Prices started at €2,000 and topped €5,000 at the Charolais Society’s show and sale in Tullamore last Saturday. A steady trade saw 73% of the bulls that were on offer selling for on average €3,369.

The championship sash and top price of the day, at €5,000, went to Toome Harry, a Limekiln Bosco son, bred by Patrick Delaney, Toome, Ballymahon, Co Longford. Out of a homebred dam by Prime Roberto, he was purchased by Thomas Kerin, Abbey House Farm, Bellharbour, Co Clare.

In reserve was Bonnavella Humphrey, exhibited by Martin Killeen, Ballymakea Beg, Mullagh, Co Clare. By Prime Roberto and out of an Oscar-bred dam, he has five stars for terminal index and four stars for replacement index, while also boasting 119 for muscle – which puts him in the top 5% of the breed. With a skeletal score of 140, he is also in the top 1% of the breed for skeletal. At €4,100, he was bought by Rosemary Murphy, Ballbinaby, Hackballscross, Dundalk, Co Louth.

Also at €4,100 was Kilvilcorris Hermes, bred by Matt and PJ Ryan, Clonismullen, Drom, Borrisoleigh, Thurles. By Doonally New and out of a homebred dam by Royal Viscount, he was purchased by Brian Blackmore, Rathaleek House, Kilkenny. He has four and a half stars for both terminal and replacement indexes. The Ryan duo had three bulls at the sale that totalled €11,100.

Meanwhile, the third bull at €4,100 was Rosemount Hulk, exhibited by Seamus Daly, Ballinlig, Rosemount.

By Lisnagre Elite and out of an Enfield Hara Kiri-bred dam, he has four and a half stars for terminal index and was purchased by Michael Dunleavy, Ohill, Drumlish, Co Longford.

Other top prices at Tullamore sale

  • €3,900 for the first prize winner Ballym Henry V, by the imported stock bull Ballym Bouvreuil and out of an Excellent dam. Bred by Louise Quinn, Ballymoran House, Edenderry, Co Offaly, he was purchased by William Martin, Knockaboys, Ardee, Co Louth.
  • €3,850 to Anthony McGovern, Gubbs, Cloone, Co Leitrim, for Brosna Important. By Oscar, he was purchased by John Ryan, Ballydavis, Portlaoise.
  • €3,650 for first prize winner Firoda Ivan, bred by Seamus Nolan, Firoda, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny. By Bova Banker, he was purchased by Patrick Flynn, Carrowmore, Loughrea, Co Galway.
  • €3,500 for the Texan Gie son Lisnagre Harvest, bred by Jim Geoghegan, Lisnagre, Streamstown, Mullingar, and purchased by Owen Cash, Inch, Blackwater, Enniscorthy.
  • €3,500 for Kilvilcorris Hotspur, a Doonally New son, bred by Matt and PJ Ryan, Clonismullen, Drom, Borrisoleigh, Thurles. He was purchased by Angus Woods, Hillhouse, Ballinabarney, Co Wicklow.
  • €3,500 for Kilvilcorris Hercules from the herd of Matt and PJ Ryan, Clonismullen, Drom, Borrisoleigh, Thurles. By Blakestown Seigneur, he was purchased by local man Richard Scally, Ashlawn, Ballycommon, Tullamore.
  • €3,500 for Dolland Hamish, bred by Kevin Molloy, Dolland House, Luttrellstown, Clonsilla, Dublin. By Utrillo Mic, he was purchased by Michael Mulkerins, Bullaun, Loughrea, Co Galway.