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Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders Club
Monday April 14th 2008
A packed gallery and ringside at Dungannon Farmers Mart on
Monday evening, 14th April 2008 witnessed an excellent trade
for all classes of stock at the Northern Ireland Simmental
Cattle Breeders Club annual Spring Show and Sale.
A quality
entry of bulls saw prices peak at 5000 gns paid for the Reserve
Supreme Champion, Ashland Teviot, from the father and son team
of Pat and Frank Kelly, Tempo. An October 2006 born son of
Raceview Nigel, the herd’s stock bull with
the dam, Corlesmore Clodagh being female champion at an Elite
sale in Naas, some years ago, Teviot sold to F. Watson, Cloughey,
Newtownards.
The 15 month old Corrick Vanguard, having lifted
the red ticket from class three fetched 2900 gns for his breeders,
Cecil and Neil McIlwaine. Bred from the popular AI sire Kilbride
Farm Newry and the homebred Carnkern Titan dam, Corrick Limelight,
Vanguard was keeping the Newtownstewart based Corrick herd
to the forefront having bred the 2007 sale champion.
Twin bulls
from the Rosslea farm of Keith Nelson certainly turned heads
both in the judging ring and sale ring. Scribby Farms Venus
and Virtue, born March 2007, sired by the homebred Drumacritten
Samson and from the Dyfed Hello bred Cleenagh Naomi had contrasting
fortunes, Venus lifted the Supreme Championship in the judging
ring and sold for 2200 gns while his brother beat the champion
in price, selling for 2600 gns.
Two big powerful Woodhall Premier
sons from the Hiltonstown herd at Portglenone of Robert and
Richard Rodgers commanded much attention. The second prizewinning
Hiltonstown Troy sold for 2500 gns, while the second bull in
the ring, Hiltonstown Talisman, sold for 2200 gns. Nigel Glasgow,
Cookstown, sold a Popes Juggernaut son, Bridgewater Farm Victor
for 2400 gns. Overall the 20 bulls sold averaged 2175 gns.
Topping the pedigree
female section was the second prizewinning Omorga Prince sired
Lisglass Vicky. Brought out by Leslie and Christopher Weatherup,
Ballyclare, Vicky sold for 2800 gns
Best Opposite Sex to the
champion, Drumagarner Vicky was forward from Messrs. M. and
E. McCloskey, Kilrea. This junior heifer, born January 2007
was sired by the Blackford Explosion son, Lisglass Python and
from the dam, Treetops Legacy. Having failed to meet her reserve,
Vicky left the ring unsold. The ten pedigree heifers sold to
average 1620 gns.
Results from the judging ring:
Class 1: 1st, P. Kelly, Tempo, Ashland Teviot; 2nd, R. and
R. Rodgers, Portglenone, Hiltonstown Trory; 3rd, R. J. Boyd,
Portglenone, Slievenagh Trigger.
Class 2: 1st, Messrs. P. and
E. McBrien, Newtownbutler, Derrylea Topper; 2nd, J. McMordie,
Ballygowan, Solitude Trojan; 3rd, F. and M. Cunning, Glarryford,
Hiltonstown Tornado.
Class 3: 1st, C. McIlwaine, Newtownstewart,
Corrick Vanguard; 2nd, S. A. Burns, Rathfriland, Longbeach
Viceroy; 3rd, J. N. Glasgow, Cookstown, Bridgewater Farm Victor.
Class
4: 1st, K. Nelson, Rosslea, Scribby Farms Venus; 2nd, K. Nelson,
Scribby Farms Virtue; 3rd, W. Phair, Lisbellaw, Coolcrannel
Vance.
Class 5: 1st, T. J. Hamilton, Dungannon, Slatequarry
Lazer Kate; 2nd, D. Riley, Portadown, Knocknamukley Tanya;
3rd, J. J. Hanna, Irvinestown, Stralongford Tiny.
Class 6: 1st,
Messrs. M. and E. McCloskey, Kilrea, Drumagarner Vicky; 2nd,
J. L. and C. J. Weatherup, Ballyclare, Lisglass Vicky; 3rd,
L. A. Richardson, Maguiresbridge, Cleenagh Vixen.
Supreme and male champion, Scribby Farms Venus; Reserve Supreme
champion, Ashland Teviot; Best Opposite Sex to the champion,
Drumagarner Vicky.
After the pedigree sale, 30 commercial heifers sold to average
an outstanding £877.
Leading a storming trade for these
popular suckler replacement heifers were three incalf heifers
at £1400, £1350 and £1020 from D. Henderson,
Enniskillen. Messrs. Michael and Norman Robson, Ballyclare,
achieved a top price of £1050 paid twice for two maiden
heifers for their pen of 5 to average £960.
William Dick,
Saintfield, sold eight heifers to average £802. Messrs.
R. J. and S. R. Mawhinney, Draperstown, sold five yearling
heifers to average £720. A cow and calf outfit from W.
D. Hazelton, sold for £1900.
The event was kindly sponsored
by Northern Bank.
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