Portumna Mart's weekly calf sale on Monday evening saw sensational demand for Angus and Hereford-cross calves, with strong competition for reared calves.

A good entry of reared calves on the night helped buyer confidence, with in excess of €500/head paid on a number of occasions. Hereford-cross calves saw the best trade, with a good portion of the entry crossing €500/head and calves weighing above 70kg selling at over €600/head. Younger calves still on milk weighing from 55kg to 65kg sold from €350/head upwards, with over €400/head paid for a number of lots on the night.

Reared Angus-cross calves weighing over 80kg sold from €500/head up to €550/head, with younger calves weighing from 55kg to 70kg selling from €350/head up to €500/head. There was a good number of Angus-cross calves weighing 50kg and these met strong demand, with €6/kg the going rate. These calves sold around the €300/head mark. Lighter Angus-cross calves weighing from 35kg to 45kg sold from €200/head to €250/head.

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While the sale was dominated by beef-sired calves, making up 95% of the lots, a small number of strong Friesian-cross calves weighing over 60kg sold from €250/head upwards, with the general trade €3.50/kg to €3.80/kg.

Belgian blue-cross calves topped the sale, with €1,180 paid for a red-and-white coloured heifer calf weighing 70kg. A small entry of Blonde d’Aquitaine calves met a brisk trade with over €600/head paid for a number of lots on the night. These calves all weighed over 70kg.

Sticking with the continental breeds, a small entry of Charolais-cross calves sold for between €5.50/kg and €7.50/kg, with calves weighing from 40kg up to 70kg. There was a bigger number of Limousin-cross calves on offer and these were highly sought after, with calves selling from €350/head up to €500/head, achieving a similar price per kilo as the Charolais-cross calves of €5.50/kg up to €6.50/kg.

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This Belgian blue-cross heifer, weighing 70kg and born 11/04/26, sold for €1,180.

This Blonde d’Aquitaine-cross bull, weighing 75kg and born 15/04/26, sold for €650.

This Hereford-cross heifer, weighing 95 kg and born 16/03/26, sold for €640.

This Hereford-cross heifer, weighing 80kg and born 01/04/26, sold for €580.

These three Angus-cross bulls, weighing 67kg and born April 2026, sold for €530.

These three Speckle Park-cross heifers, weighing 107kg and born March 2026, sold for €510.

These Angus-cross bulls, weighing 68kg and born 24/04/26, sold for €460.

This Charolais-cross bull, weighing 60kg and born 23/04/26, sold for €460.

This Hereford-cross bull, weighing 60kg and born 16/04/26, sold for €450.

This Angus-cross heifer, weighing 70kg and born 10/04/26, sold for €410.

These Angus-cross bulls, weighing 53kg and born 18/04/26, sold for €360.

This Hereford-cross bull, weighing 50kg and born 29/04/26, sold for €350.

This Friesian-cross bull, weighing 70kg and born 14/04/26, sold for €250.