Tuam Mart – cattle prices – 18-10-2021

According to Marion Devane, a “tremendous” trade prevailed for cull cows at Tuam Mart on Monday, October 18^th.

The mart manager reported that over 60 lots of cows were on offer with “plenty of demand from factory agents to meet the supply”.

Tuam Mart 18-10-2021:

Cull cow prices:

• 685 kg LMX by an Abbeyknockmoy farmer made €1340 (€1.96/kg);
• 735 kg LMX by a Lavally farmer made €1460 (€1.99/kg);
• 720 kg LMX by an Irishtown farmer made €1490 (€2.07/kg);
• 605 kg CHX by a Mountbellew farmer made €1300 (€2.15/kg);
• 710 kg CH by a Dunmore farmer made €1890 (€2.66/kg);
• 920 kg LMX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €2210 (€2.40/kg).

Bullock prices:

• 375 kg CHX by a Tuam farmer made €860 (€2.29/kg);
• 355 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €830 (€2.34/kg);
• 340 kg LMX by a Milltown farmer made €810 (€2.38/kg);
• 390 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €950 (€2.44/kg);
• 455 kg LMX by a Glenamaddy farmer made €1220 (€2.74/kg);
• 790 kg AAX by a Tuam farmer made €1850 (€2.34/kg);
• 755 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €1810 (€2.40/kg).

Heifer prices:

• 380 kg AUX by a Dunmore farmer made €880 (€2.32/kg);
• 350 kg CHX by a Barnaderg farmer made €790 (€2.26/kg);
• 385 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €940 (€2.44/kg);
• 495 kg CHX by a Turloughmore farmer made €1210 (€2.44/kg);
• 440 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €1200 (€2.73/kg);
• 635 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €1500 (€2.36/kg);
• 610 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1500 (€2.46/kg).

Weanling bull prices:

• 290 kg LMX by a Lavally made €940 (€3.24/kg);
• 270 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €940 (€3.48/kg);
• 375 kg CHX by a Cloghanshill farmer made €1000 (€2.67/kg);
• 380 kg CHX by an Oughterard farmer made €1050 (€2.76/kg);
• 395 kg CH by a Dunmore farmer made €1130 (€2.86/kg);
• 385 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €1160 (€3.01/kg);
• 400 kg LMX by a Ballinasloe farmer made €970 (€2.43/kg).

Weanling heifer prices:

• 295 kg LMX by a Tuam farmer made €800 (€2.71/kg);
• 265 kg CHX by a Ballyglunin farmer made €800 (€3.02/kg);
• 335 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1040 (€3.10/kg);
• 460 kg LMX by a Ballinrobe farmer made €1120 (€2.43/kg).

In-calf heifers:

According to Devane, Norman Connolly’s in-calf heifer sale saw an “electric” trade.

“The sale attracted buyers from near and far, with lots sold as far as Letterkenny and County Monaghan. Heifers maxed out at €3,400 with an average price of €2,500.”

Last week

Read a report from last week’s sale

Mart information:

• Address: Church View, Corralea West, Tuam
• County: Galway
• Phone: 093-24353

Upcoming sales at Tuam Mart:

• 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.

Further reading:

• Read more mart reports.
• To include your reports, email – [email protected]

Upcoming sales:

• Next Monday: Bank Holiday General Sale at 11 am and the Western Simmental Breeding Heifer Sale, which will take place at 6 pm in ring 2. Please note that the weanling heifer sale will take place in ring 2 at 5:30 pm to facilitate this sale. The weanling bull sale will take place at 6pm in ring 1.
• Sheep sales every Tuesday with breeding sheep at 4:30 p.m. and a lamb sale commencing at 5 p.m.
• Note: Tuam Mart will be celebrating its 60th anniversary, and Tuam Mart Store will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on Monday, November 1^st – Entries now taken.