With 240 weanling bulls and heifers on offer, Ballymote Mart’s final spring weanling sale consisted of some late spring and summer 2023 calves, with a small portion of quality autumn-born calves also on offer.
Suckler-bred animals dominated, with U and R grading bulls and heifers achieving over €3.20/kg with ease.
Plainer types or those with poor weight for age were below the €3/kg mark, though numbers of these types were small.
Ballymote mart manager David Faughan said: “There was a strong demand overall, particularly from grass buyers, with a high clearance rate.”
In the heifer ring, 170 passed through. Charolais-cross heifers dominated numbers, with the majority of those weighing in the 300kg to 400kg bracket.
Heifers of this weight averaged €3.13kg, up from €2.96/kg on this time last year, while Belgian Blue-cross heifers averaged a hefty €4.17/kg, Charolais-cross €3.04/kg, Limousin-cross €3.29/kg and Angus-cross €2.75/kg.
Lighter heifers weighing 200kg to 300kg averaged €3.25/kg, up 22c/kg on last year, while a small selection of heavy heifers over 400kg averaged €3.31/kg, up 41c/kg on last year.
Some stand-out prices were paid in all weight brackets in the heifer ring for top-quality lots suitable for breeding or fatstock sales, with examples being a Limousin-cross weighing 295kg selling for €1,360 9€4.61/kg), a Limousin-cross weighing 370kg selling for €1,980 (€5.35/kg) and a Limousin-cross weighing 405kg selling for €2,140.
A smaller number of bulls were present, with about 70 lots on offer. Demand was split between farmer buyers for non-continental or lighter type Charolais and Limousin-cross bulls, with exporters shipping to the continent very active for all weights of top-end bulls.
Bull weanlings from 200kg to 300kg recorded the best average price per kilo in the bull ring at €3.37/kg, while bulls weighing 300kg to 400kg averaged €3.01/kg.
In this weight bracket, some better-quality dairy- beef and suckler-bred non-continentals were present and sold for 20c to 25c/kg shy of their continental counterparts. Heavy bulls weighing 400kg-plus were smaller in number, with a mix of exporters and bull beef finishers competing.
This Limousin-cross bull born July 2023 and weighing 405kg sold for €1,450 (€3.58/kg).
This Simmental-cross bull born September 2023 and weighing 390kg sold for €1,090 (€2.80/kg).
This Limousin-cross bull born April 2023 and weighing 485kg sold for €1,440 (€2.97/kg)
This Angus-cross bull born April 2023 and weighing 365kg sold for €1,010 (€2.77/kg).
This Angus-cross bull born October 2023 and weighing 330kg sold for €970 (€2.93/kg).
This Belgian Blue-cross bull born November 2023 and weighing 305kg sold for €910 (€2.98/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born May 2023 and weighing 330kg sold for €980 (€2.96/kg).
This Belgian Blue-cross heifer born January 2023 and weighing 460kg sold for €2,140 (€4.65/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 340kg sold for €1,200 (€3.53/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 315kg sold for €1,130 (€3.59/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 300kg sold for €1,110 (€3.70/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born April 2023 and weighing 260kg sold for €1,220 (€3.68/kg).
With 240 weanling bulls and heifers on offer, Ballymote Mart’s final spring weanling sale consisted of some late spring and summer 2023 calves, with a small portion of quality autumn-born calves also on offer.
Suckler-bred animals dominated, with U and R grading bulls and heifers achieving over €3.20/kg with ease.
Plainer types or those with poor weight for age were below the €3/kg mark, though numbers of these types were small.
Ballymote mart manager David Faughan said: “There was a strong demand overall, particularly from grass buyers, with a high clearance rate.”
In the heifer ring, 170 passed through. Charolais-cross heifers dominated numbers, with the majority of those weighing in the 300kg to 400kg bracket.
Heifers of this weight averaged €3.13kg, up from €2.96/kg on this time last year, while Belgian Blue-cross heifers averaged a hefty €4.17/kg, Charolais-cross €3.04/kg, Limousin-cross €3.29/kg and Angus-cross €2.75/kg.
Lighter heifers weighing 200kg to 300kg averaged €3.25/kg, up 22c/kg on last year, while a small selection of heavy heifers over 400kg averaged €3.31/kg, up 41c/kg on last year.
Some stand-out prices were paid in all weight brackets in the heifer ring for top-quality lots suitable for breeding or fatstock sales, with examples being a Limousin-cross weighing 295kg selling for €1,360 9€4.61/kg), a Limousin-cross weighing 370kg selling for €1,980 (€5.35/kg) and a Limousin-cross weighing 405kg selling for €2,140.
A smaller number of bulls were present, with about 70 lots on offer. Demand was split between farmer buyers for non-continental or lighter type Charolais and Limousin-cross bulls, with exporters shipping to the continent very active for all weights of top-end bulls.
Bull weanlings from 200kg to 300kg recorded the best average price per kilo in the bull ring at €3.37/kg, while bulls weighing 300kg to 400kg averaged €3.01/kg.
In this weight bracket, some better-quality dairy- beef and suckler-bred non-continentals were present and sold for 20c to 25c/kg shy of their continental counterparts. Heavy bulls weighing 400kg-plus were smaller in number, with a mix of exporters and bull beef finishers competing.
This Limousin-cross bull born July 2023 and weighing 405kg sold for €1,450 (€3.58/kg).
This Simmental-cross bull born September 2023 and weighing 390kg sold for €1,090 (€2.80/kg).
This Limousin-cross bull born April 2023 and weighing 485kg sold for €1,440 (€2.97/kg)
This Angus-cross bull born April 2023 and weighing 365kg sold for €1,010 (€2.77/kg).
This Angus-cross bull born October 2023 and weighing 330kg sold for €970 (€2.93/kg).
This Belgian Blue-cross bull born November 2023 and weighing 305kg sold for €910 (€2.98/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born May 2023 and weighing 330kg sold for €980 (€2.96/kg).
This Belgian Blue-cross heifer born January 2023 and weighing 460kg sold for €2,140 (€4.65/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 340kg sold for €1,200 (€3.53/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 315kg sold for €1,130 (€3.59/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born October 2023 and weighing 300kg sold for €1,110 (€3.70/kg).
This Charolais-cross heifer born April 2023 and weighing 260kg sold for €1,220 (€3.68/kg).
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