Charolais continues to top in Dowra with prices to €3,060 on Saturday

Dowra Mart – Cattle Prices – 27-05-2023

According to a spokesperson for Dowra Mart, just under 550 cattle changed hands at Saturday’s (May 27th, 2023) sale.

Dry cows peaked at €2440 for a CHX, weighing 840kg, while a CH stock bull fetched €3100.

Meanwhile, a light CHX bullock weighing 230kg topped out at €960, while a CHX heifer weighing 710kg sold for €2280 and a CHX bullock, weighing in at 625kg, found a new owner at €1890.

In the suckler ring, a pedigree Saler cow with a CHX bull calf at foot went under the hammer at €3,060.

Trade, the spokesperson reported, was “similar to the previous week with some very strong prices for heavy cattle in both rings were slightly dearer”.

Previous week’s mart report: Prices max out at €2,800 in ‘steady’ trade at Dowra

Dowra Mart Report on 27-05-2023

Dry cows from 500kg to 600kgs:

• AAX – 580kg – €1700;
• LMX – 580kg – €1480;
• LMX – 535kg – €1450;
• BBX- 585kg – €1450;
• LMX – 550kg – €1420.

Cull cows from 600kg – 700kgs:

• LMX – 695kg – €2070;
• AAX – 690kg – €2010;
• CHX – 690kg – €1900;
• CHX – 685kg – €1870;
• LMX – 600kg – €1820.

Dry cows over 700kgs:

• CHX – 840kg – €2440;
• LMX – 745kg – €2380;
• CHX – 830kg – €2340;
• SAX – 835kg – €2300;
• LMX – 775kg – €2280;
• LMX – 755kg – €2260;
• CHX – 775kg – €2210;
• LMX – 725kg – €2180;
• LMX – 715kg – €2120.

Stock bulls:

• CH – 755kg – €3100.

 Suckler pairs:  

• PB SA Cow with a CHX bull calf at foot – €3060;
• PB NR SA cow with a heifer calf at foot – €2650.

Bullocks under 500kgs:

• CHX – 485kg – €1560;
• LMX – 490kg – €1550;
• LMX – 460kg – €1540;
• CHX – 480kg – €1500.

Bullocks over 500kgs:

• CHX – 625kg – €1890;
• AAX – 645kg – €1800;
• 3 x CHX – 540kg – €1750;
• LMX – 525kg – €1720;
• CHX – 540kg – €1700;
• LMX – 505kg – €1660.

Bull weanlings under 300kgs:

• CHX – 295kg – €1120;
• CHX – 290kg – €1060;
• LMX – 280kg – €1040;
• CHX – 280kg – €1030;
• CHX – 270kg – €1000;
• LMX – 235kg – €940.

Bull weanlings from 300kg – 400kgs:

• LMX – 395kg – €1450;
• CHX – 390kg – €1430;
• LMX – 365kg – €1430;
• CHX – 350kg – €1420;
• LMX – 365kg – €1350;
• LMX – 375kg – €1300.

B weanlings from 400kg – 500kgs:

• BBX – 445kg – €1670;
• BBX – 485kg – €1650;
• CHX – 425kg – €1630;
• LMX – 480kg – €1630;
• CHX – 440kg – €1610.

Weanling heifers under 300kgs:

• LMX – 280kg – €1030;
• CHX – 275kg – €1000;
• CHX – 275kg – €940;
• LMX – 250kg – €900;
• CHX – 275kg – €890;
• AAX – 250kg – €850.

W heifers from 300kg – 400kgs:

• CHX – 395kg – €1400;
• CHX – 380kg – €1400;
• CHX – 310kg – €1260;
• CHX – 340kg – €1200;
• LMX – 360kg – €1180;
• CHX – 325kg – €1110.

Heifers from 400kg – 500kgs:

• LMX – 480kg – €1600;
• LMX – 465kg – €1600;
• BAX – 440kg – €1470;
• BAX – 400kg – €1450;
• 2 x SIX – 450kg – €1420;
• BAX – 440kg – €1400.

Heifers over 500kgs:

• CHX – 710kg – €2280;
• CHX – 695kg – €2230;
• LMX – 680kg – €2200;
• CHX – 650kg – €2200;
• CHX – 635kg – €2180;
• CHX – 645kg – €2160.

Further information:

• Address: Dowra Mart, Fairgreen, Dowra, Co. Cavan
• Contact details: (071) 964 3049 or email – [email protected]
• Sale days: Sheep sales on Fridays and cattle sales on Saturday – Register to bid via MartEye

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