Trade was booming at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s April show and sale at Swatragh Mart, on Friday 25 April, where 18 bulls sold to an average of £5,868 (€6,905), an increase of £936 on the same sale last year. Hitting the top spot of 8,800gns (€10,873) was Drumacritten Vance ET, a third prize winner sired by the Irish-bred Noble Prince, from the herd of George Nelson based in Co Fermanagh. Born in February 2024, Vance is out of a homebred dam by Pirate and was purchased by Messrs William and James Causey, Cookstown.
Trade was booming at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s April show and sale at Swatragh Mart, on Friday 25 April, where 18 bulls sold to an average of £5,868 (€6,905), an increase of £936 on the same sale last year.
Hitting the top spot of 8,800gns (€10,873) was Drumacritten Vance ET, a third prize winner sired by the Irish-bred Noble Prince, from the herd of George Nelson based in Co Fermanagh. Born in February 2024, Vance is out of a homebred dam by Pirate and was purchased by Messrs William and James Causey, Cookstown.
Brogher pair
Fellow Fermanagh breeder Trevor Phair, from just outside Enniskillen, also had a successful sale with his two Brogher bulls.
Trevor picked up the reserve overall champion with Brogher Vantastic, a 13-month-old son of Grinshill Roger out of the Plexus daughter, Brogher Olga. After some stiff bidding, this plus calving index bull was knocked down at 8,000gns (€9,885) to Tommy Whiteside from Greysteel.
Capping of a fantastic day for the Enniskillen-based herd was Brogher Vinny, who was selected by judge Robert McWilliams as his overall champion. Just 12-months-old, this Lyonsdemesne Tzar son is out of a Balbithan Vespasian daughter and went under the hammer at 6,800gns (€8,402), selling to a suckler farmer from Ballymoney.
Blelack Immaculate son
Selling at 6,600gns (€8,155) was Derryharney Viscount exhibited by Harold Stubbs and Alan Burleigh. Sired by Blelack Immaculate and out of the Thrunton Bonjovi-sired dam, Derryharney Harriet, this second prize winner went home with Sean McBride from Ballycastle.
Matching that 6,600gns (€8,155) price tag was Rostrevor Unclebuck, a Diplo Gir son, out of the Goldies Banker daughter, Goldies Lucy. A third prize winner in the show, this one sold to Joe Canavan from Coalisland.
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