Cattle to €1,350 over and ewes to €246/hd at Blessington

Blessington Mart – Cattle Prices – 07-04-2022

According to a spokesperson for Blessington Mart, there was a “very strong” trade for all types of cattle at its weekly sale on Thursday, April 7^th, 2022.

They reported that stronger cattle, in particular, met with “great demand” while prices, in general, ranged from €280 to €1,350 over the kg.

Blessington Mart 07-04-2022:

• Beef bullocks – €1,000-€1,350 over;
• Continental store bullocks – €520-€1,200 over;
• HE/AA store bullocks – €420-€860 over;
• Friesian store bullocks – €280-€510 over;
• Beef heifers – €680-€1,050;
• Continental store heifers – €460-€880 over;
• HE/AA store heifers – €380-€680 over;
• Beef cows – €860-€1,500 over;
• Feeding cows: €320-€520 over.

This week’s sheep prices:

According to a spokesperson for Blessington Mart, a “very good” trade prevailed for fat ewes and fat hoggets at this week’s sheep sale (Tuesday, April 5^th, 2022).

They reported that heavy hoggets ranged from €166-€172 or €102-€112 over the kg, while factory hoggets went under the hammer from €152-€168 over €104-€122 over.

Meanwhile, heavy ewes changed hands from €180 to €246/head, while lighter ewes pushed from €96-€174/head and ewes with lambs at foot made from €120-€240/unit.

Last week’s cattle prices:

According to a spokesperson for Blessington Mart, a “very strong” trade prevailed for beef and store-types at its cattle sale on Thursday, March 31^st, 2022.

The spokesperson noted that “a lot of customers” were present at its general sale.

• Continental store bullocks – €540-€1,060 over;
• HE/AA store bullocks – €440-€690 over;
• Friesian store bullocks – €280-€560 over;
• Continental store heifers – €440-€800 over;
• Beef heifers – €740-€1,180 over;
• HE/AA store heifers – €440-€650 over;
• Beef cows – €460-€800 over;
• Feeding cows – €240-€410 over.

Last week’s sheep prices:

According to the mart spokesperson, there was a “very good” trade for all types of fat ewes and fat lambs at Tuesday’s (March 29^th, 2022) sale.

• Heavy hoggets – €166-€171 or €106-€112 over;
• Factory hoggets – €154-€166 or €104-€114 over;
• Store hoggets – €120-€144 or €80-€104 over;
• Heavy ewes – €176-€238/head;
• Lighter ewes – €96-€166/head.

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