In Roscommon Mart's fortnightly bullock sale held on Friday, over 450 bullocks went under the hammer, with 93% sold.
“There was a noticeable increase in demand on the bullock sale we had two weeks ago," said mart manager Tony Conry.
"There was a super yard of quality cattle, with plenty of buyers for the good store bullock weighing from 500kg to 600kg.
"A good share of farmers were out looking for bullocks to graze again next summer, with trade holding firm for the lighter lads.”
Analysis
Martbids analysis shows 56 bullocks sold in the 400kg to 500kg weight bracket and averaged €4/kg, while the top third sold to €4.89/kg of an average.
The bottom third, mostly made up of dairy-cross bullocks, sold for €2.83/kg.
The sale was dominated by bullocks weighing between 500kg and 600kg, with 222 of these selling to an impressive average of €4.40/kg.
The top third of these bullocks were exceptional quality, made up of mostly Charolais- and Limousin-cross cattle. They sold for an average of €4.93/kg, while the bottom third averaged €3.73/kg.
Heavier cattle saw a more even trade across the weight bands, with 144 bullocks averaging €4.03/kg, the top third averaging €4.46/kg and the bottom third €3.66/kg.
