Castlerea Mart Report

680 cattle on offer this week, quality lots remained unchanged in prices but plainer type stock tended to be a harder sell this week. The heifer and weanling rings reported a good trade for the quality lots on offer while breeding stock and the dry cows reported good clearances. SAMPLE PRICES: BULLOCKS: Chx 445kgs €1310 Lm 545kgs €1360 AAx 520kgs €1165 Ch 630kgs €1455 AA 640kgs €1450 Lm 780kgs €17 15 AA 705kgs €1510

HEIFERS: Lm 420kgs €1160 Ch 395kgs €1065 Ch 460kgs €1285 Lm 605kgs €1440 Ch 590kgs €1400 Ch 455kgs €1250

DRY COWS: Ch 820kgs €1580 Ch 760kgs €1450 Ch 7 15kgs €1400 Si 810kgs €1435

Cows with calves at foot made from €1120 to €2100 per head.

Springer cows made form €1000 to €1100 per head

CALVES: Young calves made from €200 to €345 with stronger runner types making up to €630 per head.

WEANLING BULLS: Lmx 290kgs €805 Ch 270kgs €800 Ch 360kgs €1150 Ch 425kgs €1185 Ch 410kgs €1175

WEANLING HEIFERS: Lmx 290kgs €805 Chx 300kgs €850 Sax 300kgs €890 Lm 280kgs €765

Sales continue @ Castlerea Mart on Thursday next trhe 17 th August with our usual sale of Bullocks, Heifers, Cows, Calves, Runners and Weanlings on offer

All sales commence at 11 am.