Cattle from €20 to €2,000 in Ballinrobe – Gibsey

Aurivo Ballinrobe Mart – Cattle Prices – 26-04-2023

According to Teresa Gibsey, assistant manager at Aurivo Ballinrobe Mart, prices ranged from €20 to €2,000 at its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday, April 26^th, 2023.

She reported that the Mayo-based mart’s end-of-month bullock sale met with “very strong trade”, with highs of €4.31/kg recorded.

Bullock prices ranged from €460 to €2,000 per head or €2.00 to €4.31 per kg. The average for bullocks 500kg plus was €3.04/kg.

Prices in this ring at Wednesday’s sale as follows:

• AAX – 705KG – €2,000 – €2.84/KG;
• LMX – 620KG – €1,900 – €3.06/KG;
• CHX – 430KG – €1,530 – €3.56/KG;
• CHX – 325KG – €1,350 – €4.15/KG;
• LMX – 290KG – €1,250 – €4.31/KG.

Dry cows, suckler pairs and calves

Dry cows changed hands from €560 to €1,860, with the top call going to a farmer from Gortacurra, Cross, at €2.70/kg with a 690kg Charolais.

In the suckler ring, a Hereford-cross cow with a Limousin-cross bull calf at foot fetched €1,660 from Cahernabruck, Shrule.

Gibsey added that there was “another great turnout of suck calves with a 100% clearance”.

“There was a mixture of Belgian Blue-cross, Angus-cross, Friesian and Hereford-cross calves for sale, and prices ranged from €20 to €330 with an average of €225 and highs of €330 for a Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf.”

Heifers:

Heifers made from €710 to €1,800 per head or €2.28 to €3.74 per kg. The average for heifers 500kg plus was €2.75/kg & heifers 400 to 500kg average was €2.85/kg, again “holding firm” to the previous week, Gibsey outlined.

Prices in this ring as follows:

• LMX – 630KG – €1,800 – €2.86/KG;
• LMX – 480KG – €1,640 – €3.42/KG;
• CHX – 440KG – €1,420 – €3.23/KG;
• CHX – 390KG – €1,460 – €3.74/KG;
• CHX – 380KG – €1,350 – €3.55/KG.

Weanling heifer prices:

A small selection of weanling heifer on saw prices range from €420 to €1000 per head or €2.27 to €3.69 per kg. The average for heifers 200 – 350kg was €2.99/kg.

Prices on the day:

• LMX – 295KG – €1000 – €3.39/KG;
• CH – 255KG – €940 – €3.69/KG;
• CHX – 235KG – €820 – €3.49/KG;
• CHX – 285KG – €1000 – €3.51/KG.

Weanling bull prices:

Weanling bulls were “on fire,” with prices from €580 to €1,510 per head or €2.55 to €4.39 per kg.

The average price for weanling 200kgs to 350kgs was €3.46/kg, an increase on the previous week and weanlings 350kgs to 450kgs levelled at €3.18/kg.

Prices:

• CHX – 495KG – €1,510 – €3.05/KG;
• CHX – 365KG – €1,250 – €3.42/KG;
• CHX – 295KG – €1,280 – €4.34/KG;
• CHX – 285KG – €1,250 – €4.39/KG.

Read a report from the previous week’s sale.

Mart information:

• Address: Aurivo Ballinrobe Mart, Claremorris Road, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
• Sales: Weekly cattle sales on Wednesday at 11 am (subject to seasonal change) and weekly sheep sales on Thursdays
• Note: Pre-booking every Thursday and Friday from 9 am-1 pm for cattle sales.
• Contact details: Telephone: 094-9541140.

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