Good size sale today with just short of 800 on offer and this included 190 calves. Calves met a great trade again with farmers still very active alongside shippers. The strong calves are still the standout trade with continental bull calves hitting €780. AAX bull calves made to €540 and AAX heifers made to €550. HEX bull calves made to €680 and HEX heifers made to €440. There was a small entry in the suckler ring with pairs making to €3,680 and in-calf lots making to €3,320. There was a clearance sale of 15 dairy cows today varying in age from 2019 to 2023 and these made from €1,660 to €2,480. Overall bull weanlings were a similar trade to last week but quality was a bit more variable and it was a similar story in the heifer ring.
WEANLING BULLS:
1 LMX 295Kgs – €1,840 – €6.24/kg
1 CHX 355kgs – €2,240 – €6.31/kg
1 LMX 270kgs – €1,660 – €6.15/kg
1 CHX 375kgs – €2,210 – €6.05/kg
2 HEX 260kgs – €1,200 – €4.61/kg
1 LMX 345kgs – €2,040 – €5.91/kg
3 HEX 263kgs – €1,280 – €4.86/kg
2 LMX 430kgs – €2,320 – €5.39/kg
1 LMX 500kgs – €2,480 – €4.96/kg
4 HEX 357kgs – €1,700 – €4.76/kg
1 LMX 400kgs – €2,300 – €5.75/kg
4 AAX 361kgs – €1,500 – €4.15/kg
WEANLING HEIFERS:
1 CHX 415kgs – €2,320 – €5.59/kg
1 CHX 350Kgs – €2,280 – €6.51/kg
2 LMX 300kgs – €1,630 – €5.43/kg
1 LMX 290kgs – €1,890 – €6.52/kg
2 HEX 272kgs – €1,060 – €3.89/kg
2 LMX 297kgs – €1,780 – €5.98/kg
1 CHX 375kgs – €2,380 – €6.35/kg
1 CHX 350Kgs – €2,280 – €6.51/kg
1 LMX 505kgs – €2,680 – €5.30/kg
1 LMX 420kgs – €2,400 – €5.71/kg
