Very strong demand for cattle at Clogher Mart
In the fatstock ring cow heifers sold to a top of £223 for a 490kg Limousin, £206 for a 610kg Limousin, £194 for a 470kg Charolais and £194 for a 610kg Limousin.
Beef cows sold to £202 for a 740kg Limousin, £193 for a 630kg Limousin, £187 for a 730kg Limousin and £186 for a 880kg Belgian Blue.
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Friesian cows sold to £132 per 100kg and the top 20 average for cows and cow heifers this week was £186 per 100kg.
Leading prices as follows:
Ballygawley producer 490kg Limousin to £223. Kesh producer 610kg Limousin to £206. Clogher producer 740kg Limousin to £202. Newtownbutler producer 470kg Charolais to £194. Castlederg producer 610kg Limousin to £194. Clogher producer 630kg Limousin to £193. Fintona producer 550kg Limousin to £189. Maguiresbridge producer 490kg Limousin to £188. Plumbridge producer 730kg Limousin to £187. Crossmaglen producer 880kg Belgian Blue to £186. Greencastle producer 740kg Limousin to £186. Strabane producer 560kg Belgian Blue to £184. Castlederg producer 640kg Belgian Blue to £182. Armagh producer 760kg Charolais to £180. Seskinore producer 660kg Simmental to £175. Garvery producer 700kg Limousin to £175. Lack producer 580kg Limousin to £174. Kesh producer 680kg Limousin to £174. Clogher producer 660kg Limousin to £174. Fivemiletown producer 590kg Charolais to £173. Pomeroy producer 630kg Limousin to £172, 590kg Limousin to £170 and 580kg Limousin to £170.
Other quality lots sold from £140 to £168 per 100kg.
Second quality lots sold from £118 to £138 per 100kg.
Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £124 to £132 per 100kg.
Plainer lots sold from £90 to £114 per 100kg.
Poorer types sold from £68 to £86 per 100kg.
FAT BULLS: Armagh producer 880kg Belgian Blue to £163. Portglenone producer 100kg Limousin to £158. Dungannon producer 1,100kg Limousin Loughgall producer 1,070kg Limousin to £143. Clogher producer 1,110kg Charolais to £138 and 910kg Charolais to £134. Portadown producer 990kg Hereford to £126. Aughnacloy producer 1,260kg Aberdeen Angus to £119. Pomeroy producer 920kg Charolais to £114. Derrylin producer 940kg Aberdeen Angus to £105.
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FAT STEERS (overage): 750kg Charolais to £200. 810kg Hereford to £184. 610kg Fleckvieh to £180. 580kg Fleckvieh to £180. 510kg Charolais to £174. 580kg Fleckvieh to £171. 540kg Fleckvieh to £171. 550kg Fleckvieh to £171. 660kg. Aberdeen Angus to £170. Friesians sold from £127 to £148 per 100kg.
FAT STEERS (underage): 530kg Charolais to £213. 700kg Charolais to £210. 570kg Limousin to £205. 540kg Belgian Blue to £205. 580kg Charolais to £200. 560kg Charolais to £194. 550kg Friesian to £187. 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £170. 500kg Friesian to £169. 580kg Limousin to £207. 560kg Charolais to £205. 530kg Limousin to £203. 610kg Limousin to £201. 500kg Charolais to £198. 490kg Limousin to £192. 570kg Charolais to £190. 550kg Simmental to £186. 620kg Limousin to £184. 590kg Limousin to £181. 410kg Charolais to £167. 450kg Shorthorn to £164. Friesians sold from £145 to £158 per 100kg.
STORE BULLOCKS: Very keen demand in this section with heavy lots selling to £1,650 (£208) for a 790kg Charolais, 730kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,555 (£213) 830kg Daq to £1,550 790kg Belgian Blue to £1,540, 770kg Hereford to £1,510 and 750kg Belgian Blue to £1,440 for Kyle Walker, Portadown. Roy Hall, Fivemiletown sold a 660kg Charolais to £1525 (£231) 660kg Charolais to £1,400 (£212) 640kg Charolais to £1,390 (£217) and 640kg Charolais to £1,360 (£212) Augher producer 690kg Charolais to £1,500, 690kg Charolais to £1,430 and 680kg Charolais to £1,365. R Wilson, Killylea 660kg Limousin to £1,450 and 660kg Limousin to £1,445. T B Robinson, Clogher 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,445 and 650kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,385. M Slane, Omagh 680kg Limousin to £1,405. I S Farrell, Fivemiletown 670kg Charolais to £1,400. A Fearon, Dungannon 660kg Belgian Blue to £1,375.
MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: G Steen, Dungannon 490kg Limousin to £1,175 (£239), 480kg Simmental to £1,115 (£232) and 470kg Limousin to £1,090 (£232), T G McCarroll, Eskra 490kg Charolais to £1,105, 480k Simmental to £1,080, 470kg Limousin to £1,065, 460kg Charolais to £1,040 and 450kg Charolais to £1,035. T F Shane, Dungannon 500kg Hereford to £1,035. R Wallace, Moneymore 450kg Charolais to £1050 and 450kg Limousin to £1,010 twice. T J Murphy, Clogher 430kg Charolais to £985. S J Kelly, Dungannon 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £980 and 430kg Aberdeen Angus to £960. N Graham, Cooneen 470kg Limousin to £975 and 460kg Limousin to £950. M Rodgers, Strabane 470kg Simmental to £960. C McCombe, Clogher 430kg Limousin to £945 and 330kg Belgian Blue to £860.
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STORE HEIFERS: Strong demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1,375 for a 650kg Charolais. £1,375 for a 590kg Charolais. £1,360 for a 610kg Charolais £1,295 for a 590kg Charolais and £1,250 for a 580kg Charolais to George Potts, Dungannon. Lewis Potts, Dungannon sold 610kg Limousin to £1,300, and 640kg Charolais to £1,300. W Crawford, Clogher 610kg Limousin to £1,230, 570kg Limousin to £1,220, 570kg Limousin to £1,200 and 600kg Limousin to £1,150. I S Farrell, Fivemiletown 600kg Charolais to £1,215 and 550kg Charolais to £1,155. P L Haugh, Birches 620kg Charolais to £1,210 and 540kg Charolais to £1,170. R Martin, Portadown 530kg Limousin to £1,195 and 560kg Limousin to £1,175. R Doragh, Cookstown 580kg Limousin to £1,170. G W Ferguson, Blaney 560kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,165.
MED WEIGHT STORES 400KG TO 500KG: Fermanagh producer 490kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,100. A Erskine, Killylea 490kg Saler to £1,100. R Wallace, Moneymore 480kg Charolais to £1,095 and 480kg Limousin to £1,000. R Martin, Portadown 500kg Limousin to £1,090 and 470kg Limousin to £1,010. S J Loughlin, Cookstown 460kg Limousin to £1,065, 490kg Limousin to £1,055, 420kg Limousin to £925 and 440kg Limousin to £905. M Beattie, Fivemiletown 450kg Charolais to £1045, 470kg Charolais to £1,000, and 400kg Charolais to £985. Lester Downey, Roslea 450kg Charolais to £1,000, 440kg Charolais to £970, 450kg Charolais to £960 and 400kg Charolais to £920.
SMALLER SORTS 390KG & UNDER: O O’Hagan, Maghera 390kg Limousin to £885. S J Loughlin, Cookstown 380kg Limousin to £860. R Wallace, Moneymore 370kg Charolais to £850. Lester Downey, Roslea 390kg Charolais to £840. P J Mullarkey, Cooneen 400kg Charolais to £840 and 370kg Charolais to £800. J Keys, Clogher 390kg Simmental to £820, 390kg Charolais to £800, 320kg Limousin to £725, 380kg Charolais to £700 and 340kg Limousin to £700. Dungannon producer 370kg Limousin to £800 and 370kg Belgian Blue to £795. C McCombe, Clogher 370kg Limousin to £750, 360kg Limousin to £740 and 370kg Limousin to £700.
WEANLINGS: A very sharp demand in this section with steers and bulls selling to £1,150 for a 440kg Charolais £1,090 for a 450kg Simmental, £1,085 for a 410kg Charolais, £1,085 for a 420kg Charolais, £1,010 for a 380kg Charolais, £1,005 for a 430kg Charolais, £1,000 for a 390kg Charolais, £1,000 for a 370kg Limousin, £1,000 for a 380kg Charolais, £990 for a 410kg Charolais, £945 for a 370kg Charolais and £875 for a 350kg Charolais all going to a Co Down producer. J McKernan, Omagh sold a 460kg Charolais to £1,100 and a 410kg Charolais to £945. A Green, Fivemiletown 440kg Charolais to £950. Neville Ewing, Dungannon 350kg Charolais to £925. R G Maguire, Omagh 360kg Charolais to £905.
