THERE was a steady trade for Aberdeen Angus bulls and females at the society’s February show and sale, held at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart.
Prices peaked at 4200gns and 4000gns, with auctioneer Stephen Redmond confirming a 90 per cent clearance and 11 bulls selling to level at £3,485. Heifers sold to a top of 2750gns, and six sold to average £1,951.
Topping trade at 4200gns was the reserve male champion Woodvale Trigger W797 TSI+36 SRI+49 bred by Alwyn and Carol Armour and Sons, Dromara, County Down. Born in August 2020, he was sired by Keirsbeath Karma S538, and is the first son bred from the Oak Moor Mr Paul S311 daughter Woodvale Tidy Bee U311. Highest bidder was Henry Reid from Omagh.
Second highest price of the day of 4000gns was paid to the Matchett family – Nigel, Gail, Sarah and Sam from Portadown – who sold three bulls from their noted Birches herd to average £3,500 each.
Selling at 4000gns to Geoffrey Hawthorne, Armagh, was the first placed Birches Lord Hudson W255 TSI+34 SRI+47. This April 2020 entry is a son of the herd’s former stock bull Cheeklaw Emlyn P480 – all-Ireland champ-ion, and reserve Balmoral champion in 2017; while his dam is the home-bred Carrigroe Fred daughter Birches Lady Hilda T452.
Cheeklaw Emlyn P480 was also behind the breeding of the Matchett family’s second placed Birches Lord Horace W277 TSI+34 SRI+48. This one was bred from the Carrigroe Fred daughter Birches Lady Hilda S194. Born in May 2020, he came under the hammer at 3600gns, selling to SJ Orr from Downpatrick.
James Porter, Gillhall Estate, Dromore, County Down, sold four bulls from his noted Old Glenort prefix to average £3,334 each.
Leading his line-up at 3900gns was the first prize winning Old Glenort Electric W324 TSI+27 SRI+38. This March 2020 bull was sired by the home-bred Old Glenort Ethan S246 – a son of 14,000gns herd sire The Moss Quebec K027. His dam is the Netherton Kentucky daughter Schivas Ermiss T520. Buyer was dairy herd owner Robert Anderson from Dungannon.
The third placed Old Glenort Edmonton W265 TSI+30 SRI+36 sold for 3500gns to Messrs M and B Stephens, Carryduff. This March 2020 entry was sired by the 2017 Balmoral supreme breed champion Carlhurlie Epic P021, and is out of a home-bred dam by Cardona Jewel Eric M826.
County Monaghan judge Cathal
Flynn awarded the male championship ribbons to the June 2020 Home Farm Edge W507 bred by Fintan Keown, Belleek, County Fermanagh. Sired by Westellen Diego M734, he is out of Home Farm Ebony Stunner S087 – a daughter of the three times all-Ireland Aberdeen Angus champion Rosemead Kar-ona J957.
The champion was snapped up by Patrick Quinn from Kircubbin for 3500gns.
Leading the female offering at 2750gns was the second placed Richhill Missie W827 bred by Robin Lamb and Sons, Richhill. This fourteen-month-old heifer was sired by the 40-cow herd’s former stock bull Weeton King Lear, and is out of a home-bred dam by Aynho Rossiter Eric B125. Buyer was pedigree breeder Frank Morrison, owner of the Cluntagh herd based at Crossgar.
Next best at 2100gns was the Lamb family’s May 2020 Richhil Ellen Erica W746. She was sired by the home-bred TC Freedom 104 son, Richhill Bailiff U895 and is out of Richhill Ellen Erica U987 – a daughter of Weeton King Lear R452, second placed stock bull in the NI Aberdeen Angus Club’s 2019 herd competition. This one sold to Messrs Patton from Kinawley, Enniskillen.
The female championship was
snapped up by the yearling heifer Slievecroob Kimberley X792 bred by David Whan, Dromara, County Down. Sired by Haymount War Smith R578, she is bred from the Lister Extra Special G453 daughter Slievecroob Kate N162. This heifer failed to meet her reserve and returned home unsold.
The Lamb family secured the reserve female championship with the April 2020 heifer Richhill Rosanna W676. Another by the home-bred Richhill Bailiff U895, she hails from the herd’s prolific Rosanna family – five times winner of the best cow family award in the NI club’s herd competition.
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