Numbers of cattle available remained steady in the final bullock sale of March at Ballinrobe Mart, Co. Mayo.

Commenting on the sale, Ballinrobe Mart's manager Teresa Gibsey said: "In the bullock sale, prices reached €2,220 or €3.88/kg.

"Bullock prices ranged from €800 to €2,220/head or €2.24-€3.88/kg. The average price for bullocks over 500kg was €2.96/kg and the average price for bullocks in the 400-500kg weight category was €2.82/kg.

Top prices from the bullock sale:

690kg Limousin bullock sold for €2,220 or €3.22/kg;
620kg Charolais bullock sold for €1,940 or €3.13/kg;
485kg Charolais bullock sold for €1,670 or €3.44/kg;
350kg Limousin bullock sold for €1,340 or €3.83/kg;
345kg Charolais bullock sold for €1,330 or €3.86/kg;
250kg Limousin bullock sold for €970 or €3.88/kg.

Commenting on the trade in the heifer sale, the mart manager said prices ranged from €530 to €1,980/head or €2.04-€3.97/kg.

The average price for heifers in the 500kg plus weight bracket was €2.99/kg and heifers in the 400-500kg weight bracket sold for an average price of €2.63/kg.

Top prices from the heifer sale:

640kg Angus heifer sold for €1,980 or €3.09/kg;
595kg Limousin heifer sold for €1,970 or €3.31/kg;
410kg Limousin heifer sold for €1,440 or €3.51/kg;
410kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,320 or €3.22/kg;
300kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,190 or €3.97/kg.
290kg Charolais heifer sold for €1,080 or €3.72/kg.

In the weanling sale, weanling bull prices ranged from €620-€1,530/head or €2.54-€3.66/kg.

The average price paid for weanling bulls in the 200-350kg weight category was €2.96/kg.

Top prices from the weanling bull sale:

470kg Charolais bull sold for €1,530 or €3.26/kg;
355kg Limousin bull sold for €1,300 or €3.66/kg;
330kg Belgian Blue bull sold for €1,000 or €3.03/kg.

The mart manager said: "There was a great selection of suck calves on offer at this week’s calf sale with prices ranging from €40-€205/head with an average sale price of €135. The prices per kg in the suck calf sale ranged from €0.71-€4.17/kg.

Prices from the suck calf sale:

55kg Charolais bull calf sold for €205 or €3.73/kg;
48kg Charolais heifer calf €200 or €4.17/kg;
54kg Angus bull calf €195 or €3.61;
56kg Angus heifer calf €155 or €2.77/kg;
56kg red Hereford heifer- €150 or €2.68/kg;

In the cow sale, dry cows made from €720-2,200 with the best price going to a five year old Simmental cow weighing 945kg selling for €2.33/kg.

Another Angus cow weighing 830kg made €1,880 or €2.27/kg.

Ballinrobe Mart is set to host a special sale of continental bullocks on Wednesday, April 3.

The mart will also host a continental heifer sale on Wednesday April 10 and a special continental weanling sale for heifers and bulls will take place on Friday evening, April 12, starting at 5:30pm.