Bullocks top at €2,400 & cull cows climb to €2,300 in Tuam – Devane

Mart Reports/Farming News on That’s Farming – Aurivo Balla Mart – Cattle Prices – 02-10-2023

According to Marion Devane, cull cows topped at €2,300, while heifers sold to €2,010 and bullocks pushed up to €2,400 at Tuam Co-operative Livestock Mart’s general cattle sale on Monday, October 2^nd, 2023.

Sample prices from the cull cow ring as follows:

• 930 kg CHX by a Caherlea farmer made €2300 (€2.47/kg);
• 825 kg CHX by a Caherlea farmer made €2000 (€2.42/kg);
• 605 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1430 (€2.36/kg);
• 880 kg LMX by a Corrandulla farmer made €1870 (€2.13/kg);
• 755 kg LMX by a Mossfort farmer made €1750 (€2.32/kg);
• 690 kg CHX by a Brownsgrove farmer made €1860 (€2.70/kg);
• 660 kg CHX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1710 (€2.59/kg);
• 810 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1880 (€2.32/kg);
• 690 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1710 (€2.48/kg).

Bullock prices:

• 435 kg LMX by a Milltown farmer made €1300 (€2.99/kg);
• x3 481 kg LMX by a Gardenfield farmer made €1540 (€3.20/kg);
• 490 kg CHX by a Fiddane farmer made €1540 (€3.14/kg);
• x2 LMX by a Marley farmer made €1700 (€3.08/kg);
• x3 598 LMX by a Gardenfield farmer made €1810 (€3.03/kg);
• x3 611 CHX by a Gardenfield farmer made €1850 (€3.03/kg);
• x5 756 kg LMX by a Kilconly farmer made €2400 (€3.17/kg);
• X5 756 kg LMX by a Kilconly farmer made €2400 (€3.17/kg).

Heifer prices:

• 440 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €1460 (€3.32/kg);
• 460 kg CH by a Corrandulla farmer made €1400 (€3.04/kg);
• 470 kg SAX by a Corrandulla farmer made €1370 (€2.91/kg);
• 490 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €1490 (€3.04/kg);
• 505 kg CHX by a Moylough farmer made €1450 (€2.84/kg);
• 585 kg AAX by a Sylane farmer made €1700 (€2.91/kg);
• 590 kg BBX by a Knocknagur farmer made €2010 (€3.41/kg);
• 725 kg LMX by a Clogherboy farmer made €1800 (€2.48/kg).

Weanling heifer prices:

• 285 kg LMX by a Moyne farmer made €880 (€3.09/kg);
• 250 kg LMX by a Moyne farmer made €780 (€3.12/kg);
• 255 kg LMX by a Brierfield farmer made €810 (€3.18/kg);
• 340 kg LMX by a Knocknagur farmer made €1200 (€3.53/kg);
• 295 kg CHX by a Woodquay farmer made €930 (€3.15/kg);
• 320 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1000 (€3.13/kg).

Weanling bull prices include:

• 285 kg LMX by a Tygrennan farmer made €1080 (€3.79/kg);
• 310 kg LMX by a Dumore farmer made €1100 (€3.55/kg);
• 325 kg LMX by a Melena farmer made €1170 (€3.60/kg);
• 330 kg LMX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1160 (€3.52/kg);
• 335 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1200 (€3.58/kg);
• 340 kg LMX by a Moyne farmer made €1200 (€3.53/kg);
• 340 kg LMX by a Knocknagur farmer made €1210 (€3.56/kg).

Winners of the Bullock Show & Sale include:

Class 1:             DEMOTT DUFFY MEMORIAL CUP

1 Continental type bullock

1^{st –} Eamonn Burke, Marley, Tuam  Lot 162A

2^{nd –} John Mannion, Newtown, Abbeyknockmoy  Lot 2

2: PATSY MORAN MEMORIAL CUP

3 Continental type bullocks

1^st – Eamonn Burke, Marley, Tuam  Lot 162

2^{nd –} J J Walsh, Gardenfield, Tuam  Lot 85

3:  ST JARLETH’S CREDIT UNION

3 bullocks (Non Continental)

1^st  – Mattie Murphy, Curry, Cummer, Tuam Lot 187

4: JIMMY GLEESON MEMORIAL CUP

1 Bullock (Non Continental)

1^st – Billy Casserly, Coagher, Irishtown  lot 268

2^{nd –} Michael Fahy, Scregg, Kilkerrin, Ballinsloe lot 27

5: ST JARLETH’S CREDIT UNION

Best Pen of 5 Bullocks

1^{st –} Pat Egan, Castlelawn Heights, Galway Lot 98

Mart information:

• Address: Church View, Corralea West, Tuam
• County: Galway
• Phone: 093-24353
• Cattle sales every Monday;
• Sheep sales every Tuesday. Intake from 12 pm to 3 pm. Breeding ewes and hogget at 4:30 pm in ring 1 and lamb sale on the plank at 5 pm.

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