Pics and prices: Steady trade at Carnaross Mart's weanling sale

Carnaross Mart is steaming ahead with its online sales through the the Livestock Live (LSL) trading platform, with two rings now in operation at the mart on sale day.

It held its weekly weanling sale on Tuesday last which saw over 200 bulls and just under 200 heifers presented for sale. The weanling sale has moved to an earlier time slot of 3:00pm, with an allocated viewing time operating before hand.

The trade was brisk with both light bulls and heifers in demand; quality lots were a also a strong trade and the auctioneers were comfortably selling a lot per minute on Tuesday evening.

There was an increased number of farmers bidding online from their vehicle outside the mart, waitiing to collect animals if they made successful purchases.

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 hammer price.

: This 465kg, February-2019 born, Charolais bull made €980 or €2.10/kg

: This 255kg, July-2019 born, Limousin bull made €650 or €2.54/kg

: This 320kg, July-2019 born, Charolais bull sold at €910 or €2.84/kg

: This 345kg, July-2019 born, Charolais bull made €900 or €2.60/kg

: This 350kg, August-2019 born, Charolais bull went under the hammer for €920 or €2.62/kg

: This 560kg, May-2019 born, Charolais bull sold for €1,120 or €2.00/kg

: This 430kg, May-2019 born, Charolais bull made €1,090 or €2.53/kg

: This 365kg, March-2019 born, Limousin bull made €830 or €2.27/kg

: This 430kg, May-2019 born, Charolais bull made €1,090 or €2.53/kg

: This 390kg, September-2019 born, Charolais bull made €980 or €2.51/kg

: This 345kg, September-2019 born, Charolais bull sold for €910 or €2.63/kg

: This 475kg, April-2019 born, Belgian Blue bull made €970 or €2.04/kg

: This 345kg, June-2019 born, Limousin bull sold for €890 or €2.57/kg

: This 475kg, March-2019 born, Charolais bull sold for €960 or €2.02/kg

: This 465kg, March-2019 born, Charolais bull went under the hammer for €900 or €2.12/kg

As mentioned, almost 200 heifers went under the hammer on Tuesday. Light lots were a brisk trade with €2.70-2.90/kg freely available for quality lots.

Some sample prices are listed below.