The Irish Charolais Cattle Society is set to host its final spring show and sale of 2026 at GVM Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Saturday, May 23.

The pre-sale show will kick off at 9:30a.m with the sale due to commence at 12:30p.m.

There are a total of 51 bulls catalogued for the sale and ringside bidding as well as online bidding will be available via the LSL Auctions app.

All bulls offered for sale on the day are genotyped sire verified, myostatin tested, pre-sale inspected and vet inspected.

All bulls are fertility tested and the bulls sold in the Republic of Ireland are fertility insured.

The minimum opening bid for the sale is €3,000 and the minimum selling price in the sale is €3,500.

April sale results

The Irish Charolais Cattle Society hosted its April show and sale of bulls at GVM Tullamore Mart, on Saturday, April 25.

There was "a strong trade recorded" for the entry of 57 Charolais bulls, according to the cattle breed society.

Buyers from both north and south of the border were active in the sale, with five bulls purchased for export to Northern Ireland on the day.

The society sale report said that demand remained firm throughout the sale, with seven bulls exceeding €8,000 and 21 lots selling for over €5,000.

The overall average price settled just under €5,800, "reflecting the continued appetite for well-bred Charolais stock".

Top price

The top price of the day was €10,400, achieved by Lot 83, Clonagh Absolute Echo ET bred by Garett Behan.

The bull is a son of Goldstar Echo bred out of a Lisnagre-bred dam.

Following fierce ringside bidding, this bull was secured by a buyer from Co. Roscommon.

Two bulls shared the next highest price of €9,800. Lot 22 Urlanbeg Verstappen, bred by Sean O’Connor from Co. Clare was first into the money.

The stylish Neptune-sired bull was a first-prize winner in his class, attracting significant interest in the ring.

Next to hit €9,800 was Lot 37 Drumcullen Vulcan, bred by John Fleury.

This bull is a son of Inverlochy Ferdie out of a Drumcullen JJ dam.

Carrying one copy of both the F94L and Q204X genes, he was later sold to a Northern Ireland buyer.