Bullock prices reach €500
The highest reported price of the day for single punched bullocks was €525 over €/kg paid at Kilkenny Mart, with a seasonal record also set at Bandon Mart where €508 over €/kg was paid for bullocks with one premia.
Bigger numbers of cattle were on offer at the marts yesterday and farmers were out in force to push prices to dizzy heights for the choice continental single punched bullocks on offer in the sales rings where the competition for the quality lots was hot.
The bullocks trade reached new heights at Bandon Mart when a lot of six choice Charolais bullocks weighing 532 kgs were bid to €1,040 before the fall of the hammer.
There was a good increase in the number of stock on offer yesterday with a very strong trade for heifers.
Apart from the choice lots prices were also strong for the plainer lots. A lot of seven single punched 376 kg Friesians made €740.
The forward single punched stores ranged €270 over e/kg to €508 over. Beef heifers made up to €180 over and stores sold up to €230 over.
There was 850 head on offer at Kilkenny up from 420 last week. Top price was paid for a lot of two single punched 575 kg Limousin which sold for €1,100 with forward single punched ranging €370-€525 over €/kg.
Single punched in the 400-500 kg range made up to €459 over and stores under 400 kg sold up to €415 over.
Heifer prices were improved by €10/head with beef and stores making up to 270 over.
Kilmallock Mart had one of the largest sales of cattle this week with 900 head on offer with single punched bullocks in the range 400-500 kgs selling for up to €440 over €/kg. Beef heifers made up to €240 and stores up to €220 over.
