Beef bred cow heifers selling steadily to £2450 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 194 lots listed sold readily with beef bred cow heifers selling to £2450 for a 700kg Limousin (£350) with a 700kg Charolais to £2450 (£350) and a 710kg Blonde d'Aquitaine sold to £2485 (£350).

Beef bred cows sold to £2722-40 for an 820kg Limousin (£332) a 760kg Charolais sold to £2492-80 (£328) with a 760kg Limousin to £2462-40 (£324).

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £1686-40 for a 620kg to £272 per 100kg.

Others lots sold from £230 to £254 per 100kg.

Fat bulls sold to £318 per 100kg for a 970kg Limousin to £3084-60 with a 1000kg Charolais to £300 per 100kg to £3000.

Fat steers sold to a top of £388 per 100kg for a 460kg Charolais to £1784-80 with an 870kg Limousin to £2853-60 (£328) and an 850kg Belgian Blue to £332 per 100kg to £2822.

Fat heifers sold to £344 per 100kg for a 680kg Charolais to £2339-20 with a 570kg Charolais to £1960-80 (£344).

In the store rings strong steers sold to £2920 for a 790kg Limousin (£370) a 685kg Charolais sold to £2570 (£375) with a 655kg Charolais to £2470 (£377).

Forward steers sold to £2590 for a 555kg Charolais (£467) another 555kg Charolais sold to £2300 (£414).

Medweight steers sold to £2250 for a 445kg Charolais (£506) a 480kg Charolais sold to £2180 (£454) with a 450kg Limousin to £2000 (£444).

Smaller steers (under 400kg) sold to £1780 for a 400kg Limousin (£445) with a 400kg Saler to £1770 (£443).

Strong heifers sold to £2500 for an 880kg Aberdeen Angus (£284) with a 620kg Aberdeen Angus to £2390 (£385) and a 610kg Charolais to £2280 (£374).

Forward heifers sold to £2200 for a 520kg Limousin (£423) with a 505kg Charolais to £2030 (£402).

Medweight heifers sold to £1960 for a 485kg Limousin (£404) with a 435kg Limousin to £1910 (£439).

Smaller heifers (400kg and under) sold to £1930 for a 395kg Saler (£489) with a 390kg Charolais to £1730 (£444).

Weanling males sold to £2330 for a strong 630kg Charolais (£370) a 545k Limousin sold to £2270 (£417) and a 460kg Charolais sold to £2110 (£459).

Lighter weight males sold to £2130 for a 420kg Charolais (£507) with a 390kg Charolais to £2000 (£513).

Weanling heifers sold to £2060 for a strong 540kg Charolais (£381) with a 450kg Aberdeen Angus to £1910 (£424).

Lighter weight heifers sold to £2030 for a 390kg Charolais (£521) with a 350kg Limousin selling to £1820 (£520)

Breeding bulls sold to £4020 for Aberdeen Angus and £3200 for Simmental.

Dairy cows sold to £2520.

Suckler outfits sold to £4450, £4140 and £4000.

Incalf cows and heifers

Bull calves (under four weeks) sold to £670 for Charolais.

Heifer calves (under four weeks) sold to £600 and £570 for Charolais.

Reared male lumps sold to £1710 and £1600 twice for Charolais.

Reared female lumps sold to £1780 for Limousin and £1700 twice for Charolais

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cow heifers and beef bred cows as follows: Ballygawley producer 700kg Limousin to £2450 (£350) Cookstown producer 700kg Charolais to £2450 (£350) 680kg Charolais to £2339-20 (£344) 600kg Charolais to £2004 9£334) and 760kg Charolais to £2462-40 (£324) Middletown producer 710kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2485 (£350) Maguiresbridge producer 650kg Simmental to £338 (£2197) Tassagh producer 560kg Charolais to £336 (£1881-60) Dungannon producer 820kg Limousin to £332 (£2722-40) and 760kg Limousin to £324 (£2462-40) Lisnaskea producer 590kg Charolais to £332 (£1958-80) Derrylin producer 570kg Limousin to £330 (£1881) Cookstown producer 520kg Piemontese to £330 (£1716) Carrickmore producer 760kg Charolais to £328 (£2492-80) Maguiresbridge producer 600kg Aberdeen Angus to £326 (£1956) Newtownbutler producer 690kg Simmental to £324 (£2235-60) Lisbellaw producer 580kg Limousin to £324 (£1879-20) Cookstown producer 540kg Limousin to £324 (£1749-60) Armagh producer 600kg Saler to £322 (£1932) and Omagh producer 480kg Charolais to £321 (£1540-80).

