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The Highest price of the day, €5500 for an incalf.
The second highest priced Weanling was lot 708 owned by Jamie Reape from Bonniconlon Co.
Mayo. This Seafort Gill heifer weighed 440kgs & sold for €4500 (€10.23/kg) to Ray Martin from Co.
Monaghan.
The Average price for an incalf heifer was up €1700 on last year.
Maiden heifers were up €1600 with Maidens over 600kg up €2200 on last year.
Weanling heifers 200 to 300kg were up €1300, Weanlings 300 to 400kg up €1200
And Weanlings over 400kg €1900 dearer on last year.
A total of 80 heifers were exported to the North with 59 of these heifers being purchased by a
single buyer! The sales export eligibility on sale day provides a top Service for our loyal customer
base in the north this would not be possible without the great service provided by our department
vets & of course the mart officials.
After this year’s sale we spoke with Gerard O’Brien from Belclare outside Tuam who owned
the highest priced heifer of the day. He had 14 incalf heifers at the sale. “I was very happy and
surprised when one of my incalf heifers got the top prize at the sale she was sold for €5500, she
was a great heifer and very quiet she weighed 750kg and she was incalf to Derreen Jack, female
sexed. It was a great opportunity for the buyer to get a great heifer and the bonus of her carrying
a heifer calf. I got on very well with the other 7 that l sold my average price was €4500 so over all
l was very pleased with the sale, and l hope all my heifers will be very lucky for the people that
bought them. There was great stock at it this year as always, it’s a sale that’s very well ran and
we’ll done to all the people involved”
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