Beef bred cow heifers selling to £2496 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 194 lots listed sold readily with beef bred cow heifers selling to £384 per 100kg for a 650kg Charolais to £2496.

A 660kg Blonde d'Aquitaine sold to £370 per 100kg to £2442.

A 660kg Belgian Blue sold to £352 per 100kg to £2323-20 and a 590kg Charolais sold to £348 per 100kg to £2053-20.

Beef bred cows sold to £350 per 100kg for a 730kg Charolais to £2555 a 700kg Limousin sold to £340 per 100kg to £2380 with a 710kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £330 per 100kg to £2343 and a 770kg Charolais sold to £330 per 100kg to £2541.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £1991-20 for a 760kg to £262 per 100kg.

Similar lots sold from £248 to £258 per 100kg.

Fat bulls sold to £322 per 100kg for a 1090kg Limousin to £3509-80 with a 1170kg Charolais to £308 per 100kg to £3603-60.

Fat steers sold to a top of £368 per 100kg for a 570kg Limousin to £2097-60 with an 800kg Charolais to £362 per 100kg to £2896.

Fat heifers sold to a top of £374 per 100kg for a 610kg Limousin to £2281-40 with a 590kg Charolais to £372 per 100kg to £2194-80.

In the store rings strong steers sold to £3000 for a 740kg Limousin (£405) a 720kg Limousin sold to £2900 (£403) with a 630kg Charolais to £2710 (£430) and a 615kg Belgian Blue to £2700 (£439).

Forward steers sold to £2540 for a 590kg Belgian Blue (£431) a 595kg Charolais sold to £2530 (£425) with a 505kg Limousin to £2380 (£471) and a 520kg Limousin to £2300 (£442).

Medweight steers sold to £2260 for a 495kg Limousin (£457) a 480kg Limousin sold to £2190 (£456) with a 430kg Charolais to £2100 (£488)

Heavy heifers sold to £2380 for a 635kg Limousin (£375) a 610kg Charolais sold to £2380 (£390) with a 600kg Charolais to £2300 (£383).

Forward heifers sold to £2800 for a 505kg Aberdeen Angus (£554) a 545kg Charolais sold to £2660 (£488) with a 510kg Charolais to £2240 (£439)

Medweight heifers sold to £2150 for a 500kg Charolais (£430) a 460kg Charolais sold to £2130 (£463) with a 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456).

Smaller heifers (under 400kg) sold to £1860 for a 375kg Limousin (£496) a 355kg Charolais sold to £1720 (£485) and a 275kg Speckle Park sold to £1410 (£513).

Weanling males sold to £2480 for a strong 590kg Limousin (£420) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2450 (£445) with a 485kg Charolais to £2380 (£491).

Lighterweight males sold to £2380 for a 445kg Charolais (£535) a 425kg Charolais sold to £2110 (£496) with a 410kg Limousin to £2060 (£502)

Weanling heifers sold to £2060 for a 430kg Charolais (£479) a 400kg Charolais sold to £1940 (£485) with a 350kg Charolais to £1840 (£526) and a 330kg Charolais to £1840 (£558).

Breeding bulls sold to £3320 for pedigree registered Limousin.

Dairy cows and heifers sold to £2880, £2800 and £2640.

Suckler outfits sold to £4600, £4500, £4250, £4020 and £4000.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £3760, £3000, £2910 and £2900.

Bull calves (under four weeks) sold to £800 for Charolais.

Heifer calves (under four weeks) sold to £660 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared male lumps sold to £1820 and £1700 for Limousins.

Female lumps sold to £1710, £1680 and £1660 for Limousins.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cow heifers and beef bred cows as follows: Galbally producer 650kg Charolais to £384 (£2496) Cookstown producer 660kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £370 (£2442) Fivemiletown producer 560kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £354 (£1982-40) Fermanagh producer 660kg Belgian Blue to £352 (£2323-20) Rosslea producer 730kg Charolais to £350 (£2555) and 700kg Limousin to £340 (£2380) Enniskillen producer 590kg Charolais to £348 (£2053-20) Rosslea producer 470kg Limousin to £344 (£1616-80) Dungannon producer 640kg Limousin to £340 (£2176) Tynan producer 800kg Charolais to £338 (£2704) Sixmilecross producer 680kg Charolais to £336 (£2284-80) Rosslea producer 660kg Belgian Blue to £336 (£2217-60) Galbally producer 570kg Limousin to £332 (£1892-40) Ballygawley producer 560kg Belgian Blue to £330 (£1848) Cookstown producer 710kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £330 (£2343) Rosslea producer 770kg Charolais to £330 (£2541) Kinawley producer 680kg Charolais to £328 (£2230-40) Portadown producer 730kg Limousin to £326 (£2379-80) and Beragh producer 730kg Charolais to £326 (£2379-80).

