Markethill Mart: Top price of £1,435 paid for heavy heifer

180 store beef cattle sold in a very strong demand.

HEIFERS

Heavy heifers sold steadily from £210 to a top of £234 per 100 kilos for 590k Charolais at £1,390 from a Tandragee farmer.

Top price £1,435 for a 620k Limousin £231 per 100 kilos from a Crossmaglen farmer.

Several heavy heifers sold from £1300 to £1,420 each.

Heavy Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to a top of £219 per 100 kilos for 430k at £1,490 followed by £610k at £1,350 £219 per 100 kilos from an Armagh farmer.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £200 to £231 for 460k Limousin at £1,070 from an Armagh farmer with lightweights to £239 for 314k at £750 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Heavy heifers

Tandragee 594k, £1,390, £234.00; Crossmaglen farmer 622k, £1,435, £231.00; Tandragee farmer 614k, £1,400, £228.00; Dromore farmer 502k, £1,140, £227.00; Tandragee farmer 620k, £1,405, £227.00; Tandragee farmer 618k, £1,390, £225.00; Armagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 634k, £1,390, £219.00; Tandragee farmer 634k, £1,390, £219.00 and Armagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 616k, £1,350, £219.00.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer 464k, £1,070, £231.00; Armagh farmer 456k, £1,040, £228.00; Banbridge farmer 410k, £920, £224.00; Armagh farmer 496k, £1,090, £220.00; Castlewellan farmer 480k, £985, £205.00 and Banbridge farmer 440k, £890, £202.00.

BULLOCKS

Heavy bullocks sold in an exceptionally good demand to a top price of £1,570 for a 710k Limousin £222 from a Kilcoo farmer.

Several bullocks sold from £1,300 to £1,470 each.

Main demand from £210 to £241 for 520k Charolais at £1,260 from a Rathfriland farmer.

Forward Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £223 per 100 kilos for 502k at £1,170 for a Banbridge farmer followed by £231 for 502k at £1,160 from a Banbridge farmer. Middleweight steers sold steadily from £200 to £246 for 450k at £1,150 from a Loughbrickland farmer.

Fresian bullocks sold to a top of £181 per 100 kilos for a 630k at £1,145 from Tandragee farmer.

Main demand from £150 to £180 per 100 kilos.

Heavy bullocks

Rathfriland farmer 522k, £1,260, £241.00; Rathfriland farmer 502k, £1,170, £233.00; Lisburn farmer 552k, £1,280, £232.00; Banbridge farmer 502k, £1,160, 3231.00; Banbridge farmer 544k, £1,255, £231.00; Kilcoo farmer 586k, £1,340, £229.00; Kilcoo farmer 656k, £1,470, £224.00; Benburb farmer 526k, £1,175, £223.00; Kilcoo farmer 652k, £1,445, £222.00; Kilcoo farmer 710k, £1,570, £222.00 and Benburb farmer 598k, £1,320, £221.00.

Middleweight bullocks

Loughbrickland farmer 454k, £1,115, £246.00; Loughbrickland farmer 420k, £1,025, £244.00; Castlewellan farmer 498k, £1,190, £239.00; Banbridge farmer 450k, £1,070, £238.00; Banbridge farmer 476k, £1,120, £235.00; Rathfriland farmer 464k, £1,090, £235.00; Rathfriland farmer 456k, £1,070, £235.00 and Castlewellan farmer 498k, £1,135, £228.00.

WEANLINGS

100 weanlings sold in a steady demand with heifer weanlings selling from £210 to £242 for 326k at £790 for a Dungannon farmer followed by £237 for 376k at £890 for a Dromore producer.

Male weanlings sold from £230 to £287 for 242k at £695 from a Loughgall producer.

Heifer weanlings

Dungannon farmer 326k, £790, £242.00; Castlewellan farmer 294k, £700, £238.00; Dromore farmer 376k, £890, £237.00; Dromore farmer 336k, £795, £237.00; Dromore farmer 372k, £865, £233.00; Dromore farmer 366k, £835, £228.00; Dromore farmer 372k, £845, £227.00; Dromora farmer 202k, £455, £225.00 and Dromore farmer 350k, £790, £226.00.

Male weanlings

Portadown farmer 242k, £695, £287.00; Castlewellan farmer 276k, £760, £275.00; Cullyhanna farmer 292k, £800, £274.00; Portadown farmer 288k, £765, £266.00; Cullyhanna farmer 298k, £785, £263.00; Castlewellan farmer 284k, £700, £246.00; Moy farmer 388k, £950, £245.00; Castlewellan farmer 380k, £930, £245.00 and Portadown farmer 332k, £810, £244.00.

Suckler outfits sold to £1,560, £1,450 and £1,420.

Several more from £1,100 to £1,400 each.