Pics and prices: Grass buyers, agents and exporters drive trade at Carnew Mart
Approximately 1,145 cattle and 420 calves went under the hammer at Carnew Mart, Co. Wicklow, on Saturday last (April 7).
David Quinn, the mart manager, said that all classes of cattle met an excellent trade due to strong factory, farmer and export demand. Generally speaking, prices were similar to previous weeks.
Looking at heifer prices, butcher lots sold for €580-1,180 over, while store heifers made €300-785 along with their weight.
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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These 355.6kg, 2017-born, Belgian Blue heifers made €840 or €2.36/kg
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This 400kg, September-2017 born, Charolais heifer made €900 or €2.25/kg
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These 337kg, April and March-2017 born, Limousin heifers made €910 or €2.70kg
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These 420kg, December-2016 born, Charolais heifers sold for €1,065 or €2.53/kg
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This 406kg, May-2016 born, Limousin heifer sold for €870 or €2.14/kg
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This 654kg, June-2015 born, Charolais heifer made €1,500 or €2.29/kg
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This 306kg, April-2017 born, Belgian Blue heifer sold for €820 or €2.67/kg
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These 354kg, December-2016 born, Charolais heifers sold for €875 or €2.47/kg
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These 338kg, March and April-2017 born, Limousin heifers sold for €795 or €2.35/kg
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These 310kg, April and May-2017 born, Limousin heifers sold for €800 or €2.58/kg
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These 322kg, March and May-2017 born, Charolais heifers sold €680 or €2.11/kg
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This 338kg, 4-star, April-2017 born, Charolais heifer made €860 or €2.54/kg
Bullocks and bulls
Beef and forward bullocks sold for €650-1,060 over, while continental store lots made €550-930 over and Friesian store steers sold for €180-630 along with their weight. Weanling bulls were reported to trade for €450-880 over.
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This 524kg, March-2016 born, Aberdeen Angus bullock sold for €1,100 or €2.09/kg
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These 547kg, May and June-2016 born, Limousin bullocks made €1,230 or €2.24/kg
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This 420kg, July-2015, Limousin steer made €1,000 or €2.38/kg
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This 548kg, April-2016 born, Limousin bullock made €1,090 or €1.98/kg
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These 379kg, March and May-2017 born, Limousin bulls sold for €1,015 or €2.67/kg
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This 454kg, March-2016 born, Hereford bullock sold for €940 or €2.07/kg
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This 470kg, March-2016 born, Aberdeen Angus bullock made €920 or €1.95/kg
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This 508kg, March-2016 born, Hereford bullock sold for €1,120 or €2.20/kg
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This 460kg, April-2016 born, Limousin bullock sold for €780 or €1.69/kg
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These 545kg, October-2015 and February-2016 born, Friesian steers made €1,060 or €1.94/kg
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This 566kg, March-2016 born, Friesian bullock sold for €1,070 or €1.89/kg
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These 371kg, April-2017 born, Charolais bulls made €960 or €2.58/kg
Calves and cows
Moving to the calf trade, both exporters and farmers competed for lots. This led to a €20/head improvement on prices achieved, according to the mart manager.
Calf prices:
- Continental bulls: €220-440/head;
- Continental heifers: €160-410/head;
- Friesian bulls: €60-225/head;
- Hereford and Angus bulls: €160-340/head;
- Hereford and Angus heifers: €100-285/head.
In addition, a number of cows also went under the hammer at the Wicklow-based venue. These lots were reported to trade well; butcher lots traded for €450-910 over and store cows sold for €100-285 along with their weight.