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:
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:
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:
Weanling bulls weighing from 200-350kg averaged €4.87/kg or €1,470/head.
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.