Tuam Mart: Heifers to €2,580 & dry cows to €2,520 in ‘buzzing’ bank holiday trade

Tuam Mart – Cattle Prices – 10-04-2023

“A buzzing bank holiday trade” is how Marion Devane summed up proceedings at Tuam Mart’s general cattle sale on Monday, April 10^th, 2023.

The mart manager reported that dry cows sold to €2,520, while heifers topped out at €2,580, bullocks hit €2,280, weanling heifers changed hands for up to €1,420 and weanling bulls peaked at €1,360.

Tuam Mart 10-04-2023

Dry cow prices:

• 820 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €2520 (€3.07/kg);
• 740 kg LMX by a Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €2200 (€2.97/kg);
• 775 kg LMX by a Moyne farmer made €2260 (€2.92/kg);
• 760 kg CH by a Dunmore farmer made €2250 (€2.96/kg);
• 800 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €2360 (€2.95/kg);
• 650 kg LM by a Carrowmoneen farmer made €1950 (€3.00/kg);
• 895 kg AU by a Houndswood farmer made €2520 (€2.82/kg);
• 805 kg LMX by a Kilconly farmer made €2320 (€2.88/kg).

Bullock prices:

• 345 kg LMX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1270 (€3.68/kg);
• 405 kg CHX by a Turloughmore farmer made €1400 (€3.46/kg);
• 475 kg LMX by a Gurranebeg farmer made €1600 (€3.37/kg);
• 535 kg LMX by a Ballinderry farmer made €1820 (€3.40/kg);
• A pair 570 kg CHX by a Foxhall farmer made €1960 (€3.44/kg);
• 645 kg CHX by a Menlough farmer made €2280 (€3.53/kg);
• 680 kg LXM by a Menlough farmer made €2200 (€3.24/kg).

Heifer prices:

• 415 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €1370 (€3.30/kg);
• 425 kg LMX by a Moylough farmer made €1420 (€3.34/kg);
• 440 kg CHX by a Claregalway farmer made €1470 (€3.34/kg);
• 495 kg CHX by a Lavally farmer made €1600 (€3.23/kg);
• 510 kg AAX by a Woodquay farmer made €1550 (€3.04/kg);
• 530 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1650 (€3.11/kg);
• 575 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1790 (€3.11/kg);
• 590 kg CHX by a Dangan farmer made €1900 (€3.22/kg);
• 640 kg LMX by a Dangan farmer made €2060 (€3.22/kg);
• 625 kg BBX by a Moyne farmer made €2580 (€4.13/kg);
• 600 kg CHX by a Claregalway farmer made €1800 (€3.00/kg).

Weanling bull prices:

• 210 kg LMX by a Shrule farmer made €760 (€3.62/kg);
• 290 kg CHX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1130 (€3.90/kg);
• 310 kg LMX by a Anbally farmer made €1080 (€3.48/kg);
• 315 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1150 (€3.65/kg);
• 380 kg LMX by a Claregalway farmer made €1360 (€3.44/kg);
• 385 kg CHX by a Ballinacregg farmer made €1350 (€3.51/kg);
• 395 kg CHX by a Cloonmore farmer made €1360 (€3.44/kg).

Weanling heifer prices:

• 340 kg BBX by a Beaghmore farmer made €1420 (€4.18/kg);
• 360 kg BBX by a Beaghmore farmer made €1120 (€3.11/kg);
• 270 kg SAX by a Lavally farmer made €980 (€3.63/kg);
• 250 kg LMX by a Ballinlass farmer made €890 (€3.56/kg);
• 270 kg LMX by a Shrule farmer made €940 (€3.48/kg).

Note:

• Next week (Monday 27th), after the mart’s general sale at 11 a.m. will see the return of its evening sale at 5:30 p.m.
• Sheep sale every Tuesday – spring lamb – hoggets – in lamb – ewes with lambs at foot – culls. Bookings & enquiries – 093-24353

Last week’s cattle prices

According to Marion Devane, a “flying” trade prevailed at Tuam Mart’s general cattle sale on Monday, April 3^rd, 2023.

The mart manager reported that cull cows reached €2,300, while heifers topped out at €1,860, and bullocks soared to €2,010.

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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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