Outside of Friesian calves, Herefords dominated the numbers at Bandon Mart on Monday, with a few more on offer than Angus-crosses.
Traditional beef-bred-cross bull calves sold for between €210 and €430, with heifers of these breeds selling for between €200 and €380.
Friesian bull calves made between €90 and €160 for export-type calves, with stronger calves making up to €240.
Continentals were scarce, with heifers selling for up to €430 and continental bulls up to €450.
The stand-outs of the sale were a group of 13 Charolais-cross calves, with bulls averaging €450 and the heifers making €401
Dry cows
In the dry cow sale, fleshed cows were in shorter supply and cows with good fat cover made between €200 and €400 over the €/kg.
Feeder cows were far more plentiful and were making closer to €100 with their weight, with most of the 140 cows on offer making from €0.95/kg to €1.25/kg.
Sample prices
One Aubrac, 650kg - €1,200, €1.85/kg.One Friesian, 795kg - €1,240, €1.56/kg.One Friesian, 765kg - €1,080, €1.41/kg.One Friesian, 715kg - €970, €1.36/kg.One Friesian, 545kg - €650, €1.19/kg.Bullocks
Bullock numbers increased, with 80 on offer this week. Most of what was on offer was forward Friesian or traditional beef breed stores.
Friesians sold from €1.45/kg to €1.80/kg. There was very solid demand for Angus and Hereford bullocks and they were selling from €1.93/kg to €2.21/kg.
Sample prices
One Angus, March 16, 575kg - €1,170, €2.04/kg.One Friesian, Feb 16, 690kg - €1,180, €1.71/kg.Two Hereford, Feb 16, 520kg - €1,030, €1.98/kg.One Angus, Feb 16, 640kg - €1,270, €1.98/kg.Four Simmental, Feb 17, 342kg - €790, €2.31/kg. Read more
Top-quality forward bullocks sell to €815 over the weight at Balla Mart
Forward cattle in demand at Enniskillen Mart
Outside of Friesian calves, Herefords dominated the numbers at Bandon Mart on Monday, with a few more on offer than Angus-crosses.
Traditional beef-bred-cross bull calves sold for between €210 and €430, with heifers of these breeds selling for between €200 and €380.
Friesian bull calves made between €90 and €160 for export-type calves, with stronger calves making up to €240.
Continentals were scarce, with heifers selling for up to €430 and continental bulls up to €450.
The stand-outs of the sale were a group of 13 Charolais-cross calves, with bulls averaging €450 and the heifers making €401
Dry cows
In the dry cow sale, fleshed cows were in shorter supply and cows with good fat cover made between €200 and €400 over the €/kg.
Feeder cows were far more plentiful and were making closer to €100 with their weight, with most of the 140 cows on offer making from €0.95/kg to €1.25/kg.
Sample prices
One Aubrac, 650kg - €1,200, €1.85/kg.One Friesian, 795kg - €1,240, €1.56/kg.One Friesian, 765kg - €1,080, €1.41/kg.One Friesian, 715kg - €970, €1.36/kg.One Friesian, 545kg - €650, €1.19/kg.Bullocks
Bullock numbers increased, with 80 on offer this week. Most of what was on offer was forward Friesian or traditional beef breed stores.
Friesians sold from €1.45/kg to €1.80/kg. There was very solid demand for Angus and Hereford bullocks and they were selling from €1.93/kg to €2.21/kg.
Sample prices
One Angus, March 16, 575kg - €1,170, €2.04/kg.One Friesian, Feb 16, 690kg - €1,180, €1.71/kg.Two Hereford, Feb 16, 520kg - €1,030, €1.98/kg.One Angus, Feb 16, 640kg - €1,270, €1.98/kg.Four Simmental, Feb 17, 342kg - €790, €2.31/kg. Read more
Top-quality forward bullocks sell to €815 over the weight at Balla Mart
Forward cattle in demand at Enniskillen Mart
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