Store lambs improve by €2-€5/head at Baltinglass
Butcher and factory lambs were easier than previous weeks.
Farmer Focus: Kye Herefords
'People go to football; we go to shows,' - Padraig McGrath
Firm trade for all types at Tuam
Bullocks hit €810 over and heifers peaked at €765 over; lambs sold to €59 over.
€700 for weanling bulls at Maam Cross
Pictures and Prices: Cull cows hit €1.70/kg, heifers climbed to €2.75/kg; lambs topped out at €94
An excellent entry of dry cows at Ballymote
Heifers pushed from €280 - €600 over, while lambs sold from €45 - €59 over
500 lots on offer at Kilkenny
CH – 780kg achieved €1,440
LM bullock made €2.76/kg at Ennis
CH bull - 1,055kg topped out at €1,800
A good trade for cull cows in Ballyjamesduff
A LM - 780kg went under the hammer for €1720, while weanling heifers reached €725
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"Cattle were a flying trade" at Kanturk
Calves achieved €285, while dry cows hit €1.220 and heifers sold to €990
Farmer driven trade at Ennis
Lambs averaged €2.13/kg while Cull ewes achieved €61 to €120.
A "brisk trade" for all lots on offer at Mountbellew
Prices ranged from €80.00 - €120 for stag ewes
Bullocks ranged from €1.32 - €2.26/kg at Headford Mart
Weanling Heifers made from €1.69 - €2.57/kg
Quality heifer and bullocks were a steady trade at Baltinglass
CH - 420kg reached €910 while lambs were easier by €1 - €3/head
Suckler pairings pushed from €1,200 - €2,200 at Ballinasloe
Bullocks sold for an average price of €2.03/kg - €2.16/kg; heifers ranged from €2.26/kg - €2.67/kg while weanlings sold from €2.16/kg - €2.63/kg
Heavier lots fetched up to €650 over at Ballymote
"Fancy lots making good money"
400 lots were on offer at Castlerea
Cows with calves at foot topped out at €1970
Cull cows reached €1430 or €1.76/kg at Ballinrobe
A LMX weanling -365kg -topped out at €2.55/kg
Cull cows top out at €1.89/kg in Gortatlea
Heifers reached €2.57/kg while weanling heifers topped out at €2.79/kg