Beef cows sell £1,326.62 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring beef cattle sold to an excellent demand with some record prices on offer.

Beef cows sold to £226 for a 870kg B/B totalling £1,326.62, 570kg Lim to £193, 700kg Sim to £192 and 730kg B/B to £191 while cow heifers topped £225 for a 680kg B/B. £211 for a 650kg B/B. £197 for a 530kg Daq and £196 for a 540kg Lim.

Many more top quality cows and cow heifers could be sold to good advantage.

LEADING PRICES: Castlederg producer 870kg B/B to £226. Fintona producer 680kg B/B to £225 and 650kg B/B to £211. Ballinamallard producer 530kg Daq to £197. Derrylin producer 540kg Lim to £196. Brookeborough producer 530kg Lim to £194. Magheraveely producer 570kg Lim to £193. Kilkeel producer 700kg Sim to £192. Clogher producer 570kg Lim to £192. Tempo producer 550kg Lim to £192. Armagh producer 730kg B/B to £191. Armagh producer 670kg Lim to £190. Cookstown producer 590kg Lim to £190. Castlederg producer 690kg Ch to £188. Derrylin producer 680kg B/B to £187. Ballygawley producer 620kg Ch to £186. Maguiresbridge producer 520kg Daq to £186. Irvinestown producer 710kg Sim to £184. Aughnacloy producer 500kg Lim to £184. Crumlin producer 600kg B/B to £186. The top 20 average for beef cows and cow heifers was £192 per 100kg the highest ever recorded in the mart.

Other quality lots sold from £150 to £173 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £116 to £144 per 100kg.

Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £118 to £131 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £86 to £110 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £56 to £78 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 800kg Daq to £142. 870kg Daq to £138. 780kg Lim to £134. 870kg Lim to £133. 930kg Lim to £132. 870kg Ch to £127. 860kg Ch to £124. 1020kg AA to £119. 750kg Lim to £118. 860kg Sim to £118. 920kg Sim to £118.

FAT STEERS (overage): 610kg Lim to £183. 600kg Lim to £181. 630kg Ch to £178. 580kg Ch to £176. 570kg Sim to £175. 770kg Ch to £174. 660kg Sim to £172. 540kg Ch to £170. 620kg Lim to £170. 590kg Sim to £168.

FAT STEERS (underage): 460kg Ch to £197. 630kg Ch to £194. 580kg Ch to £190. 640kg Lim to £187. 630kg Lim to £185. 570kg AA to £184. 670kg Sim to £182. 540kg Fkv to £178. 530kg Fkv to £178. 800kg Ch to £171. 650kg Hol to £156. 530kg Ch to £150. 590kg Fr to £138. 640kg Fr to £137.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 580kg Ch to £198. 590kg Ch to £198. 420kg Lim to £195. 620kg Sim to £188. 570kg Ch to £187. 610kg Ch to £186. 520kg Ch to £184. 540kg Ch to £168. 530kg Hol to £143. 490kg Hol to £133. 510kg Fr to £132. Other Friesians sold from £92 to £123 per 100kg.

STORE BULLOCKS: A good entry in this section sold easily to a brisk demand with strong stores selling to £1,395 for a 680kg Ch, £1,360 for a 650kg Ch £1,355 for a 640kg Ch £1,275 for a 610kg Ch £1,270 for a 700kg Ch to G Corr, Stewartstown. I Warrington, Fivemiletown sold 660kg Ch to £1,380, 590kg Lim to £1,305, £1,300 for a 670kg Lim and £1,290 for a 600kg Ch. Carrick Farms, Aughnacloy 690kg Lim to £1,380, 730kg Lim to £1,380, 710kg Ch to £1,365, 650kg Lim to £1,365, 670kg Ch to £1,295, 650kg Ch to £1,285 and 640kg Ch to £1260. R Cuthbertson, Fivemiletown 620kg Ch to £1,335. R Wilson, Co Armagh 580kg Lim to £1,305 and 660kg Shb to £1,260. S Bingham, Augher £1,300 for a 570kg AA.

