Forward store bullocks continued as the best sellers in the bullock ring in Bandon.

Prices of €1.95/kg to €2.26/kg were available for forward Angus and Herefords and continentals.

Today’s sale saw a higher proportion of overage cattle than usual, with the stand-out being a September 2012-born Charolais bullock weighing 990kg selling for €2,340 (€2.40/kg).

There was also 2013- and 2014-born bullocks and in the main they sold for around the €1.80/kg mark. Spring 2016 bullocks were a tougher sell.

Friesians made between €200 and €540 with their weight and traditional beef-crosses sold for between €300 and €720 over the €/kg.

Continental bullocks were few in number, but of excellent quality. In the main, they sold for between €500 and €1,000 with their weight.

Sample prices - bullocks:

Forward stores

  • Six Angus, February 2015, 579kg - €1,310, €2.26/kg.
  • Three Hereford, February, 605kg - €1,180, €1.95/kg.
  • One Angus, April 2014, 655kg - €1,160, €1.77/kg.
  • One Friesian, March 2014, 735kg - €1,380, €1.88/kg.
  • One Friesian, June 2013, 675kg - €1,220, €1.81/kg.

    • 2016-born stores

  • Two Angus, May, 387kg - €740, €1.91/kg.
  • Three Hereford, February, 361kg - €760, €2.11/kg.
  • Three Friesian, January, 388kg - €700, €1.80/kg.
  • One Limousin, April, 550kg - €1,460, €2.66/kg.
  • Six Charolais, March, 423kg - €1,165, €2.15/kg.

    • Cows

    Heavy cows were great sellers again this week in a sale with 95 lots. Overall, cows made from €50 to €900 over their weight.

    Sample prices - cows:

  • One Friesian, 640kg - €1,060, €1.66/kg.
  • One Friesian, 770kg - €1,350, €1.75/kg.
  • One Friesian, 695kg - €1,130, €1.63/kg.
  • One Friesian, 810kg - €1,240, €1.53/kg.
  • One Salers, 865kg - €1,740, €2.01/kg.
  • One Hereford, 845kg - €1,475, €1.75/kg.
  • One Hereford, 575kg - €1,220, €2.12/kg.

    • Calves

    Calf numbers dropped again with 550 on offer this week, with much stronger calves available compared with earlier in the year.

    Friesian bull calves made from €80 to €170, with older bull calves selling for up to €250.

    Friesian heifers sold for between €200 and €300. Hereford- and Angus-cross bull calves sold for between €190 and €490, with heifers of these breeds making from €160 to €420.

    Continental heifers sold for up to €430, with continental bulls making up to €550.

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