Clogher Valley Livestock Producers Mart will hold its first ever Christmas Fatstock show and sale on Monday 23 November at 5pm.

So far, over 100 entries have been received for the show and sale, with 50 haltered animals entered for the pre-sale show.

In a first for Martbids, the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids team is going to stream the show live on www.farmersjournal.ie.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only exhibitors are going to be able to enter the showing arena, so the Irish Farmers Journal broadcast will allow people view the show as it happens.

Phenomenal response

Yard manager at Clogher Robert Simpson is the brainchild behind the event. He has a passion for showing cattle and fatstock, so he knows how to run a good show.

Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal, he said: “We’ve got a phenomenal response from local farmers and fatstock producers. We have also had a lot of enquiries from customers, butchers and processors about the animals coming on the night.

"We have some really top-class cattle entered for the show and sale.”

One of the entries for the show on Monday evening, a Limousin-cross heifer.

Classes on the night are as follows:

  • Best fat cow.
  • Best Charolais heifer under 30 months.
  • Best Charolais bullock under 30 months.
  • Best Limousin heifer under 30 months.
  • Best Limousin bullock under 30 months.
  • Best native breed heifer under 30 months.
  • Best native breed bullock under 30 months.
  • Best any other breed heifer under 30 months.
  • Best any other breed bullock under 30 months.
  • Best housewife's choice animal under 600kg.

    • The sale will be streamed live on www.farmersjournal.ie from 7pm on the night.

    Potential purchasers must register with the mart to bid online prior to Monday afternoon.

    Stay tuned to Irish Farmers Journal social media channels for updates on the sale.