Report: Prices to €2,300 in ‘flying’ trade in Tuam – Devane

Tuam Mart – Cattle Prices – 03-04-2023

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.

Heifer prices:

• 325 kg SIX by a Turloughmore farmer made €1090 (€3.35/kg);
• A pair 455 kg CHX by a Turloughmore farmer made €1390 (€3.05/kg);
• 475 kg LMX by a Glenamaddy farmer made €1440 (€3.03/kg);
• 515 kg CHX by a Milltown farmer made €1570 (€3.05/kg);
• A pair 537 kg LMX by a Irishtown farmer made €1690 (€3.15/kg);
• 565 kg CHX by a Milltown farmer made €1750 (€3.10/kg);
• 575 kg LMX by a Kilmurray farmer made €1860 (€3.23/kg);
• 580 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1800 (€3.10/kg).

Bullock prices:

• A pair 355 kg LMX by a Caherlistrane farmer made €1330 (€3.75/kg);
• 365 kg CHX by a Cloghanshill farmer made €1440 (€3.95/kg);
• 375 kg CHX by a Cloghanshill farmer made €1440 (€3.84/kg);
• Three 418 KEX by a Mountbellew farmer made €1300 (€3.11/kg);
• 435 kg BBX by a Gortbeg farmer made €1450 (€3.33/kg);
• A pair 467 kg LMX by a Belclare farmer made €1510 (€3.23/kg);
• 485 kg LMX by a Moylough farmer made €1560 (€3.22/kg);
• 490 kg CHX by a Brierfield farmer made €1580 (€3.22/kg);
• 520 kg LMX by a Barnaderg farmer made €1560 (€3.22/kg);
• 630 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €2010 (€3.19/kg);
• 590 kg CHX by a Dunmore farmer made €1900 (€3.22/kg);
• A pair 602 kg LMX by a Dunmore farmer made €1920 (€3.19/kg).

Cull cow prices:

• 800 kg LMX by a Clough farmer made €2300 (€2.88/kg);
• 655 kg CHX by a Ballyhaunis farmer made €1780 (€2.72/kg);
• 725 kg LMX by a Tygrennan fame made €2160 (€2.98/kg);
• 670 kg SAx by a Castlemoyle farmer made €1930 (€2.88/kg);
• 810 kg CHX by a Kilkerrin farmer made €2380 (€2.94/kg);
• 640 kg LM by a Kilgeverin farmer made  €2070 (€3.23/kg);
• 765 kg PTX by a Castlemoyle farmer made €2220 (€2.90/kg);
• 985 kg SIX by a Claretuam farmer made €1910 (€2.79/kg).

Note:

• Next week – April 10th: Bank Holiday Cattle Sale – 2 rings with both sales commencing at 11 a.m.
• The next evening weanling sale will take place on April 17^th, 2023 – Now taking bookings on 093-24353

Last week’s cattle prices

Here is a link to the mart report from last week.

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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