There were 144 bulls presented for sale at the Kilkenny Agricultural Society’s April sale, of which 122 found homes.
These 144 bulls were made up of six different breeds, catering for both dairy and beef.
Topping the sale with a price tag of €4,300 was Limousin bull Galbally Louis 1135. This January 2016 bull was exhibited by Trevor Masterson, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Sired by homebred Galbally Indian and out of a Wilodge Cerberus-bred dam, Louis carried five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices along with a calving figure of 4.1%. Successful bidder was Edward Butler.
A price tag of €4,000 was also achieved in the Limousin ring for Ballyquirke Kentucky Et. This Embryo-bred son of Sympa out of a Grahams Samson-bred dam was exhibited by Kilkenny native Oliver J Byrne.
Overall champion under judge Michael Fox went to Beehmount Kevin from Geraldine Collins. Sired by Dinmore Goldcrest and out of homebred Beechmount Hedie, the champion sold in the ring for €2,300.
Limousin champion Beechmount Kevin
The reserve champion Farmleigh Kiana from Thomas Swaine realised a price of €3,500. Sired by Newtown Hugo, Kiana carried five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices and found a new home with John Phelan.
Reserve Limousin champion Farmleigh Kiana
The Limousin breed saw 27 bulls sold to average €2,718, with a 96% clearance.
Angus
The Angus breed secured the second top price of the sale when John McEnroe’s Liss Minter S590 sold for €4,200. Sired by homebred stock bull Liss Marty M417, Minter comes from the noted Miylo family line.
Top priced Angus Liss Minter S590
Eamon McKiernan secured the second-top price in the Angus ring for Knockmountagh Nelson. This March 2016-born bull sees Mogeely Joe and Rawburn Lord Rocket in his back breeding. Carrying five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices, he sold for €4,000.
Judge Michael Smith awarded the overall championship to Gerry and Helen Reynolds’ September 2015-born Bunlahy Mino. He was sired by stock bull Lisduff Duke, with Mogeely Joe and Netherton Fabulous Cruz also in the lineage. However, Mino failed to meet his reserve.
Claiming the reserve championship was Patrick Harrison with Brideswell Mark. Sired by Dovea AI bull Cahirmee Gino, Mark is out of homebred Lawsonsford Bagatelle cow Brideswell Carmel. This near two-year-old found a new home with Larry Fitzgerald at €3,500.
Twice as many Angus bulls sold compared with other breeds, with 54 of the 56 forward finding new homes. They sold to an impressive average of €2,905.
Hereford
Top of the Herefords was the pre-sale champion Listrolin Lord from Seamus Rohan.
This September 2015-born son of Key Rodge attracted a lot of attention pre-sale and this was followed by a flurry of bids in the ring to reach a final price of €4,000.
Carrying five stars on the terminal index, along with four stars on the replacement, he sold to Peter O’Dwyer.
Hereford champion Listrolin Lord \ Ted Hughes
Taking the reserve championship was Bawngarriff Sonic from Christy Finn, Ballycallan, Co Kilkenny. This July 2015-born bull is sired by homebred Bawngarriff Franco and out of a Cill Cormaic Omorga-bred cow. He found a new home with Vincent Walsh at €3,800.
Hereford bulls witnessed an 82% clearance to average the highest of all breeds at €3,000.
Friesian
Friesian trade peaked at €3,500 for the overall champion Goldenfield Remedy.
Bred and exhibited by John Murphy and family from Kilmanagh, Co Kilkenny, Remedy was the youngest Friesian forward and held off stiff competition to be awarded the overall championship.
Sired by Mr Numero Uno St Louis, he is out of Goldenfield Gold Raven, an EX91 classified cow after three evaluations.
Frisian Champion Goldenfield Remedy.
Gold Raven also produced just shy of 12,000kg in her third lactation and has previously bred three bulls standing in AI. Successful bidder was John Hanley.
Reserve honours went to John O’Callahan’s Mountfarna Dawn Ryder.
Sired by Relough Dangler Et, Ryder is out of VG87 classified cow Mountfarna Twist Dawn and met trade of €3,000. This is the last of John’s bulls for the year after enjoying a highly successful season, topping a number of sales throughout the country.
Reserve Friesian champion Mountfarna Dawn Ryder.
Friesian bulls saw a 70% clearance to average €2,430.
None of the three Charolais bulls forward on the day sold, while Simmental bulls were also met with though trade, with four selling to average €2,313.
Claiming the championship in the Simmental ring was the youngest of the breed forward, Clonagh Hunky Dorry Et from Garreth T Behan, Ballyfin,
Co Laois.
This February 2016-born calf is out of three-time national show champion Banwy T-Rex and a Raceview King-bred dam. However, he failed to meet his reserve.
Top price of €3,150 went to William and Ann Dorgan, Mallow, Co Cork, with Carrigglen Grabber. Sired by Clonagh Awesome Truly, Grabber carried four stars on both the terminal and replacement indices.
