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SHARING OPTIONS: The top price of the sale went to Brian McWeeney for his March 2020-born Goldstar Echo son selling for €4,000. The Midland & Western Livestock Improvement Society saw a smaller entry of bulls for its May sale but trade was brisk for any quality bulls present. The top call of the day at €4,000 went to Brian McWeeney, Balinamore, Co Leitrim, for his March 2020-born Goldstar Echo son. He had a four-star terminal index of €111 and a calving figure of 5.4% and was knocked down to a Northern Ireland purchaser. Next highest price went to...

Laheens Promise, which sold for €4,800, exhibited by breeder Cormac Duignan. The continental breeds took pride of place in Carrick-on-Shannon last weekend for the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society’s April sale. The majority of bulls on offer were of the Charolais breed, with a total of 24 going under the hammer of auctioneer Francie McGowan. Of these, 19 sold for a strong average price of €2,950. This average is up a massive €300 on the same sale in 2019, with last year's called off due to restrictions. Top call This average was helped by three of the bulls sold makin...

Laheens Promise sold for the top price of €4,800 On Saturday (April 10), the Midlands and Western Livestock Society hosted its April multi-breed pedigree sale of Charolais, Limousin and Simmental cattle. Overall, there was a 78% clearance rate achieved on the day. Starting with the Charolais – out of the 43 bulls catalogued, 22 bulls were presented for sale on Saturday. It is presumed that the number of absent bulls had been sold at home prior to the sale. Only four Charolais bulls failed to meet their reserve, with the average price equating close to €2,900/head. One Charolais heifer ...

February 15, 2021 6:00 pm With the 2021 breeding season soon getting into motion, one of the first pedigree bull sales of the year took place in the showgrounds of Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday, February 13. As it was the first multi-breed sale of the sale hosted by the Midlands and Western Livestock Improvement Society, it saw mainly Angus and Charolais breeds on offer with a sprinkling of Hereford, Limousin and Shorthorn breeds also. Overall, some high prices were recorded but the trade was challenging as only half the bulls on offer found new homes. The sale was not helped by the snowy we...