo daughter.

The Reserve Male Champion title went to Kurlycoat Rocco, the

May 2024-born bull, sired by Leeherd Legend and out of Kurlycoat

Moneypenney. Exhibited by Mr Jake Gregory, Kerling Farm,

Chacewater, Truro, this young bull caught the judge’s attention with

his promising potential and overall quality.

Taking the Overall Supreme Breed Championship, the judge's choice

went to Tregnether Nellie, fighting off fierce competition from

the day’s other prize winning animals animals. Making a fantastic

outfit with her calf at foot, and really showing off the maternal

traits of the Simmental breed, the win gave Tregnether Nellie back

to back Simmental breed titles at the Royal Cornwall! Earlier in the

summer, Tregnether Nellie had also secured the Simmental Supreme

The Simmental breed then went on to meet with much success

in the, as always, anticipated and highly contested Interbreeds.

In the Breed Pairs class, Steph & David achieved further success,

with Tregnether Rambo & Pixie standing out for their uniformity,

balance, and matching quality – a fantastic representation of the

breed’s consistency. In The Nare Hotel Best Pair of Young Animals,

Simmentals placed third with Kurlycoat Rocco & Bosahan Rosella

Ingrid Venus making up the pair and showcasing exceptional

youngstock and future breed potential.

A proud moment came as Tregnether Nellie won the Best Cow of

Any Recognised Beef Breed, securing the prestigious Perpetual

Challenge Cup – a major interbreed title and a testament to the

quality of home-bred Simmental cattle in Cornwall. Following that

up Tregnether Romeo then won the Interbreed title for Best Natural

Born Calf at Foot.

To top off an incredible week, and with five homebred Cornish

Simmentals, the breed was again to the fore with a high-profile Team

of Five Interbreed win on the second day of the show.

Securing the win in front of the interbreed judge Boomer Birch, was

Tregnether Nellie, and Tregnether Pixie from Stephanie Hooper;

Kurlycoat Rocco, and Kurlycoat Rachel from Mr Jake Gregory; and

Treverbyn Peace from Mr Ant Hart, Carloggas Farm, St Austell.

Team of Five Interbreed Winners.


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Royal Highland Show


Royal Highland Show

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Annick Ginger's Lucia, Overall Supreme Champion & Female Champion.

Unprecedented ‘Four In A

Row’ As Backmuir Win Overall

Supreme At 2025 Royal Highland Show!

• Annick Ginger’s Lucia wins

Simmental Overall Supreme

• Corskie Mimic takes the Overall

Reserve

• Garmouth Robert crowned Male

Champion

• Corskie Pinette Overall Junior

Champion

Judge Andrew Clarke.

The remarkable Annick Ginger’s Lucia, from Reece & Andrew

Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire, was at it again

as she lifted the Simmental Overall Supreme Championship

for the third year in a row on the opening day of the 2025 Royal

Highland Show, Thursday 19 th June, held at Ingliston, Edinburgh.


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Royal Highland Show

There were new show records aplenty as Annick

Ginger’s Lucia became the first Simmental

animal to seal a hat-trick of consecutive Supreme

Championships at this premier show. The 2025

win also meant it was an unprecedented fourth

Royal Highland win in a row for the Backmuir herd

with their first win coming in 2022 with Islavale

Lullaby, and when Annick Ginger’s Lucia was

Overall Reserve!

Presiding over this year’s Simmental section was

the judge for the day Andrew Clarke of the noted

Breaghey Herd, Tynan, Co. Armagh, and who

was full of praise for his choice of Champion.

Commenting he said:

My Champion is a

fantastic example of the

modern Simmental breed and

she came out of a class of three

outstanding cows just full of

quality. Brim full of femininity

she has so much style and

presence in the ring.

Corskie Mimic, Overall Reserve Supreme, and Reserve Female Champion.

“With a top line as straight as a die she has

tremendous width to her, has a natural power,

moves really well, and is making a good job of her

calf at foot. A terrific Simmental cow and a very

worthy Champion.”

February 2020 born, Annick Ginger’s Lucia is

sired by Wolfstar Gold Digger 15 and is out of

Annick Colleen’s Ginger EX 93, a Corskie Callum

11 daughter. She was shown at this year’s show

with her April 2025 born bull calf at foot, Backmuir

Sirius 25, sired by Backmuir King 19. Last year this

much decorated Simmental cow won the Royal

Highland Overall Supreme Individual Interbreed

when shown with her bull calf at foot Backmuir

Pompeii. Roll on twelve months and Pompeii also

came to the party when winning a red ticket in his

own right. A huge roll call of wins and accolades

now on her show CV, firmly making her one of the

most noted females in the breed’s history, Annick

Ginger’s Lucia’s highlight wins include: three Royal

Highland Show (RHS) Supreme Championships;

the RHS Overall Supreme Individual Interbreed;

the Scottish Simmental National Overall Supreme

at Turriff, and the Individual Interbreed on the

same day.

Commenting on the ‘double whammy’ of ‘four in

a row’ RHS Supreme Championships, and within

that Annick Ginger’s Lucia’s hat-trick, Reece

Simmers said: “It’s very humbling to win the

Overall Supreme Championship once at the Royal

Highland Show, Scotland’s premier showcase,

Garmouth Robert, Overall Male Champion, Junior Male Champion, and Reserve Junior Overall.

Corskie Pinette, Overall Junior Champion and Junior Female Champion.


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Annick Nazareth 22, Overall Reserve Male Champion.

Drumsleed Rocco, Reserve Junior Male Champion.

Backmuir Lu Lu’s Rosalu, Reserve Junior Female Champion.

let alone an incredible four times in a row. The

standard of competition is always so high as it was

again this year, and we would congratulate all of

the exhibitors for the show of Simmental stock.

By her nature Ginger’s Lucia is a really naturally

showy animal and is easy to work with. ” Speaking

generally about the Backmuir herd, which now

stands at approximately 100 cows, Reece went on

to say: “We’re looking to breed Simmental cattle,

both bulls and females, that have power and size,

weight at a young age, with good plates, tops,

and length, that are growthy and easy fleshing,

and carry that Simmental style to them. Ginger’s

Lucia we think has many of these attributes and is

a terrific template for the herd.” Later in the day,

Annick Ginger’s Lucia teamed up with her full sister

Annick Ginger’s Nutmeg, and her November 2023

born second calf Backmuir Pompeii, to win the

Breed Group of Three.

Of the show of cattle and the Simmental breed

generally, the judge Andrew Clarke said: “It really

was an honour to judge the Simmental section

and I’d very much like to thank the RHS and British

Simmental. I’d also say a huge well done to all

of the exhibitors. There was quality throughout

the Simmental lines and classes which made for

some difficult decisions within what was a hugely

enjoyable day. As I said prior to the show I’m big

on style and correctness and modern Simmental

cattle that have the attributes to breed and add

value to a commercial market. I think we saw that

today and it is reflective of the consistency and

ongoing improvement that we are seeing in the

Simmental breed generally.”

It was once again very much a ‘ladies day’ for

this maternal breed and with females taking the

Overall, Reserve Overall, and Overall Junior titles.

Featuring strongly throughout the Championships,

and with another top team forward was the Green

family and with entries from the Corskie herd of

WJ & J Green, and the Garmouth herd of Laura

Green, at Corskie Farm, Garmouth, Fochabers.

Taking the Overall Supreme Reserve and the

Overall Reserve Female was the stylish Corskie

Mimic VG88 who had stood second to the

Champion in her class before following her all

the way through. Remarkably, it was the second

time this January 2021 born female, out of Corskie

Imitation, had stood in the same positions at the

RHS, and again to Ginger’s Lucia, having done

so in 2023! Mimic was also the Overall Junior

Champion at the 2022 Scottish National Show,

and her first calf, Corskie Phoney 23 sold for

13,000gns at the record breaking February 2025

sale at Stirling. Sired by Kilbride Farm Haka, she

was shown with her terrific heifer calf at foot, the

August 2024 born Corskie Role Play, a Rathnashan

Magnum EX92 daughter. Of his Overall Reserve,

Andrew Clarke said: “This is another terrific


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Royal Highland Show

Overall Supreme, and Reserve Supreme Championship.

Simmental cow, well fleshed, and with terrific conformation. Full

of style again, she is very feminine with a great top line and a lovely

udder. A very modern type of female she walked really well and had

a little more thickness than the Champion. With a super calf at foot

this was a great outfit, a real picture.”

In the bulls and it was the turn of Laura Green who picked up the

Male Championship, and the Junior Male Championship, with the

young, April 2024 born bull, Garmouth Robert 24. With plenty of

breeding behind him, this calf is by Rathnashan Magnum EX92,

who has had sons to 20,000gns, and is out of Garmouth Glory’s

Jessica who has previously bred the 10,000gns Garmouth Matt.

Commenting on Garmouth Robert 24 the judge said: “ My Male

Champion was a really smart, sweet young bull. Very modern, clean,

with a good end, he had a great presence to him, moved extremely

well, had plenty of style and with no roughness to him. He’s a

bull with few faults and I have no doubt has a big future ahead of

him.” On the Saturday, this young bull with both Terminal and Self

Replacing Indexes in the top 5% of the breed, placed third Reserve in

the Beef Breeder Interbreed.

Keeping the titles coming for the Green family was the Overall Junior

Champion, and Junior Female Champion in the shape of the flashy

Corskie Pinette. September 2023 born, Pinette is by Rathnashan

Leonardo EX94, and is out of Corskie Jinette EX90. Again with plenty

of breeding and performance in the pedigree, Rathnashan Leonardo

EX94 is the sire of the 26,000gns Corskie Prime sold in February

this year at Stirling, and is out of the Dirnanean Bradley daughter

Corskie Jinette EX90 who has bred four heifer calves to date. Hitting

the right notes for the judge, Andrew Clarke commented: “This

heifer just caught me right away, and I just really liked her. Smart

and stylish she’s sweet throughout, very correct with a lovely head,

and having that ‘look at me’ presence and quality. She has fantastic

hindquarters with a lovely softness to her, and is the type of heifer

that would stand well in any company.”

Overall Male, and Reserve Male Champions.


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Standing in the Reserve Junior Female position was another from

the Simmers Backmuir herd and in the shape of the flashy heifer

Backmuir Lu Lu’s Rosalu and who was first in the second class of the

day. February 2024 born, this young heifer is another with a depth

of pedigree being sired by Backmuir King 19, the Male Champion at

the 2023 RHS, and out of the 18,000gns Brandane Lu Lu who was

purchased at the Nxt Gen II Sale at Carlisle in 2022. Backmuir Lu Lu’s

Rosalu was herself a first prize winner at the 2024 Scottish Simmental

National Show.

Back in the bulls, and putting up a stout defence of his Male

Championship from last year, was Annick Nazareth 22 from Jim &

Elizabeth Dyet’s Merkland Herd, East Merkland Farm, Strathaven,

Lanarkshire, and who this year took the Reserve Male Championship.

April 2022 born, Annick

Nazareth is by Kilbride Farm

Karl 19 (P), and is out of Annick

Fresias Kiki VG85 who herself

was Female and Reserve Overall

Champion at the Royal Highland

in 2021. Annick Nazareth 22

was purchased as a calf at foot

for 7500gns (for the unit) at the

Annick Dispersal Sale, and in

2023 the Dyets showed him at

the Scottish National Simmental

Show at Dumfries and where he

won Reserve Junior Male.

were to the fore again and when taking the Reserve Junior Male title

with their powerful December 2024 born bull Drumsleed Rocco 24.

This calf, with a Maternal (Milk) figure of +9, is by the prolific AI bull

team Celtic, and is out of a ‘big cow’ Drumsleed Akira, a Hockenhull

Matthew daughter. Enjoying another good day, the Smiths also

had a class win in the females with the stylish Drumsleed Poppy, a

Rockytop Lucifer daughter out of Drumsleed Irene 17, taking the red

ticket in the fourth class of the day.

A special mention also goes to the rising seven year old Denizes

Trixie Belle 15 from MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland,

Lancashire, and who placed first in the final female class of the

day. Marking this Denizes Hamish 16 daughter out was the unique

spectacle of her being shown with her triplet heifer calves at foot.

Always bringing good cattle

to the RHS, and with previous

Supreme Championship wins

behind them, Gerald & Morag

Smith, Fordoun, Laurencekirk

Overall Junior, and Reserve Junior Champions.


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Royal Norfolk Show

Cade Kathleen's Rockstar, Overall Simmental Supreme Champion.

‘Rockstar’ takes the

spotlight! Cade Heifer

wins Simmental Supreme

At Royal Norfolk Show!

• Fircovert Peacock wins Individual Supreme Interbreed

• Simmental wins Heygate Team of Five

• Simmentals win multiple Interbreeds

It was a ‘big up’ to Paul & Sharrie Cade, Paddock Farm, Buckden,

who lifted the Overall Simmental Supreme Championship

amongst a multitude of prizes at the Royal Norfolk Show, held on

25 th & 26 th June, with their heifer Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar.

The Royal Norfolk again proved to be a fantastic Simmental

showcase and with the breed winning multiple Interbreed awards

including the Show’s following Interbreed titles: Overall Individual

Supreme Champion (Fircovert Peacock); the Interbreed Team

of Five; Continental Male Champion; Overall Junior; Champion

Continental Junior; and Reserve Continental Female.

Judging the Simmental classes was Michael Barlow of the noted

Denizes herd, and he gave the Championship tap to the January

Fircovert Peacock Individual Interbreed Champion.


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2024 born Cade heifer. This classy young female is by Sacombe

Jameson 18, and is out of Brandane Kathleen, a Blackford Hurricane

16 daughter. It proved to be the first of many awards and here for the

record is a list of the prize ‘booty’ secured:

Overall Simmental Supreme Champion; Female Simmental

Champion; Junior Simmental Champion; Champion Interbreed

Continental Junior; Champion Overall Junior Interbreed; and

Reserve Interbreed Continental Female. Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar

was also part of the winning Simmental Interbreed Team of Five.

Rounding off another terrific show for the Simmental breed, Scotland

Hill Ivy Molly then teamed up with Fircovert Peacock, Fircovert

Peggy, Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar, and Denizes Matilda 20 th (also

from the Wacton herd), to win the prestigious Heygates Team of Five

Interbreed. This was the second year in a row that a Simmental team

has won this award.

In 2023, Cade Nugget, a full brother to Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar,

won the Simmental Male Championship (within the Simmental

English National Show), and the Interbreed Male Continental

Championship, also at the Royal Norfolk.

For good measure at this year’s show, the Cade’s January 2024

born bull Cade Romeo took Reserve Male Champion, and stood

Reserve Junior Champion to his stablemate. Cade Rome 24 (ET) is by

Dovefields Gallant out of the noted Sterling Celia’s Fifi, and carries

strong performance figures for both calving ease and maternal (milk).

L-R: Bella Markham, Sharrie Cade, Erin Cade.

There was another great turnout of Simmental’s across the board

again at this year’s show with twelve breeders having entries forward

from the East Anglian area, and with breeders from East Sussex and

Warwickshire also exhibiting.

One of the star turns, and one of the Simmental stars of the summer,

was Fircovert Peacock from Paul Gunther, Norwich, and shown by

Holly Lutkin, who took the Overall Individual Interbreed Supreme

Beef Championship; the Interbreed Continental Championship;

was part of the Simmental winning Heygates Interbreed team of

Five; Simmental Male Champion; and Reserve Overall Simmental

Champion.

January 2023 born, Peacock is by Clonagh Latin Lover and out of

Fircovert Kitty, a Horsfordmanor Bonus daughter. The titles for this

bull totted up over the summer with him being Interbreed Champion

at the Royal Norfolk; South of England; and South Suffolk Show.

He has also been Male Champion, and Reserve Breed Champion at

Suffolk Show, and Male Champion and part of the winning Interbreed

Team of Four at the Great Yorkshire.

Taking the Reserve Female Championship was the 2021 born

Scotland Hill Ivy Molly VG 89 from the Wacton herd of RE & SHW

Steggles, Honigham, Norfolk. Bred by Tom Hill, Wadworth,

Doncaster, Scotland Hill Ivy Molly is Clonagh King Eyes (ET) Imp, and

is out of Scotland Hill Ivy, a Popes Fendt daughter.

Holly Lutkin and Sharon Mortimer receiving the Interbreed Trophy.

Heygates Team of Five Interbreed Winners.


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Great Yorkshire Show

Denizes Trixie Belle 15, Individual Interbreed Champion, and Overall Simmental Supreme Champion.

Simmental Triple Charm:

Denizes Trixie Belle 15 reigns

Supreme AT 2025 GREAT YORKSHIRE!

• Denizes Trixie Belle 15 wins Overall Individual Supreme Interbreed

• Simmentals Win Interbreed Team of Four

• Guiltcross Take Simmental Overall Reserve, and Junior Champion

Super Simmentals sizzled in the sun at the

2025 Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate, 8 th –

11 th July, with the breed lifting the blue riband

Interbreed Overall Individual Beef Supreme, and

also the Interbreed Beef Team of Four.

Leading from the front, and again ‘wowing’ the

crowds, was the star of the week in the shape of

Denizes Trixie Belle 15, from Michael and John

Barlow, Nr Leyland, Lancashire, shown with

her unique triplet heifer calves. This incredible

seven-year-old cow won the Simmental Supreme

Championship in front of the breed judge Michael

Durno of the noted Auchorachan herd, Glenlivet,

Ballindalloch. Come Interbreed time, in front of

a packed ringside, it was the turn of Mrs Brenda

Wear, Blagdon, who to tremendous applause, gave

the Overall Individual Beef Supreme Championship

Guiltcross Ritzy, Overall Simmental Reserve Supreme, and Overall Junior Champion.



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to Denizes Trixie Belle 15. Ring commentator, and

well known auctioneer, Ted Ogden captured the

sentiment of the crowd when saying, “we have

never seen a cow with heifer triplets before being

shown at the Great Yorkshire let alone winning the

Show’s Supreme Championship. What an outfit,

and well done to the Barlows.”

The Simmental judging was held on the second

day of the show and with a good quality entry of

20 Simmentals in front of Michael Durno. Played

out in the morning sun and before the heat was

truly turned up, Denizes Trixie Belle 15 took the

first step in her amazing show week when winning

the Simmental Championship. Of his Champion,

unique in so many ways, Michael Durno said:

We’ve seen the whole

statement about the

Simmental breed today in what

it can offer maternally, and its

terminal qualities.

Simmental ‘Supermum’ Denizes Trixie Belle 15 with her triplet heifer calves.

“The Champion as a cow and in what she’s doing

is really something. She’s big and correct in

herself, carrying flesh whilst at the same time

producing an abundance of milk, and rearing

three calves! Not extreme, she has a tremendous

top is very square and good on her plates, has

good legs and really walked. A good Champion

and a tremendous outfit.”

Not finished there, Denizes Trixie Belle 15 then

teamed up with Fircovert Peacock, Fircovert

Peggy, and Fircovert Rowenna, all from Paul

Gunther, Felthorpe, Norwich, to win the

prestigious Interbreed Beef Team of Four

Championship. For the record, Denizes Trixie

Belle 15’s prize list saw her win the Overall

Simmental Supreme; Simmental Female

Championship; the Overall Individual Interbreed

Beef Supreme; part of the winning Interbreed

Team of Four; and Reserve Interbreed Beef Pair.

Fircovert Peacock, Overall Male Champion.

The 80-cow Denizes herd has been prolific at

Simmental Sales across the UK with a run of top

prices, section wins, and a Championship win at

Stirling. Two Overall Supreme Championships

have been secured at the Royal Highland.

Individual Interbreed

Championship Presentation.


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However these wins at the Great Yorkshire were a first for the herd

at one of the summer ‘majors’ in England. Commenting, John

Barlow said: “It’s been an amazing show week and we’re humbled

and delighted to win these Championships at the Great Yorkshire

and with such an incredible cow. Showing Trixie Belle 15, and with

her three heifer calves, has been really special, and it’s something

unique that we may never see again in a show ring. The reaction and

attention from fellow breeders, farmers, and the general public both

at shows and worldwide across the internet has been unbelievable

and made it all so worthwhile. Winning these awards is really icing

on the cake in what has been a memorable week for the family.”

Taking the Overall Reserve Supreme; Reserve Female Championship;

and Overall Junior Champion were the East Anglian brother and

sister team, and first time exhibitors at the Great Yorkshire, Marcus

& Helen Searle, Kenninghall, Norwich with their heifer Guiltcross

Ritzy. With some terrific breeding behind her, this classy young

heifer is out of Brandane Kirsty who she was shown at foot with last

year when ‘mum’ won the Simmental Championship and Interbreed

titles at both the Suffolk and Royal Norfolk Shows. Ritzy is sired by

the well known Woodhall Ferrari. Speaking afterwards, Helen Searle

said: “Ritzy has been a special calf from day one and we just think

she’s a very modern, stylish Simmental heifer. We’ve had a great

week here in Harrogate and to win what we have in our first time

at the show, and against some esteemed herds, is just fantastic.”

Echoing and adding to these sentiments, the judge Michael Durno

said: “My Overall Reserve had length to her, carried good carcase

characteristics, had a terrific top line, and is a very modern heifer.

She had flesh and style, was a good colour and is just the type of

heifer you’d love to have at home. She has all the makings to turn

into a super cow.” Next stop for Guiltcross Ritzy will be the upcoming

Simmental English National Show within the Royal Lancashire later

this month.

Popes Rector, Reserve Overall Male Champion, and Reserve Junior Champion.

Guiltcross winning Pair, Guiltcross Razzle Dazzle, and Guiltcross Ritzy.

Another herd to enjoy a hugely successful show, and continue a fine

2025 summer run, was the Fircovert herd of another Norwich based

breeder in the shape of the aforementioned Paul Gunther, Felthorpe.

A little roll call of highlights saw the Fircovert herd win the Simmental

Male Championship; have three animals in the winning Interbreed

Team of Four; feature in the Reserve Interbreed Pair; and win the

Simmental Group of Three.

Taking the Simmental Male Championship, and featuring in the

Interbreed Team and Interbreed Pair, was the January 2023 born

Fircovert Peacock which was ably shown by Holly Lutkin. A Clonagh

Latin Lover son this bull is out of Fircovert Kitty, a Horsfordmanor

Bonus daughter. Peacock continues to strut his stuff in what has

been a prolific summer with these latest wins adding to major titles

at the Royal Norfolk; South of England; Suffolk; and South Suffolk

Shows. Of his male Champion, Michael Durno said: This is a big,

straight bull with his scale and muscling demonstrating the weight

gain characteristics the Simmental breed is well known for. He

had presence in the ring and walked extremely well.” In general

comments the judge went on to say: “Today we have seen the

maternal traits in the females along with the beef qualities in the

males. Commercially, whatever the system these dual purpose

qualities bring versatility and add value.”

Also in the winning Team of Four was the January 2023 born

Fircovert Peggy, winner of the class for heifers born in that year.

Peggy is by Williams Kaboom 19 and is out of Fircovert Ina, a

Burghbridge Bradley 10 daughter. The fourth member of the winning

Fircovert Winning Group of Three.

Interbreed Team was Fircovert Rowenna, who had stood second

in her class to the Junior Champion. January 2024 born, Fircovert

Rownenna is entirely homebred being sired by Fircovert John, and

out of Fircovert Ianthe, a Fircovert Chester 11 daughter.

Back in the bulls and standing Reserve Overall Male, and Reserve

Junior Champion was the young shapely bull, Popes Rector 24 from

Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Dutton, Preston. This April 2024 born bull is

by the herd’s €52,000 stock bull Clonagh Lucky Explorer, and is

out of Popes Dolls Lucy, a Camus Harold daughter whose breeding

features Sterling Doll’s Holly purchased at the Boddington Dispersal

Sale. Standing second in the same class was team mate Popes Rollo

24, another Clonagh Lucky Explorer son, and this time out of Popes

Nellys Gypsy.


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English National at the Royal Lancashire Show



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Navarone ‘Guns It’ as

Storersmith Simmentals Win

2025 English National Show

AT THE ROYAL LANCASHIRE!

• Simmentals Win Interbreed Team of Four

• Denizes Trixie Belle 15 Wins Interbreed Cow & Calf

Storersmith Navarone, Overall Supreme Champion, and Male Champion.

Taking the ‘big win’ at the 2025 Simmental

English National, held within the Royal

Lancashire Show on 19 th July, was Richard

and Louise Storer Smith, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire,

who lifted the breed’s Overall Supreme

Championship with their rising three year old bull

Storersmith Navarone.

Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar, Female Champion,

Junior Champion, and Overall Reserve Supreme.

Navarone prevailed over a high quality field

of some fifty Simmentals, the largest breed

show in the year, and having been awarded

the Championship by the judge for the day in

the shape of the well-known Jimmy McMillan,

Buckinghamshire who runs the noted Brandane

herd and who has been a leading stockman over

many years.

The ‘super quiet’ rising three year old Storersmith

Navarone 22 VG88 is by the AI sire Clonagh


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Come Sunday, and in keeping with a season of breed Interbreed

success, Storersmith Navarone then teamed up with Denizes Trixie

Belle 15 and her triplet heifer calves from local breeders Michael &

John Barlow; along with the Reserve Female Champion Fircovert

Peggy, from Paul Gunther, Norwich; and Guiltcross Razzle Dazzle

from Marcus & Helen Searle, Norwich, to win the Interbreed Team

of Four in front of the judge Richard Bartle.

Fircovert Peggy, Reserve Female Champion.

