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Agriland
20-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Hereford bulls sell to top price of €6,100 at Nenagh sale
The Irish Hereford Breed Society hosted its annual pedigree show and sale at Central Auctions, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday, May 15. With only 21 bulls present on the day, the society attributed this to 'a great series of spring bull sales for the Irish Hereford Breed Society and good trade for bulls at home'. The average price of the sale was €3,935 – up from the 2024 average of €3,000 and there was a clearance of 95%, with 20 out of 21 bulls finding new homes. A total of 10 bulls in the sale traded for €4,000 or more, four of which sold for €5,000 and above. The show started off with Mr. Cathal Flynn judging, ably assisted by Next-Gen member John O'Dwyer who will be representing Team Ireland at the World Hereford Conference in Kansas City this October. Cathal runs the Rossmore and Priestfield Hereford herds in Co. Monaghan. Cathal's choice of Champion was Ballinalick Mojo PP from the local, Co. Tipperary herd of William Duff. Mojo went on to sell for the top price of the sale at €6,100 to a farmer in Co. Tipperary. Mojo comes with a good set of stars. This homozygous polled bull has five stars for the Replacement Index (€129) and four stars for the Terminal (€68) and Dairy Beef (€104) Indexes as well as the Beef Sub-Index (€92). He is sired by Fisher 1 Profile and out of Panmure 1 Henry daughter, Gouldingpoll 1 Kashmir 825. Flynn's choice of Reserve Champion came in the form of homozygous horned bull, Springvilla Milo 1186 HH, from the Co. Cork herd of Yvonne and Robert Roycroft. Reserve Champion: Springvilla Milo 1186 HH Milo is sired by Corlismore Dynamite 993 and bred from a Knockmountagh Super 2 sired dam, Springvillapoll 1 Rosabel 727. Milo also comes with strong figures including five stars for the DBI (€109) and four stars for the Terminal Index (€73) and Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€90). He has below average calving difficulty at only 3.2% on dairy cows and 1.2 % on beef cows. Milo went on to sell for €5,000. The second-highest price of the sale was €5,400, goes to Rathnollag Dancer 73 HH, of Siobhan Conry's Co. Roscommon herd. Rathnollag Dancer 73 HH with breeder Siobhan Conry Dancer again has great figures, with five stars for both the Replacement (€119) and Dairy Beef (€117) Indexes and four stars for the Terminal Index and Beef Sub-Index. Dancer an easy calving bull (2.8% for dairy cows and 1.9% for beef cows) that is sired by Pulham Powerhouse and out of Kye Katecand, a Free Town Hotspur daughter. One more bull crossed the €5,000 mark, with Pat Lynch of Co. Clare selling Rossdelia poll 1 Bundee PH for €5,100. Again, this bull had plenty of figures behind him, with five stars for each of the Replacement (€122) and Terminal (€95) Indexes as well as the Beef Sub-index (€106) of the DBI and for Docility and Carcass Weight (+10.8kg). Bundee is sired by Solpoll 1 Lawman and is out of a Kilsunny Goliath daughter, Coisceim Imogen. Tullaha Iron Man HH Shiloh-Farm Jagger PH pictured with: Breeder Sarah Murray; judge Cathal Flynn; Tennyson Egar, Irish Hereford Prime and John O'Dwyer Tony Hartnett from Co. Cork sold his bull, Riverrock Wild Fire HH for €4,800. Wild Fire has four stars for both the Replacement (€109) and Terminal (€74) Indexes as well as five stars for the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€92) and for Docility. He is sired by Grianan Wildfire and out of Riverrock Naughty Bea 044 ET, a Haven Kingpin daughter. A total of five bulls sold for €4,000 during the sale including: Lot 2, Appel 1 Max from John Appelbe's Co. Cork herd. Max is sired by Panmure 1 Nugget and out of Appel 1 Molly 11; from John Appelbe's Co. Cork herd. Max is sired by Panmure 1 Nugget and out of Appel 1 Molly 11; Lot 4, Shiloh-Farm Jagger PH from Sarah and Hugh Murray's Co. Westmeath herd. Jagger is sired by Intelagri 1 Gold Rush ET and out of Shiloh-Farm Gucci. Jagger was the first-prize winner in Class 1; from Sarah and Hugh Murray's Co. Westmeath herd. Jagger is sired by Intelagri 1 Gold Rush ET and out of Shiloh-Farm Gucci. Jagger was the first-prize winner in Class 1; Lot 23, Trillick Sailer HH from JJ Farrell's Co. Longford herd. Sailer is sired by Balleen Sterling and is out of Trillick Lass 3; from JJ Farrell's Co. Longford herd. Sailer is sired by Balleen Sterling and is out of Trillick Lass 3; Lot 24, Gallaway Lang HH from Michael Kiernan's Co. Leitrim herd. Lang is sired by Conmelvin Ollie and out of Gallawaypoll 1 Michelle; from Michael Kiernan's Co. Leitrim herd. Lang is sired by Conmelvin Ollie and out of Gallawaypoll 1 Michelle; Lot 32 Tullaha Iron Man HH from Maura Neenan's Co. Limerick Herd. Iron Man is sired by Haven Kingpin and out of Tullaha Lily 380. He was the first-prize winner in Class 4. The society expressed its thanks to the pre-sale inspector Tommy Fitzgerald, the show judge, Cathal Flynn and Next Gen judge John O'Dwyer, as well as sale auctioneer, Eamonn Gaffney and Central Auctions Nenagh. The society also acknowledged Irish Hereford Prime for its' continued support and sponsorship.
