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Tuesday 20th October 2009
A depth of quality gets strong Commercial vote
as price averages rise significantly
“Spoilt for choice,” the comment of a leading
commercial suckler farmer, just about summed up the quality
of the Simmental bulls at the first autumn show and sale held
at Perth Bull Sales new home, United Auctions modern state
of the art premises on the outskirts of Stirling.
As good an autumn show of bulls as has been seen for some time
reached out to tempt commercial producers who responded with
an emphatic vote of confidence in the breed, which saw the
sale average increase by some £834 on the year for 92
bulls, 17 more than last year, while the female average jumped £172
for 30 sold.
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| Hockenhull Waterloo, the
16,000 gns sale leader which provided a fond farewell to
exhibiting at the Perth Bull Sales for his retiring breeder,
Hugo Arnold, Hockenhull Farms, Tarvin, Chester, who recently
dispersed his prizewinning herd. |
It was ironic though, that the sale topping price of 16,000
gns was reserved for the third last bull through the ring.
Hockenhull Waterloo, sired by the 12,000 gns Blackford Harvester,
provided a fitting finale for one of the breed’s “true
gentlemen”, Hugo Arnold, Hockenhull Farms, Tarvin, Chester,
to sign off with from the Autumn Perth Bull Sales. For a breeder,
synonomous with quality cattle, who recently dispersed his
prizewinning Hockenhull herd, it was the end of an illustrious
career which deservedly ended on a high note. Waterloo, whose
dam Hockenhull Girlie 13th, was the dam of several outstanding
lots at that dispersal sale, sold to his sire’s breeder,
Billy McPherson, Blackford Farm, Croy, Inverness.
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| The red ribbon Corskie Woody
from Class 7 secured 12,000 gns for Jimmy and Iain Green’s
Corskie herd giving them the second top price of the sale. |
Iain Green, who has just been elected onto the British Simmental
Cattle Society Council, as a Scottish Club representative and
father, Jimmy, can be extremely satisfied with a fine day’s
trading having secured the two lead prices in the female section
as well as runner-up in bulls for their renowned Corskie herd
at Garmouth, Fochabers. Hitting the heights in the bulls, was
Corskie Woody, an April 2008 born son of the Irish sire, Celtic
Rock, who sold for 12,000 gns to Pitgaveney Farms, Elgin. Earlier
in the sale, Corskie Wham, a son of the herd’s stock
bull, Ballinalare Farm Nightrider sold for 8500 gns selling
to the Burytown pedigree herd of Mr and Mrs Fields, Blunsdon,
Swindon.
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| Andrew and Yvonne Leedham
secured a personal best price of 11,000 gns for Grangewood
William. |
Grangewood William exhibited by Andrew and Yvonne Leedham,
Swadlincote, near Derby, who secured the blue ribbons in the
last intermediate class, attracted much attention in the salering
selling at 11,000 gns to the Sacombe pedigree herd in Hertfordshire,
owned by Paull, Judy and Bridget Borlase. This eyecatching
son of Popes Laird who had won his class at the Royal Show
in July, was bred from the homebred dam, Grangewood Sundial
by Blackford Falcon.
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| The best from the Kilbride
Farm herd of W. H. Robson and Sons, Co. Antrim, the February
2008 born Kilbride Farm Wick sold for 10,000 gns. |
Two Northern Ireland bulls commanded the final two five figure
prices of 10,000 gns each. First through the ring was the best
from W. H. Robson and Sons, Doagh, Co. Antrim. Sired by the
homebred stock bull and widely recognised AI sire, Kilbride
Farm Newry, the February 2008 born Kilbride Farm Wick now joins
the Chestermann pedigree herd of Nick and Nadia Gwynne, Pembrokeshire,
in Wales.
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| Omorga Watson, the Junior Champion, was
exhibited by Messrs H. J. W. and J. C. Moore, Beragh, Co.
