BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Swatragh April
The hammer
comes down
at 9,600gns for
Ragnarok
The evening of Friday 29 April 2022
saw the Northern Ireland Charolais
Club return to Swatragh Livestock
Market for their annual Spring Sale.
A total of 30 bulls sold to a 75%
clearance and an average price of
£4163 - £623 higher than the previous
year’s Spring sale. Additionally, 5
heifers were also sold with an average
price of £3140.
Taking the day’s top price of 9,600gns
was Senior and Reserve Overall
Champion GLENCOE RAGNAROK. This
21-month-old is from the herd of P
& V McDonald of Newry, Co. Down,
and was sired by the ever-popular
Whitecliffe James. Ragnarok’s dam is
Beechdale Lupin, a daughter of the
well-known 16,000gns Clyth Diplomat.
Winning the bid and taking Ragnarok
home is W McVey of Carnlough, Co.
Antrim.
The second highest price of 7,000gns
went to the day’s Intermediate and
Overall Champion, KILLADEAS ROBERT
from S & D Bothwell of Ballina Mallard,
Co. Fermanagh. This 18-month-old
bull comes from prize-winning lineage,
with his sire Killadeas Orlando taking
the title of Reserve Supreme Champion
at Clogher in 2019. Robert’s dam is
Killadeas Nell, a Blelack Blackberet
daughter. Robert will be making the
trip to Newry, Co. Down, to the herd of
winning bidder A O’Rourke.
Glencoe Ragnarok at 9,600gns
The next highest price of 6,800gns was
secured by the day’s Reserve Junior
Champion: 14-month-old BROGHER
STANDOUT from the well-established
herd of T Phair in Enniskillen, Co.
Fermanagh. Standout is another son
of the popular Whitecliffe James, and
his dam is Brogher Olga – a daughter of
the French bull Plexus. This charming
young lad caught the eye of T Butler,
who won the bid and will be taking him
back to their holding in Ballycastle, Co.
Antrim.
Taking the next highest price of
6,100gns was KENAGHAN SUPERMAN,
a 14-month-old bred by L Ruddy of
Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Superman boasts
an impressive pedigree, having been
sired by Doonally New and his dam,
Whinfort Mia, goes back to the French
bull Major. Like Standout before him,
Superman will also be heading to
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, under the care
of winning bidder T Butler.
Reserve Intermediate Champion OVILL
RONALDO from the O’Kane Bros of
Dungiven, Co. Londonderry sold for
the next highest price of 6,000gns. This
17-month-old was sired by Sportsmans
Linesman, who previously won the
title of Reserve Male Champion at
the National Charolais Show in 2017.
Ronaldo is out of Sagesse Florienne, a
daughter of the sought-after Oldstone
Egbert. Winning the bid this time was
D Rafferty, who will be introducing
Ronaldo to their herd in Carrickmore,
Co. Tyrone.
21-month-old DERRYGIFF ROCKEY,
sold by M Surphlis of Linaskea, Co.
Fermanagh, attained the next highest
price of 5,500gns. This strapping bull
has quite the pedigree behind him – his
dam Derrygiff Joker is a daughter of
Blelack Digger, and he was sired by the
30,000gns Balmyle Bollinger. Rockey
will be heading over to Portadown, Co.
Armagh, to the herd of winning bidder
Overall champion Killadeas Robert at
7,000gns
Brogher Standout at 6,800gns
Kenaghan Superman at 6,100gns
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