Charolais bulls peaked at 5,400gns with a bull clearance rate of 91% and an average of £3,066 for the 29 bulls sold at the breed’s Northern Ireland club sale in Dungannon on Friday 6th March.
The reserve senior male champion, a 19 month old Blelack Digger son Tullygarley Imp TI +54 SRI +54 brought the top price of the day being purchased by Pat Fox, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone from J and R Currie, Ballymena, Co Antrim for 5,400gns.
The second top price of 4,600gns was paid by John McPartlane, Newry, Co Down for the 18 months old Ballyoak Iceman from S and A McKenna, Clogher, Co Tyrone, son of the 15,000gns supreme Carlisle champion Burradon Talisman.
The male and supreme champion Drumlone Invader TI +46 SRI +34 by Cottage Devon from Kenneth Veitch, Lisbellaw, Co Fermanagh sold for 4,500gns to Andrew Canning Dungiven, Co Londonderry.
At 4,200gns came Topline International the junior and reserve male champion. This 16 month old son of the Balmoral show champion Rumsden Fawkes was exhibited by Mr N O’Kane, Cookstown, Co Tyrone and was purchased by Malcom Fleming, Magherafelt, Co Londonderry.
Next for LA Richardson and Sons, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh was the Blelack Digger son Hillviewfarm Iceman TI +50 SRI +47, this 15 month old was purchased by Ivan Wright, Garvaghy, Co Down for 3,700gns.
Two 18 month old Blelack Digger embryo transplant sons were amongst the top prices for C O McAskie, Omagh, Co Tyrone. Mountjoy Icecube TI +69 SRI +67 was sold to Johathan Muldoo, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh for 3,600gns and his brother Mountjoy Icebreaker TI +68 SRI +66 achieved 3,100gns from GJ Devine, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone.
Solitude Ingot TI +37 SRI +34 from J and W McMordie, Newtownards, Co Down, was knock down sold to Derek Johnston, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh at 3,400gns. This 16 month old is sired by Oldstone Egbert and his dam Goldstar Guadlupe was senior female champion at the National Charolais show.
Selling to Ian Smyth, Castlewellan, Co Down for 3,300gns from J McGrath, Omagh, Co Tyrone was the 18 month old class winner Drumconnis Imense TI +54 SRI +33 by Newhouse Bigal.
Two bulls sold for 3,000gns. The first was purchased by Oscar Clingen, Augher, Co Tyrone, the 19 month old Tedd Ivan TI +38 SRI +30 by the 13,000gns junior Highland show champion Kelton Trident from Mr S Hunter, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh. Then the 15 month old Newhouse Bigal son Drumacritten Ivan from W and M Nelson, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh was bought by John Kelly, Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Female Section
Top price of 3,000gns in the female section went to the female and reserve supreme Charolais champion Drumacritten Irene TI +50 SRI +38 from W and M Nelson, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh. This 15 month old heifer, the youngest female at the sale and daughter of the 22,000gns Newhouse Bigal was purchased by Gilbert Crawford, Maghera, Co Londonderry.
Two heifers sold for 2,500gns. The first was the 23 month old, 19,000gns Corrie Alan daughter Moorlough Ivy from J McBride, Strabane, Co Tyrone purchased by Robert Watters, Stewartstown, Co Tyrone. Harold Stubbs and Andrew Burleigh, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh sold 20 month old Derryharney Innocent TI +21 SRI +15 by the 10,000gns supreme Perth champion Thrunton Bonjovi to Hugh Rutledge Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh.
Averages: 29 bulls: £3066, 8 Females: £2140
Auctioneers: Dungannon Farmers Mart
Full report to follow
Show Results
Senior Male Champion Mr KC Veitch – Drumlone Invader Reserve Senior Male Champion Mr JK Currie – Tullygarley Imp
Junior Male Champion Mr N O’Kane – Topline International Reserve Junior Male Champion S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Immanuel
Overall Male Champion Mr KC Veitch – Drumlone Invader Overall Reserve Male Champion Mr N O’Kane – Topline International
Female Champion Mr W & Mrs M Nelson – Drumacritten Irene Reserve Female Champion Mr J McBride – Moorlough Ivy
Supreme Champion Mr KC Veitch – Drumlone Invader Reserve Supreme Champion Mr W & Mrs M Nelson – Drumacritten Irene
Class One - Bulls born on or between 29 April and 6 July 2013 1st – Mr G Moane – Altmartin Ivory 2nd – Mr W Causey – Toberlane Imp 3rd – Mr J & Mrs H Gervis – Drumcullion Irvine 4th – Mr J & Mrs H Gervis – Drumcullion Isaac 5th – Mr & Mrs JA Watson & Son – Cornascriebe Ivanhoe
Class Two - Bulls born on or between 1 and 30 August 2013 1st – Mr KC Veitch – Drumlone Invader 2nd – Mr JK Currie – Tullygarley Imp 3rd – Mr S Hunter – Ted Ivan 4th – Mr J McBride – Moorlough Imperial 5th – Mr DJ Jones – Bacburn Isaac
Class Three - Bulls born on or between 5 September and 11 October 2013 1st – Mr J McGrath – Drumconnis Immense 2nd – Mr J McGrath – Drumconnis Ideal 3rd – WH Robson & Sons – Kilbridefarm Ivor 4th – S & A McKenna – Ballyoak Iceman 5th – Mr C O McAskie – Mountjoy Icebreaker ET
Class Four - Bulls born on or between 20 October and 2 December 2013 1st – Mr N O’Kane – Topline International 2nd – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Immanuel 3rd – Mr E Ellison – Liscorran Ideal 4th – Mr W & Mrs M Nelson – Drumacritten Ivan 5th – LA Richardson & Sons – Hillviewfarm Iceman
Class Five - Bulls born on or between 27 December 2013 and 5 February 2014 1st – Mr CG King – Lisnadill Justnew 2nd – C Chartres & D Farrell – Glenbridge John 3rd – J & W McMordie – Solitude Iceman
Class Six - Females born on or between 6 September and 15 October 2012 1st – Mr W Causey – Toberlane Helma 2nd – Mr JA Erskine – Dartonhall Holly ET
Class Seven - Females born on or between 6 March and 10 July 2013 1st – Mr J McBride – Moorlough Ivy 2nd – Mr HC Stubbs & Mr AA Burleigh – Derryharney Innocent 3rd – Mr N O’Kane – Topline Incredible 4th – Mr N O’Kane – Topline Impressive 5th – Mr JA Connolly – Brigadoon Ideal
Class Eight - Females born on or between 11 August and 4 December 2013 1st – Mr W & Mrs M Nelson – Drumacritten Irene 2nd – J & W McMordie – Solitude Ida 3rd – J & W McMordie – Solitude Imogen 4th – Mr GC King – Lisnadill Iris 5th – J & W McMordie – Solitude Ivy
