Bullocks to €2,360 & cull cows to €2,350 in ‘buoyant’ trade at Tuam – Devane

Tuam Mart – Cattle Prices – 06-02-2023

According to Marion Devane, a “buoyant” trade prevailed at Tuam Mart’s bank holiday cattle sale on Monday, February 6^th, 2023.

The mart manager reported that cull cows soared to €2,350, while heifers made up to €2,130, bullocks topped out at €2,360, weanling heifers pushed up to €1,400, and weanling bulls topped out at €1,180.

Tuam Mart 06-02-2023

Heifer prices:

• 425 kg LMX by a Caherlistrane farmer made €1320 (€3.11/kg);
• 440 kg LMX b a Ballinalsoe farmer made €1340 (€3.05/kg);
• 445 kg LMX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1370 (€3.08/kg);
• 460 kg CHX by a Headford farmer made €1480 (€3.22/kg);
• 500 kg CHX by a Shrule farmer made €1660 (€3.32/kg);
• 565 kg CHX by a Shrule farmer made €1780 (€3.15/kg);
• 615 kg CHX by a Cloonkeely farmer made €1850 (€3.01/kg);
• 715 kg CHX by a Shrule farmer made €2130 (€2.98/kg).

Bullock prices:

• 405 kg AAX by a Liskeavy farmer made €1200 (€2.96/kg);
• 435 kg LMX by a Kilcreevanty farmer made €1580 (€3.63/kg);
• 545 kg LM  BY a Dunmore farmer made €1720 (€3.16/kg);
• 555 kg CHX by a Menlough farmer made €1750 (€3.16/kg);
• A pair 565 kg by a Barnaderg farmer made €1760 (€3.12/kg);
• A pair 692 kg LMX by a Liskeavy farmer made €2180 (€3.15/kg);
• 750 kg LMX by an Athenry farmer made €2390 (€3.19/kg);
• 760 kg LMX by an Athenry farmer made €2360 (€3.11/kg).

Cull cow prices:

• 590 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €1830 (€3.10/kg)
• 685 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1890 (€2.76/kg)
• 770 kg BAX by a Kilconly farmer made €2130 (€2.77/kg)
• 825 kg BAX by a Kilconly farmer made €2300 (€2.79/kg)
• 855 kg CHX by a Cummer farmer made €2350 (€2.75/kg).

Other prices:

• 830 kg SHX (breeding bull) by a Ballinrobe farmer made €2360 (€2.84/kg)

Weanling heifer prices:

• 235 kg CHX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €800 (€3.40/kg);
• 285 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €870 (€3.05/kg);
• 295 kg LMX by a Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1060 (€3.59/kg);
• 350 kg LMX by a Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1190 (€3.40/kg);
• 385 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1310 (€3.40/kg);
• 365 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1400 (€3.84/kg).

Weanling bull prices:

• 240 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €910 (€3.79/kg);
• 310 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1030 (€3.32/kg);
• A pair 372 kg CHX by a Claregalway farmer made €1200 (€3.23/kg);
• 375 kg LM by a Lavally farmer made €1180 (€3.15/kg);
• 380 kg LMX by a Killawalla farmer made €1150 (€3.03/kg);
• 375 kg LM by a Lavally farmer made €1180 (€3.15/kg);
• 335 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1110 (€3.31/kg).

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.

Special entry:

Next week will see the return of our evening weanling sale (Monday, Feb 13^th, 2023), kicking off at 5:30 p.m. after the mart’s morning sale which takes place at 11 a.m. Bookings & enquiries on: 093-24353

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