Roscommon Mart – Weanling Prices – 15-03-2022

According to Maura Quigley, prices “remained firm” for both bulls and heifers at Roscommon Mart on Tuesday, March 15^th, 2022.

The mart manager reported that its latest sale attracted “good numbers”. She explained that springer heifers pushed from €1,000 to €1,700, while cows with calves at foot went under the hammer from €1,800 up to €2,100.        

Quigley explained that heifer weanlings averaged from €2.59-€3.44/kg, while bull weanlings ranged from €2.66-€3.62/kg.

She noted that there were “a good number” of customers both at the ringside and online.

Roscommon Mart 15-03-2022:

Weanling bull prices:

• SIX – 595 KGS – €1400 – €2.35/KG;
• LM – 515 KGS – €1380 – €2.67/KG;
• CHX – 395 KGS – €1100 – €2.78/KG;
• 1 LMX – 370 KGS – €1130 – €3.05/KG;
• LMX – 345 KGS – €1250 – €3.62/KG;
• 1 LMX – 440 KGS – €1310 – €2.87/KG;
• LMX – 305 KGS – €980 – €3.21/KG;
• CHX – 290 KGS – €3.44/KG;
• SIX – 395 KGS – €1000 – €2.53/KG;
• PTX – 380 KGS – €1080 – €2.84/KG;
• 2 LMX – 375 KGS – €1100 – €2.93/KG;
• LM – 295 KGS – €930 – €3.15/KG;
• 3 AAX – 303 KGS – €940 – €3.09/KG.

Weanling heifer prices:

• LMX – 465 KGS – €1200 – €2.58/KG;
• CHX – 430 KGS – €1170 – €2.72/KG;
• CHX – 435 KGS – €1160- €2.66/KG;
• BAX – 415 KGS – €1130 – €2.72/KG;
• LMX – 305 KGS – €950 – €3.11/KG;
• CHX – 315 KGS – €960 – €3.04/KG;
• CHX – 320 KGS – €1000- €3.12/KG;
• LMX – 290 KGS – €1000 – €3.44/KG;
• AAX – 310 KGS – €830 – €2.67/KG;
• SIX – 265 KGS – €720 – €2.71/KG.

Information:

• Address: Roscommon Co-Operative Livestock Marts Ltd, Circular Road, Co. Roscommon.
• Contact details: Phone: 090 6626352 or Fax no: – 090 6625689 or email – [email protected] – or see the mart’s website.
• Sale days: Sale of lambs and cast ewes on Wednesdays at 11 am (yard opens at 8 am) and cattle sales on Fridays. Sales are also online via LSL Auctions.

Access other cattle and sheep mart reports.

• To include your report, email – [email protected]