Top price of €2000 paid for heifer
Exhibited by John Murphy, Eyrecourt the Charolais x Belgian Blue heifer was judged champion heifer and overall champion of the show of superb cattle which sold for record prices at the sale which followed.
There was very strong demand for all beef animals at the sale described by Mart Manager, Martin McNamara as “an outstanding sale of fancy prices” with keen competition for the best of the beef many of them being bought by Specialist Irish Beef and Livestock and Euroveal Livestock.
Three red Limousin weighing 755 kgs sold for €1,190, a 785 kg Charolais sold for €1,340 and a Belgian Blue 610 kgs sold for €1,060. A Charolais 665 kgs made €1,110. Up to €765 over E/kg was paid for a 645 kg single punched Belgian Blue x sold for €1,410 and a Charolais weighing 635 sold for €1,230. Another Charolais weighing 565 kgs sold for €1,150 and a Charolais scaling 570 kgs made €1,095.
Beef heifer prices were equally strong. A 720 kg Charolais sold for €1,260, a 540 kg Belgian Blue sold for €1,100 and a 650 kg Charolais made €1,080.
Trade was improved at Fermoy Mart yesterday where single punched bullocks made up to €400 over E/kg. Butchers heifers sold for up to €220 over and stores made up to €205 over.
At Kanturk single punched bullocks made up to €350 over and heifers made up to €220 over. At Kilmallock single punched bullocks were an improved trade and the heavy punched out cattle made up to €320 over. Beef heifers sold for up to €235 and stores sold for up to €230 over E/kg
