Ampertaine heifers take prime costs at Ballymena Limousin sale

It was an ideal day trip for the McKay’s Ampertaine Limousin Herd on the Northern Eire Limousin Cattle Membership’s fiftieth Anniversary Present and Sale on Saturday (August 20) at Ballymena Livestock Market in Co. Antrim.

The herd secured the highest two costs achieved on the day and the best value ever paid for a bovine animal at Ballymena Livestock Market.

The occasion featured a present and sale of 37 Limousin animals from Northern Eire, which is alleged to be house to among the best Limousin herds in Europe.

Choose Craig Ridley of Haltcliffe Limousins, Cumbria, and president of the British Limousin Cattle Society started judging at 11:00a.m. Harrison and Hetherington’s auctioneer James Little obtained the promoting underway at 1:00p.m.

The highest-priced heifer was Lot 35: Ampertaine Sherry. This November 2021-born heifer was sired by the prolific Ampertaine Elgin and its dam is Ampertaine Orchid.

Sherry was the youngest heifer the McKays from Maghera, Co. Derry, had on the sale. Her full brother, Ampertaine Romeo, offered in Carlisle in Could 2022 for 8,000gns.

There was numerous well-known Limousin bulls from this line, together with Ampertaine Brigadier who offered to AI Providers.

Ampertaine Sherry has Elgin, Rossignol and Vantastic in her breeding and promoting for a value of twenty-two,000gns, she was described as being “positive to breed muscle and milk” and “a terrific younger heifer with an ideal future”. Ampertaine Sherry’s new proprietor is Owen Miskelly Ballynahinch, Co. Down.

The second-highest value of 20,000gns was secured by Lot 19: Ampertaine Particular, additionally bred by the McKays.

Ampertaine Particular was sired by Ampertaine Elgin who offered in Carlisle for 32,000gns. Particular’s dam is Ampertaine OneLove who’s sired by the 70,000gns Ampertaine Magnum. Ampertaine OneLove was described within the catalogue as “an impressive feminine with energy, form and milk” and as being “out of a constant breeding household”.

{The catalogue} additionally famous: “There have been quite a few five-figure sons offered out of this line, together with the 35,000gns Ampertaine Punch and 10,000gns Ampertaine Lieutenant.”

Particular was bought exterior the sale ring at a value of 20,000gns by Craig Ridley (Haltcliffe) and Trevor Shields, Glenmarshall.

The third-highest value went to Lot 11: Jalex Resta, bred by James Alexanders.

Resta was sired by Trueman Natkingcole and her dam is Haltcliffe Hesta and offered for 12,000gns.

Resta was described within the catalogue as “exhibiting muscle and plates from the beginning”. Resta was class winner and a part of the Champion Group of three and Champion
Group of 5 at Balmoral Present in Could.

She stood Champion Limousin and Interbreed Champion at Ballymoney present in June.
Her dam additionally bred Jalex Infamous who was Male Champion and Reserve Total Champion on the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS), 2018.

Resta’s sire is bred by two Limousin Congress Champions within the type of Trueman Jagger and Trueman Euphonium.

Additionally securing 12,000gns was Lot 20, Ronick Sopretty, proven by Trevor Shields and bred by R. Dick, Stirling. This April 2021-born heifer was sired by Westpit Nando and her dam was Ronick Maho.

LOT 38: Bernish Tinajodi bred by Kieran McCrory additionally secured 12,000gns.

This June 2022-born heifer embryo calf was sired by Foxhillfarm Ourbest and its dam was Bernish Jodifortune.

One other notable value went to Neill Martin’s Lot 30 Ashmara Sheba heifer which offered for 11,000gns.

Within the bull part, Lot 4: Millgate Speedy bred by Michael Loughran took the highest value of 11,000gns.

Two bulls secured 10,000gns. These have been Lot 1 Ballyrobin Salvatore from Joan Gilliland and LOT 5: Bernish Sportsman from Kieran McCrory.