Top of €9,000 achieved on two occasions at Roscrea Autumn Premier Show & Sale

Pictured above: Senior Male Champion, Creenagh Rocko, owned by Gareth McGuinness. He sold for €9,000

All roads led to Roscrea Mart on Saturday, November 5th, for the Irish Limousin Cattle Society’s autumn premier show and sale. The show – which kicked off at 9:30am – consisted of a Junior and Senior Male Championship, and a Female Championship.

The task of judging the show was left in the very capable hands of Chris Neale of Nealford Limousins in the UK, while George Candler got the sale underway promptly after the show which included some 65 bulls and 22 heifers.

Continuing on the success of the society’s 2022 spring sales campaigns, there was a noticeable interest the strong, quality beef bulls that were presented for sale on the day, leading to an average price of €4,135 for the males.

Additionally, there was demand too for the females, which led to an average price paid of €3,490 and an overall clearance rate of 70% – including the bulls and heifers.

It was standing room only for larger parts of both the show and the sale at the Tipperary-based venue. In terms buyer locations, a large geographical spread achieved with bulls being exported to Northern Ireland and many more finding homes in the west, midlands and south of the country.

The Champions

Starting with the prize winners, it was Gareth McGuinness’ Creenagh Rocko, a November-2020 born bull that took home the Senior Male Championship top spot. This bull, which was bred by Joe Logan, is sired by Mereside Godolphin out of the dam, Creenagh Jill. He carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index.

Rocko, who was crowned National Senior Male Champion in Tullamore this year, later went on to be purchased for €9,000 – the joint top price on the day – with his new owners based in Co. Antrim.

The Reserve Senior Champion was awarded to lot number 7, Killcastle Saturno ET – a February-2021 born, Ronick Hawk son. Saturno was bred by Westmeath-based breeders, A & P Kelly. Out of the dam Killcastle Marilyn Monique ET, he carries 4-stars on both the Replacement and Terminal Index.

A first prize winning senior bull at the recent 50th Anniversary Extravaganza in Carrick-on-Shannon, Saturno headed for his new home in Co. Kerry; the well-conformed bull also went under the hammer for €9,000.

Turning to the Junior Male Championship, Darragh O’Meara secured the champion award with his bull Hurricane Scat Man ET. The September-2021 born bull is sired by Ampertaine Foreman and carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index.

Bred from Hurricane Lady Hawk ET – an Ampertaine Elgin daughter – he won numerous Champion and Interbreed Champion awards on the the circuit this summer, while also taking home the Reserve Senior Champion in Tullamore last August.

George Candler’s hammer fell at €6,400 in the sale ring later in the day.

Co. Meath-based breeder, Eddie Daly, secured the Reserve Junior Champion with his bull, Clonmahon Spartacus ET. Born in July 2021 with plenty of shape and power, he carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index.

Sired by Ampertaine Foreman out of the dam – Bremore Goldielocks, he sold for €4,000 and will now call Co. Clare home.

Moving to the Female Classes, the champion was awarded to Thomas O’Shea for his heifer, Templequain Sheeba. A September-2021 born, Ampertaine Foreman daughter, she carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index.

Bred from the dam Templequain Penny, Sheeba later sold for €6,900.

The Reserve Champion was awarded to another Ampertaine Foreman daughter – lot number 78, Clonguish Rosalie. Bred by Joeseph McGarry, Rosalie was born in November 2020 and also carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index.

Her dam, Castleview Jewel, is a Wilodge Tonka-bred cow; she was sold for €5,800 during the sale.

Strong demand for quality

As mentioned above, there was a huge demand for quality beef bulls and this was evident in the prices achieved on the day. The second highest price was achieved by David Cogan and his bull, Clooncara Limousins Showman.

Showman, a Ampertaine Majestic son, was awarded first in his class earlier in the day and went on to sell for €7,100. Out of the dam Thomastown Harriet – a Wilodge Tonka daughter – he carries 5-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index.

Next up was Kevin Graham and his bull, Liverpool Sonny. A son of Ampertaine Magnum out of the dam Liverpool Mango, Sonny sold for €6,000. This stylish bull carries 5-stars on both the Replacement and Terminal Indexes and has a calving difficulty figure of 1.8% on beef cows.

On the day, there were many bulls falling into the €5,000 to €6,000 price bracket. First to do so was Mayo breeder, Sean Garrett, and his bull Ammaghmore Sparkler. This March-2021 born bull went under the hammer for €5,700.

Sparkler – who a second prize winner on Saturday – is a Ampertaine Nugent son out of the dam, Ammaghmore Hazel – an Ampertain Commander daughter. He carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index.

