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.
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.
Full report in print on Thursday 2 January. 
Newport first-calver with of EBI 116 and calving in February made €1,520.
AI-bred, in-calf heifer born 14 February 2018 and calving in February to Angus made €1,390.
AI-bred calving at the end of March with EBI 98 and born 5 February 2018 made €1,200.
AI-bred first-calver due 6 February to sexed semen sold for €1,240.
AI-bred, in-calf heifer with EBI 113 and born 11 February 2018 made €1,420.
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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.
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.
Full report in print on Thursday 2 January.
Newport first-calver with of EBI 116 and calving in February made €1,520.
AI-bred, in-calf heifer born 14 February 2018 and calving in February to Angus made €1,390.
AI-bred calving at the end of March with EBI 98 and born 5 February 2018 made €1,200.
AI-bred first-calver due 6 February to sexed semen sold for €1,240.
AI-bred, in-calf heifer with EBI 113 and born 11 February 2018 made €1,420.
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Contrasting fortunes for live and dead trade
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