A large contingent of buyers from around Europe made their way across the Irish Sea to the McEnroe family's Liss and Lisduff Centenary weekend which coincided with a sale of 50 females and 10 bulls from the two herds.
The sale took the format of a live video auction, with buyers getting the opportunity to view the cattle on the morning of the sale, one of the first of its kind in Ireland.
It certainly played a pivotal role in enticing foreign buyers, with cattle selling to Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Portugal, UK, Italy and Austria.
Auctioneer Denis Barrett was kept on his toes, as overseas customers provided some real competition for Irish buyers, resulting in a full clearance and an average sale price of €6,240.
Sale topper
Trade topped at €15,200 for Lisduff Maggie Z203, a daughter of Liss Buster and the Rawburn Boss Hogg-bred cow Lisduff Maggie W854.
This 22-month-old heifer carries a massive set of indices and sold in-calf to Woodvale Dynamo to Lucy Rodgers from Northern Ireland.
Lisduff also received the second-highest price of €14,500 for the March 2024-born Lisduff Danielle A235, selling to a Cork-based buyer.
Champion as a calf at Oldcastle Show in 2024, this maiden heifer is a daughter of the UK sire Retties Lerendezvous X208 ET and the Mogeely Josh-bred cow Lisduff Danielle T537.
Liss Minree Z285 sold for €13,200. \ MacGregor Photography
Up next at €13,200 was the 2023 Tullamore champion Liss Minree Z285. A daughter of Penguin Henry M503 ET and the Mogeely Lord Harrow-bred cow Liss Minree V916, this rising two-year-old heifer was knocked down to Steven O'Kane.
Red bull
Trading at €9,500 was the only red bull in the sale Lisduff Red Alan A310.
Born in May 2024, he offered buyers some out-cross genetics, sired by Azh Pascha and going back to a cow line from the DMM herd in Canada. Having the last call on the red bull was a herd in Germany.
Hitting €9,200 was two-year-old bull Lisduff Dollar Y065. A son of Liss Minter S950 and going back to a long line of Lisduff females, he was also snapped up by an overseas buyer.
McClafferty Angus in Co Donegal purchased the rising two-year-old Liss Ducky Z288 at €8,800. A daughter of Texas Iceman, this classy in-calf heifer offered a replacement index of €150.
One of the first heifers through the ring, Liss Bilban Z272 found a new home with Foxhill Livestock in the UK at €8,200. In-calf to Lisduff Bang Bang V742, she packed a tremendous set of figures, including a terminal index of €125.
Pick up this week's Irish Farmers Journal to read all about it.
A large contingent of buyers from around Europe made their way across the Irish Sea to the McEnroe family's Liss and Lisduff Centenary weekend which coincided with a sale of 50 females and 10 bulls from the two herds.
The sale took the format of a live video auction, with buyers getting the opportunity to view the cattle on the morning of the sale, one of the first of its kind in Ireland.
It certainly played a pivotal role in enticing foreign buyers, with cattle selling to Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Portugal, UK, Italy and Austria.
Auctioneer Denis Barrett was kept on his toes, as overseas customers provided some real competition for Irish buyers, resulting in a full clearance and an average sale price of €6,240.
Sale topper
Trade topped at €15,200 for Lisduff Maggie Z203, a daughter of Liss Buster and the Rawburn Boss Hogg-bred cow Lisduff Maggie W854.
This 22-month-old heifer carries a massive set of indices and sold in-calf to Woodvale Dynamo to Lucy Rodgers from Northern Ireland.
Lisduff also received the second-highest price of €14,500 for the March 2024-born Lisduff Danielle A235, selling to a Cork-based buyer.
Champion as a calf at Oldcastle Show in 2024, this maiden heifer is a daughter of the UK sire Retties Lerendezvous X208 ET and the Mogeely Josh-bred cow Lisduff Danielle T537.
Liss Minree Z285 sold for €13,200. \ MacGregor Photography
Up next at €13,200 was the 2023 Tullamore champion Liss Minree Z285. A daughter of Penguin Henry M503 ET and the Mogeely Lord Harrow-bred cow Liss Minree V916, this rising two-year-old heifer was knocked down to Steven O'Kane.
Red bull
Trading at €9,500 was the only red bull in the sale Lisduff Red Alan A310.
Born in May 2024, he offered buyers some out-cross genetics, sired by Azh Pascha and going back to a cow line from the DMM herd in Canada. Having the last call on the red bull was a herd in Germany.
Hitting €9,200 was two-year-old bull Lisduff Dollar Y065. A son of Liss Minter S950 and going back to a long line of Lisduff females, he was also snapped up by an overseas buyer.
McClafferty Angus in Co Donegal purchased the rising two-year-old Liss Ducky Z288 at €8,800. A daughter of Texas Iceman, this classy in-calf heifer offered a replacement index of €150.
One of the first heifers through the ring, Liss Bilban Z272 found a new home with Foxhill Livestock in the UK at €8,200. In-calf to Lisduff Bang Bang V742, she packed a tremendous set of figures, including a terminal index of €125.
Pick up this week's Irish Farmers Journal to read all about it.
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