Castlerea Mart Report
Sale, 9/2/17: 650 cattle were on offer this week, and trade and prices were similar to last week. Store heifers in particular reported a very strong trade while the bullocks and weanlings also reported good clearances.
Bigger numbers of breeding stock coming on offer this week while the dry cows reported strong demand especially for the feeder cows.
Sample prices – bullocks: Lm 460kgs €1180 Lm 490kgs €1235 AA 540kgs €1300 Ch 580kgs €1360 Ch 550kgs €1275 Ch 630kgs €1450 Lm 670kgs €1530.
Heifers: Lm 415kgs €1085 Lm 400kgs €1055 Ch 410kgs €1080 Lm 480kgs €1195 Ch 440kgs €1180 Ch 515kgs €1440 Ch 540kgs €1415 Lm 570kgs €1325.
Dry cows: Lm 795kgs €1500 Lm 735kgs €1450 Si 805kgs €1220 Fr 500kgs €645 Si 810kgs €1345.
Cows with calves at foot made from €1020 to €1330 per head. Springer cows made from €700 to €1520 per head. Dairy cows made from €1150 to €1280 per head.
Calves: Young calves made from €150 to €340 per head. Runners made from €375 to €770 per head. Weanling heifers: Ch 280kgs €890 Lm 360kgs €1055 Lm 300kgs €990 Ch 370kgs €1115 Ch 280kgs €850.
Weanling bulls: Ch 270kgs €825 Lm 280kgs €900 Lm 265kgs €810 Ch 440kgs €1205 Lm 305kgs €1000 Ch 510kgs €1215.
Sales continue at 11 am in Castlerea Mart on Thursday, 16th of February with our usual sale of bullocks, heifers, cows, calves and weanlings with three rings in operation.
Roscommon Mart Report
Friday, February 10th: There were larger numbers on offer this week with the trade remaining positive. Prices for bullocks were improved with prices ranging from an average of €2.28 per kilo up to €2.80 per kilo. The trade for heifers was similar to the previous week with prices averaging from €2.23 per kilo up to €3.03 per kilo. There was also a better trade for dry cows with all lots sold and prices ranging from €1.70 per kilo up to €2.22 per kilo.
Once again this week there was a good attendance of customers anxious for stock resulting in a very high percentage of lots getting sold.
Friday sales continue weekly for bullocks, heifers and dry cows. Special spring sale of heifers – tomorrow (Friday, 17th) 11 am – 42 pens on offer. Special sale of springers – Saturday, 25th at 12 noon – Bookings now being accepted.
Dry cows made from €775 to €1535 per lot. Sample prices: Lim 690 kgs €1535, Lim X 675 kgs €1400, Char X 645 kgs €1205, Lim X 680 kgs €1165, AAX 570 kgs €1160, Char x 725 kgs €1120, AAX 500 kgs €950, AAX 545 kgs €885.
Heifers made from €290 to €655 over. Sample prices: Char X 495 kgs €1150, Char X 520 kgs €1140, SAX 575 kgs €1100, Lim X 505 kgs €1070, Lim X 445 kgs €1020, Lim X 425 kgs €980, Lim x 300 kgs €910, BBX 345 kgs €900.
Bullocks made from €450 to €913 over. Sample prices: Char X 770 kgs €1575, 2 Char 572 kgs €1485, 3 Lim X 630 kgs €1430, 4 Char x 595 kgs €1390, 3 Lim X 560 kgs €1380, 3 Char 545 kgs €1335,Char X 555 kgs €1350,
Lim 555 kgs €1325, 2 BAX 530 kgs €1370, AAX 555 kgs €1240, Char X 445 €1205, Simm X 500 kgs €1155, Char X 440 kgs €1080, AAX 380 kgs €900,
Tuesday, February 14th: There was a large entry of excellent quality stock on offer at Tuesday’s sale. There was a brisk trade for weanling bulls with prices averaging from €2.51 per kilo up to €3.40 per kilo. The trade for weanling heifers was also vibrant with averages of €2.63 per kilo up to €3.33 per kilo. There was a large attendance of farmers, exporters and agents all very anxious for stock.
Special mid-spring sale of weanlings on Tuesday, 28th at 5 pm. Bookings accepted up to 5 pm on Thursday, 23rd.
Special sale of springers, suckler cows and cows with calves at foot on Saturday, 25th at 12 noon. Bookings accepted up to 5 pm today (Thursday, 16th).
Weanling heifers made from €450 to €785 over. Sample prices: Char X 355 kgs €1140, Lim X 445 kgs €1090,
Si 335 kgs €1090, Char X 345 kgs €1090, BBX 365 kgs €1065, BBX 300 kgs €990, Char X 305 kgs €890, 2 Lim 310 kgs €885, Lim X 280 kgs €860,Char X 255 kgs €850, Lim X €800, Char X 270 kgs €775, Lim 215 kgs €705.
Weanling bulls made from €480 to €840 over. Sample prices: Char 555 kgs €1345, Char X 510 kgs €1320, Lim X 455 kgs €1160, BBX 375 kgs €1100, Char X 400 kgs €1050, Char X 375 kgs €1050, Char X 370 kgs €1030, Char 355 kgs €1025, Char X 340 kgs €1000, Char X 340 kgs €1000, Lim X 345 kgs €960, BBX 295 kgs €973, Char X 390 kgs €910, Lim X 300 kgs €920.
Sheep sale – Wednesday, February 15th: We had a small entry of sheep this week. There was a better trade for the finished hoggets with hoggets making as high as €110. There was an improvement in trade for cast ewes compared to the previous week. We had a large entry of in-lamb ewes this week and we had a full clearance. Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am for lambs and cast ewes. Sheep scanning service continues every Wednesday from 9 am to 10 am.
Sample prices – Hoggets: 54.7kgs €110, 53.8kgs €108.5, 53.5kgs €107.5, 50kgs €105, 49.4kgs €105, 49.7kgs €101, 41kgs €85, 40kgs €80.
Cast ewes made from €90 to €130 per lot, in lamb ewes made from €100 to €170 per lot, ewe with three Lambs at foot made €160.
