The Northern Ireland Charolais Club held its annual autumn show and sale of bulls in Dugannon Farmers Mart, Co Tyrone, on Friday 3 November 2017.

Some 46 males and 18 females were forward for sale.

While fodder concerns were on the lips of many attending farmers, overall trade was fair with a clearance rate of 54% and top-quality animals sold very well.

The top-priced bull came from the herd of Caldwell McAskie, Mountjoy, Omagh, Co Tyrone.

This May 2016-born Mountjoy Morgan was +12 for calving ease, which put him in the top 5% of the Charolais breed for calving ease.

He is by Montgomery Lanto and out of a Gaer Positive dam.

Having been placed first in his class in the pre-sale show, he was eventually knocked down at £8,000.

Champion female

The Champion female came from the herd of Bartley Finnegan, Moy, Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Battleford Lola is by Lochend Apache and out of a Thrunton Socrates cow, Blelack USP.

She was knocked down at £8,000.

She was scanned in-calf to Blelack Immaculate and is due to calve on 1 May 2018.

See this week’s print edition of the Irish Farmers Journal for detailed sale coverage.

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