The Autumn Premier Hereford Show & Sale

The Autumn Premier Hereford Show & Sale was held in GVM Tullamore on Saturday 11 th October.

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With 2025 being a reasonable year for bull sales, there was a smaller entry of 19 top quality

Hereford bulls presented in GVM Tullamore. The pre-sale show classes took place at 11.00am, ably

judged by Mr. Michael Dullea of the Deelish Herd in Co. Cork.

He was assisted by Mr. Jack Larkin, one

of eight Next Gen Hereford members that will be travelling to the World Hereford Conference in

Kansas City, USA later this month, to compete in the Young Breeder’s Competition.

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The average price was up significantly from the same sale last year (€3,770) at €5,545.45, with a

clearance of nearly 60% of the bulls present.

The top price was achieved by Lot 7 – Appel Uno PP,

who had been selected as sale Champion by Judge, Michael Dullea.

Uno comes from the Co. Cork, herd of John Appelbe and was purchased by a Pedigree Hereford breeder for €9,100. Uno, a March

2024 born bull, that earlier this year was crowned Overall Hereford Champion at the National Show

in Tullamore, is sired by Solpoll 1 Lawman and is out of Appel 1 Pretty Daffy, a Netherhall 1 Oz Daffy

sired cow.

Uno also came with a page of stars, sporting 5 stars for each of the Replacement Index

(€134), Terminal Index (€105), Dairy Beef Index (€130) and the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€117), as

well as having five stars for Gestation Length, Docility, Age at Finish, Carcass Weight, Carcass

Conformation and Daughter Milk.

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The pre-sale show consisted of very even classes of strong bulls. Reserve Champion went to the

youngest bull in the sale, Gurteragh Superstar 1156 PH, from the herd of Michael O’Keeffe, Co. Cork.

This August 2024 bull was sired by Mullaghdoopoll 1 Finnian and bred from Kingsgrovepoll 1 Laer

Kylie – a Normanton 1 Laertes ET sired dam. Superstar was also a prize-winner at the National Show

in August this year, having won Bull of the Year and Reserve Male Champion. Superstar also has

plenty of stars to his name with 5 stars for each of the Replacement Index (€139), Terminal Index

(€81) Dairy Beef Index (€115) and the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€103), as well as having five stars

for Docility, Carcass Weight, Carcass Conformation and Daughter Milk.

He went on to sell for €5,000 to a Co. Offaly based farmer.

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The second highest price of the sale, €8,600, went to Glaslough Batman HH, from Nigel Heatrick’s

Co. Monaghan herd. He had placed first in his class in the pre-sale show and had also had a

successful showing season in 2025, placing second to the Overall National Champion, at the National

Show.

Batman is sired by Glaslough stockbull, Balleen Hitman and is out of Glaslough Zara, a

Ballyaville Ger sired cow. Batman has five stars for the Replacement Index (€120) and four stars for

each of the Terminal Index (€69), Dairy Beef Index (€96) and the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI (€89), as

well as for Docility, Carcass Weight, and Carcass Conformation. Batman sold to a Pedigree Breeder in

Co. Clare.

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The rest of the show class results were as follows:

Class 1:

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1 st Lot 7 Appel Uno PP. John Appelbe, Co. Cork. Sire: Solpoll 1 Lawman. Dam: Appel 1 Pretty Daffy.

Champion.

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2 nd Lot 6 Balleen Topgun HH. Thomas Brennan, Co. Kilkenny. Sire: Ballinveney United 2. Dam: Balleen

Twinkle 31105.

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3 rd Lot 3 Cloonabrack Toby HH. Michael Curley, Co. Roscommon. Fortviewpoll 1 Marty PH. Dam:

Brackaghpoll 1 Hilda PH.

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4 th Lot 5 Portanob Messi HH. J & J Canty, Co. Meath. Sire: Mountwilliams Pogba. Dam: Port 1 Janette.

