Blessington
Sheep SALES REPORT – TUESDAY OCTOBER 16: 4,646 Sheep on offer. Better trade for the fat and store lambs, fat ewes and.
all types of breeding ewes similar to last week.
Butcher lambs €102 to €105 or €56 to €60 over €/kg; Factory lambs €94 to €102 or €54 to €60 over €/kg; store lambs €60 to €92 or €38 to €50 over €/kg; Fat ewes €96 to €118 per head; Feeding ewes €64 to €93 per head; Suffolk x breeding Hoggets €120 to €160 per head; Suffolk x 3/4 yr. old ewes €85 to €128 per head; Cheviot Hogget ewes €110 to €157 per head; Cheviot 3/4 yr. old ewes €84 to €132 per head; Suffolk x Ewe lambs €84 to €120 or €43 to €86 over €/kg; Suffolk Rams €300 to €1,000 per head; Charolais Rams €250 to €700 per head; Texel Rams €200 to €600 per head; Cheviot Rams €150 to €850 per head with a top price of €1,650.
CATTLE SALES REPORT – THURSDAY OCTOBER 18: 356 cattle and 47 calves on offer. Trade remains very good for all types.
with a lot of customers at the ringside.
Beef and forward store bullocks €550 to €930 over €/kg; store bullocks over 500kg, €510 to €840 over €/kg; store bullocks over 400kg, €420 to €800 over €/kg; store bullocks over 300kg, €320 to €625 over €/ kg; store heifers over 400kg, €400 to €640 over €/kg; store heifers over 300kg, €360 to €580 over €/kg; Beef and butcher heifers €460 to €830 over €/kg; Beef cows €280 to €600 over €/kg; Feeding cows €/kg to €250 over €/kg.
Calves: Friesian bulls €50 to €120 per head; HE/AA bulls €120 to €200 per head; HE/AA heifers €80 to €140 per head; Continental bulls €180 to €340 per head; Continental heifers €140 to €260 per head.
WEANLING SALES REPORT – FRIDAY OCTOBER 19: 366 weanlings on offer .Very lively trade for all classes.
Continental bulls over 400kg, €420 to €620 over €/kg; Continental bulls over 300kg, €380 to €600 over €/kg; Continental bulls over 200kg, €310 to €500 over €/kg; Continental heifers over 400kg, €380 to €570 over €/kg; Continental heifers over 300kg, €310 to €470 over €/kg; Continental heifers over 200kg, €300 to €470 over €/kg.