A lively trade prevailed – especially for quality lots – at Castlerea Mart on Thursday (June 18th), according to Brendan Egan.
The mart manager pointed out that in the heifer ring, top lots reached €2.64/kg, while in the weanling heifer, a top call of €3.31/kg was recorded.
Cows with calves at foot made up to €2,200 for a Charolais cow with a heifer calf at foot.
“Dry cows, with good numbers on offer, reported a strong trade also while the calves and runners reported a good clearance,” Egan added.
Heifers:
- LM – 400KGS – €1050;
- CH – 375KGS – €990;
- CH – 380KGS – €970;
- CH – 490KGS – €1030;
- LM – 470KGS – €1020;
- AA – 445KGS – €980;
- LM – 670KGS – €4780;
- CH – 640KGS – €1470;
- AA – 650KGS – €1360;
- SAX – 705KGS – €1530.
Weanling heifers:
- LMX – 275KGS – €780;
- LM – 250KGS – €750;
- CH – 320KGS – €1060;
- CH – 360KGS – €1040;
- CH – 365KGS – €920;
- LM – 405KGS – €980;
- AAX – 280KGS – €750.
Suckler pairings and springers:
- Cows with calves at foot made from €1060-€2200 for a Charolais cow with a heifer calf at foot;
- Springers made from €900 to €1100/head.
Dry cows:
- CHX – 920KGS – €1720;
- LM – 850KGS – €1580;
- LM – 765KGS – €1380;
- LMX – 840KGS – €1490;
- LM – 485KGS – €840.
Calves/runners:
- Calves made from €80 to €360 while runners climbed from €400-€440.
Bullock and weanling sale
Bullocks fetched up to €2.66/kg, while weanling bulls climbed to €2.85/kg at the mart’s sale on Monday, June 15th.
“250 lots on offer and trade was helped by the recent improvement in grass growth,” Egan added.
Bullocks:
- LMX – 465KGS – €1240;
- CH – 495KGS – €1170;
- LM – 545KGS – €1250;
- LM – 505KGS – €1160;
- LMX – 590KGS – €1400;
- BBX – 605KGS – €1390;
- LMX – 625KGS – €1390;
- LM – 625KGS – €1370;
- CH – 575KGS – €1260.
Weanling bulls:
- CHX – 275KGS – €780;
- CHX – 280KGS – €770;
- CH – 245KGS – €700 ;
- CH – 570KGS – €1210;
- CH – 405KGS – €930;
- CH – 420KGS – €910.
