The Irish Limousin Cattle Society held its last sale of the year at Tullow last week, with trade topping at €4,700.
Galbally Laurence 1179, a Wilodge Drummer son, secured the top price for Trevor Masterson, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
The March 2015-born bull is the first calf out of homebred Galbally Juliet. With five stars on both the terminal and replacement indices, he sold to James Kavanagh, Garryhill, Co Carlow, for €4,700.
Four-thousand euro was the top call for third-prizewinner Begsrieve Lawman. Nineteen-month-old Lawman was bred in Navan, Co Meath, by Dermot Rowe.
Boasting five star ratings in many traits, this Castleview Gringo ET son was much admired in the sales ring and was purchased by James Roche, Gorey, Co Wexford.
Multi-starred second-prizewinner Tomriland Luke changed hands at €3,350. Luke is a son of Ampertaine Commander and the homebred Tricot-Mn daughter Tomriland Grace ET. Luke was bred in Roundwood, Co Wicklow, by Noel Kenny and successful purchaser was Elizabeth Sheehan, Borris, Co Carlow.
Nigel Finlay from Donard, Co Wicklow, purchased second-prizewinner Barryroe Lord from James Wycherley, Carrignavar, Co Cork. Homebred on both sides, Lord’s pedigree features Derriaghy Enfield and Ampertaine Commander. With five star ratings in almost all traits, Lord was sold for a final bid of €3,250.
Noel Kenny of the Tomriland herd was again in the money when he sold his Wilodge Cerberus (WGE) son Tomriland Larry ET for €3,000. Larry’s dam is the homebred Sympa daughter Tomriland Felinda ET.
This 19-month-old bull has a terminal index of €183 and a replacement index of €106. Patrick Murphy, Gorey, Co Wexford, purchased this animal.
Also securing €3,000 was reserve champion Parkhill Legacy.
Born in July 2016, Legacy was bred by Joe Maher, Ballyfoyle, Co Kilkenny, and sees Ozeus and Rocky in the back breeding. Securing the bull was Noel Joyce from Borris, Co Carlow.
Dermot Rowe achieved €2,680 for Begsrieve Legend. This March 2016-born bull was sired by Castleview Gringo and out of a Navarin-bred dam.
Legend carries five-star ratings in the replacement index, carcase weight, carcase conformation, daughter milk and daughter calving interval and was purchased by Richard Walsh, Inistiogue, Co Kilkenny.
Securing the overall championship under judge Michael Fox was Maythorn Larry from Martin McConnon, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
Larry is a son of Milbrook Dartangan ET and the Limo Tanat daughter Maythorn Fiona. Micheal Murray from Ballydangan, Co Roscommon, secured the champion at €2,600.
James Stanley, Gorey, Co Wexford, purchased Galbally Lane 1171 from his fellow countyman Trevor Masterson for €2,500.
Lane is steeped in Galbally genetics; he is a son of Galbally Danastic and Galbally Happy. Lane was placed third in his class in the pre-sale show.
The second-youngest bull to sell at this sale was 12-month-old Brooklands Lewis from Clive Jennings, Enniskeane, Co Cork.
Lewis is a first-prizewinning son of Roundhill Saturn and Brooklands G0987. He was purchased by William Burke, Killeshin, Co Carlow, for €2,500.
Overall average for the sale remained on par with the 2016 sale at just over €2,600. However, clearance rate took a slight drop from 68% to 64%.