“Good” numbers of stock turned out for Castlerea Mart’s online-only sale under Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, according to Brendan Egan.
Store heifers met with a “lively” trade at the sale held on Thursday, October 22nd.
Speaking following the sale, the mart manager said: “Dry cows, breeding stock and runners reported good clearances also. In the weanling bull ring, stronger bull weanlings were a tougher sell this week with plainer type bulls harder sold also.”
“Weanling heifers peaked at €3.24/kg, but online buyers were more selective this week,” Egan concluded.
HEIFERS:
- SIM – 425KGS – €1060;
- CH – 410KGS – €1030;
- AA – 420KGS – €970;
- SHX – 465KGS – €1230;
- CH – 445KGS – €1100;
- LM – 585KGS – €1430;
- LM – 515KGS – €1350;
- CH – 590KGS – €1330;
- CH – 470KGS – €1080.
DRY COWS:
- LM – 810KGS – €1470;
- AAX – 1005KGS – €1680;
- LM – 645KGS – €1010;
- FR – 680KGS – €780;
- LM – 735KGS – €1250.
SUCKLER PAIRS AND SPRINGERS:
- Cows with calves at foot made from €1010 to €1880 for a Salers cow and her AA bull calf at foot.
- Springers ranged from €900 to €1250/head.
WEANLING BULLS:
- CHX – 190KGS – €580;
- LM – 160KGS – €460;
- CH – 270KGS – €800;
- CH – 230KGS – €730;
- LMX – 465KGS – €1050;
- CH – 445KGS – €970;
- CH – 305KGS – €780
WEANLING HEIFERS:
- CH – 310KGS – €890;
- LMX – 285KGS – €820;
- CH – 225KGS – €730;
- LMX – 245KGS – €790;
- CH – 315KGS – €900;
- LM – 305KGS – €820;
- CH – 320KGS – €820.
