Big sale today with just over 900 on offer. There was 140 lots of calves available today with farmers very active amongst shippers still. Farmers rearing calves have recognised that it pays to have strong calves as this is what shippers and farmer buyers are anxious for. It was all beef bred calves on offer. AAX bull calves made to €440 and AAX heifer calves made to €410. HEX bull calves made to €630 and HEX heifers made to €640. Continental bull calves made to €850 and continental heifers made to €840. A mixed run of lots in the suckler ring made to €4,160 for pairs and to €2,720 for in-calf lots. Huge shipping activity in the weanling bull ring as bulls up to 450kgs were marginally up on last week up. Weanling heifers were a similar trade to last week.
WEANLING BULLS:
1 LMX 285Kgs – €2,040 – €7.16/kg
3 LMX 290kgs – €1,940 – €6.69/kg
1 LMX 250kgs – €1,920 – €7.68/kg
1 LMX 365kgs – €2,600 – €7.12/kg
1 BBX 380kgs – €2,840 – €7.47/kg
1 BBX 345kgs – €2,500 – €7.24/kg
1 BBX 355kgs – €2,380 – €6.52/kg
1 BBX 405kgs – €2,650 – €6.52/kg
1 PTX 425kgs – €2,500 – €5.88/kg
3 AAX 288kgs – €1,440 – €4.99/kg
3 AAX 313kgs – €1,420 – €4.53/kg
2 HEX 367kgs – €1,600 – €4.35/kg
WEANLING HEIFERS:
1 AAX 295kgs – €1,530 – €5.18/kg
6 LMX 246Kgs – €1,230 – €5.00/kg
2 LMX 252kgs – €1,430 – €5.66/kg
1 HEX 282kgs – €1,220 – €4.32/kg
1 CHX 350kgs – €2,250 – €6.42/kg
4 CHX 376kgs – €1,830 – €4.86/kg
1 LMX 440kgs – €2,430 – €5.52/kg
6 CHX 407Kgs – €1,970 – €4.83/kg
1 AAX 430kgs – €1,830 – €4.25/kg
1 AAX 485kgs – €2,140 – €4.41/kg
