Liverpool Pirate from the Graham family tops our May Premier sale

Due to Covid-19 our annual May Premier sale was held online on Bank Holiday Monday 4^th May. Holding the sale Online was an initiative by council due to the current difficult circumstances we are all in at the moment. The sale was officiated over by Denis Barrett, each vendor submitted a video montage and photos of their livestock, these were available to view from last Wednesday on the DenisBarrett.com website.

Overall the sale met with a price range of €2,200 to €8,000 for bulls and €2,200 to €4,300 for heifers. While the clearance rate was low overall, lots met with a respectable average price. Many thanks to Denis and his team for their work and support with the lead-up to the sale and with the sale itself. Many thanks to all purchasers – we wish you the very best of luck with your new livestock.

The Graham family from Boyle, Co. Roscommon had a tremendous days trading – their outstanding 13 month old Plumtree Fantastic son LIVERPOOL PIRATE sold for the sales top price of €8,000 (joint top price for 2020 so far). Pirate’s dam is the homebred Ampertaine Commander daughter Liverpool Kate. Pirate has a five star ratings in terminal index, Carcass weight and Carcass conformation, along with a muscle score of 127 and a skeletal score of 116. To view Liverpool Pirate please click here. With huge interest in this outstanding bull, Denis dropped the hammer to the winning bid of Mark Phillips of the Newmark herd based in Castle Douglas, Scotland

 

The renowned Ardlea Elite herd of Dan Tynan, Mountrath, Co. Laois sold ARDLEA NAPOLEON ET for €6,100. Napoleon stood as Reserve Junior Male Champion at last years’ National Liverstock show. Napoleon is a September 2018 born son of Bavardage and the Ampertaine Elgin daughter Elite Kimberly Et. Napoleon boasts five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk. Napoleon was the pick of Sean Garrett for his Grove Farm pedigree herd based in Co. Cavan. To view Ardlea Napoleon Et click here.

Also selling to Mark Phillips’ Newmark herd was LIVERPOOL PETER from the Graham family. Peter like his stablemate is by Plumtree Fantastic. Peter’s dam Liverpool Leah has Cameos and Sauvignon in her sire stack. Peter has five star ratings in Terminal index, Carcass weight and Carcass conformation. Fifteen month old Peter sold for €3,500. To view Liverpool Peter click here.

Limerick bred bull CORCAMORE NEDDY sold for €3,300. Neddy is a son of Raffertys Immanuel and the Goldies Terence daughter Corcamore Fay. Neddy has five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Docility, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk. Neddy was bred by Brendan Curtin, Clarina. He was purchased by Brendan Hanley, Co. Longford to run with his Keeltown pedigree herd. To view Corcamore Neddy click here.

Multi-starred ANNAGHANNE NIGHTWATCHERS ET sold for €3,000. Nightwatchers was bred by Declan McCaffrey, Scotshouse, Co. Monaghan. Nightwatchers is a son of Ampertaine Foreman, his dam Whitehall Emerald is a daughter of Wilodge Vantastic. Nightwatchers was purchased by UK based Gari Jones of the Hiraethog herd based in Gwynedd, Wales. To view Annaghanne Nightwatchers click here

County Clare breeders Michael and Andrew McInerney sold their February 2019 born bull BRICKHILL PERCY for €2,950. Percy has Kaprico Eravelle, Ampertaine Gigolo and Wilodge Vantastic in his sire stack. Percy has a five star Replacement index of €173 and a Terminal index of €150, he also has five star ratings in Docility, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk. Percy sold to Thomas Noone, Co. Galway. To view Brickhill Percy click here.

LISS PADDY ET, a son of Ampertaine Commander and the Bouffy donor cow Gentiane sold for €2,200. Paddy was bred in Lifford, Co. Donegal by Martin Doherty. Paddy has five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass weight and Carcass conformation. Paddy was purchased by Cork based John O’Callaghan. To view Liss Paddy Et click here.

Thirteen month old NEWTOWN POWERS also sold for €2,200. Powers has Ampertaine Commander, Wilodge Cerberus and Ronick Hawk in his sire stack. He has five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk. Powers was bred in Newtowngore, Co. Leitrim by the Richardson family. He was acquired by Neil Heffron, Ballina, Co. Mayo. To view Newtown Powers please click here.

Leading the trade for the females was MILAN NIGELLA from Gareth McGuinness, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Nigella is a daughter of Ampertaine Gigolo, her dam Milan Janella has Loosebeare Fantastic and Malibu in her back pedigree. Nigella is due to calve in August to Lodge Hamlet. This 2 year old has five star ratings in many traits. Nigella was bred by Donal McKeon, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo. She sold to Paschal Coffey, Co. Tipperary for €4,300. To view Milan Nigella click here.

 

 

Well know Limerick breeder Noel Fennessy of the Wood Road had two lots on offer. First of the Wood Road heifers was WOOD ROAD NEALA a September 2018 born daughter of Gamin and the Sympa dam Gerada Et. Neala sold to Sean Orpen, Castletownbere for €2,300. To view Wood Road Neala click here.

Noel’s second heifer WOOD ROAD NANCY sold for €2,200. Nancy is also a daughter of Gamin. She has five star ratings in Replacement index, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter calving interval. Nancy was purchased by dual purchaser Eric McSweeney, Tralee. To view Wood Road Nancy click here.

Also selling at €2,200 to Eric McSweeney was the Bavardage daughter DRUMKEITH NICOLE. Born in October 2018, Nicole’s dam has Ampertaine Foreman and Clooney Quinn Timmy in her lineage. Multi-starred Nicole was bred by Thomas Byrne, Dundalk, Co. Louth. To view Drumkeith Nicole click here.