Irish Cattle
Breeding Federation

€15,000 Limousin bull tops the sale in Tully

Mr William Smith, Oldcastle, Co Meath scooped the top prize at the Elite High Health Beef Bull Sale on Monday 25th April when his Sauvignon bred bull sold for €15,000 to Co. Fermanagh farmer Mr Gerry Moane.  Mr Moane intends to use the bull on his Altatoner Pure Bred Limousin herd.  This bull boasted 5 stars for Suckler Beef Value, Weaning Export and Beef Carcass.

Overall, it was a very good sale with good quality bulls selling very well and a clearance of 75% achieved across the 93 bulls on offer on the day.  15 bulls were exported in total with 12 bulls sold to breeders in Northern Ireland, one bull going to Scotland and 2 to Spain. The sale was conducted by well known Pedigree Salesman, Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

Blonde d'Aquitaine: 2 out of 2 bulls sold for an average of €3275.

Philip Lyons, Westport, Co Mayo sold the champion bull sired by Ballinascraw Armani to Larry Coleman, Wexford for €3500.

The other Blonde bull on offer was owned by Des Green and sold to J. Kearney, Ferrybank, Waterford for €3050.

Aubrac: One Aubrac bull on offer owned by Michael McAuliffe sold at €2100 to Damien Hughes, Co Monaghan.

Saler: Michael McKeown, Gurteen, Sligo obtained €2000 for his Saler bull, sired by Moygara Bond. 

Angus: 14 bulls out of 17 sold for an average of €3075.

1. Champion Angus sired by Rawburn Rommel E423 and owned by Fintan Keown, Belleek, Co Fermanagh was sold at €5100 to Joel Richardson, Portadown.
2. Harry Ferguson, Longford, sold his bull Edgeworthstown Lord Harry J001 at €4550 to Liam McCarthy, Newtownards, Co. Down.
3. John McEnroe, Oldcastle, Co. Meath sold his bull Liss Kewi J047 for €3700 to PJ King, Castlewellon, Co. Down.
4. Matthew Goulding Ballyduff, Co Kerry sold Goulding Jumbo K430 Et for €3300. Matthew also sold a bull to NCBC prior to the sale, sired by Aynho Rossiter Eric B125 out of a Fordel Eisenhower dam. This bulls had excellent daily gain weight on test of 2.8kg per day along with being 5 stars for Suckler Beef Value.
5. In the Angus section, 2 of the bulls owned by O & A McFadden and Eustace Burke were sold for export to Spain.

Limousin: 20 of the 24 Limousins on offer sold for an average of €3850.

1. Top price of €15,000 went to John and William Smith, Oldcastle, Co. Meath for the Champion Limousin bull, sired by Sauvignon and out of the famous dam Milbrook Kathryn and purchased by Gerry Moane, Co. Fermanagh.
2. Raymond Carolan got €7000 for Carwin Figgero, sired by Roundhill Saturn ET, and sold to Roger McCarrick, Drumree, Co. Meath.
3. Michael Sexton took home €6100 for his Mount Scott Erney bull, sired by Ronick Hawk and purchased by Joel Richardson, Portadown.

Charolais: 22 of the 28 Charolais sold for an average of €3500

Teagasc Grange purchased 3 bulls for the Derrypatrick herd, from Elizabeth Hughes, Cootehill, Co. Cavan at €5100, Jarlath McHugh, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo at €5600 and Pat Farrelly, Drumiscan, Co. Louth at €5600.

Basil Bothwell, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan sold his Jumper bull at €5600 to Michael Long, Hilltown, Co. Kilkenny.  Basil also had the Champion Charolais which sold at €5000 to Jimmy Cosgrave, Enfield, Co. Meath.

Michael Casey, Newtowncashel, Co Longford got €5300 for his Pirate son out of a Doonally New dam.

Kilbline Fatal, sired by Major and owned by Josephine Sugrue was unsold in the ring at €6100.

Simmental: 6 of the 10 Simmental sold for an average of €2800

1. Top priced Simmental went to John Finnegan Coachford, Co. Cork with his Kilbride Farm Newry bred Champion bull which sold for €5000 to Anthony Brennan, Dunleer, Co. Louth.  
2. Paul McCardle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, sold a Cairnview Snazzy son for €3400 to John Reynolds, Naas, Co. Kildare. 

Belgian Blue: 1 of the 4 bulls sold for €4000.

 

Milbrook Filio Et, sired by Sauvignon and owned by William Smith, Oldcastle, Co. Meath	Milbrook Filio selling in the sales ring and lead by John Lynch.	Second top priced Limosin bull Carwin Figgero, sold for €7000 pictured with owner Ray Carolan, Cavan, Co. Cavan and Mr McCarrick, purchaser of the bull.
Third top priced Limousin, Mount Scott Erney that sold for €6100, pictured with owner Michael Sexton.	Third joint top priced Charolais at €5600 Rivergloir Fergal, pictured with James, JJ and Liam (front) McHugh.	Third joint top priced Charolais at €5600 Dromiskin Fernando pictured with Patrick Farrelly.
Champion Simmental Bull: Leeherd Barclay, sired by Kilbride Farm Newry and owned by John Finnegan, Coachford, Co. Cork sold for €5000.	Home Farm Ebony Ahead K894, sired by Rawburn Rommel E423 and owned by Fintan Keown, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh sold for €5100.