The Northern Ireland Charolais Club held its annual autumn show and sale of bulls in Dugannon Farmers Mart, Co Tyrone, on Friday 3 November 2017. Some 46 males and 18 females were forward for sale.
The Northern Ireland Charolais Club held its annual autumn show and sale of bulls in Dugannon Farmers Mart, Co Tyrone, on Friday 3 November 2017.
Some 46 males and 18 females were forward for sale.
While fodder concerns were on the lips of many attending farmers, overall trade was fair with a clearance rate of 54% and top-quality animals sold very well.
The top-priced bull came from the herd of Caldwell McAskie, Mountjoy, Omagh, Co Tyrone.
This May 2016-born Mountjoy Morgan was +12 for calving ease, which put him in the top 5% of the Charolais breed for calving ease.
He is by Montgomery Lanto and out of a Gaer Positive dam.
Having been placed first in his class in the pre-sale show, he was eventually knocked down at £8,000.
Champion female
The Champion female came from the herd of Bartley Finnegan, Moy, Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Battleford Lola is by Lochend Apache and out of a Thrunton Socrates cow, Blelack USP.
She was knocked down at £8,000.
She was scanned in-calf to Blelack Immaculate and is due to calve on 1 May 2018.
See this week’s print edition of the Irish Farmers Journal for detailed sale coverage.
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