Blessington: Cattle to €1,300 over and heavy ewes to €152/hd

Blessington Mart – Cattle Prices – 13-10-2022

According to Blessington Mart, a “very good” trade prevailed for all classes of cattle, both bullocks and heifers, on Thursday, October 13^th, 2022.

The spokesperson reported that this was its largest sale of the year, and prices reached €1,300 over the kg.

• Feeding cows – €280-€560 over;
• Beef cows – €580-€820 over;
• HE/AA store heifers – €370-€640 over;
• Continental store heifers – €460-€780 over;
• Beef heifers – €680-€1,010 over;
• Friesian store bullocks – €280-€590 over;
• HE/AA store bullocks – €360-€650 over;
• Continental store bullocks – €560-€1,060 over;
• Beef bullocks – €1,000-€1,300 over.

This week’s sheep prices

According to a spokesperson for Blessington Mart, there was a “very good” trade for lambs at Blessington Mart on Tuesday, October 11^th, 2022.

The spokesperson noted that the cast ewe trade was “similar to last week”.

• Cheviot ewe lambs – €80-€138 or €50-€102 over;
• Suffolk-cross ewe lambs – €100-€158 or €60-€114 over;
• Breeding ewes – €136-€190/head;
• Lighter ewes – €68-€114/head;
• Heavy ewes – €126-€152/head;
• Store lambs over 40kgs – €100-€114 or €60-€72 over;
• Store lambs over 35kgs – €85-€102 or €50-€67 over;
• Store lambs over 30kgs – €57-€82 or €30-€54 over;
• Factory lambs – €114-€132 or €74-€86 over;
• Heavy lambs – €132-€137 or €80-€89.

Last week’s cattle prices

According to a spokesperson for Blessington Mart, a “much larger” entry crossed the scales at its cattle sale on 06-10-2022.

The spokesperson noted that a “very good” trade prevailed for forward store cattle, but smaller, plainer sorts were “a little harder to sell”.

• Feeding cows – €280-€540 over;
• Beef cows – €560-€1,000 over;
• HE/AA store heifers – €340-€680 over;
• Continental store heifers – €480-€880 over;
• Beef heifers – €920-€1,160 over;
• Friesian store bullocks – €260-€480 over;
• HE/AA store bullocks – €360-€760 over;
• Continental store bullocks – €560-€1,080 over;
• Beef bullocks – €1,140-€1,380 over.

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Last week’s sheep prices

According to a spokesperson, a “very good” trade was evident for all lamb classes on Tuesday, October 4^th, 2022.

They noted that “not as many” customers were in the market for brood ewes as in previous weeks.

• Heavy lambs – €133-€138 or €80-€88 over;
• Factory lambs – €118-€133 or €74-€81 over;
• Lambs over 40kgs (stores) – €100-€116 or €60-€74 over;
• Lambs over 35kgs (stores) – €85-€103 or €50-€68 over;
• Store lambs over 30kgs – €60-€88 or €30-€60 over;
• Heavy ewes – €120-€144/head;
• Lighter ewes – €76-€116/head;
• Suffolk-cross hogget ewes – €120-€190/head;
• Cheviot hogget ewes – €130-€200/head;
• Cheviot-cross 3 and 4-year-old ewes – €120-€205/head;
• Suffolk-cross ewe lambs – €110-€160 or €70-€120 over;
• Cheviot ewe lambs – €90-€140 or €58-€100 over.

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