Mart Report

Castlerea There were 550 cattle on offer, with a very good trade for all classes of stock on offer. Bullocks: Ch 660 kgs €1,240, Ch 600 kgs €1,125, R. Lim 405 kgs €795, Red Lim 590 kgs €1,010, AA 850 kgs €1,485, Red Lim 530 kgs €970, Ch 530 kgs €1,015, Ch 400 kgs €840, B. Lim 495 kgs €925. Heifers: B. Lim 445 kgs €945, Ch 580 kgs €1,035, Red Lim 460 kgs €950, B. Her 410 kgs €740, Red Lim 395 kgs €890, B. Lim 365 kgs €770, B. Lim 445 kgs €1,000, B. Blue, 590 kgs €1,560, B. Blue 535 kgs €1,345. Cows: Cows with calves at foot made from €970 to €1,270 per head. Springer cows made €660 to €1,210 per head. Dry cows: Fr. 800 kgs €1,040, B. Her 775 kgs €1,145, B. Her 640 kgs €780, Red Lim 660 kgs €832, AA 675 kgs €1,065. Weanlings bulls: Ch 235 kgs €690, Ch 385 kgs €782, Sim 365 kgs €712, Ch 420 kgs €820, B. Lim 310 kgs €638. Heifers: Ch 280 kgs €660, Ch 250 kgs €530, Ch 245 kgs €580, Bl Her 325 kgs €590, Red Lim 250 kgs €592, Ch 320 kgs €605. Suck calves: Sim bull €250, Lim heifer €200, Bl Her bull €275, Fr bull €102, B. Lim bull €235, Fr Bull €92, AA heifer €165. Sheep sale at 7 pm. Ewes with lambs at foot made from €85 to €120 per head. Stage ewes made from €55 to €62.50 per head while hoggets made €36 with their weight. Roscommon There was an improved trade last week at Rosconmmon Mart for all classes of cattle. Numbers were up again on the previous week, with plenty of customers for all cattle and a clearance of one hhundred percent. At the sheep sale on Wednesday last, better prices were on offer for all classes. Hoggets were up €4 to €6 per head. and there was a big number of in-lamb ewes and ewes with lambs were a brisk trade. Heavy bullocks 500 kgs and over made from €360 over to €590 over. Prices: AA 605 kgs €1,000, Ch 640 kgs €1,100, Ch 550 kgs €1,050, three British Fr. 565 kgs €925. Store bullocks up to 500 kgs made from €215 to €560 over. Prices: Ch 430 kgs €980, Ch 355 kgs €81-, Ch 430 kgs €720, AA 485 kgs €700. Beef and butchers heifers made from €390 to €455 over. Prices: Ch 550 kgs €1,005, Ch 490 kgs €912, Lim 55 kgs €1,000, AAx 580 kgs €990. Store heifers made from €280 to €445 over. Prices: 3 Sim 415 kgs €815, 3 AA 423 kgs €840, Ch 490 kgs €912, 3 Sim 570 kgs 2628. Springer cows made from €900 to €1,380 per head. Prices: Sim 1 st calf Ch bull due in March €1,380, AA first calf, due March €1,100, Ch due mid March €1,220. Weanling heifers made from €200 to €530 over .Prices: Ch 360 kgs €890, Ch 450 kgs €800, Ch 380 kgs €820, Ch 215 kgs €600.  Mountbellew Cattle: There was a similar number of cattle on offer to the previous week, but there was increased demand for all lots on offer. Quality stock met with especially strong trade. Price: Lim bull weanling 295 kgs €585, Hereford bull weanling 335 kgs €570, Ch bull weanling 250 kgs €605, AA bull weanling 410 kgs €765. Sim bullock 445 kgs €800, Lim bull weanling €300 kgs €600, Lim weanling heifer 290 kgs €550, Ch heifer weanling 295 kgs €605, Ch weanling heifer 365 kgs €645, Sim heifer weanling 220 kgs €545, Ch bullock weanling 385 kgs €800, Ch bullock weanling 400 kgs €755. Sheep: Similar number of sheep on offer to last week.  Increased demand for all lots on offer, especially strong trade for factory /butchers hoggets. Prices: Ten hoggets at 53 kgs €97.50, 17 Hoggets at 50 kgs €90, ten hoggets at 46 kgs €84, eight hoggets at 40.5 kgs €71.50, 11 Hoggets at 48 kgs €87.50, ten Hoggets at 45 kg €84. Stag Ewes were a firmer trade to previous week. Prices ranged from €35 to €69 Ewes with lambs at foot: Two second crop ewes with twin lambs at foot made €150, two first crop ewes with single lambs at foot made €115.