Carrigallen Mart held its annual show and sale of heifers on Thursday last.
The sale saw 400 heifers go under the hammer, with a strong demand for factory-fit heifers, as well as heifers suitable for grazing.
Top-quality cattle were in demand, with the top price hitting €4,100 for a 710kg Charolais-cross heifer.
The sale champion sold for €2,020 at 665kg, while a second-prizewinning heifer sold for €3,000 at 650kg.
Price extremes
Mart manager Helen Kells said: “The in-calf heifer and fatstock scene has driven the price of the top of the range cattle to extremes in the past 12 months.
“It’s a massive boost for producers and our suppliers to have these customers willing to go the distance on the right animals.”
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This March 2017-born Limousin cow sold with her January 2021-born bull calf at foot for €2,420.
Demand for sucklers continues to be strong, with lots of customers for top of the range outfits.
Carrigallen Mart held a special suckler sale on Monday which included dispersals of herds from two Co Cavan farmers.
Top call of the night went to a May 2018 Belgian Blue heifer. She has a five-star replacement index of €113 and was scanned in calf to a Limousin stock bull with her time up in mid-March. She sold for €3,100.
A price of €3,060 was paid for a 2015-born four-star Belgian Blue/Limousin-cross cow with her time up in March to a Limousin bull.