Corrin Mart report

Another large sale of cattle on offer at Corrin mart this week. Prices for all types and weights continue to rise with an extraordinary lively trade for all cattle this week.

COWS

Huge numbers of dry cows met a very strong improved trade for all.

Store cows: 400kgs to 550kgs making from €1.40 per kilo to €2.20per kilo.

Heavier cows: 550kgs+ making from €1.80 per kilo up to €2.55per kilo.

AA 675kg €1,690; Limousin 820kg €2,040; Friesians 600kg €1,290.

BULLOCKS

Improved trade again this week, extraordinary prices for heavy cattle.

Light stores: under 350kgs made from €1.60 per kilo for plain Friesians up to €2.90 for Continental bullocks. With AA/Hereford types making from €2.25per kilo up to €2.75 per kilo.

Medium stores: 350kgs to 500kgs - up to €3.21 per kilo for Continentals. AA/ Hereford bullocks made from €2.30 up to €3.20per kilo.

Fwd. stores: 500kgs to 600kgs. The plainer Friesians started at €2.00 per kilo up to €3.12 per kilo.

Heavy bullocks: 600kgs+: extraordinary demand for heavy bullocks making from €2.15 up to €3.17per kilo.

AA 612kgs €1,940; Charolais 486kgs €1,450; AA 492kgs €1,580; Hereford 250kgs €690.

HEIFERS

Super trade for heifers again this week.

Store heifers: under 400kgs made from €2.25 up to €2.93 per kilo. AA/Hereford averaged at €2.36per kilo.

Butchers heifers: 400kgs+. These type heifers made from €2.35 up to €3.12 per kilo, with AA/Hereford averaging at €2.45per kilo.

Limousin 500kgs €1,560; Charolais 610kgs €1,850; Hereford 338kgs €840; AA 200kgs €530.