Other quality beef bred cows sold from £300 to £320 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £278 to £296 per 100kg.

Quality beef bred cow heifers sold from £322 to £350 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £1686-40 for a 620kg to £272 per 100kg

With others selling from £230 to £254 per 100kg.

Plainer coloured and Friesian cows sold from £212 to £224 per 100kg.

Poorer type cows sold from £162 to £192 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

Dungannon producer 970kg Limousin to £318 (£3084-60) Stewartstown producer 1000kg Charolais to £300 (£3000) Dungannon producer 880kg Shorthorn to £298 (£2622-40) Augher producer 980kg Charolais to £294 (£2881-20)

Fat steers

Charolais steers sold to £388 per 100kg for a 460kg to £1784-80 with an 810kg Charolais to £338 per 100kg to £2737-80. Belgian Blue steers sold to £342 per 100kg for a 640kg to £2188-80 with an 850kg Belgian Blue to £332 per 100kg to £2822. Limousin steers sold to £338 per 100kg for a 730kg to £2399-80 with an 870kg Limousin to £2853-60 (£328) Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £2318-40 for a 720kg to £322 per 100kg.

Fat heifers

Charolais heifers sold to £344 per 100kg for a 570kg to £1960-80 Simmental heifers sold to £332 per 100kg for a 480kg to £1593-60. Limousin heifers sold to £326 per 100kg for a 630kg to £2053-80. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £318 per 100kg for a 590kg to £1876-20. Belgian Blue heifers sold to £310 per 100kg for a 600kg to £1860. Friesian heifers sold to £276 per 100kg for a 550kg to £1518. Shorthorn heifers sold to £244 per 100kg for a 690kg to £1683-60.

Store bullocks (230 lots)

A good steady demand in this section with strong stores selling to £2920 for a 790kg Limousin (£370) a 750kg Limousin sold to £2780 (£371) a 685kg Charolais sold to £2570 (£375) with a 655kg Charolais selling to £2470 (£377).

Several others sold from £325 to £367 per 100kg.

Forward steers sold to £2590 for a 555kg Charolais (£467) a 570kg Charolais sold to £2330 (£409) with a 555kg Charolais to £2300 (£414).

Several others sold from £366 to £405 per 100kg.

Leading prices

M B McPhillips Dromore (Tyrone) 790kg Limousin to £2920 (£370) D G Newell Stewartstown 750kg Limousin to £2780 (£371) 685kg Charolais to £2570 (£375) and 685kg Charolais to £2540 (£371) A Holland Dungannon 760kg Limousin to £2740 (£361) and 700kg Limousin to £2570 (£367) C Rafferty Madden 745kg Charolais to £2640 (£354) and 710kg Aberdeen Angus to £2500 (£352) R Hughes Dungannon 805kg Simmental to £2640 (£328)and 765kg Limousin to £2460 (£322) M/S Mark and Hugh Williamson Dungannon 715kg Charolais to £2570 (£359) 685kg Charolais to £2520 (£368) 675kg Charolais to £2490 (£369) and 685kg Charolais to £2470 (£361) J Greenaway Portadown 795kg Charolais to £2500 (£314) E Cassidy Augher 790kg Charolais to £2490 (£315) P Cassidy Augher 655kg Charolais to £2470 (£377) and E McCaughey Fintona 755kg Belgian Blue to £2450 (£325).

Forward steers

Sold to £2590 for a 555kg Charolais (£467) a 585kg Charolais sold to £2370 (£405) 585kg Charolais to £2290 (£391) 590kg Charolais to 32200 (£373) 595kg Charolais to £2180 (£366) and 540kg Limousin to £2170 (£368) for an Enniskillen producer. E W Beattie Brookeborough 580kg Charolais to 32340 (£403) 570kg Charolais to £2330 (£409) 560kg Charolais to £2240 (£400) and 525kg Charolais to £2200 (£419) P McCaffery Tempo 590kg Charolais to £2310 (£392) 555kg Charolais to £2300 (£414) 565kg Charolais to £2290 (£405) D G Newell Stewartstown 575kg Charolais to £2300 (£400) R McCann Dungannon 580kg Charolais to £2270 (£391) and 590kg Charolais to £2170 (£368) A Johnston Clogher 575kg Limousin to £2200 (£383) P Cassidy Augher 570kg Charolais to £2200 (£386) and M Greenaway Dungannon 550kg Charolais to £2170 (£395).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500kg

A very firm demand in this section with quality lots selling to £2250 for a 445kg Charolais (£506) a 480kg Charolais sold to £2180 (£454) a 450kg Limousin sold to £2000 (£444) with a 420kg Limousin sold to £1850 (£440).

