Blessington
SHEEP SALES REPORT - TUESDAY APRIL 3:
686 Sheep on offer. Good trade for hoggets, cast ewe trade very lively.
Butcher Hoggets €130 to €138 or €77 to €84 over €/kg; Factory Hoggets €114 to €130 or €70 to €79 over €/kg; Fat Ewes €100 to €130 per head; Feeding Ewes €67 to €98 per head.
CATTLE SALES REPORT - THURSDAY APRIL 5:
267 Cattle and 77 Calves on offer. Smaller cattle harder to sell due to the bad weather and scarce supply of fodder. Very good trade for stronger cattle over 500kgs.
Store Bullocks over 500kgs €580 to €900 over €/kg; Store Bullocks over 400kgs €460 to €670 over €/kg; Store Bullocks over 300kgs €360 to €500 over €/kg; Beef Heifers €600 to €950 over €/kg; Store Heifers over 400kgs €500 to €750 over €/kg; Store Heifers over 300Kgs €300 to €485 over €/kg; Beef Cows €360 to €620 over €/kg; Feeding Cows €150 to €350 over €/kg
Calves: Fr Bulls €50 to €100 per head; Stronger Fr Bulls €100 to €185 per head; HE/AA Bulls €140 to €380 per head; HE/AA Heifers €120 to €250 per head; Cont. Bulls €140 to €300 per head; Cont. Heifers €120 to €200 per head. Calves – all calves up in price with better demand all round
Beef & Factory Bulls–€660 – €1075 over; Cont. Store Bulls–€580 – €960 over; Hd/Aa Bulls–€420–€710 over; Fr Bulls–€150 – €665 over; Weanling Bulls–€440 -€960 over; Beef Hfrs–€610 – €1010 over; Cont. Store Hfrs–€380 – €810 over; HD/Aa Hfrs–€330 – €520 over; Beef Cows - €450 -€875 over; Store Cows - €100 – €470 over; In Calf Sucklers - €800 – €1,250; Cows & Calves @ foot - €1,250 – €1,680;
Calves: Fr Bulls - €65 – €180; Cont. Bulls - €230 – €450; Cont. Hfrs - €150 - €410; Hd/Aa Bull - €160 – €380; Hd/Aa Hfrs - €100 – €310.
1,145 Cattle & 420 Calves on offer. All classes of Cattle meet on excellent trade with strong factory, farmer & export demand prices generally similar to previous weeks. Calf trade saw strong export & farmer demand with prices up by €20 per head.
Beef & Forward Bullocks €650– €1,060 over; Cont. Store Bullocks €550– €930 over; Fr Bullocks €180–€630 over; Weanling Bulls €450–€880 over; Beef Heifers €580–€1,176 over; Store Heifers €300–€785 over; Beef Cows €450–€910 over; Store Cows €100–€480 over.
Calves–Fr Bulls €60–€225; Cont. Bulls €220–€440; Cont. Heifers €160– €410; Hd/Aa Bull €160–€340; Hd/ Aa Heifers €100–€285.
CATTLE SALE APRIL 7: