Prices peaked at 16,000gns at the dispersal of John McKeen’s Movenis Limousin herd – staged at Ballymena Mart immediately after the NI Limousin Cattle Club’s second Ladies in Red show and sale.

The first lot into the sale ring was the four-year-old cow Movenis Ravanelle, which topped the trade selling to joint buyers Andrew Dougherty of the Cranmore herd and Owen Crawford of Drumlins Limousins both based at Kircubbin, Co Down.

Ravenelle is sired by the 10,000gns Haltcliffe Ben, while her dam Movenis Mystic is a daughter of the 32,000gns Ampertaine Elgin. She was sold in calf to Ampertaine Abracadabra and with a NT821 and Q204X myostatin pairing.

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Ravenelle’s first calf Movenis Ulea, a December 2023-born heifer sired by the 50,000gns Wilodge Cerebrus, made 5000gns when selling to the Castlevennon herd owned by David Spiers, Katesbridge. She carries F94L and Q204X genes.

The eight-year-old cow Movenis Magicienne and her February-born Graiggoch Rambo-sired heifer calf, Movenis Valentine, realised 7000gns when selling to Patrick McAreavey’s Ballinderry herd near Lisburn. Magicienne is sired by Ampertaine Foreman, and is out of the imported French-bred dam Abracadabr. She boasts double F94L myostatin genes.

Patrick and Conor McDonald of the 10-cow Tullyglush Herd at Tyan, Co Armagh, went to 5200gns for the January 2022-born heifer Movenis Treasure. Sired by Ampertaine Elgin and the third calf bred from Movenis Magicienne, she sold carrying double F94L genes, ad in calf to Cloughhead Umpire.

Three grade one embryos from donor dam Glenrock Harmony sold at 700gns each to Trevor Shields, Glenmarshal Herd, Kilkeel. They are a mixed flush using Wilodge Vantastic and Ampertaine Gigolo.

Averages: Eight lots, £6746.