Taking the Simmental Overall Reserve Championship at the English

National Show, and the Female, and Junior Championships, was

the stylish young heifer Cade Kathleen's Rockstar, from Paul &

Sharrie Cade, Paddock Farm, Buckden. By Sacombe Jameson 18,

and out of Brandane Kathleen, a Blackford Hurricane 16 daughter,

it’s been a big summer for this heifer who amongst multiple

breed and Interbreed prizes won the Simmental Overall Supreme

Championship at the Royal Norfolk in June. Of his reserve Overall,

the judge said:

“What an outstanding young heifer. She’s long, clean and so much

style and ‘jazz’ in herd head. A really modern Simmental full of

quality, I have no doubt she’ll make a phenomenal cow, and would

be an asset to any herd.”

It was a strong defence of their title with Cade Fifi’s Nala having

won last year’s English National Show for the Cades. In 2023,

Cade Nugget, a full brother to Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar, won the

Simmental Male Championship (within the Simmental English

National Show), and the Interbreed Male Continental Championship

at the Royal Norfolk. For the Cades herd they have now shown on

four occasions at the Simmental English National Show and have

come away with one Overall Supreme, and two Overall Reserves!

Popes Randolph, Reserve Male Champion, and Reserve Junior Champion.

Latin Lover, and is out of Storersmith Havannah EX 91, a Popes

Barclay daughter. The win was a step on from last year when

Navarone secured a class win and stood Reserve Senior Male at the

corresponding event. Strong supporters of the breed, the Storersmith

Simmental herd was established in 2009 and despite numerous titles

at local and county shows, this was a first summer ‘major’ win!

Commenting on his Champion, Jimmy McMillan said:

This bull is full of breed character,

had a lovely Simmental head, and

walked well. With an easy muscling to him,

not too extreme, he carried length, and was

really good over his plates and tail setting.

He was a worthy Champion on the day and

I’d say is a very typical breeder’s bull.”

There was a full Storer Smith family team very much hands on

throughout the day and speaking afterwards a delighted Richard

Storer Smith said: “Navarone is breeding extremely well in the herd

and he’s a bull that’s just so docile having a beautiful temperament.

He’s been used on all the heifers in the herd and they have all calved

very easily to him. We first showed in 2011 and to now win what is

the premier Simmental title in England, from within such a strong line

up of cattle, really is fantastic and we are all very thrilled.”

Speaking to this heifer, Sharrie Cade said: “Rockstar is just a baby,

not over done in any way, and we think she’s full of breeding with

Sterling blood on both sides of her pedigree, and has a real bit of

‘flash’ to her.” Rockstar is a full sister to the aforementioned Cade

Nugget, and also to Cade Kathleen’s Prada, a class winner at the

2024 English National Show. One to take aim at, the plans are that

Cade Kathleen's Rockstar will be entered into the Next Generation

V Sale at Carlisle in December. For good measure the Cades had a

further class win with their January 2024 born bull Cade Romeo 24

(ET), a Dovefields Gallant son out of the noted Sterling Celia’s Fifi.

Enjoying a prolific summer show season has been Paul Gunther,

Felthorpe, Norwich, and who was at it again at the English National

with the January 2023 born Fircovert Peggy, winning the Reserve

Female Championship and featuring in the winning Interbreed Team

of Four. Peggy is by Williams Kaboom 19 and is out of Fircovert Ina,

a Burghbridge Bradley 10 daughter. Ably shown by Holly Lutkin,

Fircovert Peggy has enjoyed a number of individual class wins and

featured in winning Simmental Interbreed combinations this year at

the Royal Norfolk; Great Yorkshire; South of England; South Suffolk

Show; and now the English National.

Back in the bulls and taking the Reserve Male Championship and

Reserve Junior Championship was Popes Randolph 24 from local

breeders Jimmy and Vikki Wood, Dutton, Preston. This April 2024

born bull is by the €52,000 Clonagh Lucky Explorer, another Manor

Park Hansome son, and is out of Popes Whispers Idella, a Kilbride

Farm Comber daughter. Early plans are that Popes Randolph 24

will be heading to Stirling in October. The Popes herd won exactly

the same titles at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show and with another

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Overall Championship Presentation.

Winning Simmental Interbreed Team of Four.

Wacton Peroni, Reserve Senior Male, and Class 15 winner.

a further award at the English National, the Popes herd also won the

Simmental Group of Four prize.

Last but not least, and one of the stars of a high profile summer

and an internet sensation, the class winner Denizes Trixie Belle

15 from the Barlows, Nr Leyland, won the Interbreed for the Best

Cow & Progeny with her unique triplet calves, and again judged

by Richard Bartle. Denizes Trixie Belle 15 is by the herd’s prolific

Denizes Hamish and is out of the Ashland Tornado daughter Denizes

Trixie Belle 8. Capturing the hearts of show crowds in England and

Scotland, Denizes Trixie Belle 15’s major highlight was winning the

Overall Individual Interbreed title at the Great Yorkshire Show. At the

English National, it was a ‘nap hand’ for the Denizes herd who with

another strong team secured five class wins on the day.

Big mentions also to the Wacton; Guiltcross; Holtick; and Wrinehill

herds who all had red ticket wins on the day. Summing it all up we

leave the final word with the Simmental judge Jimmy McMillan who

said: “It was a terrific show of Simmentals with the females having

Winning Group of Four from the Popes herd. From the left: Popes Rhea;

Popes Nellys Prudence; Popes Diamonds Ritzi; Popes Russian.

quality right through, and particularly in the younger classes. It was

also very noticeable during the judging how many young breeders

and handlers were involved which is just great to see.

It’s been an honour to judge the

English National and I’d like to

congratulate and thank all of the exhibitors

for the show of Simmental stock forward.”


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Royal Welsh Show

Crugmelyn Rglen, Overall Supreme Champion.

‘Twin Win’ As Crugmelyn

Rglen Wins Simmental

Overall Supreme

AT 2025 ROYAL WELSH SHOW

• Treverbyn Roxi takes Female

Championship and Overall Reserve

• Crugmelyn Rynys wins Reserve Male

Championship

• Simmental Team Wins Interbreed Young

Handler Pairs

• Banwy Rambo places 3 rd in the Elite

Junior Bull Interbreed

Multiple births have been a bit of a theme in

the Simmental breed at this year’s summer

shows and was the case again at the Royal

Welsh Show held at Builth Wells, Llanellwedd

between 21 st -24 th July. Winning the Overall

Supreme Championship, in front of the judge

Richard Storer Smith of the noted Storersmith

pedigree herd, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, was Gethin

and Enfys Lloyd, Glanrhyd, Carmarthen, with their

twin bull calf Crugmelyn Rglen. Lifting the Overall

Reserve Male Championship was his twin brother,

Crugmelyn Rynys.

The twin bull calves, July 2024 born, are by the

noted AI sire Auchorachan Hercules, and are out of

Crugmelyn Lynwen, a Heywood Granite daughter.

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their first Overall Supreme at the Royal Welsh and

having not shown for a number of years at Builth

Wells. Crugmelyn Lynwen is also the last remaining

cow in the herd and just due to a downsizing

through farming circumstances. The poignancy of

the win was due to the calves having been born

on the 1 st July, which was also the 90 th birthday

of Enfys’s mum. The calves were subsequently

named after her and if you drop the year letter

R from both, and combine the two names, you

have ‘Glenyrys’. Sadly Glenyrys has passed away

since then and hence a few tears in memory, and

happiness, were shed by the family in the show

ring.

Treverbyn Roxi, Overall Supreme Reserve Champion, and Female Champion.

Commenting afterwards, Gethin Lloyd said:

“It’s been an amazing

day and winning our

home Royal Welsh Show is so

special, and with the story behind

our ‘two little boys’. In coming

to the show the twin bulls are so

well matched that we thought

they had a chance of winning the

Pairs but really never expected

this, it’s by far the high point of

our showing career.”

Crugmelyn Rynys, Reserve Male Champion.

A little time is required now for everything to sink

in and decisions to be made as to next steps with

these ‘top twins’.

Speaking of his Supreme Champion, the judge

Richard Storer Smith said: At twelve months old,

this is just a smart, very modern young Simmental

bull and of a type for today’s market. He’s well

fleshed, very square, has width through his top,

and is good on his plates. He has very good

carcase characteristics, will put width into the

backend, and I’m sure will be an easy calving bull.

His twin shared very similar characteristics and

two very good young Simmental bulls.” For good

measure, these young bulls duly teamed up to win

the Simmental Pairs title.

Hallway Diamond’s Pearl, Reserve Female Champion.

Lifting the Overall Reserve title, and the Female

Championship, was the heifer Treverbyn Roxi from

Ant Hart, Carloggas Farm, St Austell, Cornwall. This

February 2024 born heifer is by Skylark Geronimo,

and is out of Coose Nicole 2 nd . Remarkably this was

Roxi’s first time in the show ring and having only

been broken some three weeks prior to the show.

Of his Overall Reserve, Richard Storer Smith said:

“My Female Champion is a very sweet, feminine

Simmental heifer. She has good length to her, is

very level across the top, and moved extremely


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well. Very showy with plenty of style, she has

plenty of future to her.”

The Treverbyn herd has had a prolific show season

with their team around the UK, and the Reserve

Overall added to that in what was a first time

showing at the Royal Welsh. Thea Woollatt from

GH Farming, Chepstow, was once again in charge

of showing the team. Further success was to

follow for the GH Farming Team when Beth Snape,

and Jorjia Snook-Bevis lifted the prestigious

Interbreed Cattle Young Handler Pairs title on day

three of the show. Beth and Jorjia both joined

GH Farming last year and this summer have been

helping Thea with the Treverbyn show cattle.

During the judging, Beth was handling Treverbyn

Peace, and Jorjia had Treverbyn Pandora. Both

heifers are in-calf and this was their last show of

the summer before going on ‘maternity leave’.

Judging this interbreed was Johnny Ward,

Wardean, Somerset.

Male Championship presentation, Crugmelyn twin bulls.

Taking the Reserve Simmental Female

Championship was the heifer Hallway Diamond’s

Pearl from Barry Harding, and his daughter Lizzie,

Cornerfields Farm, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire.

February 2023 born, Diamond’s Pearl is by

Fairymount Lancer, and is out of Hallway Gem VG

85, an Islavale Debonair 2 12. Hallway Diamond’s

Pearl is in-calf to the noted AI bull Sterling Gino.

Other Simmental highlights saw the young bull

Banwy Rambo from Dafydd Jones, Maesllymystyn,

Welshpool take a very credible third in the Elite

Junior Bull Interbreed. April 2024 born, Rambo

is by PHS Polled Worldwide 14W (P), and is out of

the entirely homebred Banwy Marigold, a Banwy

Jackpot daughter.

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NI Simmental National Show

Ballinalare Farm Nikita, Overall Supreme Champion.

Ballinalare Farm Nikita’s

win at 2025 NI Simmental

National Show secures

‘Famous’ Double Hat-Trick!

• Ballinalare Farm Nikita wins Individual Interbreed Overall Reserve

• Ranfurly Weikel 56 th R5 takes Overall Reserve, and Junior Champion

The all-conquering first calved heifer Ballinalare Farm Nikita

from Joe & Alan Wilson, Newry, with her twin calves at foot,

swept to a third consecutive NI Simmental National Show

Overall Supreme title at Clogher Valley Show on Wednesday 30 th

June. Judging the Simmental classes and Championships was John

Barlow of the noted Denizes herd, Lancashire.

Ranfurly Weikel 56 th , Overall Reserve, Junior

Champion, & Reserve Female Champion.

The win for this February 2022 born Simmental female saw her

complete a unique and remarkable double-hat trick having now won

the Overall Supreme on three consecutive years at both the RUAS

Balmoral Show, and the NI Simmental National Show. On her way

through to the Championship at Clogher Valley she firstly also lifted

the Female Championship. This first calved heifer is by the prolific

Saltire Impressive and is out of Ballinalare Farm Ilyssa, a Denizes

Fantastic daughter and herself a twin to a female. Another prolific

show summer has seen Nikita win multiple interbreed titles at NI



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shows and she was again on the rostrum at Clogher when placing

Overall Individual Interbreed Reserve in front of the judge Andrew

Anderson, Smallburn Farms, Elgin.

Of his Overall Supreme Champion, the judge John Barlow said:

“What a tremendous cow this is

and a very worthy winner on the

day. She’s just in very good condition with a

fantastic bag of milk on her for a first calved

heifer, doing her twin calves really well, and

is back in calf again. With great width and a

good top, she’s the perfect size and not too big,

is very correct, and very mobile. Very much a

super Simmental female.”

Also in attendance at the NI Simmental National Show was BSCS

General Manager Iain Kerr who commented on the Ballinalare

herd’s achievement: “On behalf of all at British Simmental, massive

congratulations are extended to the Wilson family. To win the

Championship award three years in a row at Northern Ireland’s two

premier Simmental Shows, as a maiden heifer through to today as

a first calved heifer, is a remarkable achievement. Along the way

she’s been up against some fantastic cattle in both the Simmental

classes and then the Interbreeds. A terrific example of the modern

Simmental she has firmly secured her place in the pantheon of

Simmental breed history.”

Taking the Overall Reserve, Reserve Female, Performance Recorded

Heifer, and Overall Junior Champion was Ranfurly Weikel 56 th R5

WD & JD Hazelton, Cohannon House, Dungannon. March 2024

born, this heifer is by the 20,000gns Annick Talisker, and is the

second calf out of the Team Celtic 11 daughter Ranfurly Weikel 37 th

L3 VG 8. The Weikel family, established in 2003, has been one

of the most influential dam lines in the 17-cow Ranfurly herd. The

day’s Champion, and Ranfurly Weikel 56 th R5 in Reserve, matched

the final results at the RUAS Balmoral Show held in May. Weikel

56 th R5 has been shown four times this year at Balmoral, Omagh,

Castlewellan, and now Clogher, and has been unbeaten in her class.

Plans at this early stage are to show her again next year as a senior

heifer. Confirming another good day, the Ranfurly herd also won

the junior heifer class with the stylish September 2024 born Ranfurly

Jade. Full of breeding this calf is by the 16,000gns Ranfurly Limelight

and is out of Raceview Mindy Hibernia, bought for the herd due to

the back pedigree featuring the noted Raceview Misty Jade. A prolific

show and sale herd, the Ranfurly herd won the Overall Supreme, and

Reserve Overall at the 2019 NI Simmental National Show and when

Michael Barlow, John’s father, was judging!

Speaking of the 2025 Reserve Overall Ranfurly Weikel 56 th , John

Barlow said: “This heifer carried lots of style, had a real presence in

the ring, and was show fit. Full of correctness with good mobility, she

was a heifer that was hard to fault.”

Proving to be a knockout in the bulls was the July 2024 Bridgewater

Farm Rocky (P), from Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown, Co Tyrone who

lifted the Male Championship and also the Reserve Junior award.

This young heterozygous polled bull is by the AI sire Ranfurly Klinker,

Bridgewater Farm Rocky, Overall Male Champion, and Reserve Junior.

Reserve Male Champion, Gillview Rocket.

a Team Celtic son, and is out of the homebred Bridgewater Farm

Phyliss 4 th , an Atlow Dixon 12 EX 91 daughter going back to Anatrim

Bodybuilder. Of his Male Champion, John Barlow commented: “This

was a standout Male Champion. With lots of class and style he’s a

growthy bull and I think he’s a big prospect for the Spring Sales next

year.” In addition to the Male Championship at Clogher, Bridgewater

Farm Rocky (P) has had class wins at both Omagh, and Armagh

Shows and collective results that have put him firmly in the running

to be the NI Simmental Male of the Year. The 30 breeding female

Bridgewater Farm herd has a good track record at both shows and

sales and including a Reserve Supreme at Balmoral, and a Junior

Champion at the Stirling Bull Sales. Speaking afterwards, Nigel

Glasgow confirmed that Bridgewater farm Rocky (P) will be aimed at

Stirling in February 2026.

Making a fantastic NI Simmental National Show debut was Ryan

Gilmour, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, who won the largest class of some

ten young bulls on the day, before going on to take the Reserve

Male Championship, with the September 2024 born Gillview

Rocket. Another Saltire Impressive son, Rocket is out of the second

calver Gillview Lady Lauren, a Kilbride Farm Bantry 10 embryo

daughter going back to Hillcrest Champion, and whose first heifer

calf is retained in the herd. Unbeaten in his show classes to date, this

was only Gillview Rocket’s second show outing having previously

being judged first in his class at Castlewellan Show. For the ten

breeding female Gillview herd this is their biggest show accolade

to date and speaking afterwards, a delighted Ryan Gilmour said:

“He’s a bull calf with style, power, and a lovely head, and we’ll now

give a little thought to forward plans for him and taking aim at the

Spring Sales in 2026.” Ryan is also the NI Simmental Club’s Secretary,



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and works full time for the NI Department of

Agriculture.

Echoing Ryan’s thoughts on Gillview Rocket,

John Barlow said: “This was a big class of bulls

and both the first and second prize winners

have big futures ahead. The Gillview bull had

real length to him, was soft fleshing, had a

tremendous breed head, and carried a lot of

show presence.”

Taking second in this class was Lisglass Real

Deal from JL & CJ Weatherup, Ballyclare, Co

Antrim. Another Saltire Impressive son, this

September 2024 born bull out of Lisglass Klassy,

a Dermotstown Delboy ET EX 92 daughter, was

crowned Male Champion at the 2025 RUAS

Balmoral in May. The Lisglass herd enjoyed

a top day at Clogher with a class win for their

Intermediate heifer Dermody Royal Lucy, and

wins in both the Pairs, and Group of Three

classes.

The Simmental judging was rounded off with

two well supported and terrific classes for

Young Handlers. Showing loads of enthusiasm

and great abilities the respective classes were

won by Lewis Dodd (Craigy Herd); and Rhys

Rodgers (Hiltonstown Herd).

Overall Championship presentation Ballinalare Farm Nikita & Ranfurly Weikel 56 th R5.

Junior Championship presentation Ranfurly Weikel 56 th R5 & Bridgewater Farm Rocky.

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Scottish Simmental National Show



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Backmuir’s Annick Ginger’s Lucia

wins 2025 Scottish Simmental

National Show!

Annick Ginger's Lucia, Overall Supreme Champion.

• James Hodge’s Denizes Melody 62 nd

takes Reserve Overall Supreme and

Junior Champion

• Grangewood Robert The Bruce

Wins Overall Male Championship

She’s only gone and done it again! The amazing Annick Ginger’s

Lucia, from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith,

Banffshire, extended her remarkable show record when

winning the Overall Simmental Supreme Championship, and Female

Championship, at the 2025 Scottish National Show, held within Perth

Show, on Saturday 2 nd August.

The win was a second successive Overall Supreme at the Scottish

Simmental National, and confirmed a second successive ‘major’

double with the February 2020 born, Annick Ginger’s Lucia having

won the Royal Highland in June (for a third year in a row). Ginger’s

Lucia is sired by Wolfstar Gold Digger 15 and is out of Annick

Colleen’s Ginger EX 93, a Corskie Callum 11 daughter. She has been

shown this year with her April 2025 born bull calf at foot, Backmuir

Sirius 25, sired by Backmuir King 19.

For the prolific Backmuir herd, it was another strong team that

secured a welter of Scottish Simmental National Show prizes and

including: Overall Champion; Female Champion; Senior Female

Champion; Reserve Senior Female; and four class wins in all. Placing

as Reserve Senior Female Champion was Annick Ginger’s Nutmeg,

and who is of course the same way bred being also out of Annick

Colleen’s Ginger EX 93, and sired by Wolfstar Gold Digger. Nutmeg


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was also a class winner at this years Royal Highland and featured in

the herd’s winning Group of Three.

Denizes Melody 62 nd Overall Reserve Supreme,

Reserve Female, and Junior Champion

Judge for the day was Garrett Behan of the noted Clonagh herd,

Ballyfin, Co Laois, and who was full of praise for his Champion:

“This is a fantastic Simmental cow

and I loved every bit of her. She

has everything I like in a female having a

great head, being very feminine through the

neck and shoulders, and carrying herself

extremely well when walking out. She has

great length to her and has a real presence.

From behind she has super plates, and carried

her width down the leg and into the hock.

She’s terrific and it’s big congratulations to

the breeder.”

Of the show generally, Garrett Behan went on to say: “I’d really like

to thank the Scottish Simmental Club for the opportunity to judge

the National Show. It was a great honour for me and was nice to be

on the other side of the fence to so many great breeders and cattle

people. A special mention also to the committees of both the Club

and Perth Show for their super hospitality.”

In a general comment, the British Simmental Cattle Society General

Manager Iain Kerr said: “What a truly incredible cow Annick Ginger’s

Lucia is and again, on behalf of all members of the Society it’s a

massive congratulations to Reece and Andrew, and all at Backmuir, for

their management of her and achievements over the last three years

at both the Royal Highland, the Scottish National, and other major

shows. The profile she has brought to the Backmuir herd, and the

breed, is really remarkable and she’s another female who has written

her own significant chapter in the history of the Simmental breed.”

Within a quality show of Simmentals, and marking a fantastic debut

as an exhibitor at the Scottish Simmental National Show, the April

2024 heifer Denizes Melody 62 nd from the emerging Goldstar herd

of Ayrshire’s James Hodge, Dundonald, took the Overall Reserve

Supreme, Reserve Female, and Junior Champion titles. Sired by

Hiltonstown Lorenzo, Melody 62 nd was purchased as a calf at foot

along with her mum, the then nine-year-old Denizes Melody 22 nd ,

for 7000gns at the Production Sale of the Denizes Herd of MA Barlow

& Sons, Lancashire, held at Stirling in October 2024. Of his Overall

Reserve, Garrett Behan said: “My Reserve is a young female with a

great future ahead. At just 15/16 months old she oozed style and

shape and is a super Simmental heifer”. The fledgling Goldstar herd

presently has four breeding females and with a view to this increasing

to ten. Speaking afterwards James said: “We showed last year at

Stars of the Future but this is our first summer show season, and first

Scottish National so to win what we have today is just amazing. I saw

Melody as a calf at foot at the Denizes Production Sale and she just

really caught my eye. She’s gone on and matured into the quality type

of heifer I had envisaged. With the breeding behind her I very much

hope she will be a foundation female for the herd to build around.

The aim from here is to get her in-calf in the backend and with a view

to showing her again through next summer.”

Grangewood Robert The Bruce, Male Champion, and Junior Male Champion.

Coltfield Result, Reserve Male Champion, and Reserve Junior Male Champion.

Bowhill Ruth, Reserve Junior Female Champion.



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Winning the Male Championship, and Junior Male Championship, was

the February 2024 born calf Grangewood Robert The Bruce from Mr

& Mrs Andrew & Yvonne Leedham, Boghead Farm, Tarbolton, Ayrshire.

This bull is by the herd’s noted stock bull Ranfurly Impeccable 14

17 (ET) EX94, and is out of the homebred Grangewood Gretal’s Lyla

VG87, a Grangewood Glenlivet daughter. At the 2024 Borderway

Agri Expo Simmental Youngstock Show at Carlisle, Grangewood

Robert The Bruce stood as Reserve Junior Champion. Of this bull the

judge said: ‘this is a very long, muscular bull, with great power and

shape for his age, who carried himself very well in the ring.’ Ranfurly

Impeccable was also the sire of the herd’s Grangewood Platinum

who sold for 20,000gns at Carlisle in May. The Grangewood herd

also secured a further red ticket for their bull Grangewood Romeo.

June 2024 born, Romeo, who carries terrific figures for calving ease,

and is being provisionally aimed at Stirling in February 2026, is one

of the first sons by the Grangewood herd’s stock bull Overhill House

Neil who was purchased for 16,000gns, also at Stirling, in May 2023.

It was a top day, at what was a second Scottish Simmental National

Show, for the well-known 40 breeding female Grangewood herd who

relocated from North Yorkshire to Ayrshire, in March of this year.

Standing second in his class to the Male Champion and following

him through to take the Reserve Male Championship, and Reserve

Junior Male Championship, was Coltfield Result from regular exhibitor

JC MacIver, Wester Coltfield Farm, Forres, Moray. March 2024 born,

this calf is by the AI sire Islavale Guy 15, who has sired bulls up to

17,000gns, and is out of Coltfield Kit Kat VG 85, sired by Rockytop

Invader 17 EX 92. This was the first cow that Cameron had AI’d by

himself and hence the name ‘Result’! Rockytop Invader 17 EX 92

himself has produced good bulls for the herd, and has consistently

produced quality females that are now at the heart of the 40 breeding

female Coltfield herd. A bull with ‘width, great over his top and loin,

with good depth of body, plates, good on his tail head, and with a top

eye muscle score.’

Another Ayrshire herd to feature on the day was the Bowhill herd of

Rachael Reid, D&R Holdings, Low Bowhill Farm, Newmiln and who

took the Reserve Junior Female Championship with Bowhill Ruth.

This yearling heifer, born 8 th August 2024, is got by the 30,000gns

Denizes Lancelot, and is out of Overhill House Mary, a heifer bought

for £4000 in a charity auction with all proceeds going to charities

helping children from the conflict in Ukraine. Of his Reserve Junior

Female, Garret Behan said: “I have to give an honorary mention to this

young heifer. Still only a baby at 12 months but what a female for her

age. She has a lovely head, great length and tremendous plates, and

for sure will make a super breeding female”.

