The Irish Charolais Cattle Society held its November sale in Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Saturday (November 7), which saw a top price of €9,000 achieved.

With 71 bulls on offer, there was a 75% clearance rate, with the average price of €5,725 showing a €200 increase on the previous year according to the society.

It was Kerry native Elizabeth O'Leary and family that claimed top price on the day, with €9,000 being paid for a bull sired by Lapon and out of a Tombapik cow.

The O'Leary family also claimed second top price, with a Neptune-sired bull out of a Fleetwood dam selling for €8,600.

Dorado Axel, winner of the male born between September 1, 2025 to September 23, 2025, is a bull sired by Horace JD and out of a Cloverfield dam, sold for €8,200.

The Quinn family of the BallyM herd, Co. Offaly, had three bulls selling for a combined €19,800.

BallyM Apollo, a bull sired by BallyM Saloup, sold for €6,800, BallyM Archie 2 sold for €6,000 and was by BallyM Sublime, while BallyM Avicii sold for €6,800 and was also by BallyM Saloup.

Other sample prices from the sale:

Tinnegarney Aristotle ET, owned by Michael McDonald, Co. Kildare, and sired by Newhouse Bigal, sold for €5,000;
Williamstown Asher, belonging to Aidan Farrell, Co. Westmeath, and by Fiston, sold for €5,200;
Ballyhip Andrew, sired by Lapon and owned by Maria Calvey, Co. Mayo, sold for €5,800;
Aghafad Anton, owned by Edward Walsh, Co. Monaghan, and by Orbi, went under the gavel for €6,000.

The Irish Charolais Cattle Society will host its Christmas Cracker Sale at Elphin Mart, Co. Roscommon on December 5.