April 28, 2024 INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION & SENIOR TOP SALE AT SWATRAGH

Father and son duo Gary and Gareth Henderson from the village of Bushmills, Co. Antrim who run a pedigree herd under the prefix of Sandelford selected the intermediate champion and overall champion from Trevor Phair, Brogher Ultimate a January 2023 born bull by Grinshill Roger ET out of Brogher Gabby carrying one copy of Q204 this bull went to the new home of C O’Reilly, Keady, Co. Armagh for the joint top price of 7,000gns at Swatragh on Friday 26 April 2024.. At the same money was the senior male champion from Mr W Short, Woodpark Tomboy, a myostatin free homebred son by Woodpark Elgin born in October-2022 out of homebred Woodpark Judith was purchased by M Harrison, Portadown, Co. Armagh.

16 bulls sold to a top price of 7,000gns and an average of £4932, six females sold to a top of 3,000gns and an average of £2468.

Vagabond son from Mr L Johnston, Mountain Tommy, with a single copy of Q204 sold for 6,400gns to Mr N McIlwaine, Portadown, Co. Armagh, this December-2022 born son was reserve intermediate champion and was out of Mountain Nell.

Standing second in the class to the intermediate and overall champion was Moorhill Ulysses from Mr C Kelly, a January 2023, by Mozart went for 6,300gns to Mr R McNeill, Glenarm, Co. Antrim. Just behind him in the intermediate show class was January-2023 born Rawbrooke Universe, a Doonally New son out of Rawbrooke Lucy who went home with J Campbell, Maghera, Co. Londonderry for 6,100gns.

The reserve overall champion and junior male champion, Brownhill Ultan from the Devine Brothers carried two copies of F94L, out of Brownhill Louise by sire Kilvilcorris Royal and former reserve junior champion at the Northern Ireland calf show was purchased by E Robinson, Claudy, Co. Londonderry for 5,300gns.

Derrygif Terry, from Mr M Surphlis, a September-2002 Skidoo96 Ondit son, sold for 4,750gns to P & J O’Kane, Co.Antrim and Kenaghan Uel a February-2023 Clenagh Jasper 2 son commanded 4,700gns and found a new postcode with Mr P A McGuigan, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry.

The female trade was led by the overall female champion Altnaderog Tory, a march-2022 born daughter by Westcarse Houdini who topped at 3,000gns and was purchased by Mr G McCann, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, whilst the youngest female in the sale April-2023 born Royalsdowns Upset took the second highest female price at 2,800gns and sold to Mr A Reid, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.

The Northern Ireland Charolais Club and the British Charolais Cattle Society would like to thank all the vendors for supporting the sale and all the staff at Swatragh market for their kind hospitality and hard work. A special thank you must go to Gary and Gareth Henderson for judging the classes and to all the stewards, committee, and helpers for such a successful show and sale.

SHOW RESULTS

Class 1
1^st lot 1 Tanhill Thiago
2^nd lot 5 Killadeas Thunder

Class 2
1^st lot 11 Woodpark Tomboy
2^nd lot 7 Killadeas Teddy
3^rd lot 9 Drumilly Treasure
4^th lot 8 Moniendogue Tigger
5^th Lot 6 Derrygiff Terry

Class 3
1^st lot 14 Mountain Tommy
2^nd lot 17 Woodpark Unclesam
3^rd lot 12 Ardmachree Tierney
4^th lot 16 Moorlough Ulysses
5^th lot 13 Ardmachree Tadhg
6^th lot 15 woodpark universal

Class 4
1^st lot 20 Brogher Ultimate
2^nd lot 23 Moorhill Ulysses
3^rd lot 21 Rawbrooke Universe
4^th lot 18 Rawbrooke Umpire
5^th lot 19 McGuinness Unique

Class 5
1^st lot  30 Kenaghan Uel
2^nd lot 28 Deerfin Upton
3^rd lot 29 Deerfin Uncle
4^th lot 24 Glenramble Upperclass

