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The 250-cow herd is managed by Joe O'Mahony, and the sale of 24 bulls and 21 heifers met with a flying trade.
Topping the trade at €5,100 was maiden heifer Gigginstown Enjoy Responsibly.
The December 2015-born heifer was sired by one of the many stock bulls on show, Friarstown Lord Big, a former national calf show champion by Rawburn Rommel.
A further four heifers hit the €4,000 mark or more, helping to boost the average for heifers up to €3,356, up from €3,000 in the 2016 sale and €2,350 in 2015.
Bull sale
In the bull ring, a top price of €4,700 was achieved for lot 19, Gigginstown Black Scoundrel.
Another December 2015-born animal, this bull carried five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices and was sired by Scottish import Idvies Euxand L505.
A further four bulls made €4,000 or more, with prices starting at €2,200.
The average price of bulls was €3,286, up from €3,100 in 2016 and €2,400 in 2015.
There will be a full report in next week's Irish Farmers Journal.
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