Top prices for choice weanling bulls

Marts: A good shipping trade for weanlings maintained strong prices at Ennis Mart, where numbers on offer were back for yesterday’s sale.

A stronger mix of young and lighter weight animals were among the entry.

Some exceptional prices were paid for the choice weanling bulls on offer - a 482-kg Belgian Blue sold for €1,240. There was plenty of demand from both the active shippers, buying heifers and quality bulls, and farmers who were buying bull weanlings, which kept a floor under the average R grade bulls.