Class 6
1^st lot 34 Brownhill Ultan
2^nd Lot 37 Brogher Unstoppable
3^rd lot 35 Woodpark Usher
4^th Lot 32 Glenramble Ultron
5^th Lot 31 Kenaghan Ugg
6^th Lot 36 Killadeas Unlimited

Class 7
1^st Lot 41 Altnaderog Tory
2^nd Lot 38 Tullyardmore Sarah

Class 8
1^st Lot 43 Royaldowns Tracey

Female Champion
Alnaderog Tory

Res female Champion
Royaldowns Tracey

Senior male champion
Woodpark Tomboy

Res senior male
Tanhill Thiago

Int male champion
Brogher Ultimate

Res int male
Mountain Tommy

Junior male champion
Brownhill Ultan

Res junior male
Brogher Unstoppable

Male Champion
Brogher Ultimate

Res male champion
Brownhill Ultan

Supreme overall champion
Brogher Ultimate

Reserve overall champion
Brownhill Ultan

Lot	Vendor	Animal Name	Price (gns)	Price (£)	Buyer	Address
1	A ARMSTRONG	TANHILL THIAGO	3000	3150	A Millar	Antrim, Co. Antrim
6	MR M SURPHLIS	DERRYGIFF TERRY	4750	4987.5	P&J O’Kane	Ballymena, Co. Antrim
7	S & D BOTHWELL	KILLADEAS TEDDY	3400	3570	AB & JC Edgar	Downpatrick, Co. Down
8	MR J MAGUIRE	MONIENDOGUE TIGGER (ET)	3000	3150	John J. Canavan	Ardboe, Co. Tyrone
11	MR W SHORT	WOODPARK TOMBOY (ET)	7000	7350	Matthew Harrison	Portadown, Co. Armagh
12	A, O & E QUIGLEY	ARDMACHREE TIERNEY	3300	3465	Kenneth Hazleton	Dungannon, Co.Tyrone
14	MR L JOHNSTON	MOUNTAIN TOMMY	6400	6720	Noel McIlwaine	Portadown, Co. Armagh
18	MR C HOEY	RAWBROOKE UMPIRE	4000	4200	Drew Semple	Dungiven, Co.Londonderry
20	MR T PHAIR	BROGHER ULTIMATE	7000	7350	Christopher O’Reilly	Keady, Co. Armagh
21	MR C HOEY	RAWBROOKE UNIVERSE	6100	6405	J Campbell	Maghera, Co. Londonderry
23	Ciaran Kelly	MOORHILL ULYSSES	6300	6615	R McNeill	Glenarm, Co. Antrim
28	MR E MCGARRY	DEERFIN UPTON	4200	4410	R,N&M Scott	Gortin, Omagh
29	MR E MCGARRY	DEERFIN UNCLE	3000	3150	Jim Weir	Moy, Co. Tyrone
30	MR L RUDDY	KENAGHAN UEL	4700	4935	P.A. McGuigan	Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry
34	DEVINE BROTHERS	BROWNHILL ULTAN	5300	5565	E Robinson	Claudy, Co. Londonderry
37	MR T PHAIR	BROGHER UNSTOPABLE	3700	3885	Andrew Bailie	Belleek, Newry
38	Declan Reilly	TULLYARDMOR SARAH	1900	1995	T McArdle	Rathfriland, Co. Down
40	Declan Reilly	TULLYARDMOR TUSLA	1900	1995	Alan Minnis	Comber, Co.Down
41	M G & G MCSHANE	ALTNADEROG TORY	3000	3150	G McCann	Cookstown, Co.Tyrone
42	M MCKEOWN ESQ	ROYALDOWNS TILLY	2600	2730	T McArdle	Rathfriland, Co. Down
44	M MCKEOWN ESQ	ROYALDOWNS TOPGIRL	1900	1995	T McArdle	Rathfriland, Co. Down
45	M MCKEOWN ESQ	ROYALDOWNS UPSET	2800	2940	A Reid	Cookstown, Co.Tyrone