Other quality beef bred cow heifers sold from £326 to £384 per 100kg.

Quality beef bred cows sold from £326 to £350 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £296 to £322 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £262 per 100kg for a 760kg to £1991-20.

Similar lots sold from £248 to £258 per 100kg.

Plainer Friesian and Coloured Cows sold from £208 to £238 per 100kg

Poorer types sold from £182 to £200 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

Beragh producer 1090kg Limousin to £322 per 100kg to £3509-80 a 910kg Stabiliser sold to £318 per 100kg to £2893-80 with a 1170kg Charolais to £308 per 100kg to £3603-60.

Fat steers

Limousin steers sold to £368 per 100kg for a 570kg to £2097-60. Charolais steers sold to £362 per 100kg for an 800kg to £2896. Simmental steers sold to £354 per 100kg for a 640kg to £2265-60. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £342 per 100kg for a 600kg to £2052. Belgian Blues sold to £340 per 100kg for a 570kg to £1938. Hereford steers sold to £340 per 100kg for a 580kg to £1972. Friesian steers sold £340 per 100kg for a 710kg to £2414.

Fat heifers

Limousin heifers sold to £374 per 100kg for a 610kg to £2281-40. Charolais heifers sold to £370 per 100kg for a 590kg to £2183. Belgian Blue heifers sold to £352 per 100kg for a 620kg to £2182-40. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £344 per 100kg for a 550kg to £1892. Hereford heifers sold to £338 per 100kg for a 570kg to £`1926-60. Friesian heifers sold to £190 per 100kg for a 570kg to £1083.

Store bullocks (232 lots)

A firmer demand in this section with strong steers selling to £3000 for a 740kg Limousin (£405) a 720kg Limousin sold to £2900 (£403) with a 630kg Charolais to £2710 (£430) and a 615kg Belgian Blue to £2700 (£439).

Several other quality steers sold from £381 to £403 per 100kg.

Forward steers 505kg to 595kg

Sold to £2540 for a 590kg Belgian Blue (£431) a 595kg Charolais sold to £2530 (£425) with a 505kg Limousin to £2380 (£471) 530kg Charolais to £2300 (£434) and a 520kg Limousin to £2300 (£442).

Several other quality lots sold from £387 to £426 per 100kg.

Leading prices

Enniskillen producer 740kg Limousin to £3000 (£405) 750kg Charolais to £2810 (£375) 630kg Charolais to 32710 (£430) 615kg Belgian Blue to £2700 (£439) and 665kg Aberdeen Angus to £2680 (£403) B O'Hanlon Clogher 735kg Charolais to £2930 (£399) and 685kg Aberdeen Angus to £2710 (£396) A Norris Dungannon 720kg Limousin to £2900 (£403) and 670kg Limousin to £2660 (£397) P O'Donnell Coalisland 720kg Charolais to £2880 (£400) 730kg Limousin to £2750 (£377) 665kg Charolais to £2680 (£403) and 700kg Limousin to £2670 (£381) J C Gibson Tynan 795kg Charolais to £2860 (£360) H Bruce Cookstown 725kg Charolais to £2730 (£377) and 740kg Charolais to £2720 (£368) J Irwin Clogher 695kg Limousin to £2720 (£391) and 785kg Aberdeen Angus to £2660 (£339) K Irwin Tynan 765kg Belgian Blue to £2720 (£356) and P Cullen Co Armagh 735kg Charolais to £2640 (£359)

