Marts around the country continue to see big numbers of weanlings come out.

Carnaross Mart had a big show of weanlings on Tuesday night, with 600 animals moving through the rings.

Weanling bulls in the 300kg to 400kg weight category ranged in price from €1.63/kg for Friesian crosses to €2.83/kg for Charolais-cross calves.

Limousin bulls in the same weight category were selling at €2.79/kg, with Simmental calves coming in at €2.56/kg. The average price for the category was €2.67/kg. Top price in this weight section went to a Limousin bull weanling weighing 420kg and selling for €1,400.

Heavier bulls were a little easier, with 400kg to 500kg bulls averaging out at €2.45/kg. Friesian bulls came in at €1.53/kg, with Charolais bulls coming in at €2.84/kg.

This May 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 315kg and sold for €920 (€2.92/kg).

This March 2022-born Limousin bull weanling weighed 295kg and sold for €880 (€2.98/kg).

This August 2021-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 380kg and sold for €1,060 (€2.79/kg)

This May 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 245kg and sold for €670 ( €2.73/kg).

This July 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 270kg and sold for €710 (€2.63/kg).

This Rotbunt-cross bull weanling weighed 330kg and sold for €590 (€1.78/kg).

This May 2021-born Limousin bull weighed 525kg and sold for €1,230 (€2.34/kg).

There was good appetite for forward bulls, with those around the 550kg mark hitting between €1,350 and €1,450, with one Limousin bull weighing 500kg selling for €1,580 (€3.16/kg).

In the heifer ring, it was a similar trade, with more farmer activity. Heifers in the 300kg to 400kg weight category averaged out at €2.37/kg, with Charolais heifers coming out on top at €2.49/kg.

Limousin heifers followed close behind at €2.39/kg, with Belgian Blue heifers at €2.33/kg. Top price in this section went to a Limousin-cross heifer weighing 340kg and selling for €1,110 (€3.26/kg).

Heavier heifers in the 400kg to 500kg bracket were selling for €2.29/kg on average, with better-quality continental heifers up at €2.70/kg to €2.90/kg.

This February 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 375kg and sold for €1,200 (€3.20/kg).

This February 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 350kg and sold for €1,000 (€2.85/kg).

This August 2021-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 420kg and sold for €1,200 (€2.85/kg).

This February 2022-born Charolais bull weanling weighed 365kg and sold for €1,130 (€3.09/kg).

The top price went to a Simmental heifer weighing 400kg that sold for €1,190 (€2.98/kg).

Factory feedlots were very active for forward heifers, with heifers over 500kg averaging out at €2.46/kg, with the top price going to a Limousin-cross heifer weighing 500kg and selling for €1,410 (€2.82/kg).

Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal, mart manager Padraig McElroy said: “We had a big yard of weanlings with plenty of farmer activity, especially for lighter types on Tuesday night.”