MARTSREPORT Baltinglass Carnew
CATTLE SALE - SEPTEMBER 2: Smaller sale this week. Little change in trade from last week. Sample prices as follows.
Bullocks: 1 x Her 770kg made €1,350; 3 x Ch 570kg made€1,190; 2 x Lim 550kg made €1,120; 1 x Ch 500kg made €1,080; 1 x Lim 450kg made €980.
Heifers: 1 x Her 730kg made €1,350; 2 x Lim 525 kg made €1,060; 1 x AA 550kg made €995; 1 x Ch 450kg made €900; 1 x Lim 400kg made €850.
Cows with calves at foot made from €1,100 up to €1,350.
SHEEP SALE - SEPTEMBER 5: Biggest sale of the season with almost a complete clearance. Very brisk trade for all types of sheep.
Sample prices: 10 x 47kg made €135; 8 x 39kg made €120; 8 x 41kg made €120; 12 x 40kg made €120; 4 x 41kg made €118; 6 x 51kg made €116; 10 x 51kg made €115; 4 x 44kg made €115; 18 x 48kg made €111; 10 x 41kg made €108; 11 x 45kg made €107; 8 x 36kg made €104; 19 x 42kg made€102; 10 x 45kg made €101; 15 x 34kg made €99; 19 x 41kg made €95; 13 x 38kg made €92; 16 x 37kg made €90; 22 x 39kg made €89; 16 x 37kg made €88; 10 x 29kg made €80; 12 x 32kg made €77; 16 x 30kg made €74.
Hogget Ewes were in demand and made from €140 up to €200. 2,3 & 4 y.o. made from €110 - €155. Cast Ewes made from €65 -€100. Rams made from €350 up to €500. to €800 over €/kg; HE/AA Store Bullocks €300 to €480 over €/kg; Fr Store Bullocks €100 to €380 over €/kg.
Continental Store Heifers €380 to €600 over €/kg; HE/AA Store Heifers €265 to €440 over €/kg; Beef Cows €240 to €500 over €/kg; Feeding Cows €100 to €240 over €/kg.
SHEEP SALE - SEPTEMBER 3: 3900 sheep on offer meet an excellent selling trade with prices for butcher and factory lambs up €2 to €3 per head on last week’s trade with heavy lambs selling to €122. There was a very strong demand for quality ewe lambs with Suffolk ewe lambs selling to €135. Prices as follows.
Lambs: Lambs over 50kg €116 to €122; Lambs 45kg to 49kg €108 to €118; Lambs 40kg to 44kg €92 to €100; Store lambs over 35kg €85 to €96; Store lambs under 35kg €72 to €85.
Quality Ewe lambs €105 to €135. Cast Ewes: Heavy Cast Ewes €105 to €132, Light Cast Ewes €60 to €100. Brood: Hogget Ewes €160 to €190, Older Ewes €110 to €160, Rams €180 to €420.
ANNUAL AUGHRIM BREEDERS SHOW AND SALE - SEPTEMBER 4: 1,500 sheep on offer meet with a tremendous trade with customers from all over the country and record prices for quality sheep
Prices: Suffolk Ewe Lambs sold to €200; Cheviot Ewe Lambs sold to €198; Suffolk Cross Hogget ewes sold to €243; Cheviot Hogget Ewes sold to €238; 2 & 3 Year old Cheviot Ewes Sold to a top price of €210.
CATTLE SALE - SEPTEMBER 5: Smaller numbers on offer with 620 head. Quality forward cattle meet a strong demand with factory feed lots very active. AA Bullocks & Heifers over 450kg in strong demand. All other classes steedy at last weeks prices
Bullocks: 2 LM 726kg @ €1740, 1 BB 714kg @ €1730, 3 LM 623kg @€1510, 3 LM 605kg @ €1380, 4 Hd 712kg @ €1390, 5 AA 587kg @ €1210, 5 Ch 411kg @ €1090, 6 Fr 510kg @ €870, 5 Fr 505kg @ €850, 3 Hd 482kg @€880, 3 Aa 410kg @ €740, 6 Aa 440kg @ €860.
Heifer: 2 Lm 480kg @ €1100, 3 Ch 590kg @ €1410, 2 Ch 608kg @ €1280, 3 Hd 630kg @ €1280, 3 Hd 630kg @ €1200, 4 Aa 560kg @ €1150, 4 Ch 410kg @ €980, 3 Hd 366kg @ €680, 3 Ch 300kg @ €740, 2 Lm 320kg @ €710, 4 Lm 490kg @ €1160, 3 Ch 385kg @ €870, 2 Hd 510kg @ €980