sale Archives - Irish Texel http://irishtexel.com/tag/sale/ The Irish Texel Sheep Society Sun, 25 Nov 2018 20:32:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Ballinrobe Open Sale https://irishtexel.com/ballinrobe-open-sale/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:12:57 +0000 http://irishtexel.com/?p=8278 In the pre-sale show, the Open ram lamb class results saw Anthony McKeown placed 1st with a Shannagh Won-O-Won son off a Milnbank Valdron ewe. Second was Dáire & Enda McManamon's lamb, a Garngour Vintage son from a Strathbogie Terminator dam. In third place was Anthony McKeown, with a Tophill Union Jack son, off a

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In the pre-sale show, the Open ram lamb class results saw Anthony McKeown placed 1st with a Shannagh Won-O-Won son off a Milnbank Valdron ewe. Second was Dáire & Enda McManamon’s lamb, a Garngour Vintage son from a Strathbogie Terminator dam. In third place was Anthony McKeown, with a Tophill Union Jack son, off a Terminator ram. In fourth place was Jimmy Garrivan with a Union Jack-bred lamb from a home-bred ewe. 

The Lamb Plus class saw Alma & Lorraine Brennan’s ram lamb, a son of Doon Hill Viking and a Lisgobbin Uppercut ewe was given first, a lamb later sold for €700 in the ring. Second place was Martin Walsh with a son of Enniscrone Warrior off a home-bred ewe. In third place was Sean Brennan, his lamb a Stainton Wisdom son from a home-bred dam. In fourth was Patrick Joyce with his Knock Yazoo son, bred from a Tullylagan Tonka dam. 

Bidding around the ring was brisk and lively, with a top price of €740 paid for Dáire & Enda McManamon’s ram lamb, earlier put forward as Reserve Champion in the show. Other note-worthy prices in the sale included €700 & €540 for Sean Brennan, and €630 paid for Anthony McKeown’s Champion of the show. 
There was a 61% clearance of animals on the day, with an average of €478 paid.

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]]> Blessington Premier Sale https://irishtexel.com/blessington-premier-sale/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:24:45 +0000 http://irishtexel.com/?p=7771 Greenstar Flock produces a Star with their first lamb at Blessington Premier. Greenstar Alfie, a Wallstreet son definitely produced Wallstreet figures by hitting €17,000. The outstanding son of Tophill Wallstreet was sold after hurried bidding to Milnbank, Strathbogie and Seaforde Texels. Mr. John Mellin from Hullhouse Texels U.K. had earlier tapped him forward as his

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Greenstar Alfie, a Wallstreet son definitely produced Wallstreet figures by hitting €17,000. The outstanding son of Tophill Wallstreet was sold after hurried bidding to Milnbank, Strathbogie and Seaforde Texels. Mr. John Mellin from Hullhouse Texels U.K. had earlier tapped him forward as his 1st placed Novice Ram, then Male Champion and Supreme Overall Champion.

John Greene also sold a full brother of the Champion for 5700 to Rodney McLaughlin, Clara Texels

The Reserve Male Champion exhibited by Anthony Donnelly Lot 212 DII1701298 also a grandson of Wallstreet by Knock Yazoo was purchased by McHugh Bros from Donegal for €4800.
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In the female classes Mr. Mellin found his Champion in a hoggett ewe sired by Claybury Warrior exhibited by A&P O’Keeffe OKI16029, she sold for 1450 to Ben Kelly. Reserve Female Champion was awarded to D&E McManamon with a daughter of Forkins Will-I-Am and a Strathbogie Stiffler ewe she was purchased by Donegal breeder James McGrath for €2300. The highest priced female was Lot 15 exhibited by Flor Ryan, Ryan Texels. This flashy daughter of Duncryne Uber Cool was snapped up by Hexel Texels for €4300.

Flor Ryan and John Donohoe then went on to purchase a son of Cressage Yankee bred by McHugh Bros Donegal for €3000. John Greene then presented Lot 305 a full brother to Greenstar Alfie into the ring. He was purchased for €2600 by Noel Gallagher Agricare Texels Co. Donegal. Ronan Gallagher then hit €2600 with a son of Tophill Union Jack selling to Michael Sinnott Co.Wexford. Co. Cork breeders Eddie & Sheena McCarthy snapped up another very catchy son of Tophill Will Street for €2400, bred by Willie Doherty’s Hillcrest flock from Co. Donegal. John Greene then continued his winning ways by selling a Strathbogie Yabba Dabba Do son for 2200 to Co. Meath Texel breeder Pascal Keogh. A son of Knap Your the Man from Thornville Texels was purchased by J, C & M McHugh for €2100. They then recovered their outlay by selling a Maineview Will-I-Am son at the same money to Edward Buckley Kilbarry Texels Co. Cork

P&B Farrell sold Oberstown Ysagyum sired by Procters Ventura to Michael Murphy’s Co. Galway Texel flock for €1900. Also at €1900 a lamb sired by Mac’s Wannabes bred by Shane McHugh found his new home in the Hillswood Flock of Tom Kenny Co. Roscommon. A commercial buyer got value in Lot 253 by Foundry Texels when he purchased a powerful ram sired by Greenhill Yemen Boy for €1800.

Commercial rams sold for between €370 right up to the top commercial price of €1800, the average was €1089.

Pedigree rams cleared at varying prices ranging between €350 to the top price of the day for the Champion at €17000. Overall there was an 82% clearance rate across the sale. Female clearance at 69%, with prices from €420 to €4200 for the highest.

Female Champion                        Lot 212 A&P O’Keeffe Co Cork Sold for €1450

Reserve Female Champion            Lot 24 D&E McManamon Sold for €2300

Male & Supreme Champion                                     Lot 195 C&L Greene            Sold for €17000

Reserve Male & Res Supreme Champion            Lot 212 Anthony Donnelly Sold for €4800

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