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Agriland
26-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Weanling bull prices reach €6.05/kg at Ballinrobe Mart
Ballinrobe Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday, May 21, with bullock prices peaking at €5.55/kg, heifers at €5.67/kg, cows reaching €4.32/kg and weanling bulls making as high as €6.05/kg. Speaking to Agriland after the sale, mart manager Teresa Gibsey said: 'Bullocks fetched prices from €1,360-1,860/head or €4.05-5.55/kg.' Bullocks in the 400-500kg weight bracket averaged €4.34/kg or €1,770/head, while the 300-400kg bullocks averaged €4.56/kg or €1,545/head. The lightest of the bullocks weighing below 300kg averaged €5.21/kg or €1,485/head. Some of the top bullock prices from the sale included: 415kg Angus bullock sold for €1,860 or €4.48; 360kg Shorthorn bullock sold for €1,840 or €5.11/kg; 290kg Charolais bullock sold for €1,610 or €5.55. Heifers at the Ballinrobe Mart sale achieved prices from €940-3,070/head or €3.44-5.67/kg. The heavy heifers over 500kg averaged €4.07/kg or €2,775/head and 400-500kg heifers averaged €4.19/kg or €1,795/head. 300-400kg heifers averaged €4.35/kg or €1,506/head and heifers weighing below 300kg averaged €5.09/kg or €1,300/head. Some of the top heifer prices from the sale included: 750kg Charolais heifer sold for €3,070 or €4.09/kg; 605kg Angus heifer sold for €2,370 or €3.92/kg; 245kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,390 or €5.67/kg. Dry cows ranged from €1,510-3,570/head, with an average of €2,590/head or €3.90/kg. An 880kg Aubrac cow sold for €3,570 or €4.06/kg. Another 900kg Angus cow sold for €3,510 or €3.90/kg. Weanling bulls achieved prices from €900-1,790/head or €4.03-6.05/kg in the sale. Some of the top heifer prices from the sale included: 375kg Limousin bull sold for €1,790 or €4.77/kg; 310kg Angus bull sold for €1,640 or €5.29/kg; 200kg Charolais bull sold for €1,210 or €6.05/kg. Weanling bulls weighing from 200-350kg averaged €4.87/kg or €1,470/head. Sheep trade at Ballinrobe Mart Ballinrobe Mart hosted its weekly sheep sale on Thursday, May 22. Spring lamb prices ranged from €150-195/head with an average price of €180/head or €3.76/kg which was the same as the last week. Hoggets ranged from €94-208/head or €2.45-3.50/kg, averaging €3.20/kg. Cull ewe prices ranged from €50-274/head averaging €189/head, and the price per kg ranged from €1.11 to €2.82/kg with an average of €2.41/kg. Ewes with lambs at foot sold from €205-€320 for third-crop ewes with twins at foot. Average for ewes with lambs was €260/outfit.
Agriland
06-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Sale report: €5.81/kg paid for 315kg bullocks at Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday, April 30, with as high as €5.81/kg paid for bullocks. Heifers prices peaked at €4.85/kg and cows topped out at at €3.97/kg, with the weanling bulls reaching €4.00/kg and suck calves making up to €420/head. Mart manager Teresa Gibsey said: 'The heavy bullocks over 500kg averaged €4.26/kg or €2,691/head, which was up 23c/kg on the previous week. '400-500kg bullocks averaged €4.24/kg or €1,840/head, up 21c/kg or €110/head on average.' 300-400kg bullocks averaged €4.61/kg or €1,595/head, which was 'a huge price increase on the previous week,' according to the mart manager. Some of the top bullock prices from the sale at the mart venue were as follows: 750kg Charolais bullock sold for €3,000 or €4.00/kg; 600kg Limousin bullock sold for €2,860 or €4.77/kg; 465kg Limousin bullock sold for €2,100 or €4.52/kg; 410kg Limousin bullock sold for €2,050 or €5.00/kg 360kg Simmental bullock sold for €1,930 or €5.36/kg 315kg Charolais bullock sold for €1,830 or €5.81/kg. Heifers in the sale achieved prices from €860-2,380/head or €2.61-4.85/kg. The heavy heifers weighing over 500kg averaged €4.06/kg or €2,130/head, which was an increase of 15c/kg on the previous week. Heifers weighing from 400-500kg averaged €3.69/kg or €1,616/head, while 300-400kg heifers averaged €3.68/kg or €1,285/head. Some of the top heifer prices from the sale included: 550kg Angus heifer sold for €2,380 or €4.33/kg; 500kg Angus heifer sold for €2,080 or €4.16/kg; 480kg Angus heifer sold for €2,000 or €4.17/kg; 470kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,990 or €4.23/kg; 355kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,520 or €4.28/kg; 235kg Limousin heifer sold for €1,14 or €4.85/kg. Dry cows ranged from €720-€3,120/head, making an average price of €1,700/head or €2.81/kg. Topping the dry cow trade was a 785kg Limousin selling for €3,120 or €3.97/kg. There was a lively calf trade at the sale also, with up to €420 paid for a 55kg Belgian Blue bull calf with the average calf price settling at €295. Ballinrobe Mart sheep trade Ballinrobe Mart hosted its weekly sheep sale on Thursday, May 2, with a nice selection of spring lambs with prices ranging from €175-€203/head, averaging €185/head. Hoggets ranged from €87-211/head or €2.68-4.22/kg, averaging €3.62/kg. Cull ewe prices ranged from €90-266/head, averaging €185/head, and price per kg ranging from €1.52-3.02/kg, with an average of €2.51/kg. Ewes with lambs at foot sold from €155-360 for a ewe with twin lambs.
