Tuam Mart – 14-02-2022

According to Marion Devane, there was a “lively” trade at Tuam Mart’s cattle sale on Monday, February 14^th, 2022.

She reported that buyers paid “top” prices for “top quality” stock at its general weekly cattle sale.

Tuam Mart 14-02-2022:

Heifer prices:

• 305 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €860 (€2.82/kg);
• 415 kg LM by a Dunmore farmer made €1170 (€2.82/kg);
• 445 kg LMX by a Cloghanshill farmer made €1250 (€2.81/kg);
• 495 kg LMX by an Oughterard farmer made €1300 (€2.63/kg);
• 485 kg CHX by a Lavally farmer made €1320 (€2.72/kg)
• 525 kg LMX by a Turloughmore farmer made €1320 (€2.51/kg);
• 535 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1400 (€2.62/kg);
• 665 kg CH by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1950 (€2.93/kg);
• 760 kg CH by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €2080 (€2.74/kg).

Cull cow prices:

• 645 kg LMX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1420 (€2.20/kg);
• 595 kg LMX by a Barbersfort farmer made €1440 (€2.42/kg);
• 775 kg CH by an Oughterard farmer made €1830 (€2.36/kg);
• 760 kg AAX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1850 (€2.43/kg);
• 675 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1560 (€2.31/kg).

Bullock prices:

Devane reported that bullocks were “on fire” at Monday’s sale.

• A group of three 315 kg AAX by a Headford farmer made €810;
• 390 kg AAX by a Belclare farmer made €960 (€2.46/kg);
• 435 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €1230 (€2.83/kg);
• 465 kg PTX by a Claremorris farmer made €1150 (€2.47/kg);
• 530 kg LMX by a Bushypark farmer made €1500 (€2.83/kg);
• A group of 6 AAX by a Moylough farmer made €1580 (€2.78/kg);
• A 610 kg CH by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1720 (€2.82/kg);
• His comrade, weighing 775 kg, made €2120 (€2.74/kg).

Weanling prices

According to Devane, the mart’s evening weanling sale attracted a “great turn out of top quality animals” “The heifer trade was on fire,” Devane added.

• 330 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1000 (€3.03/kg);
• 240 kg LMX by a Ballinastock farmer made €760 (€3.17/kg);
• 295 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €870 (€2.95/kg);
• 260 kg LMX by a Williamstown farmer made €870 (€3.35/kg);
• 345 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €1090 (€3.16/kg);
• 315 kg LMX by a Rosscahill farmer made €940 (€2.98/kg);
• A super 295 kg LMX by a Williamstown farmer made €1020 (€3.46/kg);
• 330 kg LMX by a Claremorris farmer made €950 (€2.88/kg);
• 340 kg CHX by a Belclare farmer made €1010 (€2.97/kg).

Bull prices:

Devane reported that a “tremendous” trade prevailed for bulls.  bull trade was also recorded at the sale with sample prices including:

• 255 kg LMX by a Knocknagur farmer made €790 (€3.10/kg);
• 340 kg LMX By a Williamstown farmer made €1050 (€3.09/kg);
• 290 kg LMX by a Williamstown farmer made €1030 (€3.55/kg)
• 260 kg SAX by a Currandulla farmer made €760 (€2.92/kg);
• 265 kg LMX by a Ballinasloe farmer made €810 (€3.06/kg);
• 340 kg BBX by an Irishtown farmer made €1040 (€3.06/kg);
• 345 kg PTX by a Moylough farmer made €1000 (€2.90/kg);
• 250 kg CHX by a Mountbellew farmer made €770 (€3.08/kg);
• 285 kg LMX by a Ballinrobe farmer made €850 (€2.98/kg);
• 260 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €860 (€3.31/kg);
• Comrade weanling 240 kg LMX made €760 (€3.17/kg);
• A super 410 kg LMX weanling by the same farmer made €1200 (€2.93/kg);
• 425 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €1180 (€2.78/kg)
• 400 kg CHX by an Oughterard farmer made €1190 (€2.98/kg).

Sheep prices:

Concluding, Devane said the sheep trade is holding with a good volume of hoggets presented for sale each week, along with a number of in-lamb ewes and culls.

Mart information:

• Address: Church View, Corralea West, Tuam
• County: Galway
• Phone: 093-24353

Upcoming sales at Tuam Mart:

• Cattle sales every Monday;
• Sheep sales every Tuesday. Intake from 12 pm to 3 pm. Breeding ewes and hogget at 4:30 pm in ring 1 and lamb sale on the plank at 5 pm.

Further reading:

• Read more mart reports.

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