The first ever Goulding Hereford opportunity sale took place in Roscrea Mart on Saturday, with a very strong trade throughout.

The sale, organised by Matthew Goulding and family with guest consignments from Roy Beattie, attracted overseas bidders from as far away as Denmark and France. This interest, along with strong demand from Irish bidders, saw numerous lots hit over €5,000.

Topping these prices with a call of €8,000 was the April 2018-born bull Gouldingpoll 1 Stockman. This Gouldingpoll 1 Robust son is out of the Keepsake family line and carries five stars down the line. Securing the sale-topper was UK-based Cogent AI services.

A further three lots sold for €7,700. Two of these were November-born ET sisters from the Duchess line. These two sisters entered the ring together, with the highest bidder given the choice of the heifer of their liking along with first refusal of the second at the same price. The successful bidder took both heifers, which were sired by Highland Show champion Normanton Laertes.

Matching these at the price was Gouldingpoll 1 Kashmir 1021. This March 2019-born heifer is sired by Gouldingpoll 1 Captain and out of the Danish-bred cow Moeskaer Kashmir 1311.

All but three animals sold, with an impressive average price of €3,550. A number of embryo lots sold well also, ranging from €500-€800. Five straws of semen from Gouldingpoll 1 Superduty fetched €240 each.

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