‘Blazing’ trade with highs of €4.26/kg at Tuam’s Charolais Weanling Show & Sale

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**Farming News/Mart Reports on That’s Farming – Tuam Mart – Cattle Prices – 18-09-2023**

According to Marion Devane, a “blazing” trade prevailed at Tuam Mart on Monday, September 18^th, 2023.

Cull cows reached €2,460, while heifers sold to €1,800 and bullocks climbed to €2,270.

Meanwhile, the mart’s Charolais Weanling Show & Sale saw highs of €1,610 for bulls, while heifers followed at €1,120.

Bullock prices:

355 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1280 (€3.61/kg);
410 kg CHX by a Dunmore Road farmer made €1280 (€3.12/kg);
430 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1400 (€3.26/kg);
A pair 472 kg SIX by a Moylough farmer made €1450 (€3.07/kg);
485 kg LMX by a Fairmount farmer made €1430 (€2.95/kg)
500 kg LMX by a Glenamaddy farmer made €1440 (€2.88/kg);
555 kg LMX by a Glenamaddy farmer made €1600 (€2.88/kg);
585 kg LMX by a Fairmount farmer made €1730 (€2.96/kg);
665 kg LMX by a Killavoher farmer made €2050 (€3.01/kg);
705 kg CHX by an Addergoole farmer made €2030 (€2.88/kg);
3 CHX 711 kg by a Rusheens farmer made €1980 (€2.78/kg);
775 kg CHX by a Rusheen farmer made €2270 (€2.93/kg).

Cow prices:

950 kg CHX by a Belclare farmer made €2460 (€2.59/kg);
865 kg LMX by a Cashel farmer made €2400 (€2.77/kg);
745 kg LMX by a Hollymount farmer made €1990 (€2.67/kg);
865 kg LMX by a Cloghanshill farmer made €2280 (€2.64/kg);
835 kg AAX by an Annagh Hill farmer made €2090 (€2.50/kg);
755 kg CHX by a Cortoon farmer made €1850 (€2.45/kg);
770 kg CHX by a Cashel farmer made €1810 (€2.345/kg);
860 kg LMX by a Cashel farmer made €2160 (€2.51/kg).

Heifer prices:

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395 kg CH by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1270 (€3.22/kg);
410 kg LMX by a Cloonmore farmer made €1240 (€3.02/kg);
415 kg BAX by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1270 (€3.06/kg);
465 kg LMX by a Cloonthue farmer made €1480 (€3.18/kg);
490 kg LMX by a Mountbellew farmer made €1400 (€2.86/kg);
515 CHX by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1470 (€2.85/kg);
520 kg CHX by a Cooloo farmer made €1500 (€2.88/kg);
670 kg AAX by an Annagh Hill farmer made €1800 (€2.69/kg).

Sample weanling heifer prices from Charolais Weanling Show & Sale include:

210 kg CHX by a Gortbeg farmer made €800 (€3.81/kg);
235 kg LMX by a Gortbeg farmer made €990 (€4.21/kg);
A pair 260 kg by a Brownsgrove farmer made €920 (€3.54/kg);
A pair 262 kg by a Cloonfad farmer made €1010 (€3.85/kg);
275 kg CHX by a Gardenfield farmer made €1020 (€3.71/kg);
295 kg CHX by a Gardenfield farmer made €1120 (€3.80/kg);
305 kg CHX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1040 (€3.41/kg);
310 kg BBX by a Lissaleen farmer made €1050 (€3.39/kg);
350 kg CHX by a Kilgeverin farmer made €1120 (€3.20/kg).

Sample weanling bull prices from Charolais Weanling Show & Sale include:

265 kg CHX by a Cappagh farmer made €1090 (€3.69/kg);
285 kg CHX by a Woodquay farmer made €1220 (€4.28/kg);
290 kg CHX by a Kilgerverin farmer made €1200 (€4.14/kg);
300 kg CHX by a Woodquay farmer made €1240 (€4.13/kg);
315 kg LMX by a Cortoon farmer made €1310 (€4.16/kg);
355 kg LMX by a Milltown farmer made €1630 (€4.59/kg);
305 kg CHX by a Brownsgrove farmer made €1140 (€3.74/kg);
440 kg CHX by a Menlough farmer made €1580 (€3.59/kg);
330 kg CHX by a Woodquay farmer made €1230 (€3.73/kg);
A pair 400 kg CHX by a Milltown farmer made €1300 (€3.25/kg).

Sponsors for this sale – AIB Tuam & St Jarlath’s Credit Union.

Prize winners included:

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