Carnaross Mart held its weekly sale of steers this week on Monday (October 12). Over 1,100 bullocks were entered into the sale, which left buyers with a lot to choose from.
Commenting on the sale and the trade, the mart’s manager, Padraig McElroy, stated that the trade was “steady, with a big demand coming for the more heavier, quality continental-type store bullock”.
Sample forward steer prices:
- Limousin: 625kg – €1,680 or €2.68/kg;
- Angus: 725kg – €1,630 or €2.24/kg;
- Hereford: 750kg – €1,620 or €2.16/kg;
- Simmental: 685kg – €1,650 or €2.40/kg.
Sample store steer prices:
- Charolais: 590kg – €1,470 or €2.49/kg;
- Limousin: 590kg – €1,440 or €2.44/kg;
- Hereford: 560kg – €1,070 or €1.91/kg;
- Simmental: 520kg – €1,250 or €2.40/kg;
- Charolais: 450kg – €1,170 or €2.60/kg;
- Angus: 480kg – €1,000 or €2.08/kg;
- Angus: 422kg – €940 or €2.22/kg;
- Hereford: 490kg – €990 or €2.02/kg.
Weanling trade
The mart hosted its weanling sale on Tuesday (October 13). Again, a high number of weanlings were brought forward for sale.
Commenting on the weanling trade, Padraig mentioned: “A good trade was certainly there for the quality weanlings, with plenty of customers demanding the lighter continental weanling around 300kg.”
Speaking on the purchasers, Padraig noted: “There was a lot of farmer activity on Tuesday evening, and plenty of northern buyers were out in force.”
Sample weanling bull prices:
- Charolais: 410kg – €1,060 or €2.58/kg;
- Limousin: 415kg – €1,070 or €2.57/kg;
- Angus: 400kg – €890 or €2.22/kg;
- Angus: 360kg- €830 or €2.30/kg;
- Limousin: 295kg – €800 or €2.71/kg;
- Charolais: 290kg – €880 or €3.03/kg;
- Charolais: 230kg – €690 or €3.00/kg;
- Angus: 190kg – €520 or €2.73/kg.
Sample heifer weanling prices:
- Limousin: 470kg – €1,000 or €2.12/kg;
- Charolais: 420kg – €980 or €2.33/kg;
- Angus: 415kg – €850 or €2.04/kg;
- Charolais: 310kg – €940 or €3.03/kg;
- Charolais: 295kg – €900 or €3.05/kg;
- Simmental: 280kg – €720 or €2.57/kg;
- Shorthorn: 260kg – €700 or €2.69/kg;
- Charolais: 225kg – €710 or €3.15/kg.
Special sale of sucklers
Carnaross Mart is hosting a special sale of commercial suckler Limousin cows with calves at foot, with 25 cows entered and a number of cows having 5-star ratings. The sale starts next Tuesday night (October 20) at 8:00pm.