Templemore Mart’s general cattle sale on Thursday witnessed good demand for quality dairy-bred bullocks and heifers, while there was also more bite for slaughter-fit cows.

Bullocks in the 500kg to 600kg weight bracket comprised mainly Friesian types, with prices ranging from €3.60/kg to €3.80/kg.

There were some good-quality Angus-cross and Hereford-cross bullocks of a similar weight coming two years of age with good weight for age and these sold from €3.80/kg to €4/kg.

It was a similar trend for bullocks weighing 400kg to 500kg, but with a wider price range.

Friesian bullocks sold from €3.55/kg to €3.75/kg, while Angus- and Hereford-crosses sold from €3.70/kg for plainer-quality types to €4.15/kg for the best-quality lots.

There was a similarly wide price range for Hereford-cross heifers weighing 400kg to 500kg, with prices ranging from €3.56/kg to €3.92/kg.

There was some well-fleshed heifers weighing from 500kg to 600kg and these attracted keen interest from factory agents and specialist finishers, with prices ranging from €3.80/kg to €4/kg. There was a small number of continental cattle on offer and these ranged in price from €4.20/kg all the way to €5/kg for quality Limousin heifers.

Cull cows

Around one quarter of the entry of about 200 head comprised cows, with the majority of these possessing a good cover of flesh and suitable for slaughter.

The trade for such cows was solid, with prices ranging from €2.45/kg to €2.60/kg for some plainer-quality lots, while better-conformed Friesian cows sold from €2.70/kg to €2.90/kg.

A smaller number of lighter Friesian and Friesian-cross cows weighing from 400kg to 500kg sold from €2.60/kg to €2.75/kg.

In pictures

This Limousin bull weighing 965kg and born 23/04/22 sold for €3,560 (€3.69/kg).

Three Hereford-cross bullocks weighing 307kg and born from 04/05/25 to 10/05/25 sold for €1,310 (€4.27/kg).

This 355kg Aberdeen Angus-cross bullock born 28/07/2025 sold for €1,510 (€4.25/kg).

This Shorthorn cow weighing 740kg and born 14/04/17 sold for €2,330 (€3.15/kg).

Weighing 525kg and born 14/02/22 this Friesian-cross cow sold for €1,480 (€2.82/kg).

This 710kg Friesian cow born 22/03/21 sold for €2,050 (€2.89/kg).

This batch of four Friesian-cross cows averaging 588kg and born from 23/02/17 to 23/03/23 sold for €1,650 (€2.81/kg).

These three Jersey- and- Friesian-cross cull cows weighing 642kg and born 04/02/20 to 03/03/22 sod for €1,830 (€2.85/kg).

This 590kg Hereford-cross heifer born 18/02/24 sold for €2,310 (€3.92/kg).

At an average weight of 603kg, these Aberdeen Angus-cross heifers sold for €2,400 (€3.98/kg).

Weighing 510kg, this Aberdeen Angus-cross heifer born 18/03/24 sold for €1,990 (€3.90/kg).

This good-quality Limousin-cross heifer weighing 390kg and born 23/10/24 sold for €1,930 (€4.95/kg).

This Aberdeen Angus-cross heifer weighing 505kg and born 17/06/23 sold for €1,950 (€3.86/kg).

Three Friesian-cross bullocks averaging 508kg and born from 03/05/24 to 23/07/24 sold for €1,860 (€3.68/kg).

This 365kg Charolais-cross bullock born 19/04/24 sold for €1,500 (€4.11/kg).

This 445kg Aberdeen Angus-cross bullock born 21/02/24 sold for €1,770 (€3.98/kg).

Averaging 448kg, these Friesian-cross bullocks born 27/01/24 and 30/01/24 sold for €1,690 (€3.77/kg).

Two Hereford bullocks averaging 423kg and born 14/02/24 and 18/02/24 sold for €1,710 (€4.04/kg)