Blessington

SHEEP SALES REPORT– TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4:

A total of 2,947 sheep on offer. Trade similar to last week for all classes. Very good trade for fat ewes. Steady trade for breeding hoggets and ewe lambs.

Butcher Lambs - €100 to €104 or €52 to €56 over €/kg; Factory Lambs - €90 to €100 or €47 to €55 over €/kg; Store Lambs - €66 to €88 or €36 to €46 over €/kg; Fat Ewes - €100 to €128 per head; Feeding Ewes - €67 to €98 per head; Suffolk x Breeding Hoggets - €120 to €180 per head; Suffolk x Ewe Lambs - €90 to €137 or €56 to €96 over €/kg.

CATTLE SALES REPORT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6:

A total of 267 cattle and 26 calves on offer. Good trade for the stronger cattle. Lighter, plainer cattle remain a very difficult trade.

Beef and Forward Store Bullocks €530 to €860 over €/kg; Store Bullocks over 500kg €500 to €760 over €/kg; Store Bullocks over 400kg €420 to €635 over €/kg; Store Bullocks over 300kg €300 to €470 over €/kg; Beef and Butcher

A total of 2,000 sheep on offer. Very good demand for ewe lambs with top price of €172 for SFX ewes lambs owner Mr Peter Behan. Breeding ewes met a good demand with up to €250 paid for Cheviot hogget ewes owner Mr Tom Dunne and €190 paid for SFX ewe Hoggets owner Mr Charles Fenton.

Quality Ewe lambs: €120-€172; Lighter Ewe Lambs: €90-€115; Cheviot Hogget Ewes: €130-€250; SFX Hogget Ewes: €120-€182; Older Breeder Ewes: €80-€150.

CATTLE SALE - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8:

Large sale with 1,200 cattle on offer. Trade similar to last week with strong demand for beef and quality cattle, dairy bred cattle met a tougher demand.

Beef & Forward Bullocks: €650 – €980 over. Cont Store Bullocks: €420-€780 over. HD AA Bullocks: €280-€720 over. Lighter FR Bullocks: €1-€200 over. Heavier FR Bullocks: €320-€580 over. Beef Heifer: €570-€960 over. Cont Store Heifer: €350-€680 over. HD AA Heifer: €180-€420 over. Beef Cows: €350-€700 over. Store Cows: €100 under-€250 over. Cow and Calves: €1,000-€1,750.