Summer season Sizzler: Elite genetic sale set for Saturday


The Summer season Sizzler sale is ready to happen tomorrow (Saturday, July 1) for the third time, with 53 tons from 25 distributors set to go below the hammer.
The annual sale sees among the island’s high breeders put ahead on the market some deep pedigree females.
The sale set to comprise tons from throughout Northern Eire, together with tons from counties Kerry, Wexford and Louth and quite a few tons from Scotland and England.
The sale might be carried out by Michael Taaffe from Taaffe Auctions in Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
On supply at this yr’s sale is Champion Junior heifer in milk at Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Balmoral present 2023, Damm Hurricane Mitzy (VG-2YR), Lot 2.
The dam of Lot 4, Annaghmore Diamonds Danoise, was Lumville M Danoise, Senior cow in milk at Balmoral Present 2023.
{The catalogue} is filled with extremely wanted pedigree together with potential show-winning inventory.
Summer season Sizzler
Final yr’s sale consisted of 68 tons from 27 distributors, with deep pedigree females consigned by a few of Northern Eire’s high breeders.
With 9 tons being bought by patrons from the Republic of Eire and 6 have been bought by patrons from England and Scotland.
The typical sale value achieved on the day was 4,292gns, with a 93% clearance.
Damm Tatoo Sallie
The highest value of the milking portion of the sale, the general sale high value and a file value in Northern Eire for a calved heifer was paid for Lot 3, Damm Tatoo Sallie (VG88).
Sired by Duckett Crush Tatoo, she gained first junior two-year-old and Heifer Champion RUAS winter truthful 2021 and first senior Heifer in-Milk and Junior Champion RUAS Balmoral Champion 2022.
Earlier than the sale she had created curiosity from as far-off as Holland, how she was offered to Coleraine father-and-son crew Cyril and Martin Millar for his or her Millars herd, for 18,500gns.