Beef cows sell to £1,938 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring beef cows sold to a top of £228 for an 850kg B/B totalling £1,938.00 with another 760kg Lim selling to £228 also totalling £1,778 40 with £215 for a 760kg Lim and £209 for a 720kg Ch.

Cow heifers topped £213 for a 660kg Lim, £210 for a 490kg Lim, £207 for a 630kg Lim and £205 for a 700kg Lim.

Friesian beef cows sold to a top of £144 per 100kg and the top 20 average this week jumped to a record £199 per 100kg.

LEADING PRICES:

Caledon producer 850kg B/B to £228 and 760kg Lim to £228. Keady producer 760kg Lim to £215 and 630kg Lim to £199. Omagh producer 660kg Lim to £213, 630kg Lim to £197 and 730kg Lim to £189. Armagh producer 490kg Lim to £210, 630kg Lim to £207 and 570kg Lim to £192. Aughnacloy producer 720kg Ch to £209. Fivemiletown producer 700kg Lim to £205. Ballygawley producer 680kg Lim to £202 and 640kg Lim to £195. Fermanagh producer 700kg Lim to £194. Ballygawley producer 550kg AA to £193. Lisburn producer 470kg Lim to £190. Killylea producer 750kg Daq to £190. Moneymore producer 760kg Sal to £189. Irvinestown producer 640kg Lim to £189.

Other quality lots sold from £160 to £186 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £126 to £157 per 100kg.

Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £134 to £144 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £90 to £121 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £74 to £86 per 100kg.

Keady producer 1,100kg Lim to £154, Augher producer 1,100kg Ch to £144. Keady producer 790kg Sim to £139. Monea producer 640kg Ch to £138. Tempo producer 840kg Ch to £133. Pomeroy producer 1,090kg Shb to £128. Ballygawley producer 860kg S/H to £113.

FAT STEERS (overage): 640kg Ch to £207. 700kg Lim to £203. 590kg Ch to £198. 540kg Ch to £194. 630kg Sim to £188. 620kg Lim to £175. 860kg Ch to £172. 630kg Friesian to £152. 520kg AA to £150. 990kg Lim to £146. 910kg Sal to £146. 870kg Bga to £133. 1,040kg Friesian to £123.

FAT STEERS (underage): 540kg Friesian to £198. 730kg Lim to £196. 690kg Lim to £192. 570kg Ch to £190. 640kg Sim to £188. 630kg Friesian to £169. 620kg Friesian to £164. 640kg Friesian to £158. 540kg Shb to £154.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 590kg Lim to £204. 600kg Ch to £204. 420kg Lim to £202. 480kg Lim to £198. 690kg Ch to £195. 690kg Ch to £192. 490kg Lim to £180. 590kg Ch to £178. 420kg Ch to £176.

STORE BULLOCKS: Very keen demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1,485 for 710kg Ch 650kg Ch to £1,315 and £1,250 for a 630kg Lim to a Keady producer. K Murphy, Maguiresbridge 610kg AA to £1,475, 560kg AA to £1,390, 630kg AA to £1,330 and 620kg Lim to £1,275. J Lendrum, Fivemiletown 660kg Ch to £1,430 and 680kg Ch to £1,305. R Mitchell, Cookstown 600kg Daq to £1,415. Wm Potts, Dungannon 730kg Ch to £1,400, 660kg Ch to £1,360, 700kg Ch to £1,360, 650kg Lim to £1,325, 590kg Ch to £1,245 and 680kg Lim to £1,240. C O’Reilly, Keady 610kg Lim to £1,320. F Fox, Omagh 540kg Ch to £1,290. A Managh, Sixmilecross 560kg Lim to £1,260. C S Wiggan, Ballygawley 560kg AA to £1,255.

