Cattle numbers were on par with the previous week at Ballinrobe on Wednesday, July 15th, according to Tom McGuire.
Speaking following the weekly cattle sale, the mart manager, said: “If anything the trade was better than last week with plenty of quality stores around, and plenty of customers to bid for them.”
Heifers:
- A Limousin-X 615 kg – €1380.00 or €2.24 per kg;
- A Charolais-X – 495 kg – €1240.00 or €2.51 per kg,
- A Belgian Blue-X – 375 kg – €945.00 or €2.52 per kg;
- An Aberdeen Angus-X – 335 kg – €885.00 or €2.64 per kg.
Bullocks:
- A Charolais-X 445 kg – €1140.00 or €2.56 per kg;
- A Limousin-X – 510 kg – €1170.00 or €2.29 kg;
- An Aberdeen Angus-X – 395 kg – €900.00 or €2.28 per kg.
Weanlings:
- Weanling bulls: A Limousin – 275 kg – €800.00 or €2.91 per kg.
Dry cows and suckler pairs:
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- Cull cows: A Charolais-X – 710 kg – €1320.00 or €1.86 per kg;
- An Aberdeen Angus cow with a Charolais bull calf at foot – €1480.00.
Sheep:
With 1250 sheep on offer and plenty of customers around for lambs, trade was very brisk throughout the day, according to McGuire.
Store lambs averaging 35 kgs sold from €81.00 to €92.00, while ewe lambs climbed from €92.00 to €108.00.
Factory lambs fetched from €78.00 to €112.00, while fat ewes ranged from €87.00 to €120.00
