Ashbourne Meats hosted a Limousin cull cow carcase competition, awarding €2,000 in prizes. Padraig Cotter from Co. Cork won the Limousin-cross class, and Michael McKeown from Co. Mayo won the pedigree Limousin cow class.

Ashbourne Meats recently held a Limousin cull cow carcase competition at its processing site in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. The event, which ran from Tuesday, May 26 to Thursday, May 28, featured a total prize fund of €2,000, divided between a class for pedigree Limousin cows and a class for Limousin-cross cows. First, second, and third place winners in each category received €500, €300, and €200, respectively. Cows entered were eligible for a base price of €6.60/kg for 'E' grade and €6.50/kg for 'U' grade. In the Limousin-cross class, Padraig Cotter from Co. Cork secured first prize with a cow grading 'U+3+' and weighing 539kg. John Morrissey from Co. Tipperary took second place with a 'U=4-' graded cow weighing 483kg. The pedigree Limousin cow class was won by Michael McKeown from Co. Mayo, whose entry graded 'U+3+' and weighed 522kg. Paraic Fallon from Co. Roscommon earned both second and third prizes in this class, with his second-place entry grading 'U=4-' and weighing 573kg, and his third-place entry grading 'U+3+' with a 460kg carcase. Willie McCormack, Procurement Manager at Ashbourne Meats, praised the quality of the entries and expressed hope for a similar competition later in the year. Ashbourne Meats, which celebrated 40 years in business last year, operates two sites in Roscrea and Naas.
This event highlights the quality of livestock being produced by Irish farmers and the importance of specialized competitions in driving standards within the agricultural sector.