60 lots will come under the hammer at Bovanto Livestock’s annual production sale at Carnaross Mart this evening (Friday, October 4th, 2024).
Anthony Mimna has drafted a handpicked consignment of circa 60 lots, including 50 in-calf heifers and 10 suckler cow and calf pairings.
Viewing will take place from 5 pm, with the sale to follow at 7 pm sharp.
The sale will include a selection of predominately circa 650-800kgs continental suckler-bred Limousin-crosses, Belgian Blue-crosses, Parthenaise-crosses and Charolais-crosses that have been purchased from livestock marts nationwide.
They are AI’d to Limousin sires including, but not limited to:
- Ewdenvale Ivor (LM2014);
- Loyal (LM4184);
- Townleyhall Rupert (LM7719);
- Tomschoice Scorpion (LM1109);
- Elderberry Galahad (EBY);
- Slieve Pablo (LM7266).
Heifers are lepto-vaccinated, dosed regularly, mineral supplemented and can be exported directly from Carnaross Mart on sale night.
Online bidding via LSL Auctions – contact the mart in advance of the sale to approve your bidding request application.
Speaking ahead of tonight’s sale, Mimna, who hails from Drumreilly in Co Leitrim, said:
“We are confident that this is the best offering of heifers we have brought to the market to date.”
“There are some exceptionally coloured lots within the sale – red and white, black and white and red. We try to consign a selection of heifers for all systems, budgets and markets in one night, all under one roof. “
“We have some top-drawer heifers, and also some lesser muscled types to cater for all. The more types of customers we can satisfy, the better. Our heifers are AI’d to proven, easy-calving sires; we do not use a stockbull.”
“Our aim is to enable suckler farmers to get better profitability out of weanlings so they can produce something that little extra special, rather than their average weanling.”
“Also, we did not initially set out to buy heifers with Euro-star ratings; it just so happens that some lots within this year’s consignment are rated as four and five stars.”
Bovanto Livestock specialises in sourcing and supplying top-quality beef-bred heifers.
This evening’s sale follows the resounding success of its inaugural production sale of breeding suckler heifers last year, which recorded highs of €4,650.
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