After claiming all three overall championships, Gareth and Lyndsey Behan went on to claim top prices for bulls and females.

Leading the trade with a call of €12,500 was the day's junior champion Clonagh Just A Dream. This bull was sired by herd stock bull Kilbride Farm Dragoon and out of former national champion Cloneygowan Temptress Posh. Half brothers to the sale topper have also secured national titles.

Champion female Clonagh Jazzy Eyes who sold for €6,100

Champion female Clonagh Jazzy Eyes.

Also leading the way in the females, the Behan duo sold the day's female champion Clonagh Jazzy Eyes for €6,100.

This one is out of the 2017 overall Simmental of the year Clonagh Darling eyes and by the aforementioned Kilbride Farm Dragoon. Jazzy eyes is a full sister to Clonagh Honey Eyes, which topped the autumn sale at €12,100.

There will be a full report on the sale in next week's Irish Farmers Journal.

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