This exciting prospect caught the eye of many visitors to the event, tipping the scales at 275kg and selling for £5,600 or £20/kg, to Owen Miskelly, Ballynahinch.
It was a clean sweep for the Limousin breed in the calf ring as the Reserve Champion calf, brought out by Mark McCartan, from Crossgar, was sired by Foxhill Ourbest. The five-month old steer, which weighed in at 308kg was purchased for £2,400 (£12/kg).
Beef classes
In the prime beef classes, a Limousin heifer from the Newtownards-based JCB Commercials’ team took the Supreme Champion of the Show.Weighing 650kg on the weighbridge, she sold for £7,500 to Kitson Family Butchers, from North Yorkshire.
The Reserve Supreme Championship was exhibited by Nigel and Sandra Cochrane from Portadown. Their Limousin heifer sold for £7,400 to Owen Miskelly, from Ballynahinch in Co. Down (£12/kg).It took £5,800 to secure the Breeding Heifer Champion from the Jalex team of James Alexander, Randalstown. Giving her a tight run in the judging stakes was a British Blue sired heifer from the JCB team, selling to Owen Miskelly at £5,100.
Leading the prices in the lamb ring were a pair of ewe lambs from Co. Tyrone breeder, Adam Donald. Sired by a Suffolk ram these realised a total of £980 and were purchased by Keith Corrigan, from Ballinamallard in Co. Fermanagh.The same willing buyer also forked out £960 for a pair of Dutch Spotted ewe lambs from Liam Campbell, from north Antrim.
Co. Down butcher Alfie Murray parted with £700 to secure a pair of Badger Faced lambs, presented by Clive Richardson, Lisnaskea.Results from Beef and Lamb Championships 2021
Cattle classes:
Supreme Champion: Neil Jonathan, Crossgar (in featured photo) Reserve: Nigel Cochrane, Portadown Ulster Housewife’s Champion: Jack Smyth, Newtownstewart Reserve: R and L Workman, Larne Second Reserve: Shauna McKenna, Clogher Charolais Champion: Jack Smyth, Newtownstewart Reserve: Henry Sinnamon, Dungannon Hereford Champion: JCB Commercials, Newtownards Reserve: James Alexander, Randalstown
