High prices for calved cows and heifers were achieved at a dairy sale in Corrin mart, Fermoy, Co Cork, on Friday. Browse the photo gallery above for more pictures from the day's sale.
The majority of the 70 or so lots on offer sold, with calved cows of varying ages freely making €1,200 to €1,500. Demand for older cows calving after April was not as strong, with these cows making around €800 on average.
Some late-calving heifers with EBIs approaching €200 failed to sell. The highest prices were paid for cows with large frames, in milk and calved in the last three or four weeks. The highest price of €1,600 was paid for a five-year-old Holstein Friesian cow with an EBI of €108 that had calved the day before the sale.
Attendance at the sale was low, a reflection of the bad weather and the busy time of year. However, bidding was brisk, both from farmers and dealers buying on behalf of others. A number of the older dry cows with large frames and who are not due to calve for a number of months were bought with the likely intention of fattening.
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The majority of the 70 or so lots on offer sold, with calved cows of varying ages freely making €1,200 to €1,500. Demand for older cows calving after April was not as strong, with these cows making around €800 on average.
Some late-calving heifers with EBIs approaching €200 failed to sell. The highest prices were paid for cows with large frames, in milk and calved in the last three or four weeks. The highest price of €1,600 was paid for a five-year-old Holstein Friesian cow with an EBI of €108 that had calved the day before the sale.
Attendance at the sale was low, a reflection of the bad weather and the busy time of year. However, bidding was brisk, both from farmers and dealers buying on behalf of others. A number of the older dry cows with large frames and who are not due to calve for a number of months were bought with the likely intention of fattening.
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