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HUGE ATTENDANCE AT FIRST SALE OF THE AUTUMN.
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With ninety eight bulls catalogued, the first Society sale of the Autumn attracted a huge attendance to Tullamore and a very brisk trade resulting in a 70% clearance, a top price of €6,250 and an overall average of €2,794 for bulls.
Top price of €6,250 was paid for the Champion Male, “Clenagh Diego” bred by Michael Quin, Clenagh, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. Weighing 960 kgs at eighteen months of age he is by “Dromiskin Viceroy” (by “Doonally New”) and out of a home bred dam “Clenagh Tammy” (by “Pirate”).
He has 4 stars for:
Suckler Beef Value,
Production of weanlings for export,
Quality beef carcases and for
Calving.
In addition he has a BLUP score of 124 for Muscle (top 10% of the breed). He was purchased by Gregory Reid, Killaleagh, Co. Armagh, N.I.
The demand for quality bulls was led by local Irish farmers who had witnessed the great weanling trade for Charolais over the last number of months and resulted in only three bulls being sold to Northern Ireland customers. Quality was the number one priority and farmers were prepared to pay well for the top bulls. The average price for the top 50% sold was €3,620 whilst the bottom 50% achieved €1,970
Reserve Champion bull “Baurnafea Duke” was bred by John Bambrick, Baurnafea, Castlewarren, Co. Kilkenny and sold for €3,600 to Martin Maher, Killucan, Co. Westmeath. By Johnny’s imported stock bull “Baccarat” and out of a home bred dam by “Carrefour Jewel” (by “Excellent”) he had 4 stars for ease of calving.
A Tully Performance Tested Bull, “Coolaghbaun Dexter” by “Lyonsdemesne Tzar” and out of a “Doonally New” dam sold for €4,300. Bred by new breeder, Dominick Jordan, Facefield, Claremorris, Co. Mayo he was purchased by Ian Smyth, The Ridge, Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow. He is a 5 star bull for Suckler Beef Value and has 4 stars for ease of calving.
The long journey from Donegal was well worthwhile for breeder, Pat McClean, Newtowncunningham, Lifford, Co. Donegal who received:
€4,200 for a son of his imported stock bull Roughan Viceroi (Major/Fatcha bloodline) out of a home bred dam by Kilcullen Oscar. He was purchased by Anthony Kelly, Tulla, Co. Clare.
€3,500 for another son of Roughan Viceroi out of a home bred dam by Kilcullen Oscar. He was purchased by Henry Burns, Mountmellick, Co. Laois.
€3,200 for a son of imported stock bull Roughan Bonheur out of a home bred dam by Kilcullen Oscar. He was purchased by William Fitzpatrick, Clough, Co. Laois.
Other top prices:
€4,500 was recd by Seamus Daly, Rosemount, Co. Westmeath for a son of Doonally New out of a home bred dam by Indurain. He was purchased by James Cribbin, Newtowncashel, Co. Longford.
€4,000 was recd by Aidan Farrell, Boyanna, Moate, Co. Westmeath for his first prize winning son of Doonally New out of a home bred dam by Oscar. He was purchased by W. & E. Carson, Downpatrick, Co. Down.
€4,000 was recd by Padraig Farrell, Fardrum, Athlone, Co. Westmeath for his first prize winning son of Bunnanagh Ukraine (by Indurain) out of Cornaslieve Ronda by Jupiter. He was purchased by Seamus Delany, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny.
€3,550 was recd by John Keane, Croghan, Boyle, Co. Roscommon for a son of Baurnafea Ali Baba (by Cottage Scott) and out of a home bred dam by Doonally New. He was purchased by Martin Donnellan, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
€3,400 was recd by Louise Quinn, Edenderry, Co. Offaly for a son of Mozart, out of Skidoo Utmost. He was purchased by Daniel O’Sullivan, Kells, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry.
With only a very small young female sale offering top price was €2,000 received by Anthony O’Brien, O’Callaghans Mills, Co. Clare for his heifer Thomond Camilla by Doonally New and out of a home bred dam by Indurain. She was purchased by Joseph O’Reilly, Kenagh, Co. Longford.
Female Championship went to “Castlenode Donna” (born February 2008) by “Jumper” and out of Ballymartle Star by Meillard. Bred by Tony Bosquette, Castlenode, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon she was unsold.
Next Charolais Society sale is on Saturday, 28th November in Ennis (CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE) and this will be followed by the Christmas Cracker sale in Carrick on Shannon on Saturday 5th December.
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CHAMPION MALE - CLENAGH DIEGO
By Dromiskin Viceroy and out Clenagh Tammy (Pirate)
Shown by Barry Quin for his father Michael,
Clenagh, Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare.
Champion sold for top price of the sale €6,250.
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RESERVE MALE CHAMPION - BAURNAFEA DUKE
By Baurnafea Baccarat and out of Baurnafea Therese (Carrefour Jewel)
Shown by Michael McDonnell for breeder,
Johnny Bambrick, Baurnafea, Castlewarren,
Co. Kilkenny (on left of pic) with judge
Martin O'Connor.
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CHAMPION FEMALE - CASTLENODE DONNA
By Jumper and out of Ballymartle Star (Meillard)
Shown by breeder, Tony Bosquette,
Castlenode, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.
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JUDGING IN PROGRESS
Huge interest, unfortunately due to the bad weather
judging had to be done indoors.
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