Other herds doing the business on the day included the Pitmudie

herd of Heather Duff, Menmuir, By Brechin, who secured two first

prizes in the heifer classes with Pitmudie Pandora (P), a Slievenagh

International 17 (PP) daughter, and also with Pitmudie Primrose, a

Hiltonstown Irish 17 (ET) daughter who was Junior Female Champion

at last year’s Scottish Simmental National Show. There was also a

‘double first’ for the Caithness herd of Jenson Sinclair Gunn, Mavsey,

Lybster, Caithness. First up was Caithness Samson, a Kilbride Farm

Majestic 21 (P), son who took first in the class for Calf born in the year

of the show. This was then followed up by a win in the Pairs for the

herd’s Caithness Nymph & Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso.

The Scottish Simmental National Show brings to a close the

Simmental Nationals held in the year. Congratulations to all of the

exhibitors who took part and ensured that the Simmental breed was

so well promoted around the UK!

Annick Ginger’s Nutmeg, Reserve Senior Female Champion.

Overall Championship Presentations Annick Gingers Lucia, & Denizes Melody 62 nd .

Male Champions.

Junior Female Champs.


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Borderway’s Simmental Youngstock Show

Senior & Overall Champion Denizes Melody 62 nd .

Goldstar Herd wins the

Simmental Youngstock Show

with Denizes Melody 62nd!

The April 2024 heifer Denizes Melody 62 nd from the Goldstar

herd of Ayrshire’s James Hodge, Dundonald, lifted the Overall

Supreme, and Senior Champion titles at the Simmental

Youngstock Show held within the Borderway Agri Expo, Friday 31 st

October at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart.

This growing Simmental show, held in the fantastic new extension

within Borderway Mart, Carlisle, saw a good entry of Simmental

youngstock with entries from Scotland, England, and Wales

competing. The Young Handler classes were also well supported and

keenly contested which was great to see.

Judge, James Griffin.

Sired by Hiltonstown Lorenzo, the day's Champion, Denizes Melody

62 nd , was purchased as a calf at foot along with her mum, the then

nine-year-old Denizes Melody 22 nd , for 7000gns at the Production

Sale of the Denizes Herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Lancashire, held

at Stirling in October 2024. Earlier this summer she secured a

memorable Overall Reserve Supreme at the Simmental Scottish

National Show held in Perth.



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After giving her the Championship tap, the judge

for the day James Griffin, of the noted Hemingford

herd, Cambridgeshire, said: “This is a really classy

heifer full of style and presence. She was very

correct, well fleshed, walked well, had plenty of

breed character, and just has all the makings to be

a tremendous Simmental breeding female.”

Denizes Melody 62 nd had initially come through

the first heifer class of the day for heifers born

between 1 st April – 30 th June 2024, before going

on to take the Senior Championship, and finally

the Overall Supreme title. Commenting afterwards

James Hodge said: “We’re really delighted to have

won the Overall Supreme Championship with

Melody and in what is our first time at the event.

From day one she has just been a dream to work

with. We’ve had a fantastic summer and this has

now just rounded off the year. From here we’ll

aim to get in her in-calf and with a view to a back

end calving. We’ll look at taking her to Ayr Show

in May next year, and some other local shows. The

Simmental Youngstock Show was a fantastic event

as a whole and it was great to take part and meet a

few new breeders from around the UK.”

Junior & Reserve Overall Supreme Champion Fishpool Spartan 25.

Taking the Overall Reserve Supreme, and the

Junior Championship, was the January 2025 born

Fishpool Spartan (P) from Tom and Jennie Hassall,

Winsford, Cheshire. Heterozygous polled, this

young bull is by Newbiemains Kalypso 19, and is

out of Fishpool Lottie (P), from the herd’s Kilbride

Farm Eunice 277J line. This calf won the class for

bull calves born between 1 st January 2025 and

15 th March 2025, where he pipped his stablemate,

the similarly bred Fishpool Spitfire 2025, also by

Kalypso and +11 for Maternal (Milk), into second

place.

Of his Reserve Champion the judge James Griffin

said:

Reserve Senior Champion Denizes Ringmaster 24.

“Just a really nice bull

calf who had that bit

of sparkle on the day. Still very

young he was a calf with shape, a

good top, and again who walked

very well.”

For the Fishpool herd, regular supporters of the

Simmental Youngstock Show, this was their highest

placing to date. Speaking afterwards Jennie

Hassall said: “We’re really delighted to have won

the Overall Reserve today. We think Spartan is a

very modern Simmental who has length to him,

with a good end, and is good on his legs. He’s got

such a gentle nature and we’ll see how he goes on

from here but at this time his next trip will be to

the English Winter Fair next month.”

Reserve Junior Champion Castlewigg Ringleader J-Lo 2.


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Overall & Reserve Overall Champion Denizes Melody 62 nd & Fishpool Spartan 25.

The Denizes herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Ulnes, Nr Leyland, Lancs

put up a strong defence of their Overall Supreme title won last year,

when taking the Reserve Supreme Championship with Denizes

Ringmaster 24. This June 2024 born calf is one of the first sons by

the herd stock bull Corskie Nutmeg, purchased privately in 2023 for

£32,000 after winning the Junior Male Championship at the Royal

Highland Show. Out of Kennox Imogen (TF), Denizes Ringmaster is in

the breed’s top 1% for Maternal (Milk), and top 5% for 220, 400, 600

day weight. Denizes Ringmaster is being aimed at the 2026 Stirling

February Bull Sale. On the day, the Denizes herd also won the class

for heifers born between 1 st July 2024 – 30 th September 2024 with

the Denizes Hamish 16 daughter, Denizes Matilda 21 st . Having bred

Denizes Melody 62 nd , this is the second year in a row that a Denizes

animal has won the Overall Supreme.

Lifting the Reserve Junior Championship was the smart young heifer

Castlewigg Ringleader J-Lo 2 from Frank Gwynne, Castlewigg Farm,

Whithorn, Newton Stewart. January 2025 born this well bred heifer is

by Blackford Ringleader, and is out of Brandane J-Lo, a Team Celtic

daughter out of Sterling Bacardi’s Funky who was Reserve Junior

Female Champion at the 2019 Scottish Simmental National Show.

Again with strong performance figures, this Castlewigg heifer is in the

breed’s top 10% for 200, 400, & 600 day weight, and also in the top

10% for Maternal (+Milk). Castlewigg Ringleader J-Lo 2 initially came

through a strong class of heifers born between 1 st January 2025, and

15 th March 2025.

It was another good day for the Storersmith herd of Richard & Louise

Storer Smith, Spath Farm House, Uttoxeter, who lifted a first prize

in the bull calf classes, had a class 1-2-3 in the heifers, and rounded

it off by winning the Pairs! In the class for heifers born between

1 st October 2024 – 31 st December 2024, the red ticket went to the

November 2024 born Storersmith Rapunzel. Out of Storersmith

Moonshine GP 83, this heifer is by herd sire Storersmith Navarone

22 VG 88 the Overall Supreme Champion at this year’s Simmental

English National Show. Rapunzel prevailed over her team mates

Storersmith Ribbon, a Ranfurly Notorious N2 22 daughter, and

Storersmith Raffia, another by Navarone 22 VG 88. Winning the

Denizes Melody 62 and Denizes Ringmaster 24.

class for bulls born between 1 st October 2024 – 31 st December 2024

was the December born Storersmith Rasputin, again by Storersmith

Navarone 22 VG 88, and out of the Atlow Dixon daughter Storersmith

Misty VG 87. Come the Pairs and Storersmith Rapunzel teamed up

with Storersmith Robyn, another Navarone 22 VG 88 daughter, to

take that title.

A further noted mention must go to Gavin Brown, Penicuik,

Midlothian. Another strong team saw Springfield cattle have a

first and a second in the bull class for calves born on or after 16 th

March 2025 with Springfield Strongbow, and Springfield Stallone;

a win in the heifer class born on or after 15 th March 2025 with

Springfield Skylar; Reserve Overall in the Pairs with Islavale Raven

and Springfield Raven, and a further second, and third prize tickets in

a heifer class.

A highlight of this annual show is the Young Handlers classes

judged during the Championships, and they were once again

keenly contested this year with tremendous enthusiasm and ability

throughout. Winning the category for handlers aged between 10

and 15 years was Polly Steggles of the Wacton herd, Norfolk, whilst

the class for young handlers aged between 15 and 28 years was

won by Beth Lawman who was showing with the Storersmith team,

Uttoxeter.


Stars of the Future Calf Show

SHOWS

Coltfield and Islavale take the

Simmental Championships at

the 2025 Stars of the Future!

• Coltfield Sister Sandra wins the Overall Junior Championship

• Islavale Rafferty lifts the Overall Senior Championship

• Tippetcraig wins the Junior Male Championship

• Bowhill Ruth takes the Senior Female Championship

North East of Scotland based

herds took the top Simmental

Championship honours at the

2025 Stars of the Future Pedigree Calf

Show, at United Auctions, Stirling, on

Saturday 8 th November with the Coltfield

Herd of JC MacIver, Wester Coltfield,

Forres, Moray winning the Junior

Championship, and the Islavale Herd of

WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange,

Keith securing the Senior Championship.

Coltfield Sister Sandra, Overall Junior Champion.

A strong Simmental entry of 44 calves,

from sixteen herds, were entered and

came before the judge for the day Rob

Fitton of the noted Simply herd, Bolton,

Lancashire.

Taking the Junior Overall Championship,

and Junior Female Champion, was the

February 2025 born Coltfield Sister

Sandra. This heifer is by the 12,000gns

Islavale Northstar 22 (ET) EX 90, and is

out of Coltfield Louise EX 90, a Rockytop

Invader 17 EX 92 daughter. It was a

tremendous outing for the Coltfield

herd, their most successful to date at

Stars of the Future, and who on the day

won the Junior Overall Championship;

the Junior Female Champion; the

Reserve Senior Championship; and had

a second in class to the Senior Female

Champion.

Senior Male and Overall Senior Champion Islavale Rafferty.

Of his Junior Overall Champion, the

judge Rob Fitton said: “This was a really

sweet Simmental heifer and exactly

what I was looking for, carrying a real

presence in the ring and walking out

well on four good legs. She was clean,

had plenty of width to her, and had real

femininity and a lot of breed character.”


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Speaking afterwards Cameron MacIver said:

It was a very special day for the

family and a poignant one as

Coltfield Sister Sandra is named after my late

sister. This was her first time out in the show

ring so we are really pleased with how she

has got on. Louise is one of the best breeding

cows in the herd and this is her third calf,

and each by a different sire. Plans for Sandra

all being well are to show her next year and

then get her in calf in the backend.”

Following Coltfield Sister Sandra through from her class, the Reserve

Junior Champion, and Reserve Junior Female Champion went to the

heterozygous polled Islavale Amanda 17 (P), a March 2025 heifer’s

calf by Incheoch Niko 22 (PP) VG 87, and out of Islavale Amanda 11

GP 84. The homozygous polled Incheoch Niko 22 (PP) VG 87, was

purchased for £10,500 at the Working Genes Sale at Incheoch Farms,

Alyth in September 2023. Islavale Amanda 17 (P) will now head to

Simmental Next Gen V Female & Weaned Calves Sale on Friday 12 th

December at Carlisle. Joining her there will be Islavale Rae who

placed second in her class to the Reserve Senior Female Champion.

October 2024 born, Islavale Rae is by the homebred sire Islavale

Lucifer 20 EX 95, and is out of Islavale Jinx (P) EX 90, a Curaheen

Giant daughter.

It was another top Stars of the Future Show for the Islavale herd who

also took the Senior Championship, and Senior Male Champion

with their December 2024 born bull Islavale Rafferty 24. This calf

is the first to be shown sired by Bighill Parker ET (Imp.) EX 90. Out

of Islavale Lippy GP 80, a Corskie Highlander 16 EX 93 daughter,

Islavale Rafferty will be heading to the May 2026 Stirling Bull Sale. A

further Bighill Parker ET (Imp.) EX 90 son, Islavale Shamrock 2 stood

third in a very strong class to the Junior Male and Reserve Junior

Male Champions. Semen has been taken from Bighill Parker, and a

further heifer calf, Islavale Regal, will also be heading to Next Gen V

at Carlisle in December.

Reserve Junior Female and Reserve Junior

Overall Champion Islavale Amanda 17 (P).

Junior Male Champion Tippetcraig Someboy.

Reserve Junior Male Champion Delfur Supernova.

Commenting on his Senior Overall Champion, Islavale Rafferty,

Rob Fitton said: “This is a tremendous eleven-month-old calf and a

real stock bull in the making. Again he had tremendous character

to him with a lovely head and big Simmental ears. Clean through

he had tremendous power for his age, a good straight top on him,

and walked extremely well. He’s a bull with a lot of future for sales

ahead.”

Of the show of Simmentals generally Rob Fitton said: “Firstly I’d

like to thank the organisers for inviting me to judge at Stars of the

Future and what was a very well organised and enjoyable show. I’m

delighted with my two Champions and both are animals I’d very

much like to be taking home with me! It was a tremendous show of

Simmental young stock and I’d very much like to congratulate all of

the exhibitors.”

It was a Championship role reversal from the juniors with the Reserve

Overall Senior Champion going to Coltfield Rhysand 24. September

Overall Junior Champions Coltfield Sister Sandra &

Islavale Amanda 17 (P), with judge Rob Fitton.



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born, Rhysand is another by Islavale Northstar 22 (ET) EX 90, and

is the first bull calf out of Annick Whitney’s Fresia EX 94, purchased

at the Annick Dispersal Sale for 6200gns, and for the tremendous

breeding behind her featuring many Royal Highland Show winners.

From here Coltfield Rhysand will be aimed towards the Stirling Bull

Sale in February 2026.

Reserve Senior Male Champion Coltfield Rhysand.

Bringing their first ever homebred calves to Stars of the Future was

the Burns Family, Tippetcraig Farm, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire,

and who met with more than a bit of success when winning the

Junior Male Championship with the appropriately named Tippetcraig

Someboy. This February 2025 born calf is by Kilbride Farm

Maverick 21 (P), a Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P) son, and is out of

Broombrae Rosina M2 21, who was purchased at Stirling in February

2023. The Burns Family also placed third in the class where the

Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion came from, with

Tippetcraig Salerno, a February 2025 born heifer, and another by

Kilbride Farm Maverick 21 (P).

Commenting afterwards Lindsay Burns said:

Senior Female Champion Bowhill Ruth.

Reserve Senior Female Champion Aultside Royality.

Stars of the Future has been a

lot of fun, with the Simmental

breeders being so friendly and helpful, and

we’re really delighted to win the Junior Male

Championship with Tippetcraig Someboy. As

a herd we plan to do some summer showing

next year, and with Tippetcraig Someboy

being aimed at Stirling in October next year.”

Following Tippetcraig Someboy through from his class, and to take

the Reserve Junior Male Championship, was Delfur Supernova from

Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, and shown by herd manager Garry

Patterson. January 2025 born, Delfur Supernova is by the 28,000gns

stock bull Islavale Magnum 21, and is out Delfur Hells, a Clonagh

Tiger Gallant daughter. Delfur Farms also took a first prize in the

females with Delfur Shakira winning the class for heifers. January

2025 born, Shakira is by Kilbride Farm Nebulus 22, and is out of

Delfur Nightingale, an Innerwick Ivor daughter.

Taking the Senior Female Championship was Bowhill Ruth from

Rachael Reid, D&R Holdings, Low Bowhill Farm, Newmilns, Ayrshire.

August 2024 born, this heifer is got by the 30,000gns AI sire Denizes

Lancelot, and is out of Overhill House Mary, an Aultmore Goliath

daughter who was bought for £4000 in a charity auction with all

proceeds going to charities helping children from the conflict in

Ukraine. Earlier this summer Bowhill Ruth won the Junior Female

Championship at the Scottish Simmental National Show in Perth. It

was a good follow up to last year's Stars of the Future for the Bowhill

herd who in 2024 won the Senior Female Championship and Senior

Overall Championship with Bowhill Petal, another daughter of

Overhill House Mary.

The Reserve Senior Female Champion, and winner of Class 4, came

in the shape of Aultside Royality from Garry Patterson, Rothes, Moray.

This November 2024 born heifer is by Saltire Impressive and is out of

Hazelden Jingle 8 th , a Whitemire King Kong daughter.

Delfur Shakira Junior Female Class Winner.


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English Winter Fair

Storersmith Rapunzel, Simmental Overall Champion.

Storersmith Rapunzel ‘Lets

Down Her Hair’ and wins the

Simmental Championship at

the 2025 English Winter Fair!

• Fishpool Spartan (P) takes Overall Reserve Supreme

• Storersmith Rapunzel Wins Best Staffordshire Bred

It was another Championship day for the Storersmith herd of

Richard & Louise Storer Smith, Spath Farm House, Uttoxeter, who

took the Simmental Overall Championship at the 2025 English

Winter Fair held at the Staffordshire County Showground, Bingley

Hall, on Saturday 15 th November, with their heifer Storersmith

Rapunzel.

Fishpool Spartan, Overall Reserve Supreme.

November 2024 born Storersmith Rapunzel, out of Storersmith

Moonshine GP 83, is one of the first calves by herd sire Storersmith

Navarone 22 VG 88, the Overall Supreme Champion at this year’s

Simmental English National Show. Judge for the day at the English

Winter Fair was Jimmy McMillan of the noted Brandane herd,

Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

Rapunzel initially came through the class for Senior Heifer Calf born

between 1 st October 2024 and 31 st December 20224, and where

she was followed by her team mates Storersmith Robyn, another


English Winter Fair

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Navarone 22 VG 88 daughter; and Storersmith Ribbon, sired by

Ranfurly Notorious. On the second day Storersmith Rapunzel also

won the all-breeds title of Best Staffordshire Bred animal from the

judge Michael Alford, Foxhill Farm, Devon.

It was a strong follow on competition from Storersmith Rapunzel

who also won a red ticket and was part of the winning Pairs, along

with Storersmith Robyn, at the recent Simmental Youngstock Show

at Borderway Agri Expo, Carlisle. For good measure the Storersmith

herd also took the red ticket in the first class of the day with their

December 2024 born bull calf Storersmith Rasputin, another son of

the aforementioned Navarone 22 VG 88 .

In general comments following the show the judge Jimmy McMillan

said: “I would like to thank the English Winter Fair for asking me

to judge the Simmental Calf Show at this year’s event. Similarly I’d

like to thank and congratulate all of the exhibitors, stockmen and

stockwomen, for putting on a tremendous show of Simmental

calves. The future looks very bright for the Simmental breed going

forward with all of these youngsters coming through.”

The format of the day saw four classes of Simmentals judged before

the red ticket winners went head to head in a Championship shoot

out.

Taking the Overall Reserve Supreme was the January 2025 born

Fishpool Spartan (P) from Tom and Jennie Hassall, Winsford,

Cheshire. Heterozygous polled, this young bull is by Newbiemains

Kalypso 19, and is out of Fishpool Lottie (P), from the herd’s Kilbride

Farm Eunice 277J line.

Hirwaun Snowdrop.

Notably, this was Fishpool Spartan’s second Overall Reserve having

won the same title at the aforementioned Simmental Youngstock

Show at Carlisle. Initially Spartan (P) came through Class 91 Junior

Bull Calf born between 1 st January 2025 and 30 th June 2025, and

where he nudged his stable mate Fishpool Spitfire into second

place. Similarly bred, and also January 2025 born, Fishpool Spitfire

is another son of Newbiemains Kalypso.

The other class winner on the day came in the shape of the stylish

young heifer Hirwaun Snowdrop who took the red ticket in Class

93 Junior Heifer Calf born between 1 st January 2025 and 30 th June

2025. January 2025 born, Snowdrop is an AI calf by the noted

Denizes Hamish 2016, and is out of Hirwaun Kitty VG 88, a Salisbury

Challenger daughter out of Mainview Jezabel EX 92. This young

heifer stood second to the Reserve Junior Champion in a strong class

at the aforementioned Simmental Youngstock Show held in Carlisle.

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Livescot 2025

Delfur Supernova ‘Lights Up’

the Simmentals At 2025 Livescot!

• Delfur Supernova, Overall Champion

• Delfur Shakira, Overall Reserve Champion

Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, lit up a

small but quality section of Simmentals to

win both the Overall and Overall Reserve

Championship at the 2025 Livescot event held

on Friday 21 st November at Lawrie & Symington’s

Lanark Agricultural Centre.

Delfur Supernova Simmental Champion.

Judging the Simmental section was Donal

MacLean, Balfron who tapped out the January

2025 born bull calf Delfur Supernova as his breed

Overall Champion. Sired by the 28,000gns

stock bull Islavale Magnum 21, and out of Delfur

Hells, a Clonagh Tiger Gallant daughter, Delfur

Supernova’s full brother, Delfur Prince was the

15,500gns top price at this year’s Stirling May Sale.

Supernova, shown on the day by Olly Patterson

the son of herd manager Garry Patterson, also

won the Reserve Junior Male Championship at the

recent Stars of the Future Calf Show. He will now

be aimed at the Stirling Sale in May 2026.

Taking the Overall Reserve was team mate Delfur

Shakira. January 2025 born, Shakira is one of the

first calves by the herd’s newest stock bull, the

13,000gns Kilbride Farm Nebulus 22, and is out

of Delfur Nightingale, an Innerwick Ivor daughter.

Again, Shakira was a first prize winner at the

aforementioned Stars of the Future.

With an excellent track record at Livescot, this is

the Delfur herd's second Championship one-two,

with the same feat being achieved in 2023 with

Delfur Nifty and Delfur Weigela N12.

In the bull classes at this year’s event, and taking

the red ticket in the class for born between 1 st July

2024 and 31 st December 2024, was Merkland Rory

from local breeders Jim & Elizabeth Dyet, East

Merkland Farm, Strathaven. November 2024 born,

Merkland Rory is by the noted Annick Nazareth

22, a past Male Champion at the Royal Highland,

and is out of Merkland Dina 21, an Islavale Huntly

daughter.

Winning the class for heifers born between 1 st July

2024 and 31 st December 2024 was Springfield

Rose from Gavin Brown, Penicuik. This July

2024 born heifer is by the herd’s noted stock sire

Islavale Jabba 18 EX 92, and is out of Springfield

Delfur Supernova left, with Olly Patterson, and Delfur Shakira with Delfur herd manager Garry Patterson.

Idol, a Team Celtic 11 daughter. With a little

track record behind her, Springfield Rose has

placed second in her class at both the Royal

Highland, and the Simmental Youngstock

Show at Carlisle.


Four Breed Calf Show

SHOWS

Senior Heifer and Overall Senior Champion, Ranfurly Jade.

Ranfurly ‘Cleans Up’ at Four

Breed Calf Show!

• Ranfurly Jade 2 nd , Overall Senior Champion

• Ranfurly Supremo, Overall Junior Champion

Simmental breeders from around Northern Ireland and

Scotland flocked to Ballymena Livestock Market on Saturday

22 nd November for the Annual Four Breed Calf Show with fellow

Saler, British Blonde and British Blue clubs. The expert judge for the

event was Heather Duff from the Pitmudie herd, Menmuir, Angus, an

experienced young breeder with a multitude of ribbons of her own

from shows across Scotland including the Royal Highland Show.

Ranfurly Supremo S1 (P), Overall Junior

Champion, and Junior Bull Champion.

Report from Cara Moore, NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club

It was the Ranfurly herd of WD and JD Hazelton, Dungannon who

cleaned up on the day winning Overall Senior Heifer and Overall

Senior Champion with Ranfurly Jade 2 nd , Reserve Senior Champion

with Ranfurly Renegade, Junior Bull and Overall Junior Champion

with Ranfurly Supremo, as well as taking the Pairs title. Additionally,

Hiltonstown Sadie from Richard and Rhys Rodgers, Portglenone was

crowned as Reserve Junior Champion.

Commenting on her Senior Heifer and Overall Senior Champion,

Heather noted, “She has everything I’d look for in a Simmental

female. She is full of breed character, had great presence in the ring.

She is very feminine, smart and stylish, with a lovely head on her

good top line and plates, good locomotion and clean lines about

her”. From the Ranfurly herd, David said “We take great pride in this

heifer bred by our homebred bull Ranfurly Limelight, who sold for

16,000gns at Stirling Bull Sales in February 2022.” Jonny reports that

Ranfurly Renegade, Senior Bull and Reserve Senior Champion, is

the “half brother to the highest price heifer production sale in 2024,

Ranfurly Weikel 52 nd , who sold for 8000gns and is out of same dam,

Ranfurly Weikel 18 th .”


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Four Breed Calf Show

Also, for the Junior Bull and Overall

Junior Champion, Heather named him

as “a very smart stylish young bull that

immediately caught your eye in the

ring. (He had) good length and shape

about him with a good top line also

good over the plates.” Commenting

on this calf, Jonny notes this is “a halfbrother

to the herd’s primary show

heifer from this year, Ranfurly Weikel

56 th , Reserve Supreme and Junior

Champion at the RUAS Balmoral Show

2025 and the Overall Reserve, Reserve

Female, Performance Recorded Heifer

and Overall Junior Champion at the

breed’s National Show at Clogher

Valley Show 2025, both out of

homebred dam, Ranfurly Weikel 37 th .”

Heather would

“like to thank

For the Senior Heifers of the same

age, Ranfurly Jade 2 nd took prime

position, Coolcran Vesnas Roxette

from Shane and Paul McDonald,

Tempo, took second, Dermody Susie

Princess, Connor Wilkinson, Lisburn,

placed third, Rawbawn Stella, Stephen

McCauley, took fourth and Craigy

Anastasia, W J Dodd, Saintfield, placed

fifth.

