Latest Mart Prices: 700 calves on offer in Bandon
Two Aberdeen Angus steers born April 2019 weighing 605kg that sold at Macroom Mart for €1,290 each.
We head first for Bandon mart where restrictions remain for humans but clearly not for calves. The calf curve in Bandon is rising faster than I can sketch it. Bandon had 700 calves on offer on Monday, with numbers only going one way, up and up. Some super runner calves of the continental variety made over €500. The Friesian bull, in reward for braving the cold, made up to €195 a head.
Dry cows here sold from €50 to €445 with the kilo. Aberdeen Angus bullocks made from €260 to €600 with their weight. Friesian bullocks sold from €200 to €435 with their weight. Heifers at the sale on Monday made from €230 to €455 with their weight.
