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Trade here was steady, reflecting the reality that as the year pushes on some sheds still have to be filled. Beef and forward bullocks sold from €560-860 over the €1/kg. Store bullocks over 400kg sold from €400-625 over the weight, with lighter lots making €310-515 over the €1/kg. Beef heifers made €460-740 over their weight, with 400-500kg types making €370-525 over the weight. 300-400kg heifers sold from €300-465 over the €1/kg.
There was a gradual rise in prices here, with breeding heifers in especially strong demand.
Sample prices from the heifer ring include a 400kg Charolais at €985, with a 475kg Charolais seeing €1,220, while among the Limousins you had 550kgs making €1,430 and 530kgs at €1,385.
The bullock was also stronger, as proved by 495kg and 500kg Limousins who made €1,170 and €1,225 respectively. Those with a bent for the heavier lots held steady with a 700kg Charolais seeing €1,475.
While some are writing off the suckler industry, those with skin in the game are
This September 2017-born Charolais bullock sold for €1,270 at Ballymote Mart. not afraid to put their money where their mouths are.
Here, an entry of 60 sucklers and 240 weanlings saw a full clearance. Cows with calves at foot sold from €900-1,470/ hd, while in-calf cows made €850-1,360/hd.
Weanling bulls over 400kg sold for €790-1,060/hd, with lighter bulls averaging €580990/hd. Weanling heifers under 400kg made €450-870/ hd, while one exceptional
Trade was improved with light store bullocks averaging €150-415 over the €1/kg, with those from 400-500kg making €260-650 over the weight.
Forward stores sold from €270-500 over the €1/kg, while beef types made up to €550 over the €1/kg. Sample