For the first class of 2025 born bull

calves, Ranfurly Supremo came in first,

Hiltonstown Salvador, Richard and

Rhys Rodgers, Portglenone, placed

second, Coolcran Spartan, Shane

and Paul McDonald, Tempo, came in

third, Pointfarms Sonic took fourth,

Matthew Cunning, Glarryford, Ashland

Silvester, Frank Kelly, Tempo took fifth

and Coolcran Simba, Shane and Paul

McDonald, Tempo, placed sixth.

Ranfurly Renegade, Reserve Senior Champion.

the committee again for

asking me to judge the

show and the exhibitors

for bringing out a

tremendous high quality

show of cattle making my

job very hard indeed!”

For the heifer class of the same age,

Hiltonstown Sadie, Richard and Rhys

Rodgers, Portglenone, was placed

first, Bridgewater Farm Wisteria 5 th ,

Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown, took

second, Craigy Kerla S2, W J Dodd,

Saintfield, came in third, Ashfurly

Weikel’s Stella, Alan and Julie Wallace,

took fourth, and Craigy Beatrice S1, W

J Dodd, Saintfield, came in fifth.

Hiltonstown Sadie, Reserve Junior Champion.

In the Senior Bull Class of calves born

on or after the 1 st September to the

31 st December, Ranfurly Renegade

was placed first, followed by Coolcran

Rafiki from Shane and Paul McDonald,

Tempo, Ashland Romeo, from Frank

Kelly, Tempo, in third, Clonagh Sergant

Fab and Craigy Ranger, from W J

Dodd, Saintfield, coming in at fourth

and fifth.

For bull calves born on or after the

1 st April, Pointfarms Senna, Matthew

Cunning, Glarryford, placed first,

Ballyrory Simba, Ryan Connell,

Strabane, took second, Ballinalare

Farm Supremo and Ballinalare Farm

Superman, J and A Wilson took third

and fourth.

For the heifers, Rathnashan There

She Goes, Susan McCullagh, took

first, Lisglass Sapphire and Lisglass

Silverbell, Leslie and Christopher

Weatherup, Ballyclare, took second

and third, Ballyrory Skye and Ballyrory

Sapphire, Ryan Connell, Strabane,

came fourth and fifth with Ballinalare

Farm Sugarbabe, J and A Wilson, took

sixth.

Ranfurly Supremo, Jade 2 nd , and Renegade.

Rathnashan There She Goes.

Pointfarms Senna.

Judge for the day, Heather

Duff, Pitmudie Herd.

In the pairs section, first was claimed

by WD and JD Hazelton, Dungannon,

followed by the Hiltonstown herd

of Richard and Rhys Rodgers,

Portglenone, and Shane and Paul

McDonald, Tempo with their Coolcran

pair.


Beef & Lamb Championship & Welsh Pedigree Calf Show

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Simmental Champion makes

£4700 at Royal Ulster Beef &

Lamb Championship!

At the 2025 Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb

Championships, held on 26 th November, the recipient of

the Champion Simmental title, sponsored by Farmdrive,

and the Simmental Cup, was the McKenna Family from Clogher.

This 665kg heifer was sold to Mark McKeown from Ballinalee for

£4,700.

With packed rings, a new layout, and prime stock the Royal Ulster

Premier Beef & Lamb Championships was one to remember for

the McKenna Family from Clogher who, with a further animal, also

won the day’s Overall Supreme Championship.

The Reserve Champion Simmental title was awarded to the

McCrea Family from Strabane. This animal, who also came through

the heifers, was later sold to John Traynor from Newry for £3,800.

Pistyll Scarlet wins at the Welsh

Pedigree Calf Show!

Pistyll Scarlet, Simmental Champion, and Female Champion.

It was another win for GA & HM Francis, Abergorlech, Carmarthen,

who lifted the Simmental Championship, and Female

Championship, with their heifer calf Pistyll Scarlet at the Welsh

Pedigree Calf Show held within Carmarthen Market on 6 th December.

The win saw a third Simmental Championship for the Francis family

in what is only the fourth staging of this fledgling event.

The May 2025 born Pistyll Scarlet is an embryo calf, and twin to a

female, sired by Pistyll Kingsman 19 and out of Woodhall Evangeline,

an Omorga Volvo daughter. Pistyll Kingsman is the bull the Francis’s

bred and sold at Stirling in February 2021 for what remains a Welsh

record for a British Simmental sold at auction. Judging this year’s

Simmental section was Mr Aled Edwards of the noted Dyfri Limousin

herd at Home Farm, Cilcycwm, Llandovery.

Barlo Starbuck, Reserve Overall, and Male Champion.

Taking the Male Championship, and placing Overall Reserve,

was Barlo Starbuck from Mr DA Eynon, Penbontbren, Cwm Miles,

Whitland. This young May 2025 born bull calf is by Pistyll Piper 23,

a Woodhall Ferrari son, and is out of Barlo Hilda, a Pistyll Dewi 12

daughter.

A decent entry of Simmentals at this establishing calf show, saw

further class wins from the Treverbyn; Dyfed; and Mwnt herds

respectively.

In the Young Handlers competition there was a fantastic win in the

Intermediate section for Simmental young handler Harri Morris. Well

done Harri!


REGIONAL CLUBS

Join the Simmental

Club in your area

The British Simmental Cattle Society has ten affiliated Regional

Clubs covering all of the geographies of the UK. The Clubs are

a fantastic starting point for members to come together, share

and discuss breed knowledge, mix and socialise, and act as a focal

point of all things Simmental both in the area and nationally.

With a wide and varied programme of annual activities, the Regional

Clubs play an important part in the ongoing promotion and

development of the Simmental breed in their respective geographies.

Varied across the regions, Club activities in a typical year include

commercial open days; pedigree herd visits; Club trips around the

UK; annual pedigree herd competitions; club meetings with industry

speakers; regional club sales; young members events; stockjudgings;

technical days and visits; knowledge exchange opportunities; and

annual dinners & social evenings. Extending the ‘Simmental reach’

there is also plenty of support and crossover with the Clubs and

Society working closely together at open days, sales, summer shows,

winter fairs, and national industry events.

Whether you are a new or established member, the Regional Clubs

are a fantastic means of getting to know breeders and cattle in your

area and beyond, having a bit of fun with like-minded people, and

facilitating the knowledge exchange opportunities that come with

that. If you would like to join or discuss any aspect of your local

Regional Simmental Club, then please contact the Club Chair or

Secretary in your area as listed.

The following montage of pictures is just a flavour of regional club

activities in the 2025 year. For full annual reports from the Regional

Simmental Clubs then please visit the Society’s website at:

www.britishsimmental.co.uk/regional-clubs/


REGIONAL CLUBS



REGIONAL CLUBS


AREA CLUB OFFICERS

CHAIRPERSON

1. SCOTLAND

Mr Jonathan Sinclair Gunn

March Cottage, Mavsey, Lybster,

Caithness, Highlands, KW3 6AS

Mobile: 07949 975241

Email: jsgunn@hotmail.co.uk

SECRETARY

Mr. Richard Pettit

Den Farm, Fochabers,

Morayshire, IV32 7PQ

Mobile: 07739 079403

Email: rmspettit71@gmail.com

1

2. NORTH EAST

Katie Clark

Deerholme

Grange, Marishes, Malton, North

Yorkshire, YO17 6UG

Tel: 07495 667532

Email: kbagrill@outlook.com

2

3. NORTH WEST

John Barlow

Four Oaks, Ulnes,Walton Lane, Nr

Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 8LT

Mobile: 07850 602679

Email:

jbarlow9530@googlemail.com

Steph Ryder

Holme House, Dale, Ainstable, Nr

Carlisle CA4 9RH

Tel: 07518 519930

Email: steph@

pedigreelivestockservices.co.uk

4

3

4. NORTHERN IRELAND

S P McDonald

Coolcran, Tempo, Co Fernanagh,

BT94 3AY

Mobile: 07922 805496

email: coolcransimmentals@

hotmail.co.uk

5. MIDLANDS

Ryan Gilmour

42 Caulfield Road, Dungannon

BT70 3NG

Tel: 02885 557297

Mobile: 07902 696127

Email: rgilmour1@hotmail.co.uk

6

5

7

Jennie Hassall

3 Brackenfield Way, Winsford,

Cheshire CW7 2UX

Mobile: 07821 394962

Email:

fishpoolsimmental@gmail.com

6. WALES

Andrea Booth

Gun Lane Farm, Gun Lane,

Nether Heage, Belper,

Derbyshire, DE56 2JX

Mobile: 07774 797344

Email: andrea.booth@talktalk.net

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8

10

M H James

Isfryn, Llysonnen, Blaenffos,

Boncath, Pembrokeshire,

SA37 0HY

Email:

huweithinduon@hotmail.co.uk

Mobile: 07854 108699

Helen Price

Cwrt Mawr Farm, Felindre,

Swansea SA5 7PN

Tel: 07957 678338

Email: helenprice79@talktalk.net

7. EAST ANGLIA

Helen Searle

Wagon Lodge, East Church

Street, Kenninghall, Norwich,

Norfolk, NR16 2EP

Tel: 07733 256061

Email: helen126@btinternet.com

Zara Curson

Hollybrook Farm, Pound Lane,

Welbourne, Dereham, Norfolk

NR20 3LG

Mobile: 07824 380334

Email: zaradack82@hotmail.co.uk

CHAIRPERSON

9. CORNWALL

Steven Buckland

Trenuggo Farm, Catchall, St

Buryan, Cornwall, TR19 6EG

Tel: 07980 302521

Email: srbuckland@hotmail.co.uk

SECRETARY

Emma Bate

Pennytinney, St Kew PL30 3HE

Tel: 07516 714397

Email: Cornwallsimmentalclub@

gmail.com

FOR FURTHER REGIONAL

CLUB INFORMATION

SCAN HERE

8. SOUTH WEST

Mr A J Curry

Lowerdown Farm, Felton, Bristol,

Somerset, BS40 9UF

Tel: 01275 472268

Mobile: 07546 207496

Email: ljajcurry@hotmail.co.uk

Rachel Reed

Well Farm, Bickleigh, Tiverton

EX16 8HQ

Tel: 01884 855508

Mobile: 07866 259995

Email: well.farm@btinternet.com

10. SOUTH EAST

Bridget Borlase

Sacombe Hill Farm, Sacombe Hill,

Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire,

SG14 3NL

Tel: 07850 443136

Email: info@bridgetbs.co.uk

Brenda Hide

42 Strand Meadow, Burwash,

Etchingham, East Sussex

TN19 7BP

Tel: 07703 277600

Email: brendahide@hotmail.co.uk



‘QUALITY’ CORSKIE

SIMMENTALS

UNDERPINNING THE GREEN FAMILY’S

BREEDING SUCCESS!

Another top North East of Scotland pedigree and commercial

herd based on the Simmental breed, here we feature the

Green Family at Corskie Farm, Garmouth, Fochabers, Moray.

The Green family’s farming enterprise extends

to 5819 acres, between owned and contract

farmed land, with the business based around

Corskie Farm, at Garmouth, Moray, and nearby

units, West Mains and Pluscarden.

It’s a large operation, comprising a UK-wide

haulage company, a suckler herd of just short of

600 cows; a flock of 730 commercial ewes and

a 360-sow breeding pig herd. The arable side

includes 279 acres of winter barley, 2432 acres of

spring barley and 270 acres of winter wheat. This

all requires a sizeable team of staff, in addition

to the family members who work within it – Iain

Green farms in partnership with his father, Jimmy

and mother, Nan, while his daughters Laura and

Jemma both take active roles in the business and

other daughter, Hannah, works for ScotEID.

The Simmental breed is at the heart of the cattle

herd, which is mainly made up of Simmental

crosses that are put to Simmental and Shorthorn

bulls, while the pedigree herd numbers 180 cows.

Calving takes place in both autumn and spring,

with some pedigree cattle also calving January/

February, which ensures that there are bulls

available to sell at various stages of the year. Any

bulls not meeting the standard for breeding are

finished at 12-13 months.

Autumn-born cross male calves are left entire

and sold deadweight at 13-months-old, with


Corskie Prime 26,000gns Stirling February 2025.

HERD

HIGHLIGHTS:

Sale top:

Private sale:

Corskie Nutmeg,

£32,000

Auction sale:

Corskie Prime,

26,000gns

Proudest achievement

within the breed:

Corskie Disco being our

first home-bred animal

to win at the Highland

Show in 2019 with her

twin calves at foot.

heifers kept for replacements. The spring calving

cross cows, meanwhile, produce yearling store

calves which are sold at Huntly Mart, and again,

replacement heifers for the closed herd.

Iain says that surplus heifers are easily sold on to

other suckler cow herds because of their hi-health

status, which was one of the main appeals of the

breed in the early days.

“We first used a Simmental bull in the early 80s, on

the dairy cross suckler herd, and we began keeping

the Simmental cross heifers as replacements,

when we saw how well they performed. A few

years later, we decided to try breeding our own

Simmentals and bought our first pedigree female

at the Kair dispersal in 1987.”

The pedigree herd developed gradually from

there, with another memorable purchase being

a cow from the Mongewell dispersal – Iain says

there are still some of those bloodlines in the

herd today. With the ability to breed their own

replacements, the commercial herd has now been

closed since 1991, with only occasional pedigree

females and stock bulls now bought in.

The pedigree herd has flourished over the past two

decades and the Greens cite the purchase of the

stock bull Popes Laird, the Perth champion bought

for 12,000gns in 2002, as a turning point.


Six Corskie bulls averaging £13,387 at Stirling October 2025.

Iain says: “That was the most we had paid for a

bull at that point but we felt he was outstanding –

ahead of his time. Dad had been down at the show

and had picked him out as the type of bull we’d

been looking for and I agreed when I saw him at

the sale the next day.”

Popes Laird bred exceptionally well for the herd

and in October 2004, the Corskie team of bulls

sired by him, peaked at 10,000gns, with Corskie

Principal taking the overall championship.

Other successful bulls since then have included

Dirnanean Bradley, bought for 22,000gns in 2011

and Bell Dhu Capercaillie, bought for 45,000gns

in 2013.

Iain explains: “I judged at that sale at Stirling and

put Capercaillie champion – he had tremendous

length and flesh, as well as style and character. His

sons sold very well for us.”

The Greens are looking forward to seeing what the

newest purchase produces, the record-breaking

Hemingford Prince Charming, which they bought

for 56,000gns, a new UK and European record for

a Simmental bull, at Stirling last February.

Success has also been plentiful in the show rings

over the years, with the main focus being the Royal

Highland Show, although they have had triumphs

at the Scottish National, when it’s been held in

their vicinity. They’ve exhibited at the Highland

since 2004 and treat it as a holiday, as well as

being an excellent opportunity to showcase their

cattle. They’ve secured many rosettes and have

won the breed championship three times – with

Popes Laird in 2004, Dirnanean Bradley in 2014

and Corskie Disco (shown with her twin calves) in

2019. They also secured the junior inter-breed title

in 2013 with Corskie Cegem, and again in 2016

with Corskie Gingersnap.

More recently, there was Kilbride Farm Haka, a

10,000gns buy which bred the £32,000 private

sale, Corskie Nutmeg, and the 14,000gns

Blackford Mars, whose first son made 15,000gns

last October, while two Irish purchases have

proved worthy investments – Rathnashan

Leonardo and Rathnashan Magnum. Sons of those

two helped ensure fantastic sales for Corskie

in 2025, with the February team peaking at

26,000gns for Corskie Prime, with another two at

20,000gns apiece, and the October entry selling

to 30,000gns for Laura’s own bull, Garmouth

Robert and 20,000gns for Corskie Rome. In fact,

the Corskie team of 11 in February, averaged out

at £13,220, while the six in October (not including

Laura’s own bull), averaged out at £13,387.


Corskie Mimic, Reserve Supreme 2025 Royal Highland.

Within this busy family business, the

Simmental breed is a passion they all share.

Corskie Rome 20,000gns, Stirling October 2025.

For us, having

Simmentals has

allowed us to have a closed

herd and breed our own

replacements – there’s

plenty demand for any

surplus heifers and bulls are

easily sold at home or at

sales. Folk are finally

realising that Simmentals

can outperform any other

continental breed on a

finishing system, plus there’s

the added bonus of being

able to breed your own

females,” says Iain.

“We couldn’t do what we do without our

team of exceptional staff, across all aspects

of the business. On the pedigree side,

Jemma’s husband Shaun Cumming is our

pedigree stockman, while Jemma does the

accounts for the whole business and Laura

does the cattle paperwork, in addition to

having her own small herd. It’s definitely a

team effort!” he adds.


SALES

PROVISIONAL BSCS SALE, SHOW

& EVENT DATES FOR 2026

Please see here a list of provisional BSCS sale, show, and general event dates for 2026. As always, these dates

are correct at the time of publication but in instances may be subject to change. Where any dates are changed,

updates will be notified to members through email, social media, and the Society’s website.

FEBRUARY

Stirling Bull Sales, United Auctions

Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Thainstone

MARCH

Dungannon Sale, Bulls & Females

MAY

Swatragh – NI Club sale

BSCS Worcester Sale

Stirling Multi Breed Sale

Carlisle Sale (Multi Breed), H & H

Royal Ulster (Balmoral) Show, Belfast

BSCS Welshpool Sale

NBA Beef Expo, Melton Mowbray

JUNE

Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge

Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh

English Simmental National Show, Royal Norfolk

Show

JULY

Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate

Royal Welsh, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells

Northern Ireland National Simmental Show,

Clogher Valley show

16 th

25 th

27 th

1 st

2 nd TBC

4 th TBC

9 th

13 th – 16 th

21 st

30 th

4 th - 6 th

18 th – 21 st

24 th – 25 th

14 th – 17 th

20 th – 23 rd

29 th

AUGUST

Scottish Simmental National Show, Black Isle Show

OCTOBER

Swatragh Sale NI Club sale

Stirling Bull Sales, United Auctions

Cornwall Pedigree Calf Show, Wadebridge

NW & BSCS Pedigree Youngstock Show within

Borderway Agri Expo, Carlisle

NOVEMBER

Stars of the Future with Young Handlers on 7 th ,

Stirling

English Winter Fair, Staffordshire

Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championship

Live Scot (Scottish Winter Fair), Lanark

Northern Ireland Club Calf Show, Ballymena

Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells

DECEMBER

Welsh Multi Breed Calf Show, Carmarthen

Livestock Market

BSCS Next Generation Sale VI, H&H, Carlisle

6 th

9 th

20 th TBC

18 th TBC

30 th

13 th – 14 th

21 st – 22 nd

24 th

27 th – 28 th

28 th

30 th – 1 st Dec

5 th

11 th


SALES

SALE

REPORTS

2025


SALES

Stirling February


Stirling February

SALES

NEW UK &

EUROPEAN

SIMMENTAL

RECORD

56,000gns Hemingford Prince Charming.

56,000gns Hemingford Prince

Charming sets new UK & European

Simmental record at Stirling!!

94 Simmental bulls smash the breed

record average to set new mark of

£9,832, up £2,334 on the year

• 56,000gns a new UK, & European record for a

Simmental bull

• Commercial producers buying bulls up to

20,000gns

• Four bulls sell at 20,000gns and over

• 26 bulls in all sell for 10,000gns and over

• Strong Clearance rate of 81%

• Simmental sells the most bulls over the

Stirling fortnight

Records were well and truly smashed in an incredible day’s

trading at the Stirling Simmental bull sale held on at United

Auctions on Monday 17 th February. Reaching dizzy new heights

never seen before, 94 bulls, the most sold of any breed over the

Stirling fortnight, surged to a remarkable average of £9832, up by a

mighty £2334 on the previous year’s record figure! At the close of the

sale, the average was, at the time, a new all-breeds record for any

beef breed at a UK auction.

Front and centre of the day was the 56,000gns paid for the presale

Overall Supreme Champion, Hemingford Prince Charming,

from James & Rachel Griffin, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdon,

Cambridgeshire, and which is a UK and European record for a

Simmental sold at auction. The new mark eclipsed the 46,000gns

paid for Overhill House Neo in October 2023.

A packed ringside ensured a strong trade from the ‘get go’ and

with the sale being underpinned by the demand from commercial

producers. Through the sale four bulls made over 20,000gns and


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Stirling February

with 26 in all surpassing the five figure price. Bulls entirely for

commercial use sold up to 20,000gns and with many featuring in the

five figure prices.

Commenting after the sale, a delighted BSCS President Chris

Martindale said: “It’s been a special sale for the breed and I’d like to

congratulate all of the vendors on the standard of the Simmental bulls

they continue to bring forward. To have an average of just under

£10,000, up by £2334 on the year, and to sell the most bulls of the

breeds over the Stirling fortnight, shows a tremendous confidence

in the modern Simmental breed. A trend of the day was so many

bulls going to commercial producers with one at 20,000gns and

any number in the teens and the highest prices. Quality bulls were

in demand and easily sold and there were new buyers, repeat

buyers, and bulls going to all parts of the UK which was great to see.

Commercial producers are future proofing their suckler herds with

Simmental genetics and getting the benefits in milk, easy calving,

fertility, and ability to rear a quality calf year on year. There’s also

recognition of the breeds proven abilities in age at slaughter and daily

carcase gain, and adding this all up it’s driving the demand for the

breed to new levels with commercial producers. Of course the icing

on the cake today has been the new European Simmental record

price of 56,000gns for James and Rachel Griffin’s Hemingford Prince

Charming. Everybody is just over the moon for James and Rachel,

and he really is a super Simmental bull.”

So to the day’s top priced bull and new Simmental record holder,

Hemingford Prince Charming 23. April 2023 born, this bull is by

Saltire Jaguar 18, a Team Celtic son, and is out of Hemingford Joy, a

Sterling Gregg 15 (ET) daughter. In the pre-sale show under the eye

of the judge for the day Jim Goldie of the noted Newbiemains herd

at Annan, Nr Dumfries, this bull came through a tremendously strong

class before going on to secure the Intermediate Championship and

thereafter the Overall Supreme Championship. Commenting after the

judging, Jim Goldie said: “This is a lovely Simmental bull and with a

presence that just caught my eye the moment he came into the ring.

Full of style and breed character he typifies the modern Simmental

with length, size, tremendous lines, width over the plates, a great top

on him, and walked really well. He was a stand-out bull on the day

amongst a lot of good company, and it was just terrific to see him go

on and make a record price. I’m sure he will go on to produce some

top class females in the Corskie herd and leave some amazing bulls as

well. It was a great two days for the Simmental breed and I was really

pleased to play a little part in it.”

Come sale time there was much anticipation around ringside and

Hemingford Prince Charming didn’t disappoint as a flurry of bids and

bidders saw him race through the gears before getting knocked down

for 56,000gns, a new Simmental record, to the ringside bidders Iain

and daughter Laura Green for their noted Corskie pedigree herd at

Garmouth, Fochabers, Moray. Commenting after paying the record

price, Laura Green said: “We saw Hemingford Prince Charming at the

inspection on Saturday and liked him straight away, and we obviously

kept a close eye on him through the show. He has length, style, breed

character and is full of quality, an outstanding bull and in our mind

one of the best Simmental bulls we’ve ever seen. We’re really excited

to have him and after a nice settling in period he’ll be introduced

to the pedigree herd.” The Corskie herd presently comprises of 180

pedigree cows and 400 Simmental x Beef Shorthorn suckler cows.

For James and Rachel Griffin, it was two unbelievable days that will

live long in the memory. After taking a breath, and the enormity of

26,000gns Corskie Prime.

20,000gns Corskie Pirate.

20,000gns Corskie Pier.

16,000gns Keeldrum Pablo.


Stirling February

SALES

what had just happened sinking in, James and Rachel spoke to the

Society and said: “Going to Stirling, we thought Prince Charming was

a good bull but we never set expectations because in the Simmental

breed there is always such a high standard of bulls forward. It’s what

dreams are made of that you might produce one good enough to win

the Championship but it just wasn’t something that we realistically

thought we’d achieve in our lifetime.”

15,000gns Backmuir Poseidon.

Continuing they said: “We watched Jim Goldies pre-sale video

leading up to the show, and he mentioned he would be looking for

a modern Simmental, with good length and shape, and we hoped

he might tick some of those boxes but we never thought more than

that. There are three separate things here: winning the Championship,

selling for the day’s top price, and for it then to be a UK and European

record. To manage all three at the same time is just the stars aligning,

and beyond all expectations. Dreams can come true!”

“As the bids were going up I don’t think we were able to breathe!

The auctioneer Raymond Kennedy had been round to ask what our

expectations might be and I think I said double figures would be a

good start, but we truly never expected anything like this. We are also

delighted with him being purchased by the Green family with Corskie

being such a distinguished Simmental herd with a tremendous

reputation. We wish them every success with Prince Charming

and will closely follow his progress.” This was the Griffins third visit

to Stirling and where they first time round, in 2022, sold a bull for

4200gns to Brian Sutherland, Glenlossie, and with their second

visit seeing another Saltire Jaguar son Hemingford Nelson sell for

11,000gns to Michael Durno’s Auchorachan herd in October 2023.

14,000gns Wolfstar Prototype (P).

14,000gns Wolfstar Pocket Rocket (P).

13,500gns Braidwood Panther.

It was a sale day with a strong Corskie fingerprint throughout.

Offsetting their top price purchase, the herd had brought a stand

out team of eleven bulls that saw them procure the three other sale

prices over 20,000gns and with the team of eleven bulls averaging

a terrific £13,220! The Corskie bulls sold for 26,000gns; 20,000gns

x 2; 13,000gns; 9500gns; 9000gns x 2; 8500gns; 8000gns x 2; and

7500gns!

