Mart Report

Castlerea There were 150 cattle on offer at last Friday’s sale at Castlerea Mart. The heifer and weanling trade remained strong with a good clearance and a lot of customers anxious for quality lots. Bigger numbers of bullocks on offer, with the top quality lots a very good trade, but the plainer lots tended to be a little harder sold than previous weeks. There were big numbers of suck calves on offer with a very good clearance. Bullocks: Ch 525 kgs €990, B. Lim 565 kgs €1,035, Ch 640 kgs €1,145, Ch 430 kgs €905, B. Lim 715 kgs €1,220, B. Lim 435 kgs €830. Heifers: B. Blue 510 kgs €952, B. Lim 465 kgs €860. Red Lim 395 kgs, €822, AA 356 kgs €750, Ch 620 kgs €1,035, Bl Lim 320 kgs €660. Dry cows: B. Her 790 kgs €1,075, Ch 625 kgs €820, Sh 585  kgs €780, Ch 645 kgs €1,065, Ch 480 kgs €615, Sim 555 kgs €640, Ch 720 kgs €1,055. Cows with calves at foot made from €950 to €1,100 per head. Springer cows made from €670 to €1,490 per head. Weanling bulls: Sim 575 kgs €615, Ch 240 kgs €665, Ch 290 kgs €675, Lim 350 kgs €720, AA 335 kgs €600, AA 260 kgs €615. Weanling heifers: Ch 400 kgs €700, AA 330 kgs €597, Ch 295 kgs €587, Red Lim 310 kgs €665, Red Lim 330 kgs €697, Ch 2870 kgs €625. Suck calves: B. Her bull €260, AA bull €210, AA heifer €172, B. Blue heifer €290, B. Blue bull €415, AA heifer €215. Roscommon There was a very good trade in Roscommon last week for a big number of good quality heifers at the special continental heifer sale. Bullocks were slightly easier, although demand was good. Weanling bulls, weanling heifers, dry cows and springers met a very strong trade and overall there was a clearance of almost 100 percent. There were a good number of sheep on offer on Wednesday. Prices were steady for hoggets, while dry ewes were improved. Heavy bullocks 500 kgs and over made from €307 to €735 over. Prices: Ch 690 kgs €1,210, Ch 725 kgs €1,460, 2 AA 588 kgs €895, Ch 670 kgs €1,125. Store bullocks up to 500 kgs made from €332 to €500 over. Prices: 2 Sim 448 kgs €780, Ch 450 kgs €950, Ch 420 kgs €830, Sim 370 kgs €780. Beef heifers made from €500 to  €635 over. Prices: Ch 410 kgs €770, 460 kgs €925, Ch 505 kgs €1,065, BB 450 kgs €890. Dry cows made from €300 to €950 per head. Prices: Ch 615 kgs €830, Bl Sim 610 kgs €900, AA poor condiition 465 kgs €340, Sim 780 kgs €950. Springer cows made from €750 to €1,400 per head. Ch fourth calf €1,300, AA heifer in calf to Lim bull due now €1,150, Hereford cross heifer due €1,000, AA heifer due to Lim bull €1,000. Weanling heifers made from €200 to €390 over. Prices: Ch 315 kgs €705, 3 Ch 305 kgs €620, 2 AA 290 kgs €550, Ch 345 kgs €700. Weanling bulls made from €230 to €455 over. Prices; Ch 545 kgs €1,000, Ch 345 kgs €760, Sim 370 kgs €695, Sim 430 kgs €810.