MED WEIGHT STORES 400KG TO 500KG: C S Wiggan, Ballygawley 500kg AA to £1,160, 440kg Lim to £925 and 440kg AA to £900. T Cassidy, Augher 490kg Lim to £1,115, 480kg Ch to £1,115, 470kg Ch to £1,050 and 430kg Lim to £940. A Managh, Sixmilecross 490kg Lim to £1,110 and 420kg Lim to £900. F Fox, Omagh 480kg Lim to £1,100. R Liggett, Minterburn 490kg AA to £1,000, 470kg AA to £990. Wm Watson, Tynan 480kg Lim to £985, 470kg Sim to £915, 500kg Lim to £900 and 470kg Sim to £850. M Mimnagh, Omagh 450kg Sim to £900, 450kg Sim to £890 and 410kg Sim to £865.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: M Mimnagh, Omagh 390kg Sim to £870. B Mulrine, Augher 350kg Ch to £870, 320kg Ch to £850 and 330kg AA to £700. K McAleer, Pomeroy 340kg Fkv to £600 and 300kg Fkv to £530.

STORE HEIFERS: A good steady demand in this section with strong stores selling to £1,375 for a 630kg Ch, £1,265 for a 600kg Ch and £1,170 for a 560kg AA to a Clogher producer. M and R Coulter, Fivemiletown 610kg Ch to £1,355. J Austin, Craigavon 590kg Lim to £1,325, 610kg B/B to £1,325 and 570kg B/B to £1,180. R A McKernan, Whitecross 610kg Daq to £1,295, 530kg Ch to £1,155, 550kg Lim to £1,145 and 530kg Ch to £1,140. I S Farrell, Fivemiletown 640kg Ch to £1,270, 580kg Ch to £1,210, 580kg Ch to £1,190 and 540kg Ch to £1,110. W Crawford, Clogher 630kg Lim to £1,240, and 560kg Lim to £1,195. D P Gormley, Irvinestown 550kg Ch to £1,155. F McVey, Moneymore 510kg Ch to £1,140.

MED WEIGHTS 410KG TO 500KG: M/S J D and D R Hall, Richill 480kg Ch to £1155, 480kg Ch to £1,105, 500kg Ch to £1,100, 480kg Ch to £1,055 and 500kg Ch to £1,040. P J Haughey, Omagh 470kg Lim to £1,040 and 430kg Ch to £880. A Managh, Sixmilecross 480kg Lim to £1,040, 470kg Lim to £965, 440kg Lim to £955, 460kg Lim to £940. Clogher producer 480kg Lim to £1,035. J Marshall, Lisbellaw 430kg Ch to £940. J and J Mulligan, Fivemiletown 430kg Lim to £930. D J Mullan, Dungannon 420kg B/B to £895. Clogher producer 410kg Lim to £880. E Haughey, Carrickmore 430kg Ch to £870.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: J McCarney, Brookeborough 400kg AA to £835. G Mulrine, Augher 400kg Ch to £805 and 340kg Ch to £685. E Haughey, Carrickmore 390kg Ch to £810. P J Mullarkey, Cooneen 390kg Ch to £780 and 300kg Ch to £685. Clogher producer 390kg Ch to £750 and 380kg Lim to £750. D P Gormley, Irvinestown 360kg Sal to £690.

WEANLINGS: A seasonal entry sold easily to a brisk demand with steers and bulls selling to £1,045 for a 400kg Lim, 380kg Lim to £995 and £380kg Lim to £960 for A Lynch, Ballygawley. Deerpark Collections Ltd, Kesh 460kg Lim to £980 and 380kg Ch to £885. D J Primrose, Fivemiletown 380kg Ch to £980, 470kg Ch to £940. K O Talbot, Coalisland 410kg Ch to £935. R Chambers, Omagh 480kg Ch to £930 and 500kg Ch to £890. D Kennedy, Tassagh 400kg Lim to £925, 330kg Ch to £900, 350kg Lim to £900, 360kg Ch to £900, 340kg Ch to £900 and 340kg Lim to £890. E H Sharkey, Fivemiletown 310kg Ch to £915. J Lynch, Dungannon 390kg Lim to £910. B McConnell, Clogher 370kg Lim to £880 and 350kg Ch to £875.

