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BLAKESTOWN SUCCESS CONTINUES
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Following on the Blakestown Herd’s outstanding display at the National Ploughing Championships and the herds major successes at both the Charolais National Show and Beef Expo 2008, (where they won the Overall Charolais Championship) the production sale on Saturday (8th November) from the Blakestown Charolais herd, owned by Alicia and Patsy McCabe, Ardee, was an outstanding success, achieving an average price of €4128 for bulls and €3695 for heifers.
Bidding was brisk from the packed ringside, particularly for the bulls. The quality and consistency of the production from the Blakestown stock bulls was very evident in the standard of cattle forward and appreciated by the buyers resulting in a price range for the bulls from €3050 to €5,800 and a 90% clearance.
Highest price on the day €6,400 was paid for Blakestown Crusade, Senior Calf Champion at the National Charolais Show. He is by Blakestown Aster – Overall Charolais Champion Beef Expo ’08 and out of an imported cow who has had 8 calves in 8 years and whose previous calf was exported to Wales.
He was purchased by David Johnston, Penrose House, Redcross, Co. Wicklow to run with his pedigree Charolais herd.
David was one of the three Vendors with Charolais X heifers at the Blakestown sale. He achieved a total clearance of his sale offering with prices ranging from €1600 - €1700
Next highest price was €5,800 paid for “Blakestown Chester” a first prize winner at Beef Expo 2008. By “Blakestown Artiste” and out of a home bred dam by “Blakestown Obelix” he was purchased by John Davitt, Inagh, Co. Clare.
Other Top bull prices:
€5,000 – Blakestown Captain (son of “Blakestown Aster” – Overall Charolais Champion Beef Expo ’08).
He was purchased by Richard Beatie, Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
€5,000 – Blakestown Conrad (son of “Blakestown Artiste” -“Pedro + Royale” bloodline).
He was purchased by Owen Hearty, Creemullen, Co. Armagh
€5,000 – Deeside Christopher (son of “Blakestown Artiste” )
He was purchased by John Leonard, Donamon, Co. Roscommon.
€4,700 – Blakestown Cadet (son of “Blakestown Artiste” )
He was purchased by Denis Holden, Kells, Co. Kilkenny
€4,600 – Blakestown Christoff (son of “Blakestown Artiste”)
He was purchased by Brian Clarke, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
€4,200 – Blakestown Cedric (son of “Blakestown Artiste”)
He was purchased by Joseph O’Reilly, Keenagh, Co. Longford.
€4,200 – Blakestown Celebrity (son of “Blakestown Aster”)
He was purchased by Seamus Peppard, Broadford, Co. Clare.
Heifers Heifers, averaging just 17.5 months of age sold for an average price of €3695 with a price range from €2,855 to €5,200.
Top price of €4,200 was paid by Edward Mulrooney, Maddoxtown, Co. Kilkenny, for “Blakestown Charlotte”, born September 2007 and by “Blakestown Artiste” out of a cow imported from France in 1999 “Blakestown Nougatine” by “Fandango”, out of “Fatcha”.
Charolais X Replacement Heifers
A feature of the sale was the inclusion of a small number of Charolais X replacement heifers all by sons of “Blakestown Seigneur”. (This bloodline was present in 35 of the catalogued pedigrees) The replacement heifers were a credit to the three vendors:
Patrick Whelan, Holdenstown, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
Thomas Smith, Lishenry, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan, and
David Johnston, Primrose House, Redcross, Wicklow,
who were justly rewarded for their top quality stock, with prices from €1300 up to €1750. Such was the interest in the Charolais X replacements that Blakestown intend to offer up to 100 such replacements at next year’s production sale.
The Blakestown herd is based on exceptional females sourced almost exclusively from top French herds. Consequently famous cows like “Fatcha”, “Caroline”, “Sydney” and “Evaromey” are generously dispersed in the Blakestown pedigrees giving each of the animals on offer a large number of the top French qualification RR4 in their pedigrees. Easy calving and generous milk yields are achieved when these traits are deliberately selected for in successive generations.
The entire sale offering including the Charolais X replacement females was an excellent presentation of consistent cattle and it attracted a very large attendance.
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TWO OF THE BULLS ON OFFER AT THE SALE
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TOP PRICE OF THE SALE - €6,400
BLAKESTOWN CRUSADE
purchased by:
David Johnston, Penrose House, Redcross, Co. Wicklow.
Blakestown Crusade was the Senior Male Calf Champion at the 2008 National Show and is by Balkestown Aster, Overall Charolais Champion at Beef Expo 08.
He was purchased by David to run with his pedigree Charolais herd.
David Johnston was one of the three Vendors of Charolais X cattle at the sale. He sold his entire sale offering at prices ranging from €1600 - €1700
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