Agriland
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Agriland
Offaly farmer takes top price at Kilmallock Hereford bull sale
The Irish Hereford Breed Society hosted its annual Hereford bull show and sale at GVM Kilmallock Mart, Co. Limerick, on Friday, April 25. The morning started off very wet, but the sun came out for long enough to get through the showing before the rain came again. The sale was described by the society as a success, with a 90% clearance of the 19 bulls shown. The average sale price of the bulls on offer was €4,182 and four of the bulls sold for €5,000 or more, with the top priced bull making €6,100. The pre-sale show classes were judged by Michael Bird of the Dunlever Herd in Co. Meath. Michael chose a bull owned by Padraig McGrath from Co. Roscommon as the show Champion. Kye Commander 032 HH is a July-2023-born bull sired by Corlismore Commander 080 and bred from Kye Rosie 830, a Glaslough Rooney-sired dam. Champion Kye Commander 032 HH with breeder Padraig McGrath and judge Michael Bird. This bull sold for €5,000 Commander boasted 5-stars for the Terminal (€88) and Dairy Beef Indexes (DBI) (€111) as well as for the Beef Sub-Index (€104). Commander was the first prize winner in class 2 before being tapped out as sale Champion. He went on to sell for €5,000. The Reserve Champion title was awarded to Ardmulchan Ulrich HH from Philip and Catherine Smyth's Co. Meath herd. This June 2022-born bull was sired by Ballinveney Tiger and is bred from Ardmulchan Clover 776 (a Church Preen Galileo daughter). Ulrich has 5-stars for Age at Finish at -19.31 days and was sold for €4,500. Sale Reserve Champion Ardmulchan Ulrich HH with breeder Catherine Smyth and judge Michael Bird. This bull sold for €4,500. The top-priced bull on the day came from the Co. Offaly-based herd of Michael Molloy. Moyclare Winner HH sold for the top price of €6,100. Born in July 2023, the bull ranks highly across the board, sporting 4-stars for the Replacement (€111) and Terminal (€76) Indexes as well as for the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€90). He had 5-stars for the Dairy Beef Index (€112) and dairy-cow calving figure of below breed average (3.5%). The second-best price on the day was €5,600 and was paid for two separate bulls. The first of these was for Co. Clare breeder Gerard Donnelly's bull, Clondrina 1420TH HH. This bull had 5-stars on the Replacement Index (€133) and 4-stars for the DBI. He was sired by Cill Cormaic Perseus and out of a Fabb 1 Northern Star daughter, Clondrinapoll 1 1328TH. Clondrina 1420TH HH sold for €5,600 The second bull to make €5,600 was the first prize winner in Class 4, Padraig McGrath's Kye Paul 047. This January 2024-born bull has five stars on both the Replacement (€149) and the Dairy Beef (€118) Indexes. The Hereford bull was sired by Fabb 1 Northern Star and is bred from Firbosa 1 Rosa 321, a Moorside 1 Magic ET daughter. Kye Paul 047 sold for €5,600 with breeder Padraig McGrath A further five bulls in the sale went on to sell for €4,000 or more, two of which also came from Padraig McGrath's Co. Roscommon-based Kye Herefords. Kye Ranger 034 HH placed first in Class 3 and sold for €4,600. He was sired by Pulham Ranger and bred from Kye Katie 927 ET (a Pulham Powerhouse daughter) and has 5-stars for both the Terminal Index (€84) and the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€114). Kye Ranger 034 HH sold €4,600 with breeder Padraig McGrath The Hereford bull also boasts five stars for Docility, Age at Finish (-22.48 days), Carcass weight (+13.9kg) and Carcass conformation. Kye Fleecer 043 HH sold for €4,400. He was sired by Balleen Flyer and is bred from Kye Rosie 951 (a Free Town Nevada daughter). Fleecer also has 4-stars for the DBI. Nigel Heatrick of Glaslough Herefords, Co. Monaghan had success with his two bulls. Glaslough Barrister HH placed third in Class four and sold for €4,200. Barrister is sired by Cill Cormaic Quinlan and out of Glaslough Winona (A Glaslough Ultimate daughter). Glaslough Achiever placed 2nd in Class 1 and sold for €4,000. He is sired by Balleen Hitman and out of a Glaslough Ruler-sired cow, Glaslough Twiggy. Adrian Curtin from Co. Cork sold his Hereford bull, Awebegpoll 1 Monty 281 for €4,000. He is sired by Panmure 1 Nugget and is out of a Kye Harry 686 daughter, Awebegpoll 1 Bella. Monty has 5-stars for the Beef-Sub Index of the DBI (€99) as well as 4-stars for the Terminal (€72) and Dairy Beef (€106) Indexes. The society expressed its thanks to the pre-sale inspector Tommy Fitzgeral; the show judge, Michael Bird; sale auctioneer, Eamonn Gaffney; all of the GVM Kilmallock staff; all stewards on the day; and Irish Hereford Prime for its continued sponsorship.
