Sales at Dowra Mart will resume next week.\ John Caffrey
Dowra Mart has cancelled its sheep and cattle sales due to be held on 23 April and 24 April.
Mart manager Terry McGovern told the
Irish Farmers Journal that “a couple of staff have been identified as close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases”.
The sales are cancelled following HSE guidelines as “a precautionary measure”, he added.
Sales will resume at Dowra next Friday 30 April and Saturday 1 May.
Elphin Mart sales cancelled
Elphin Mart cancelled its Wednesday sale this week and has also cancelled its sale for next Monday following HSE advice after a mart customer was confirmed as a close contact of a person with COVID-19.
Dowra Mart cancels all sales for this week
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Elphin Mart cancels next Monday s sale
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These pair of November 2018 Limousin bullocks weighed 710kg and sold for €1,750 (€2.46/kg).
Elphin Mart had over 400 bullocks through the ring on Wednesday at its annual show and sale of bullocks.
Similar to the previous week’s sale for heifers, demand was brisk.
Northern customers again drove the trade, with a stronger hand compared with southern customers.
The beef price differential between Northern Ireland (NI) and Ireland is close to €220/head at the moment and possibly more for certain types of stock.
Active
While the nomad cattle issue hasn’t gone away, wholesalers and feeders supplying wholesalers have been very active for store cattle in the last few weeks.