Carrick on Shannon Winter Fair

I was there today, first time making the trip. Incredible to see the standard of cattle under one roof.

Surprised how many of the stock were this years calves, amazing to see what can be achieved.

Too many eye catchers to list, one everywhere you looked!

Something for everyone, extreme BB type to actual realistic types that could thrive and rear a great calf.

Great to see some breeding listed in the catalogue too, see what bulls can produce what, different to tullamore where breeding is top secret!

Will try to keep an eye on the app tomorrow to see what they make.

LSL

It’s there under show and sales dates on the midland and western livestock.com website.

315kg 1350

What did you get for her?

That was cheap, they’re going 11 or twelve grand now🤔🤔, wouldn’t want to hit the bid button at the wrong time on the phone.

Many lots left?

3:10am

There was heavy heifers at the start not too dear for killing I thought.

Yeah that’s right, same man that got highest price 3 years ago with another blue

They are serious prices, and fair play to the lads to be able to breed cattle of the quality that was on show, it takes years to get to that stage I would say. I would also say that you see a fair share of sections breeding animals of that quality.

I am guess that only a handful of them animals will ever be shown again and the majority of the heifers would have went for breeding to try and be back there in a year or two with a prize winner. I would guess that specialist incalf suckler heifer sellers would be big buyers yesterday.

Does it go on that late most years or was this year an exception? Was watching some of it last - serious quality animals at it. Have you to qualify for it or can anyone enter that has pure bred cattle for sale?

It's a commercial sale not pure bred