Goffs February Weanling Sale to go online due to extension of Covid restrictions

The Goffs February Weanling Sale will now be held as a live online sale following the Irish government's decision to extend the current coronavirus restrictions.

Vendors will be asked to upload films and veterinary information to the Goffs website, while every weanling will be presented with a veterinary certificate against which purchasers can re-examine within 48 hours of the fall of hammer.

The online information will also provide a farm location should local buyers wish to arrange a socially distanced pre-sale inspection.

Goffs Group chief executive, Henry Beeby said: "While this is not our first choice, an online option offers an opportunity to trade and several vendors implored us not to simply cancel the sale.

"We recognise it will not suit some and that buyers would prefer a physical sale, as would we, but we must react and adapt to the latest government directives.

"At this stage we simply cannot say with any degree of certainty when we could hold a physical sale that is both safe and compliant in the short term, and vendors need certainty as they plan their year rather than yet more delays."

Goffs has so far held three online sales including last November's Autumn Yearling Sale.

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