Golden Vale Marts held their weekly stock sale in the Tullamore Mart venue on Monday (July 20), where weanling bulls saw a tremendous trade.

In a mart report issued after the sale, the trade was described as stronger this week, with a "notable presence of shippers ringside driving demand for lighter bull weanlings".

The top call per kg of the sale went to a Limousin-cross weanling bull weighing 330kg who made €2,060 at €6.24/kg.

Other noticeable sales from the lighter weanling sale included the €1,820 paid for a 305kg Charolais-cross bull, equivalent to €5.97/kg, and a 215kg Limousin-cross bull that sold for €1,230 at €5.72/kg.

Some further sample prices for weanling bulls from the sale include:

A 345kg Limousin-cross bull sold for €1,840 or €5.33/kg;
A 290kg Limousin-cross bull sold for €1,560 or €5.38/kg;
A 330kg Charolais-cross bull sold for €1,730 or €5.24/kg;
A 360kg Charolais-cross bull sold for €2,050 or €5.69/kg.

Heavier weanling bulls also saw competitive prices.

The standout price was the €2,390 paid for a 425kg Charolais-cross weanling bull, making €5.62/kg.

Other notable weanling bull sales are listed below:

A 415kg Charolais-cross bull sold for €2,200 at €5.30/kg;
A 420kg Charolais-cross bull sold for €2,190 at €5.21/kg;
A pen of four 501kg Charolais-cross bulls sold for €2,460/head at €4.91/kg;
A pen of three 603kg Charolais bulls sold for €2,590/head at €4.30/kg.

The weaning heifer trade remained very solid according to the report.

One 330kg Charolais-cross weanling heifer sold for €1,910 or €5.79/kg, while a 340kg Hereford-cross weanling heifer sold for €1,420 at €4.18/kg.

Another 315kg Limousin-cross weanling heifer sold for €1,860 at €5.90/kg.

Some other prices for weanling heifers include:

A 445kg Charolais-cross heifer sold for €2,140 at €4.81/kg;
A 515kg Limousin-cross heifer sold for €2,200 at €4.27/kg;
A 630kg Limousin-cross heifer sold for €2,620 at €4.15/kg.

There was a large entry of calves and runners which met a very strong demand for the time of year with a full clearance.

Three Hereford-cross calves sold for €900/head, while five Angus-cross calves sold for €880/head. One Saler cross calf sold for €800, while another two Saler calves sold for €760/head.

Cow trade

The Tullamore trade saw €2,780/head paid for two Belgian Blue suckler cows weighing €320kg each, with a calf at foot.

Another strong price was the €2,980/head paid for two Simmental cows each weighing 392.5kg, with calves at foot.

Two heavier Hereford-cross suckler cows weighing 735kg on average sold for €2,140/head at €2.91/kg.

Tullamore Mart hosts weekly cattle sales, and will hold a machinery auction on Friday, August 14.