Roscrea Premier Show & Sale May 2011

The final spring sale of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society took place on Monday 23rd May at Roscrea mart.  This Premier sale saw a continuation of the trend that has been evident this spring at the Limousin sales with a 90% clearance  in the males at an average of €3204 and an 87% clearance in the females at an average of €3114.View report >>>

Athenry sale reaches high clearance and averages

The strong trade that has been a feature so far in the 2011 Irish Limousin Cattle sales was once again evident in the Society’s official sale in Athenry on Thursday 28th April. With a packed sales ring and customers willing to pay a good price for quality lots the brisk bidding resulted in a clearance of 90% and an average price of € 3194. Read more >>>

Limousin reach the top at Easter Monday Tully Elite Sale

Limousin achieved the top three prices at the Elite bull sale at the Tully performance station in  Tully on Easter Monday.

Top price on the day of €15000 went to Milbrook Filio bred by William and John Smith of Oldcastle Co Meath. The Smiths are celebrating 25 years of breeding Limousin cattle and what a fitting way to mark this milestone. Read more >>>

LIMOUSIN DELIVERS PROFIT: The Best Suckler Dam, Feed Efficiency, Easy Calving, Weight Gain, Carcase

There is a view, that there has been a loss of focus in suckling and beef breeding. The basic requirement of any business or enterprise is to generate profit. Has the focus been too much on the top animal, the top price, the super cow and calf, the show weanling, and high indices but with low reliability, instead of the more mundane but critically important profit generators. Read more >>>

Premier Sale Roscrea April 2011

The second Irish Limousin Cattle Society Premier sale was held on Monday 11th April in Roscrea mart Co Tipperary. This new additional sale saw a smaller number of animals entered in comparison to the previous March sale however a very steady  trade resulted in a 88% clearance in the males with an average price of € 2882. Read more >>>

Limousin Best of Beef Breeds at Kilkenny Premier Bull Sale

Limousins topped the beef breeds at the 94th Kilkenny Agricultural Society Bull Sale held in Cillin Hill, Kilkenny, on Wednesday 23rd March last. With a top price of €4,200 and a sale average of €2,411 and clearance of 62%. Read more >>>

Greenhill Emperor tops Roscrea Premier Sale March 2011 at €8,200

The long journey from Cardonagh Co Donegal paid off for breeder Mr John Green when he saw his December 09 born bull selling for the top price of €8200. Having stood Reserve Junior male champion earlier in the pre sale show this Wilodge Tonka son bred from the Meridien  dam Greenhill Unique Et and with a 5 star Suckler Beef Value of €111 had many admirers and met a flurry of bids before eventually being purchased by Mr Colin Watts, Pytindu Farm, Llanddew, Brecon, Wales for his commercial herd. Read more >>>

ILCS launch Limo Leader Herd Health Scheme at Premier Sale

LIMO LEADER HERD HEALTH is an Irish Limousin Cattle Society initiative put in place to promote and encourage herd health among breeders and commercial users of Irish Limousin. ILCS has teamed up with IML laboratories Ltd, a new independent and accredited testing laboratory in Ireland. This initiative represents a further development of ILCS services to its breeders and associate members. Read more >>>

Irish bloodlines see 7 animals averaging £8,128 in Carlisle

British Limousin Cattle Society sale held last Saturday in  Carlisle saw Irish breeding featuring in some of the leading prices with 7 cattle including strong Irish blood lines selling at an average price £8,128 Read more >>>

South East Limousin Club Breeding Seminar

A good attendance enjoyed an informative Breeding Seminar held by The South East Limousin Club in Kilkenny on Friday 4th February. Speakers from NCBC, ABS Sires, Dovea AI and The Limousin Society outlined sire options for pedigree breeders. Read more >>>

Know the minimum value of a pedigree bull

Regardless of breeding, quality, figures or stars all young bulls and indeed cull bulls have a minimum value. This value is what can be achieved at slaughter. At todays factory prices, and all indications are that prices will rise further, most will be surprised at what Limousin Bulls will return. Limousin Bulls can be deceptive in the flesh, their kill out, muscle and feed conversion result in better that anticipated carcases. Read more >>>

Irish Limousin breeders on RTE’s Ear to the Ground:

This weeks episode sees the Ear to the Ground team travel to Limoges, home  of Limousin cattle. Darragh Mc Cullough  meets some of the Irish breeders who come here to buy. Darragh will also visit the Headquarters of Limousin Genetics the  nerve centre of pedigree Limousin breeding where they keep detailed  databases on the genetic make-up of the animals. This episode will be repeated on RTE 1 on Sunday 16th January at 12.40 and can be viewed online at http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1088719

