Cattle: There was a large entry of stock on offer at last Friday’s (October 25th) special sale of heifers.
Heifers fetched an average of €3.13 per kilo up to €6.23 per kilo. There was a good entry of dry cows and they made an average of €2.21 per kilo up to €2.96 per kilo. There was a large attendance of customers at the ringside with online bidders also active.
Dry cows ranged from an average of €2.21 per kilo up to €2.96 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX -920KG -€2200 -€2.39 per kg, CHX- 895KG- €2250- €2.51 per kg, LM -815KG- €2360- €2.90 per kg, BBX -775KG -€2060- €2.66 per kg, CHX-705KG- €1910- €2.71 per kg, LMX-675KG -€1725- €2.26 per kg, and LMX- 635KG- €1440-€2.27 per kg.
Heifers ranged from an average of €3.13 per kilo up to €6.23 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX-755KG- €2450- €3.25 per kg, LMX- 685KG- €2420 – €3.53 per kg, LMX-645KG- €2840- €4.40 per kg, CHX- 585KG- €1990- €3.40 per kg, LMX- 515KG- €3210- €6.23 per kg, CHX – 495KG – €1870-€3.78 per kg, and LMX- 445KG- €1890-€4.25 per kg.
Weanlings
There was a large entry of quality weanlings on offer at our special sale held on Tuesday evening, October 29th, with a strong trade for bulls and heifers. The next sale is Tuesday, November 5th.
Bull weanlings fetched from an average of €3.43 per kilo up to €4.52 per kilo, heifer weanlings made from an average of €3.29 per kilo up to €4.68, and cows made an average of €3.62 per kilo up to €5.31 per kilo. There was a very good attendance of customers ringside with online buyers also active.
Bull weanlings ranged from an average of €3.43 per kilo up to €4.52 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX- 580KG -€1960 -€3.38 per kg, CHX- 530KG- €1790- €3.38 per kg, LMX-480KG- €1800 -€3.75 per kg, CHX -410KG- €1530- €3.73 per kg, LMX -390KG- €1460 -€3.74 per kg, CHX -330KG -€1300 -€3.94 per kg, LMX- 300KG -€1270 -€4.23 per kg, and LMX-285KG-€1200- €4.21 per kg.
Heifer weanlings ranged from an average of €3.29 per kilo up to €4.68 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX-340KG -€1390- €4.09 per kg, CHX -360KG-€1290-€3.58 per kg, LMX-295KG- €1180-€4.00 per kg, CH- 320KG- €1330- €4.16 per kg, LMX- 270KG- €930 -€3.44 per kg, CHX- 250KG- €900- €3.60 per kg, and CHX-210KG-€800- €3.81 per kg.
Sheep
We had a smaller number of sheep on offer at our weekly sale of lambs and stag ewes on Wednesday, October 30th. Prices for spring lambs made up to €187 while stag ewes topped out at €216.
The next sheep sale takes place on Wednesday, November 6th. The yard opens at 8 am and all stock must be penned by 10 am. Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID tag set. The sale can be viewed live on livestock-live.com.