MED WEIGHT STORES 400KG TO 500KG: W H Stockdale, Clogher 500kg Daq to £1,085, 500kg Ch to £1060 twice, 490kg Ch to £1,045, 490kg Lim to £1,040, 460kg Lim to £1,040 and 450kg Lim to £1025. D Millar, Co Armagh 470kg Lim to £1,080, 430kg Ch to £1,060 and 420kg Lim to £1,005. D Farrell, Fivemiletown 500kg Lim to £1,045. P Fox, Ballygawley 460kg Lim to £1,045. T and J Finlay, Ballygawley 470kg Ch to £1,040. M J Boyle, Cappagh 500kg Ch to £1,035. J Lavery, Co Armagh 430kg Ch to £1,025, 440kg Lim to £1,020 and 400kg Ch to £1,000. W J Adams, Aughnacloy 450kg Lim to £1,025 and 450kg Lim to £1,010. P and R O’Hanlon, Ballygawley 500kg Her to £1,010.

STORE HEIFERS

A good steady demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1,360 for a 680kg Ch and £1,290 for a 670kg Ch. £1,270 for 630kg Ch. £1,270 for 590kg Ch. £1,270 for 610kg Ch. £1,260 for 630kg Ch. £1,250 for 610kg Ch. £1,250 for 610kg Ch and £1,200 for a 560kg Lim for J A Johnston, Magheraveely. A W J Shaw, Benburb 590kg Lim to £1,280. D Arthurs, Dungannon £590kg AA to £1,280, £1,260 for 550kg Ch. £1,255 for a 600kg Ch. £1,245 for 560kg £1,240 for 570kg Ch. £1,235 for a 570kg Ch. N Tierney, Dungannon £600kg Ch to £1,220. K O’Neill, Omagh 560kg Ch to £1,210, £1,205 for 520kg Lim and £1,180 for 510kg Ch. C O’Neill, Omagh 570kg Ch to £1,180.

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: P Fox, Ballygawley 470kg Lim to £1,120 and 460kg Lim to £1,045. D Arthurs, Dungannon 470kg Lim to £1,115, 480kg Ch to £1060 twice and 430kg Ch to £1,035. A W J Shaw, Benburb 460kg Lim to £1,090, 480kg Lim to £1,080 and 470kg Lim to £1,035. G O’Donnell, Castlederg 500kg Ch to £1,065. D Farrell, Fivemiletown 470kg Lim to £1,050, 420kg Ch to £1,020 and 480kg Ch to £1,020. K A Tubman, Maguiresbridge 440kg Lim to £1,050. P and R O’Hanlon, Ballygawley 490kg Lim to £1,045. P B Brannigan, Dungannon 470kg Ch to £1,040. W White, Portadown 420kg Ch to £1,010.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: Clogher producer 400kg Lim to £1,070. A Farrell, Fivemiletown 400kg Sim to £1,060, 390kg Daq to £925. J Lavery, Co Armagh 330kg Ch to £1,030. D Arthurs, Dungannon 400kg Ch to £930. Clogher producer 370kg Ch to £880, 330kg Lim to £765, 370kg Lim to £750, 340kg Sim to £750, 300kg Lim to £740. J McCann, Clogher 400kg Ch to £870, 370kg Ch to £870 and 360kg Ch to £780. Dungannon producer 360kg Ch to £830, 380kg Ch to £810 and 370kg Ch to £725. Derrylin producer 360kg Ch to £755. D Edwards, Trillick 360kg Daq to £730.

WEANLINGS: A very keen demand for 446 lots on offer with steers and bulls selling to £1,135 for a 460kg Ch. £1,100 for a 430kg Ch. £1,050 for a 500kg Ch. £985 for a 460kg Ch and £940 for a 470kg Ch to S Kelly, Omagh. D Molloy, Omagh £1,080 for a 490kg AA. £945 for a 460kg Sim and £905 for a 470kg AA. Pat Campbell, Coalisland 450kg Ch to £1,045 and 430kg Ch to £990. Liam Johnston, Tempo 390kg Ch to £1,035 and 360kg Ch to £1,010. Joe Canavan, Coalisland 450kg Lim to £990 and 410kg Lim to £905. C J McKenna, Clogher 410kg Lim to £990. J A Johnston, Magheraveely 380kg Lim to £990. A C Moane, Fivemiletown 380kg Lim to £950 and 400kg Lim to £930. K O’Neill, Omagh 390kg Ch to £915. G Morris, Omagh 340kg Lim to £900.