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Class 2:

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1 st Lot 14 Glaslough Batman HH. Nigel Heatrick, Co. Monaghan. Sire: Balleen Hitman. Dam: Glaslough

Zara.

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2 nd Lot 15 Grianan Blake PP. T & A Fitzgerald, Co. Westmeath. Sire: Panmure 1 Henry. Dam: Dendor 1

Greta 31st.

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3 rd Lot 12 Killucan Conor PH. John P Kilmartin, Co. Westmeath. Sire: Ringfort 1 Carlos. Dam:

Rathregan Sally 731.

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4 th Lot 9 Broughall Fred 2 PH. Liam Feighery, Co. Offaly. Sire: Aughavoneen 1 Lawman. Dam: Cill

Cormaic Karen.

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Class 3:

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1 st Lot 19 Kye Star 1055 PP. Padraig McGrath, Co. Roscommon. Sire: Fabb 1 Northern Star PP. Dam:

Kyepoll 1 Kate 908.

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2 nd Lot 18 Evelagh Mufasa PP. William Spotten, Co. Cavan. Sire: Ballymartle 1 Big Joe. Dam: Coranpoll

1 Janice.

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Class 4:

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1 st Lot 27 Gurteragh Superstar 1156 PH. Michael O’Keeffe, Co. Cork. Sire: Mullaghdoopoll 1 Finnian.

Dam: Kingsgrovepoll 1 Laer Kylie. Reserve Champion.

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2 nd Lot 25 Knockmountagh Aristocrat HH. Eamon & John McKiernan, Co. Louth. Sire: Gouldingpoll 1

Zoro. Dam: Knockmanta 1 Felicity.

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3 rd Lot 21 Kye Starr 062 PP. Padraig McGrath, Co. Roscommon. Sire: Fabb 1 Northern Star PP. Dam:

Kye Poll 1 1 Spice 904.

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4 th Lot 23 Grianan Carlos HH. T & A Fitzgerald, Co. Westmeath. Sire: Rossmore Rocky Balboa. Dam:

Grianan Orange 0 734.

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The rest of the sale went off as a success, with a total of six bulls making over €5,000, four of these

exceeding €6,000!

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Lot 15, Grianan Blake PP, from the herd of T & A Fitzgerald, Co. Westmeath, was the third highest

priced bull at the sale, making €6,700. Blake is an April 2024 bull, sired by Panmure 1 Henry and out

of Dendor 1 Greta 31st. He also sold with a page of stars with 5 stars for each of the Replacement

Index (€119), Terminal Index (€87), Dairy Beef Index (€115) and the Beef Sub-Index of the DBI

(€105), as well as having five stars for Gestation Length, Docility, Carcass Weight, Carcass

Conformation and Daughter Milk.

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Lot 6 Balleen Topgun HH. from Thomas Brennan in Co. Kilkenny sold for €6,000. He was sired by

Ballinveney United 2 and out of Balleen Twinkle 31105. Topgun displayed impressive figures with 5

stars for each of the Replacement Index (€118), Terminal Index (€77) and the Beef Sub-Index of the

DBI (€106), four stars for Dairy Beef Index (€89), as well as having five stars for Docility, Age at Finish,

Carcass Weight and Daughter Milk.

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Lot 5 Broughall Fred 2 PH also sold for €5,000. He came from the herd of Liam Feighery, Co. Offaly.

Fred was sired by Aughavoneen 1 Lawman and bred from Cill Cormaic Karen.

Other prices on the day include:

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 Lot 5 – Portanob Messi HH sold for €4,500

 Lot 12 – Killucan Conor PH sold for €4,500

 Lot 26 – Appel Powerfull PP sold for €4,000

Many thanks are extended to the pre-sale inspector Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald, the show judge, Mr.

Michael Dullea, sale auctioneer, Mr. Eamonn Gaffney, GVM Tullamore, sale photographer, Tricia

Kennedy, all stewards on the day and Irish Hereford Prime for their continued sponsorship.

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