Leading prices

S H Patterson Aughnacloy 480kg Limousin to £2290 (£477) E McCaffery Tempo 445kg Charolais to £2250 (£506) and 490kg Charolais to £2080 (£424) M Greenaway Dungannon 480kg Charolais to £2180 (£454) Fivemiletown producer 490kg Charolais to £2140 (£437) 450kg Limousin to £2000 (£444) and 420kg Limousin to £1850 (£440) K Johnston Sixmilecross 480kg Limousin to £2100 (£438) and 500kg Charolais to £1810 (£362) M/S D D and E McElroy Clogher 470kg Limousin to £1950 (£415) and 495kg Charolais to £1810 (£366) Droghal Farm Ltd, Craigavon 460kg Belgian Blue to £1900 (£413) 460kg Belgian Blue to £1800 (£391) and 455kg Belgian Blue to £1780 (£391) B Wilson Derrylin 495kg Limousin to £1830 (£370) J McGinn Clogher 425kg Limousin to £1800 (£424) and A P Lewis Pomeroy 460kg Simmental to £1800 (£391).

Smaller steers 400kg and under

Ballygawley producer 400kg Limousin to £1780 (£445) and 400kg Saler to £1770 (£443); T Davis Strabane 295kg Charolais to £1210 (£410) and C Daly Omagh 340kg Friesian to £1000 (£294).

Store heifers (102 lots)

Trade continues steady in this section with strong heifers selling to a top price of £2500 for an 880kg Aberdeen Angus (£284) a 620kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £2390 (£385) with a 610kg Charolais to £2280 (£374).

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2200 for a 520kg Limousin (£423) a 505kg Charolais sold to £2030 (£402) with a 505kg Limousin to £2010 (£398) and another 505kg Limousin sold to £1980 (£392)

Others sold from £323 to £352 per 100kg.

Leading prices

K Cullinan Fivemiletown 880kg Aberdeen Angus to £2500 (£284) and 635kg Limousin to £2310 (£364) A Nelson Castlederg 770kg Charolais to £2400 (£312) and 635kg Limousin to £2310 (£364) G Johnston Magheraveely 620kg Aberdeen Angus to £2390 (£385) J Martin Maguiresbridge 670kg Charolais to £2350 (£351) 640kg Charolais to £2300 (£359) and 610kg Charolais to £2280 (£374) D Williamson Portadown 605kg Limousin to £2080 (£344) Forward heifers 505kg to 595 kg sold to £2200 for a 520kg Limousin (£423) for P McCann Dungannon. F and D Liggett Stewartstown 590kg Belgian Blue to £2040 (£346) 570kg Belgian Blue to £2000 (£351) 565kg Belgian Blue to £1900 (£336) and 545kg Belgian Blue to £1770 (£325) B Holland Cookstown 595kg Saler to £2040 (£343) M/S B and M Fee Lisbellaw 505kg Charolais to £2030 (£402) 570kg Charolais to £1990 (£349) 565kg Shorthorn to £1970 (£349) 545kg Charolais to £1870 (£343) 545kg Limousin to £1860 (£341) 525kg Charolais to £1850 (£352) and 515kg Limousin to £1820 (£353) E Fee Fivemiletown 505kg Limousin to £2010 (£398) and 505kg Limousin to £1980 (£392) O Rosborough Claudy 575kg Aberdeen Angus to £1880 (£327) L Logue Dromore 525kg Limousin to £1850 (£352) S H Patterson Aughnacloy 535kg Limousin to £1830 (£342) and D Keys Fivemiletown 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £1780 (£336) and 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £1710 (£323).

Medweigh heifers 410kg to 500kg

Quality lots sold to £1960 for a 485kg Limousin (£404) a 435kg Limousin sold to £1910 (£439) with a 420kg Belgian Blue to £1730 (£412) and a 420kg Belgian Blue to £1720 (£400).

