Catalogues available for Aberdeen Angus sale at Ballymena on November 14
All roads will lead to Ballymena Livestock Market for the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club’s inaugural calf show and autumn sale on Saturday, 14th November.
The calf show will commence at 10.00am, followed by the sale at 2.00pm. Online bidding will be facilitated by Marteye. Catalogues are available for the post-show sale, which includes an entry of 7 bulls and 15 females.
The bulls on offer range in age from November 2024 to September 2025, while the female portion of the catalogue features in-calf heifers, maiden heifers and calves born in 2026.
Club chairman Caolan McBrien said: “We are very excited about the forthcoming show and sale at Ballymena. This is a new-look event at a new venue. For the first-time ever, the annual calf show will be followed by a sale, which includes some fantastic pedigrees and sought-after genetics.”
Herds featured in the catalogue include:
Bulls – Crew, Greenacres (3), Home Farm, Island Farm and Killaney.
Heifers – Crew, Glen Cowie (3), Gracehill (2), Greenacres (2), Home Farm (4), Killaney (2) and Knockoneill.
The bulls and heifers selling are daughters of leading AI sires and proven stock bulls such as:
Kiltariff Donnatello Y483, Blelack Dark Magic X124, Hallington Evo L333, HF Rebel 53Y, Millah Murrah Kingdom K35, Greenacres Master Z006, Stouphill Eligh U217, Netherton Black Lightning X969, Stouphill Bomber T182, Lisduff Eli Z122, Windy Gowl Red Laddie W292, Clooncarne Thompson, Drumcrow Tribesman, Keirsbeath Karma S539, Haymount War Smith R578, Mosshall Red Alfie X286.
Follow the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Facebook page for regular updates, or view
the catalogue online at https://ballymena.marteye.ie/auctions
See next week’s farming press for further details.