April 3, 2021, 2:00 pm
The trade for store cattle was ‘getting hotter’ at Monday’s (March 29) sale at Mid-Tipp Mart in Thurles according to the manager Martin Ryan, who
Agriland spoke to get get a mart manager’s view this week.
Speaking to
Agriland about the sale of cattle this week, Martin said:
“The trade in general is definitely getting hotter over the past few weeks and farmers were very anxious for cattle over the past week.
“It may have been slightly artificially manipulated by the end of the tax year – a lot of farmers were trying to have their cattle bought by April 1.
Jersey: €1,280.
On Monday (January 11), the mart hosted its second sale of the new year, with the return of its weekly cattle sale. The sale consisted of bullocks, heifers and dry cows.
Speaking on the numbers entered and trade, Martin stated: “Numbers were back on this time last year but they were met with a strong trade.
“Due to Covid-19 restrictions, and to prevent gatherings, we opted to move our calf sale to a Wednesday.”
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In the bullock ring, there were plenty of Hereford and Friesian store bullocks to choose from – with Friesian stores under 400kg selling from €1.68/kg up to €1.86/kg. Meanwhile, Hereford bullocks weighing 400-500kg were a strong trade, selling at €1.93-2.06/kg.