WEANLING HEIFERS: E McCaughey, Fintona 390kg Sim to £995, 440kg Ch to £900, 400kg Lim to £780. S Armstrong, Cornafanogue 360kg Ch to £810, 400kg Ch to £805, 400kg Ch to £800, 380kg Ch to £800, 370kg Ch to £780, and 380kg Ch to £725. G Maguire, Fermanagh 350kg Ch to £805. Clogher producer 340kg Lim to £780. A Dobbs, Carrickmore 370kg Ch to £770. R Chambers, Omagh 390kg Ch to £770, 380kg Ch to £755 and 360kg Ch to £740. M Boyle, Cooneen 360kg Lim to £750. D Monaghan, Cookstown 350kg Lim to £750. S Graham, Kesh 280kg Ch to £750. P McConnell, Clogher 270kg Ch to £725.

DAIRY COWS: A smaller entry this week sold to a top of £1,400 for a third calving cow from J Greaves, Derrylin. £1,310 for a calved heifer from M/S S and T Downey, Maguiresbridge. £1,100 went to Nicholas Corr, Dungannon for a third calver cow. A large entry of young Friesian maiden heifers sold from £400 to £525.

BREEDING BULLS: Dungannon producer £2,210 and £1,880 for pedigree registered Chars (both born 01/16), M Haughey £1,400 for pedigree non registered Limousin born 04/11. C O’Reilly £1,380 for pedigree non registered Limousin born 02/16. Gorthill Farms Ltd £1,230 for pedigree non registered Limousin born 08/15.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another large entry sold easily to a very keen demand for quality stock with Ed McCann, Fintona selling heifers with heifer calves to £1,750 and £1,720 with a heifer and bull calf to £1,560. A Beggan, Rosslea £1,720 for second calver and bull calf. E Foster, Derrylin £1,680 for 2012 cow and heifer calf. B McStravick, Craigavon £1,670 for second calver and heifer calf. D W S Coulter, Brookeborough £1,610 for a third calver and heifer calf. £1,510 for third calver and bull calf and £1,260 for second calver and bull calf. Brendan Mallon, Eglinton £1,500 for second calver and heifer calf. P Quinn, Dungannon £1,450 for 09 cow and heifer calf. C Monteith, Omagh £1,430 for second calver and bull calf. E H Sharkey, Fivemiletown £1,390 for heifer and bull calf. W G Donaldson, Aughnacloy £1,360 for third calver and bull calf. M J McLaughlin, Irvinestown £1,340 for heifer and bull calf. Several other outfits sold from £1,070 to £1,300. Incalf cows and heifers sold £1,210, £1,180, £1,010 and £1,000.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: The strong demand continues in this section with bull calves (under two months) selling to £565 for a Ch to Wm Wilson, Dungannon, S R Hessin, Moneymore £410, £340 and £335 for Chars. L Cooper, Castlederg £410, £400, £380 and £370 for Chars. S J Kelly, Dungannon £400 for AA. R D Dane, Lisbellaw £400 and £350 for Limousin. R Pollock, Lisburn £390 for Lim.

HEIFERS: Joe McCrystal, Ballygawley £430 and £365 for Chars. S J Kelly, Dungannon £385 and £380 for AAs. R S and M McKee, Lisburn £335 for AA.

REARED BULLS: J McCarney, Brookeborough £730 and £575 for Chars. A Johnston, Fivemiletown £665 for Ch £630 for Her, £590 for Sim, £585 for Lim. Wm Wilson, Dungannon £620 for Lim and £570 for Ch. R and J Campbell, Ballinamallard 580 for B/B. B Ward, Dungannon £525 four times for AAs. McCormack Farms, Macken, Enniskillen £455 and £440 for AAs.

REARED HEIFERS: G Parke, Strabane £605 for AA. J McCarney, Brookeborough £600, £575, £560 and £550 for Chars. L Simpson, Castlederg £600 for Lim. Wm Wilson, Dungannon £560 for Her and £500 for Lim. A Parke, Strabane £555 for AA. Gortavoy Farms, Pomeroy £550 for Lim. C Monteith, Omagh £545 for Sim. J P Cassidy, Lisnaskea £520 and £490 for Chars.