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25 March 2015

Tom Morrow on 25 Mar 2015

Jalex sells in Ballymena Mart

Tom Morrow attended last week's highly anticipated Jalex herd sale in Ballymena mart where 175 cows averaged £1,750 (€2,400).

Tom Morrow

25 March 2015

James Alexander's Jalex herd at Ballymena Mart.

A red and white 2011 born cow and her very beefy August born Charolais bull calf made £2,350 (€3,200).

A 2007 blue grey cow in-calf to the 10,000gns Swarland Eddie and her August born Limousin bull calf made £2,100 (€2,860).

A very quiet 2010 born in-calf Simmental cow with a July Simmental bull calf at foot made £2,000 (€2,730)

With a black nose and black ears, this 2006 Blue cow, with her look alike July bull calf, sired by the 10,000gns Swarland Eddie sold for £1,800 (€2,450)

This 2009 born Blue cow, in-calf to a Blue, and her June heifer calf made £1,950 (€2,670)

A powerful red Limousin cow, 2010, in-calf to the 5,000gns Charolais Sarkley Glenfiddich, sold for £1,600 (€2,180).

A good big black 2009 Limousin cow, in calf to Swarland Eddie sold for £1,850 (€2,520).

This red Charolais cow by the 9,000gns Tullygarley Alibaba made £1,750 (€2,390). She is in-calf to the 12,000gns Newhouse Black Denver.

A black B Blue cow, 2009, in calf to Swarland Eddie sold for £1,500 (€2,050).

This 2009 Saler cow, in calf to a top French Charolais bull sold for £2,100 (€2,860).

This good square easy calving 2009 blue Limousin in-calf to Swarland Eddie made £1,950 (€2,670).

A red Salers cow, 2009, and in-calf to a French Charolais bull made £1,950 (€2,670).

A big square 2009 born Charolais X Limousin cow, coming close to calving, made £1,500 (€2,050).

This Salers cow made £1,700 (€2,315). She is in-calf to a top Charolais bull.

A very good, fleshy blue cow, 2009 born, made £1,700 (€2,315). She is in-calf to Swarland Eddie.

This big BB X Limousin cow, 2009 born, in calf to Swarland Dapper made £1,650 (€2,250)

A very square BB X Limousin cow, in-calf to Swarland Eddie made £1,950 (€2,670).

A black in-calf Limousin cow, born 2006, with her August born Limousin bull calf made £2,150 (€2,930).

Tractor dealers Nelson and James Alexander, who run a substantial suckler herd at Randalstown, Co Antrim, sold part of their Jalex herd in a reduction sale in Ballymena Mart. Comprising very good-wearing beef mothers, they have a long record of producing E and U grade calves. And Jalex has top-level success in the show ring, producing winners at Balmoral, the Commercial Cattle Club shows and Allams Fatstock.

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