Mart Report

Castlerea There were 500 cattle on offer at Castlerea last Thursday. Numbers were fewer due to the fact that the bullock sale resumed this Monday. Trade was unchanged with a good clearance of all classes of stock on offer and increased numbers of farmers looking for quality store cattle.  Sample bullock prices: AA 443 kgs: €775; CH 540 kgs: €1,085; AA 375 kgs: €740; R Lim 588 kgs: €1,090; AA 505 kgs: €925; CH 575kgs: €1,068; Lim 410 kgs: €800. Sample heifer prices: B Lim 600 kgs: €1,130; B Blue 560 kgs: €1,097; CH 415 kgs: €835; Red Lim 580 kgs: €1,055; CH 505 kgs: €975; AA 505 kgs: €1,060; AA 490 kgs: €870. Sample dry cow prices: Fr 670 kgs: €817; AA 660 kgs: €755; Simm 490 kgs: €690; CH 660 kgs: €755; Simm 490 kgs: €690; CH 660 kgs: €962; CH 515 kgs: €660; B Blue 480 kgs €700; CH 570 kgs: €775. Sample calf prices: B Blue bull €405; B Blue heifer €272; Sim heifer €290; Lim bull €310; AA bull €95; AA heifer €142. Sample weanling prices: CH bull 330 kgs: €740; Red lim: 195 kgs: €500; Ch bull 180 kgs: €520; B Blue heifer 280 kgs: €630; Ch heifer 290 kgs: €292; AA 270 kgs: €592; B her heifer 190 kgs: €392. Cows with calves at foot made from €1,000 to €1,200 per head. Springer cows made from €700 to €1,310 per head while dairy cows made from €1,350 to €1,400 per head. Mountbellew Sample heifer prices: Sim 395 kgs: €615; Lim 355 kgs: €450 kgs. Sample weanling prices: CH 590 kgs: €980; CH 420 kgs: €730; He 510 kgs: €810; Sim 185 kgs: €380; Lm 225 kgs: €495; Lm 362 kgs: €660; AA 308 kgs: €590. CH 420 kgs: €760;  CH 410 kgs: €805.