The Pedigree Salers club held their Autumn Show & Sale as part of the Four Breed event including the Blue, Blonde and Simmental Cattle breeds.
The event was held in Swatragh Livestock Mart.
The show was Judged under the watchful eye of Mr Kyle Fleming who runs a small Pedigree Salers herd under the Killyboggin herd prefix alongside their main suckler / finishing unit located outside Magherafelt.
Kyle found his Overall Champion in the lot 19 – a 13 month old heifer named ‘Drumlegagh Toyah’. ‘Toyah’ was previously placed first in the Junior Heifer class against ‘Carrick View Thelma’ who was placed second.
‘Toyah’ is bred by John Elliott out of his imported stock bull ‘Rocky’ and their homebred cow ‘Drumlegagh Otilie’. ‘Toyah’ later went on to sell for 3700gns to add to the Kennedy families ‘MileView’ Salers herd from Antrim.
Kyle tapped out his Reserve Champion in lot 14 – a 17 month old Bull named ‘Ballykeel Toretto’. ‘Toretto’ was placed first in the earlier class of four Salers bulls.
Toretto is bred by Seamus Connell and is out of his imported stock bull ‘Mathieu’ and their homebred cow, ‘Ballykeel Nancy’. In the ring, ‘Toretto’ did not meet his reserve price and remains for sale.
Show results as follows:
Bull Class
1st Lot 14 Ballykeel Toretto
2nd Lot 13 Ashcroft Theodore
3rd Lot 15 Drumlegagh Thunder
4th Lot 12 Ashcroft Ted
Senior Heifer Class
1st Lot 16 Ballykeel Sian
Junior Heifer Class
1st Lot 19 Drumlegagh Toyah
2nd Lot 17 Carrick View Thelma
Pedigree Salers Club Show Champion
Lot 19 Drumlegagh Toyah
Pedigree Salers Club Show Reserve Champion
Lot 14 Ballykeel Toretto
Sale Prices – Bulls
Lot 12 – Ashcroft Ted – 3100gns – 4th Place – sold to Mr Kenneth Haslett, Dungiven.
Lot 13 – Ashcroft Theodore – 3500gns – 2nd Place & top price Salers bull sold to Mr David Kelly, Magilligan.
Lot 14 – Ballykeel Toretto – Unsold – 1st place & Reserve Champion
Lot 15 – Drumlegagh Thundor – Unsold – 3rd Place
Sale Prices – Heifers
Lot 16 – Ballykeel Sian – 4300gns – 1st place & Top price Salers animal sold to Kyle Fleming (Judge)
Lot 17 – Carrick View Thelma – 3300gns – 2nd place sold to Kyle Fleming (Judge)
Lot 18 – Not present
Lot 19 – Drumlegagh Toyah – 3700gns – 1st place & Overall Champion sold to Kennedy family, MileView Salers.
Lot 20 – Not present
71% clearance, 100% clearance on heifers, Top price 4300gns, Total sale average 3580gns, Total Female average 3760gns
Thanks to Bo Davidson for the photos.
