Cattle
There was a large entry of stock on offer at last Friday’s (September 27th) special sale of heifers.
Heifers fetched an average of €3.03 per kilo up to €4.31 per kilo. There was a good entry of dry cows and they made an average of €2.35 per kilo up to €3.06 per kilo. There was a large attendance of customers at the ringside, with online bidders also active.
Dry cows ranged from an average of €2.35 per kilo up to €3.06 per kilo. Sample prices: AAX -955KG -€2210 -€2.31 per kg, LMX- 870KG- €2240- €2.57 per kg, CHX -790KG- €2380- €3.01 per kg, CHX -800KG -€2150- €2.69 per kg, BBX-715KG- €2120- €2.97 per kg, and LMX-625KG -€1910- €3.06 per kg.
Heifers ranged from an average of €3.03 per kilo up to €4.31 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX-815KG- €2240- €2.75 per kg, CHX- 710KG- €2170 – €3.06 per kg, CHX-735KG- €2050- €2.79 per kg, CHX- 710KG- €2380- €3.35 per kg, CHX- 590KG- €2540- €4.31 per kg, LMX -625KG – €2450-€3.92 per kg, CHX- 630KG- €2030- €3.22 per kg, LMX- 570KG- €2240- €3.93 per kg, LMX- 510KG- €2000- €3.92 per kg, and CHX-470KG-€1810- €3.85 per kg.
Weanlings
There was a large entry of quality weanlings on offer at our sale held on Tuesday evening, October 1st, with a strong trade for bulls and heifers. The next sale is Tuesday, October 8th.
Bull weanlings fetched from an average of €3.56 per kilo up to €5.20 per kilo, and heifer weanlings made from an average of €3.30 per kilo up to €7.69. There was a very good attendance of customers at the ringside, with online buyers also active.
Bull weanlings ranged from an average of €3.56 per kilo up to €5.20 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX- 494KG -€2120 -€4.28 per kg, CHX- 520KG- €2120- €4.08 per kg, LMX-555KG- €2040 -€3.68 per kg, CHX -510KG- €2020- €3.96 per kg, CHX -485KG- €2000 -€4.12 per kg, LMX -455KG -€1960 -€4.31 per kg, CHX- 390KG -€1720 -€4.41 per kg, and CHX-375KG-1650- €4.40 per kg.
Heifer weanlings ranged from an average of €3.30 per kilo up to €7.69 per kilo. Sample prices: BBX-385KG -€2960- €7.96 per kg, LMX -370KG-€1800-€4.86 per kg, BBX-390KG- €1740-€4.46 per kg, BBX- 375KG- €1700- €4.53 per kg, BBXX- 445KG- €1560 -€3.51 per kg, LMX- 495KG- €1530- €3.09 per kg, and CHX-330KG-€1130- €3.42 per kg.
Sheep
We had a large number of sheep on offer at our weekly sale of lambs and stag ewes on Wednesday, October 2nd. Prices for spring lambs made up to €181 while stag ewes topped out at €198.
Our next sheep sale is on Wednesday, October 9th. 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: 48.5kgs -€181- €3.73 per kg, 44.9kgs -€176- €3.92 per kg, 59.7kgs- €166-€2.78 per kg, 46kgs -€164- €3.57 per kg, 44kgs- €141- €3.20 per kg, and 42.8kgs -€141- €3.30 per kg.
