Mart Report

Castlerea There were 520 cattle on offer. A special sale of u grade weanling bulls and heifers was held in conjunction with the usual sale. A very lively trade existed for all classes on offer with a top price of €1,770 paid for a B. Blue weighing 580 kgs while the weanling heifers made as high as €780 over their weight and there was an almost 100 clearance. Heifer: Red Lim 420 kgs €842, AA 545 kgs €927, B. Lim 400 kgs €845, Sim 360 kgs €710, B. Lim 485 kgs €920, Sim 510 kgs €990, Ch 515 kgs €930, Ch 425 kgs €840, Ch 540 kgs €980,B. Lim 505 kgs €975. Cows: Red Lim 600 kgs €840, AA 510 kgs €670, Ch 605 kgs €965, AA 545 kgs €735, Sh 580 kgs €675, Ch 900 kgs €1,270, Red Lim 755 kgs €1,135. Cows with calves at foot made from €1,050 to €1,260 per head. Springer cows made from €750 to €1,450 per head. Weanlings: Bull prices Ch 330 kgs €795, B. Lim 260 kgs €590, Ch 245 kgs €652, Red Lim 420 kgs 780, Red Lim 370 kgs €900, Heifers: B. Blue 350 kgs €1,130, Ch 350 kgs €810, Ch 215 kgs €580, Red Lim 345 kgs €895, Sim 345 kgs €705, Ch 240 kgs €645. Suck calves: Her bull €270, AA bull €300, Fr. bull €10-0, AA heifer €262, Ch heifer €300, AA heifer €195, Lim bull €265. Roscommon There was an excellent trade on Friday last for a big number of top quality bullocks at the special continental bullock sale. All other classes met a very strong trade and there was a clearance of almost 100 percent. On Wednesday, there were bigger number of sheep on offer and the trade was improved on the previous week.  Heavy bullocks 500 kgs and over made from €320 to €960 over. Prices: Ch 890 kgs €1,850, six Ch 563 kgs €1,220, five Ch 623 kgs €1,310, four Sim 500 kgs €9895. Store bullocks up to 500 kgs made from €280 to €600 over. Prices BB x 485 kgs €800, three Ch 428 kgs €1,000, four Ch 396 kgs €975, two Ch 420 kgs €982. Beef heifers made from €350 to €480 over. Prices: AA 635 kgs €1,115, Ch 450 kgs €850, Lim x 550 kgs €900. Stores heifers made from €265 to €515 over. Prices: Ch 585 kgs €1,100, Ch 560 kgs €980, AA 285 kgs €550, BB x 415 kgs  €800. Dry cows made from €450 to €1,200 per head. Prices: 755 kgs €1,200, Lim 735 kgs €1,115, AA 710 kgs €1,000, AA 620 kgs €740. Springer cows made from €795 to €1,150 per head. Prices: Sim in calf to Sim bull €1,150, Sim in-calf to Ch bull €1,000, AA in-calf to Sim bull €795.