Although not a Society sale, the May multi-breed sale at Stirling saw all four Salers bulls offered sell to average £3360. Sale leader at 5000gns was Rigel Discovery from Messrs Pye. This black coated Rigel Othello son is out of Rigel Dixie, an Amazonien daughter. Combining Othello and Amazonien this bull will posses strong maternal […]
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Encouraged by the successful sales of Salers bulls and breeding females entered by individual members of the Salers Society over a number of years at the Newark April Multibreed Sale, the Salers Cattle Society held its inaugural Spring Sale on Saturday 3rd May at Newark Livestock Market. Leading trade at 3300gns was Seawell Homer from
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Five years on from purchasing his first pedigree Salers cow, David Watson of Darnford, Banchory enjoyed a bumper trade at the November 2013 Salers Cattle Society show and sale at Castle Douglas, jointly topping the sale with a price of 6000gns for the reserve senior champion Darnford Earl. David also secured 5500gns for the bull
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SINCE ITS introduction to the United Kingdom back in the early 1980s, the Salers breed has witnessed a slow but steady rise to fame. And it’s the maternal abilities of the breed that have really pushed it onwards, proving to be an excellent suckler cow in both pure and cross-bred herds. And it’s the ideal
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Pedigree Salers cattle have proved to be the right choice of breed for the Pyes. Brothers Terence and Malcolm Pye and their respective wives, Jane and Gill, set up their farming partnership more than 20 years ago at Leven Fields Farm, Middleton – on – Leven, Yarm. Both Terence and Malcolm worked for large multi-national
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Beeston Hall Farm is not the easiest unit to farm even without the limitations imposed by its owner Yorkshire Water. But it is home to a successful Salers-based suckler beef system. When West Yorkshire farmers Stephen and Rachel Hallos took part in a focus farm project, they did it with some trepidation. Instead it has
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Harri Prichard’s experience of filming Salers for Cefn Gwlad Sioned and I recently had the pleasure of working with Dai Jones and the team from Cefn Gwlad, taking part in the making of a programme for S4C about Salers cattle. We spent an enjoyable few days filming and got to experience just how much hard
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Trade for Salers at the Spring Show and Sale at Thainstone today has been up to 3800gns for Corrichie Douglas from John McIntyre, Echt, Westhill. This April 2012-born Whiteboy Convenor son is out of Cuil Britany, a Blazer daughter. He sold to Messrs Murphy, Cragiedaff, Durris, Banchory. A second top price of 3200gns was achieved
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There was a packed sale ring at Kivells & Husseys’s Exeter Livestock Centre for their monthly catalogued sale of Breeding stock which was complimented with two excellent dispersals. Buyers travelled from as far as Monmouthshire and Essex as well as all parts of the Westcountry. The sale started with a consignment of Salers bulling and
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Demand was strong for the select offering of Salers bulls in Stirling, with a top price of 7800gns and an average of £4725 for seven bulls and £2153 for two females sold. Sale leader was Whitebog Harvey from Alister MacKenzie, this April 2012-born Seawell Diplomat son stood first in his class in the pre-sale judging.
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