Irish Simmental Yearbook 2022-D 2 - Flipbook - Page 32
ROSCOMMON
TOP OF €12,500 AT SIMMENTAL
PREMIER SALE
he Simmental Society Spring Premier
Sale took place at Roscommon
Mart on Saturday March 20th.
With the corresponding sale last
spring cancelled, it was great that
this sale went ahead with both exhibitors and
customers observing strict covid guidelines. A lot of
uncertainty regarding sales from both a sellers and
buyers perspective led to a lot of pre-sale activity
which resulted in a lot of animals catalogued
not appearing. This is a common trend across all
pedigree sales over the last few weeks.
Selling at €3700 was the second bull into the ring
Big-Red Lollipop for Donal Byrne, Ballyhaunis,
Co. Mayo. Another Curaheen Gunshot son this
August `19 bull is out of a Clonagh Diamond Rock
sired dam Pollacossaun Holly.
Topping the sale at €12,500 was Lissadell Mr
Mullarkey VIP for Kieran & Paul Mullarkey,
Ballinfull, Co, Sligo. This 12 month old bull is sired
by Dermotstown Delboy and out of a Milnafua
Graduate dam Corbally Eires VIP. After a hard
fought on-line bidding, Auctioneer Denis Barrett
昀椀nally came to a standstill at €12,500 for the second
youngest bull in the catalogue.
Next at €3500 was lot 36 for Garrett Behan
Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Again at 13 month Clonagh
Mighty Hansome ET is out of Manor Park
Hansome and out of a Kilbride Farm Newry dam
Cloneygowan Temptress Posh.
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Next up at €7,200 was Fearna Legend P ET selling
for Gerry Neenan, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. This
September `19 born bull is sired by Curaheen
Gunshot and out of Fearna Vienna, a homebred
dam by Raceview King.
Selling at €5100 was lot 29 Treen Mark for Myles
McHale, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. This 14 month
old Curaheen Gunshot sired bull is out of a
Cloondroon Calling homebred dam Treen Heather
Seepa.
Hitting the €5000 mark was Clonagh Lucky
Hansome Lad for Garrett Behan, Portrlaoise, Co.
Laois. Born in December `19 this bull is sired by
Manor Park Hansome and is out of Clonagh Hazel
Eyes ET, a homebred Kilbride Farm Dragoon dam.
Barry Fleming from Athy, Co. Laois received
€4100 for his September `19 born bull Theswan
Levi who is sired by Keeldrum Capone and out of
a homebred dam Theswan Fantasis by Curaheen
Vio.
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The €3500 mark was reached 3 times and 昀椀rst
up at this price was Fohera Michaelangelo ET for
Francis Maguire, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. Sired
by Curaheen Wakeman this 13 month old bull
was out of a Ballingar Trendsetter dam Fanerange
Avril.
Finally up at €3500 was Tulla Max P for Denis
O`Halloran Tulla, Co. Clare. Again at 13 month
old this Auroch Deuter PP sired bull is out of Tulla
Hilltop a homebred Keeldrum Capone sired dam.
In summary the bulls recorded a clearance rate of
66% with an average price of €4000 which was up
over €1200 on the 2019 sale average.
In a smaller than usual female section which again
suffered the same fate as the bulls with a number
of lots sold prior to the sale, a brisk trade was
witnessed resulting in a top price of €2950, with an
average of €2390 which was down €60 on the 2019
昀椀gure. The clearance rate was of the females was
74%.
Topping the female section at €2950 was the
youngest heifer in the catalogue Dungimmon
Maizy at under 12 months of age. This heifer was
sold by Martin Sheridan, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan
and is sired by Clonagh Just A Dream and is out of
a Sacombe Wishful Thinking dam, Hillcrest Jewel.
The 昀椀gure of €2600 was reached three times
and selling 昀椀rst at €2600 for Barry & John Duffy
PREMIER SALE AND PEDIGREE SALE REPORTS - Irish Simmental Yearbook 2022