Castlerea Mart – Cattle Prices – 07-07-2022
According to Brendan Egan, over 400 lots passed through the rings at Castlerea Mart on Thursday, July 7th, 2022.
The mart manager reported that trade held “extremely well,” especially for forward and quality lots.
At Thursday’s sale, bullocks led the sale at €2,360, while cull cows topped out at €2,330 and heifers soared to €2,080.
Castlerea Mart 07-07-2022
Dry cow prices:
- CH – 835KGS – €2330;
- LM – 755KGS – €2060;
- LM – 730KGS – €1990;
- AAX – 460KGS – €1040;
- CH – 700KGS – €1800;
- FR – 525KGS – €980;
- HEX – 720KGS – €1630;
- SHX – 670KGS – €1780.
Heifer prices:
- LM – 430KGS – €1460;
- CH – 495KGS – €1350;
- AA – 480KGS – €1310;
- CH – 400KGS – €1150;
- LM – 405KGS – €1290;
- CHX – 685KGS – €2080;
- LM – 660KGS – €1980;
- CH – 665KGS – €1945;
- LM – 565KGS – €1680.
Bullock prices:
- CHX – 445KGS – €1480;
- AA – 440KGS – €1390;
- LM – 370KGS – €1240;
- LM – 525KGS – €1490;
- AA – 510KGS – €1450;
- HEX – 535KGS – €1330;
- AAX – 560KGS – €1620;
- LM – 625KGS – €1870;
- CH – 780KGS – €2280;
- CHX – 685KGS – €2050;
- LM – 690KGS – €2035;
- CH – 800KGS – €2360.
Other categories:
- Springers went under the hammer from €1430 to €1540 per head;
- Cows with calves at foot made from €920 to €2000/unit – for a Limousin cow and a Limousin bull calf at foot.
- Calves: Young calves fetched from €85 up to €250;
- Runners: €600 up to €860.
Weanling heifer prices:
- CHX – 285KGS – €840;
- CH – 250KGS – €810;
- LM – 265KGS – €800;
- CH – 335KGS – €1060;
- CH – 305KGS – €980;
- SIM – 315KGS – €960.
Weanling bull prices:
- CHX – 410KGS – €1230;
- LM – 320KGS – €840;
- LM – 440KGS – €1050;
- CH – 255KGS – €860;
- CH – 235KGS – €800;
- LM -195KGS – €680.
Last week’s cattle prices
Read a report from last week’s cattle sale
Castlerea Mart information
- Address: Castlerea Co-operative Livestock Mart, 1 Main St, Demesne, Castlerea, Co. Mayo
- Contact details: Phone the mart office on (094) 962 0300
Upcoming sales:
- Thursday, July 14th, 2022: Weekly sale of bullocks, cull cows, heifers, sucklers, calves, runners, and weanlings, Sale commences at 11am.
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