Simmental bulls hit €5,500 at society sale in Tullamore

Topping the sale at €5,500 was Lot 20 Clonagh Rocket Explorer for Garrett Beha from, Ballyfin, Co. Laois. Source: Darragh Giblin
Topping the sale at €5,500 was Lot 20 Clonagh Rocket Explorer for Garrett Beha from, Ballyfin, Co. Laois. Source: Darragh Giblin

The Irish Simmental Cattle Society hosted its April sale at GVM, Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Friday evening, April 26.

Topping the sale at €5,500 was Clonagh Rocket Explorer for Garrett Behan from Ballyfin, Co. Laois.

This fifteen-month-old son of herd stock sire, Manor Park Hansome is out of the twice Overall Simmental of the year, Clonagh Dora The Explorer, leaving Rocket Explorer a full-brother to the €52,000 record-priced bull, Clonagh Lucky Explorer.

When auctioneer Tom Cox finished the bidding, this young bull was knocked down to a pedigree breeder based in the UK.

The second-highest price in the sale was €5,000, received by Nigel Hogan from Bennykerry, Co. Carlow for Rathnashan Randy.

The second-highest price in the sale was €5,000, received by Nigel Hogan from Bennykerry, Co. Carlow for Rathnashan Randy
The second-highest price in the sale was €5,000, received by Nigel Hogan from Bennykerry, Co. Carlow for Rathnashan Randy

Again at 15-months-old, this Dermotsown Delboy-sired bull is out of a Curaheen Viking dam, Seafort Beverely.

This National Calf Champion at Strokestown last September, heads north to a Co. Fermanagh-based suckler farmer.

The Overall Champion went to Garrett Behan with Lot 11 Clonagh Pikachu Fab ET.

Judge Martin Regan awarded the Champion to this December 2022-born Kilbride Farm Dragoon son, who is out of a Banwy T-Rex dam, Clonagh Delightfully Fab.

The Overall Champion went to Garrett Behan with Lot 11 Clonagh Pikachu Fab ET
The Overall Champion went to Garrett Behan with Lot 11 Clonagh Pikachu Fab ET

€4,400 was the selling price for this lot, going to a Co. Monaghan suckler farmer.

The Reserve Champion went to Parknakyle Roddy, exhibited by Paddy Meaney, Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow.

At fourteen-months-of-age, this Curaheen Gunshot P-sired bull is out of a homebred Sneumgaard dam, Parknakyle Jolie P and €4,200 was the selling price here to a Co. Laois farmer.

The reserve champion went to Lot 26 Parknakyle Roddy
The reserve champion went to Lot 26 Parknakyle Roddy

Also hitting the €4,200 mark was Loughnavalley Ross Wave ET for Peter Fagan from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

This Curaheen Gunshot P-sired bull which was born in February 2023 is out of Auroch Wave who is sired by Darsham Playboy.

John Storey from Mountmellick, Co. Laois also received €4,200 for his January 2023 born bull Doire-Goile Reggie.

Sired by Omorga Isaac, this bull is out of a Curaheen Dickens homebred dam, Doire-Goile Jane Sunshine.

John Storey from Mountmellick, Co. Laois received €4,200 for his January 2023-born bull Lot 17 Doire-Goile Reggie
John Storey from Mountmellick, Co. Laois received €4,200 for his January 2023-born bull Lot 17 Doire-Goile Reggie

Ardunsaghan Paddy sold for €3,500 for the Connolly Family from Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim. By Anatrim Bodybuilder, this September 2022-born bull is out of a Curaheen Wakeman dam, BearnaDhearg Janey.

Lot 2 Ardunsaghan Paddy sold for €3,500 for the Connolly Family, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim
Lot 2 Ardunsaghan Paddy sold for €3,500 for the Connolly Family, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim

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Overall, in the bull section there was a 60% clearance with an average price of €3,557.

A small female section recorded seven entries, four of which sold at an average price of €2,050.

Champion Heifer Lot 32 Towerhill Noeleen
Champion Heifer Lot 32 Towerhill Noeleen

The Simmental society expressed its thanks to the staff at Tullamore Mart, the pre-sale show Judge Martin Regan and all who attended, exhibited, purchased and helped out at the event.

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