The second weekend of the 2024 Carrick Winter Fair kicked off yesterday (Sunday, November 24) at the Showgrounds, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon.
Day one of the event (Monday, November 18) included the show and sale of adult cattle and weanling bulls.
Showing of the weanling heifers took place on Sunday, November 24, and the sale of the weanling heifers kicked off today Monday, November 25, at 10:00a.m. There are over 400 heifers entered in the event.
The pre-sale show featured 14 classes as well as a Dovea Genetics sired €2,000 calf bonanza.
The purchaser of the highest-priced calf today (Monday, November 25) will receive a €500 voucher for M-Tec Engineering.
There were four Junior Female Championships namely for Charolais, Limousin, Belgian Blue and Simmental cross heifers.
The Charolais-cross Junior Female Champion went to Lot 223 owned by Michael Feeney from Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo and an entry from Kieran Bradley from Stranorlar, Co. Donegal took the reserve title in this championship.
The Limousin-cross Junior Female Champion went to Lot 347, a Jagerbomb-sired heifer owned by J. McCloskey from Carndonagh, Co. Donegal.
The reserve Limousin title went to Lot 411, a Trueman Idol-sired heifer owned by the McNamee family from Kiltoal, Co. Donegal.
The Belgian Blue-cross Junior Female Champion was lot 513, a Solway View Dynamite sired heifer owned by Katie Norris from Moville, Co. Donegal.
The reserve Belgian Blue title went to a weanling heifer by the same sire Solway View Dynamite (S1109) this time owned by Cian McGloin from Kinlough, Co. Leitrim.
The Simmental-cross Junior Heifer title went to lot 250, a Derreen Jack sired heifer owned by Frank Mulligan from Creggs, Co. Galway.
Taking the reserve Simmental-cross title was Lot 249, a Curaheen Gunshot (SI4147) sired heifer owned by Jim Cunney from Aclare, Co. Sligo.
The Dovea Genetics Sired €2,000 Calf Bonanza was won by a Millbrook Dartangan (MBP) sired heifer owned by Derrick Forde from Co. Galway.
Second in this class went to a Solway View Dynamite (S1109) sired heifer owned by Billy Dunne from Co. Laois.
Stay tuned to Agriland for updates from the Carrick Winter Fair weanling heifer sale taking place today.