Calf trade building at Carrigallen Mart

Carrigallen Mart held it’s weekly calf sale on Saturday, February 18, with over 170 calves on offer at the Co. Leitrim based mart.

The sale had a good mix of breeds with Friesian bulls, Angus, Hereford, Simmental, Charolais and Belgian Blue calves on offer.

Carrigallen Mart

There was a good entry of Friesian bull on offer at Saturdays sale with the majority of these calves selling for between €40 and €60.

Some of the lighter or the Friesian-cross calves sold for below €40, while on the top end of the trade saw calves selling from €90 to €180.

A small number of Friesian bull runner type calves achieved prices of between €280 and €290.

Hereford and Angus

Looking at the Hereford and Angus-cross calves on offer and starting with the Hereford-cross females.

These calves appeared to be in demand among buyer in the Co. Leitrim based mart on Saturday, with the selling for between €150 to €160.

A number of these calves achieved prices above this, with a number selling for €210 to €265.

Hereford-cross bull appeared to have be thin on the ground, but the ones that were on offer sold from €160 to €310.

Moving to the Angus calves and starting with the bull that sold from €115 to €430, the majority of these calves sold from €170 to €300.

The Angus-cross heifers on offer sold from €60 to €300, with the majority selling for around €200.

Continental

The continental calves consisted of Simmental, Charolais and Belgian Blue – with a top price of €510 paid for a Belgian Blue-cross bull calf.

There was a small number of Simmental calves on offer at the sale, they sold from €110 to €300.

Moving to the Belgian Blue-cross bulls that were on offer, which sold from €80 to a top price of €510 – the majority of these calves sold from €320 and up.

The Belgian Blue-cross heifers on offer sold from €130 to €450.

Moving to the Charolais-cross calves with the bull selling from €170 to €255. The heifers calves sold to a top price of €460 down to €320.