Suckler pairs to €2,700 and cull cows to €2,670 at Balla

Balla Mart – Cattle Prices – 18-06-2022

According to Stephen Hannon, trade for forward stores and beef types “held well” at Balla Mart at Saturday’s (June 18^th, 2022) cattle sale.

The manager of Balla Mart and general manager of Aurivo Marts commented that this was “a big sale that was unprecedented for mid-June”.

Prices reached €2,340 in the bullock ring, while heifers changed hands for up to €2,070, suckler pairs topped out at €2,700 and cull cows hit €2,670.

Balla Mart 18-06-2022

Bullocks 300kg to 400kg averaged €2.80/kg, while bullocks 400kg to 500kg levelled at €2.68/kg and heavier bullocks 500kg + averaged €2.79/kg.

A farmer from Bushfield, Hollymount, had an AAX bullock born March-20 entry, weighing 785kg, that changed hands for €2,340.

• CHX – 620kgs – €1,630;
• AAX – 580kgs – €1,580;
• 2 FR – 495kgs – €1,130;
• CHX – 500kgs – €1,480;
• CHX – 470kgs – €1,380;
• LMX – 525kgs – €1,400;
• CHX – 515kgs – €1,580;
• SH – 685kgs – €1,810;
• LMX – 460kgs – €1,200;
• AAX – 560kgs – €1,540;
• BBX – 540kgs – €1,380;
• LMX – 515kgs – €1,450;
• SIX – 550kgs – €1,480;
• FR – 415kgs – €720;
• HEX – 545kgs – €1,360;
• CHX – 490kgs – €1,420;
• CHX – 620kgs – €1,630;
• LMX – 620kgs – €1,900;
• LMX – 640kgs – €1,670.

Heifer prices

According to Hannon, in the heifers this week. Entries up to 400 kg averaged €2.85/kg, while those in the 400kg to 500kg bracket averaged €2.72/kg and heavier heifers 500kgs+ faired out at €2.90/kg.

The category-topper in this ring came in the form of a 650kg Charolais at €2,070.

• CHX – 400kgs – €1,160;
• CHX – 490kgs – €1,420;
• CHX – 515kgs – €1,630;
• CHX – 575kgs – €1,750;
• CHX – 650kgs – €2,070;
• BBX – 410kgs – €1,110;
• LMX – 505kgs – €1,360;
• AAX – 630kgs – €1,780;
• LMX – 550kgs – €1,370;
• LMX – 640kgs – €1,650;
• BAX – 625kgs – €1,770;
• LMX – 500kgs – €1,210;
• BBX – 255kgs – €790;
• LM – 445kgs – €1,420;
• SIX – 625kgs – €1,600;
• CHX – 655kgs – €1,850;
• CHX – 640kgs – €1,880;
• SIX – 540kgs – €1,410;
• LMX – 610kgs – €1,640;
• SI – 865kgs – €2,470 (42 months);
• SHX – 425kgs – €970.

Cull cow prices

According to Hannon, numbers “remained very high” in the cull cow ring, with prices to €2,670.

• SI – 740kgs – €2,010;
• LMX – 630kgs – €1,580;
• AAX – 690kgs – €1,770;
• CH – 675kgs – €1,710;
• HEX – 725kgs – €1,750;
• LMX – 505kgs – €1,300;
• SIX – 580kgs – €1,400;
• FR – 690kgs – €1,560;
• FR – 730kgs – €1,600;
• FR – 720kgs – €1,460;
• CHX – 780kgs – €2,130;
• AAX – 845kgs – €2,210;
• CH – 855kgs – €2,290;
• SH – 645kgs – €1,600;
• BBX – 815kgs – €2,400;
• BBX – 850kgs – €2,440;
• SHX – 505kgs – €990.

Other categories:

• 16-born AAX cow with twin BBX bull calves at foot – €2,700;
• Bull weanlings 200kg to 350kg averaged – €2.88/kg;
• 350kg to 450kg – €2.72/kg;
• Bull weanlings 450kg+ – €2.60/kg.

Previous week’s sale

• Read a report with prices

Balla Mart information:

• Address: Aurivo Balla Mart, Carrowntober, Oughter, Co. Mayo
• Contact information: Phone: 094-9365068 or see Aurivo’s website.
• Sale days: Weanlings: Tuesdays. Bullocks, heifers, cull cows, sucklers, and stock bulls on Saturdays with rings as follows:
• 1: Bullocks at 10:30 am Saturday ringside and online.
• 2: Heifers at 10:30 am Saturday ringside and online
• 3: Dry cows/breeding bulls & springers at 10:45 am/11 am ringside and online.

Tuesday weanling sales (Certain times of year):

• Ring 1: Bull weanlings at 10:30 am Tuesday ringside and online.
• Ring 2: Heifer weanlings at 10:45 am Tuesday ringside and online.
• Intake time 07:00 am to 09:30 am on Saturdays. 08:00 am to 09:30 am on Tuesdays.

Further reading

• That’s Farming previously profiled Stephen Hannon, general manager of Aurivo Marts and manager of Balla Mart – Read this article with Stephen Hannon.

Mart reports

• Read more mart reports(cattle and sheep prices) on That’s Farming.