Forward store bullocks over 500kg sold mainly from €2.10/kg to €2.30/kg with top-quality types selling to over €2.40/kg.
Lighter store bullocks were a strong trade also and sold mainly from €2.20/kg to €2.40/kg for good-quality types. The heifer sale saw another strong trade for good-quality types. Those over 500kg were scarce but were met with strong demand; continentals in that weight range made from €2.00/kg to €2.20/kg. Heifers from 400kg to 500kg sold mainly from €2.20/kg to €2.40/kg for continentals, with some Angus and Herefords making from €1.95/kg to €2.10/kg.
Weanlings
Good-quality weanlings were a good trade, but there were quite a few plainer light weanlings on offer which were a slower sell. Bulls from 300kg to 400kg sold mainly from €800 to €950. Good-quality continental bulls from 200kg to 300kg sold mainly from €600 to €700, but plainer types and those with dairy influence made from €500 to €550 for 200kg to 220kg.
This Charolais cross weanling, born April 2016 and weighing 370kg, sold for €850 (€2.30/kg).
Cows
There was a strong trade for all fleshed cull cows. In many cases, slaughter-fit younger cows and cow-heifers sold for more than would be achievable going straight to the factory.
Good-quality fleshed cows sold mainly from €1.70/kg to €1.90/kg, with heavy continental culls making over €1,300. Feeding continental cows sold mainly from €1.40/kg to €1.60/kg.
Feeders and farmers at Carnew
Saturday saw a special E and U grade weanling sale at Carnew Mart which was held in conjunction with the usual sale. Manager David Quinn said the sale was very strong; in all there were 1,200 cattle on offer and farmers and feeder buyers drove the trade. Quinn said feeders were particularly active for forward store cattle, with strong demand for Angus and Herefords also. R and U grade bullocks and heifers sold mainly from €1,100 to €1,200 for those over 500kg.
Feeders were active for forward bulls also. Those from 420kg to 450kg sold mainly from €1,050 to €1,150 or up to €2.50/kg for better-quality types. Lighter weanling sold mainly from €2.30/kg to €2.50/kg.
According to Quinn, farmers were the main buyers for weanlings, with those from 330kg to 350kg sold mainly from €750 to €900. Weanlings from 250kg to 270kg sold mainly from €600 to €700/head.
Speaking after Saturday's sale at Headford Mart, manager Joe Wynne told the Irish Farmers Journal the sale saw strong demand from farmers for all good-quality cattle.
In general the cattle on offer were mostly good-quality types, with few plainer cattle on offer. This was a good help to the trade and prices were strong as a result. There was an entry of about 120 cattle on offer, which is small, but numbers have increased quickly since the start of the year.
The top price was €1,740, which was paid for a heavy overage bullock weighing 810kg. Forward stores over 500kg sold from €1,150 to €1,220, while types from 400kg to 500kg sold mainly from €875 to €1,050.
Weanling bulls sold mainly from €800 to €1,000 for those over 300kg, with lighter types around 250kg making €700 and a little more.
Cull cows sold from €940/head to €1,300 for young cow heifers.
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Forward store bullocks over 500kg sold mainly from €2.10/kg to €2.30/kg with top-quality types selling to over €2.40/kg.
Lighter store bullocks were a strong trade also and sold mainly from €2.20/kg to €2.40/kg for good-quality types. The heifer sale saw another strong trade for good-quality types. Those over 500kg were scarce but were met with strong demand; continentals in that weight range made from €2.00/kg to €2.20/kg. Heifers from 400kg to 500kg sold mainly from €2.20/kg to €2.40/kg for continentals, with some Angus and Herefords making from €1.95/kg to €2.10/kg.
Weanlings
Good-quality weanlings were a good trade, but there were quite a few plainer light weanlings on offer which were a slower sell. Bulls from 300kg to 400kg sold mainly from €800 to €950. Good-quality continental bulls from 200kg to 300kg sold mainly from €600 to €700, but plainer types and those with dairy influence made from €500 to €550 for 200kg to 220kg.
This Charolais cross weanling, born April 2016 and weighing 370kg, sold for €850 (€2.30/kg).
Cows
There was a strong trade for all fleshed cull cows. In many cases, slaughter-fit younger cows and cow-heifers sold for more than would be achievable going straight to the factory.
Good-quality fleshed cows sold mainly from €1.70/kg to €1.90/kg, with heavy continental culls making over €1,300. Feeding continental cows sold mainly from €1.40/kg to €1.60/kg.
Feeders and farmers at Carnew
Saturday saw a special E and U grade weanling sale at Carnew Mart which was held in conjunction with the usual sale. Manager David Quinn said the sale was very strong; in all there were 1,200 cattle on offer and farmers and feeder buyers drove the trade. Quinn said feeders were particularly active for forward store cattle, with strong demand for Angus and Herefords also. R and U grade bullocks and heifers sold mainly from €1,100 to €1,200 for those over 500kg.
Feeders were active for forward bulls also. Those from 420kg to 450kg sold mainly from €1,050 to €1,150 or up to €2.50/kg for better-quality types. Lighter weanling sold mainly from €2.30/kg to €2.50/kg.
According to Quinn, farmers were the main buyers for weanlings, with those from 330kg to 350kg sold mainly from €750 to €900. Weanlings from 250kg to 270kg sold mainly from €600 to €700/head.
Speaking after Saturday's sale at Headford Mart, manager Joe Wynne told the Irish Farmers Journal the sale saw strong demand from farmers for all good-quality cattle.
In general the cattle on offer were mostly good-quality types, with few plainer cattle on offer. This was a good help to the trade and prices were strong as a result. There was an entry of about 120 cattle on offer, which is small, but numbers have increased quickly since the start of the year.
The top price was €1,740, which was paid for a heavy overage bullock weighing 810kg. Forward stores over 500kg sold from €1,150 to €1,220, while types from 400kg to 500kg sold mainly from €875 to €1,050.
Weanling bulls sold mainly from €800 to €1,000 for those over 300kg, with lighter types around 250kg making €700 and a little more.
Cull cows sold from €940/head to €1,300 for young cow heifers.
Browse through the gallery at the top of the page to see more cattle from Balla Mart
Download the Irish Farmers Journal news app today and get the latest prices for all grades and all factories through the built-in Livestock Tool.
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Fleshed cows and good-quality weanlings in demand
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