Irish Agri Auctions, a newly formed firm, held its first ever auction on Friday last 19 March. The new group is the brainchild of four auctioneers, Eoin Lawlor, Rory Doyle, Jerry Horan and Tristan Kingston. The four work in the livestock and property sectors and are dispersed across counties Cork, Laois, Kildare and Tipperary.
We spoke to Eoin Lawlor, one of the four young auctioneers involved. He explained: “The idea has been on the cards for a long time. We have been talking about the concept and planning this auction for almost 12 months now. We saw an opening in the market and wanted to offer people an all-Ireland approach to machinery auctions, something a little different. We have four yards scattered throughout the country where people can safely drop off machinery and equipment. We have the capacity to organise transport from one depot to another, bringing items closer for buyers to collect if necessary”.
In line with the current times, the firm’s first auction took place online, on the MartEye platform. Kicking off at 6pm, a total of 230 lots were offered on the evening with a clearance rate of 76.2% being achieved. The company told the Irish Farmers Journal that 250 registered bidders signed up, with viewer numbers peaking at an astounding 12,800 people. Commission was charged at a rate of 10% for items sold up to €1,000 and 5% for items sold above €1,000.
“We are very happy with how our first auction went. We are now starting to take entries for our next two auctions – the first on 2 April which will feature the same format as the first auction and the second on 30 April which will be a collaboration with Ballybay Mart in Monaghan,” Lawlor concluded.
This clean Lely Lotus tedder was described as being in good working order. It sold for €5,400 plus VAT and commission.
This 2017 Broughan (20ft) grain and silage trailer sold for €15,200 plus VAT and commission.
This Lely Welger RP245 Profi round baler had 65k bales on the clock. It went unsold at €15,100.
This Massey Ferguson (MF) 50 B backhoe loader was recently fitted with a new clutch and gearbox. It sold for €6,000 plus commission (no VAT).
Built in 2000, this Land Rover Defender (SWB) had a DOE until 28 August and was taxed until September. With 114k on the clock, it sold for €9,750 plus commission (no VAT).
This three year old 12x6 iFor Williams livestock trailer came with sheep decks. It sold for €4,320 plus commission (no VAT).
This clean example of an 1,100 gallon Abbey slurry tanker sold for €2,900 plus commission (no VAT).
This tandem axle 28ft bale trailer sold for €2,020 plus commission (no VAT).
This mounted Teagle straw blower sold for €735 plus commission (no VAT).
Irish Agri Auctions, a newly formed firm, held its first ever auction on Friday last 19 March. The new group is the brainchild of four auctioneers, Eoin Lawlor, Rory Doyle, Jerry Horan and Tristan Kingston. The four work in the livestock and property sectors and are dispersed across counties Cork, Laois, Kildare and Tipperary.
We spoke to Eoin Lawlor, one of the four young auctioneers involved. He explained: “The idea has been on the cards for a long time. We have been talking about the concept and planning this auction for almost 12 months now. We saw an opening in the market and wanted to offer people an all-Ireland approach to machinery auctions, something a little different. We have four yards scattered throughout the country where people can safely drop off machinery and equipment. We have the capacity to organise transport from one depot to another, bringing items closer for buyers to collect if necessary”.
In line with the current times, the firm’s first auction took place online, on the MartEye platform. Kicking off at 6pm, a total of 230 lots were offered on the evening with a clearance rate of 76.2% being achieved. The company told the Irish Farmers Journal that 250 registered bidders signed up, with viewer numbers peaking at an astounding 12,800 people. Commission was charged at a rate of 10% for items sold up to €1,000 and 5% for items sold above €1,000.
“We are very happy with how our first auction went. We are now starting to take entries for our next two auctions – the first on 2 April which will feature the same format as the first auction and the second on 30 April which will be a collaboration with Ballybay Mart in Monaghan,” Lawlor concluded.
This clean Lely Lotus tedder was described as being in good working order. It sold for €5,400 plus VAT and commission.
This 2017 Broughan (20ft) grain and silage trailer sold for €15,200 plus VAT and commission.
This Lely Welger RP245 Profi round baler had 65k bales on the clock. It went unsold at €15,100.
This Massey Ferguson (MF) 50 B backhoe loader was recently fitted with a new clutch and gearbox. It sold for €6,000 plus commission (no VAT).
Built in 2000, this Land Rover Defender (SWB) had a DOE until 28 August and was taxed until September. With 114k on the clock, it sold for €9,750 plus commission (no VAT).
This three year old 12x6 iFor Williams livestock trailer came with sheep decks. It sold for €4,320 plus commission (no VAT).
This clean example of an 1,100 gallon Abbey slurry tanker sold for €2,900 plus commission (no VAT).
This tandem axle 28ft bale trailer sold for €2,020 plus commission (no VAT).
This mounted Teagle straw blower sold for €735 plus commission (no VAT).
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