Increased number on offer for this, our Autumn Show and Sale. Strong demand for dry cows showing a complete clearance. There was also a good trade for store heifers, weanling heifers and weanling bulls. The plainer store bullock was harder sold.
The results from our Autumn Show and Sale were as follows:
BEST COW:
Owner: Brendan Fahy, Barbersfort, Tuam
Sponsor: St Jarlath’s Credit Union.
BEST STORE HEIFER:
Owner: Denis McHugh, Cloverfield, Mountbellew.
Sponsor: St. Jarlath’s Credit Union.
BEST STORE BULLOCK:
Owner: Mark Sharkey Annaghmore, Moutbellew.
Sponsor: Bank of Ireland Mountbellew. Presented with the Paddy Stephens, Annaghmore, Moylough, Memorial Cup by Marian Stephens-Daly.
BEST WEANLING HEIFER:
Owner: Sean O’ Connor Castlegar, Mountbellew.
Sponsor: Galway Hooker Brewery. Presented by Richard Coyle with the Richard Coyle Perpetual Cup, Coyle’s Supervalu, Mountbellew.
BEST WEANLING BULL:
Owner: Bernard Geraghty, Kilconnell, Ballinasloe.
Sponsor: Screene’s Bar and Restaurant Guilka. Presented by Pat Geraghty with the Geraghty’s Family Butcher’s, Mountbellew, Perpetual Cup.
SAMPLE PRICES
COWS
1 AUX, 770kg, €1,640, €2.13/kg.
1 LMX, 745kg, €1,600, €2.15/kg.
1 LMX, 710kg, €1,540, €2.17/kg.
STORE HEIFERS
2 CHX, 230kg, €1,510, €6.57/kg.
1 CHX, 620kg, €1,500, €2.42/kg.
2 CHX, 530kg, €1,440, €2.72/kg.
STORE BULLOCKS
1 CHX, 605kg, €1,780, €2.94/kg.
1 AAX, 660kg, €1,650, €2.50/kg.
1 CHX, 650kg, €1,500, €2.31/kg.
WEANLING HEIFERS
1 LMX, 390kg, €1,160, €2.97/kg.
1 CHX, 355kg, €1,110, €3.13/kg.
1 CHX, 350kg, €1,110, €3.17/kg.
BULL WEANLINGS
1 LM, 495kg, €1,320, €2.67/kg.
1 CHX, 310kg, €1,120, €3.61/kg.
1 CHX, 320kg, €1,100, €3.44/kg.
Cattle sales every Friday evening at 6pm, gates open at 4pm. In person bidding and online with ‘MartEye’.
This Friday the 27th of October we have a Special Sale of Store Bullocks with usual sale.