The inaugural 'Corvalley Classy Lassies' sale on behalf of McEnaney Livestock based in Corvally, Co. Monaghan, took place at Elphin Co-Operative Livestock Mart, Co. Roscommon, on Saturday (October 17).

The sale featured 112 heifers in total with over 40 in-calf heifers as well as over 60 maiden heifers.

Speaking to Agriland after the sale, mart manager Ciaran Lynch said that there was a full clearance of the 112 heifers offered in the sale with a top price of €13,500 achieved twice, once for a maiden heifer, and once for an in-calf heifer.

First to hit the top price was Lot 25, a February-2025-born Limousin-cross maiden heifer sired by Jaegerbomb (LM4104).

Lot 109 was second to hit the top price of €13,500.

This January-2024-born Limousin-cross heifer was sired by Trueman Idol (LM9706) and sold as in-calf to Loyal, carrying a sexed female artificial insemination (AI) straw with a due calving date of February 2027.

The heifer was shown at the Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show as a calf and won first in the Kepak Beef Animal of the Future class in 2024.

The mart manager said that the average sale price of the heifers shown on the day settled at just under €6,000 and attracted customers from all over the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

There were 30 heifers purchased by customers from Northern Ireland in the sale with the remainder of the heifers finding new homes across Ireland from counties Donegal to Cork.

Selling at €10,200 was Lot 144, a January-2024-born in-calf heifer sired by Ballinclare Jackpot.

Her dam was Kilmainham Fairy ET and the heifer sold in-calf to a son of EBY due in May 2027.

Selling at €9,100 in the maiden heifer section of the sale was Lot 15, a January-2025-born Belgian Blue-cross heifer sired by Ronaldo (BB9722).

In the in-calf section, Lot 101 sold for €8,800. The December-2023-born heifer was sired by Kilcor Seamus and sold in-calf to EBY with a due date of January 2027.

Other notable prices from the sale included Lot 116 that sold for €9,500.

This April-2024-born heifer was sired by PPS and she sold in-calf to a sexed female Loyal straw with a due date of January 2027.

Speaking to Agriland after the sale, Gavin McEnaney from McEnaney Livestock thanked all who supported the sale and helped out in the build-up to the inaugural event.

He also wished all successful bidders the very best of luck with their purchases.

He said: "We are delighted with how the sale went and; after the success of the inaugural event, we are confident the Corvalley Classy Lassies sale will be returning again."