Yesterday’s 2024 Gigginstown Angus annual sale saw all 24 bulls and 18 heifers sold, with strong bidding resulting in a total sale of over €155,000.
The highest priced bull was Gigginstown Pirate Boss Y618, while the highest priced female was Gigginstown Gammer Eva Y548.
Despite prices being slightly softer compared to the previous year, there was still a wide range of quality stock available at great prices, with bulls averaging €3,900 and heifers averaging €3,400.
Pedigree females available included young cows with calves, heifers on the point of calving, and younger heifers ready for breeding.
The sale was conducted by Auctioneer John Tevlin of Ballyjamesduff Mart and broadcast live on the MartEye website.
Gigginstown House Angus Manager, Joe O’Mahoney said: “we were delighted with the record numbers (over 8,000) who registered to bid online through the MartEye website. While prices were a little softer than our 2023 record sale, there was still lots of quality stock at great prices available for breeders. While our bulls averaged €3,900, 3 of our bulls were sold for just €3,000 each, offering all breeders tremendous value. It was a similar story with the females, and while the highest price achieved was for a beautiful Red Angus heifer at €5,800, the 18 heifers we sold averaged €3,400. However, 3 of our heifers sold for just €2,100 each, showing that not alone is Gigginstown offering high quality cattle, but also great value at our Annual Angus Sale.”
