Charolais bulls met with a ready trade in Dungannon on Monday 2nd May, topping at 4,300gns with 24 bulls selling at a clearance rate of 77% and a bull average of £2687.50.
Top Price Waterview Jupiter 4,300gns
The 24 lots were topped by an entry from M Surphlis, Ballyhullagh, Co Fermanagh. Waterview Jupiter an 18 month old son of the French imported Pirate was purchased by A Stevenson, Ballymoney, Co Antrim.
Supreme Champion Coolnaslee Lincoln 4,000gns
Breeder Gilbert Crawford, Maghera, Co Derry came up with the goods securing the supreme and reserve supreme championships. Firstly, at 4,000gns was his supreme champion the 15 month old 55,000gns Sportsmans Columbo son Coolnaslee Lincoln who caught the eye of Andrew Morrison, Milford, Co Armagh.
Reserve Supreme & Senior Male Champion Coolnaslee Jum 3,700gns
Earlier in the sale Mr Crawford bagged 3,700gns for the reserve supreme and senior male champion Coolnaslee Jim. The November 2014-born Jim sired by the 12,000gns Maerdy Fiend went home with F and A King to Warrenpoint, Co Down.
Riverview Jeronimo 3,300gns
The next top priced at 3,300gns and purchased by John Mullin, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone was the class winner Riverview Jeronimo TI +51 SRI +52 an 18 month old Blelack Digger son from Neville Hicks, Bellanaleck, Co Fermanagh.
Three lots sold for 3,000gns the first was Ardmachree Joker bred and exhibited by Aaron Quigley, Macken, Co Fermanagh. The November 2014-born Goldies Eddy son Joker went home to Carrickmore, Co Tyrone with Pat Slane.
At the same price of 3,000gns Trevor Phair, Bellanaleck, Co Fermanagh was next to sell his yellow ticket winner Brogher Jack TI +48 SRI +51. James McKee, Kilkeel, Co Down was the man behind the money on this 16 month old son of Vexour Freddy.
The third lot to sell for 3,000gns was the reserve senior male championship from Stuart and David Bothwell, Ballina Mallard, Co Fermanagh with the December 2014-born Killadeas Joe. Gwenog Braveheart is the sire of this lad and his homebred dam Killadeas Gail goes back to the 16,000gns Blackford Dynamite, he journeys on to work at Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh with Cyril Brown.
The first lot of the day was knocked down at 2,900gns to the new owner J Kane, Aghalee, Co Antrim. The April 2014-born Royaldowns Jetstream TI +58 SRI +58 shown by Mervyn McKeown, Crossgar, Co Down is a son of Alwent Goldbar.
Following on at 2,800gns was Kilturk Lucas from Patrick Grue, Kilturk, Co Fermanagh. This Cottage Devon sired lad was the youngest bull at the sale at 12 months and went home to Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh with Melvyn Watt.
Female Champion Killadeas Isla 2,500gns
In the female section Stuart and David Bothwell exhibited the Female Champion which was the first to sell at 2,500gns. Killadeas Isla is a daughter of the 16,000gns Blackford Dynamite while her dam is the Oldstone Egbert-sired Killadeas Alpine. JP McCooey, Keady, Co Armagh was the man behind the money on this November 2013-born in-calf heifer.
Reserve Female Champion Moorlough Jenny 2,100gns
The final bidder at 2,100gns was Ross Baird, Strabane, Co Tyrone who took home the reserve female champion from James McBride, Strabane, Co Tyrone. Moorlough Jenny is a 25 month old daughter of the Highland Show reserve junior bull Elgin Davinci and out of the homebred Moorlough Ellen.
Averages 24 bulls £2687.50, 2 females £2300
Auctioneers: Dungannon Farmers Mart
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