Baltinglass Blessington MARTSREPORT Carnew

SHEEP SALE - JANUARY 16: First sale of 2021 was a small sale but a good with prices improved by €20-€24 from our last sale in December. Online demand was good and there was a complete clearance.

Sample prices: 2 x 50kg made €148; 6 x 50kg made €147; 5 x 48kg made €146; 7 x 52kg made €144; 9 x 43kg made €133; 12 x 44kg made €132; 10 x 45kg made €128; 6 x 40kg made €124; 2 x 42kg made €123; 5 x 38kg made €121; 7 x 37kg made €121; 11 x 39kg made €118; 3 x 38kg made €112; 12 x 35kg made €102; 3 x 28kg made €94; 2 x 30kg made €93; 2 x 25kg made €84; Cast ewes and Rams were scarce and made up to €130.

SHEEP SALES - JANUARY 12: All types of fat hogget’s better by €10 to €15 per head on last week.

Heavy Lambs €148 to €153 or €97 to €101 over €/kg; Factory Lambs €136 to €148 or €90 to €98 over €/kg; Store Lambs over 40 Kgs €110 to €128 or €70 to €84 over €/kg; Store Lambs over 35kgs €88 to €110 or €55 to €73 over €/kg; Heavy Ewes €124 to €136 per head; Feeding Ewes €86 to €120 per head.

CATTLE SALES - JANUARY 14: Very strong trade for all types of cattle, both bullocks and heifers.

Store Bullocks €550 to €850 over €/kg; Fr Store Bullocks €400 to €600 over €/kg; Store Heifers €420 to €650 over €/kg; FR Store Bullocks €260 to €430 over €/kg; Beef Cows €400 to €600 over €/kg; Feeding Cows €160 to €280 over €/kg.

SHEEP SALE – JANUARY 14: Large entry with 3231 head on offer saw record prices hitting a top price of €163 for 70kg lambs – Cull ewes sold to €144 while in lamb ewes sold from €150- €200.

Prices: 12 H 70kg at €163; 17 H 60kg at €159; 22 H 58kg at €157; 25 H 54kg at €155; 22 H 53kg at €153; 18 H 56kg at €155; 48 H 48kg at €146; 16 H 49kg at €151; 19 H 46kg at €141; 27 H 48kg at €143; 32 H 43kg at €130; 36 H 45kg at €137; 29 H 38kg at €123; 17 H 36kg at €114; 22 H 34kg at €112; 22 H 27kg at €85; 22 H 39kg at €119; 26 H 37kg at €116.

Heavy Cull Ewes €120– €144; Light Cull Ewes €77– €110; In Lamb Ewes 3/4 year olds €168–€200, F/M and B/M €150–€170.

CATTLE SALE – JANUARY 16: Large entry with 960 cattle on offer including 280 cows, 180 heifers, 280 bullocks, 120 bulls and 100 calves.

The cattle trade was outstanding with excellent prices for all classes – Dry cows sold to €2,000 for a 906kg CH cow. Beef and Forward cattle were in string demand with northern buyer, Factory agents and feed lots competing strongly.