Tullow Society Sale 2010:

The final official Limousin sale of 2010 was held in Tullow mart on 15th December. Having been cancelled on two occasions due to bad weather and with some parts of the country still experiencing poor conditions the number of customers present was rather small. However despite this a number of good prices was achieved resulting in an average price of € 2341 for males and a clearance of 41%. Read more >>>

North East Limousin Calf Finals 2010:

Oldcastle show in county Meath was the venue for the 2010 North East Calf Finals on Sunday 26th September. The judge for this event was Ian Nimmo owner of the Maraiscote herd  in North Lanarkshire. Mr Nimmo  a  successful  breeder in both the  show and sales ring is the owner of the Highland show winning sire Virginia Andy,  a bull that he who had  purchased from local breeder Leo McEnroe. Read more >>>

Premier Sale Roscrea 25th October 2010

The third and final Limousin Premier sale of 2010 at Roscrea mart saw a packed ringside with a tremendous trade on the day. This sale was always going to attract some high prices due to the fact that some of the entries had a very successful show  season.

Top price on the day of € 17,000 went to Baileys Elderado bred by the highly priced  Queenshead Altea  and out of the successful Baileys Aubergine, combining Grahams Samson and Greensons Gigolo in the back pedigree. Elderado had been bred in the herd of Tom Bailey Batterstown Co Meath and purchased by Gerard Davis Ballinalee. Having being placed Senior male champion in the pre sale show by Mr Eric Norman, Little Orton, Carlisle Cumbria Elderado heads to the very famous Grahams herd of Mr Robert Graham , Bridge of Allan , Stirling, Scotland. Read more >>>

Positive start to Cork Limousin Club first autumn commercial heifer sale!

Following on from their successful commercially focussed field evening on the farm of Michael J. O’Regan, Skibbereen, in July, Monday October 18 saw the Cork Limousin Club host their first ever commercial breeding heifer autumn sale. The sale was held in conjunction with Cork Co-op Marts in Bandon. Considered a bold move, to hold a Limousin heifer sale in the heart of dairy country, the sale was a success. Satisfaction with the heifers presented was expressed by discerning local suckler farmers who competed strongly for the quality lots on offer.  Read more >>>

Irish Limousin slaughter judging competition

During the National Ploughing Championships in Athy the Irish Limousin Cattle Society had two fit to slaughter Limousin x heifers on display and visitors to the stand were asked to estimate the slaughter weights and grade. The competition was free to enter with prizes of Roscrea Premier Sale Voucher and AI Straws. There was a huge number of entries. The heifers kindly supplied by Mr Patrick Peters Nenagh were slaughtered at Ashbourne Meats Roscrea. Ashbourne Meats in conjunction with Eurovee pay a premium for Limousin x cull cows and retired Limousin stock bulls. Read more >>>

Anglo Irish YMA Finals Beef Expo 2010

During Beef Expo The Young Limousin Breeders ran the Anglo Irish Stock Judging Competition. This was a very high profile and prestigious international event involving teams from Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. After some fierce competition and excellent displays the prestigious team event was won by Northern Ireland represented by William McElroy, Kim Nicholsan Steele and Gary Hume. The best individual trophy went to Kim Nicholson Steele.Read more >>>

Beef Expo 2010

Irish Limousin had a very successful Beef Expo in Kilkenny over the weekend of Sat Oct 9 and Sun Oct 10. In what was a show case for Pedigree Beef Breeding in Ireland over 100 Limousin cattle participated.

There was significant International attendance with very high interest in the Limousin cattle on show. The standard of cattle on show was described as one of the finest displays of Limousin cattle in the world. Full results and photographs coming soon. Read more >>>

North West Club Limousin Open Day on the farm of Tom Feehan Cross Kilmeena Westport Co. Mayo

On Sunday 3rd October the North West Limousin Club held an open day on the farm of Tom & Marion Feehan Cross, Kilmeena ,Westport ,Co Mayo.The Cross herd which is over shadowed by the famous Croagh Patrick mountain was founded in 1990. Tom & Marion decided from the start that this herd was going to be based on quality. In the early years a number of breeding females were purchased at sales throughout the country and then a very strict breeding programme of only using the top AI sires was implemented. Read more >>>

Ballyfin Herd Dispersal Sale

Ballyfin Dispersal Sale had 100% clearance on Saturday 25th October at Kilkenny Mart with 32 pedigree Limousins on offer with an average of €2,440.

In the Limousin section there were 26 females with 19 cows or heifers either in calf or fit for service with a price range from a top price of 6100 euro's to 1200euro's (this a cow scanned not in calf) each with an average price of 2818 euro's.