Leading prices

E Fee Fivemiletown 485kg Limousin to £1960 (£404) and 435kg Limousin to £1910 (£439) M/S B and M Fee Lisbellaw 485kg Limousin to £1940 (£400) and 485kg Limousin to £1800 (£371) Droghal Farm Ltd, Craigavon 480kg Belgian Blue to £1810 (£377) 440kg Belgian Blue to £1750 (£398) 495kg Aberdeen Angus to £1750 (£354) 450kg Belgian Blue to £1740 (£387) 420kg Belgian Blue to £1730 (£412) 430kg Belgian Blue to £1720 9£400) and 445kg Belgian Blue to £1710 (£384) K Flannagan Newtownbutler 465kg Limousin to £1800 (£387) D Keys Fivemiletown 445kg Limousin to £1780 (£400) I Rosborough Claudy 445kg Limousin to £1750 (£393) B Wilson Derrylin 500kg Aberdeen Angus to £1720 (£344) M Flynn Rosslea 475kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1690 (£356) 425kg Limousin to £1670 (£393) and 460kg Aberdeen Angus to £1660 (£361) R Graham Fivemiletown 440kg Charolais to £1680 (£382) and B Holland Cookstown 435kg Saler to £1660 (£382).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

Quality lots selling to £1930 for a 395kg Saler (£489) a 390kg Charolais sold to £1730 (£444) with a 380kg Charolais to £1620 (£426) and a 375kg Belgian Blue to £1540 (£411).

Leadng prices

M/S B and M Fee Lisbellaw 395kg Sal to £1930 (£489) E O'Hanlon Clogher 390kg Charolais to £1730 (£444) E Fee Fivemiletown 380kg Charolais to £1620 (£426) Droghal Farm Ltd, Craigavon 390kg Belgian Blue to £1570 (£403) 385kg Belgian Blue to £1570 (£408) 375kg Belgian Blue to £1540 (£411) 350kg Belgian Blue to £1500 (£429) 370kg Belgian Blue to 31480 (£400) 395kg Belgian Blue to 31440 (£365) 350kg Belgian Blue to £1430 (£409) 355kg Belgian Blue to 31420 (£400) and 335kg Belgian Blue to £1350 (£403) M Flynn Rosslea 390kg Charolais to £1430 (£367) R McManus Newtownbutler 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £1290 (£335) 350kg Aberdeen Angus to £1240 (£354) 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £1200 (£364) and 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £1100 (£333) and T Davis Strabane 345kg Charolais to £1260 (£365).

Weanlings (240 lots)

A very strong demand in this section with strong males selling to £2330 for a 630kg Charolais (£370) a 545kg Limousin sold to £2270 (£417) with a 460kg Charolais to £2110 (£459).

Lightweight males sold to £2130 for a 420kg Charolais (£507) a 410kg Charolais sold to £2070 (£505) with a 390kg Charolais to £2000 (£513).

Leading prices

M Largey Armagh sold a 630kg Charolais to £2330 (£370) C Downey Lisnaskea 545kg Limousin to £2270 (£417) S Loughran Cookstown 550kg Charolais to £2160 (£393) 535kg Charolais to £2100 (£393) 550kg Charolais to (£2100) (£382) and 440kg Charolais to £2000 (£455) C Loughran Cookstown 565kg Charolais to £2150 (£381) and 540kg Limousin to £2000 (£370) K Cullinan Fivemiletown 460kg Charolais to £2110 (£459) M McCrystal Ballygawley 505kg Charolais to £2040 (£404) and 440kg Charolais to £1990 (£452) M McClave Rosslea 455kg Charolais to £2020 (£444) G Steen Dungannon 500kg Charolais to £2010 (£402) and G J McKenna Clogher 530kg Charolais to £2000 (£377).

Lighter weights males

Sold to £2130 for a 420kg Charolais (£507) from C Loughran Cookstown. T McKeaney Garrison 410kg Charolais to £2070 (£505) M Boyle Fivemiletown 410kg Limousin to £2030 (£495) and 395kg Limousin to £2000 (£506) O McCaffery Tempo 390kg Charolais to £2000 (£513) and W R Graham Derrylin 395kg Limousin to £2000 (£506).

Weanling heifers

A strong demand in this section as well with a strong 540kg Charolais selling to £2060 (£381) a 450kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £1910 (£424) with a 465kg to £1890 (£406).

Lighterweight females sold to £2030 for a 390kg Charolais (£521) with a 380kg Charolais to £1950 (£513) and a 350kg Limousin to £1820 (£520).

Leading prices

C Loughran Cookstown sold a strong 540kg Charolais to £2060 (£381) 555kg Charolais to £1920 (£346) 465kg Limousin to £1890 (£406) and 435kg Charolais to £1870 (£430) A Hughes Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £1910 (£398) E McCaffery Tempo 450kg Aberdeen Angus to £1910 (£424) M Loughran Cookstown 445kg Charolais to £1840 (£413) and K Cullinan Fivemiletown 430kg Charolais to £1770 (£412).

