Irish Simmental Yearbook 2026 - Flipbook - Page 25
Yard Picture before sale.
Ballymote 2025
– 30th Anniversary Sale
The Western Simmental club hosted their 30th Anniversary Simmental X Heifer sale at Aurivo
Ballymote Mart on Saturday October 4th, 2025. An outstanding trade for heifers with buyers from
north and south very active and keen for Simmental heifers.
The Highest price of the day went to an incalf heifer lot 2611 by Drumcooley Leo sold by Gerard
O’Brien Belclare Co. Galway to Mark Neenan Loughrea Co. Galway. This heifer weighed 750kgs &
sold for €5,500 scanned incalf to Sexed Derreen Jack.
The second highest priced incalf heifer was lot 2646 by Lisnacrann fifty cents sold by Paul Cryan.
This heifer weighed 770kgs and hit the €5100 mark & sold to Bernie McGabe.
In the Maiden section the top price was lot 1518 By Ballinalare Farm Galaxy. She sold for €4450
(€7.12/kg). This heifer weighed 625kgs & was owned by David Dillon and sold to Paul Cryan.
The second highest priced maiden lot 1547 sired by Fergus Kevin was sold by Padraic Burns for
€4200 to A. Alexander. This heifer weighed 525kgs (€8/kg)
In the Weanling section the top price was given for a Derreen Jack heifer lot 728 owned by Paul
Cryan from Keash Ballymote. This heifer weighed 445kgs & sold for a whopping €5,000 (€11.23/
kg) to Herbie Griffiths.
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