The junior bulls were tremendously strong through the day, and it

was from the second last class in the catalogue that the day’s second

top price came from in the shape of the 26,000gns Corskie Prime 23

from the Green family. This October 2023 born calf is by the Irish bull

Rathnashan Leonardo (ET), whose first son sold for 10,000gns, and

is out of Corskie La-enna from the ‘Enna’ line, one of the herd’s most

consistent cow families. Corskie Prime 23 was purchased by Jimmy &

Vikki Wood for their noted Popes herd at Dutton, Preston, Lancashire.

Speaking after the sale, Vikki Wood said: “This Corskie bull just had

a lot of the things we were looking for. We saw him in the show and

immediately liked him. He’s well fleshed, a good mover, the right

colour we were looking for, and he’s just full of breed character. His

breeding is attractive to us, and with little cross over in his immediate

pedigree, he injects a bit of a new line into the herd. We were looking

for a bull to use on our heifers, who are big, rangy females and to

add easy flesh into them. Initially we’ll put him out quietly with a few

heifers and go from there.” Of the 26,000gns price Vikki Wood went

on to say: “It’s the investment you need to be prepared to spend for

a bull with the traits and qualities you want for your herd. The higher

prices are a reflection of where today’s beef market is and if he does

the job that his potential suggests, he will hopefully quickly cover

himself. ” The Popes herd currently presently consists of 50 pedigree

cows.


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Two further junior bulls from Corksie made 20,000gns and the first of

these was the Overall Reserve Supreme, Junior Champion, and first

prize in Class 11, Corskie Pirate. September 2023 born, this young bull

with style, natural power and terrific width to him, is by Rathnashan

Magnum EX 92 and is out of Corskie Hilda VG 87 a daughter of the

homebred Corskie Dubai 12. Reflecting the marketplace demand, this

bull was purchased entirely for commercial use by the noted producer

JC Innes, Dunscroft, Huntly, Aberdeenshire.

Also at the 20,000gns price was Corskie Pier, an October 2023

born bull from the youngest class on the day. Full of breeding and

performance figures, this calf is by Kilbride Farm Haka 16 who has

previously had sons sell to £32,000, and is out of Corskie Jlight a

daughter of the former breed record holder Bel Dhu Capercaillie. His

performance figures saw him be in the breed’s top 1% for Maternal

(Milk) at +16; the top 5% and 10% for 200, 400, and 600 day growth

and the top 5% for both Terminal production Index, and Self Replacing

Index. Purchasing this bull was Neil McGowan for his Incheoch herd

of 50 Simmental cows run alongside 150 Luings.

Commenting Neil said: “I watched the bulls go through inspection

on Saturday and he was one that stood out as being of the type we

were looking for and he moved well. Watching the show the next day

along with my father Finlay, he was one of a good number of bulls

that impressed us in terms of his type, dimension and stance in the

ring. We were particularly looking for a red, polled bull with decent

calving figures and good early growth but not too tall in type - with

a smooth, easy-finishing muscle-pattern. We were looking for a bull

to breed daughters from – so a bit of character and style is important

and structural soundness too. Pier ticked all the boxes other than

the polled one! In studying him overnight, we saw that his dam line

went back to a cow, some seven generations back, my grandfather

had sold to Gordon Clark. It wasn’t part of the decision making but

somehow seemed to be a bit of a sign! From here, Corskie Pier will get

a selection of polled Simmental cows and some Luings next summer

and we very much look forward to seeing how he breeds.”

13,500gns Springfield Pace.

13,000gns Backmuir Portsoy.

The Stirling Simmental Sale rounded off what has been a fantastic

couple of months for the Corskie herd and the Green family and who

in December won the prestigious 2024 Scotch Beef Farm of the Year

award. Commenting directly about the herd’s day at Stirling, Laura

Green said:

“It was a day to remember for all of us at Corskie and a fantastic day

for the Simmental breed with a great credit due to all of the vendors.

This was our best average we’ve had at Stirling to date with the 11

bulls selling for £13,220. At home we were very pleased with the team

of bulls and optimistic that they would meet the buyers’ requirements.

Our ongoing aim is to try and breed modern bulls with good length

and conformation whilst retaining the excellent maternal traits of the

Simmental breed. We wish all of the buyers the very best with their

purchases.”

Another bull to catch the eye was the upstanding Keeldrum Pablo 23

from David Lowry, Newsteadings Farm, Cartland, Lanark. Another

bull with size, length and width, the May 2023 born Pablo had stood

third in arguably the strongest class of the day, to the top priced

bull. Sired by Denizes Impeccable and out of the Clonagh World

Class daughter Sacombe Gabi-Oma, Keeldrum Pablo was another

to go for entirely commercial use when purchased for 16,000gns

by the Hamilton Brothers, Aikengall Farm, Innerwick, Dunbar. The

Hamiltons run some 900 spring calving Simmental cross suckler

13,000gns Corskie Phoney.

13,000gns Overhill House Presley.


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cows across three holdings and with a battery of 25+ Simmental bulls.

The 16,000gns price is the highest they have paid for a Simmental to

date and on the day was one of four bulls purchased with them also

securing Auchorachan Premier for 11,000gns; Braegarrie Panther for

8500gns; and Auchorachan Pilot for 8000gns.

12,000gns Kyleston Principal (P).

12,000gns Rockytop Pirelli.

12,000gns Skerrington Prime (P).

11,000gns Islavale Panama.

Bringing another good team of bulls to Stirling was the Backmuir herd

of Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, who sold six bulls

to average £10,238. Leading the way for them was the 15,000gns

Backmuir Poseidon who was a first prize winner in Class Four of the

senior section. Again, a bull going for commercial use, Poseidon was

purchased by noted producers R&N Barclay, Harestone Farm, Insch,

Aberdeenshire. April 2023 born, Backmuir Poseidon 23 is by Backmuir

King, the Male Champion at the Royal Highland whose sons have sold

up to 10,000gns, and is out of the Skerrington Warlord 2 daughter,

Starline Kristle 25 th . A few lots later, and the winner of Class Six,

Backmuir Portsoy 13 made 13,000gns when selling to the Teviot herd

of RH Bell & Co, Roxburgh Mill, Kelso. Another son of Backmuir King,

this May 2023 born bull is out of Backmuir Olivia Jinx, a Kilbride Farm

Duke 12 daughter.

Always bringing quality bulls to sell at Stirling, the Wolfstar herd

of Alex & Ross King again found reward when selling two bulls to

14,000gns, and with both going commercially. The first of these was

Wolfstar Prototype 23 (P) who finished second in the ‘class of the day’

to the sales top priced bull. April 2023 born this bull is by the rising

14-year-old Team Celtic 11, and is out of the Linde General (P) sired

Wolfstar Lady Gaga (P). With a Maternal (Milk) figure of +10, Wolfstar

Prototype 23 (P) went north when knocked down to JM Sutherland,

Sibminster & Stainland, Thurso, Caithness. Late in the day, the third

last bull through the ring, and the aptly named Wolfstar Pocket

Rocket 23 (P), also made 14,000gns when being bought by noted

commercial producers MacFarlane Farms Ltd, Quixwood Farm, Duns,

Berwickshire. Similarly bred to his stablemate, Wolfstar Pocket Rocket

23 (P) is also by Team Celtic 11, and is out of another Linde General (P)

daughter, Wolfstar Little Mix (P).

Gavin Brown, Springfield Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian was another

breeder to enjoy a successful day when he sold the second prized

bull Springfield Pace 23 for 13,500gns. This April 2023 born bull is by

the herd’s prolific sire Islavale Jabba and is out of the Popes Barclay

daughter Springfield Highness. Purchasing this bull was Orkney

buyer Liam Muir and for his client J&M Dearness, who run a large

suckler herd at Knowe Farm, Sanday, Orkney. Of this bull Liam Muir

said: “This bull had really good figures for easy calving, and milk, as

well as his indexes, and just had the character and qualities we were

looking for. He’s a bull for the suckler herd and to breed first quality

replacements as well as top stores for the local markets.” For Gavin

Brown the 13,5000gns was a top price at sale to date for the herd and

with Springfield clearing all eight bulls forward to average a terrific

£8203. Orkney buyers were again a theme of the day with nine bulls

in all selling to the islands.

In addition to Backmuir Portsoy, three further bulls sold for 13,000gns.

The first of these was the winner of Class 10, and the Reserve Junior

Champion, in the shape of Overhill House Presley from Richard

McCulloch, Over Hill House, Armadale. A young bull with size and

tremendous length, Presley is by Pistyll Kingsman (the sire of the

46,000gns Overhill House Neo), and is out of Overhill House Hellana,

a Corbally Extreme daughter. Buying this bull was Strathisla Farms,

Moolies, Meigle, Blairgowrie. Speaking of this bull, Adrian Ivory said:

“We saw Overhill House Presley during the show and thought he had


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good growth, length, and was a well put together bull. With good

figures we think he’ll complement Denizes Logic daughters, and the

plan is to start to use him in the summer.” Strathisla presently has

approximately 55 pedigree breeding females, 40 pedigree Charolais,

and 140 commercial cows.”

Another junior from the Corskie line up, Corskie Phoney, made

13,000gns when selling commercially to JS Fraser, Tore Mains

Farm, Muir of Ord. Again carrying width and natural power, this

bull combined a depth of proven breeding and top performance

figures. August 2023 born Phoney is by the aforementioned Bel

Dhu Capercaillie and is out of Corskie Mimic who was Reserve Breed

Champion at the 2023 Royal Highland, and Breed Junior Champion

at the 2022 Scottish National Show. His performance figures see

him being in the breed’s top 1% for Maternal (Milk) at +15, the top

1% for 200, 400, and 600 day growth, and the top 1% for Terminal

Production, and Self Replacing Indexes!

The fourth bull in all hitting the 13,000gns mark was the August

2023 born Braidwood Panther 23 from Louise Moffat, Innerwick

Farm, Dunbar, East Lothian. A deep red marked bull, Panther stood

third in his class to the Reserve Intermediate Champion. Sired by the

18,000gns Wolfstar Jimmy Choo, and out of the Promi (PP) daughter,

Braidwood Freckles (P), this bull was again purchased for commercial

use when being bought by JB Dobie, Easter Middleton, Gorebridge,

Midlothian. For the Dobies this is the first Simmental bull they have

purchased and comes after seeing the breed’s performance at

commercial sales, and then attending the Scottish Simmental Club

Open Day held at Innerwick Farm in June last year where they first

saw this calf, and the quality in the herd.

Standing one place behind Braidwood Panther in his class was the

August 2023 born Skerrington Prime 23 (P), from the longstanding

Skerrington herd of Mr W Young, Skerrington Mains, Hurlford,

Kilmarnock and who went on to sell for 12,000gns. Entirely

homebred this bull is by the homozygous polled Skerrington King

Kong 19 (PP), and is out of Skerrington Faith, a Sowenna Aristocrat

daughter. With good figures for calving ease, growth, and maternal

(milk), this bull went commercially to W Walton & Sons, Trough End,

Otterburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Standing as the Reserve Senior Champion, and the first prize winner

in Class Two, was another bull with size, width, and a good top in the

shape of the 12,000gns Kyleston Principal 23 (P) from Mr SB Knox,

North Balloch Farm, Alyth, Perth & Kinross. This dark red heterozygous

polled calf is the first son at sale by the privately purchased stock

bull Kilbride Farm Liberator 20 (P) who is leaving calves ‘with good

muscle’ in the herd. Out of Kyleston Hazel, a Keeldrum Eclipse 13 (P)

daughter, this bull was purchased by commercial producers Kincraigie

Farms, Lumphanan, by Banchory. For the 30 breeding female

Kyleston herd, the sale price and the Reserve Championship were

both top accolades for the Knox’s at sale to date.

At this same 12,000gns price was Rockytop Pirelli from the 60 cow

pedigree herd of Gary & Angela Christie, Midtown of Glass, Huntly. A

bull with length and conformation Pirelli stood fourth in the ‘class of

the day’ to the top priced bull. May 2023 born, Rockytop Pirelli is by

Kilbride Farm Fearless 14, described as ‘one of the bulls purchased

who has greatly improved the herd’, and is out of Rockytop Margaret’s

June. With a Maternal (Milk) figure of +10, this bull went to the noted

commercial producers CG McGillvray, Auchnascraw, Ballindalloch. A

few lots later and the Christies sold Rockytop Puff 23 for 9500gns to

OJ & JM Barker, Easter Yardhouses, Carnwath, Lanark.

11,000gns Auchorachan Premier.

11,000gns Westridge Pebble.

11,000gns Delfur President.

10,500gns Braegarrie Panda.


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Overall Championship Line up.

Selling at 11,000gns was the aforementioned Auchorachan Premier

from D&R Durno & Sons, Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch

which was knocked down to Aikengall Farms, East Lothian. Entirely

homebred this August 2023 calf is by Auchorachan Malt and is out

of the Team Fergus 14 EX 91 daughter, Auchorachan Nanny 4 EX 92.

Premier carried top 5% of the breed figures for 200, 400, and 600

day growth. Another herd to enjoy a top day’s trading, Auchorachan

also sold the Reserve Intermediate Champion, and winner of Class 9,

for 10,500gns to the judge Jim Goldie, Newbiemains Farm, Annan,

Dumfries. Another by Auchorachan Malt, and again with good growth

figures, this bull is out of Auchorachan Nanny 1H EX 93 described as

a ‘tremendous cow’ in the herd. Other Auchorachan bulls sold for

9000gns and 8000gns.

The April 2023 senior bull Delfur President 23 from Delfur Farms,

Rothes, Aberlour, made 11,000gns when selling to J Walker & Sons,

Sauchenbush, Echt. A bull with good calving ease direct figures,

President 23 is by Curaheen Bandit and is out of the Islavale Cassius

11 daughter Delfur Heidi. A few lots later and Delfur were back in

the money when selling Delfur Phantom 23 for 10,000gns. Sired

by Innerwick Ivor 17, and out of Delfur Hetty, this bull had stood

Reserve Champion at the 2024 Simmental Youngstock Show held at

Borderway Mart, Carlisle. Purchasing this bull was Dennis Isbister,

who runs the Isbister pedigree herd at Old Hall, Stromness, Orkney.

A further bull to feature in the ‘class of the day’ was the fifth placed

Westridge Pebble 23 from Ward Farms (Scotland), West Mains Farm,

Carnwath, Lanark and who went on to make 11,000gns when selling

to commercial producer Stephen Allardyce East Town Farm, Tarland,

Aboyne. May 2023 born this bull is by Ranfurly Confederate C24 11 EX

94, and is out of Islavale Iona. Other Westridge bulls on the day made

7500gns, and 7000gns.

The prolific Islavale herd of WS Stronach & Son Berryleys farm,

Grange, Keith, brought a ‘young team to town’ and met with

Senior Championship Line up.

another terrific trade. Nine bulls in all sold for £81,900 to average a

tremendous £9100. Leading the way in their pen was the October

2023 born Islavale Panama who made 11,000gns when selling

commercially to Glenrinnes Farms Ltd, Dufftown, Banffshire. Other

Islavale bulls sold for 9500gns; 9000gns x2; 8500gns x3; 8000gns;

and 6000gns.

*At the close of the bull sale and a draft offering from J&G Houliston,

Newmains, Drem, North Berwick, four Saltire heifers made 4000gns;

3800gns; 2600gns; and 2500gns. Saltire Pinky, a Saltire Munro

daughter out of Saltire Murron led the way when selling for 4000gns

to G Wealleans & Son, Greenlaw, Duns, Berwickshire who bought

three lots in all.


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Intermediate Championship Line up.

Junior Championship Line up.

OTHER LEADING BULL PRICES

10,500gns Lot 451 Auchorachan Picasso sold to JM & J Goldie,

Newbie Mains Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire

10,500gns Lot 427 Braegarrie Panda sold to Fleming Farming,

Greenlees Farm, Kelso

10,000gns Lot 455 Kersknowe Popstar sold to Ettrickshaws Farming

Partnership, Ettrickshaw, Selkirk

10,000gns Lot 354 Caithness Pioneer sold to T Smith & Son, Nether

Edindurno, Whitehouse, Alford

10,000gns Lot 384 Delfur Phantom sold to D Isbister, Oldhall,

Stromness, Orkney

10,000gns Lot 388 Greencap Pegasus sold to J & MH Brims, Thuster

Mains, Bilbister, Wick

9500gns Lot 470 Corskie Patron sold to Genoch Mains Farm,

Dunragit, Stranraer

9500gns Lot 465 Islavale Peperoni sold to James Pate & Sons,

Mossielee, Galasheils, Selkirk

9500gns Lot 437 Springfield Pentagon sold to JW Fullerton & Sons,

Corsbie, Earlston, Berwickshire

9500gns Lot 413 Rockytop Puff sold to OJ & JM Barker, Easter

Yardshouses, Auchengray, Carnwath, Lanark

9000gns Lot 431 Kilbride Farm Pele sold to Ralia Enterprises, Ralia

Lodge, Newtonmore, Invernessshire

9000gns Lot 458 Corskie Pepsi sold to Richard Elliott, Lordsview,

High Moor Farm, Tadcaster

9000gns Lot 462 Auchorachan Phantom sold to John Mitchell,

Rumbletonrig, Greenlaw, Duns, Berwickshire

9000gns Lot 466 Islavale Pistol sold to Craighill Farms, Duntrune, By

Dundee

9000gns Lot 491 Islavale Premium sold to J Graham & Son, West

Balgothrie Farm, Leslie, Glenrothes

9000gns Lot 493 Corskie Prisoner sold to T Hill & R Wright, 1 Mill

Farm, Wadworth, Doncaster

9000gns Lot 358 Backmuir Peru sold to C & K Stuart, Lettoch &

Belnoe, Braes of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch

9000gns Lot 397 Wolfstar Pele sold to JF & C Saunders, Maidenlands

Tarn, Tarn Flatt, Marton, Ulverston

9000gns Lot 385 Strathisla Panama sold to JW Sutherland & Son,

Granton Mains, Bower, By Wick

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10,000gns Coltfield Principal.

10,000gns Coltfield Principal leads

record Simmental trade at Aberdeen!

Simmental bulls average £7770, up

£1938 on the year, and a new centre

record average

• Islavale Pizza sells at 9000gns

• Backmuir bulls at 8000gns, and 7000gns x2

• Tillyeve, and Drumsleed bulls at 7500gns

The ongoing demand for Simmental bulls was again evident

with another record trade for the breed at the 2025 Aberdeen &

Northern Marts Spring Show & Sale, at the Thainstone Centre,

Inverurie, held on Wednesday 26 th February.

Ten Simmental bulls sold to average a terrific £7770, up by £1938 on

the year, and setting a new breed record mark for this fixture. The

clearance rate was an excellent 83%.

Leading the way was Cameron MacIver, and his son James, Wester

Coltfield, Forres, Moray who topped the Simmental trade at

10,000gns with their April 2023 born Coltfield Principal. This calf is

sired by the by the 13,000gns herd stock sire Wolfstar Loose Cannon,

purchased at Stirling in February 2022, and is out of the classified

Coltfield Holly EX 92, one of the ‘best cows’ in the herd who to date

had only ever produced heifer calves.

Combining pedigree and solid performance figures, Coltfield

Principal went to Thainstone with a bit of a show record behind him

having been a class winner at the 2023 Stars of the Future Calf Show

held in Stirling. His sisters have also previously placed first in class at

the Royal Highland. Buying the top price was commercial producer

G McConnach, Drumneachie, Birse, Aboyne for their 100-cow

Simmental based herd.

It was a fitting time to take the top price with, at the time of the

sale, Cameron MacIver being the President of the Royal Northern

Agricultural Society, the hosts of this annual and noted Spring Show

& Sale! Speaking afterwards Cameron said: “With my Presidency hat

on I wanted to support the sale with a good bull and am delighted

that Principal went on to sell for the day’s top price. We considered

selling him in October 2024 but kept him back to use on pedigree

heifers. A tall, clean bull, who has excellent mobility, he’s retained a

good coat of hair and we think carries some real style and spark.”


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Selling at 9000gns was the day’s Reserve Simmental

Champion in the shape of Islavale Pizza from WS Stronach,

Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith. Full of proven breeding and

performance figures, the November 2023 born Islavale Pizza

is sired by Rockytop Luca, who has bred daughters up to

15,000gns, and is out of the ‘Golden Cow’ Islavale Topaz 8

EX 93 (EX2). Pizza’s figures put him in the breed’s top 1% for

400 day weight, the top 1% for both Terminal Production

Index, and Self Replacing Index. He also carries a Maternal

(Milk) figure of +9. Purchasing this dark red bull was JP Clark

Ltd, Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, Strathpeffer. A prolific selling

herd at Aberdeen, this second top price follows on from three

consecutive years of Islavale topping this sale.

At 8000gns was Backmuir Pacific from Reece & Andrew

Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith. Earlier in the day this bull

had been placed a Overall Simmental Supreme Champion

by the pre-sale multi breed judge, Stephen Sutherland,

Sibmister, Castletown, Thurso. April 2023 born, this bull is

by the homebred sire Backmuir Krypton 19, and is out of

the Woodhall Ferrari 14 daughter Kennox Frankie’s Jewel.

The day’s Champion was knocked down to Dingwall

based commercial producer J&J Henderson, Udale Farm,

Poyntzfield. It was another solid sale day for the 80-cow

Backmuir herd who in addition to the Champion at 8000gns

also sold other bulls at 7000gns x 2; and 6000gns.

Cameron and James MacIver with Coltfield Principal who sold for 10,000gns.

Two bulls made 7500gns. The first of these was Tillyeve

Polaris from Messrs C&M Bruce, Tillyeve, Udny, Ellon. By

Corrick Logic 20, and out of Tillyeve Lily (TF), a Drumacritten

Ian daughter, this bull is another heading to Orkney having

been purchased by Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stenness,

Stromness. A few lots earlier, Tillyeve Paddy 23, another

Corrick Logic son, made 6000gns when selling to J Watson,

New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh.

Also selling at 7500gns was one of the youngest bulls in the

catalogue, Drumsleed Pacific from Mr GW Smith, Drumsleed,

Fordoun, Laurencekirk. May 2023 born, this third prize bull is

by Dellfield Kingpin 19, and is out of Drumsleed Katelyn 19,

a Lopemede Grenadier 15 (P) daughter. Drumsleed Pacific

was knocked down to AJ McLeod, Mains of Hatton, Strichen,

Fraserburgh. Another Dellfield Kingpin 19 son, Drumsleed

Panther, sold for 8500gns at the recent Stirling Sale.

9,000gns Islavale Pizza.

This Thainstone Sale followed hard on the heels of Stirling

two weeks ago and where 94 Simmental bulls averaged a

breed record £9,832, up £2,334 on the year, and with a new

breed record price for a bull of 56,000gns.

OTHER SIMMENTAL PRICES:

7000gns Lot 48 Backmuir Porsche 23 to HJ Arnott,

Westerton, Memsie, Fraserburgh

7000gns Lot 50 Backmuir President 23 to Finzean Estate,

Finzean, Banchory

6000gns Lot 42 Tillyeve Paddy 23 to J Watson, New Pitsligo,

Fraserburgh

6000gns Lot 44 Backmuir Paddy 23 to JK Ledingham, Fintry,

Turriff

5000gns Lot 56 Whitecairns Paramount 23 to C Gospel,

Auchmacleddie, Strichen, Fraserburgh

8000gns Backmuir Pacific.


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Champion Corrick Presley.

7200gns Corrick Presley sets new

Simmental sale record at Dungannon

• Bulls average £5477.50, a new breed record,

and up by £1,897 on the year

• Three bulls make 6000gns and over

• 75% clearance rate

It was a record-breaking day for Cecil and Scott McIlwaine, Corrick,

Newtonstewart, Co Tyrone who sold Corrick Presley for 7200gns

at the British Simmental Cattle Society’s Sale held at Dungannon

Farmers Mart on Friday 21 st March. The top price is a new breed

record for a Simmental bull at this fixture.

September 2023 born Corrick Presley had earlier in the day been

tapped out as the Overall Supreme Champion by the pre-sale show

judge Martin Cunningham, who runs a commercial herd alongside

his establishing Catcairn pedigree herd at Hannahstown, Belfast,

and who commented: “My choice of Champion is just a fantastic

modern Simmental bull. He has length, width, and power, and has all

the qualities to be a breeder’s bull that anyone would be pleased to

have.”

Corrick Presley is by Seafort Gill and is out of the Team Celtic

daughter Corrick Matilda. With top growth figures this bull is in the

breed’s top 1% for 400, & 600 day weight, and top 10% for 200 day

weight. Carrying on the theme his Terminal Production Index, and

Self Replacing Index are both in the breed’s top 5%. Purchasing the

top priced bull was local breeder William Ferguson who runs 80-90

Simmental x Limousin cows alongside the Sperrin View herd of ten

pedigree Simmentals, at Stewartstown, Dungannon. Commenting

Mr Ferguson said: “We had seen Corrick Presley on Facebook prior

to the sale and were impressed by the bull in himself and also his

performance figures. Seeing him at the market he was a bull with

real length to him, full of character, style, and who walked very well.

He was the colour we were looking for to breed replacements, had

plenty of muscle, and right amount of bone for the type of cows that

he’ll be used on.” Back in 2019, William Ferguson had previously

purchased Corrick Justice from the McIlwaines and who was a

bull ‘who had worked really well for us.’ Of the 7200gns price Mr

Ferguson said: “We really wanted to get the bull of the quality and

type that we were looking for as it’s such an important investment for

the herd. Corrick Presley ticked the boxes we were looking for.”

