In pictures: eight-month-old heifer sells for €6.79/kg in Kanturk Mart

The majority of what was on offer was under 370kg with a smaller offering of autumn 2016-born weanlings also present.

Most weanlings on the day, including bucket-reared traditional breed dairy crosses, sold for between €2.40/kg and €2.90/kg with a smaller proportion selling outside of this price range.

Friesian bull weanlings were making around the €1.70/kg mark.

Heifers were making between €2.10/kg and €2.80/kg with select lots getting a few cent per kilo more.

Champion of the show and sale went to a January 2017-born Belgian Blue bull owned by Gerard Devitt Knocknagree, Mallow.

The weanling weighed 390kg and sold for €1,360 (€3.49/kg).

Reserve champion was a January 2017-born Belgian Blue heifer from the same farm. She weighed 335kg and made €1,000.

Top price on the day was not among the prizewinners but was reserved for one of the last few animals to sell on the day.

Completing a very successful day for Gerard Devitt was another January 2017-born Belgian Blue cross heifer that weighed 240kg and sold for €1,630 (€6.79/kg).

This January 2017-born Belgian Blue heifer weighed 240kg and sold for €1,630 (€6.79/kg).

Sample bull prices

This October 2016-botn bull weighed 430kg and sold for €1,200 (€2.79/kg).

These January 2017-born bulls weighed an average of 320kg and sold for €880 each (€2.75/kg).

Sample heifers prices

These February 2017-born heifers weighed an average of 260kg and sold for €665 each (€2.56/kg).

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