Next up to hit the high notes was Teleri Thomas and her April-2021 born bull, Ewdenvale Ivor son – Keltic Snoopy. With 5-stars across the board, Snoopy went under the hammer for €5,900.

Jimmy McHugh from Dundalk, Co. Louth, secured €5,500 for his July-2021 born bull, Killmactransa Sidney – a third prize winner on the day. He is fully french bred – sired by Objat out of the dam, Mirka.

Lot 49, Cloghbane Sauron, was sold for €5,000. This bull, bred by Eamon Boland, was born in May 2021 and carries 5-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index. He is sired by Ampertaine Nugent and out of the dam Cloghbane Nova – a Tomschoice Ironstone daughter.

Co. Offaly man, Tom Harney achieved €5,000 for his bull, Finboy Sultan ET. This bull is sired by Tomschoice Lexicon out of a Wilodge Cerberus-sired dam – Finboy Icepop. He was born in July 2021 and has 5-stars across the board.

In addition, €4,500 was hit on two occasions. First by Alan Borton and his bull, Brookfield Socks. Socks was born in September 2021 and is a son of Ampertaine Nugent and the dam, Liscarn Harmony.

Second to make €4,500 was lot 75 – Donnelly Santa Cruz. Owned by Anthony Donnelly, Santa Cruz was born in September 2021 and carries 4-stars on the Replacement Index and 5-stars on the Terminal Index. He is sired by Mereside Godolphin out of a Wilodge Vantastic-sired dam – Donnelly Jasmin ET.

Co. Offaly man, John Kenny secured €4,400 for his bull, Carrefour Samson – an April-2021 born son of Derrygullinane Kingbull. Samson has 5-stars on both the Replacement and Terminal Index.

 

Other bull prices from the sale

Price	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
€4,300	Thomas Connor	Corlea Soda	Grenache	Corlea Icare
€4,200	James O’Grady	Meenross Surprise ET	Lodge Hamlet	Castleview Felicity
€4,200	Bernard Garrett	The Grove Farm Sammy	Kapriceo Eravelle	The Grove Farm Primrose
€4,000	Malachy Byrne	Coraghy Spencer Red	Damona	Coraghy Madge ET
€4,000	Teleri Thomas	Keltic Superted	Greensons Howlett PP	Keltic Nepeta
€4,000	A & P Kelly	Killcastle Salvador	Gamin	Killcastle Nikita
€4,000	William Smith	Milbrook Soverign ET	Milbrook Nobel ET	Milbrook Enya
€3,600	Sean Garrett	Ammaghmore Sydney	Lodge Hamlet	Ammaghmore Jewel
€3,500	Pat Sheehan	Drombanny Starbuck	Ewek	Drombanny Molly
€3,400	Derek Russell	Townlwyhall Superman	Kaprico Eravelle	Townleyhall Jasmin
€3,300	Joe Logan	Creenagh Santiago	Ampertaine Majestic	Creenagh Kilan
€3,300	Bernard Garrett	The Grove Farm Solskjaer	Ardlea Napoleon ET	The Grove Farm Lulu
€3,300	James O’Grady	Meenross Surprise ET	Ampertaine Commander	Meenross June ET
€3,250	James O’Grady	Meenross Ricardo	Ampertaine Inferno	Meenross Macarena ET
€3,200	Bernard Garrett	The Grove Farm Stout	Ampertaine Gigolo	The Grove Farm Nula
€3,000	A & P Kelly	Killcastle Sonic	Ampertaine Majestic	Killcastle Kylie Monique ET
€3,000	Mary Tarpey	Boyanagh Sandro	Ampertaine Nugent	Boyanagh Franchesca
€2,800	Anthony Moloney	Fairhill Scully	Ampertaine Commander	Fairhill Intrigue
€2,800	Tim Corridan	Roundhill Silver 2139	Castleview Lawerencer	Roundhill N Melodie 1837
€2,700	Eddie Lynch	Ernvevalley Snapshot ET	Mereside Lorenzo	Claragh Ione
€2,700	Thomas O’Shea	Templequain Sammy	Gorrycam Notorious	Templequain Natalie
€2,600	Joeseph Butler	Ravanny Super Nova	Moonharrig Knell	Ravanny Nina
€2,600	Derek Russell	Townleyhall Shotgun	Tomschoice Lexicon	Townleyhall Lesly
€2,500	Michael Molloy	Mulary Suzuki	Tomschoice Lexicon	Mullary Nerissa
€2,500	James O;Grady	Meenross Starburst	Plumtree Fantastic	Meenross June ET
€2,400	Michael Molloy	Mullary Shea	Goldies Jackpot	Bishopland Missy
€2,400	Thomas O’Leary	Coolfern Sorel	Chaumeil	Coolfern Natasha

 

Looking at some of the heifer prices achieved on the day, Michael Molloy secured €4,100 and €3,800 for his heifers Mullary Sky and Mullary Snowdrop. Sky is a daughter of Kaprico Eravelle, while Snowdrop is sired by Tomschoice Lexicon.