Speaking after the sale a delighted Neil McIlwaine said: “Corrick

Presley is a terrific bull, and going to the sale we thought he had the

full package with his pedigree, performance figures and the looks.

He’s a heifer’s calf who showed successfully in the NI Simmental

National Show in 2024 at Antrim, and he comes from a good

breeding line. Presley has gone to a good home and a repeat buyer

in the shape of William Ferguson, and we look forward to see how

he goes on and does.” Of setting a new Simmental breed record at

Dungannon, Neil McIlwaine went on to say: “We are delighted to


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6000gns Drumacritten Robbie.

support and promote the breed at such sales as Dungannon, and it’s

a thrill to set what is a record price along with a record sale average.

More generally there are a lot of quality Simmental bulls being bred

and sold by NI breeders which is great to see.”

The sale saw six out of the eight bulls forward sell to an average of

£5477.50, up by £1897 on the year and setting a new record average

for this Simmental fixture. Following the bulls, four heifers sold to

average a healthy £3438.75.

Two bulls made 6000gns and with the first of these being

Knockreagh Popstar from Val & Conrad Fagan from Newry, County

Down. November 2023 born, this bull who stood second in his class,

is by the leading sire Saltire Impressive 17, and is out of Knockreagh

Kitty (ET) VG 88, a Dermotstown Delboy (ET) EX 92 daughter.

Knockreagh Popstar, who carried above average figures for Maternal

(Milk), and also Terminal Production and Self Replacing Indexes, sold

to the Killyfaddy Farm pedigree herd of Robert Duncan, Magherafelt,

Co Londonderry.

6000gns Knockreagh Popstar.

Also at this mark was the final bull in the catalogue, Drumacritten

Robbie 24 (ET), from Mr WE Nelson & Mr GE Nelson, Drummacritten,

Rosslea, Enniskillen. First in his class, Drumacritten Robbie is by

Dermotstown Delboy (ET) EX 92, and is out of Drumacritten Dianna

GP 84, a Drumlone Anchor 09 9 daughter. Buying this bull, who is

in the breed’s top 5% for Calving Ease Daughters, was purchased by

Ivan Henderson, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.

The Nelsons also sold the day’s Overall Reserve Champion,

Drumacritten Paddy 23 for 4300gns. October 2023 born, this bull

is another by Saltire Impressive, and is out of Drumacritten Julie a

Curaheen Gunshot daughter. Drumacritten Paddy was knocked

down to G McBurney, Annalong, Co Down.

In the females, two December 2023 born heifers from Mr DG

4300gns Drumacritten Paddy.

Rooney, Newry, County Down, Veaghmore Pebble and Veaghmore

Paris both made 3500gns and with both being purchased by James

Porter, Dromore, Co Down.


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Worcester May

20,000gns Blue Cedar Peter (PP).

20,000gns Blue Cedar Peter (PP)

breaks Simmental & all-breeds

record at Worcester!

• Beanhill Ryan 24 makes 11,000gns

• Wroxall Pornstar 23 (P) makes 9,000gns

• 20,000gns a new all-breeds centre record, and

record for a Simmental bull sold in England

It was a record breaking day at the Worcester Simmental Sale held

on Saturday 3 rd May, at McCartneys Worcester Livestock Market.

Selling at 20,000gns and setting a new all-breeds centre record at

Worcester, and a new record for a Simmental bull sold at a Society

sale in England, was the homozygous polled, and entirely homebred,

Blue Cedar Peter 23 (PP), from Nigel Darling, Intwood, Norwich.

December 2023 born, Blue Cedar Peter 23 (PP) is by Blue Cedar Kelso

(PP), and is out of Blue Cedar Edwina 4 th (PP). Purchasing this bull

was stock manager Richard Bell for the 300-cow Bowley herd of

Mr CM Mercer based at Hope-Under-Dinmore, Herefordshire. With

limited staff, ease of management is a big factor for the Bowley herd

11,000gns Beanhill Ryan.

and with the homozygous polled status of this bull being particularly

attractive.

Commenting after the sale a delighted Nigel Darling said: “I’m

absolutely over the moon to sell Blue Cedar Peter (PP) for this top

price, and to set so many new record marks along the way is just


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amazing. I joined the Society some fifteen years ago and have been

concentrating on breeding polled cattle from the outset. We’ve

presently got twelve cows and all of which are homozygous polled.

There’s more and more demand for homozygous polled Simmentals

from commercial producers who want easier management with

no dehorning of calves whilst still retaining the traits the breed is

renowned for.” The Blue Cedar herd was established in 2010 with

the purchase of the 15-month-old bull Wroxall Abacus 09 (PP), and

with the purchase of the heifer Hunnyhill Wendy (P) thereafter. Next

up for the Blue Cedar herd will be the Royal Norfolk and with more

homozygous polled genetics on show.

Endorsing Nigel Darling’s comments was the purchaser Richard

Bell who said: “In a big herd like Bowley and with not many staff,

homozygous polled Simmental genetics is very attractive to us. This

bull has also got excellent calving ease figures and above average

indexes so he ticks a lot of boxes and we’re delighted to have him.”

Earlier in the sale Richard Bell also purchased the day’s pre-sale

show Overall Champion for 9000gns, and in the shape of the

heterozygous polled Wroxall Pornstar (P) from the long established

Wroxall herd of CH Evans & Son, Kington Grange Farm, Claverdon,

Warwickshire. This naturally polled bull has shown phenomenal

growth for age with figures to back this up, especially on the

replacement traits. His mother was shown extensively and notably

winning the breed championship at both the Three Counties and

Staffordshire shows for two years on the trot. Wroxall Pornstar (P),

is by Corskie Megastar 21 (P), and is out of Wroxall Lovely-Moira (P), a

Coose Gambler (P) daughter.

9000gns Wroxall Pornstar (P).

The pre-sale show judge was Rhys Grenham from the noted Boars

Head herd in Crowborough, East Sussex.

The second highest price on the day was the 11,000gns paid for the

final bull in the sale, Beanhill Ryan 24 from Mr & Mrs RJ & BE Kimber,

Chippenham, Wiltshire. January 2024 born, this bull is by the AI sire

Broombrae Major M3 21, and is out of Beanhill Inca EX 90, a Tillbrook

Earl daughter. Purchasing this bull was RB Gough, The Gippols,

Harley, Shrewsbury.

A small show of Simmental bulls within this multibreed fixture saw

five out of the six forward sell to average £10,248 and again, a new

record average mark for this fixture.


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Stirling May

15,500gns Delfur Prince.

15,500gns Delfur Prince leads

record Simmental average and 100%

clearance at Stirling May sale!

• 25 bulls set new £8795 record average, up

£2075 on the year

• 100% clearance of bulls forward

• Seven bulls make 10,000gns and above

• Islavale bulls take Championship and Reserve

• Fifth consecutive year a new record Simmental

average set at the Stirling May Sale

The 15,500gns Delfur Prince 23 (ET), from Delfur Farms, Rothes,

Aberlour led another record breaking Simmental trade at the

Stirling May Sale held at United Auctions, Stirling Agricultural

Centre, on Monday 5 th May.

Following hard on the heels of the at the time all-breeds record

average at Stirling in February, the May Sale saw a total clearance of

the 25 bulls forward to level at £8795, up by £2075 on the year. The

£8795 is a record Simmental average for the May Sale, and remarkably

is the fifth year in a row that a new breed record average has been

set at this fixture. Seventeen bulls in all made 7500gns or more, with

seven bulls making over five figures.

A strong pen of bulls from Delfur Farms saw them make 15,500gns;

10,000gns x 2; and 7500gns to gross £45,150 and average a fantastic

£11,288. Earlier in the day these Delfur bulls had placed first, second,

third in Class Six of the pre-sale show judged by Gavin Brown of the

noted Springfield Herd at Penicuik, Midlothian. November 2023 born,

the 15,500gns top priced Delfur Prince 23 (ET) is one of the first sons

at sale by the 28,000gns stock bull Islavale Magnum, and is out of the

consistent breeding Delfur Hells, a Clonagh Tiger Gallant daughter,

whose progeny include Delfur Roxy, the Simmental Junior Female

Champion at the 2024 Stars of the Future Calf Show.

Purchasing the top price was Mr & Mrs L Moffat for their noted 65-cow

Innerwick herd at Dunbar, East Lothian. Commenting Dorothy Moffat

said: “We had picked him out in the catalogue beforehand as one to

look at and we thought he really stood out in the show ring. He’s a

bull with an impressive width and flesh, and has both bloodlines and

figures which we think are suited to the Innerwick herd. In October

2022 we purchased Delfur Maverick for 16,000gns jointly with Bruce

Lambie, Fallhills. Maverick has done exceptionally well, so we are very

pleased to buy another from bull from Delfur.”

Speaking generally after the sale Delfur herd manager Garry Patterson

said: “We’re really pleased with the sale and to see Delfur bulls go to

top pedigree and commercial herds. The 28,000gns paid for Islavale

Magnum was a big investment but it’s very encouraging to see his

first progeny at sale sell so well. He was originally bought to breed

females for the herd so to have the quality of these bulls for sale is

a real bonus on top. The herd presently comprises of 80+ pedigree

breeding females and our aim continues to be to breed bulls with a bit

of style, length, not overly shapey, of a nice size, with style, and that

calf easily.”


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Taking the second top price at 13,000gns was the first prize winner

Pitgaveny Presto 23 from Pitgaveny Farm, Elgin, Moray. Presto’s sire

is the 14,000gns Islavale Kristoff who was the Overall Male Champion

at the Scottish Simmental National Show held in Turriff last year. Out

of Pitgaveny Jingle VG 86, and with solid performance figures across

the board, Pitgaveny Presto 23 now heads for the islands having been

purchased by noted commercial producers G&M Porter, Carrabus

Farm, Bridgend, Isle of Islay. Of the sale, Geoff Anderson said: “The

13,000gns is the top price the Pitgaveny herd has attained at sale to

date, so we’re very pleased. Presto is a good sized bull with plenty of

power and depth but he’s also a sweet bull and we think will breed

good, milky cows.”

13,000gns Pitgaveny Presto.

It was another terrific day for the Islavale herd of WS Stronach,

Berrleys Farm, Grange, Keith, who took the top honours with both

the Overall Supreme, and Overall Reserve Champions in the pre-sale

show. The Islavale bulls each went on to sell for 12,000gns.

Both entirely homebred, and both by Islavale Lucifer 20 EX 93 (who

has bred bulls sold up to 13,000gns), the Supreme Champion came

in the shape of the December 2023 born Islavale Pegasus. Out of the

classified Curaheen Bandit daughter Islavale Damaris 12 EX92 (EX2),

this stylish, red bull carries very good performance figures being top

15% for Maternal (Milk), and top 20% for both Terminal Sire, and Self

Replacing Indexes. Purchasing the Champion bull was regular buyer

Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stromness, Orkney, and for a client in

Caithness with a commercial suckler herd of 120 cows.

12,000gns Islavale Pegasus.

Following his team mate through the class and to take the Overall

Reserve, was the December 2023 born Islavale Pilot 23. By the same

sire as the Champion, Islavale Pilot 23 is out of Islavale Candy 4 EX92,

a Curaheen Giant daughter. Again a bull with good figures, Islavale

Pilot 23 is in the breed’s top 15% for Terminal Production Index, and

the top 10% for Self-Replacing Index. Also making 12,000gns, Islavale

Pilot was bought by J&J Marshall, Grantown On Spey, Morayshire.

Of his Islavale Champion and Reserve bulls, the judge Gavin Brown

said: “These two Islavale bulls were just standouts in their class,

and with only days between them in age, there was also very little

between them in terms of placing. Both animals had great width

throughout and carried terrific flesh. Both with style, the Reserve may

just have had the edge in that respect but my choice of Champion just

had that extra bit of growth about him that had me place him first and

give him the Overall nod. Two very good Simmental bulls.”

12,000gns Islavale Pilot.

10,500gns Dunmore Peter.

At 10,500 was the November 2023 born Dunmore Peter 23 from J&E

Aitken, Overton Farm, Fintry, Glasgow. Got by AI, this calf is sired

by Clonagh Tiger Gallant, and is out of the Team Celtic 11 daughter

Dunmore Lollipop 20. With top figures for calving ease, and strong

Terminal Sire, and Self Replacing Indexes, this bull was sold to England

when purchased by Nunappleton Estate, Home Farm, Roebuck, York.

Just two lots previously the Aitken’s also sold Dunmore Prime 23

for 8500gns to the Dewisland herd of M Evans, Upper Harglodd, St

Davids, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Again, this bull had terrific

calving ease figures. The 10,550gns, and 8,500gns both surpassed

the herd’s previous top price at sale of 8000gns attained in February

2023.

Two further bulls from the Delfur pen made 10,000gns. The first

of these was Delfur Prime Time 23, another son of the 28,000gns

Islavale Magnum 21, and who stood second in his class to the day’s

top price (by the same sire). Out of Delfur Kora, a cow line with

tremendous milk, Delfur Prime Time 23 was purchased by John


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Forbes, Achnacloich, Boultach, Caithness. Commenting Mr Forbes

said: “This was a rangy bull with length, great proportions, and with

a nice depth to him. He’s got character, is from a good line of cows,

and is the dark colour we want for breeding replacement females.

We run 110 Simm cross females, and 30 Luings which we put the

Simmental bull on.”

Making it a Delfur 1,2,3 in Class Six was the November 2023 born

Delfur Partyboy 23. This heifer’s calf is by the easy calving bull Banwy

Bonzo, who has bred bulls to 16,000gns, and is out of the Innerwick

Ivor 17 daughter Delfur Mystique. Delfur Partyboy was bought by

G&AG Proctor, Balnageith, Forres, Moray.

At 9000gns was Braegarrie Proclaimer from DL&S Currie, Pinclanty,

Girvan, Ayrshire. Standing second in class five to the day’s second top

price, this August 2023 bull is by herd sire Overhill House Link 20, and

is out of Braegarrie Gabriella, a Teviot Bouncer daughter. With good

figures for Calving Ease, and Maternal (Milk), Braegarrie Proclaimer

was bought by R Forrest Ltd, Preston, Duns, Berwickshire.

10,000gns Delfur Prime Time.

Over from Northern Ireland, HJW&JC Moore, Coolesker, Beragh

made 8800gns when selling the youngest Simmental bull in the

sale, Omorga Rory 24. Got by AI, Omorga Rory is by the easy calving

Denizes Hamish 16, and is out of Omorga Lily (ET). With a Terminal

Sire Index and a Self Replacing Index both in the top 1% of the breed,

this bull was sold to Shropshire and E Roberts, Haughton Farm,

Ellesmere.

Selling at 8500gns was Broombrae Pilot P24 23, from the Tippetcraig

herd of Mr & Mrs George Burns, Tippetcraig, High Bonnybridge. A

first time selling Simmentals at Stirling, this September born calf was

purchased at foot from the first part of the Broombrae Dispersal

Sale of Gordon Clark, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Fife, held at Stirling in

February 2024. By Camus Harold 16, and out of Broombrae Delight

J5, Broombrae Pilot P24 23, with a top 1% figure of +15 for Maternal

(Milk), was purchased by SA&J Stewart, Kininmonth, Cupar, Fife.

OTHER LEADING SIMMENTAL PRICES

8200gns Lot 107 Denizes Rolls Royce sold to W S L Muir of Upper

Onston, Stenness, Stromness, Orkney

7800gns Lot 86 Cwarre Paladin sold to A McAllister of Blairmore,

Balfron, Glasgow

10,000gns Delfur Partyboy.

7800gns Lot 96 Pitmudie Prince sold to C McCrae of Mid Glen, West

Glen, Langbank, Renfrewshire

7500gns Lot 77 Delfur Phoenix sold to EJ & AM

Kirk, Symington, Biggar

Fox of St Johns

7500gns Lot 79 Blackford Polaris sold to A Sharp & Sons of Farmton,

Tough, Alford, Aberdeenshire,

7500gns Lot 101 Pitmudie Poldark sold to M Orr & Sons of Bangour

Farm, Dechmont, Broxburn, West Lothian.

Judge Gavin Brown, left, with his Islavale Champion & Reserve.


Carlisle May

SALES

20,000gns Grangewood Platinum.

20,000gns Grangewood Platinum

leads sizzling Simmentals to a

record trade at Carlisle!

• 20,000gns Grangewood Platinum equals

Simmental bull record in England

• New Simmental centre record average at

Carlisle of £9788 (+£5,185)

• 7 bulls sell at 10,000gns or more

• 100% clearance of bulls

Breed records tumbled again at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on

Saturday 10 th May as a sizzling Simmental trade was led by the

20,000gns Grangewood Platinum from Andrew, Yvonne, &

Callum Leedham, Boghead Farm, Tarbolton, Ayrshire.

September 2023 born, Grangewood Platinum 23 is a son of Ranfurly

Impeccable, and out of Grangewood Tollie’s Iris. Earlier in the day

this bull, with solid figures across the traits and top end Terminal

and Self Replacing Indexes, had stood first in his class in the pre-sale

show judged by Aled Davies of the noted Hirwaun herd, Wern Villa,

Ponthirwaun, Ceredigion.

Come sale time a packed ringside saw Grangewood Platinum race

to 20,000gns before being knocked down to Jim & Patricial Goldie

for their noted Newbiemains herd at Newbie Mains Farm, Annan,

Dumfriesshire.

Commenting afterwards, a delighted Jim Goldie said: “We have

previously purchased Grangewood Paddington from the Leedhams

and he’s breeding exceptionally well, and leaving some very stylish

calves. Platinum is a similar type of bull that will keep the structure


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in our cows, and add a bit of fleshiness. I thought he was the

standout bull today for a pedigree job. He’s a nice, long, clean

bull with a great bone structure, and with good feet and legs.” The

Newbiemains herd consists of around 160 cows and run six stock

bulls in all.

For the Leedham family the 20,000gns is their highest sale price

to date, surpassing the 19,000gns they previously received for

Grangewood Barron, and with this being the second year in a row

that they’ve topped this Carlisle May Sale fixture. Confirming a good

day the very previous lot, Grangewood Phoenix 23 another Ranfurly

Impeccable son, made 8500gns when selling to to Messrs Adkin

& Sons, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. Speaking after the sale Andrew

Leedham said: “We couldn’t have asked for more on the day, it was a

terrific sale with a lot of interested people from England and Scotland

looking for Simmental bulls. We’re very pleased to have achieved

this top price and Grangewood Platinum has always been a great bull

to work with having a terrific temperament. He’s off to a great home

and we look forward to seeing his calves in due course.”

12,000gns Delfur Peaky Blinder.

A host of records tumbled on the day as the 20,000gns equalled the

record price for a Simmental bull sold at a Society sale in England

and which had only been set the previous week at Worcester. The

£9788 is a new English and Carlisle sale centre Simmental record

average, and was up by a remarkable £5,185 on the year. Half of the

bulls forward made 10,000gns and more, and with the sale seeing a

100% clearance rate of the fourteen bulls offered.

Following on from a cracking May Sale trade at Stirling, where they

sold four bulls to gross £45,150 and including the top priced bull

at 15,500gns, Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour enjoyed another top

day when they sold two bulls, for 12,000gns, and 10,000gns, with

both being sired by the 28,000gns herd stock bull Islavale Magnum.

Selling at 12,000gns was the October 2023 born Delfur Peaky Blinder

23 (ET) (TF). This calf is out of Delfur Weigela E12, an Auchorachan

AC DC daughter, who is considered ‘one of the best cows in the

herd and with tremendous milk’. In the pre-sale show, this bull had

stood second in his class to the day’s top priced bull. With a Terminal

Production Index of +101; and a Self-Replacing Index of +108, both

in the breed’s top 10%, Delfur Peaky Blinder 23 was purchased by

Messrs Hogg & Partners, Earlston, Berwickshire.

The very next lot saw the day’s winner of class three, and Overall

Male Champion, Delfur Pocket Rocket 23 sell for 10,000gns. Another

by Islavale Magnum, and out of Delfur Katie, this November 2023

born bull came to the sale with a show record behind him having

been Reserve Senior Male Champion at the 2024 Stars of the

Future Calf Show in Stirling. Combining phenotype, pedigree, and

performance, Delfur Pocket Rocket has a Terminal Sire Index of

+115; and Self Replacing Index of +122, putting him in the breed’s

top 5% for both. He also carries an excellent top 10% Maternal (Milk)

figure of +10. Buying the Champion and taking him south, was the

commercial producer Messrs Swerling, Giles, Buckinghamshire.

12,000gns Hepplewhite Premium (P).

10,500gns Popes Ragnar.

Commenting on his choice of Male Champion the judge Aled Davies

said: “This was a long, clean, well fleshed bull with a good backend,

and who had width all the way through. He had a nice head, walked

extremely well, and was a worthy Champion on the day.”

Also at the 12,000gns mark was the upstanding heterozygous polled

bull Hepplewhite Premium 23 (P) from local breeders and long-time

supporter of Simmental sales at both Carlisle and Stirling, John

& Olive June Trafford, Springfield, Greysouthern, Cockermouth,

10,000gns Popes Radius.


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Cumbria. This July 2023 born bull is by the homozygous polled

Highcross Matador 21 (PP), and out of the heterozygous polled

Hepplewhite Champagne 35 th (P), a Castor Herminius (PP) daughter.

Buying this bull was Messrs Johnston, By Falkirk. The demand for

polled Simmental genetics has been a feature of the May Sales, and

this was continued when Hepplewhite Prancer 23 (P) (TF) made

10,000gns when selling into Northumberland, and Messrs Ord,

Morpeth. This June 2023 born bull, and the winner of the first class,

is by Castor Herminius (PP), and is out of the Sneumgaard Imperator

(PP) daughter Hepplewhite Champagne 24 th (P). Of his purchase

Mr Ord said: “This was a good looking bull in himself with strong

performance figures and being heterozygous polled. He’ll be used

in our 120 cow suckler herd which comprises of a mix of both

Simmental and Angus genetics.”

The noted Popes herd of Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Popes Farm, Dutton,

Preston, Lancashire also enjoyed a top day when selling the two

youngest bulls in the catalogue for 10,500gns, and 10,000gns.

Selling at 10,500gns was the winner of class four and the day’s

Reserve Male Champion in the shape of Popes Ragnar 24. March

2024 born, this smart young bull is by the €52,000gns Clonagh

Lucky Explorer, and is out of Penton Kristina 19. Heading to

Seascale, Popes Ragnar 24 was bought by Messrs Holliday, Cumbria.

At 10,000gns, and similarly bred, was Popes Radius 24 who stood

second in his class to his team mate. Again by Lucky Explorer, this

February 2024 born calf is out of the Camus Harold daughter Popes

Nelly’s Lulu. Taking this bull home was Messrs Cowx & Son, Wigton,

Cumbria, who said: “This is a long, clean, smart young bull and we

like the milk that the Simmental gives. We presently run 30 cows

which are a mix of pure Simm, and Simm cross.”

The day for the Wood family didn’t finish there as they had also

secured the Simmental Overall Supreme Championship with their

fourteen-month-old heifer, Popes Radiant Eyes. Another calf by

the €52,000 Clonagh Lucky Explorer, and out of Popes Jasmine

Eyes, the day's Champion was purchased for 5000gns by James

Iliff, Whitegreave, Stafford. Commenting on his Overall Supreme

Champion, the judge Aled Davies said: “For my Overall Supreme

Champion I was looking for the one that I’d like to take home, and

this young heifer just ticked that box. She’s what I’d describe as

a lovely, sweet, stylish heifer, very modern, with that bit of ‘wow’

factor, and having all the attributes to go on and be a top breeding

female.” This was the second year in a row that the Popes herd have

won the Overall Supreme Championship at this May fixture and

following on from Popes Picasso last year.

The very first bull in the ring, Lyvennet Panther 23 (P), from Messrs

RCS & CFE Addison, Greystone House, Penrith, got the trade off to

a good start when selling for 8000gns to Messrs Ellwood & Son,

Millom, Cumbria. Another heterozygous polled bull, the March 2023

born Panther is by the 8000gns Greencap Klassik 19 (P) and is out of

Lyvennet Dixie 3 (P).

10,000gns Hepplewhite Prancer (P).

10,000gns Delfur Pocket Rocket.

5000gns Popes Radiant Eyes.

A more than solid trade for the Simmental commercial heifers

forward topped at 3200gns for a December 2023 heifer from Peter

Burgess, High Keenley Fell Farm, Hexham, and purchased by Messrs

Morton, Penrith, Cumbria.

Averages

14 Bulls £9787.50

5 Heifers £3654.00

14 High Health Heifers £2871.42 Judge Aled Davies, left, with his Overall Championship lineup.


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5000gns Tirley Rockafella

Leads Simmental Trade At

‘New’ Welshpool Sale

The February 2024 born bull Tirley Rockafella 24 from breeder

Mr S P White, Tarporley, Cheshire, sold for 5000gns to lead

the fledgling and inaugural Simmental Sale held at Welshpool

Livestock Market on Thursday 15 th May.

5000gns Tirley Rockafella.

By Blackfriars Legacy 20, and out of Loxton Lisa, Tirley Rockafella was

purchased by N Evans & Co, Tyncelyn, Pontrobert, Meifod, Powys.

