Mart Report

Castlerea  There were 350 cattle on offer last Friday at Castlerea Mart. The smaller sale was due to the fact that the bullock sale has now resumed on Mondays. There were bigger numbers of store heifers on offer, with very little change in the trade. More farmer buying was evident around the weanling rings, with trade slightly improved. Quality lots were still commanding top prices. Heifers: AA 620 kgs €870, Lim 605 kgs €880, Ch 490 kgs €800, Ch 415 kgs €760, AA 480 kgs €748, B. Her 435 kgs €675. Dry cows: Red Her 640 kgs €718, R. Lim 630 kgs €860, Red Lim 775 kgs €1,275, B. Lim 685 kgs €792, Ch 505 kgs €400. Weanlings bulls: Red Lim 440 kgs €772, Ch 305 kgs €660, Red Lim 220 kgs €470, B. Blue 435 kgs €855, Ch 310 kgs €662, Red Sim 300 kgs €570, Ch 290 kgs €580. Weanling heifers: Ch 290 kgs €545, Ch 315 kgs €585, B. Her 300 kgs €500, Red Lim 300 kgs €550, Ch 270 kgs €515, B. Lim 320 kgs €490. Cows with calves at foot made from €750 to €1,280 per head. Springer cows made from €640 to €1,055 per head.  Sheep: Numbers were up at the 7 pm sheep sale. Trade for lambs was improved by €10 to €15 per head. Prices: 47 kgs €89.50, 44.5 kgs €91.50, 54 kgs €99.50, 46 kgs €89.50, 44 kgs €80. Mountbellew There was a larger number of cattle on offer and a show and sale of weanlings brought out a large number of quality weanlings. Bullocks: Lim ’06  350 kgs €690, Ch 06 340 kgs €730, Ch ’06 350 kgs €740, two Limousin bullocks ’06 410 kgs €700, two Char Bullocks ’06 500 kgs €810. Heifers: Hereford ’05 465 kgs €640, Ch ’06 380 kgs €620, Lim ’06 300 kgs €570, two Ch ’05 500 kgs €780. Weanlings show and sale: Two Ch bull weanlings 325 kgs €640, three Lim bull weanlings 335 kgs €690, B. Blue bull weanling 300 kgs €665, Lim bull weanling 245 €550. Sim heifer weanling 405 kgs €690, Lim heifer weanling 355 kgs €560, Ch heifer weanling 240 kgs €435, two Ch heifer weanlings 400 kgs €590. Sheep: There was a very large number of sheep on offer to the previous week. Increased demand for stag ewes and factory and butchers lambs.  Store Lambs and breeding ewes similar trade to previous week. 15 lambs at 48.5 kgs €95, 19 lambs at 51 kgs €99; 22 lambs at 45 kgs €86; 20 lambs at 42 kgs €77; 18 lambs at 52 kgs €96.50, 14 lambs at 40 kgs €74.50, 11 lambs at 40 kgs €66. Stag ewes: Heavier ewes met with firm trade. Prices ranged from €35 to €64.50. Breeding ewes: Hogget ewes ranged in price from €87 to €117, first crop ewes ranged in price €70 to €96.50, second crop ewes ranged in price from €64 to €88.50, third crop ewes ranged in price from €55 to €68.50.