Cattle: There was a large entry of stock on offer at last Friday’s special sale of heifers (August 30th). There was a good attendance of customers at the ringside with online bidders also active.
There was a good entry of dry cows and they made an average of €2.34 per kilo up to €2.97 per kilo. Heifers fetched an average of €3.00 per kilo up to €3.66 per kilo.
Dry cows ranged from an average of €2.34 per kilo up to €2.97 per kilo. Sample prices: LMX -885KG -€2630 -€2.97 per kg, SIX- 735KG- €1950- €2.65 per kg, LMX -640KG- €1680- €2.63 per kg, CHX -680KG -€1770- €2.95 per kg, LMX-635KG- €1700- €2.68 per kg, and LMX-545KG -€1360- €2.50 per kg.
Heifers ranged from an average of €3.00 per kilo up to €3.66 per kilo. Sample prices: CHX-725KG- €2320- €3.20 per kg, CHX- 695KG- €2260 – €3.25 per kg, CHX-535KG- €1840- €3.44 per kg, CHX- 555KG- €1830- €3.30 per kg, CHX- 500KG- €1700- €3.44 per kg, LMX -465KG – €1700-€3.66 per kg, CHX- 480KG- €1640- €3.47 per kg, LMX- 485KG- €1680- €3.46per kg, and LM- 625KG- €2080- €3.33 per kg.
Sheep
We had a large number of sheep on offer at our weekly Sale of Lambs and stag ewes on Wednesday, September 4th. Prices for spring lambs made up to €230 while stag ewes topped out at €209.
Our next sale takes place on Wednesday, September 11th. 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: 74kgs -€230- €3.11 per kg, 110kgs -€220- €2.00 per kg, 62kgs- €204-€3.29 per kg, 54.3kgs -€166- €3.06 per kg, 50.5kgs- €161- €3.19 per kg, 44.7kgs -€160- €3.58 per kg, 39kgs-€158-€4.05 per kg, 38kgs-€150 -€3.95 per kg, and 36.3kgs – €130- €3.27 per kg.
Cast ewes, sample prices: 98.9kgs- €209-€2.11 per kg, 104kgs – €200 – €1.92 per kg, 94.3kgs – €196 – €2.08 per kg, 86Kgs – €196 – €2.28 per kg, 75Kgs – €158 – €2.11 per kg, 73.8kgs – €152 – €2.06 per kg, 69Kgs- €120 – €1.74 per kg, and 65.5kgs- €108- €1.65 per kg.
