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Dowra: Dry cows to €2,080 with plainer cattle ‘back in price’

Dowra Mart – Cattle Prices – 01-10-2022

According to a spokesperson for Dowra Mart, just under 800 cattle crossed the scales at its most recent sale on Saturday, October 1st, 2022.

They noted that “good quality cattle held in price from the previous week, while plainer cattle were back in price”.

They reported that dry cows also proved “harder” sold, and plainer heavy cattle were also “an easier trade”.

At Saturday’s sale, cull cows reached €2,080, while beef heifers soared to €1,940, weanling heifers hit €1,200, weanling bulls topped out at €1,250, and bullocks soared to €1,750.

Dowra Mart 01-10-2022

Dry cows from 500kg – 600kgs:

  • LMX – 540kg – €1390;
  • LMX – 575kg – €1360;
  • CHX – 540kg – €1350;
  • SIX – 500kg – €1300;
  • LMX – 565kg – €1240;
  • SAX – 550kg – €1200;
  • LMX – 570kg – €1200.

Cull cows from 600kg to 700kgs:

  • LMX – 695kg – €1890;
  • CHX – 675kg – €1670;
  • LMX – 680kg – €1650;
  • SIX- 650kg – €1600;
  • SIX – 600kg – €1590;
  • LMX – 680kg – €1590;
  • LM – 665kg – €1570;
  • LMX – 645kg – €1570.

Cull cows over 700kgs:

  • CHX – 850kg – €2080;
  • LMX – 775kg – €2030;
  • SIX – 830kg – €1970;
  • AAX – 855kg – €1950;
  • CHX – 760kg – €1940;
  • LMX – 735kg – €1850;
  • BBX – 745kg – €1800.

Heifers from 400-500kgs:

  • HEX – 495kg – €1540;
  • SHX – 490kg – €1400;
  • CHX – 485kg – €1400;
  • LMX – 450kg – €1400;
  • LMX – 450kg – €1380;
  • CHX – 460kg – €1360;
  • LMX – 435kg – €1350;
  • LMX – 425kg – €1350.

Store heifers from 500kg – 600kgs:

  • LMX – 560kg – €1810;
  • LMX -585kg – €1750;
  • CHX – 575kg – €1740;
  • LMX – 580kg – €1710;
  • CHX – 580kg – €1705;
  • CHX – 570kg – €1700;
  • 2 x CHX – 540kg – €1700;
  • LMX – 545kg – €1680.

Beef heifers over 600kgs:

  • 2 x AAX – 700kg – €1940;
  • CHX – 655kg – €1900;
  • CHX – 720kg – €1870;
  • CHX – 635kg – €1850;
  • CHX – 600kg – €1800;
  • CHX – 615kg – €1780;
  • CHX – 605kg – €1780;
  • CHX – 600kg – €1760.

Weanling heifers under 300kgs:

  • CHX – 270kg – €850;
  • CHX- 285kg – €850;
  • CHX – 290kg – €840;
  • CHX – 270kg – €825;
  • CHX – 290kg – €810;
  • LMX – 270kg – €800;
  • CHX – 260kg – €800;
  • CHX – 235kg – €760.

Weanling heifers from 300 – 400kgs:

  • CHX – 395kg – €1200;
  • CHX- 365kg – €1140;
  • LMX – 355kg – €1130;
  • LMX – 360kg – €1120;
  • CHX – 355kg – €1110;
  • LMX – 380kg – €1100;
  • CHX – 365kg – €1090;
  • CHX – 350kg – €1050.

Bull weanlings under 300kgs:

  • CHX – 275kg – €980;
  • CHX – 290kg – €970;
  • CHX – 295kg – €960;
  • CHX – 250kg – €950;
  • CHX – 280kg – €860;
  • CHX – 250kg – €850;
  • CHX – 235kg – €820;
  • CHX – 230kg – €800.

Bull weanlings from 300kg – 400kgs:

  • CHX – 385kg – €1280;
  • CHX – 345kg – €1240;
  • CHX – 385kg – €1240;
  • LMX – 375kg – €1240;
  • CHX – 395kg – €1230;
  • CHX – 365kg – €1180;
  • CHX – 305kg – €1110;
  • CHX – 315kg – €1100.
Bullocks under 500kgs:
  • LMX – 485kg – €1470;
  • BBX – 490kg – €1460;
  • LMX – 495kg – €1440;
  • CHX – 470kg – €1440;
  • BBX – 495kg – €1420;
  • CHX – 445kg – €1410
  • BBX – 465kg – €1370
  • LMX – 440kg – €1360

Bullocks under 700kgs:

  • LMX – 710kg – €1750;
  • CHX- 630kg – €1730;
  • CHX – 590kg – €1640;
  • LMX – 610kg – €1600;
  • CHX – 580kg – €1580;
  • LMX – 515kg – €1580;
  • CHX – 545kg – €1570;
  • CHX – 535kg – €1560.

Stock bull prices:

  • LM – 805kg – €1920;
  • CH – 1025kg – €1900.

Other articles on That’s Farming:

Read a report from the previous week’s cattle sale

Further information:

  • Address: Dowra Mart, Fairgreen, Dowra, Co. Cavan
  • Contact details: (071) 964 3049 or email – [email protected]
  • Sale days: Sheep sales on Fridays and cattle sales on Saturday – Register to bid via MartEye

Mart reports 

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