Carnew

SHEEP SALE – MARCH 8: 1,630 sheep on offer met a super trade with prices up €10/€15 a head on sale two weeks ago. Top price of €150 paid for heavy butchers hoggetts.

Butcher Hoggetts over 50KG– €133–€150; Factory Hoggetts 45 – 49KG–€118–€133; Store Hoggetts over 35KG–€90–€114; Light Store Hoggetts under 35KG–€75–€90; Cull Ewes–€75–€138; In Lamb Ewes–€85–€165; Ewes & Single Lambs–€130–€175; Ewes & Doubles–€185–€245.

DAIRY SALE – MARCH 8: 50 head on offer met a strong trade will full clearance. Freshly Calved Heifers–€1,250–€1,950; Freshly Calved Cows–€900–€1,450; In Calf Heifers–€1,050–€1,540; FR Heifer Calves–€150–€300.

CATTLE SALE–MARCH 9: Big entry with 650 cattle & 750 calves on offer. Cattle trade very strong with a full clearance and good demand for beef and store cattle. Very strong export demand for quality weanling bulls. Beef & Factory Cattle–€780 to €1,030 over; Cont. Store Bullocks–€550 to € 960 over; Fr Bullocks–€180 to € 620 over; Weanling Bulls–€480 to €1,000 over; Beef Heifers–€580 to €960 over; Store Heifers–€380 to €740 over; Dry Cow for Beef–€550 to €900 over; Store Cow–€100 to € 650 over; Sucklers / In Calf–€850 to €1,600 over.

Calves: Cont. Bulls–€180 to €460; Cont. Hfrs–€140 to €380; He / Aa Bulls–€130 to €310; He / Aa Hfrs– €100 to €280; Store Fr Bulls–€130 to €220; Export Fr Bull–€60 to €130; Small Fr Bull–€30 to €60.