WEANLING HEIFERS: B C Maguire, Rosslea 490kg Ch to £990. G Askin, Ballygawley 470kg Ch to £935. D J Primrose, Fivemiletown 420kg Ch to £880, 390kg Ch to £880, 410kg Ch to £825 and 420kg Lim to £820. C J McKenna, Clogher 410kg Lim to £880 and 380kg Lim to £825. Liam Johnston, Tempo 360kg Ch to £870. A Shortt, Omagh 350kg Ch to £860. P Fox, Ballygawley 340kg Lim to £850 and 350kg Lim to £800. J Graham, Ederney 310kg Lim to £850. Geo Armstrong, Enniskillen 340kg Ch to £830. G Bamford, Glenavy 420kg Sim to £805. Cookstown producer 330kg Ch to £800. M Boyle, Cooneen 360kg Lim to £800 and 330kg Lims to £800 twice. M McCaughey, Trillick 330kg Ch to £800.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: Quality lots very much in demand with M/S C and A Maxwell, Augher selling a calved heifer to £1,605. Benburb producer £1,310 for calved heifer. Glentop Farms, Castlederg £1,300 for second calver. Cyril Montgomery, Dungannon £1,250 for second calver. William Loughrin, Caledon £1,275 and £1,235 for calved heifers. Springing heifers sold to £1,075, £1,000 and £950. A selection of young maiden heifers sold from £400 to £650. Fkv bred maiden heifers sold from £490 to £740.

More Fkv maiden heifers on offer Saturday, April 1.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Competition remains very strong for quality lots with F McElroy, Augher selling a heifer and heifer calf to £1,855. J G W Henderson, Trillick £1,605 for heifer and bull calf. G O’Donnell, Castlederg £1,315 for 2010 cow and heifer calf. C McCombe, Clogher £1,300 and £1,200 for heifers with heifer calves. Incalf cows and heifers sold to £1280 for P Donnelly £1,220 for B Bell. £1,200 for J W G Henderson £1,065 for W G Donaldson. £1,005, £970, £905, £900 and £800 for D Farrell.

Special entry of eight Simmental cows with strong calves at foot and a pedigree

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: A large turnout sold readily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £455 for AA to A Farrell, Fivemiletown. Hillside Farms Ltd, Dromore £372, £370, £350 and £305 for B/Bs. G Heenan, Omagh £355 for Lim. S R Hessin, Moneymore £325 for Lim. F Kelly, Ballygawley £315 twice for Herefords.

HEIFER CALVES: J McKenna, Pomeroy £395 for Sim. Wm Elliott, Derrygonnelly £370 for Ch. J R Keys, Brookeborough £365 for Sim. E McKenna, Fivemiletown £310 for B/B. J R Hunter, Maguiresbridge £310 for B/B. Hillside Farms Ltd, Dromore £295 for B/B.

REARED BULLS: P Dobbs, Carrickmore £770 for Lim. J Stewart, Fivemiletown £745 for Daq. G Heenan, Omagh £700 for Lim. Lisbellaw producer £605 for Ch. Aughnacloy producer £600 twice and £565 for Chars and £600 for Sim and £600 for Lim. G J McKenna, Clogher £505 for S/H. Fivemiletown producer £490 for Lim and £470 and £460 twice for AAs. E Mulligan, Rosslea £480 for Sim.

REARED HEIFERS: Aughnacloy producer £565 for Lim and £545 and £540 for Chars. D Connell, Cullyhanna £530 and £520 for AAs. Augher producer £530 for Ch. A McGovern, Fermanagh £520 and £470 for Lims. Lisbellaw producer £500 for Herefords. G Heenan, Omagh £420 for Ch. K Acheson, Dromore £420 for Daq.