A bull bred in Co Cavan stole the show at the Irish Charolais Cattle Society's show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Tullamore, on Saturday.
Kilduff All Star, bred and exhibited by James Dunne, claimed the overall champion title before going on to top the trade, selling for a whopping €11,600.
Sired by the herd's stock bull Kilduff Snazzy ET, his dam Kilduff Nigella is a daughter of Tombapik going back to Inverlochy Ferdie.
Just 14 months old, this powerhouse of a bull has copies of the F94L and Q204X genes, as well as sitting in the top 40% of the breed for replacement, terminal and dairy-beef.
Harney Farms in Co Westmeath were the successful buyers of the champion.
Reglisse son
Having stood reserve to All Star in the pre-sale show under judge Sean McGovern, Clonaderg Andreas went on to sell for the second-highest price of €9,200.
A son of the popular new French sire Reglisse, his dam Dereskit Peggy Sue is a daughter of the easy calving French bull Chic.
Brought out by Thomas Claffey from Co Westmeath, Andreas proved a popular lot, catching the eye of suckler farmer Kevin Keane, who took him back to Co Galway.
Born in April 2025, this young bull came with three-star replacement and four-star terminal indexes, backed up by a single copy of the F94L gene.
Clonaderg Andreas, reserve champion, which sold for €9,200. \ Tricia Kennedy
John Daly from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, secured Lisnagre Adam ET at €9,000, one of five bulls exported to Northern Ireland from the event.
Exhibited by Jim Geoghegan from Co Westmeath, this January 2025-born bull is a son of Dromiskin Viceroy and out of a Horace JD-bred dam.
He offered buyers a four-star within0breed terminal index of €156 and a slightly above breed average calving figure of 11.1% on beef cows.
Monaghan bred-bull
Next up at €8,400 was Derryolam Acorn, a February 2025-born son of Enfield Plexus, brought out by Niall McNally from Co Monaghan.
Bred from a CF52-bred cow, this first-prizewinner just about qualified for SCEP with a four-star across-breed terminal index of €133. Securing him for his suckler holding in Co Clare was Tom Hynes.
Overall, 20 bulls sold to average €5,895, representing a 61% clearance.
A bull bred in Co Cavan stole the show at the Irish Charolais Cattle Society's show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Tullamore, on Saturday.
Kilduff All Star, bred and exhibited by James Dunne, claimed the overall champion title before going on to top the trade, selling for a whopping €11,600.
Sired by the herd's stock bull Kilduff Snazzy ET, his dam Kilduff Nigella is a daughter of Tombapik going back to Inverlochy Ferdie.
Just 14 months old, this powerhouse of a bull has copies of the F94L and Q204X genes, as well as sitting in the top 40% of the breed for replacement, terminal and dairy-beef.
Harney Farms in Co Westmeath were the successful buyers of the champion.
Reglisse son
Having stood reserve to All Star in the pre-sale show under judge Sean McGovern, Clonaderg Andreas went on to sell for the second-highest price of €9,200.
A son of the popular new French sire Reglisse, his dam Dereskit Peggy Sue is a daughter of the easy calving French bull Chic.
Brought out by Thomas Claffey from Co Westmeath, Andreas proved a popular lot, catching the eye of suckler farmer Kevin Keane, who took him back to Co Galway.
Born in April 2025, this young bull came with three-star replacement and four-star terminal indexes, backed up by a single copy of the F94L gene.
Clonaderg Andreas, reserve champion, which sold for €9,200. \ Tricia Kennedy
John Daly from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, secured Lisnagre Adam ET at €9,000, one of five bulls exported to Northern Ireland from the event.
Exhibited by Jim Geoghegan from Co Westmeath, this January 2025-born bull is a son of Dromiskin Viceroy and out of a Horace JD-bred dam.
He offered buyers a four-star within0breed terminal index of €156 and a slightly above breed average calving figure of 11.1% on beef cows.
Monaghan bred-bull
Next up at €8,400 was Derryolam Acorn, a February 2025-born son of Enfield Plexus, brought out by Niall McNally from Co Monaghan.
Bred from a CF52-bred cow, this first-prizewinner just about qualified for SCEP with a four-star across-breed terminal index of €133. Securing him for his suckler holding in Co Clare was Tom Hynes.
Overall, 20 bulls sold to average €5,895, representing a 61% clearance.
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