AUTUMN '05 CROSSBRED SALES

The council decided to hold 5 crossbred sales around the country this Autumn in order to promote the breed country wide. We thought that by holding these sales in conjunction with the local marts own sales we could demonstrate to farmers the price premia, exporters are willing to pay for BB crosses above other breeds. The marts chosen were Mountrath, Co. Laois, Tuam, Co. Galway, Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Carnew Co. Wexford and Carnaross Co. Meath. Before we went to print three of these sales were completed with resounding success. Almost all lots were sold of the 100 lots in Mountrath. Bulls average weight was 419 kgs at a price of €862 average i.e. €443 over the kgThe price ranged from €300 over to 1020 over the kg.

Heifers averaged from €260 to €1400 over the kg. Average weight for all heifers was 385kg at a price of €862 i.e. €477 over the kg.
Prices were similar at Tuam and Castleisland, below you see a table of some of the top prices at the three marts.

BULLS KG
BULLS EURO
HEIFERS KG
HEIFERS EURO
540
1700
270
1000
280
1275
420
1400
300
1000
465
1400
500
1140
410
1500
470
1000
300
1700
520
1200
430
1030
480
1500
290
1090
500
1450
350
1050

 

 

L-r: Veronica Ryan, Greenvale (presented purchaser of champion male with €100 voucher),
Ciaran Maxwell, Ballinamona, Co. Leitrim (purchaser), Joe Hargroves, Coolrain, ountrath,
Co. Laois (seller).

 

MOUNTRATH SALE
25TH AUGUST '05

Highest price heifer calf sold for €1700 at Mountrath Mart

L-R: Michael Kehoe, Enniscorthy, Veronica Ryan (Greenvale sponsor of €l 00 meal voucher to the purchaser) Peadar Moulton, Enniscorthy (seller) and George I Iegarty, Longford (purchaser).

 

 

 

Heifer Prize Winners


L-r 1st owned by James Lennon, not sold, 2nd owned by Peadar Moulton, 300 kgs sold for €1700, 3rd owned by Joe Hargroves 410 kgs sold for €1500

 

Bull prize winners


1st owned by Joe Hargorves 500 kgs
made €1450,
2nd owned by Liam Delaney 470 kgs
made €980,
3rd owned by John Costigan 490 kgs
made €1000.

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2005

L to Frank Glynn, Brendan Glynn (Purchaser), Martin Killeen, Mullagh, Clare (seller).
1st prize BB X CH BULL 540 KGS MADE €1700

 

BB BULL CROSSBREEDS FROM R TO L

1ST: 540 KGS €1700
2ND 280KGS €1250
3RD 320 KGS €1100

  

 

 

 

BBHEIFER CROSSBREEDS
FROM L TO R

1ST NOT SOLD
2ND 270KGS €1000
3RD 335 KGS €770