Additionally, Co. Clare-based breeder, James O’Grady, secured €3,600 for his Wilodge Cerberus-bred heifer – Meenross Rafello, while regular exhibitor John Hickey secured €3,300 for his two heifers – Brookland Scarlett and Brookland Sally.

Other heifer prices from the sale

Price	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
€4,100	Michael Molloy	Mullary Sky	Kaprico Eravelle	Mullary Nelly
€3,800	Michael Molloy	Mullary Snowdrop	Tomschoice Lexicon	Ashleigh Delilah ET
€3,600	James O’Grady	Meenross Rafello	Wilodge Cerberus	Meenross Mojo
€3,300	John Hickey	Brookland Scarlett	Gerrygullinane Glen	Brookland Maggie
€3,300	John Hickey	Brookland Sally	Ampertaine Majestic	Drummin Millie ET
€3,000	Joeseph Butler	Ravanny Suzie	Lodge Hamlet	Ernevalley Lauryn ET
€3,000	John Lynch	Portauns Samona	Ewdenvale Ivor	Portauns Mystical Lady
€3,000	Michael Hester	Meelickaduff Sporty Spice	Ampertaine Commander	Melickaduff Porshe
€2,900	John Lynch	Portauns Sassy Lady	Ewdenvale Ivor	Portauns Kilmallock
€2,800	Ciaran Bogue	Stragheglin Sofie	Mereside Godolphin	Stragheglin Katie
€2,800	Michael Gunn	Ovaun Skittles	Cameos	Ovaun Isabella
€2,500	Ciaran Bogue	Stragheglin Sandra	Mereside Godolphin	Stragheglin Margaret
€2,500	Darragh O’Meara	Hurricane Seniorita	Plumtree Fantastic	Hurricane Heidi ET
€2,500	John Lynch	Portauns Seravelle	Tonschoice Iceberg	Portauns Pauline

Speaking after the sale, Pat Mulvehill, CEO of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society, said: “This was another very positive sale for Irish Limousin. We seen a strong demand from Irish farmers for quality Limousin genetics.

“Commercial Limousin cattle prices have been performing extremely well this autumn in mart sale rings, thus driving the demand we witnessed at this sale.

“Similarly to the society’s spring sales campaign, the strong average prices and clearance rates testify the confidence in the marketplace for quality Limousin beef genetics,” he said.

The society would like congratulate all breeders and thank all under bidders and wish all successful purchasers the very best of luck with their new bulls and heifers.  The society would also like to thank Roscrea Mart and the Limousin council stewards for their help in making the autumn premier a success.

The next society sale will take place in Athenry Mart on Saturday, December 10th.

Sale Highlights

• 70%: Clearance Rate
• €4,135: Ave. Bull Price
• €3,490: Ave. Heifer Price
• €9,000 (x2): Top-priced Bull
• 1 Bull €7,000-8,000
• 2 Bulls €6,000 -7,000
• 5 Bulls €5,000-6,000
• 11 Bulls €4,000-5,000
• 10 Bulls €3,000-4,000
• 12 Bulls €2,000-3,000
• €6,900: Top-priced Heifer
• 1 Heifer €6,000-7,000
• 1 Heifer €5,000-6,000
• 1 Heifer €4,000-5,000
• 7 Heifers €3,000-4,000
•  7 Heifers €2,000-3,000

Show results

Senior Male Classes

Class 1: (Lots 1-11)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Gareth McGuinness	Creenagh Rocko	Mereside Godolphin	Creenagh Jill
2nd	A & P Kelly	Killcastle Saturno ET	Ronick Hawk	Killcastle Marilyn Monique ET
3rd	James O’Grady	Meenross Surprise ET	Lodge Hamlet	Castleview Felicity
4th	James O’Grady	Meenross Ricardo	Ampertaine Inferno	Meenross Macarena ET

 

 

