Cattle: There was a large entry of stock on offer at last Friday’s special sale of heifers (October 11th). There was a large attendance of customers at the ringside with online bidders also active.
Heifers fetched an average of €3.01 per kilo up to €4.59 per kilo. There was a good entry of dry cows and they made an average of €2.30 per kilo up to €3.25 per kilo.
Dry cows ranged from an average of €2.30 per kilo up to €3.25 per kilo. Sample prices: SIX -900KG -€2460 -€2.73 per kg, CHX- 840KG- €2130- €2.54 per kg, CH -770KG- €2000- €2.60 per kg, LMX -720KG -€1860- €2.58 per kg, AAX-655KG- €1700- €2.60 per kg, and CHX-640KG -€1570- €2.45 per kg.
Heifers ranged from an average of €3.01 per kilo up to €4.59 per kilo. Sample prices: LMX-765KG- €2300- €3.01 per kg, CHX- 705KG- €2400 – €3.40 per kg, LMX-675KG- €2310- €3.42 per kg, CHX- 610KG- €2100- €3.44 per kg, CHX- 580KG- €2030- €3.50 per kg, BBX -595KG – €2460-€4.13 per kg, and CHX- 515KG- €1910-€3.71 per kg.
Weanlings
There was a large entry of quality weanlings on offer at our show and sale held on Tuesday evening, October 15th, with a strong trade for bulls and heifers. Our next sale is Tuesday, October 22nd.
Bull weanlings fetched from an average of €3.53 per kilo up to €5.05 per kilo, and heifer weanlings made from an average of €3.42 per kilo up to €5.27. There was a very good attendance of customers ringside with online buyers also active.
Bull weanlings ranged from an average of €3.53 per kilo up to €5.05 per kilo. Sample prices: BBX- 525KG -€1880 -€3.58 per kg, CHX- 485KG- €1830- €3.77 per kg, 2X-CHX-427KG- €1730 -€4.05 per kg, CHX -400KG- €1680- €4.20 per kg, CHX -395KG- €1660 -€4.20 per kg, CHX -325KG -€1640 -€5.05 per kg, CHX- 310KG -€1470 -€4.74 per kg, and LMX-285KG-€1400- €4.91 per kg.
Heifer weanlings ranged from an average of €3.42 per kilo up to €5.27 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX-370KG -€1950- €5.27 per kg, LMX -350KG-€1780-€5.09 per kg, CHX-345KG- €1700-€4.93 per kg, CH- 475KG- €1450- €3.05 per kg, LMX- 445KG- €1400 -€3.15 per kg, CHX- 410KG- €1370- €3.34 per kg, and LMX-310KG-€1290- €4.16 per kg.
Sheep
We had a smaller number of sheep on offer at our weekly sale of lambs and stag ewes at our sheep sale on Wednesday, October 16th. Prices for spring lambs made up to €187 while stag ewes topped out at €196.
Our next sheep sale is on Wednesday, October 23rd. 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.
Spring lambs, sample prices: 59.4kgs -€187- €3.15 per kg, 56.5kgs -€184- €3.26 per kg, 54kgs- €176-€3.26 per kg, 52.2kgs -€174- €3.33 per kg, 49kgs- €169- €3.45 per kg, 46kgs -€160- €3.48 per kg, and 44.8kgs- €153- €3.42 per kg.
Cast ewes, sample prices: 90kgs- €196-€2.18 per kg, 89.8kgs – €190 – €2.12 per kg, 82.2kgs – €176 – €2.14 per kg, 79.7Kgs – €168 – €2.11 per kg, 72.9Kgs – €138 – €1.89 per kg, and 75.7kgs – €130 – €1.72 per kg.
Special organic sale
There was a large entry of stock on offer at last Saturday’s special organic sale on October 12th, with over 200 cattle on offer.
Bullocks/bulls fetched an average of €3.17 per kilo up to €4.67, and heifers fetched an average of €3.35 per kilo up to € 5.05. There was a good attendance of customers at the ringside with online bidders also active.
Heifers ranged from an average of €3.35 per kilo up to €5.05 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX -680KG -€1,940 -€2.85 per kg, CHX- 580KG- €1,840- €3.17 per kg, LMX -555KG- €1,760- €3.17 per kg, LMX -495KG -€1,660- €3.35 per kg, BBX-435KG- €1,500- €3.45 per kg,and CH- 380KG -€1370- €3.61 per kg.
Bullocks/bulls ranged from an average of €3.17 per kilo up to €4.67 per kilo. Sample prices: AAX- 775KG- €2,040- €2.63 per kg, AAX- 740KG- €2,210- €2.99 per kg, LMX- 625KG- €1,870- €2.99 per kg, SIX- 595KG- €1,840- €3.09 per kg, AAX- 505KG- €1,780- €3.52 per kg, and AAX- 435KG- €1,620- €3.72 per kg.
