185 head on offer at Dungannon dairy auction on 20th November
Taaffe Auctions has confirmed that 185 entries have been received for the forthcoming Dungannon Dairy Sale on Thursday, 20th November 2025.
Generously sponsored by Mason’s Animal Feeds, the sale catalogue includes 148 fresh calved heifers and cows, 21 springing heifers and 16 bulling heifers.
The auction gets underway at 11.30am and online bidding is available via Marteye.
The milking portion of the catalogue features entries from leading pedigree herds, including: Ards, Carrowcroft, Castletru, Derrymore, Dunbanard, Firhillfarm, Friary, Inch, Kilvergan, Newry and Simlahill.
Auctioneer Michael Taaffe has also confirmed that a number of large consignments have been received, comprising of 43 fresh calved heifers and cows from Sam and John McCormick’s Hilltara herd, and 31 from the noted Relough herd of R McLean and Sons.
The milking females are daughters of world-leading sires such as: Conway, Cirrus-P, Pazzle, Renegade, Mitchell, Pursuit, Wheelhouse, Hardy, Chase, Earlybird, Ranger-Red, Rager-Red, Ryder-Red and Rubels-Red.
The sale will also play host to the final part of the Firhillfarm British Friesian dispersal on behalf of Desmond Hamilton. This entry comprises of seven fresh calved heifers and 16 springing heifers.
Messrs Truesdale are offering five springing heifers and nine bulling heifers from the Castletru Herd. They include entries from top cow families, Lou Ella, Sara, Barbie, Maude, and are daughters AI sires Parfect, Lemagic, Hulu, Zircon-P and Pursuit.
Inch Genetics is selling seven bulling heifers from its noted Daphne (3), Nina and Karine cow families. They were sired by Parfect, Rubels-Red and Holysmokes.
View the catalogue online at www.taaffeauctions.com
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Further details from Taaffe Auctions, tel: 00353 41 9881288.