Balla Mart report – cattle prices – 09-10-2021

According to Stephen Hannon, some 1,200 lots were on offer at Aurivo Balla Mart, Co Mayo on Saturday, October 9^th, 2021.

The mart manager reported that there was “great buying for cattle with more farmer and other buyers around the ring and online”.

“This resulted in a good trade, especially for heavy bullocks and heifers suitable for breeding,” Hannon added.

Balla Mart 09-10-2021

Bullock prices:

He outlined that bullocks 300kg to 400kg averaged €2.58/kg, while entries in the 400kg to 500kg averaged €2.58/kg and heavier bullocks 500kg + levelled at €2.41/kg.

Hannon remarked that “heavy bullocks 700kg+ were still making excellent prices, €1100-€1,200 with the weight.”

He pointed out that the top prices in this ring included €1,810 for a 735kg August-2019 entry and an April-2019-born bullock, weighing 665kgs.

• BBX – 745kgs – €1740;
• LMX – 665kgs – €1,580;
• SAX – 425kgs – €850;
• BBX – 510kgs – €1,230;

• CHX – 535kgs – €1,300;
• CHX – 420kgs – €1,010;
• SHX – 565kgs – €1,200;

• SIX – 550kgs – €1,230;
• 2 FR – 530kgs – €800 (32-months);
• LM – 425kgs – €990;
• AAX – 580kgs – €1,260;
• CHX – 470kgs – €1,320;
• LMX – 510kgs – €1,270;
• BAX – 500kgs – €1,150;
• PTX – 535kgs – €1,390;
• AU – 515kgs – €1,220;
• AA – 525kgs – €1,080;
• HEX – 535kgs – €1,220;

• CH – 620kgs – €1,340;
• AAX – 495kgs – €1,250;
• AU – 445kgs – €1,070;
• SAX – 580kgs – €1,170;

• CHX – 585kgs – €1,280;
• AAX – 700kgs – €1,460;
• CHX – 705kgs – €1,580;
• LMX – 725kgs – €1,560;
• LMX – 600kgs – €1,330;
• AU – 625kgs – €1,400;

• SIX – 625kgs – €1,400;
• CHX – 480kgs – €1,290;
• SIX – 605kgs – €1,220;
• CHX – 625kgs – €1,540;
• LMX – 715kgs – €1,700;
• LMX – 680kgs – €1,300.

Heifer prices

Meanwhile, Hannon reported that heifers up to 400 kg averaged €2.35/kg, while those in the 400kg-500kg bracket averaged €2.45/kg and entries 500kg+ levelled at €2.46/kg.

Some of the highest prices in this ring included €1,960 for an April-2020-born LMX, weighing 560kgs and €2,060 for a 755kg AAX.

• LMX – 475kgs – €1,240;
• BBX – 605kgs – €1,650;

• LMX – 400kgs – €960;
• CHX – 560kgs – €1,300;
• LMX – 610kgs – €1,610;
• AA – 225kgs – €530;
• SA – 560kgs – €1,140;
• CHX – 505kgs – €1,240;
• CH – 550kgs – €1,340;
• SIX – 470kgs – €950;
• HEX – 485kgs – €870;
• LMX – 650kgs – €1,810;
• LMX – 625kgs – €1,130;
• BBX – 505kgs – €920;
• CHX – 565kgs – €1,450;
• AAX – 715kgs – €1,740;
• AAX – 575kgs – €1,110;
• LMX – 625kgs – €1,560;
• CHX – 580kgs – €1,370;
• LMX – 645kgs – €1,400;
• 1 LMX – 570kgs – €1,420;
• LMX – 590kgs – €1,560;

• AAX – 620kgs – €1,280;
• LMX – 640kgs – €1,680;
• LMX – 575kgs – €1,420;
• CHX – 715kgs – €1,870;
• CHX – 640kgs – €1,730;
• 1 CHX – 645kgs – €1,700;
• CHX – 645kgs – €1,720;
• CHX – 580kgs – €1,400.

Balla Mart 09-10-2021: Cull cow prices

Furthermore, Hannon reported that dry cow prices were up on the previous week’s levels due to the presence of Northern Ireland and factory buyers.

The sale-topper in this ring came in the form of an April-17-born LMX, weighing 885kgs, at €2,210. Meanwhile, the highest price per kg, €2.63/kg, was recorded for a 735kg Limousin at €1,930.

In the suckler ring, a Dec-2014-born Limousin cow with a heifer calf at foot topped out at €2,400.

• LM – 760kgs – €1,610;
• BBX – 650kgs – €900;
• SI – 805kgs – €1,560;
• CHX – 815kgs – €1,600;

• SHX – 720kgs – €1,380;
• LMX – 700kgs – €1,380;
• LMX – 605kgs – €1,260;
• SAX – 555kgs – €980;
• SHX – 610kgs – €1,170;
• MAX – 680kgs – €1,060;
• FR – 635kgs – €680;
• CHX – 800kgs – €1,600;
• HEX – 780kgs – €1,360;
• BAX – 735kgs – €1,470;
• SHX – 620kgs – €980;
• SA – 660kgs – €1,210;
• LM – 635kgs – €1,440;
• LMX – 645kgs – €1,470;
• CHX – 690kgs – €1,240;

• BBX – 750kgs – €1,750;
• LMX – 590kgs – €1,070;
• LMX – 765kgs – €1,770;
• HEX – 590kgs – €900;
• SIX – 685kgs – €1,120;
• Lmx – 615kgs – €1,130;
• LM – 700kgs – €1,430;
• FR – 595kgs – €960;
• SIX – 655kgs – €1,340;
• HEX – 730kgs – €1,130;
• BBX – 55kgs – €810;
• BBX – 610kgs – €1,200;
• LMX – 645kgs – €1,230.

 Balla Mart information:

• Address: Aurivo Balla Mart, Carrowntober, Oughter, Co. Mayo
• Contact information:Phone: 094-9365068 or see Aurivo’s website.
• Sale days:Weanlings: Tuesdays. Bullocks, heifers, cull cows, sucklers, and stock bulls on Saturdays with rings as follows:
• 1:Bullocks at 10:30 am Saturday ringside and online.
• 2:Heifers at 10:30 am Saturday ringside and online
• 3:Dry Cows/breeding bulls & springers at 10:45 am/11 am ringside and online.

Tuesday weanling sales:

• Ring 1: Bull weanlings at 10:30 am Tuesday ringside and online.
• Ring 2: Heifer weanlings at 10:45 am Tuesday ringside and online.
• Intake time 07:00 am to 09:30 am on Saturdays. 08:00 am to 09:30 am on Tuesdays.

Special entry:

• Saturday, October 16^th: 20 continental in-calf heifers. Scanned in-calf and due in December 2021 and January 2022 to an easy-calving pedigree Limousin stockbull.

Further reading

That’s Farming previously profiled Stephen Hannon, general manager of Aurivo Marts and manager of Balla Mart – Read this article by Stephen Hannon here.

Read a report from last Saturday’s cattle sale.

Mart reports

Read more mart reports (cattle and sheep prices) on That’s Farming.