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Monamore “Blooms of 2025” sale report by Donal Carey
Record June daily temperature a backdrop to a scorching trade for Monamore stock
The Monamore “Blooms of 2025” sale for Thomas, Rhona & James Kelly conducted by Taaffe Auctions on Friday June 20th last witnessed a red-hot trade for Monamore stock. 110 milkers forward on the day averaged 3,808 guineas. Seventy-six 2025 born heifer calves averaged 1,896 guineas.
Top price of 8,700 gns at Leagh Holsteins 60th anniversary year celebration sale
35 top calibre lots average 4,540 guineas
Report by Donal Carey
The Leagh herd of Tim & Maureen Fitzmaurice and family, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry enjoyed a resoundingly successful sale of top-quality heifers and first choice (unborn) heifer calves on Wednesday June 4th last. Conducted by Taaffe Auctions, the sale included premier first-rate consignments from the Cedarmore herd (John & Bryan O’ Connor, Kanturk, Co. Cork), the Lynbrook herd (John Cunnane, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo) and the Boroside herd (Melvin Masterson, Rathnure, Co. Wexford). The sale venue was Carnaross Livestock mart, Co. Meath.
IHFA Premier Bull & Heifer Sale Report 2025
The 50th Annual IHFA Premier Bull Show & Sale, held on March 27th, 2025, at Kilmallock Mart, Co. Limerick, witnessed record-breaking prices and great crowds around the ring.
Donegal Club sale of calved heifers tops €3,860
Full Clearance as 41 heifers average €2,841 writes Donal Carey
The Donegal Holstein Friesian Breeders club annual sale of fresh calved heifers on Wednesday March 5th witnessed a very brisk trade as 41 heifers sold for an average price of €2,841. The catalogue offering was once again to a high standard with a quality offering of top merit heifers assembled for the annual show and sale event organised by the club.
Heifers to €3,750 at the Beechland & Coolnagree Production sale 2025
100% clearance as 60 fresh calved heifers average €2,941 writes Donal Carey
The Coolnagree herd of Seamus O’ Leary, Adamstown Co. Wexford and the Beechlands herd of Walter Crean, Enniscorthy Co. Wexford combined for a production sale of 60 fresh calved heifers at Waterford Ross Marts Ltd, New Ross, last Friday February 21st. This year marks the 3rd edition of this joined production sale and the offering on the day again included numerous Red & Whites. A large crowd was in attendance and the bidding activity was very brisk from beginning to end.
Heifers top 6,800 gns at Eedy herd Youngstock Sale 2024
2,576 gns average, 95 % clearance as 6 heifers exceed prices over 4,000 gns
Report by Donal Carey
The Eedy herd of Robert, Sylvia, Jason & Laura Helen enjoyed a highly successful on-farm sale of youngstock on Saturday August 31st last. The sale was conducted by Taaffe Auction with forty-eight top quality youngstock lots catalogued on offer. The Eedy herd has enjoyed some tremendous success at National level in recent times with key cow families to the fore in this success and the performance of these families was recognised in a trade that was consistantly brisk and sharp throughout the sale.
Leagh & Lynbrook “Promise of Protein” Sale 2024
Tremendous successful sale – full clearance of 32 female Lots, averaging 3,550 guineas
The Leagh & Lynbrook “Promise of Protein” sale on Wednesday, June 19th witnessed a tremendously positive trade where youngstock lots from choice cow families of International repute were offered at auction. The sale is one of the most highly anticipated annual breeder sales of the year, organised by Tim, Maureen & Lauren Fitzmaurice “Leagh” herd, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry and John Cunnane “Lynbrook” herd, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. The sale was conducted by Taaffe Auctions and took place at Carnaross Mart, Co. Meath. Other vendors who consigned select lots included Ardhill (Frank White, Clonakilty, Co. Cork), Boroside (Melvin Masterson, Rathnure, Co. Wexford, Clonpaddin (Hurley family, Arklow, Co. Wicklow).
A clearance sale of the Ballintosig herd of Anthony Flavin, Inch, Killeagh, Co. Cork took place on Friday March 31st last. The milking herd was offered for sale in 48 individual lots with an average price achieved of €3,704. A complete 100% clearance rate was achieved.
Tremendously successful sale for Thomas, Rhona & James Kelly resulting in 100 % clearance of 57 Spring calved milkers
A bustling trade for milking stock in the 58th Monamore herd sale resulted in a full clearance with lively and brisk bidding right throughout from beginning to end. The sale achieved an average price of €3,104 across the quality catalogue offering of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd calvers on the day. The sale was conducted by Taaffe auctions on Saturday, June 18th last in Carnaross livestock mart.
Quality calved heifers were in demand at the Donegal Friesian Breeders Club Annual March Show and Sale. The sale catalogue comprised fifty-four lots consigned by some of Donegal’s leading dairy herds.
The 57th Monamore annual sale, for Tom, Rhona and James Kelly, took place on Saturday October 30th last. With an average price of 2,327 guineas achieved on the day, the sale must rank among the best ever sales for the Monamore herd.
The Lisduff herd of John O’Sullivan & sons held a very successful 38th annual draft sale on Saturday October 9th. The high quality Lisduff catalogue offered over 150 lots in total including 40 fresh calved heifers plus their heifer calves, and 85 spring calving heifers.
Leagh Along Came Polly ET claims top price selling for € 6,500.
31 lots sold at auction, averaging €2,412.
Cow families, backed by generations of production and conformation performance command the top prices at Dalevalley Sky-High Protein Sale
Roy & Heather Cromie and guest vendors achieve €4,175 average price from 36 lots sold
Top price of €4,672 and 100% clearance at Swiftsheath Youngstock Sale
Cow families and generations of breeding performance command the top prices for Tom and Maura Murphy & family
Top price of €4,357 with 12 animals selling for €3,000 or more.
157 lots sell for an average price of €2,183.
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