A total of 418 animals filled Tullamore Mart on Monday evening, with 378 of them finding new homes. The majority of these lots were weanlings with a special sale of suckler cows also taking place.
Trade for the 300-plus weanlings proved quite strong throughout, with the online bidding system not seeming to affect trade at all, particularly for better-quality lots.
Speaking after the sale, GVM Tullamore Mart manager Antoinette Daly said: “We had a very good clearance, with most lots in the yard sold. There was a good mixture of weanlings on offer, with a strong trade for those better lots. We do miss the buyers ringside, but so far it hasn’t really affected trade.”
This December-born Limousin bull weighed 505kg and sold for €1,170 (€2.32/kg).
Light stock continue to dominate the prices and this was again the case on Monday, with the top price coming for a 245kg bull calf – a spring-born Belgian Blue bull that sold for €780 or €3.18/kg. A slightly lighter Limousin bull calf at 240kg sold for €3/kg (€720).
Moving up weights to 300kg to 400kg, in the region of €2.50/kg was freely available for the upper-end weanlings, but rose to €2.80/kg for the very top lots.
Charolais dominated the male prices in this category, leading with a 350kg bull which sold for €980 (€2.80/kg). Similarly, a 315kg Charolais female sold for €880 (€2.79/kg). Overall, Charolais had the highest average of just shy of €2.40/kg.
This August 2019-born Simmental bull weighed 510kg and sold for €950 (€1.86/kg).
A small entry of good-quality Simmental weanlings secured a number of top prices as the weight divisions moved up. Topping prices for bull weanlings between 400kg and 500kg was a 450kg bull that sold for €1,120 (€2.49/kg). Just behind this, another bull weighing 445kg sold for €1,100 (€2.47/kg). These prices helped to boost the breed average to the highest at €2.28/kg.
Charolais bull weanlings over 400kg came into a respectful €2.24/kg, while Limousin bulls sold for an average of €2.17/kg.
This May-born Limousin bull weighed 265kg and sold for €660 (€2.49/kg).
Heifers weighing in excess of 400kg were a lot fewer on the ground, with prices generally back about 10c/kg on those of the bulls of the same weight. Securing the top price in this section was a Limousin heifer weighing 410kg that sold for €990 (€2.41/kg). This price was matched when a 410kg Charolais heifer sold for the same price.
This July 2019-born Limousin bull weighed 280kg and sold for €660 (€2.36/kg).
This April-born Charolais bull weighed 380kg and sold for €820 (€2.16/kg).
This September 2019-born Limousin heifer weighed 405kg and sold for €780 (€1.93/kg).
This May-born Charolais bull calf weighed 270kg and sold for €650 (€2.41/kg).
This May-born Charolais bull calf weighed 270kg and sold for €650 (€2.41/kg).
This August 2019 born Simmental bull weighed 550kg and sold for €1,160 (€2.11/kg)
This August 2019 born Simmental bull weighed 550kg and sold for €1,160 (€2.11/kg)
This two-and-a-half-year-old in-calf Limousin heifer weighed 665kg and sold for €1,575 (€2.37/kg).
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A total of 418 animals filled Tullamore Mart on Monday evening, with 378 of them finding new homes. The majority of these lots were weanlings with a special sale of suckler cows also taking place.
Trade for the 300-plus weanlings proved quite strong throughout, with the online bidding system not seeming to affect trade at all, particularly for better-quality lots.
Speaking after the sale, GVM Tullamore Mart manager Antoinette Daly said: “We had a very good clearance, with most lots in the yard sold. There was a good mixture of weanlings on offer, with a strong trade for those better lots. We do miss the buyers ringside, but so far it hasn’t really affected trade.”
This December-born Limousin bull weighed 505kg and sold for €1,170 (€2.32/kg).
Light stock continue to dominate the prices and this was again the case on Monday, with the top price coming for a 245kg bull calf – a spring-born Belgian Blue bull that sold for €780 or €3.18/kg. A slightly lighter Limousin bull calf at 240kg sold for €3/kg (€720).
Moving up weights to 300kg to 400kg, in the region of €2.50/kg was freely available for the upper-end weanlings, but rose to €2.80/kg for the very top lots.
Charolais dominated the male prices in this category, leading with a 350kg bull which sold for €980 (€2.80/kg). Similarly, a 315kg Charolais female sold for €880 (€2.79/kg). Overall, Charolais had the highest average of just shy of €2.40/kg.
This August 2019-born Simmental bull weighed 510kg and sold for €950 (€1.86/kg).
A small entry of good-quality Simmental weanlings secured a number of top prices as the weight divisions moved up. Topping prices for bull weanlings between 400kg and 500kg was a 450kg bull that sold for €1,120 (€2.49/kg). Just behind this, another bull weighing 445kg sold for €1,100 (€2.47/kg). These prices helped to boost the breed average to the highest at €2.28/kg.
Charolais bull weanlings over 400kg came into a respectful €2.24/kg, while Limousin bulls sold for an average of €2.17/kg.
This May-born Limousin bull weighed 265kg and sold for €660 (€2.49/kg).
Heifers weighing in excess of 400kg were a lot fewer on the ground, with prices generally back about 10c/kg on those of the bulls of the same weight. Securing the top price in this section was a Limousin heifer weighing 410kg that sold for €990 (€2.41/kg). This price was matched when a 410kg Charolais heifer sold for the same price.
This July 2019-born Limousin bull weighed 280kg and sold for €660 (€2.36/kg).
This April-born Charolais bull weighed 380kg and sold for €820 (€2.16/kg).
This September 2019-born Limousin heifer weighed 405kg and sold for €780 (€1.93/kg).
This May-born Charolais bull calf weighed 270kg and sold for €650 (€2.41/kg).
This May-born Charolais bull calf weighed 270kg and sold for €650 (€2.41/kg).
This August 2019 born Simmental bull weighed 550kg and sold for €1,160 (€2.11/kg)
This August 2019 born Simmental bull weighed 550kg and sold for €1,160 (€2.11/kg)
This two-and-a-half-year-old in-calf Limousin heifer weighed 665kg and sold for €1,575 (€2.37/kg).
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Births to beef sires almost double births to dairy sires
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