One such mart is Kilkenny, where auctioneer George Candler reported sales in excess of €1m for the third Thursday in a row. This saw his overall average rise to €2.24/kg, while the 5c/kg (€15-€20/hd) increase in the price of the better one left him on €2.72/kg. The 350-399kg heifer did better with a 6c/kg improvement in the price of the top quarter to €2.63/kg, pushing her overall average up by 3c/kg to €2.27/kg. Despite a very positive start to the weanling sales season, numbers have yet to pick up. A bounce of 8c/kg in the price of the lesser 300-399kg bull to €2.01/kg saw the overall average price in this division improve by 4c/kg to €2.44/kg.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2021 23:03 UTC