Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly weanlings stock sale on Tuesday (October 13) at Ennis Mart, with 1,100 head on offer.

A report issued after the sale noted that weanling heifers were a similar trade to last week, while bull weanlings over 300kgs were back 10c/kg.

Bull weanlings under this weight were similar to last week, "with a lot of farmer activity today".

One 270kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €1,850 or €6.85/kg.

Two 315kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €2,160/head or €6.80/kg, while another 245kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €1,670 or €6.81/kg.

Other sample prices from the weanling bull sale include:

One 345kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €2,200, or €6.37/kg;
A pen of three 275kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €1,750/head, or €6.36/kg;         
One 365kg Simmental-cross weanling bull made €2,030, or €5.56/kg;
One 310kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €1,970, or €6.35/kg;
One 400kg Charolais-cross weanling bull made €2,480, or €6.20/kg;
One 410kg Limousin-cross weanling bull made €2,200, or €5.36/kg;
 One 400kg Limousin-cross weanling bull made €1,940, or €4.85/kg.         

In the weanling heifer ring, the standout sale was for a 280kg Limousin-cross that went for €1,760, equal to €6.28/kg.

A pen of Charolais-cross weanling heifers weighing 322kg on average made €1,910/head, approximately €5.94/kg.

Other sample prices from the heifer sale include:

One 425kg Limousin-cross weanling heifer made €2,110, or €4.96/kg;
A pen of five Charolais-cross weanling heifers weighing 295kg on average made €1,490, or €5.05/kg;
One 305kg Charolais-cross weanling heifer made €1,830, or €6.00/kg;
A pen of four Charolais-cross weanling heifers weighing 278kg on average made €1,370, or €4.91/kg;
One 345kg Limousin-cross weanling heifer made €1,730, or €5.01/kg.

According to the mart report, there was a large entry of suckling stock as in-calf lots made to €3,500 and "a few great pairs" made to €4,550.

There was 20 calves on offer and these reached €990 for a one-month-old Charolais bull calf.

The report also noted a "huge mix" of dairy types and continentals in the runner rings.

Runner heifers were up 7c/kg and runner bulls were a similar trade to last week.