The main camera at the mart was at last Wednesday’s sale at Portumna Mart. Mart manager John O’Sullivan said that there was a good entry of stock on offer, with about 180 head for sale.
This week, numbers were up slightly, with nearly 190 on offer, which is very good for this stage of the year.
The cattle on offer were mostly all store cattle, with very few heavy types over 500kg and only a handful of weanlings.
John said that where good-quality coloured cattle were on offer, prices were very strong. He added that Friesians were a little more difficult to sell though.
Those under 400kg have become a lot harder to sell in the past few weeks, according to John, with fewer buyers active.
Friesian bullocks from 320kg to 330kg would be coming into around €550. John said that this would be back about €100/head on where they would have been earlier in the spring, with many in the same weight reaching €650 to €660 without much difficultly.
Where nice golden Charolais stores were on offer, they were a fine trade. In one instance, a top-quality 402kg golden Charolais bullock came into €1,105, which is almost €2.75/kg.
The main range of prices for those from 400kg to 500kg was from €900 to €1,050. Heifers in the same weight range sold mainly from €2.00/kg for Angus and white heads to €2.30/kg to €2.50/kg for good-quality continentals.
John said that the trade has been a little easier for Angus bullocks and heifers in recent weeks also, with the majority selling for about €2.00/kg, but plainer types were struggling to come into €2.00/kg.
There was a good share of cows on offer. John said that numbers are well up on last year since the halting of Brucellosis testing.
The trade for cull cows has been very good at the mart, with Friesian cows which are not long dry making around €250 over the weight, with many around 600kg making €800 to €850. Some plain ones were still making only about €100 over.
Continental cows were coming into €1,000 to €1,200 or fleshed types.
Commission rates are €10 to the buyer and €8 to €16.50 to the seller.
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The main camera at the mart was at last Wednesday’s sale at Portumna Mart. Mart manager John O’Sullivan said that there was a good entry of stock on offer, with about 180 head for sale.
This week, numbers were up slightly, with nearly 190 on offer, which is very good for this stage of the year.
The cattle on offer were mostly all store cattle, with very few heavy types over 500kg and only a handful of weanlings.
John said that where good-quality coloured cattle were on offer, prices were very strong. He added that Friesians were a little more difficult to sell though.
Those under 400kg have become a lot harder to sell in the past few weeks, according to John, with fewer buyers active.
Friesian bullocks from 320kg to 330kg would be coming into around €550. John said that this would be back about €100/head on where they would have been earlier in the spring, with many in the same weight reaching €650 to €660 without much difficultly.
Where nice golden Charolais stores were on offer, they were a fine trade. In one instance, a top-quality 402kg golden Charolais bullock came into €1,105, which is almost €2.75/kg.
The main range of prices for those from 400kg to 500kg was from €900 to €1,050. Heifers in the same weight range sold mainly from €2.00/kg for Angus and white heads to €2.30/kg to €2.50/kg for good-quality continentals.
John said that the trade has been a little easier for Angus bullocks and heifers in recent weeks also, with the majority selling for about €2.00/kg, but plainer types were struggling to come into €2.00/kg.
There was a good share of cows on offer. John said that numbers are well up on last year since the halting of Brucellosis testing.
The trade for cull cows has been very good at the mart, with Friesian cows which are not long dry making around €250 over the weight, with many around 600kg making €800 to €850. Some plain ones were still making only about €100 over.
Continental cows were coming into €1,000 to €1,200 or fleshed types.
Commission rates are €10 to the buyer and €8 to €16.50 to the seller.
Read more
Cattle prices: numbers and quality dropping but prices holding firm at marts
Cattle prices: numbers dropping but prices firm at Scarriff Mart
Cattle prices: strong store trade continues at Ballymahon Mart
Strong cattle trade at Enniskillen Mart
Steady calf demand continues at marts
A guide to special and upcoming sales in the marts in the coming weeks
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