There were 7 young Limousin heifers between 6 and 12 months and these ranged in price from 3700 euro's to 950 for a 6mth old calf with an average price of 2050 euor's.

There were 6 young Lim bulls between 6 and 12 months and these ranged in price from 2600 to 1200 with an average price of 1691 euro's.

Quality & Value at Castleview and Roundhill Limousin Heifer Sale:

The third sale from Roundhill and Castleview herds last Friday evening in front of a packed ring side at Roscrea mart saw a very strong trade with 50 lots of deep pedigreed Limousin females selling to average €2,640 and achieving a clearance of over 90%. Quality and value was in abundance as was demand from pedigree and commercial breeders with the top 9 lots who had the combination of pedigree, index and show appeal averaging €5,000 and many heifers with a high Replacement and Suckler Beef Value Index selling for between €1,500 and €2,000. Read more >>>

Irish Limousins at National Ploughing Match:

The Irish Limousin stand at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy will have a commercial focus. The Limousin breed is more relevant today than ever, its versatility and ability to suit all markets give it enormous commercial relevance. The cattle on view will demonstrate the strong maternal aspect of the breed complimented by easy calving, muscling ability, finishing qualities and excellent kill out all of which give the farmer many market options.

On view will be cows with calves, weanlings from available AI Sires, finishing cattle and a selection of pedigree animals.

A free to enter competition will be run during the event, a pen of fit for slaughter cattle will be on view and participants will be asked to estimate kill out weights and grade. The winners will receive vouchers for the Limousin Premier Sales to be held on the 25th of October in Roscrea.

The new Irish Limousin web site will be launched at the Ploughing Championships. Its use, features and options will be demonstrated during the event.

Details and information on up and coming Irish Limousin events will be available. These events include The Premier Sale at Roscrea, Tullow Sale on the first of December, Commercial sales in October and The Beef Expo event on Sunday October 10th in Kilkenny.

Limousin breeders and users will be on hand to explain the merits of the breed and to advise in relation to breeding strategies.

2010 has been a very successful and busy year for Irish Limousin. Limousin has performed well at shows and sales throughout the country. Breeding developments are dynamic with ongoing improvements in docility and advances in genomics.

North East Limousin Calf Finals launch:

Members of the North East Limousin Club recently photographed at the launch of their calf finals with Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and food, Mr. Brendan Smith TD. The calf finals will take place on Sunday 26th September at Oldcastle Show, Co. Meath. This will see 4 calf classes take place, 2 for males and females born between 1st September 2009 and 31st December 2009 and 2 for calves born in 2010. Entries direct to Oldcastle Show Secretary Carmel Foy ,Tel 0879604380

Ballyfin Herd Dispersal Sale:

Pedigree Male and Female Breeding Stock. There are 32 lots of Limousins offered for sale.

Saturday 25th September 2010 Viewing 10.30am – Sale 12 noon Sale at Kilkenny Mart, Cillin Hill, Kilkenny

Richard & Brid Duff:, Deerpark, Ballfin, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland Tel: 087 8656711 / 057 8755922 Email: bridduff:@gmail.com

Auctioneer: George Chandler - Tel: 086 2544465

Important Notice - South East Limousin Club

Pre Selected Limousin X Breeding Heifer Sale 170 Quality Maiden Heifers & 10 Incalf Heifers Consisting of 1/2, 3/4 & 7/8 Bred  Heifers

All Heifers tested free of BVD virus Central Auctions Roscrea Mart Saturday September 18, 2010 Sale Commences at 11.00am Enquiries to 025 85036 or 087 2610609

Limerick Show 2010:

After the busy day at Cappamore show it was on to Limerick Racecourse in Greenmount Park, Patrickswell for Limerick Show. The show which runs for two days - confined the cattle showing to Sunday. There was a large turnout of cattle from near and far for the many classes with a number of All Ireland championships, which had big entries and very good prize money on offer. Read more >>>

Cappamore Show 2010:

The 56th Annual Agricultural show in Cappamore was held on Wednesday 18th August 2010. The show is very popular by exhibitors of all breeds, with cattle travelling from near and far to compete in its many prestigious classes. This year the show (along with its usual classes) had the honour of hosting the All Ireland Limousin Heifer and Bull Derby. Read more >>>

Cappamore Show stages 4th All Ireland Heifer and Bull Derby:

A crowded ringside saw the 4th annual All Ireland Limousin Heifer and Bull Derby take place at Cappamore Show, Co. Limerick on Wednesday 18th August 2010. The All Ireland Derby is a cross border initiative between the Irish Limousin Cattle Society and the Northern Ireland Limousin Club. The Derby was first held in 2007 and has since been run successfully every year. Read more >>>

Ballyfin Herd Dispersal Sale:

Saturday 25th September in Kilkenny Mart @ 12 noon. Catalogue available shortly.

