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These three Charolais bullocks, born late spring 2020, weighed on average 452kg and sold for €1,490 (€3.30/kg).
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Roscommon Mart hosted a special bullock sale in conjunction with its general cattle sale last Friday (2 July). While trade throughout the categories was strong, a number of keen buyers in attendance kept momentum strong and pushed prices to €3.30/kg.
Speaking after the sale, Roscommon mart manager Maura Quigley said: “The special entry of bullocks was met with a very strong trade, with cull cows also performing very well. The number of heifers forward on the day was small, but this was largely down to us hosting a special 62nd anniversary sale this Friday [9 July], which will offer 49 pens of heifers and 56 pens of bullocks.”