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Monagh Rusty, who sold for the top price of €3,800.
The last of the Kilkenny bull sales of 2021 took place on Wednesday, with a strong demand throughout for the main beef breeds on offer.
While the top price and top average came from the Limousin breed, the best trade on the day was for Angus animals, with three times as many bulls sold as the other breeds.
The Angus bull sales have been hard to judge. With a strong trade in farm sales from the beginning of March, some early live sales suffered, regaining traction again in April.
Drumcrow Lord Joker W801, who sold for €3,200.
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Top priced Angus Liscolvin S Esminie who sold for €3,900. Pictured with breeder Martin Garvey
Kilkenny bull sales hosted its second sale of the year on Wednesday, with trade for Angus at an all-time high.
Similar to many sales across the country, numbers present at the sale were well back on whose catalogued due to vibrant on-farm sales being witnessed for the last six weeks.
In total, 26 of the 53 bulls catalogued were presented for sale, with all but one finding a new home.
This healthy clearance rate was accompanied with an impressive average price of €3,038.
While prices did hit as high as €3,900, it wasn’t the high prices that drove the average up but the fact that over half of the bulls sold make in excess of €3,000.