This February 2022-born Belgian Blue bull weanling weighed 385kg and sold for €1,480 (€3.84/kg) at the special Monaghan day sale of bull weanlings in Mohill Mart on Wednesday this week.
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Weanlings continue to soar in price with records broken in marts nationwide over the last seven days.
A combination of live exporters, factory-aligned feedlots and grass buyers are driving the trade with some exceptional prices being paid for top-quality weanlings.
">MartBids data this week shows spring 2022-born calves in the top-quality 300kg to 400kg bracket hitting €3.53/kg, or €1,341/head, for a 380kg weanling.
That equates to 56c/kg or over €200/head higher than the same week in 2022.
If this animal was destined for a 24-month finish, it would require over €6/kg to break even in February 2024.
Stephen Hannon, general manager of Aurivo Marts, told the Irish Farmers Journal: “There’s a ferocious appetite for weanlings out there at the moment, with the high end of the market being driven by feedlot finishers. We thought the trade peaked at €3/kg but it’s heading for €4/kg now.”
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Weanlings continue to soar in price with records broken in marts nationwide over the last seven days.
A combination of live exporters, factory-aligned feedlots and grass buyers are driving the trade with some exceptional prices being paid for top-quality weanlings.
MartBids data this week shows spring 2022-born calves in the top-quality 300kg to 400kg bracket hitting €3.53/kg, or €1,341/head, for a 380kg weanling.
That equates to 56c/kg or over €200/head higher than the same week in 2022.
If this animal was destined for a 24-month finish, it would require over €6/kg to break even in February 2024.
Stephen Hannon, general manager of Aurivo Marts, told the Irish Farmers Journal: “There’s a ferocious appetite for weanlings out there at the moment, with the high end of the market being driven by feedlot finishers. We thought the trade peaked at €3/kg but it’s heading for €4/kg now.”
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