The Irish Limousin Cattle Society held its final sale of the year in Athenry, Co Galway, on Saturday. There were 26 entries brought forward for sale from the 31 catalogued, with an average price of €3,364 and a clearance rate of 54% recorded.

Judging the pre-sale show was Sean Maher from Co Kilkenny, who selected Keltic Shadow from the herd of Teleri Thomas, Longwood, Co Meath, as the champion.

This May 2021-born bull is sired by Keltic Handsome and is bred from a Homebyres Visitor dam. Shadow was the highest-priced bull at €4,600.

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The herd’s second entry, Keltic Sion, sired by Loyal out of a Tomschoice Ironstone dam and born in April 2021, sold for €4,000.

Stephen Lynch with the reserve champion, Ballinascraw Superstar, which sold for €3,600.

The reserve champion was Ballinascraw Superstar, exhibited by John and Stephen Lynch, Ballinalee, Co Longford. This April 2021-born bull was sired by Gorrycam Notorious which is bred from a Ballinascraw Ironman dam. Superstar sold for €3,600.

The second-highest price was paid for Currane Smokey, an April 2021-born bull sired by Mereside Godolphin out of an Ampertaine Elgin dam. The second prize winner from the herd of Michael McKeown, Castlebar, Co Mayo, sold for €4,100.

For a full show and sale report with photographs make sure to pick up your copy of next week’s Irish Farmers Journal.