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The trade would be well described as steady at the March sale of pedigree Charolais bulls and heifers in Dungannon held on Friday 15 March.
A total of 33 bulls found new homes on the day, with a top call of 8,000gns going to C and S McIlwaine, Newtownstewart, for their November 2017 bull Corrick Napoleon.
Judge Nigel Matchett had tapped Napoleon out as junior champion and overall male champion in the pre-sale show earlier in the day.
Napoleon was by the famous Inverlochy Ferdie and was bought by Terence McGarrigle, Belleck, Co Down.
Reserve champion
The reserve champion rosette went to Harold Stubbs and his grandson Alan Burleigh for their bull Derryharney Nipper. The September 2017-born Doonally New (CF52) son was knocked on to Messrs Boyd, Bushmills, Co Antrim, for 4,200gns.
Andrew Wallace, Gubbacrock, Co Fermanagh, took home 6,600gns for his Dingle Hofmeister son, Newline Outstanding.
The successful bidder was W Cousins, Omagh, Co Tyrone. The average price of bulls sold at the sale was £3,379 up £94 on the corresponding sale in 2018. See next Thursday's Irish Farmers Journal for the full sale report.
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