Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly cattle sale took place on Tuesday last (May 15) and a large crowd attended. Some 1,000 cattle passed through the rings on the day.
In the calf ring, 96 animals were on offer. Both farmers and exporters gathered around the ring and the sale kicked off at 11:30am.
John Tevlin, the mart manager, outlined the number of dairy-origin calves has tightened considerably, while exporter activity has slowed down.
He said: “More continental calves are starting to come on stream; there is definitely more colour around these days. The quality of the calves is also better.”
Bulls – suitable for export – traded for €80-175/head. Moving to early-maturing animals, Hereford and Angus heifers made up to €255/head, while the best of the Angus and Hereford bulls made a top price of €330/head.
Click on a thumbnail in the gallery (below) to open up a full-size image; once opened you can scroll sideways to see the next picture. Refer to each caption to see details of each lot, including the sale price.
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- This Charolais bull calf made €275
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- This Limousin heifer calf sold for €205
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- This Angus bull calf made €100
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- This Limousin heifer calf sold for €200
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- This Charolais bull calf sold for €580
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- This Limousin bull calf sold for €280
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- This Charolais bull calf made €450
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- This Limousin bull calf sold for €300