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WEANLING HEIFERS: Co Down producer sold a 400kg Charolais to £970. M McNabb, Omagh 350kg Charolais to £915. R G Maguire, Omagh 350kg Charolais to £910, K McCaffery, Omagh 410kg Belgian Blue to £900, 380kg Limousin to £845 and 390kg Limousin to £790. S McCrory, Carrickmore 400kg Charolais to £885, 400kg Charolais to £810, 370kg Charolais to £785, and 350kg Charolais to £745. D Prentice, Garvery 340kg Charolais to £860. O P Donnelly, Augher 380kg Simmental to £835. J McKernan, Omagh 360kg Charolais to £830, and 350kg Charolais to £800. P Mulligan, Newtownbutler 370kg Charolais to £795. E Connelly, Augher 360kg Charolais to £780. A McDonald, Ballygawley 360kg Limousin to £760. Kesh producer 290kg Charolais to £750.
DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: A smaller entry this week sold to £1,300 for a calved heifer from R Givan, Dungannon. Benburb producer £1,290 and £1,170 for calved heifers. J Greaves, Derrylin £1,070 for calved cow. J J Gunn, Derrylin £1,030 for calved heifer and £945 for a springing cow.
BREEDING BULLS: H McClure £1,400 for a young pedigree registered Charolais (born 22/10/15). A selection of Simmental maiden heifers from Kingsle Bell sold £1,040, £960, £955, £950 twice and £840.
SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another full house this week again sold to a brisk demand for quality lots J Agnew, Lisnaskea sold a 2013 cow and bull calf to £1,800. A O’Neill, Loughgall £1,600 for 2012 cow and heifer calf, £1,565 for 2012 cow and heifer calf, £1,480 for 2012 cow and bull calf, £1,410 for 2011 cow and heifer calf and £1,125 for 04 cow and bull calf. B D Breen, Eskra £1,550, £1,540 and £1,530 for heifers with bull calves. M Breen, Co Armagh £1,470 for heifer and bull calf. Kingsle Bell, Aughnacloy £1,430 for heifer and bull calf. D McCann, Trillick £1,425 for heifer and heifer calf. B Teague, Lack £1,250 for heifer and bull calf. F McCarroll, Seskinore £1,240 for 07 cow and heifer calf. H Winters, Omagh £1,210 for 2012 cow and bull calf. T Cornett, Portadown £1,205 for heifer and bull calf. D J Brady, Aughnacloy £1,205 for 2013 cow and bull calf. Lots of others sold from £900 to £1,180. Springing heifers sold to £1,180. Special entry Saturday, July 1st in the suckler ring seven Limousin cows with calves at foot including three pedigree Limousin heifers with calves at foot.
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DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: A good entry in this section sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £610 for an Aberdeen Angus to George Jordan, Newtownbutler. W H Harpur, Castlederg £530, £525, £520 and £500 for Chars. Clogher producer £470 for Sim. and £465 for Charolais, William McKenna, Augher £460 for Charolais. Bosco Shannon, Bellanaleck £455 for Limousin. Brian McCullagh, Greencastle £440 for Charolais. S J Kelly, Dungannon £415 and £355 for Aberdeen Angus. N Ritchie, Lisnaskea £375 for Hereford.
HEIFERS: W H Harpur, Castlederg £425 twice and £400 for Charaolais. Dungannon producer £390, £385 and £380 twice for Limousins. Derrylin producer £365 and £360 for Charolais. Lisbellaw producer £355, £345 and £340 for Aberdeen Angus.
REARED BULLS: S P Greenan, Garrison £655 and £640 for Limousin. G Foster, Kinawley £640 for Belgian Blue. George Jordan, Newtownbutler £505 twice for Aberdeen Angus and £430 for Charolais. Gortavoy Farms, Pomeroy £460 for Limousin. Loughgilly producer £440 for Aberdeen Angus. Augher producer £430 for Limousin.
REARED HEIFERS: Augher producer £650 for Charolais. Loughgilly producer £620 for Belgian Blue G Foster, Kinawley £515 for Belgian Blue £440, £430, £415 and £400 for Aberdeen Angus. George Jordan, Newtownbutler £485 each for five Aberdeen Angus. Clogher producer £455 for Shorthorn Beef. B Conlon, Benburb £430 for Charolais. Nigel Neal, Irvinestown £400 for Charolais. H Connelly, Roslea £390 for Belgian Blue.