Tyrone, N.I. |
Omorga Watson, secured the final five figure sum, selling to
Norman Innes, Findhorn, Forres. Having lifted the junior championship
earlier in the day under the scrutiny of judge, Jimmy Wood,
whose Popes Herd itself has lifted many top accolades in the
show and sale ring up and down the country, Watson has an impressive
pedigree legacy behind him. Being a full brother, to the jointly
record priced Samson, stock bull at Strathisla, he is an embryo
son bred from the highly successful mating of one of the most
prolific brood cows in the breed, Cleenagh Daffodil and the
widely acclaimed Irish bull, Raceview King, a combination which
has proved unbeatable for his Omorga herd owners, Messrs. Harry
and John Moore, Beragh, Co. Tyrone.
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| Gordon Clark, Auchtermuchty,
Cupar, received 9,000 gns for Broombrae Wayne |
A cracker from the Broombrae herd of Gordon Clark, Auchtermuchty,
Cupar, gave his owner a personal best price of 9,000 gns for
the March 2008 born Broombrae Wayne. Sired by the herd’s
stock bull, Woodhall Regent, a trait leader for 400 day growth,
this big long red bull who was a third prizewinner in the pre-sale
show sold north to A. Sime and Son, Bruceland, Elgin. Another
by the Irish AI sire, Celtic Rock commanded 9,000 gns for Messrs
J. and G. Houliston, Drem, North Berwick. Saltire Wallace whose
dam is the homebred Saltire Pearl, is off for commercial work
for J. Campbell, Bardnaclaven, Thurso.
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| Saltire Wallace, by Celtic Rock commanded
9,000 gns for J. and G. Houliston, Drem, North Berwick. |
Darshams Lucky Strike, the Islavale stock bull added another
highly valued son to his list when Stewart Stronach and son
Stewart, Grange, Keith, got an 8,500 gns sale in the form of
Islavale Watson. Bred from the Whitemire Kansas daughter, Islavale
Maxine, Watson sold to W. S. Galloway, Culnoag, Newton Stewart.
A hat-trick of bulls on the 8000 gns mark was led by Wroxall
Wallace, a polled son of the Danish sire, Vingegard Texas and
when bred to the Whitemire Guardian daughter, Wroxall Nice
Moira, gave owners Dan Evans and son Rob, the reserve senior
championship in the pre-sale show before selling to C. and
M. Emslie, Law Farm, Insch. The Skerrington herd of John and
William Young, Hurlford, Kilmarnock, hit the heights with a
Starline Klassik son, who sold to pedigree breeders, Brian
and Anne Wise, Skipton-on-Swale, Thirsk, Yorkshire. Lakeside
Warrior provided Cecil Chartres and David Farrell, Lisbellaw,
Co. Fermanagh, N.I. with a herd personal best when their Kilbride
Farm Newry son sold to S. Gummow, Newquay, Cornwall.
7,500 gns for the reserve intermediate champion, Braegarrie
Wisdom gave Lindsay and Shona Currie and son, Robert, a best
ever price when their Corskie Regal son sold to the Bruchag
pedigree herd of Robert McAlister, Langalbuinach, Rothesay.
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| The In-calf Corskie Valerie lifted the
female championship for Messrs. W. J. and J. Green, Fochabers,
Morayshire. |
Two Ballinalare Farm Nightrider daughters, Corskie Vixen and
Corskie Valerie commanded the lead prices in the female section,
for the Corskie herd of Jimmy and Iain Green, Garmouth, Fochabers.
At 4,500 gns each the two incalf heifers sold to D. Evans,
Carraton and G. S. and G. I. Pettit, Main of Tannochy, Buckie,
respectively.
Sale Averages:
Bulls £4920 (92), Females £2135 (30).
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| Woodhall Warren, the Supreme and Intermediate
Champion, forward from Cecil McIlwaine, and son Neil, Newtownstewart,
Co. Tyrone, N.I. |
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| Mr. A. Davies, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales,
exhibited the Reserve Supreme and Senior Champion, Hirwaun
Washy. |
photographs available from
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