Thursday’s special sale of dry cows in Carrigallen Mart, Co Leitrim, saw an entry of 250 dry cows. The increased entry is as a result of farmers in the catchment area being short on fodder supplies and some with slurry still to spread.
Thursday’s special sale of dry cows in Carrigallen Mart, Co Leitrim, saw an entry of 250 dry cows. The increased entry is as a result of farmers in the catchment area being short on fodder supplies and some with slurry still to spread.
A 2012-born Friesian cow that needed feeding weighed 630kg and made €725.
Farmers who may have opted to feed dry cows for a number of months before sale are now choosing to offload quicker.
There was a large number of dairy feeding cows on offer.
A well-fleshed 2009-born Friesian cow weighed 790kg and made €1,100
Cows lacking flesh requiring further feeding met a tougher trade with poorer thin dairy types struggling to make €1-€1.20/kg.
Good continental cows requiring further feeding were making in the region of €1.40-€1.60/kg, while well-fleshed continental cows fit for slaughter were making in the region of €1.80-€1.90/kg with top-quality young cows at the upper end of the scale.
A well-fleshed 2012-born white Charolais cow weighed 830kg and made €1,675
Commenting on the sale, mart manager Helen Kells said that there were a number of factory agents in attendance and a number of buyers who specialise in cow finishing.
"Shorter kept cows met a better demand than cows requiring a lot of feeding,” she said.
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