Some 580 entries, including 70 calves, were presented for sale at Kanturk Mart on Tuesday, July 7th, according to Seamus O’Keeffe.
Speaking following the sale, the mart manager, said: “We had 87 buyers with farmer buyers looking for cattle for grass.”
“Looking back over the sales dockets 2017 was the last time cattle reached yesterday’s prices.”
Calves
- 2 AA bulls – €380;
- 2 HE bulls – €350;
- 1 AA bull – €305;
- 1 CH bull – €450;
- 2 HE heifers – €300;
- 2 AA heifers – €325;
- 1 SI heifer – €250;
- 2 LM heifers – €235.
Cows
- 1 LM – 630kgs – €1260;
- 1 CH – 690kgs – €1230;
- 1 FR – 715kgs – €1020;
- 1 FR – 700kgs – €930;
- 1 FR – 680kgs – €860.
Factory bulls
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- BB – 550kgs – €1230;
- FR – 720kgs – €1200;
- AA – 630kgs – €1200.
Heifers
- 1 BB – 580kgs – €1305;
- 1 LM – 430kgs – €1035;
- 3 AA – 200kgs – €475;
- 2 HE – 225kgs – €550;
- 1 HE – 330kgs – €700;
- 1 AA – 360kgs – €760.
Bullocks
- 2 HE – 662kgs – €1295;
- 2 AU – 622kgs – €1200;
- 2 LM – 725kgs – €1450;
- 4 AA – 711kgs – €1210;
- 3 FR – 220kgs – €440.
Image source: Kanturk Mart Facebook