The much-anticipated elite commercial haltered sale took place in Stranorlar Mart, Donegal, on Saturday, with prices topping at €7,400.Securing the top price was a January 2020-born Limousin heifer from Sean Hughes, Carricmacross, Co Monaghan.
The much-anticipated elite commercial haltered sale took place in Stranorlar Mart, Donegal, on Saturday, with prices topping at €7,400.
Securing the top price was a January 2020-born Limousin heifer from Sean Hughes, Carricmacross, Co Monaghan.
Weighing in at 365kg, the stylish roan red heifer's breeding contains Cantona and Imperial. The sale topper sold at an outstanding €20.27/kg.
This topped an amazing day for Mr Hughes, who also took home the top bull calf price of €2,850.
Other prices
Just behind this and taking home a price of €7,300 was a Charolais heifer calf from Martin Harold. Sired by a CF52 stock bull, the May 2020-born calf was out of a Limousin dam. Weighing 340kg, she sold for €21.47/kg.
Overall, 12 lots sold for €3,000 or more on the day. These prices were mainly from young heifer calves, which saw the average price rest at an incredible €2,880.
Breeding heifers saw an average price of €2,400, while bull calves sold to an average price of €1,630.
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