Enquiries to Brid Duff @ 087 8656711

Millbrook Celine is 21st National Limousin Show champion:

The 21st National Limousin Show took place at the National Livestock Show Tullamore on Sunday 8th August 2010. The standard of cattle and number of entries was excellent with over 130 Limousin cattle entered and 118 present on the day in the 32 classes. The Tullamore National Livestock Show proved to be an excellent venue with everyone having a busy but enjoyable day. The weather was lovely and large crowds were in attendance. All day large numbers of people viewed the Limousin cattle classes and visited the society marquee. Read more >>>

South West Limousin Club Field Evening Castleisland Mart July 2010:

The South West Limousin club held a very successful field evening in Castleisland Mart on Saturday 31st of July. The main attraction of the field evening was the club calf championship, with in excess of forty calves on display.

Pat Sheahan (Drombanny herd) our club Chairman got proceedings started and then introduced the MC for the evening – Doreen Corridan of the Roundhill herd.  Read more >>>

Cork Limousin YMA class proves a popular feature at Barryroe show

The Cork Limousin club hosted yet another successful YMA class at Barryroe show on Saturday July 10th. The first of the club’s two annual YMA events, once again proved very popular among the club’s young members. This year, youngsters as young as 7 participated; with the focus on enjoyment and building confidence. Five budding breeders made their showing debut at Barryroe: Michael and Florence Wycherley, Tara and Evan Buckley and Niamh O’Mahony. The youngsters were put through their paces by master judge Tom Hickey, himself a past notable performer on the YMA stage. Read more >>>

Large turnout at Cork Limousin Club commercial field evening:

Despite the inclement weather a large crowd attended the commercially focussed open evening hosted by the O’Regan family in Skibereen in conjunction with Cork Limousin Club on Friday July 9th. From the many favourable comments received it was clear that few were disappointed with the quality of stock on display and information shared on the night.  Read more >>>

National YMA Finals Bridgetown Show 2010:

The South East Clare Show located in picturesque Bridgetown in Co. Clare was the venue for the 2010 National  Irish Limousin  Young Members workshop hosted by the Clare Limousin Club.

In addition to the usual competitions, this time there was also a team event which consisted of teams of four representing the different club areas, teams consisted of four YMA members with one member having to be under 16 years of age. Read more >>>

Cappamore Show 2010:

Cappamore Show on Wednesday the 18th August 2010 has the privilege of hosting the All Ireland Limousin heifer and bull Derby.This is a much-coveted competition with heifers and bulls competing from all over the island of Ireland. This completion was held in Clogher Valley in 2009 and this year it is back south.

While the Derby is pre-qualified there will be a total of 76 cattle classes on show, for nine different breeds incorporating a large fat stock section.The show at Cappamore is now in its 56th year and is always a great day out for the whole family with lots of stalls, craft-work and lots of animals on display and along with the cattle there is also a horse show. For further information and entry forms please contact: Paddy Ryan at (061) 381444 or 086 8382350

North West Club YMA 2010:

The North west Limousin club held a very successful YMA competition in Ballina show on Sunday July 11th. The Young Members Association (YMA ) is open to everybody between 12 and 25 and tests and improves their knowledge of cattle and showmanship. Read more >>>

Anglo Irish YMA Finals:

The ILCS are staging the Anglo Irish YMA finals in conjunction with Beef Expo at Kilkenny mart on Sunday 10th October.  The YMA final has developed into a major event and for the first time will involve five teams from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Read more >>>

Beef Expo Ireland 2010 class list and entry forms:

Preparation is well underway for the Beef Expo 2010 in Kilkenny Mart on Sunday 10th October. The program of events for Beef Expo is as follows:
Saturday morning – cattle arrive at Kilkenny mart.
Saturday evening – Gala Dinner in Kilkenny mart for International Delegates & Irish Exhibitors
Sunday  – Limousin Judging
Sunday  - Anglo Irish YMA final Read more >>>

National Limousin Show - Tulalmore 8th August 2010:

This year the 21st National Limousin Show will take place in conjunction with the Tullamore National Livestock Show on Sunday 8th August.  We are expecting a large entry to this show and would be hoping that this will be a social event for all Limousin breeders. Due to the large number of classes we anticipate that the judging will start at 10 am.

