Dispersal sale sees prices reach €4,200 at Ballycannon

Ballyjamesduff Mart held the dispersal sale of the Ballycannon dairy herd on Saturday (March 27) for Pat Shanahan, Croagh, Co. Limerick.

Pat made the decision to retire from farming and sell his herd, for to health reasons.

The sale consisted of the freshly-calved milking portion of the herd, with the remainder of the herd to be sold at a later date.

All cows that were sold on the day were freshly-calved since February 1 and were ready to fill the bulk tank for their new owners.

The Ballycannon herd has won the elite spring calving section of the Limerick/Clare herd competition on numerous occasions and went on to win third place prize in the National Herd Competition.

Last year the herd averaged 8,600L at 3.75% fat and 3.29% protein; the latest bulk tank results showed fat at 4.15% and protein at 3.37%.

In total there were 60 head put forward on the day and included: 25 freshly-calved heifers; 32 freshly-calved cows; a pedigree Holstein bull from the Peitje’s; and a pedigree Hereford bull.

The sale included some top cow families:

Copywoood Sara;
Lisduff Leslie;
Creva Lotto;
Lauduc Brioker Mandy (EX96);
Comestar Laurie Sheik;
Hanoverhill Lulu;
Green Farm Matador Eleonora (EX95).

Mart manager’s comment

After the dispersal sale Agriland spoke with John Telvin, mart manager at the Cavan-based mart, to gain some insight into the sale.

Commenting on the sale, John said: ”We had another very good on-farm sale of an exceptionally good herd of cows, with a 100% clearance.

”We had a good number of Northern buyers, but they did not have it their own way with southern buyers being every bit as competitive.

”Top price of the day was Ballycannon D Twizzle Palmrock; she made €4,200, with the Holstein bull making €3,650.”

Highlights from the sale included:

Lot 5: Ballycannon AFT Silk 2 (EX92) made €3,650;
Lot 9: Ballycannon Titan Silk (VG87) made €3,800;
Lot 18: Ballycannon Silver Silk (VG86) made €4,000;
Lot 28: Ballycannon AFT Lotto (EX94) made €3,500;
Lot 30: Ballycannon D Twizzle Palmrock (VG87) made €4,200.

: Lot 18: Ballycannon Silver Silk (VG86) made: €4,000

: Lot 9: Ballycannon Titan Silk (VG87) made: €3,800

: Lot 5: Ballycannon AFT Silk 2 (EX92) made: €3,650

Upcoming dairy sales

Ballyjamesduff Mart

There will be a special sale of 73 Danish imported pedigree registered Holstein Friesian maiden heifers, this Wednesday, March 31 .

The sale will take place online using the MartEye platform; the sale starts at 7:00pm sharp.

For further details or to book an appointment to view the stock, contact Ballyjamesduff Mart or the mart’s manager John Tevlin.

Waterford Ross Mart

The annual production sale of 60 freshly-calved British Friesian heifers for John Murphy, Killegney, Clonroche, Co.Wexford will take place next week.

It will take place on Monday, April 5 (Easter Monday) at New Ross Mart at 12:00pm. Viewing time from 11.00am to 12:00pm. Bidding will be carried out using the LSL app.

Sires of these heifes include: