Castlerea Mart – Cattle Prices – 28-04-2022
According to Brendan Egan, some 800 lots passed through the rings at Castlerea Mart on Thursday, April 28th, 2022 (28-04-2022).
The mart manager reported that the dry cow trade remained firm, with prices topping out at €2.870 or €2.94/kg.
Meanwhile, the heifer ring, with larger numbers on offer this week, reported a “very strong” trade. According to Egan, many of the lighter quality stores exceeded €3.00/kg, while heavier, forward lots peaked at €2,240 or €3.34/kg.
He noted that the weanling rings attracted “a lot” of farmer interest this week. Bull weanlings topped out at €4.21/kg, and weanling heifers soared to €3.57/kg.
In the suckler ring, springers made up to €1,390 and breeding stock fetched up to €2,240 – a price the mart recorded for a Limousin cow and her bull calf at foot.
Lastly, the calf trade reported a good clearance, and Egan noted that prices were relative to the quality on offer.
Castlerea Mart 28-04-2022
Dry cow prices:
- CH – 975KGS – €2870;
- AA – 800KGS – €2350;
- BB – 825KGS – €2270;
- AAX – 770KGS – €2150;
- HE – 830KGS – €2100;
- LM – 495KGS – €1380;
- AA – 405KGS – €740;
- FR – 515KGS – €920.
Heifer prices:
- LM – 400KGS – €1340;
- CH – 420KGS – €1260;
- AA – 385KGS – €1260;
- SI – 470KGS – €1490;
- CH – 485KGS – €1450;
- AA – 465KGS – €1430;
- LIM – 680KGS – €2240;
- CH – 715KGS – €2210;
- 1 CH – 635KGS – €2180;
- CH – 640KGS – €2010.
Weanling bull prices:
- AA – 270KGS – €1060;
- CH – 280KGS – €1040;
- CH – 250KGS – €970;
- LM – 280KGS – €940;
- CH – 325KGS – €1370;
- 2 CH – 425KGS – €1280;
- CH – 355KGS – €1260;
- LM – 440 KGS – €1410.
Weanling heifer prices:
- CH – 285KGS – €1020;
- LM – 295KGS – €1000;
- 1 LM – 285KGS – €970;
- LM – 250KGS – €830;
- AA – 295KGS – €750;
- LM – 235KGS – €720;
- CH – 375KGS – €1000;
- LM – 320KGS – €990.
Calf prices:
- According to Egan, 180 calves were on offer and with an average price of €155, made from €1(1-month-old FR bulls 30-45kgs) up to €430;
- Runners traded from €280 to €890 for continental lots.
Suckler pairs and springers:
- Springers changed hands from €1030 to €1390/head;
- Cows with calves at foot made from €1360 to €2240.
Bullock prices
According to Egan, over 100 bullocks went under the hammer at the mart’s sale on Monday, April 25th, 2022.
He said that lots made up to €2,100, while quality stores topped out at €3.58/kg.
- CH – 435KGS – €1560;
- 1 CH – 485KGS – €1590;
- CH – 435KGS – €1420;
- 1 CH – 550 KGS – €1660;
- AA – 570KGS – €1550;
- LM – 710KGS – €2100;
- LM – 660KGS – €1980;
- SAX – 670KGS – €1680.
Last week’s prices:
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
Upcoming sales:
- Monday, May 2nd: Weekly sale of bullocks
- Thursday, May 5th, 2022: Weekly sale of cull cows, heifers, sucklers, calves, runners, and weanlings, including a special entry of 30 dairy cows. Sale commences at 11am.
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