Western farmers were out in force at the Irish Charolais Cattle Society sale of pedigree bulls in Tuam at the weekend. The sale saw an 87% clearance rate, which was up there with some of the highest clearance rates this spring. The average for the sale settled at €3,022.
Achieving the day’s top price of €4,350 was the first-prizewinner from the pre-sale show Landleague Nixon ET, exhibited by Francis Ryan from Rosscahill, Co Galway.
This October 2017-born bull is a son of CF 52 and a Baurnafea Baccarat-bred dam. He has five stars with a terminal index value of €156 and a calving figure of 9.6%.
The first-prizewinner in the second class was bred by Conal Tiernan and sold for €4,000. Pictured is judge Seamus Nagle, breeder Conal Tiernan and handler Paul Fahy.
Next-highest price went through at €4,000. This went to the first-prizewinner from the second class Coshleens Ollie, exhibited by Conal Tiernan from Elphin, Co Roscommon.
This Goldstar Echo (GHX) son was out of a Cavelands Fenian cow and Ollie had a four-star terminal index value of €126, a five-star replacement index value of €81 and a calving difficulty figure of 6.6%.
The champion bull Kilvilcorris Owen came from Matt Ryan and sold for €3,600.
Two bulls went through the ring selling for €3,600. First to make that price was the day’s overall champion Kilvilcorris Owen, exhibited by Matt and PJ Ryan from Thurles, Co Tipperary.
A son of the French sire Glasgow, Owen has a four-star terminal index of €115 and a four-star replacement index value of €69.
Also selling at €3,600 was Dereskit Obama, exhibited by Basil Bothwell from Killeshandra, Co Cavan.
This 16-month-old Alwent Goldbar son displayed lots of stars, which included five stars on both terminal and replacement indices.
Selling at €3,450 was Sliabhbawn Ollie exhibited by Co Roscommon breeder James Duke.
A son of Roughan Lincoln and an Indurain-bred dam, Ollie went under Tom Cox’s hammer with another full set of stars across both the terminal and replacement indices and a below-average calving figure of 6.4%.
The reserve champion title went to local breeder Mattie Kelly and his bull Cloughbrack Oaktree, which sold for €3,300.
Judge for the day Seamus Nagle found his reserve champion in Cloughbrack Oaktree, exhibited by Mattie Kelly from Newbridge, Co Galway.
This 14-month-old bull is a son of Sylvaner and a Grimaldi-bred dam. He was hammered down in the sales ring at €3,300.
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society will hold its final spring sale on Saturday 25 May in Tullamore Mart, Co Offaly.
Western farmers were out in force at the Irish Charolais Cattle Society sale of pedigree bulls in Tuam at the weekend. The sale saw an 87% clearance rate, which was up there with some of the highest clearance rates this spring. The average for the sale settled at €3,022.
Achieving the day’s top price of €4,350 was the first-prizewinner from the pre-sale show Landleague Nixon ET, exhibited by Francis Ryan from Rosscahill, Co Galway.
This October 2017-born bull is a son of CF 52 and a Baurnafea Baccarat-bred dam. He has five stars with a terminal index value of €156 and a calving figure of 9.6%.
The first-prizewinner in the second class was bred by Conal Tiernan and sold for €4,000. Pictured is judge Seamus Nagle, breeder Conal Tiernan and handler Paul Fahy.
Next-highest price went through at €4,000. This went to the first-prizewinner from the second class Coshleens Ollie, exhibited by Conal Tiernan from Elphin, Co Roscommon.
This Goldstar Echo (GHX) son was out of a Cavelands Fenian cow and Ollie had a four-star terminal index value of €126, a five-star replacement index value of €81 and a calving difficulty figure of 6.6%.
The champion bull Kilvilcorris Owen came from Matt Ryan and sold for €3,600.
Two bulls went through the ring selling for €3,600. First to make that price was the day’s overall champion Kilvilcorris Owen, exhibited by Matt and PJ Ryan from Thurles, Co Tipperary.
A son of the French sire Glasgow, Owen has a four-star terminal index of €115 and a four-star replacement index value of €69.
Also selling at €3,600 was Dereskit Obama, exhibited by Basil Bothwell from Killeshandra, Co Cavan.
This 16-month-old Alwent Goldbar son displayed lots of stars, which included five stars on both terminal and replacement indices.
Selling at €3,450 was Sliabhbawn Ollie exhibited by Co Roscommon breeder James Duke.
A son of Roughan Lincoln and an Indurain-bred dam, Ollie went under Tom Cox’s hammer with another full set of stars across both the terminal and replacement indices and a below-average calving figure of 6.4%.
The reserve champion title went to local breeder Mattie Kelly and his bull Cloughbrack Oaktree, which sold for €3,300.
Judge for the day Seamus Nagle found his reserve champion in Cloughbrack Oaktree, exhibited by Mattie Kelly from Newbridge, Co Galway.
This 14-month-old bull is a son of Sylvaner and a Grimaldi-bred dam. He was hammered down in the sales ring at €3,300.
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society will hold its final spring sale on Saturday 25 May in Tullamore Mart, Co Offaly.
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