Rockville Banada 452 who sold for €4,800, exhibited by breeder Anthony Dockery
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The Irish shorthorn cattle society hosted its premier annual autumn sale in Roscommon on Saturday, with a new male record price set.
The stylish March 2019-born bull Rockville Banada 452 set the sale alight when he left the ring at a price of €4,800. Bred and exhibited by Anthony Dockery, the roan bull is a son of Tentore Dearg and out of the Bushypark Enda 3rd daughter Bennekerry Rose Red. Banada now finds pastures new in a commercial suckler herd in Co Meath.
Overall, similar to most years, males were harder sold but those that did sell came into money with three selling for an average of over €3,000.
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Females proved an exceptional lively trade, with 83% of those forward selling to an average of €2,152, up over €250 on the year. It must be noted that the majority of these were young calves born in 2020. The leading price in the female section was for Bellevue Eda from Jim and Mary Kilcullen from Templeboy, Co Sligo. This late February 2020-born heifer hit the market at €4,000.
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The Irish shorthorn cattle society hosted its premier annual autumn sale in Roscommon on Saturday, with a new male record price set.
The stylish March 2019-born bull Rockville Banada 452 set the sale alight when he left the ring at a price of €4,800. Bred and exhibited by Anthony Dockery, the roan bull is a son of Tentore Dearg and out of the Bushypark Enda 3rd daughter Bennekerry Rose Red. Banada now finds pastures new in a commercial suckler herd in Co Meath.
Overall, similar to most years, males were harder sold but those that did sell came into money with three selling for an average of over €3,000.
Females proved an exceptional lively trade, with 83% of those forward selling to an average of €2,152, up over €250 on the year. It must be noted that the majority of these were young calves born in 2020. The leading price in the female section was for Bellevue Eda from Jim and Mary Kilcullen from Templeboy, Co Sligo. This late February 2020-born heifer hit the market at €4,000.
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