Numbers were on the smaller side at Elphin Mart on Monday night, but the trade remained good despite factories trying to apply pressure to the beef trade this week.
Plainer cattle might have been back a little compared with previous weeks, but the good-quality cattle are still a great trade.
Cull cows topped out at €2.40/kg for a well-fleshed 2016-born Limousin cow weighing 600kg that sold for €1,440.
The general run of dry cows were ranging from €1.90/kg to €2.20/kg, with the higher prices going to the younger well-fleshed cows.
Active
A number of southern cow buyers and wholesalers were very active on the night, along with some Northern Ireland-based feedlot finishers.
Heifer and bullock numbers were small after a special sale last week, but quality also paid, with heifers in the 400kg to 500kg bracket hitting €2.40/kg to €2.60/kg.
@farmersjournal in Elphin with MartBids. Cow trade continues to be the star performer. Plainer cows back a little but there’s still lots of customers north and south for good heavy cows. This well fleshed 2011 born @IrishAubrac cow weighed 650kg selling for €1540. @FJBeef pic.twitter.com/8YK44QVJBJ
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 9, 2021
A selection of in-calf heifers were sold on the night.
Predominantly autumn-calving heifers, they were met with good demand, with a December 2018-born Limousin due to calve in autumn to the Limousin bull selling for the top price on the night at €2,920.
Mart manager Kevin Caslin said: “It’s probably a little bit earlier for the springer trade to really get going, but all the farmers selling were pretty happy with how they got on.
"Weanlings are a very good trade, along with cull cows, so that probably points to a very strong springer trade for the autumn. We have a couple of special breeding and in-calf heifer sales coming up next month."
@farmersjournal in Elphin with MartBids. Another one of those #roansoftwitter and everybody’s still mad for them. This December 2018 born @irishlimousin heifer sells with her time up on 16th August to LM2014 selling for €2380 pic.twitter.com/peuvxStZi2
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 9, 2021
@farmersjournal in Elphin mart with MartBids. This August 2018 @irishlimousin heifer sells in calf to @progressivegen sire ZAG with her time up on 26th November sells for €1850. @FJBeef pic.twitter.com/rNjdAFLYfz
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 9, 2021
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