Castlerea Mart Market Report

900 CATTLE on offer this week and the strong trade of recent weeks was maintained and in the case of the short keep stock prices and demand was increased. Store bullocks and heifers were a very strong trade this week and the top quality weanlings in both the bull and heifer rings attracted some very fancy prices. Big turnout of suck calves met a good clearance also while the Dry cow trade and sucklers remained a firm trade. Sample Prices:

Bullocks: Ch 460kgs €1360 AA 475kgs €1300 ch 515kgs €1380 Lm 540kgs €1370 Ch 500kgs €1340 Ch 585kgs €1555 Ch 615kgs €1590 Lm 600kgs €1500

Heifers: Ch 365kgs €1170 Lm 395kgs €1120 Lm 405kgs €1055 Lm 480kgs €1250 Lm 510kgs €1350 Ch 470kgs €1215

Dry Cows: Lmx 770kgs €1450 Ch 630kgs €1245 Ch 800kgs €1440 Lm 735kgs €1330 Sim 630kgs €1275 Cows with calves at foot made form €1060 to €2060 for a Charolais Cow and her bull calf at foot

Springers made from €900 to €1630 per head

Calves: Dairy type calves made form €250 to €90 per head, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cross calves made from €150 to €370 with the continentals making from €350 to €465

Weanling Bulls: Lm 285kgs €900 Lm 270kgs €870 Ch 250kgs €790 Ch 405kgs €1290 Lm 425kgs €1200 Ch 360kgs €1120

Weanling Heifers: Ch 260kgs €920 Lm 250kgs €825 Ch 240kgs €795 Ch 380kgs €1200 BBX 315kgs €1055 Ch 415kgs €1225

Sales continue @ Castlerea Mart on Monday the 19 th March with a bullock sale and Thursday next the 22nd March we have our usual sale of Heifers, Cows, Calves, Runners and Weanlings

All sales commence @ 11 AM