At 4200gns was Fourcross Reggie from first time sellers JW & SD

Young, Cyttir, Adfa, Newtown, Powys. The March 2024 Fourcross

Reggie is by Popes Kontiki 19, and is out of Fourcross Layla, a Coose

Jericho daughter. With above average figures for Milk, this bull

was bought by SJ Wainwright, Harrop Green Farm, Macclesfield,

Cheshire.

The small show of pedigree females was topped at 4000gns

by Cwarre Jazmins Nutmeg from breeder Mr R J Cumming,

Blaencwarre, Hermon, Carmarthen. Sired by Denizes Imperial

17, Nutmeg was AI’d to Ranfurly Confederate, Pd’d In-Calf, and

sold to the pedigree Brynsworthy herd of Mr S & Mrs D Shapland,

Brynsworthy Farm, Barnstaple, Devon.

Meeting a good demand was the section of Simmental X Hi Health

Bulling Heifers. Topping this section was a 20 month old Simm X

heifer from the Wroxall herd of CH Evans & Son, Kington Grange

Farm, Claverdon, Warwickshire, and purchased at £2500 by EA

Davies Pantmaenog, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.

Saltire Simmental Reduction

SALE TOPPED AT 4800GNS

4800gns Saltire Murron & Saltire Sophie. 4500gns Saltire Kitty & Saltire Sally 2 nd .

September saw a select offering of breeding females, some

with calves at foot, from the noted Saltire Simmental herd of

J&G Houliston, Drem, East Lothian which came before United

Auctions ring at Stirling on Saturday 13 September. Two cows with

calves at foot topped at 4800gns and an average of £4883, while

four maiden heifers peaked at 3800gns to an average of £3465.

McLaren & Partners, Dargill, Crieff, had to bid to 4,800gns, to secure

a stylish female Saltire Murron, a rising young cow born in July

2021, who came forward as an attractive outfit with her March-born

heifer calf at foot. She is by Team Celtic 11, himself a son of the

noted Auchorachan Winger, and out of Saltire Galaxy, a daughter

of the influential Kilbride Farm Dragoon. Her calf at foot Saltire

Sophie, born in March 2025 was sired by Roma Legend 20. Murron’s

performance figures underlined her quality and growth credentials,

complemented by a solid milk figure of +13. Close behind was

another cow and calf combination at 4500gns, secured by Baird &

Son, Mid Gallowhill, Blairgowrie. Saltire Kitty, born in April 2019, is a

proven brood cow with depth of breeding and a strong track record

of production. She is sired by Woodhall Ferrari 14, a son of Raceview

All-Star, and out of Saltire Valerie – a female going back to the noted

Saltire Primrose line. She sold with her calf at foot, Saltire Sally 2 nd , a

March 2025-born heifer by Roma Legend 20.


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Stirling October

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30,000gns Garmouth Robert.

30,000gns Garmouth Robert tops the

trade as record-breaking Simmentals

average £11,070 at Stirling!

• 61 Bulls average £11,070, up by £3636 on the

year

• Simmental leads all-breed averages, and the

solo five figure average

• Average is a new all-centre Simmental breed

record

• 28 bulls (46%) make 10,000gns or more

• 86% clearance of bulls

• Ten bulls sell to the Scottish islands

• Newbiemains heifer tops females at 7500gns

Stirling was the place to be as the Simmental breed enjoyed

a record-breaking sale at United Auctions on Monday 20 th

October, with a top price of 30,000gns and a breed record

average of £11,070 for 61 sold through the ring.

An incredible 28 bulls reached 10,000gns or more and which saw

the average increase on the year by a massive £3636 and for 12

more sold. In all the sale saw an 86% clearance of the bulls forward.

Reflecting the ongoing momentum in the breed, the Simmental

average was the highest across all breeds in the week. The sale

average of £11,070 was a new Simmental breed record figure,

eclipsing the £9832 figure set at Stirling in February this year.

Leading the trade at a fantastic 30,000gns, was the April 2024 born

Garmouth Robert from the 12-cow herd of Laura Beattie, Corskie

Farm, Garmouth, Fochabers. In the pre-sale show this bull had stood

as Junior Champion, and Overall Reserve under the eye of the judge

Geoff Anderson of the noted Quarryhill herd, and herd manager of

the Pitgaveny herd, Wester Greens Farm, Lossiemouth. Garmouth

Robert is a son of Rathnashan Magnum, who had previously bred

bulls up to 20,000gns, and is out of Garmouth Glory’s Jessica,

a daughter of the 45,000gns Bel Dhu Capercaillie. Earlier in the

summer, and in his only show outing, Garmouth Robert had placed

Overall Male and Junior Male Champion at the Royal Highland Show.

Of his Overall Reserve Champion, the judge Geoff Anderson said:

“This was a strong bull with a great length to him, very square, full in

the plates, walked really well, and with a lot of breed character.” The


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Overall Championship – Corskie Rome & Garmouth Robert.

day’s top priced bull sold to the noted Backmuir herd of Reece and

Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith.

It was a memorable day all round for the Green family, Corskie Farm,

Garmouth. The pre-sale show saw the family double with Corskie

taking the Overall, and with Garmouth lifting the Overall Reserve.

The herd also won the Group of Three with Corskie Rye, Rosco, and

Randy, all sons of Blackford Mars. Sale time saw Garmouth take

the 30,000gns top price and with the six Corskie bulls averaging a

mighty £13,387 and to a top of 20,000gns for the Champion, Corskie

Rome. The October Sale followed on from the trend set in February

and where the herd averaged £13,220 for eleven bulls!

Speaking afterwards a delighted British Simmental Cattle Society

President, Chris Martindale, said: “It’s been a tremendous Simmental

sale and I’d like to congratulate the breeders who continue to raise

the bar in bringing bulls full of quality and consistency in type. On

the ground commercial buyers are really seeing the advantages of

modern Simmental genetics and as we’ve seen today are competing

with pedigree breeders for the bulls on offer and willing to go to

top prices. As we’ve said quality females are the engine room of a

suckler herd and commercial producers recognise the benchmark

Simmental maternal traits of fertility, milk, calving ease, and

docility. These quality, modern, easy fleshing bulls are providing

that and with the added recognition of what they’re doing in terms

of growth, age at slaughter, and daily carcase gain. Commercial

producers are backing their judgement and seeing the benefits in

their females and what Simmental calves are going on to do as both

store and fattening cattle.” The sale saw bulls sell to the very north

of Scotland, with eleven bulls heading to the islands, and all the way

down to Newquay, Cornwall. Other trends on the day saw bulls with

good figures, particularly milk, easily sold, and with a demand for the

bulls on offer with polled genetics.

Also enjoying another fantastic sale day was the Islavale herd of

WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith who sold eight bulls to

average a mighty £17,062, a record for the herd, and with a top price

of 26,000gns. Fetching their top price was Islavale Ruben who

stood second in his class to the day’s top priced bull. April 2024 born

this bull is by Rockytop Luca, who was bought privately, and is out of

26,000gns Islavale Ruben.

20,000gns Corskie Rome.

the Shacon Hannibal sired dam Islavale Teresa. Heading back near

home, Islavale Ruben was bought by Ryan Smith, Towiemore, Keith,

who runs a noted commercial herd of 240 cows, and along with the

establishing Towiemore pedigree herd. Of Islavale Ruben Ryan Smith

said: “This is a very modern Simmental bull with plenty of length,


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and great width from front to back. He has a very good square

back end, plenty of depth to him, and is full in his plates. I like his

markings and think he’s a very stylish well put together bull, and just

what I was looking for. The bull will be used on the pedigree cows

initially we’ll also look to take some semen from him.”

18,000gns Newbiemains Red Bull.

18,000gns Islavale Rico.

18,000gns Grangewood Robert the Bruce.

18,000gns Blackford Rob Roy.

The Reserve Junior Champion, Islavale Rico, made 18,000gns when

being bought by the aforementioned Green family for their 180-

cow Corskie herd. May 2024 born this is one of the first bulls by the

homebred Islavale McCoist, the sire of the 8500gns Champion Calf at

the 2024 Next Gen Sale, to be offered for sale. Two further bulls by

Islavale McCoist made 17,000gns, including Islavale Raymondo, who

sold to commercial producers JG Callum Ashlea, Milton of Culloden,

Inverness. Islavale Rookie made the same price when selling to

Cameron and Valerie Fraser from Housebay Farm, Stronsay, Orkney.

Other Islavale bulls saw 14,000gns paid for Islavale Rockstar, to TC

and G Greenhill, Craighill Farm, Dundee; 13,000gns for the Reserve

Intermediate Champion Islavale Rocco, to TG Hamilton, Killumpha

Farm, Wigtownshire; 13,000gns for Islavale Radar to Welbeck Scottish

Farms, Worksop, Nottinghamshire; and 12,000gns for Islavale Reggie,

to K and S Meason, Frustigarth, Shapinsay, Orkney. Quite a day at the

sale for the Islavale herd.

So to the day’s Overall Supreme Champion, Corksie Rome from

the Green family. This January 2024 born bull had taken the red

ticket in the first class of the day before moving on to lift the Senior

Championship, and then getting the Overall Champion tap out in

front of what was a truly packed ringside. Another by Rathnashan

Magnum, the same sire as with the day’s leading price, Corksie Rome

is out of Corskie Kabasha GP 84, a daughter of the herd’s noted sire

Kilbride Farm Haka. Of his choice of Overall Champion bull, the

judge Geoff Anderson said: “My Champion bull had great power,

length, and depth of body. He had a tremendous top and width

to him, very square, and was full in his plates. Good on his legs he

walked well and is a bull that can follow his cows. With a lot of breed

character he was a worthy champion and I think a very complete

Simmental bull.”

Come sale time, and early in the ring, a flurry of bids saw this bull

reach 20,000gns before being knocked down to Gary & Angela

Christie who run the Rockytop pedigree herd of 70 cows, alongside

a 50 cow commercial herd, at Birchfield, Glass, Huntly. Speaking

today, Gary Christie said: “We think this bull is really well put

together. He’s balanced, with good depth, clean all the way through

with a great top on him, and has a very nice nature about him as

we’re seeing straight away having him home. We saw him initially at

the Highland Show, where he stood second, and saw him again on

farm. When I then saw him at Stirling he had gone on again and I

hoped we could buy him. Plans are that he’ll be gradually introduced

to the cows going up to 25 in June, and we’ll look to take some

semen off him in the spring.”

Other Corskie buyers saw noted commercial producer Robert

Manson, Brodieshill, Alves, pay 15,000gns for Corskie Rosco, a

part of the winning Group of Three, and of the one of the first bulls

offered by the 14,000gns Blackford Mars, with Graham Allan of the

noted Glenturk herd, Glenturk Farm, Newton Stewart, purchasing

Corskie Roll, a Rathnashan Leonardo son, also for 14,000gns. Selling

at 12,000gns was Corskie Randy, another of the Group of Three

winners by Blackford Mars, and who stood third in his class to the

day’s top price. This bull went commercially to the Duke Fife, Elsick

Estate Office, Mains of Newhall, Stonehaven.


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Three further bulls on the day sold at 18,000gns and including the

much-admired Reserve Senior Champion, Grangewood Robert The

Bruce, from the Leedham family, Andrew, Yvonne & Callum, Boghead

farm, Tarbolton, Ayrshire. February 2024 born, Grangewood Robert

The Bruce is by Ranfurly Impeccable, who has sired bulls for the herd

up to 20,000gns, and is out of Grangewood Gretal’s Lyla VG 87, a

Grangewood Glenlivet daughter. With a track record behind him,

this bull was the Male Champion at this year’s Scottish Simmental

National Show held in Perth and was Reserve Junior Champion at

last year’s Simmental Youngstock Show held within the Borderway

Agri Expo. Again a ‘very correct, stylish bull, with length and width,

who walked extremely well’, Grangewood Robert The Bruce was sold

to North Yorkshire and the Habton pedigree herd of Alex Bulmer,

Coultas Farm, Malton.

Anne MacPherson, Blackford Farm, Croy, Inverness also made

18,000gns for the Intermediate Champion Blackford Rob Roy, who

was another high-quality bull to go commercially when selling to

Rory McKenzie, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose. March 2024 born,

Blackford Rob Roy is sired by Blackford Nimrod 22, a Heathbrow

Important 17 son and out of Blackford Jazzy 2, a Blackford Galaxy

daughter. Rob Roy is the first calf by Blackford Nimrod who was sold

privately to the Boars Head herd in the South of England, and is out

of Blackford Jazzy 2 EX 93, a daughter of the noted Blackford Galaxy

a previous Royal Highland Champion.

AD Sutherland & Sons, Connachie, Kellas, Elgin who run the

Glenlossie herd, paid 18,000gns for Newbiemains Red Bull from

Jim and Patricia Goldie, Newbiemains, Annan. This March 2024 bull

by Annick Klondyke 19 EX 94 comes from a cow family of three EX

classified dams and is out of Newbiemains Ice Tea EX 91. With a depth

of pedigree and performance, Newbiemains Red Bull had one of the

highest Maternal (Milk) figures in the catalogue at +13. Newbiemains

Rafiki, another Klondyke son made 7000gns when selling to A&J

Buchanan, Hawick. Later in the day, the Newbiemains herd held

a successful draft sale of fourteen heifers that saw a top price of

7500gns with details at the end of this report.

17,000gns Islavale Rookie.

17,000gns Islavale Raymondo.

Another breeder enjoying a strong day’s trading for a terrific pen of

bulls was D&R Durno & Sons, Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch.

Two bulls sold at 16,000gns, with further bulls at 14,000gns, and

7000gns. The first bull at 16,000gns was the heterozygous polled

bull Auchorachan Revolution 24 (P), one of the first by the €16,200

16,000gns Popes Randolph.

Judge Geoff Anderson & Society President Chris Martindale.

16,000gns Auchorachan Roland.


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Senior Championship - Corskie Rome & Grangewood Robert the Bruce.

Coose Nebraska, and out of Auchorachan Hilly 8 EX 93, a Team

Fergus daughter. Another bull with good figures, Auchorachan

Revolution 24 (P), who is in the breed’s top 10% for 400 and 600

day weight; and in the top 20% for Maternal (Milk), sold to Maesquoy

Farms, Harray, Orkney.

16,000gns Auchorachan Revolution (P).

Also at 16,000gns was the March 2024 born Auchorachan Roland,

who stood second in his class to the Reserve Intermediate

Champion. This bull is sired by Coose Nelson (P) and is out of

Auchorachan Hilly 6 EX 91, who was Junior Champion at the Stars

of the Future Show as a calf. Auchorachan Roland 24, who is in

the breed’s top 20% for Maternal (Milk) was bought by commercial

producer Andrew Swanson, Quarryside, Thurso. At 14,000gns was

Auchorachan Redhill 24, another son of Coose Nelson (P), and

out of Redhill Tracey VG 87, a Woodhall Earl13 daughter. This bull

headed to the very south of England when being bought by Steve

& Gill Gummow for their noted Killiworgie pedigree herd at Higher

Killaworgey Farm, Blackcross, Newquay, Cornwall.

The Wood family’s Popes herd from Lancashire, also saw a top price

of 16,000gns paid for Popes Randolph 24, the second prize winner

in in Class Six. April 2024 born Popes Randolph 24 is by the €52,000

Clonagh Lucky Explorer, and is out of Popes Whispers Idella. The

Reserve Male, and Reserve Junior Champion at the 2025 English

Simmental National Show, Popes Randolph also went commercially

when selling to DF Stewart, Balglass, Lennoxtown, Glasgow. A

few lots later and Popes Rollo 24 made 13,000gns and who was

purchased by A Whiteford, Moulandale, Kemnay, Inverurie. Similarly

bred, this bull is also by Clonagh Lucky Explorer and out of another

Kilbride Farm Comber daughter, Popes Nelly’s Gypsy GP 84.

Winning class three and going on to make 14,000gns was the March

2024 born Innerwick Rockstar from Dorothy Moffat, Innerwick,

Dunbar. This bull is by the 16,000gns Delfur Maverick and out of

Innerwick Irma, a Curaheen Gold Digger daughter. With width and

depth of second thigh to him, this bull went to a pedigree herd when

selling to Heather Duff who runs the Pitmudie herd at Brechin, Angus.

Innerwick Rocky 24 made 11,000gns and was another bull to go to

Orkney when snapped up by GT&S Coghill, Muce, Birsay. March 2024

born, and with a + 11 Maternal (Milk) figure, Rocky is by the 18,000gns

Wolfstar Jimmy Choo, and is out of Innerwick Hermione.

15,000gns Corskie Rosco.

Bulls from Richard McCulloch’s Overhill House herd, Armadale, West

Lothian, sold for 13,000gns, 11,000gns, 9000gns, and 8000gns.


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Leading the way at 13,000gns was the April 2024 born Overhill

House Rambo 24 (P), who went to the Woodhall pedigree herd of

F&J MacAskill, Woodhall farm, Innerwick, Dunbar. A bull with a +11

for Maternal (Milk), Rambo 24 (P), is by Kilbride Farm Merlin 21, and is

out of the Hoeness (P) daughter Overhill House Eclipse (P). Also by

Kilbride Farm Merlin 21, Overhill House Rascal 24 made 11,000gns

when selling to MJ & AM Mill, Shawsmill Farm, Lochgelly, Fife.

Heather Duff’s Pitmudie herd, Brechin, Angus had a sale top price of

11,000gns for Pitmudie Rambler. This bull Kyleston Kaiser, and out of

the entirely homebred Pitmudie Melissa, was purchased by Alan and

Stuart Nicolson, Relugas Mains, Forres. The 11,000gns marked a new

sale top price to date for the 50-cow Pitmudie herd.

Reece and Andrew Simmers, Keith, sold Backmuir Rusty, for

10,000gns to A&F Baillie, Low Glasnick Farm, Newton Stewart.

A January 2024 born bull, Rusty is an AI calf by the 17,000gns

Wolfstar Jimmy Choo and is out of Ballykin Lady May. Beyond

the sale, Backmuir Pompeii, a Backmuir Marksman son out of the

much-decorated Annick Ginger’s Lucia was sold for 12,500gns to

Farquharson Farms, Darley, Fyvie, Aberdeenshire.

14,000gns Auchorachan Redhill.

Selling at 10,000gns, was the junior bull Strathisla Rhinestone from

Strathisla Farms, Blairgowrie. Sired by Rathnashan Newton VG 87, and

out of Strathisla Echo’s Twiggy EX 90, this bull with a Maternal (Milk)

figure of + 11, went to to J Gunn, Carsgoe, Halkirk, Caithness.

The aforementioned sale of heifers saw nineteen forward in total with

fourteen of those from the Newbiemains herd of Jim and Patricia

Goldie, Newbiemains, Dumfries. The top price paid was 7500gns for

the May 2024 heifer Newbiemains Red Rachel (P) who is homozygous

polled. Sired by the noted Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX 92,

and out of Fole Rachel 15 (P) EX 92, Red Rachel (P) was bought by

Raeside Farm, Ladeside, Fenwick, Kilmarnock. Two lots later was

Newbiemains R.Wanda who sold for 5500gns to AH Smith, Low

Arkland Farm, Castle Douglas. This heifer is by Carbery Lightening EX

91 and is out of Newbiemains Miss Wanda GP 84.

OTHER LEADING PRICES INCLUDED:

10,000gns Lot 274 Backmuir Rusty sold to A & F Baillie, Low Glasnick

Farm, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart

10,000gns Lot 353 Strathisla Rhinestone sold to Firm of James S

Gunn, Carsgoe, Halkirk, Caithness

9500gns Lot 337 Greencap Remark-A-Bull sold to W & R Murdoch,

Murroch Farm, Dumbarton

9500gns Lot 347 Popes Russian sold to Gelston Castle Farms,

Borland of Kelton, Castle Douglas

14,000gns Corskie Roll.

14,000gns Innerwick Rockstar.

14,000gns Islavale Rockstar.

13,000gns Islavale Radar.


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13,000gns Islavale Rocco.

12,000gns Corskie Randy.

13,000gns Overhill House Rambo (P).

12,000gns Islavale Reggie.

13,000gns Popes Rollo.

Junior Championship presentation - Garmouth Robert & Islavale Rico.

12,500gns Backmuir Pompei.

Intermediate Championship presentation - Blackford Rob Roy & Islavale Rocco.


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Six Corskie bulls averaging £13,387.

11,000gns Pitmudie Rambler.

10,000gns Backmuir Rusty.

11,000gns Overhill House Rascal.

11,000gns Innerwick Rocky.

9000gns Lot 301

Overhill House Rudolf

sold to G & A Milne,

Standingstones, Durris,

Banchory

8500gns Lot 303

Coltfield Result

sold to Farquharson

Farms, Darley, Fyvie,

Aberdeenshire

8500gns Lot 344 Kilbride Farm

Rancher sold to T R Walker,

Ryeflatt Farm, Cleghorn, Lanark

8000gns Lot 302 Corskie

Roseisle sold to Scottish

Government Bull Stud,

Knocknagael, Inverness

8000gns Lot 304 Overhill House

Race sold to Glenkiln Farms,

Bettyknowes, Crocketford,

Dumfries

8000gns Lot 345 Merkland

Ringleader sold to John Mitchell

& Co, Rumbleton Rig, Greenlaw,

Duns

7500gns Lot 280 Corskie Rye

7500gns Newbiemains Red Rachel (P).

sold to Mossburnford Farm P/

Ship, Mossburnford, Jedburgh

7500gns Lot 292 Fallhills

Rosco sold to Steven Sandison,

Millburn Farm, Harray, Orkney

7500gns Lot 333 Omorga

Ranger sold to C & J Carmichael,

Fiart, Isle of Lismore, Oban

7500gns Lot 348 Strathisla

Rookie sold to Steven Sandison,

Millburn Farm, Harray, Orkney

Top Female

7500gns Lot 364 Newbiemains

Red Rachel sold to Raeside

Farm Ltd, Ladeside, Fenwick,

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Lambclose Dispersal

8200gns record price tops

terrific Lambclose Simmental

dispersal sale at Welshpool!

8200gns Popes Laertes.

• 8200gns a record for a Simmental bull sold at

auction in Wales

• Top price Cow & Calf as a unit 7300gns

• 104 lots grosses £336,163

• 29 Cows & Calves as units average £6,161

• 12 Cows & calves as units make 6000gns or

more

• 85 lots sold into Wales

• Two stock bulls gross 14,400gns

Lambclose cows & calves just before the sale.

Buyers from across Wales and England ensured a terrific trade at

the complete Dispersal Sale of the noted Lambclose Simmental

herd, Greasley Estate, Nottinghamshire, held at Welshpool

Livestock Market on Thursday 20 th November.

In all 85 out of the 104 cattle sold found new homes in Wales, and

with other lots heading as far north as Cumbria. Speaking at the sale

Welshpool auctioneer Glandon Lewis, who sold on the day, said:

“This is a herd which has had a deep-rooted breeding philosophy,

built on over three decades of steady, structured selection by

Lady Barber and her team. The focus has always been on fertility,

structure, temperament, and light-coloured, modern Simmental

types. These are real no nonsense, proven cattle and you can see the

quality of them here today.”

The lots on offer were sold to a number of new breeders, along

with established breeders, and commercial producers. Cows and

calves were sold separately but pairing them as units, the top price

was 7300gns, with twelve units making 6000gns and more, and the

twenty nine units in all averaging a terrific £6161.

However, with the progeny there for all to see, and with many of

the females back in calf to him, it was the stock bull Popes Laertes

20 who made the day’s top price of 8200gns, and setting a new

record mark for a Simmental bull sold at auction in Wales. This five

year old bull, bred by the Wood Family, Preston, Lancashire, is by

Camus Harold 16, and is out of the Banwy Wonderboy daughter,

Popes Nellys Dazzler EX 9. In the breed’s top 1% for Maternal (Milk),

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purchased by Lambclose for 9000gns at Stirling in October 2021.

Buying on the day was D Edwards, Gors Fawr, Aberystwyth, who

presently runs a suckler herd of approximately forty Simm, and Simm

X cows, and who is looking to establish a pedigree herd. Other

purchases on the day saw Mr Edwards purchase the four-year-old

Lambclose Madam Etta, PD’d in calf to Popes Laertes, along with

her heifer calf at foot Lambclose Sandy, by Denizes Mombassa

for a combined 6600gns (4100gns and 2500gns). Late in the sale

Lambclose Nirvana, a three year old Corskie Inlaw 17 daughter, Pd’d

in calf to Popes Laertes, was purchased for 4000gns.

Selling at 7300gns was Lambclose Lacey at 4400gns, and with her

heifer calf Lambclose Sasha at 2900gns. This five year old cow,

by Chestermann Irfon 17, back in calf to Denizes Mombassa, was

bought by Hill Farm, Spalding, Lincolnshire. Her January 2025 calf

at foot, sired by the top priced Popes Laertes, was one of a number

of purchases by AJ Clifton, Heathcote Farm, Market Drayton who

run a 60 cow commercial herd featuring Simmental, Limousin,

and Shorthorn genetics. On the day the Cliftons, again looking

to establish a pedigree herd, purchased a cow and calf unit, three

further cows, and three heifer calves.

At a combined 7100gns was the six year old Lambclose Kara at

4100gns, with her heifer calf Lambclose St Kara’s Valentine at

3000gns. Sired by Heathbrow Discovery, a bull used in the herd

to enhance growth and frame, Kara is out of Lambclose Dizzy.

Purchasing this fourth calver, PD’d in calf to Popes Laertes, was

EH&EW Anwyl, Rhosgoch, Llanbrynmair, Powys. Her February 2025

born heifer calf at foot, sired by Denizes Mombassa, went north to

Penrith, Cumbria and the Church Farm pedigree herd of George

Morton, Gamblesby.

