€10,000 tops Limousin Society sale trade at Roscrea

Interest was once again high among UK breeders with a total of 21 lots sold for export.

Topping the trade at €10,000 (£9,090) was the senior male champion, Bremore Djerk, from Bobby Jones, Skerries, Co Dublin. This September 2008 bull is by Nenuphar out of a home-bred Ferry daughter, Bremore Rudy. He went across the water to K.I. and E. and H.I. Jones, Conwy, Wales, for their Garnedd herd.

Next best was €9,800 (£8,900) for the reserve senior champion, Killcastle Dael, from Alan Kelly, Moate, Co Westmeath. This June-2008 bull is by Mas Du Clo out of Milbrook Monique.

Dael was a result of embryos purchased from William Smith of the Milbrook herd. He goes to R.P. Hutchinson, Newark, Nottinghamshire, for his Beaconshire herd.

Undisclosed breeder

A December-2008 bull, Liss Dauphin, from Martin Doherty, Lifford, Co Donegal sold for €7,000 (£6,350) to an undisclosed UK breeder. This bull is by Wilodge Vantastic out of a French dam, Valencia.

Leading the female trade at €6,500 (£5,900) was the female champion, Baileys Countess, from Thomas Bailey, Batterstown, Co. Meath. She is by Ronick Hawk and out of the double All Ireland winning cow, Marlhill Tess, by Elite Popsi ET.

She sold with her January 2010-born bull calf at foot by Queenshead Altea.

She was purchased by the sale judge, Mark Philips, for his Newmarque and Mardoneen herds, Cumbria.

At €5,400 (£4,900) was the reserve champion female, Greenhill Donna, from John Greene, Lifford, Co Donegal.

This October 2008-born heifer was by Wilodge Vantastic and out of a home-bred dam by Meridien. She also heads across the water to Paul Gentry, Newark, Nottinghamshire, for his newly established Gentrys herd.

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