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Your chance to buy into some of the best of Dondale’s genetics, including many from their sort after homebred families.

Congratulations to all the exhibitors at The 49th Annual IHFA Premiere Bull Show and Sale held on Wednesday, March 27th at the GVM Livestock Centre Kilmallock Co. Limerick. The new venue brought large crowds with only standing room as the sale commenced.

The bulls topped out at €4,800 and averaged €3,150 with a 85% clearance.

The Champion bull selected by judge Rickey Barrett was Mountfarna Gulliver from John O’Callaghan, Mountfarna herd. He was backed by seven generations of EX/VG cows and is maternal brother to last year’s champion Mountfarna Premiere.

Reserve went to Monamore Exhibit from James and Thomas Kelly’s Monamore herd.

The top price of the sale went to Lot 13: Radney Kentucky from Henry O’Keeffe and he sold for €4,800. The second highest price of the sale also went to Henry O’Keeffe for Lot 9: Radney Alaska and he sold for €4,700.

ABP are running a new scheme to guarantee price for dairy-beef calves from selected bulls and herds. Please read the document below for more information and get in touch with your local ABP rep or the contact people listed on below