Bidding reached 6200gns at the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society’s spring show and sale in Dungannon Farmers’ Mart, where the 14 bulls up for grabs met a complete clearance to average £3000.
Top price was 6200gns paid to Cookstown breeders Jonathan and Lisa Doyle who sold the second placed June 2015-born Drumhill Icebreaker, to Robert and Guy Clements, buying for their 50-cow suckler herd based at Beragh, Co Tyrone. Sired by the stock bull Blelack Equity J127, a Netherallen Peter Pershore son bought privately from Blelack, he is out of Friarstown Ideal J126 which was purchased as a heifer at the Friarstown reduction sale.
Next best at 4000gns was the first prize Woodvale Network, from Alwyn and Carol Armour and Sons. This May 2015-born entry is by the herd’s jointly owned stock bull, Wedderlie Net Profit E916, and out of Woodvale Nelmerica M471 – one of 12 cows in the County Down herd. He sold to Robin Boyd who was bidding on behalf of AI Services (NI) Ltd.
Female champion was Drumlone Esther R776 from Kenny Veitch, Lisbellaw. She is by Blelack Egotist K531 and was purchased for 2200gns by new breeder, Gareth Sproule of the Ardbarron herd in Castlederg.
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