Mart report

Castlerea There were 300 cattle on offer at the sale in Castlerea last Thursday. Although the trade was smaller, there was a steady trade for all classes of stock on offer. Bullocks: Ch 450 kgs €800, Red Lim 440 kgs €740, Ch 590 kgs €960, Ch 600 kgs €1,945, B. Blue 445 kgs €730, B. Blue 635 kgs €1,015, B. Her 640 kgs €990, Ch 520 kgs €975. Heifers: Lim 460 kgs €725, Ch 385 kgs €630, Ch 495 kgs €820, Lim 400 kgs €675, Sim 715 kgs €1,075, Ch 365 kgs €635, Red Lim 300 kgs €690, Ch 567 kgs €900. Cows: Dry cows: B. Her 640 kgs €690, Ch 645 kgs €795. Cows with calves at foot made from €670 to €1,095 per head. Weanlings: bulls made from €200 to €430 over their weight and weanling heifers made from €180 to €300 over. Suck calves: Sim heifer €192, AA heifer €175, B. Blue bull €235, Sim bull €202, Lim bull €282, B. Blue bull €300. Sheep: Prices: 48 kgs €75, 56 kgs €75, 41 kgs €56. Cast ewes made from €40 to €57 per head.   Elphin Dry cows made from €620 to €935 at last Monday’s sale at Elphin Mart. Prices: 760 kgs €935, 490 kgs €620, 545 kg s€750. Bullocks made from €720 to €970. Prices: 640 kgs €970, 500 kgs €795, 510 kgs €720. Store heifers made from €460 to €700. Prices 440 kgs €665, 460 kgs €700, 410 kgs €630. Weanling bulls: 420 kgs €820, 365 kgs €640, 4109 kgs €670. Weanling heifers: 275 kgs €462. Cows with calves at foot made from €850 to €970. Sheep: Lambs made from €74 to €95.50. Prices: 56 kgs €95.50, 61 kgs €95, 43 kgs €82. Ewes made from €41 to €67.50.   Mountbellew   Sheep: There were a smaller number of sheep on offer due to bank holiday on Monday. Lamb prices were up €8 to €10 on the previous week for fleshy lambs. Stag ewes and breeding ewes met with firm trade. Lambs: 17 at 51.5 kgs €89, eight at 52.5 kgs €93, 12 at 46 kgs €79.50, three at 42 kgs €75.50, four Charrolais lambs at 55 kgs €96.50. Store lambs and ewe lambs met with firm trade. Store lambs made from €50 to €66.50. Ewe lambs made from €55 to €74.50. Stag Ewes: Firm trade, prices ranged from €34 to €59.50. Breeding Ewes: Small number on offer met with brisk trade: Ten first crop ewes €78, 12 second and third crop ewes €68.50.