Tullyear Charollais break records – twice!

The highly anticipated production sale of the noted Tullyear Charollais sheep attracted huge interest with a large number of established and new breeders keen to source genetics from this flock.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Nov 2020, 11:00 BST
The Ingram Family snapped up this daughter of Tullyear Egbert for a new Female record price of 7500 guineas at the Production sale of Charollais sheep held on behalf of Drew Cowan and family.The Ingram Family snapped up this daughter of Tullyear Egbert for a new Female record price of 7500 guineas at the Production sale of Charollais sheep held on behalf of Drew Cowan and family.
The Ingram Family snapped up this daughter of Tullyear Egbert for a new Female record price of 7500 guineas at the Production sale of Charollais sheep held on behalf of Drew Cowan and family.

The flock was established in 1986 by Drew and Maureen Cowan, and is managed in partnership with son Stephen. They have earned a reputation as producing top notch stock consistently, and are highly regarded as individuals within the breed.

It was little surprise that bidding kicked off briskly with lot 10 hitting the ring breaking the breed record for a female selling at 7500 guineas. This daughter of Tullyear Egbert was snapped up by the Ingram family for their Logie Durno flock based in Aberdeen. This stock ewe was previewed ahead of the sale as one of the best ever offered from the flock, and is scanned with a single to Logie Durno Van the Man.

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The success story didn’t end there for the Tullyear ladies with 7500 guineas also paid out for lot 98, this time purchased by Graham Foster, Springhill. This gimmer is sired by Loanhead Topgun, and is carrying twins to Logie Durno Van the Man.

Realising 5500 guineas was this gimmer scanned with twins, selling to Robert Gregory, ShrewsburyRealising 5500 guineas was this gimmer scanned with twins, selling to Robert Gregory, Shrewsbury
Realising 5500 guineas was this gimmer scanned with twins, selling to Robert Gregory, Shrewsbury

Last season’s show ewe lamb also caught the ewe reaching 5500 guineas paid by the Robert Gregory, Shrewsbury. She is sired by Edstaston Toulouse Laitrec, and is carrying twins to Van the Man.

The Cowan family generously offered a sole ram in the sale with the full proceeds donated tothe Childrens Heartbeat Trust. This realised 1000 guineas abd was ourchased by Jim and Gillian Devenney, Donegal.

Over 75% of the sales catalogue was sold for export to mainland UK and Southern Ireland, with a 100% clearance realised. The average was £1048.

Auctioneers: Beatties Livestock Sales.

Related topics:Aberdeen

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