Mart manager Maurice Brosnan said there has been a slight slip back of 10-15c/kg for plainer dairy-cross stock. There were 140 dry cows on offer and they dominated proceedings today. Prices remained very firm for fleshed cows, with Friesians making €300-400 with their weight, while cull suckler cows made up to €785 over the euro per kilo. Thinner dairy-cross cows were selling for between €1.20/kg and €1.35/kg.
Sample prices
In the bullock sale, there were 66 lots on offer, with more dairy-cross animals available compared with the heifers.
There were 40 lots of heifers and most of these were forward animals. Demand was strong, with heifers making up to €855 over their weight, with price per kilo ranging from €2.15/kg up to €2.40/kg.
Heifers
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