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After a busy autumn period with bumper cattle sales at Markethill Mart, numbers have steadied, with 660 animals going under the hammer at Saturday’s general cattle sale.
With fewer cattle on offer, prices have hardened. Beef heifers remain a strong trade, with top-quality continental lots making 190p to 222p/kg, with a 478kg Limousin animal and a 416kg animal making £915.
Prices peaked at £1,545 for a 696kg Limousin heifer, with plainer animals selling from 175p/kg to 185p/kg and a steady trade.
Store bullocks sold to a top price of £1,425 for a 698kg animal, with a top price per kilo of 210p/kg paid on a 615kg Blonde D’Aquitaine animal, which made £1,295. Good-quality heavy bullocks typically sold from 190p/kg to 205p/kg.
Mid-weight bullocks sold from 210p to 232p/kg at the upper end of the trade, with a 368kg animal making £855.
Weanlings sold from 210p to 266p/kg, with a 284kg Charolais making £755.
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