Ennis Mart (Clare Marts) hosted its Annual Fatstock Show and Sale for cows and heifers on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

There was a good offering of cows and heifers at the sale with over 500 cattle on offer.

According to a statement from Clare Marts' management following the sale, trade "could only be described as exceptional".

Some of the top cow prices from the sale:

Some of the top heifer prices from the sale:

As is the trend in many marts countrywide, the sale witnessed a strong demand from northern customers for the forward-type, heavy cattle.

A total of 10 cows and five heifers sold for an excess of €2,000 and a Belgian Blue cow weighing 890kg fetched the top price of the day selling for a respectable €3,300 or €3.71/kg.

Clare Marts' management commended farmers who showed cattle on the day for "the quality of stock on offer".

The sale report from Clare Marts outlined that aged bulls met a keen trade on the day also, with a top price of €2,170 for a 1,075kg Limousin bull.

The mart's annual show and sale of bullocks took place the following day, Friday, February 11.

Demand was hot for bullocks on the day with a report from Clare Marts describing the sale as "a lightning trade".

Over 550 bullocks were on offer at the sale which featured a large percentage of forward cattle.

The mart management's statement noted the trade "was lit up" by three northern customers who were all bidding online and took 33% of the cattle offered across the border.

"It would be fair to say that a good deal of the beef cattle on offer would have made the equivalent of €5/kg deadweight," according to the Ennis Mart's sale report.

The top price of the day at the bullock sale was €2,520, however 50 bullocks made in excess of €2,000 on the day.

Concluding the report on the sale, Clare Marts outlined: "Stores were also a serious trade making as far as €3.25/kg."