At the marts

Tuam STEADY TRADE again on Monday, for all types of cattle on offer. Bullocks made up to €975 with their weight and heifers made up to €770. Culled cows made up to €1,810. Cattle Sale every Monday at 11.00 a.m., followed by weanling sales. Special Sale of Suckler Cows and Replacement Heifers on Monday, December 19th at 12.00 noon. Entries taken now. Urgently wanted: heavy Continental-type bulls 450 kgs â€â€œ 550 kgs, for Northern buyers. Sample prices of bullocks: one CHX 815kg €1,790; one CHX725kg €1,700; one CHX 740kg €1,660. Heifers: one AAX 710kg €1,480; one CHX 570kg €1,295; one CHX 585kg €1,290. More lively trade for weanling bulls and heifers on Monday. Bulls were making up to €530 with their weight, while heifers made up to €625. Bulls: one BAX 360kg €890; one LMX 350kg €870; one LMX 340kg €860. Heifers: one LMX 350kg €975; one BBX 390kg €965; one LMX 345kg €915. SHEEP. On Tuesday old ewes made up to €127 and lambs made up to €64 over their weight. Lambs' sale at 5.00 p.m. every Tuesday. Sample prices: 15 lambs 51 kgs, made €115; 22 lambs 49kg €110; seven lambs 47kg €107.     Headford CATTLE SALE last Saturday had a full clearance. Bullocks €300 to €830 over the kg; heifers €260 to €800 over the kg; weanling bulls €300 to €720 over the kg, weanling heifers €240 to €650 over the kg; suckler cows €1,100 to €2,000; cull cows €600 to €1,450. Saturday next, Sale of 90 suckler cows, 50 first calvers, 2nd, 3rd, 4th calvers, some with calves at foot. Sucklers' Sale at 1.30 p.m. Saturday week, December 17th, end-of-year Christmas Cracker sale (special sale for Continental bullocks, heifers, weanlings, factory lambs and ewe lambs). Stock booked. Penned by 10 a.m. SHEEP Sale last Saturday: factory lambs €98 to €116, ewe lambs €90 to €120, store lambs €70 to €93, cull ewes €55 to €116.   Mountbellew LARGER NUMBERS of cattle on offer last weekend and 'fierce' demand for all lots meant an almost complete clearance. A small number of dry cows made from €200 to €300 over. Sample prices of heifers: one LMX 480 kgs, €1,170; one CHX 430kg €1,065; one AAX 535kg €1,140; one LMX 475kg €1,150; one HEX 545kg €1,100. Bullocks. Nice forward stores on offer. One CHX 430kg €1,030; two LMX 460kg €1,025; one CHX 565kg €1,155; one LMX 555kg €1,100; one HEX 510kg €1,050. Large numbers of weanlings on offer, and plenty of buyers competing led to an excellent trade. Heifers: one LMX 325kg €705; one LMX 370kg €855; one AAX 290kg €710; one CHX 285kg €720; one LMX 295kg €730; one HEX 290kg €720. Bulls: one CHX 465kg €1,000; one CHX 390kg €950; one LMX 340kg €850; two CHX 255kg €700; two CHX 255kg €725. All types of cattle required now for our weekly Cattle and Weanlings' Sales. SHEEP. Similar number on offer as the previous week. Many store lambs which were bought earlier on in the year now coming on for re-sale. More heavy butchers' lambs and factory lambs on offer. Brisk trade also for store lambs. Stag ewes remain a firm trade. Prices of lambs: factory and butchers' lambs met with brisk trade, with most lots of fleshed lambs well in excess of €100. Prices ranged from €101 to €116.50. Ewe lambs, especially the heavier lots, also met with good demand. Prices ranged from €95 to €114. Also a firm trade for store lambs. There were fewer store lambs on offer, with more fleshed lambs, throughout the sale. Prices of store lambs ranged from €75 to €104. A similar number of stag ewes on offer as the previous week. Brisk demand, especially for heavier lots; prices from €78 to €129. In-lamb ewes: two pens on offer, 6 x 3/4th crop ewes scanned with nine lambs, due mid-March, €90. Four x 4th crop ewes scanned with six lambs due mid-March, €90. Final Cattle Sale of the year on Friday week, December 16th. Final Sheep Sale on Saturday, Dec. 17th. Cattle and Weanlings' Sale on Fridays at 11.00 a.m. Sheep Sale every Saturday at 10.00 a.m. For all Mountbellew Mart bookings and enquiries: call 09096 79660.     Maam Cross WITH CATTLE numbers holding, we had a great clearance at our sale last weekend. Quality lots did very well, while there was value to be had for the plainer lots. Sheep numbers are finally beginning to wind down but we still had a good show, with prices similar and value to be had for Blackface store lambs. Cattle sales continue on Monday evenings. Final sales of 2011 (cattle and sheep) on December 17th, starting at 11.00 a.m. Cattle prices. Cows (dry) ave €710 to a max of €1,380; sucklers €890 to a max of €1,430; heifers €210 to €252 per 100 kgs, to max €1,330; bullocks €202 to €284 per 100 kgs, to a max €1,310; weanlings €232 to €356 per 100 kgs, to a max of €1,250. Sheep prices: B'face ewes (breeding) €60 to €80, ewes (culls) €36 to €75. Lambs, x-breds ave €52 to €95 or €1.90 to €2.15 per kg, B'face wether lambs €35 to €52.