Senior Male Classes

Class 2: (Lots 12-23)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	David Cogan	Clooncara Limousins Showman	Ampertaine Majestic	Thomastown Harriet
2nd	Sean Garrett	Ammaghmore Sparkler	Ampertaine Nugent	Ammaghmore Hazel
3rd	Anthony Moloney	Fairhill Scully	Ampertaine Commander	Fairhill Intrigue
4th	Thomas O’Harte	Coraghy Spencer Red	Damona	Coraghy Madge ET

 

Senior Male Classes

Class 3: (Lots 24-34)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Kevin Graham	Liverpool Sonny	Ampertaine Magnum	Liverpool  Margo
2nd	Alan Borton	Brookfield Socks	Ampertaine Nugent	Liscarn Harmony
3rd	Teleri Thomas	Keltic Snoopy	Ewdenvale Ivor	Keltic Nore
4th	Thomas O’Shea	Templequain Sammy	Gorrycam Notorious	Templequain Natalie

 

Senior  Male Classes

Class 4: (Lots 35-45)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	John Kenny	Carrefour Samson	Derrygullinane Kingbull	Carrefour Madonna
2nd	Thomas Connor	Corlea Soda	Grenache	Corlea Icare
3rd	John & Stephen Lynch	Ballinascraw Superstar	Gorrycam Notorious	Ballinascraw Kylie 2
4th	Michael McKeown	Currane Smokey	Mereside Godolphin	Currane June

 

Senior Male Championship

	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
Champion	Gareth McGuinness	Creenagh Rocko	Mereside Godolphin	Creenagh Jill
Reserve Champion	A & P Kelly	Killcastle Saturno ET	Ronick Hawk	Killcastle Marilyn Monique ET

 

 

Junior Male Classes

Class 5: (Lots 46-56)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Eamon Boland	Cloghbane Sauron	Ampertaine Nugent	Cloghbane Nova
2nd	A & P Kelly	Killcastle Salvador	Gamin	Killcastle Nikita
3rd	Eddie Lynch	Ernevalley Snapshot ET	Mereside Lorenzo	Claragh Ione
4th	Bernard Garrett	The Grove Farm Solskjaer	Ardlea Napoleon ET	The Grove Farm Lulu

 

Junior Male Classes

Class 6: (Lots 57-67)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Eddie Daly	Clonmahon Spartacus ET	Ampertaine Foreman	Bremore Goldielocks
2nd	Tom Harney	Finboy Sultan ET	Tomschoice Lexicon	Finboy Icepop
3rd	Jimmy McHugh	Killmactransa Sidney	Objat	Mirka
4th	Bernard Garrett	The Grove Farm Stout	Ampertaine Gigolo	The Grove Farm Nula

 

Junior Male Classes

Class 7: (Lots 68-77)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Darragh O’Meara	Hurricane Scat Man ET	Ampertaine Foreman	Hurricane Lady Hawk ET
2nd	John Connell	Carrickmore Saint Ledge ET	Sympa	Baileys Iceprincess
3rd	William Smith	Milbrook Soverign ET	Milbrook Nobel ET	Milbrook Enya
4th	Anthony Donnelly	Donnelly Santa Cruz	Mereside Godolphin	Donnelly Jasmin ET

 

Junior Male Championship

	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
Champion	Darragh O’Meara	Hurricane Scat Man ET	Ampertaine Foreman	Hurricane Lady Hawk ET
Reserve Champion	Eddie Daly	Clonmahon Spartacus ET	Ampertaine Foreman	Bremore Goldielocks

 

 

Female Classes

Class 8: (Lots 78-90)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Joseph McGarry	Clonguish Rosalie	Ampertaine Foreman	Castleview Jewel
2nd	James O’Grady	Meenross Rafello	Wilodge Cerberus	Meenross Mojo
3rd	Derek Russell	Townleyhall Sara	Claddagh McCabe	Townleyhall Invisible
4th	Ciaran Bogue	Stragheglin Sandra	Mereside Godolphin	Stragheglin Margaret

 

Female Classes

Class 9: (Lots 91-103)	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	Thomas O’Shea	Templequain Sheeba	Ampertaine Foreman	Templequain Penny
2nd	John Hickey	Brookland Scarlett	Gerrygullinane Glen	Brookland Maggie
3rd	John Hickey	Brookland Sally	Ampertaine Majestic	Drummin Millie ET
4th	Darragh O’Meara	Hurricane Seniorita	Plumtree Fantastic	Hurricane Heidi ET

 

Female Championship

	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
Champion	Thomas O’Shea	Templequain Sheeba	Ampertaine Foreman	Templequain Penny
Reserve Champion	Joseph McGarry	Clonguish Rosalie	Ampertaine Foreman	Castleview Jewel