In pictures: Herefords peak at €3,550 in Kilmallock
Mike Tyson sells for €5,600
There were 144 bulls presented for sale at the Kilkenny Agricultural Society’s April sale, of which 122 found homes.
These 144 bulls were made up of six different breeds, catering for both dairy and beef.
Topping the sale with a price tag of €4,300 was Limousin bull Galbally Louis 1135. This January 2016 bull was exhibited by Trevor Masterson, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Sired by homebred Galbally Indian and out of a Wilodge Cerberus-bred dam, Louis carried five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices along with a calving figure of 4.1%. Successful bidder was Edward Butler.
A price tag of €4,000 was also achieved in the Limousin ring for Ballyquirke Kentucky Et. This Embryo-bred son of Sympa out of a Grahams Samson-bred dam was exhibited by Kilkenny native Oliver J Byrne.
Overall champion under judge Michael Fox went to Beehmount Kevin from Geraldine Collins. Sired by Dinmore Goldcrest and out of homebred Beechmount Hedie, the champion sold in the ring for €2,300.
Limousin champion Beechmount Kevin
The reserve champion Farmleigh Kiana from Thomas Swaine realised a price of €3,500. Sired by Newtown Hugo, Kiana carried five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices and found a new home with John Phelan.
Reserve Limousin champion Farmleigh Kiana
The Limousin breed saw 27 bulls sold to average €2,718, with a 96% clearance.
Angus
The Angus breed secured the second top price of the sale when John McEnroe’s Liss Minter S590 sold for €4,200. Sired by homebred stock bull Liss Marty M417, Minter comes from the noted Miylo family line.
Top priced Angus Liss Minter S590
Eamon McKiernan secured the second-top price in the Angus ring for Knockmountagh Nelson. This March 2016-born bull sees Mogeely Joe and Rawburn Lord Rocket in his back breeding. Carrying five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices, he sold for €4,000.
Judge Michael Smith awarded the overall championship to Gerry and Helen Reynolds’ September 2015-born Bunlahy Mino. He was sired by stock bull Lisduff Duke, with Mogeely Joe and Netherton Fabulous Cruz also in the lineage. However, Mino failed to meet his reserve.
Claiming the reserve championship was Patrick Harrison with Brideswell Mark. Sired by Dovea AI bull Cahirmee Gino, Mark is out of homebred Lawsonsford Bagatelle cow Brideswell Carmel. This near two-year-old found a new home with Larry Fitzgerald at €3,500.
Twice as many Angus bulls sold compared with other breeds, with 54 of the 56 forward finding new homes. They sold to an impressive average of €2,905.
Hereford
Top of the Herefords was the pre-sale champion Listrolin Lord from Seamus Rohan.
This September 2015-born son of Key Rodge attracted a lot of attention pre-sale and this was followed by a flurry of bids in the ring to reach a final price of €4,000.
Carrying five stars on the terminal index, along with four stars on the replacement, he sold to Peter O’Dwyer.
Hereford champion Listrolin Lord \ Ted Hughes
Taking the reserve championship was Bawngarriff Sonic from Christy Finn, Ballycallan, Co Kilkenny. This July 2015-born bull is sired by homebred Bawngarriff Franco and out of a Cill Cormaic Omorga-bred cow. He found a new home with Vincent Walsh at €3,800.
Hereford bulls witnessed an 82% clearance to average the highest of all breeds at €3,000.
Friesian
Friesian trade peaked at €3,500 for the overall champion Goldenfield Remedy.
Bred and exhibited by John Murphy and family from Kilmanagh, Co Kilkenny, Remedy was the youngest Friesian forward and held off stiff competition to be awarded the overall championship.
Sired by Mr Numero Uno St Louis, he is out of Goldenfield Gold Raven, an EX91 classified cow after three evaluations.
Frisian Champion Goldenfield Remedy.
Gold Raven also produced just shy of 12,000kg in her third lactation and has previously bred three bulls standing in AI. Successful bidder was John Hanley.
Reserve honours went to John O’Callahan’s Mountfarna Dawn Ryder.
Sired by Relough Dangler Et, Ryder is out of VG87 classified cow Mountfarna Twist Dawn and met trade of €3,000. This is the last of John’s bulls for the year after enjoying a highly successful season, topping a number of sales throughout the country.
Reserve Friesian champion Mountfarna Dawn Ryder.
Friesian bulls saw a 70% clearance to average €2,430.
None of the three Charolais bulls forward on the day sold, while Simmental bulls were also met with though trade, with four selling to average €2,313.
Claiming the championship in the Simmental ring was the youngest of the breed forward, Clonagh Hunky Dorry Et from Garreth T Behan, Ballyfin,
Co Laois.
This February 2016-born calf is out of three-time national show champion Banwy T-Rex and a Raceview King-bred dam. However, he failed to meet his reserve.
Top price of €3,150 went to William and Ann Dorgan, Mallow, Co Cork, with Carrigglen Grabber. Sired by Clonagh Awesome Truly, Grabber carried four stars on both the terminal and replacement indices.
In pictures: Herefords peak at €3,550 in Kilmallock
Mike Tyson sells for €5,600
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