The three year old Lambclose Nisha sold for a combined 6800gns

with her heifer calf at foot Lambclose Sisha. By Corskie Inlaw 17, this

first calver back in calf to Popes Laertes, made 4500gns when selling

to A Bennett, Bronafon, New Mills, Newtown, Powys. Her February

2025 born calf Lambclose Sisha by Denizes Mombassa sold for

2300gns to IG Evans, New House, Garthmyl, Montgomery, Powys.

Selling at 6700gns as a unit, and another to A Bennett, Bronafon,

was Lambclose Jan who made 3900gns, and with her heifer

calf Lambclose Steph at 2800gns. A sixth calver, the 2018 born

Lambclose Jan is another by Heathbrow Discovery and was sold

in calf to Popes Laertes. Her heifer calf at foot, the January 2025

born Lambclose Steph was also by Popes Laertes. As well as the

6700gns price, Mr Bennett went on to purchase further cow & calf

units at 6500gns, 6100gns, and 5800gns; cows at 4500gns, and

4200gns, and a stock bull at 6200gns. At the 6500gns mark was one

of the younger cows in the catalogue, the January 2022 born first

calver Lambclose Naomi’s Noleen at 4200gns (back in calf to Popes

Laertes), and sold with her heifer calf at foot, the 2300gns Lambclose

Soleen. Naomi’s Noleen is by Corskie Inlaw 17, with Lambclose

Soleen being by Denizes Mombassa.

Also at the 6700gns mark was Lambclose Millie at 4200gns and

with her heifer calf Lambclose Snow at 2500gns. One of the lots

purchased by A Bennett, Bronafon, this second calver in calf to

Popes Laertes, is by Corskie Inlaw and out of Lambclose Hattie, a

Heathbrow Discovery daughter. Her calf at foot, the January 2025

born Lambclose Snow by Popes Laertes 20, sold to TL Harris, Hendre

Farm, Felindre, Knighton, Powys.

Mr Bennett was also the purchaser of the aforementioned Denizes

6200gns Denizes Mombassa.

7300gns Lambclose Lacey (4400gns) with Lambclose Sasha (2900gns).

Mombassa at 6200gns. Bred by MA Barlow & Sons, Nr Leyland,

Lancashire this son of the noted Denizes Hamish is in the breed’s top

5% for Calving Ease Direct, one of the traits he was purchased for to

maintain in the herd, and is out of Denizes Hannadante 12.

Twelve in calf heifers averaged £4173.75 and to a top price of

4600gns paid for the January 2023 born Lambclose Petal. Sired by

the day’s top price Popes Laertes, and in calf to Denizes Mombassa,

this heifer out of the Dirnanean Telstar daughter Lambclose

Catherine was another purchased by George Morton, Gamblesby,

Penrith Cumbria for his Church Farm herd. Later in the day Mr Morton

also purchased the weaned heifer calf Lambclose Stella Etta for

2600gns.

In the young heifers, twenty two maidens sold to average a very

healthy £3288.40. Leading the way in this section was the 4000gns

paid for the January 2024 born Lambclose Rani. Again sired by

Popes Laertes, and out of Lambclose Jan, a Heathbrow Discovery

daughter, Lambclose Rani was one of a mighty twelve maiden

heifers bought by AT Ruell, Tregriggan, Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,

Powys. Ten weanling calves averaged £1994.47 and sold to 2800gns

for Lambclose Sienna, a Popes Laertes daughter. This calf, out of

Lambclose Hiesta (P), was purchased by Mr P Dawes, Kipperknowle

Farm, Dimore Manor, Hereford.

AVERAGES:

29 Cows & calves, as units £6160.96

12 In-calf heifers £4173.75

22 Maiden heifers £3288.40

10 Weanling calves £19994.47

2 Stock bulls £7560

104 Head grossed: £336,163.


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15,000gns Denizes and Cade

Heifers top the Simmental

Next Gen V Sale!

• 14,000gns record price for

Islavale heifer calf

• Served Heifers average £7962

• Maiden Heifers average £4318

• Heifer Calves average £9975

15,000gns Denizes Eunice 5 th .

15,000gns Cade Kathleen's Rockstar.

Judge Jonathan Gunn left, with Chris Martindale.

There were a few early Christmas crackers

at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 12 th

December as two heifers made 15,000gns,

and with a weaned heifer calf at 14,000gns, to lead

the fifth staging of the Next Generation Simmental

Sale of Females & Weaned Calves.

14,000gns Islavale Amanda 17 (P).

Sitting top of the tree was the ‘lady in red’ Denizes

Eunice 5 th from MA Barlow & Sons, Ulnes, Nr

Leyland, Lancashire. This June 2023 born heifer

by Saltire Impressive and out of the Denizes

Hamish 16 daughter Denizes Eunice 2 nd , was sold

scanned in-calf to Omorga Noah. Earlier in the

day Denizes Eunice 5 th had been placed Overall

Supreme Female Champion in the pre-sale show

by the judge Jonathan Gunn of the noted Mavsey

Herd, Lybster, Caithness. Come sale time, and

after some spirited bidding, the judge backed

up his placings when buying his Champion for

the day’s joint top price of 15,000gns. Of his

Champion animal Jonathan Gunn said: “A worthy


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Champion this was a heifer with sheer size and power. She was very

correct, walked well on good legs, and had a super temperament.

I have no doubt she will go on and grow into a big, wide square

Simmental cow.” For the noted 80-cow Denizes herd, the 15,000gns

was a top price to date for a pedigree female sold at auction and

eclipsing the 10,000gns they’ve received twice at previous Nxt Gen

Sales. Commenting, John Barlow said: “It’s a big thing for us to sell

at this Next Gen Sale not just for the Denizes herd but also for the

Simmental breed. We felt we had brought a quality heifer in herself

with some really good blood lines behind her, and we’re delighted to

both win the Championship and achieve the sale joint top price. We

wish Jonathan Gunn all the best with her going forward.”

Also at this 15,000gns mark was Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar from Paul

& Sharrie Cade, Buckden, Peterborough. This stylish heifer came to

Carlisle with a show track record behind her and including having

been the Reserve Supreme Champion, Female Champion, and Junior

Champion at the 2025 Simmental English National Show. With a

depth of breeding behind her, this January 2024 born heifer is by

Sacombe Jameson 18, and is out of Brandane Kathleen. Purchasing

this heifer as a foundation female for a new herd was well-known

pedigree breeder Mary Cormack, Leominster, Herefordshire.

Topping the weaned calf trade at 14,000gns, a sale record for a

heifer calf, was the youngest entry in the catalogue in the shape of

the classy Islavale Amanda 17 (P) from Mr WS Stronach, Berryleys

Farm, Grange, Keith. This heterozygous polled calf is the first calf

offered at sale by the herd’s junior stock bull Incheoch Niko (PP), and

is out of Islavale Amanda 11 GP 84. Having earlier stood as Reserve

Champion in the Weaned Calves, Islavale Amanda 17 (P), was bought

by Hannah Wood, for her establishing Deerwood pedigree herd at

Dutton, Preston, Lancashire. Of his Reserve Weaned Calf, the judge

Jonathan Gunn commented: “This was a tremendous young calf,

very flashy, and full of style. She has all the makings to be a super

Simmental breeding female.”

8000gns Overhill House Pamela.

7000gns Islavale Rae.

The sale saw the pedigree lots sell across England, Scotland, and

Wales, with buyers comprising of new and established breeders.

A strong trade for the Simmental X Hi Health Heifers on offer was

topped at 4300gns for quality 17-19 month old heifers from Alex

Bulmer, Malton, North Yorkshire.

Richard McCulloch, Armadale, West Lothian, sold the in-calf

September 2023 born heifer Overhill House Pamela for 8000gns.

Pamela is the first heifer to be offered at sale by the herd’s 30,000gns

stock bull Denizes Lancelot. Out of Overhill House Missy, an

Aultmore Goliath 15 daughter, Overhill House Pamela was bought

by Miss Darcey Roberts for her Darceys pedigree herd at Haughton

Farm, Ellesmere, Shropshire. Speaking afterwards, Mr Roberts said:

“The Darceys herd was started for our daughter and at the moment it

consists of 18 breeding females. Nxt Gen was a great sale and really

gave us the opportunity to buy some quality genetics which we are

very excited about. Overhill House Pamela was a very correct heifer,

wide on her plates, was well balanced, very square, and with good

legs. She had all of the traits and breeding we were looking for.” The

very previous lot, the same purchaser bought Overhill House Pixie

for 5500gns. Again full of breeding, this September 2023 born incalf

heifer is by Pistyll Kingsman, the sire of the 46,000gns Overhill

House Nero, and is out of another Aultmore Goliath 15 daughter

Overhill House May.

TS&GE Powell, Burlton Lane Farm, Myddle, Shrewsbury bought two

heifers at 7000gns for their 15-cow Burlane pedigree herd, and with

7000gns Islavale Regal.

6500gns Cade Fifi's Rene.



SALES

both from the aforementioned Stronach’s Islavale herd. First up was

the entirely homebred Islavale Rae who in the pre-sale show had

placed as the day’s Overall Reserve Female Champion. This October

2024 born heifer, with a top Maternal (Milk) figure of +11, is by

Islavale Lucifer 20 EX 95, who has sired bulls sold up to 13,000gns,

and is out of the polled Islavale Jinx (P) EX 90, a Curaheen Giant

2 daughter. Of the Reserve Champion Jonathan Gunn said: This

was another really smart heifer with a flashy head and plenty of

femininity. With growth and size for her age she is another with all of

the attributes to be a very typical, high quality Simmental cow.” Also

at this same 7000gns price was another maiden heifer in the shape

of Islavale Regal. November 2024 born, Islavale Regal is the first calf

to be sold by the Imported Bighill Parker EX 90, and is out of Islavale

Fantasia EX 94 who has bred bulls to 11,500gns.

As well as their joint top price, the Cade herd of Paul & Sharrie Cade

also sold the January 2024 born maiden heifer Cade Fifi’s Rene (ET)

for 6500gns. Full of breeding and performance figures, Fifi’s Rene

is out of the noted 22,000gns Sterling Celia’s Fifi, and is sired by

Dovefields Gallant a bull excellent figures for both calving ease and

maternal (milk). This heifer sold to the Cracoe pedigree herd of Mr

M Webster, Whittakers Barn Farm, Cracoe, Skipton, North Yorkshire.

Speaking of his purchase Mr Webster said: “We felt this heifer had a

great presence, was very stylish, had good width and depth to her,

and a really good top line. She has as super temperament and we

also like her back pedigree. It was a cracking sale offering a great

choice of heifers and genetics, and we’re delighted to have bought

Cade Fifi’s Rene.” The Cracroe pedigree herd presently comprises of

30 animals in total including fifteen breeding females.

At 6200gns was Auchorachan Remi Nanny from D&R Durno &

Sons, Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Banffshire. This young

6200gns Auchorachan Remi Nanny.

Coolcran Lady Shakira 5000gns.

Female Champions Presentation, Denizes Eunice 5 th , and Islavale Rae.


SALES


September 2024 born heifer was the first to be offered at sale by

the herd’s imported heterozygous polled bull Coose Nebraska (P),

and is out of the Auchorachan Hercules sired Auchorachan Luxury

Nanny VG 85, a grand-daughter of the herd’s noted breeding

cow Auchorachan Autumn EX 94. Staying locally, this heifer was

purchased by JB & EJ Peile Ltd, Greystoke Castle Farm, Penrith. On

the day, the Auchorachan herd also sold the Hemingford Nelson 22

EX 93 daughter, and first prize winner in Class Five, Auchorachan

Rusty Madie for 5000gns to Raeside Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Three fifteen month old Simm Hi Health Heifers from Auchorachan

also sold well at 3200gns.

Standing second in Class One to the Overall Female Champion, was

Backmuir Eva’s Polly from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm,

Keith. This in-calf heifer went on to make 6000gns when selling to

Innes Farms, Caikwhill, Huntly, Aberdeenshire. By the 18,000gns

Wolfstar Jackaroo, and out of Starline Eva, Backmuir Eva’s Polly

was AI’d to the 46,000gns Overhill House Neo, and ran with the

homebred Backmuir Nemo. Backmuir also sold Backmuir Lina’s

Puma for 5000gns, and Backmuir Kassidy’s Poppy for 4200gns.

Also selling at 6000gns was Simply Trixi Pandora from the Lancashire

based herd of Mr & Mrs R Fitton, Moss Hall Farm, Bolton. Full of

breeding this October 2023 born heifer is by the prolific Denizes

Hamish 16, and is out of Annick Trixi Belle 9 th EX 92, purchased at

the Annick Dispersal Sale. Scanned in-calf to Coose Lincoln, this

heifer who stood second in Class Two went to Wales when being

purchased by Mr Aled Davies for his Hirwaun pedigree herd at Wern

Villa, Ponthirwaun, Cardigan.

Weaned Calf presentation, Coolcran Lady Shakira and Islavale Amanda 17 (P).

Other leading prices:

105 5500gns Messrs Roberts Ltd, Ellesmere, Shropshire

102 5000gns Allanton Farming, Darvel, Ayrshire

118 5000gns Messrs Mcculloch, Bathgate, West Lothian

123 5000gns Messrs Taylor & Sons, Ardeonaig, Killin

129 5000gns Raeside Farms Ltd, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

135 5000gns Messrs Pettit, Fochabers, Morayshire

Averages

6 Served Heifers £7962.50

17 Maiden Heifers £4317.94

2 Heifer Calves £9975.00

20 Commercial Heifers 2898.00

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Semen for Private Sale from Society Members

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Herdbook

Number

Vendor of Semen Vendor Prefix Email address Contact Details

Atlow Dixon M082827 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Auchorachan Hercules S003111 D & R Durno & Sons Auchorachan michaeldurno@gmail.com 07718 467868

Auchorachan Wizard M072755 Mr J & Mr A Wilson Ballinalare Farm alanwilson241933@gmail.com 07517 461408/02840 631863

Auroch Ace I000891 Mr G W Smith Drumsleed gmsmith1@live.co.uk 01561 320555

Auroch Hudson (P) I002148 D & R Durno & Sons Auchorachan michaeldurno@gmail.com 07718 467868

Ballinalare Farm Galaxy M089523 Mr J & Mr A Wilson Ballinalare Farm alanwilson241933@gmail.com 07517 461408/02840 631863

Beeches Kestrel M053174 Mr G W Smith Drumsleed gmsmith1@live.co.uk 01561 320555

Bel Dhu Capercaillie M079624 Mr J Green Corskie laura@wjjgreen.co.uk 01343 870387

Blackford Worzel M072312 Mr C Houldey Manor Park houldey@btconnect.com 07703 488277

Blue Cedar King Kong 19 (PP) M100190 UK Sires/Nigel Darling Blue Cedar nigel@intwoodfarm.co.uk 01458 555551 or Nigel Darling 07799 773084

Bosahan Dynamo M082581 Mr M A Barlow Denizes m.barlow@barlowtrailers.co.uk 01772 601403/07921 674041

Cairnview Snazzy M066099 W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm info@kilbridefarm.co.uk 02893 340304/07968 814180

Camus Brandy M029502 Mr J & Mr A Wilson Ballinalare Farm alanwilson241933@gmail.com 07517 461408/02840 631863

Chegwidden Alfie M073024 Mrs V Hall Chegwidden halls@chegwiddenfarm.com 07831 834013

Chestermann Varney M070859 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Clonagh A Super Star I000967 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Clonagh Tiger Gallant I000656 D & R Durno & Sons Auchorachan michaeldurno@gmail.com 07718 467868

Coose Lincoln S003313 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Corskie Highlander M090778 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Craighill Laser M055418 Mr G W Smith Drumsleed gmsmith1@live.co.uk 01561 320555

Curaheen Cochise P I001126 Judith Cockerill Farnborough judithmcockerill@gmail.com 07979404388

Curaheen Giant I001673 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Curaheen Vobster I000776 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Denizes Hamish M090827 Mr M A Barlow Denizes m.barlow@barlowtrailers.co.uk 01772 601403/07921 674041

Dirnanean Bradley M076366 Mr J Green Corskie laura@wjjgreen.co.uk 01343 870387

Flop Agrochyt I002452 W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm info@kilbridefarm.co.uk 02893 340304/07968 814180

Heathbrow Tristar M067265 Mrs Hayley Clarke Williams info@williamslivestock.com 07799 693582

Hirwaun Rooney M064400 Mr A Davies Hirwaun aledtal76@hotmail.co.uk 07866 282766

Incheoch Keystone (PP) M098034 Mr N F McGowan Incheoch neil@incheochfarm.co.uk 07788 100010

Islavale Echo 2 M085472 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Islavale Guy 15 M089112 Alex King Wolfstar ross@wolfstarfarm.co.uk Ross 07921 256010

Islavale Jerico M096342 Mr S A Gummow Killiworgie killaworgeysims@aol.com Gill 07772 098507

Islavale Kerching M098875 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Kilbride Farm Hans (PP) M092351 W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm info@kilbridefarm.co.uk 02893 340304/07968 814180

Killiworgie Emperor 13 M083562 Mr S A Gummow Killiworgie killaworgeysims@aol.com Gill 07772 098507

Lakeside Warrior M071338 Mr S A Gummow Killiworgie killaworgeysims@aol.com Gill 07772 098507

Milnafua Graduate M045753 W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm info@kilbridefarm.co.uk 02893 340304/07968 814180

Omorga Baldwin M076745 AI Services (Robin Boyd) boydsfarm78@gmail.com 02890 833123

Omorga Isaac M093767 AI Services (Robin Boyd) boydsfarm78@gmail.com 02890 833123

Popes Laird M055700 Mr J Green Corskie laura@wjjgreen.co.uk 01343 870387

Promi (PP) I001148 Mr & Mrs L Moffat Innerwick dorothymoffat@hotmail.com 07812 559457

Ranfurly Confederate C24 M080428 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Ranfurly Impeccable S003073 Mr & Mrs AS & YA Leedham Grangewood grangewood13@gmail.com 07835 254858

Rathnashan Magnum I002475 Mr J Green Corskie laura@wjjgreen.co.uk 01343 870387

Rockytop Luca M10255 Mr W S Stronach Islavale stewart@berryleys.co.uk 07779 782777

Shacon Hannibal S003142 AI Services (Robin Boyd) boydsfarm78@gmail.com 02890 833123

Skerrington Armada M074417 PJ & B Olds Bosahan oldsbosahan@aol.com 07890 384094

Slievenagh International 17 (PP) M094872 Mr M A Barlow Denizes m.barlow@barlowtrailers.co.uk 01772 601403/07921 674041

Slievenagh International 17 (PP) M094872 AI Services (Robin Boyd) boydsfarm78@gmail.com 02890 833123

Sneumgaard Imperator (PP) I001191 W H Robson & Sons Kilbride Farm info@kilbridefarm.co.uk 02893 340304/07968 814180

Team Fergus M086029 D & R Durno & Sons Auchorachan michaeldurno@gmail.com 07718 467868

Tiset Darwin I000865 Judith Cockerill Farnborough judithmcockerill@gmail.com 07979 404388


MEMBERSHIP &

REGISTRATION FEES

Effective from 1 st April 2026

Due to the Society’s charitable status the Membership Subscription fees are not subject to VAT

on the full amount and therefore the proportional breakdown has been clearly stated.

MEMBERSHIPS FEE £ VAT AT 20% TOTAL

Initial Joining Fee & Prefix Registration £46.67 £9.33 £56.00

Full Annual Subscription Total is split into Vatable and Non Vatable totals

Full Annual proportioned £26.68 zero rated VAT £26.68 £0.00 £26.68

Full Annual proportioned £35.00 plus VAT @ 20% £36.93 £7.39 £44.32

TOTAL £71.00

Life Membership is £1,200 (inclusive of VAT) (Joining Fee & prefix Registration Included)

Life Membership £1030.00 £206.00 £1236.00

TOTAL £1236.00

Associate Membership Total is split into Vatable & Non Vatable Totals

Associate Membership proportioned £6.34 plus VAT @ 20% £7.77 £1.55 £9.32

Associate Membership proportioned £26.68 zero rated for VAT £26.68 £0.00 £26.68

TOTAL £36.00

Overseas (including Republic of Ireland) Zero rated for VAT £37.00 £0.00 £37.00

Registering Young Membership (Max age limit 25yrs)

Initial Joining fee & Prefix Registration £11.67 £2.33 £14.00

Annual Subscription (Zero rated for VAT) £24.00 £0.00 £24.00

TOTAL £38.00

Non-registering Young Membership (Max age limit 25yrs) £8.00 £0.00 £8.00

Young Life Membership Total is £756 (inclusive of VAT) (Joining Fee & Prefix Registration included)

Young Life Membership £649.17 £129.83 £779.00

TOTAL £779.00

REGISTRATIONS FEE £ VAT AT 20% TOTAL

ONLINE

Register within 27 days of birth £31.67 £6.33 £38.00

Register between 1 - 3 months £47.50 £9.50 £57.00




TELEPHONE






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Birth Notify within 27 days of birth (Paper/Telephone/Online) £10.83 £2.17 £13.00

Birth Notification can only be processed 27 days from the date of birth. No late Birth Notifications will be accepted.

Calves born dead should be notified and are free of charge.

Freemartins should be Birth Notified within 27 days of birth and must be registered within 12-36 months maximum.

Register up to 12 months Paper/Tel-Reg/On-line (previously notified) £56.67 £11.33 £68.00

Register Over 12 months previously birth notified (please see below for conditions) £257.50 £51.50 £309.00

Register Over 12 months not previously birth notified (please see below for conditions) £412.50 £82.50 £495.00

Cattle may be registered after 12 months of age, subject to proven DNA parentage testing.

Please note the fee that is quoted includes the parentage test for the calf only. The DNA typing of the Sire and Dam is £33.00

(inc VAT, per animal), if not already on file.

Please contact the Registration Department to process any registrations over twelve months of age

as these cannot be processed on-line.

Graded Registrations by Tel-Reg (Cannot be processed on-line) £21.67 £4.33 £26.00

Graded Registrations on Paper £29.17 £5.83 £35.00

Performance Recording Records/Steers £1.67 £0.33 £2.00

Calves sired by a breed other than Simmental should be notified as Performance only. We encourage all Performance recording

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MISCELLANEOUS FEE £ VAT AT 20% TOTAL

Amended or Replacement Pedigree Certificate £5.83 £1.17 £7.00

DNA Typing kit per animal £28.33 £5.67 £34.00

Polled, Myostatin & Dilutor DNA test £5.83 £1.17 £7.00

Embryo Flush Form (ET1) price per form £10.83 £2.17 £13.00

Imported Embryo Fee £51.67 £10.33 £62.00

Importation (Including Republic of Ireland) to be entered into the BSCS Herdbook (This

fee applies to live animals or the first importation of semen for a bull which is not already

registered within the BSCS Herdbook)

£51.67 £10.33 £62.00

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP FEE £ VAT AT 20% TOTAL

Purebred £17.50 £3.50 £21.00

Graded £5.83 £1.17 £7.00

Bull used which is owned by a Non-Member (Commercial Man) (including semen purposes) £17.50 £3.50 £21.00

A signed Pedigree Certificate, Transfer of Ownership form or notice in writing from the vendor

must accompany requests for transfer for privately sold animals

Exportation Certificate (Embryo Purposes) £10.83 £2.17 £13.00

Exportation Certificate (Live Animal Purposes) £19.17 £3.83 £23.00

UPGRADING (Grade inspection of animal on farm)

Price on Application

ROYALTY SIRE FEE £ VAT AT 20% TOTAL

Registration of Levy Sire £103.33 £20.67 £124.00

Annual Fee to Maintain Levy (The Annual Levy Fee is invoiced from 1 st January following the

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£56.67 £11.33 £68.00

Administration Fee (per Levy Registration) 10%


ADVERTISING INDEX

Advertiser Prefix Page no

AB Europe 180

Mr VC Bailey Mixbury Hall 153

MA Barlow & Sons Denizes 23

Barlow Trailers 58

Mr & Mrs S & L Blomfield Sway 173

Cogent 83

Cornwall Simmental Club 73

D & R Durno & Sons Auchorachan 187

CH Evans & Sons Wroxall 188

Sandra Francis Dinton 32

Ghost Design 32

WJ & J Green Corskie 2

Mr RJ Grenham Boars Head 97

James Griffin Hemingford 27

Mr SA Gummow Killiworgie 130

Jonathan S Gunn Mavsey 97

Harrison & Hetherington (H&H) 161

WD & JD Hazelton Ranfurly 39

Mr DC Houldey Manor Park 27

C Inglis Greencap 105

Mr A King Wolfstar 151

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Mr & Mrs A S & YA Leedham Grangewood 71

Mr RJ MacGregor & Mr GW

Smith

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Richard McCulloch Overhill House 50-51

Mr NF McGowan Incheoch 78

C Mcilwaine & Sons Corrick 109

Mr & Mrs L Moffat

Innerwick &

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HJW & JC Moore Omorga 91

Mr & Mrs J Olds Bosahan 160

Paragon Veterinary Group 105

WH Robson & Sons Kilbride 3

R&A Simmers Backmuir 185

SRUC Veterinary Services 121

RE & SHW Steggles Wacton 26

Strathisla Farms Strathisla 59

Mr WS Stronach Islavale 13

UK Sires 186

United Auctions 173

Weatherbys Scientific 32

Welshpool Auctioneers 163

JH & WG Wood Popes 4-5



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