{"id":1339892,"date":"2024-07-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1339892"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:34:12","slug":"a-look-at-the-mart-trade-for-cattle-countrywide-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/a-look-at-the-mart-trade-for-cattle-countrywide-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the mart trade for cattle countrywide this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A number of trade and weather-related factors are taking a toll on the mart trade for cattle over the past few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers in many parts of the country continue to struggle with reduced grass growth rates and this week’s cut to beef prices<\/a> at factories have also been felt in the trade for forward and heavy cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern customers remain active at marts with over 15% of the bullocks on show at Carnaross Mart, Co. Meath on Monday, July 1, going to customers from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnaross Mart manager, Padraig McElroy said northern buyers are keen for all forward store and heavy cattle at present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the trade for the plainer-type cattle may be back a bit but the prices for good store cattle are “holding well”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thurles Mart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mid Tipperary Co-operative Livestock Mart (Thurles Mart) hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Monday, July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Agriland <\/em>after the sale, mart manager Martin Ryan said cattle numbers in the sale over the past five weeks are “up maybe 10% on last year”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There are a lot of bullocks and heifers coming out, not as many cows as we would have seen this time last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Cows have maybe gone a little bit earlier. There are a lot more strong cattle this week than we would have seen over the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

“A good 500kg Charolais bullock is making from \u20ac2.70-\u20ac2.80\/kg, while an Angus or Hereford bullock of the same weight is making from \u20ac2.50-\u20ac2.60\/kg for the better type and for the plainer ones, you could be back to \u20ac2.20 or 2.30\/kg.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thurles Mart manager added that sale clearances are still “reasonably good” and added that there are “still a few calves trickling through” at the sale. He said that last year, calf sales had wrapped up by early June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headford Mart <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While cattle numbers were up in Thurles, numbers are “slipping away” at Headford Mart in Co. Galway “due to time of year,” according to a sale report from the mart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this there was “some super quality cattle on show” with a clearance rate of 94% in the sale on Saturday, June 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cheque for \u20ac19,315 was presented to Cancer Care West. The donation came from the proceeds of a charity auction at the mart venue last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sample prices from the bullock sale at Headford on Saturday:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n