Lighterweight females sold to £2030 for a 390kg Charolais (£521) 380kg Charolais to £1950 (£513) and 360kg Limousin to £1830 (£508) for K Cullinan Fivemiletown. M Largey Armagh 420kg Charolais to £1910 (£455) 415kg Limousin to £1870 (£451) and 395kg Charolais to £1800 (£456) M Boyle Fivemiletown 420kg Limousin to £1870 (£445) Fermanagh producer 350kg Limousin to £1820 (£520) and 375kg Charolais to £1770 (£472) and T G Dunne Tempo 385kg Charolais to £1800 (£468).

Breeding bulls

Ballygawley producer £4020 for pedigree Aberdeen Angus (born 04-2023) and Cookstown producer £3200 for pedigree Simmental (born 10-2023).

Dairy cows and heifers

A steady demand in this section with a Dungannon producer selling calved heifer to £2520 Benburb producer £2260 and £2040 for calved heifers. Dungannon producer £2020 for calved heifer. Fivemiletown producer £2040 and £1780 for springing heifers.

Suckler cows and calves

A brisk demand in this section with R McNally Dungannon selling outfits to £4450 for a 2018 cow with heifer calf, £4000 for a 2022 cow with bull calf, £3820 for a 2020 cow with heifer calf and £3090 for a 2015 cow with bull calf. Alan Veitch Lisbellaw £4140 for a heifer with heifer calf. N McKiver Stewartstown £3880 for a 2022 cow with bull calf £2760 for 2017 cow with heifer calf and £2650 for a 2019 cow with heifer calf. E McKearney Middletown £3480 for a heifer with bull calf; A McKenna Pomeroy £3420 for 2019 Cow with heifer calf. A J Patton Augher £2660 for 2020 cow with heifer calf. M Mullan Augher £2560 for 2018 cow with heifer calf and £2300 for 2021 cow wit heifer calf.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £3450 for P Donnelly Ballygawley. J Donnelly Pomeroy £2640. D Williamson Portadown £2520 and S M Livestock Portadown £2440.

Dropped calves and reared lumps

Another good selection on offer this week sold readily with bull calves (under four weeks) selling to £670 for a Charolais £570 for Belgian Blue £510 and £470 for Aberdeen Angus and £480 for Limousin; I Mulligan Augher £610, £590 and £480 for Herefords; A Veitch Lisbellaw £480 for Belgian Blue; J Edgar Omagh £480, £400 and £380 for Saler and J Courtney Maguiresbridge £360 and £320 for Friesian.

Heifer calves (under four weeks)

S J Mallon Cookstown £600 for Charolais; B McCullagh Greencastle £570 for Charolais; G Smith Seskinore £530 and £440 for Limousins; £490 for Charolais and £440 for Aberdeen Angus; A Veitch Lisbellaw £490 and £440 x 2 for Belgian Blues; I Mulligan Augher £490 and £410 x 2 for Herefords and S P Love Lisbellaw £420 for Limousin.

Reared male lumps

J McManus Fermanagh £1710 and £1600 for Charolais; D Foy Fivemiletown £1600 for Charolais; A Hughes Dungannon £1590, £1570 and £1480 for Charolais; B Campbell Crumlin £1440 for Shorthorn; D Eagleson Aughnacloy £1350, £1230 x 3 for Charolais; W Cranston Newry £1100 for Aberdeen Angus; A White Trillick £1050, £900 and £720 for Aberdeen Angus and £640 for Friesian; S Cox Kinawley £920 for Aberdeen Angus; M/S J S and S J Caldwell Beragh £920 for Belgian Blue £880, £860 x 2 £850 and £780 for Aberdeen Angus; A Hogg Maguiresbridge £810 for Limousin and W Lee Bellanaleck £710 and £620 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared female lumps

A Abbott Lisburn £1780, £1670 and £1610 for Limousins; J McManus Fermanagh £1700 x 2 for Charolais; D Foy Fivemiletown £1580 for Charolais; B McManus Fermanagh £1500 for Charolais; D Eagleson Aughnacloy £1250, and £940 for Charolais; I Mulligan Augher £1090, £950 for Belgian Blues and £820 for Hereford. A White Trillick £1000 for Hereford and £710 for Aberdeen Angus; J S and S J Caldwell Beragh £790 for Aberdeen Angus; M/S P A and J Grue Lisnaskea £730, £690, £680 and £640 for Charolais and A C Lunny Aghalane £590 and £480 for Hereford.