A top price of €4,200 was received by Jonathan Maye, Ballykeevican, Boyle for Ballykeevican Jacob, a Kingsbrook Emperor son at the recent Midland & Western Livestock Improvement Society show & sale in Carrick-on-Shannon.

On the day, 29 Angus bulls sold for an average price of €2,600, with a 70% clearance recorded on the day. Six bulls went north.

In the ring, the champion Angus bull, Liscolvin Jameson, sired by Crussin Mark, was bred by Martin Garvey, Hillstreet, Carrick-on-Shannon and sold for €3,600. In reserve was Clooncolligan Judge, a Ballymagrine Wonder son, bred by Kevin Diffley, Bornacoola. He was unsold in the ring.

Other top prices included:

  • €3,800 for Currycramp Jack, by Clooncarne Frank and bred by Gerard Mulligan, Currycramp, Dromod.
  • €3,500 for Farmhill Jasper, a son of Rawburn Eventer 2nd, bred by John Regan, Loughglynn , Castlerea.
  • €3,500 for Drumcrow Penthouse Boy, a son of Cartron Roe Ansley, bred by Frank McKiernan, Lackens Lower, Ballinagh.
  • €3,400 for Liss Powerhouse, sired by Scholland Duncan Kommander and bred by John McEnroe, Liss, Oldcastle.
  • €3,300 for Clonguish Prinz, sired by Glendara Walnut and bred by Joe McGarry, Clonguish, Co Longford.
  • €3,150 for Dillon Jackson, sired by Coney Island Legend and bred by John & Cathy Farrell, Mount Dillon, Curraghoe.
  • €3,100 for Brideswell Jake, sired by Ballyshannon Eric and bred by Patrick Harrison, Brideswell, Athlone.

    • Three Hereford bulls sold as follows:

  • €2,300 for Steil Belter, sired by Smithstown Darby and bred by Joseph McCormack, Steil, Tulsk.
  • €2,050 for Drumboy Ranger 2nd, sired by Rathcor Ranger and bred by Sean Kilrane, Drumboy, Mohill.
  • €2,000 for Lisnanean Fred, another son of Smithstown Darby and bred by Benny Mulrennan, Lisnanean, Elphin.

    • The Society will host a mixed breed show & sale on Saturday 8 March next. Contact 086-3883112.

    Salers sell to 7,800gns in Stirling

    Demand was strong for select Salers bulls at the recent pedigree sales in Stirling which saw seven males selling for an average of £4,725 and two females average stg£2,153. Sale leader at 7,800gns was Whitebog Harvey exhibited by Alister MacKenzie. This April 2012-born Seawell Diplomat son stood first in his class and is out of the Cumbria Fury daughter, Whitebog Rosie. He heads to Orkney to K Harvey, Vestrafold Farm.

    The champion Seamore Hernot from Seamore Farming sold for 5000gns to Terry Coghill, Birsay, Orkney. Sired by Seawell Viscount he is out of the Ultra daughter, Seamore Dubai.

    Following this, Seamore Farming went on to sell their reserve champion, Seamore Heavy Duty for 4800gns to R Garden, Culfosie, Echt. Also by Seawell Viscount, he is out of Seawell Betty, a President daughter.

    Other top prices included 4,500gns for a Seawell Diplomat son; 4,200gns for a son of Ballygar Galway (he was bred by Padraig McConn, The Paddocks, Galway Rd. Ballygar, Co Galway), and 3,200gns for a Rigel Harry Poll son.