AI-bred, in-calf heifers with good EBIs, well-reared and with good background information easily made over €1,400 on Friday in Newport, Co Tipperary.
The annual Christmas sale in Newport on the Tipperary and Limerick border draws crowds from across the country as there are no other sales happening Chirstmas week. The sale mainly gathers sellers and buyers from the hinterland of Limerick, north Tipperary and Clare.
Top lot in Newport Mart today, dairy in calf heifers, high ebi averaged over €1,500 each @farmersjournal @aidan_bren pic.twitter.com/jAoP6wHEN4
— FJ Dairy (@FJDairy) December 27, 2019
There were two nice homebred batches of heifers from Cappawhite and Newport that were well turned out, well managed, advertised well in advance and on average they made between €1,400 and €1,550 each, with two bidders getting caught on one heifer, taking her to €1,950 before the hammer fell.
The first lot of heifers from Cappawhite were taller, more Holstein heifers but were well bred, managed and well turned out and all bar two or three made over €1,400 each. The second lot were more British Friesian and higher on fertility EBI and made over €1,500 each.
Poorer quality stock with no information available and showing no signs of calving (calving April onwards) made poor money with some heifers leaving the ring unsold for €700 to €800 each.