YMA - Useful vocab for presenting to the master judge:

Following last years YMA event at Elphin Show, seasoned showman, Richard O’Beirne has kindly provided some useful phrases to widen your vocabulary when giving your presentation to the master judge. Read more >>>

North West Limousin Club Calf Finals 2010:

Enniscrone Show Co Sligo on Saturday 28th August will host the Northwest club calf championships. There will be six classes, three male and three female for calves born after the 1/9/2009. The calves will be divided into equal classes after the entries have been received. This competition is one of the highlights of the showing season in Connacht and has attracted over thirty entries in previous years. Read more >>>

National YMA Finals 2010:

The Irish Limousin Cattle Society are holding their national YMA finals in Bridgetown show Co. Clare on Sunday July 25^th. This will be a team event with teams competing from the seven regional club areas. The teams will be pre selected and comprise of four members (aged 12-25) one of which must be under sixteen. Read more >>>

South West Club Field Evening:

The South West Limousin club will be holding a field evening at Castleisland mart on Saturday July 31st from 5.00 to 7.00pm. All breeders and anyone with an interest in Limousin cattle are welcome. The attractions will include: Calf Championship, Grooming Demo, Stock judging, Young members events, Progeny display, Guest speakers and Barbeque. Read more >>>

Cork Club Open Evening:

This Friday 9th July the Cork Limousin Club are holding an open evening on the farm of Michael F O Regan Skibereen commencing at 6 pm. This is a very successful herd producing top quality weanlings for the export market.

Guest speakers will include Mr Richard Hartnett Manager of Castleisland Livestock mart and Teagasc research staff. An evening not to miss

Sersia trip to France 2010:

In June 2010 a number of Council members along with the secretary traveled to France to inspect progeny of Sersia sires. In total seven herds were visited over two days, six pedigree and one herd that was being managed on a commercial basis producing beef  at ten months of age. Read more >>>

National Limousin Show 2010 classes:

Full classes list now available for the National Limousin Show taking place at Tullamore Show on Sunday 8th August.  All entrants must abide by the rules of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society. Entry forms available from Tullamore show 057 9352141. Closing date for entries Friday 16th July Read more >>>

Roscommon Society Sale Report:

Saturday 15th May saw the Irish Limousin Cattle Society’s final spring sale held at Roscommon mart . With an entry of 60 bulls with some very good quality animals on offer, buyers had a good selection to choose from. Read more >>>

Irish Limousin shine at Balmoral:

The changeable weather last week did not dampen the spirits of the Irish Limousin breeders whose cattle successfully competed with the best of the Northern Irish at the Royal Ulster Show in Belfast. It was very encouraging to see both supreme and reserve breed titles go to Irish bred cattle, “Clonlara Valance” and “Millbrook Celine”. Read more >>>

Roscrea May Premier Show & Sale Report

The second Premier sale for the Irish Limousin Cattle Society took place in Roscrea mart on Monday 10th May 2010. The sale of males resulted in an average of €2827.94 with a 77% clearance selling from €1,800 to €7,000 with 6 bulls being exported to the UK. Read more >>>

Tully Performance Test Centre Report:

26 of the 36 bulls entered sold for an average €3275. Top Price of €7200 for Rosaleen Clarke,Bailieboro,Co.Cavan Champion Bull Shancrock Evan (Lot 49), sired by Sympa and sold to Walter Wight, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Read more >>>

Athenry Society Sale Report:

Trade was steady with a 57% clearance and an average of €2120. Top price on the day at €3400 went to Wood Road Evan a 1st prize winner from the Wood Road Herd, Castleconnell. Co. Limerick. This January born bull by Sympa and the prolific Ov Nadia B. Wood Road Evan joins the suckler herd of Charles Joyce, Corofin, Co. Galway. Read more >>>

Irish Limousin launch new deferred payment scheme:

Invest in your herds future with LIMMY DEFERRED PAYMENT SCHEME. 33% deposit on sale day. Contact society office a minimum of 5 days prior to the event for more details, terms and conditions.

Roscrea March Premier Sale Report:

The Irish Limousin Society 2010 Sales kicked off in Roscrea on Monday 1st March with a bumper entry of 137 males and 44 females. Interest was once again high amongst UK breeders with a total of 21 lots sold for export, 15 males and 6 females. The sale of males resulted in an average of €3108 ranging from €1,800 to ‚€10,000, while females averaged €3,313 ranging from €1,850 to €6,500.  Read more >>>

New Society President:

The new President of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society is John McInerney from Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare. John who is a small breeder started his Drummin herd in 1992 and has been successful at both shows and sales throughout Ireland. Read more >>>