CHAROLAIS CROSS WEANLING’S TOPPING MARTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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Donegal Town Mart Show & Sale

Champion Charolais Cross Weanling at the Show & Sale in Donegal Town Mart. Weighed 452 kg at 8 months old and sold for €1,380

Second prize Charolais Cross Weanling bull in Donegal Town Mart. Weighed 258 kg at 5 months old and sold for €850, €3.29/kg

Charolais Cross Weanling’s at the Show & Sale in Donegal Town. Sample prices included – 258kg @ 5 months – €851, 452kg @ 8 months – €1,378, 258kg @ 4 months €780, 292kg @ 6 months – €812, 318kg @ 6 months – €880, 286kg @ 6 months – €790, 290kg @ 5 months – €800, 348kg @ 6 months – €943

Castlerea Mart

WEANLING BULLS:

  • CH – 270KGS – €1080
  • CH – 290KGS – €900
  • CH – 245KGS – €855
  • CH – 410KGS – €1090
  • CH – 305KGS – €1070
  • CH – 310KGS – €1040
  • CH – 315KGS – €900
  • CH – 290KGS – €1090

Tuam Mart

Best pair of Charolais Weanling Bulls:

  • 1st-prize — Martin J Wall, Bruckey, Castlegar — 417kg — €1,000
  • 2nd-prize — Peter Donoghue, Cortoon, Tuam — 292kg — €905

 

Best Charolais Weanling Bull:

  • 1st-prize Michael Boyle, Tygreenane, Barnaderg, Tuam — 405kg — €1070
  • 2nd-prize — John Joe Delaney, Ballinacregg, Cummer, Tuam — 385kg — €1010

 

Best pair of Charolais Weanling Heifers:

  • 1st-prize — William Kennedy, Ballagh, Menlough — 310kg — €820
  • 2nd-prize — Marcus Donnellan, Clonthue, Tuam — 370kg — €850

 

Best Charolais Weanling Heifer:

  • 1st-prize — John Charles, Woodfield, Dunmore — 325kg — €1100
  • 2nd-prize — Joseph Moran, Garravalagh, Taugheen, Claremorris — 335kg — €1140

 

Ballymote Mart

First prize CHX Weanling bull sired by a Fleetwood sired stock bull. 470 kgs at 9 months old, sold for €1,200

Second prize CHX Weanling bull sired by Fiston. Weighed 380 kgs at 7 months old and sold for €1,040

WEANLING BULLS:

280 kg @ 905 or 3.23 per kg
290kg @ 840 or 2.90 per kg
290 kg @ 830 or 2.86 per kg
300 to 400 kg
370 kg @ 1090 or 2.95 per kg
345 kg @ 1050 or 3.04 per kg
380 kg @ 1040 or 2.74 per kg
400 kg plus
470 kg @ 1200 or 2.55 per kg
475 kg @ 1150 or 2.42 per kg
465 kg @ 1150 or 2.47 per kg

First prize CHX heifer sired by Fiston, weighed 370 kg and sold for €950

WEANLING HEIFERS:

275 kg @ 815 or 2.96 per kg
295 kg @ 765 or 2.59 per kg
285 kg @ 760 or 2.67 per kg
300 to 400 kg
385 kg @ 1000 or 2.60 per kg
370 kg @ 955 or 2.58 per kg
380 kg @ 940 or 2.47 per kg
400 kg plus
410 kg @ 960 or 2.34 per kg
400 kg @ 950 or 2.38 per kg
405 kg @ 945 or 2.33 per kg

Ennis Mart

WEANLING BULLS:

  • 1 CH – 350kgs – €970 – €2.77/kg
  • 1 CH – 340kgs – €970 – €2.85/kg
  • 1 CH – 330kgs – €1,005 – €3.04/kg
  • 1 CH – 400kgs – €1,020 – €2.55/kg
  • 3 CH – 283kgs – €900 – €3.18/kg

 

WEANLING HEIFERS:

  • 1 CH – 290kgs – €950 – €3.28/kg
  • 1 CH – 370kgs – €1,045 – €2.82/kg
  • 4 CH – 299kgs – €765 – €2.56/kg
  • 1 CH – 420kgs – €1,070 – €2.54/kg
  • 1 CH – 305kgs – €885 – €2.90/kg
  • 1 CH – 335kgs – €890 – €2.66/kg