Castlerea Mart Market Report re sale 22/09/22

On Thursday last Castlerea Mart held its annual show and sale of continental weanlings in conjunction with our usual sale. A fine yard of top-quality stock was presented for sale and the local suckler farmers in the region were left satisfied with a superb trade on offer with €2270 recorded for the Champion heifer calf and €1680 recorded for the Champion weanling bull. Bulls made up to €4.48 a kilo and the heifer weanlings peaked at €7.34 a kilo. 

SAMPLE PRICES: 

WEANLING BULLS: Ch 270kgs €1180 Ch 275kgs €1140 Lm 270kgs €1040 Ch 310kgs €1390 Ch 360kgs €1400 Lm 400kgs €1410 Ch 395kgs €1680 Ch 470kgs €1690 Ch 380kgs €1470 Ch 425kgs €1460 

WEANLING HEIFERS: Lm 275kgs €2020 Ch 280kgs €1290 Ch 280kgs €1190 Ch 260kgs €1080 Lm 265kgs €950 Ch 310kgs €960 Ch 380kgs €2270 Ch 320kgs €1320 Lm 355kgs €1325 Ch 330kgs €1150 Lm 330kgs €1100 lm 390kgs €1270 

HEIFERS: Ch 385kgs €1250 Ch 380kgs €1220 Lm 375kgs €1210 AAx 405kgs 41050 Lm 475kgs €1400 Ch 485kgs €1380 Ch 430kgs €1260 AA 725kgs €1950 Ch 615kgs €1920 Ch 650kgs €1900 Ch 595kgs €1760

DRY COWS: Chx 950kgs €2350 AA 740kgs €2080 Ch 785kgs €2050 Lm 740kgs 41830 Lm 635kgs €1740 Sim 810kgs €1950 AA 750kgs €1730 Fr 465kgs €680 

Cows with calves at foot made from €1140 to €2410 

Springers made from €1290 to €1910 

CALVES/RUNNERS: Lots made from €1290 to €1910