Beechview herd leads Dungannon dairy trade at 6,200gns and 5,700gns

Heifer calves topped at 6,200gns, in-milk heifers peaked at 5,500gns and a young bull sold for 2,700gns,

The monthly Dungannon auction also played host the Beechview Select Sale, featuring 15 hand-picked deep pedigreed heifers consigned by George and Jason Booth, Stewartstown.

Leading the day’s trade at 6,200gns was the nine-month-old heifer calf Beechview Dropbox Barb PLI £336. A potential twelfth generation VG or EX, she was sired by Kings Ransom Dropbox, and is bred from Beechview Has It All Barb VG86-2yr.

Her grandam, Wyevalley Sidekick Barb EX95-3E was Holstein and interbreed champion at Clogher Show in 2022; and was one of the first prize pair at this year’s Balmoral Show. She averaged 10,841kgs at 5.02% butterfat and 3.77% protein in four 305-day lactations.

Next best at 5,700gns was the three-month-old Beechview Hoa Airy P PLI £226, a potential fifth generation EX, or twelfth generation VG or EX. A Siemers DB Hao P daughter, her dam Sterndale Fitz Lambda Airy EX93-3E LP70 was reserve champion at Balmoral Show in May.

She also won the Holstein and interbreed dairy championships at Armagh Show in 2022, and was reserve in the Thompsons/NISA Dairy Cow of the Year final at Antrim Show in 2022.

Fresh calved milking stock sold to a top of 5,500gns, paid to George and Jason Booth for the pre-sale show champion, Beechview Lambda Nita VG-2yr PLI £157. This Farnear Delta Lambda daughter calved in March. She was bred from Beechview Kingdoc Nita VG87 who averaged 10,839kgs at 3.81% butterfat and 3.32% protein in two lactations.

Her grandam, the 8,000gns Warnelview Sidekick Nita EX93-3E was reserve champion at Omagh and Clogher shows in 2024.

The six-month-old Beechview Dropbox Bridget PLI £298 sold for 5,200gns. She is a potential twelfth generation VG or EX, sired by Kings Ransom Dropbox. Her dam, Beechview Eyecandy Bridget VG87, is bred from the multi-award winning Beechview Doorman Bridget EX95-3E LP50 who has averaged 12,648kgs at 4.15% butterfat and 3.48% protein in four 305-day lactations.

Overall champion was the May 2024 Beechview Havenofear Papoose VG-2yr. Sired by Mr Ernestanthony Havenofear, she is bred from Beechview Sidekick Papoose EX91. Calved in April, she is a potential twentieth generation VG or EX, and sold for 3,800gns.

Philip and Simon Haffey, Portadown, sold Glasson Barrage Ra Armana PLI £31 for 3,150gns. Sired by the home-bred Glasson Barrage, this fresh calved heifer is backed by ten generations of VG and EX dams. Her dam Glasson Ranger Apple VG88 gave almost 10,000kgs at 5.65% butterfat and 3.92% protein in her second lactation.

Fresh calved cows sold to a top of 3,950gns, paid to Sam and John McCormick, Bangor, for Hilltara Pepper Divine 2 GP83-2yr. Sired by Delaberge Pepper, and bred from Hilltara Windhammer Divine EX91-2E, she yielded 9,498kgs at 4.70% butterfat and 3.44% protein in her first lactation.

A special entry of maiden and autumn-born heifer calves sold to a top of 2,800gns for Clive and Joel Richardson, Annaghmore.

Leading their line-up was the fourteen-month-old Annaghmore Tentastic C Dellia PLI £353.

A potential eleventh generation VG or EX, she was sired by Sandy Valley Tentastic, and is bred from Annaghmore Challenger F Dellia 2 VG86.

Following close behind at 2,700gns was Annaghmore Ragers Olive Red PLI £9, a potential tenth generation VG or EX. Born in April 2025, she is by Ri-Val-Re Rager Red, and is bred from Annaghmore Luxors Olive Red VG86.

Next best at 2,600gns was Annaghmore Pace Twizzle PLI £164. This thirteen-month-old heifer was sired by Siemers Cway Pace, and is bred from Annaghmore Doorman U Twizzle. The thirteen-month-old bull Beechview Nitatastic PLI £202 sold for 2,700gns. A Sandy Valley Tentastic son, he was bred from Warnelview Sidekick Nita EX93-3E.

An entry of maiden and autumn-born heifer calves peaked at 1,800gns thrice for Marcus Grey from Tullymeadows Farm, Irvinestown. They were sired by a Brown Swiss bull, and bred from pedigree Jersey dams.