Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly cull cows and heifer sale in Ennis Mart on Thursday (October 8).

According to a report after the sale, there was a "good entry" of cull cows, heifers and aged bulls, with more a mix of dairy and continental culls.

The first cow into the ring was a 1,100kg Charolais cow that made €3,900, or €3.54/kg.

Cull cows and heifers were back about 10c/kg overall this week.

The report also added: "Flesh was extremely scarce except for a couple of pens of cull cows."

In the heifer sale, three Charolais-cross heifers weighing 473kg on average made €2,200/head, or €4.65/kg.

Some other sample prices from the heifer category include:

A pen of four Limousin-cross heifers weighing 452kg on average made €2,070/head, or €4.57/kg:
A 635kg Hereford-cross heifer made €2,520, or €3.97/kg; 
Three Limousin-cross heifers weighing 475kg on average made €2,080, or €4.38/kg;
Five Aberdeen Angus-cross heifers weighing 442kg on average made €1,610/head or €3.64/kg;
One 575kg Charolais-cross heifer made €2,500, or €4.35/kg;  
Three Simmental-cross heifers weighing 513kg on average made €2,280, or €4.44/kg.

In the cull cow category, one 715kg Belgian Blue cow made €2,940, or €4.11kg, but most of the prices per kg remained under €4.

Below are some sample prices from the sale:

A 750kg Aberdeen Angus-cross cow made €2,660 or €3.54/kg;
A 765kg Friesian cow made €2,340, or €3.06/kg;
A 580kg Friesian cow made €1,660, or €2.86/kg;
A 830kg Charolais cow made €3,260, or €3.93/kg;
A 720kg Charolais cow made €2,860, or €3.97/kg;
A 685kg Limousin cow made €2,630, or €3.84/kg.

The sale also saw a dozen aged bulls on offer.

These averaged €3.63/kg with a 1,005kg Limousin bull hitting €4,210.

A 1,040kg Aberdeen Angus bull made €3,840 and a 970kg Charolais bull made 3,480.