A packed ringside saw a 100% clearance at Saturday's Hillcrest Simmental sale at GVM Mart, Tullamore, Co Offaly, with plenty of interest for top-quality lots.
Many of the lots went to existing Irish breeders keen to pick up some of the famous Hillcrest bloodlines.
Top call
A top call of €7,200 was made for the September 2014-born Raceview Favourite cow at Paudge Mulhare's full reduction sale.
The Hillcrest Champion-sired cow was out of a Kilbride Farm Newry dam and was purchased from the herd of Peter O'Connell, Knopogue, Mallow, Co Cork.
She was sold with her May-born bull calf by Clonagh Just a Dream. She had a four-star replacement index of €89 and heads across the border to the herd of Leslie Weatherup, Ballyclare, Co Antrim.
Packed house and a strong demand Hillcrest Jordi, scanned 6 weeks in calf to "Clonagh just a dream" sells for €4200 pic.twitter.com/QfiaxrUvoJ
— FJ Pedigree (@FJ_Pedigree) September 28, 2019
Next-highest price went to the February 2018-born Lochview Kandy. Originally bred by Patrick McNamee, The Heath, Portlaoise, Co Laois, this heifer was by Kilbride Farm Bantry 10 and out of a Glebefarm Tyson cow.
She was knocked down to Martin Reape, Bonniconnlon, Co Mayo, for €7,000. She has five stars across the board, with a replacement index of €146.
Lochview Kandy was well sought after and sells for €7000 due on the 14th April to "Clonagh Just a Dream" @farmersjournal @FJBeef pic.twitter.com/Dl7n9DQwhL
— FJ Pedigree (@FJ_Pedigree) September 28, 2019
Sligo breeder Gerry Lenehan snapped up the third cow into the ring.
Hillcrest Grace, a February 2015-born cow, was by Hillcrest Champion and out of Auroch Belle ET. She had a five-star replacement index at €134 and sold with her March-born bull calf by Clonagh Just a Dream at foot for €5,500.
Eight straws of Hillcrest Champion sold for €463 each.
See our full sale report in next week's Irish Farmers Journal.
Keep an eye on https://t.co/oEYCyprxMC later for our sale report. @farmersjournal @FJBeef https://t.co/gZn448sckW
— FJ Pedigree (@FJ_Pedigree) September
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