Trade peaked at 14,000gns at the Northern Ireland Club Elite Autumn Export show and sale at Swatragh, with 21 bulls selling to average £7415.63. Judging was in the capable hands of John MacGregor, of the Allanfauld herd, Kilsyth.
Making the top price was the first bull in the ring, the reserve senior champion Stranagone Victorious, a two-year-old from Robert McWilliams, Maghera. Full of home breeding, he’s a son of Stranagone Saphir, out of the Stranagone Jones daughter, Stranagone Saoire. He sold to Scotland, bought jointly by Bill Bruce, Balmyle, Meigles, and the Smeaton family’s Bombax herd at Forfar.
The senior champion, Tanhill Alfie, bred by Andrew Armstrong, Dromore, achieved the day’s second top price of 11,500gns. A son of Orbi and out of a Maerdy-bred dam, he went to John McBride, Plumbridge, Omagh.
Next best, the intermediate champion, Brogher Armour, made 10,500gns for Trevor Phair, Enniskillen. He is sired by the successful stock bull, Grinshill Roger, while his dam, Brogher Nadine, is by Goldies Icon. Armour had stood reserve intermediate champion at the NI National Show this year. He was knocked down to WJ Frazer and Sons.
The junior and overall champion was Gorteade Apache, from James McKeagney, Maghera. He is a son of Mornity Nero, out of the Newhouse Bigal-sired Gorteade Ona, and went onto make 9500gns, selling to James and Stewart McDowell, Moneymore.
Taking the reserve junior and reserve overall accolades was Woodpark Alfie, a son of Woodpark Ulrich from Will Short. Out of the Corrie Alan daughter, Woodpark Icicle, he sold at 8500gns to Stewart Taylor.
Matching the 8500gns price was Barney O’Kane’s Carnview Ali, a Noble Prince son, out of the Doonally New daughter, Carnview Siobhan. Junior champion at Balmoral Show, this bull, which was bred by Pat and James McGuigan, was another to sell to WJ Frazer and Sons.
Making 8000gns was Brigadoon Atlanta, a Balmyle Sandy son from the Connolly family. Out of Brigadoon Nevada, he went to Dwayne Litter, Portadown.
Another from Robert McWilliams sold at 7800gns, to Ian Rea. That was Stranagone Aone, a Magicien son that had stood reserve junior champion at last year’s NICC Future Stars calf show. He is out of Stranagone Oonagh, a Stranagone Jones daughter.
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