Wintry forecasts do little to help cattle trade at Omagh

There were a lot more cattle on offer this week, perhaps prompted by the late spring, and the forecast of wintry conditions ahead did little to help trade.

Bullocks: Wm O Neill Donemana 390k £880; 455k £935; 495k £1000; 420k £850, M Donaghy Creggan 410k £915, Wm Donnell Strabane 425k £950; 400k £820, F McCartan Beragh 440k £940, L Hamilton Drumlea 470k £945; 320k £680; 350k £715, RT Sproule Strabane 350k £775; 305k £670, S O’ Brien Loughmacrory 330k £700 & £685; 360k £725; 340k £680, M Daly Carrickmore 390k £805; 375k £750, A Teague Dromore 495k £960; 525k £990, S Lyons Eskra 480k £935 & £915, R Mc Crossan Drumquin 560k £1140; 615k £1140, Wm Doherty Strabane 560k £1125; 550k £1100; 730k £1220, D Mc Kinney Fintona 550k £1080; 555k £1055; 655k £1150, PJ Mc Carney Seskinore 610k £1145.

Heifers: Enniskillen Producer 380k £945; 350k £840; 330k £750; 360k £780, K Maguire Leggs Po 345k £745, S O’Brien Loughmacrory 375k £745, John Woods Beragh 410k £930; 430k £925; 450k £965; 485k £995, H McCann Sixmilecross 455k £970; 405k £825, S Hannigan Dromore 435k £875; 460k £870, W Browne Clanabogan 435k £835, G Doherty Strabane 540k £1025; 580k £1075, T Kelly Galbally 570k £1070; 535k £1000, A Mc Farland Clanabogan 550k £1015; 535k £990, W Oliver Omagh 550k £1010, L Ruddy Strabane 570k £1000; 655k £1135, Barrack Hill Farms 275k £550; 330k £645; 300k £580, T Dillon Beragh 395k £775.

Fat Cows: D&P Keown Kesh 610k £153; 690k £140, PJ Keenan Greencastle 670k £144, C Bogle Castlederg 520k £140, Patk Slane Carrickmore 850k £140, G Moohan Kesh 620k £136; 800k £135, J Donnelly Drumquin 580k £133, R Tait Newtownstewart 630k £128, J Hunter Drumquin 580k £127.

Friesian Cows: S Mitchell Drumquin 590k £133; 650k £116; 730k £116, R Limestone Caledon 580k £123, RA McConnell Knockmoyle 860k £116; 810k £114; 750k £106, J Armstrong Dromore 490k £114, P Mitchell Ardstraw 720k £114; 660k £109; 820k £106, Clarke Dairies Aghyaran 700k £111; 650k £110; 680k £108, R Goligher Mountjoy 630k £111, B&S Sloan Irvinestown 750k £109, G&M McCauley Drumquin 750k £107

Dropped Calves: Ian Millar Douglas Bridge £395 Char Bull; £290 Char Heifer, SJ Carson Fyfin £350 & £275 Lim Bulls, A Rutledge Fintona £345 Hereford Bull, S mc Caffrey Eskra £305 & £290 B.Blue Bull; £265 B.Blue Heifer, Wm Warnock Trillick £305 Lim Bull, JA Morris Newtownstewart £290 Lim Bull, B McBride Trillick £375 Shorthorn Heifer, J Elliot Castlederg £305 B.Blue Heifer, J Mc Cullagh Gortin £305 Simm Heifer; £285 Simm Bull, Jas Henderson Trillick £280 Hereford Bull, Jas McFarland Omagh £275 Hereford Bull; £275 Hereford Heifer, A Mc Kelvey Newtownstewart £275 Fleckveih Bull, B&S Sloan Irvinestown £280 B.Blue Heifer; £275 B.Blue Heifer, WT Atcheson Ardstraw £270 Salers Bull, Des Scott Omagh £275 Angus Heifer; £260 Angus Bull, E McFarland Newtownstewart £270 Salers Bull, N Kee Trillick £260 & £255 Lim Heifers.

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