SHOW SCENE
CAUSEWAY CLASSIC PEAKS AT 10,200GNS
Elite Holstein heifers reached a ceiling of 10,200gns at the Causeway Classic II, held at Balmoral in August
There was a buoyant trade for high type calves with the auctioneers, Glyn Lucas and Willie Wilson, reporting a 75% clearance, resulting in the 22 lots commanding an average of £3,882 per head.
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The event attracted over 400 bidders and spectators from throughout the north and south of Ireland, with several buyers making the trip from England, Scotland and Wales, while others placed their bids via the telephone. Hitting the headlines at 10,200gns was the December 2009 born Priestland 4955 Gold Fifi consigned by Iain and Joyce McLean from Bushmills, County Antrim. This potential fourth generation EX is sired by Braedale Goldwyn and is bred from the noted Penn-Gate Skychief Fifi EX94, who gave over 16,000 kg in her third lactation. She attracted spirited bidding from the packed ringside audience, with the securing bid coming from Lewis McMurray who runs the Matfi eld herd based at Banbridge, County Down. William and Andrew McCollum, Coleraine, County Londonderry, offered an Ensenada Taboo Planet daughter bred from Pine Tree Martha Sheen. Ballycairn Planet Missy is a potential eighth generation EX or VG and is a full sister to the number 13 GTPI Ammon Peachey Shauna (GTPI 2363) – which sold for $21,000 as a fi rst choice in 2008. She sold with contract interest from several AI companies, and was snapped up at 8,500gns by Anthony Wills who runs the noted 1,000-cow Willsbro herd based at Pawton Dairy in Cornwall. This heifer was the fi rst to sell in Europe from the hot new USA cow family. Pine Tree Martha Sheen has over 20 sons in AI in America, and over 80% of her offspring have genomically tested
ABOVE LEFT Prehen Mascol Froukje 2 sold for 5800gns to Kevin Tohill of the Mullan herd.
LEFT Top seller at 10,200gns was Iain and Joyce McLean’s Priestland 4955 Gold Fifi . Following hectic bidding, she sold to Lewis McMurray who runs the Matfi eld herd.
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he event was organised by Holstein NI in conjunction with Gold Sponsors, Holstein UK, Genus ABS and United Feeds.
above parent average. Castletru Socrates Candy came under the hammer at 6,600gns for Mark and James Truesdale, Newcastle, County Down. Born in June 2009, she is bred from the VG88-2yr, Texel Beauty Shottle Choice – Junior Champion at Opmeer in 2009; and full sister to the $101,000 Ralma Shottle Camoufl age VG88 -2yr that sold at the Planet Holstein sale in 2008. She is bred from fi ve generations of VG and EX, and joins Adrian and Conor McAufi eld’s Lissue herd at Lisburn. The UK’s number one PLI (£216) heifer, Prehen Mascol Froukje 2, realised 5,800gns for the father and son team of Robbie and Stuart Smith, Waterside, County Londonderry. This eight-month- old Mascol daughter is bred from Prehen Goldwyn Froukje VG87- 3yr who is projected to do almost 11,000 kg in her second lactation. She boasts 10 generations of VG and EX, all over 4.5% butterfat and 3.5% protein, and sold to Kieran Tohill from Kilrea, County Londonderry.
The last lot catalogued was a
fi rst choice from three pregnancies due in September by Million and bred from the VG86 -2yr Comestar Lautella Goldwyn. Consigned by David McAfee, Ballymoney, County Antrim, this lot realised 5,000gns selling to the Willsbro herd. The resultant heifer calf will be a maternal sister to the VG87-2yr Bolton number 30 GLPI (2730) cow in Canada. Another Million daughter commanded a bid of 4,100gns for Ronald McLean and Sons, Donaghmore, Dungannon. Relough Million Raven is a potential fi fth generation EX and is a maternal sister to six highly classifi ed young cows, most of which have AI contracts. This
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