The Irish Charolais Cattle Society (ICCS) held its annual elite Charolais heifer sale in the Showgrounds, Carrick-on-Shannon, last Saturday 28 October.
There was a 75% clearance rate, highlighting the demand for top-quality Charolais breeding females.
A number of society incentives - including free membership for first-time buyers, two free AI straws of the society's new easy calving bulls and a €250 premium for the purchasers of the five highest-priced heifers - certainly helped the impressive clearance rate and achieve a sale average of €4,275.
Top prices
Leading the sale at a massive €18,000 was Lisnagre Triona ET from the herd of Jim Geoghegan, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
Triona was a September 2022-born heifer sired by Horace JD and was bred from a Major dam and secured the junior championship after previously securing the junior heifer championship at the national calf show in Elphin just a couple of weeks ago.
Therese and John Bambrick with their senior reserve champion Baurnafea Senorita that sold for €11,000. \ Tricia Kennedy
The reserve senior champion from the pre-sale show stepped up to secure the next-highest price €11,000 at Saturday’s sale.
Baurnafea Senorita from the herd of John Bambrick from Castlewarren, Co Kilkenny, was a November 2021-born heifer sired by Baurnafea Nelson out of a Loulou dam.
Auctioneer Tom Cox’s hammer fell for the senior champion Liscally Special Lady ET from Jon Regan’s Co Leitrim-based herd when she sold to a Northern Ireland breeder for €8,000.
Special Lady was a daughter of Goldstar Echo and is out of a Meillard RJ dam and was sold carrying to Lapon.
Jon and Frankie Regan and judge Medwyn Williams with the senior champion Liscally Special Lady ET that sold for €8,000. \ Tricia Kennedy
Up next was the reserve junior champion Aghafad Tessa, which was exhibited and sold by Patrick Farrelly from Dundalk, Co Louth, and was bred by Edward Walsh from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
The Orbi-sired heifer was born in September 2022 and was bred from a Dromiskin Pedro dam and sold for €6,000.
Selling for €5,200 was Glenree Tina from the herd of John O’Grady from Glenamaddy, Co Galway. The January 2022-born heifer was sired by Lisnagre Hansome and was bred from a 2454 Royal Pepito dam.
Duo at €5,000
Two heifers achieved a price of €5,000 at the elite sale on Saturday and the first of this duo was Monagh Sister from the Co Laois-based herd of Nigel Peavoy.
The December 2021-born heifer was sired by Goldstar Othello and was bred from a Major dam.
The second of this duo was Liscally Star ET, again from the herd of Jon Regan from Co Leitrim.
The September 2021-born heifer was sired by Whitecliffe James and was bred from a Grimaldi dam.
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society (ICCS) held its annual elite Charolais heifer sale in the Showgrounds, Carrick-on-Shannon, last Saturday 28 October.
There was a 75% clearance rate, highlighting the demand for top-quality Charolais breeding females.
A number of society incentives - including free membership for first-time buyers, two free AI straws of the society's new easy calving bulls and a €250 premium for the purchasers of the five highest-priced heifers - certainly helped the impressive clearance rate and achieve a sale average of €4,275.
Top prices
Leading the sale at a massive €18,000 was Lisnagre Triona ET from the herd of Jim Geoghegan, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
Triona was a September 2022-born heifer sired by Horace JD and was bred from a Major dam and secured the junior championship after previously securing the junior heifer championship at the national calf show in Elphin just a couple of weeks ago.
Therese and John Bambrick with their senior reserve champion Baurnafea Senorita that sold for €11,000. \ Tricia Kennedy
The reserve senior champion from the pre-sale show stepped up to secure the next-highest price €11,000 at Saturday’s sale.
Baurnafea Senorita from the herd of John Bambrick from Castlewarren, Co Kilkenny, was a November 2021-born heifer sired by Baurnafea Nelson out of a Loulou dam.
Auctioneer Tom Cox’s hammer fell for the senior champion Liscally Special Lady ET from Jon Regan’s Co Leitrim-based herd when she sold to a Northern Ireland breeder for €8,000.
Special Lady was a daughter of Goldstar Echo and is out of a Meillard RJ dam and was sold carrying to Lapon.
Jon and Frankie Regan and judge Medwyn Williams with the senior champion Liscally Special Lady ET that sold for €8,000. \ Tricia Kennedy
Up next was the reserve junior champion Aghafad Tessa, which was exhibited and sold by Patrick Farrelly from Dundalk, Co Louth, and was bred by Edward Walsh from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
The Orbi-sired heifer was born in September 2022 and was bred from a Dromiskin Pedro dam and sold for €6,000.
Selling for €5,200 was Glenree Tina from the herd of John O’Grady from Glenamaddy, Co Galway. The January 2022-born heifer was sired by Lisnagre Hansome and was bred from a 2454 Royal Pepito dam.
Duo at €5,000
Two heifers achieved a price of €5,000 at the elite sale on Saturday and the first of this duo was Monagh Sister from the Co Laois-based herd of Nigel Peavoy.
The December 2021-born heifer was sired by Goldstar Othello and was bred from a Major dam.
The second of this duo was Liscally Star ET, again from the herd of Jon Regan from Co Leitrim.
The September 2021-born heifer was sired by Whitecliffe James and was bred from a Grimaldi dam.
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