{"id":1238500,"date":"2024-03-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1238500"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:30:55","slug":"top-price-of-e2720-achieved-at-donegal-friesian-breeders-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/top-price-of-e2720-achieved-at-donegal-friesian-breeders-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Top price of \u20ac2,720 achieved at Donegal Friesian Breeders sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Donegal Holstein Friesian breeders club held its annual sale of calved heifers at Raphoe livestock mart on Wednesday, March 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were 52 high quality heifers put forward on the day, with most of the Lots on offer being freshly calved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 of the heifers on offer at the sale achieved prices in excess of \u20ac1,900. Purchasers on the day came from a number of different counties, with a high proportion of buyers from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual show and sale of calved heifers is a long-established initiative of the Donegal Holstein Friesian club, providing members with a local outlet to bring their quality bred stock to the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pre-sale show was judged by Alan MacBeth of the Monien herd of Ballindrait. He selected Ballyelly Pepper Lupin<\/strong> bred by Trevor Lockhart as his champion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reserve champion went to Ballyelly Snapshot Precious<\/strong> bred by Trevor Lockhart. The pre-sale show and sale was held by kind permission of Raphoe livestock mart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donegal Friesian Breeders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The top price of the sale went to Lot 31: Ballyelly Hacker Bella<\/strong>, who calved five-weeks-ago and is and milking 26L\/day – she achieved a sale price of \u20ac2,720.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sired by T Brook Hacker (FR5899), she is backed by five generations of VG\/EX Dams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her dam, Ballyelly Wyman Bella EX91 5E, recorded a lifetime yield of 82,086kg of milk and 5,947kg of milk solids in seven lactations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next top price heifer was Lot 32: Ballyelly Snapshot Precious<\/strong>, bred by Trevor Lockhart; she sold for \u20ac2,680. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calved six weeks, she is milking 35L\/day. She was judged reserve champion of the pre-sale show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sired by VVH Snapshot (FR8743), her Dam Crossnacole D Back Precious 2 EX90 2E recorded a fourth lactation yield of 11,316kg of milk and 819kg of milk solids in a 305-day lactation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next highest price of \u20ac2,480 was Drumcairn Dynamite Diane 260<\/strong> who was bred by Richard and Alexander Tinney from Drumcairn, Letterkenny. She is sired by Wilder Dynamite PP (S3745.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This red and white heifer is calved six weeks and is currently yielding 36L\/day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is projected to yield 8,800kg of milk and 588kg of milk solids in her first lactation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lot 28: Ballyelly Praser Leaf 3<\/strong> bred by Trevor Lockhart sold for \u20ac2,420. She sold calved five weeks and milking 32L\/day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is a potential third generation home-bred VG\/EX cow, and she is sired by VH Praser (FR4573).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image source: Donal Carey IHFA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Champion of the pre-sale show Lot 15: Ballyelly Pepper Lupin<\/strong> bred by Trevor Lockhart – calved three weeks and yielding 28L\/day, she sold for \u20ac2,400. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sired by Delaberge Pepper VG (S2049), she is bred from the deep-pedigree Creva Lupin cow family . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lot 14: Ballyelly Future Lisa<\/strong> also bred by Trevor Lockhart sold for \u20ac2,240. Calved four weeks, she sold milking 36L\/day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selling for \u20ac1,980 was Lot 58: Inishowen Glen Ronald Cindy<\/strong> bred by Ian Mc Keague, Culdaff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calved one month, she sold milking 28L\/day, and is backed by three generation of home-bred VG\/EX Dams. She is sired by Glenaboy Ronald (FR4785). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an economic breeding index (EBI) of \u20ac212, her predicted breeding values include +31kg of milk solids, +0.22% of fat and +0.13% of protein.<\/p>\n\n\n

Also Read: <\/strong>EDG Rubicon sired cow takes top price at Greenlawn sale<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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