{"id":1263462,"date":"2024-04-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1263462"},"modified":"2024-03-29T16:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T16:19:22","slug":"bullocks-over-500kg-average-e2-96-kg-at-ballinrobe-mart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/bullocks-over-500kg-average-e2-96-kg-at-ballinrobe-mart\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullocks over 500kg average \u20ac2.96\/kg at Ballinrobe Mart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Numbers of cattle available remained steady in the final bullock sale of March at Ballinrobe Mart, Co. Mayo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the sale, Ballinrobe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/tag\/ballinrobe-mart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mart&#8217;s<\/a> manager Teresa Gibsey said: &#8220;In the bullock sale, prices reached \u20ac2,220 or \u20ac3.88\/kg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Bullock prices ranged from \u20ac800 to \u20ac2,220\/head or \u20ac2.24-\u20ac3.88\/kg. The average price for bullocks over 500kg was \u20ac2.96\/kg and the average price for bullocks in the 400-500kg weight category was \u20ac2.82\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top prices from the bullock sale:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>690kg Limousin bullock sold for \u20ac2,220 or \u20ac3.22\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>620kg Charolais bullock sold for \u20ac1,940 or \u20ac3.13\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>485kg Charolais bullock sold for \u20ac1,670 or \u20ac3.44\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>350kg Limousin bullock sold for \u20ac1,340 or \u20ac3.83\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>345kg Charolais bullock sold for \u20ac1,330 or \u20ac3.86\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>250kg Limousin bullock sold for \u20ac970 or \u20ac3.88\/kg.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the trade in the heifer sale, the mart manager said prices ranged from \u20ac530 to \u20ac1,980\/head or \u20ac2.04-\u20ac3.97\/kg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average price for heifers in the 500kg plus weight bracket was \u20ac2.99\/kg and heifers in the 400-500kg weight bracket sold for an average price of \u20ac2.63\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top prices from the heifer sale:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>640kg Angus heifer sold for \u20ac1,980 or \u20ac3.09\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>595kg Limousin heifer sold for \u20ac1,970 or \u20ac3.31\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>410kg Limousin heifer sold for \u20ac1,440 or \u20ac3.51\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>410kg Charolais heifer sold for \u20ac1,320 or \u20ac3.22\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>300kg Charolais heifer sold for \u20ac1,190 or \u20ac3.97\/kg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>290kg Charolais heifer sold for \u20ac1,080 or \u20ac3.72\/kg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the weanling sale, weanling bull prices ranged from \u20ac620-\u20ac1,530\/head or \u20ac2.54-\u20ac3.66\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average price paid for weanling bulls in the 200-350kg weight category was \u20ac2.96\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top prices from the weanling bull sale:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>470kg Charolais bull sold for \u20ac1,530 or \u20ac3.26\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>355kg Limousin bull sold for \u20ac1,300 or \u20ac3.66\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>330kg Belgian Blue bull sold for \u20ac1,000 or \u20ac3.03\/kg.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The mart manager said: &#8220;There was a great selection of suck calves on offer at this week\u2019s calf sale with prices ranging from \u20ac40-\u20ac205\/head with an average sale price of \u20ac135. The prices per kg in the suck calf sale ranged from \u20ac0.71-\u20ac4.17\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prices from the suck calf sale:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>55kg Charolais bull calf sold for \u20ac205 or \u20ac3.73\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48kg Charolais heifer calf \u20ac200 or \u20ac4.17\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>54kg Angus bull calf \u20ac195 or \u20ac3.61;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>56kg Angus heifer calf \u20ac155 or \u20ac2.77\/kg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>56kg red Hereford heifer- \u20ac150 or \u20ac2.68\/kg;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the cow sale, dry cows made from \u20ac720-2,200 with the best price going to a five year old Simmental cow weighing 945kg selling for \u20ac2.33\/kg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-background-color has-background\">Another Angus cow weighing 830kg made \u20ac1,880 or \u20ac2.27\/kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballinrobe Mart is set to host a special sale of continental bullocks on Wednesday, April 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"agri-related-stories-block_703797cac0e54196db966b43c3caa4ca\" class=\"related-stories\">\n        <h5 id=\"related-stories-h5-headline\">Related Stories:<\/h5>\n        <ul class=\"related-stories-list\"><li class=\"related-stories-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/factory-quotes-5c-kg-beef-price-rises-seen-at-many-sites\/\"><svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 637 637\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.506 427.855C337.204 440.983 347.434 454.623 357.11 468.774C397.22 422.569 449.051 385.401 510.302 362.596C551.477 347.294 593.633 339.707 635.277 338.983C635.746 332.035 636.002 325.002 636.002 317.969C636.002 308.165 635.533 298.489 634.68 288.941C587.453 289.709 539.585 298.234 492.869 315.624C427.014 340.091 370.878 379.22 326.506 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