{"id":1252656,"date":"2024-03-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1252656"},"modified":"2024-03-24T12:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:17:39","slug":"well-fed-calves-a-strong-trade-at-enniscorthy-mart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/well-fed-calves-a-strong-trade-at-enniscorthy-mart\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-fed calves a strong trade at Enniscorthy Mart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 20), with 863 calves on offer at the model county-based mart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the big sale, the trade is holding very well for all quality calves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of farmers and agents looking for those well-fed<\/a> calves, according Fionn Sherlock, assistant manager and auctioneer at Enniscorthy Mart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Agriland <\/em>after the sale, Sherlock said that Angus and Hereford cross calves are making up the biggest proportion of the sale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also said that exporters are active ringside but the demand isn\u2019t as strong due to a build up of calves waiting for export.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef calves <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the trade for Angus and Hereford cross calves at Enniscorthy Mart at Wednesday’s sale, Sherlock said that they sold anywhere from \u20ac50 for lighter type calves up to \u20ac320 for a four-week-old Angus cross bull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the sample Hereford and Angus prices:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n