North breeders to fore at Stirling Bull Sales
Breeders from the north led the charge in the Simmental show ring at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday.
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Mart crowd ‘shocked’ as bull weighing a tonne rears up and injures north-east farmer
A farmer has been injured after a prize bull weighing about a tonne reared up and landed on him in the show ring.
Simmental successes for north breeders
Simmentals met a steady trade at the Stirling Bull Sales, with 69 selling to average £6,187 – up £467 on last year – and eight making five figures.
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Top price of 6,500gn for Simmentals
Simmentals sold to a top of 6,500gn at Stirling with 38 bulls selling to average £4,253 – back £222 on last year’s sale.
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Islavale Heston lands top Simmental price at Stirling Bull Sales
A Moray farming family led the charge in the Simmental sale ring at the Stirling Bull Sales.
Islavale Hugo claims top spot at Stirling Bull Sales
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Simmental breed record smashed twice in a day at Stirling Bull Sales
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Harestone Charolais leads Thainstone annual bull sale
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Salers bull leads May Stirling Bull Sales
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Moray breeders dominate spring Simmental sale in Carlisle
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Simmental bulls sell to 21,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales February 2017
Simmental bulls met a flying trade with 14 lots selling to a five-figure sum at yesterday’s Stirling Bull Sales.
Cow and calf tops Woodhall Simmental reduction sale at 16,000gn
A cow and calf outfit lead the charge at the major reduction sale of the Woodhall Simmental herd at yesterday's Stirling Bull Sales.
VIDEO: Simmental bulls sell to 25,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales
A Moray farming family was left celebrating yesterday after achieving their best price ever at the Stirling Bull Sales.
Scottish breeders triumph at national Simmental show
More than 70 cattle from across Scotland and the north of England descended on the Black Isle Show on Thursday for the Scottish National Simmental Club show.
Moray Simmental breeder named as Smithfield judge
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Continental bulls reach 9,000gn at Stirling May bull sale
Continental bulls sold to a top price of 9,000gn four times at yesterday’s May bull sale at United Auctions in Stirling.
Pedigree bulls sell to 4,800gn at Dingwall
Bids topped at 4,800gn yesterday at Dingwall Mart's annual show and sale of registered pedigree bulls.
Stirling Bull Sales 2016: Simmental championship goes to Irish duo
The luck of the Irish prevailed in the show ring at Stirling yesterday with both the supreme champion and reserve supreme champion rosettes awarded to breeders from Northern Ireland.
Stirling Bull Sales October 2015: Simmental bulls reach 18,000gn
Simmentals achieved five-figure sums nine times at the closing day of the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday.
Corskie Simmentals ready for Stirling Bull Sales
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Simmentals top 12,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales
The Simmental breed has secured the best clearance rate so far at this year’s February instalment of the Stirling Bull Sales.
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The hammer went down eight times on five-figure bids for Simmentals at the Stirling Bull Sales lifting the average up more than £200 on last year.
Inverness cattle breeder scoops top award
A top Simmental cattle breeder from the north has been honoured by the Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland.