Castlerea Mart report – cattle prices – 03-06-2021
According to Brendan Egan, there was increased farmer activity at Castlerea Mart on Thursday, June 3rd, 2012.
The mart manager reported that top-quality lots peaked at €2.59/kg at the mart’s most recent general cattle sale.
“In the heifer ring, prices peaked at €3.10 a kilo with an excellent trade this week helped by the better-quality stock on offer and increased farmer activity also.”
“The weanling rings reported a good clearance with a variance in price – depending on quality – a Charolais bull 340kgs fetched €1,380 or €4.05 a kilo.”
“Heifer weanlings reported a good clearance with prices peaking at 2.90 a kilo. The demand for cows with calves at foot remain strong also with €1,980 paid for a 9-year-old Charolais cow and her bull calf at foot.”
“Dry cows were a lively trade this week with prices peaking at €2.33/kg. The calf trade, with good numbers on offer, was similar to last week,” Egan added.
Castlerea Mart 03-06-2021:
Bullocks:
- LM – 480KGS – €1200;
- CH – 460KGS – €1140;
- AA – 515KGS – €1330;
- CH – 585KGS – €1520;
- LM – 550KGS – €1420;
- CH – 630KGS – €1410;
- AA – 505KGS – €1190;
- CH – 685KGS – €1530.
Heifers:
- LM – 655KGS – €1690;
- SI – 410KGS – €1200;
- LM – 545KGS – €1470;
- CH – 370KGS – €1150;
- LM – 450KGS – €1240;
- CH – 455KGS – €1180;
- LM – 390KGS – €1080;
- CH – 775KGS – €1750;
- LM – 570KGS – €1500.
Dry cows:
- LM – 680KGS – €1590;
- AA – 695KGS – €1240;
- LM – 720KGS – €1510;
- HEX – 660KGS – €1180;
- LM – 720KGS – €1510;
- AA – 545KGS – €910.
Suckler pairs, springers, and calves:
- Cows with calves at foot made from €1380 to €1980;
- Springers ranged from €900 to €1300;
- Calves went under the hammer from €85 to €350 for continental lots.
Weanling bulls:
- CH – 270KGS – €830;
- CH – 250KGS – €660;
- LM – 385KGS – €1060;
- CH – 340KGS – €1380;
- CH – 390KGS – €1120;
- HEX – 195KGS – €580;
- SAX – 295KGS – €730.
Weanling heifers:
- LM – 265KGS – €780;
- CH – 275KGS – €770;
- LM – 225KGS – €630;
- CH – 330KGS – €940;
- CH – 345KGS – €910;
- AA – 355KGS – €880;
- CH – 330KGS – €880;
- LM – 220KG – €640.
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 – or more details on Castlerea Co-Operative mart.
- Sale day: Sale of bullocks, heifers, cows, calves, running and weanlings on Thursdays. All sales commence at 11am. Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions in place.
 from cattle sale of cull cows, heifers, bullocks, sucklers, weanlings & calves held at Castlerea Mart on 03-06-2021.){kind=link}