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Knockmountagh Trailblaser sold for the second top price of €2,700.
Killernan Sour Lad who sold for €2,650, exhibited by Martin Herir. Previous Next
The Irish Angus Cattle Society hosted their inaugural Roscrea bull sale on Wednesday with buyers in short supply.
In total, 23 of the 30 bulls catalogued were offered for sale with a mere 10 reaching their reserve.
Prices rose to €2,950 with average sale price resting at €2,350.
It must be noted that first-time sales often take a few years to get established and although this year was tough, next year could be a different story.
Dairy buyers
In previous years, May has been a good month for Angus bull sales with many dairy buyers securing bulls for work straight away. This spring, however, seen buyers secure bulls much earlier than usual which meant bulls sales in May, particularly in the southern part of the country are suffering.
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Martin Hehir, Miltown Malbay, with Killernan Sand Boy that sold for €3,200, which was the joint-top price achieved at the sale. \ O’Gorman Photography.
The Irish Angus Munster branch hosted its second spring sale in Kilmallock on Saturday, with both top prices coming from the Killernan herd of Martin Hehir, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare.
The top price was €3,200, with the first bull, Killernan Simply Good, hitting the mark.
This November 2019-born son of HW Farghal is out of a Nightingale Paso-bred dam, with Bor Nugget also in the back breeding.
Simply Good boasted five stars on the terminal index, with a beef cow calving figure of 2.7%.