Mart Report

MOUNTBELLEW Larger number of cattle with increased demand for store bullocks and store heifers. Quality lots of Bull Weanlings met with firm trade. Weanling heifers similar trade to previous trade.  Bullocks/bull weanlings: Ch bullock ’06 360 kgs €610, Ch bullock ’06 305 kgs €570, two Lim bullocks 06 380 kgs €640, two Ch bullocks ’06 380 kgs €650, five Ch bullocks ’06 480 kgs €835, Lim bull weanling 270 kg €500, three Lim bull weanling 305 kgs €570, two Ch bull weanling 320 kgs €570. Heifers/heifer weanlings: Ch heifer ’06 380 kgs €630, Two Ch heifer ’06 375 kgs €620, Hereford heifer ’06 330 kgs €560, Lim heifer ’06 460 kg €705, Ch weanling heifer 300 kgs €560, two Lim weanling heifer 275 kgs €490, Lim weanling heifer 245 kgs €460, Hereford weanling 300 kgs €510. Sheep: There was a large number of sheep on offer, with increased demand for factory lambs and ewe lambs. Store lambs were a similar trade to previous week. There was very strong demand for quality lots of breeding ewes and hogget ewes. Improved trade for stag ewes. Lambs: 12 lambs at 52.5 kgs €86.50, 13 lambs at 48 kgs €80, 15 lambs at 51 kgs, €84.50, 12 ewe lambs at 43 kgs €77.50, 20 lambs at 40 kgs €65.50, 12 ewe lambs at 40 kgs €76.50. Stag ewes: Improved trade especially for quality lot. Prices ranged from €37 to €54.50. Breeding ewes: Hogget ewes ranged in price from €90 to €131, first crop ewes ranged in price from €75 to €98, second crop ewes ranged in price from €65 to €88.50, third crop ewes ranged in price from €55 to €72.50. A Texel ram sale met with firm trade. 19 lots sold out of the 21 on offer. CASTLEREA 850 cattle on offer. The heifer trade was improved, with good demand for quality lots. There was a big turnout of weanlings with the trade unchanged. Quality lots are making from €300 to €490 over, but plainer weanlings are still hard sold. Heifers: AA 475 kgs €850, Ch 475 kgs €765, Ch 700 kgs €1,040, Ch 580 kgs €875, Sim 395 kgs €745, Ch 410 kgs €690, Ch 420 kgs €718. Dry cows: B. Blue 470 kgs €658, Lim 495 kgs €640, Ch 780 kgs €930, Ch 765 kgs €890, AA 470 kgs €235, Ch 470 kgs €432, Lim 640 kgs €730, Cows with calves at foot made from €465 to €1,140 per head. Springer cows made from €525 to €1,100 per head. Weanlings: 520 weanlings sold with bulls making from €200 to €490 over and the weanling heifers making from €150 to €320 over. Sheep: A sheep sale took place at 7 pm. There was a small entry of sheep and prices were unchanged.