Forward steers 505kg to 595kg

Sold to £2540 for a 590kg Belgian Blue (£431) for an Enniskillen producer; P O'Donnell Coalisland 595kg Charolais to £2530 (£425) H Bruce Cookstown 580kg Limousin to £2460 (£424) and 580kg Charolais to £2330 (£402) S O'Neill Galbally 590kg Limousin to £2430 (£412) and 580kg Charolais to £2290 (£395) J R McAree Keady 595kg Limousin to £2380 (£400) C Bloomer Dungannon 505kg Limousin to £2380 (£471) 555kg Charolais to £2340 (£422) 545kg Limousin to £2320 (£426) 520kg Limousin to £2300 (£422) and 530kg Charolais to £2300 (£434) A and M Daly Dungannon 595kg Limousin to £2360 (£397) and 590kg Simmental to £2300 (£390) E McCarroll Sesknore 590kg Limousin to £2340 (£397) and 595kg Charolais to £2300 (£387) Reid Agri Hire Ltd, Omagh 540kg Charolais to £2300 (£426) and N W McCance Omagh 560kg Simmental to £2270 (£405).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500kg

Quality lots selling to a top of £2260 for a 495kg Limousin (£457) a 480kg Limousin sold to £2190 (£456) with a 470kg Limousin to £2160 (£460) a 430kg Charolais sold to £2100 (£488) with a 430kg Charolais to £2080 (£484).

Leading prices

A Norris Dungannon 495kg Limousin to £2260 (£457) and 470kg Limousin to £2160 (£460) C Bloomer Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £2190 (£456) and 490kg Limousin to £1980 (£404) Kesh producer 470kg Limousin to £2120 (£451) 430kg Charolais top £2100 (£488) N W McCance Omagh 490kg Charolais to £2120 (£433) and 430kg Charolais to £2080 (£484) J Primrose Fivemiletown 470kg Charolais to £2100 (£447) and 485kg Limousin to £2100 (£433) T and W Smyth Dromore 500kg Belgian Blue to £2020 (£404) 495kg Limousin to £1960 (£396) and 490kg Belgian Blue to £1920 (£392) P Hawkes Omagh 460kg Charolais to £2010 (£437) and 460kg Charolais to £1990 (£433) J A and E Downey Dungannon 500kg Limousin to £2010 (£402) and 440kg Limousin to £1950 (£443) S Elliott Florencecourt 470kg Limousin to £2000 (£426) and 495kg Charolais to £1970 (£398) and Reid Agri Hire Ltd, Omagh 490kg Limousin to £1960 (£400).

Store heifers (132 lots)

A steady demand in this section with strong heifers selling to £2380 for a 635kg Limousin (£375) a 610kg Charolais sold to £2380 (£390) with a 600kg Charolais to £2300 (£383).

Others sold from £340 to £367 per 100kg.

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg sold to a high of £2800 for a 505kg Aberdeen Angus (£554) with a 545kg Charolais to £2660 (£488) a 510kg Charolais sold to £2240 (£439) with a 525kg Charolais to £2230 (£425)

Other quality lots sold from £386 to £423 per 100kg.

Leading prices

J Haughey Armagh 635kg Limousin to £2380 (£375) and 610kg Charolais to £2380 (£390) D McCrystal Ballygawley 640kg Limousin to £2350 (£367) P Flynn Rosslea 675kg Limousin to £2340 (£347) P D Swaile Cookstown 600kg Charolais to £2300 (£383) D Montgomery Aughnacloy 615kg Limousin to £2290 (£372) K Maguire Enniskillen 630kg Charolais to £2270 (£360) Lisboy Farms Ltd, Ballygawley 635kg Belgian Blue to £2200 (£346) J Magennis Coalisland 645kg Charolais to £2190 (£340) and F J Cashel Fermanagh 605kg Limousin to £2160 (£357).

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg

Sold to £2800 for a 505kg Aberdeen Angus from D McCrystal Ballygawley. P Slane Carrickmore 545kg Charolais to £2660 (£488) 555kg Limousin to £2300 (£414) and 550kg Charolais to £2210 (£402) O Dooher Strabane 575kg Charolais to £2360 (£410) and 515kg Limousin to £2160 (£419) C McGarvey Beragh 560kg Limousin to £2340 (£418) J Magennis Coalisland 580kg Charolais to £2270 (£391) 595kg Charolais to £2260 (£380) 570kg Limousin to £2230 (£391) 525kg Charolais to £2230 (£425) 565kg Limousins to £2180 x 2 (£386) and 540kg Limousin to £2170 (£402) H C Bothwell Fivemiletown 550kg Charolais to £2240 (£407) 510kg Charolais to £2240 (£439) and 525kg Charolais to £2220 (£423) G P McNicholl Fermanagh 540kg Simmental to £2160 (£400) and K Bell Aughnacloy 545kg Simmental to £2160 (£396).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 500kg

Quality lots sold to a top of £2150 for a 500kg Charolais (£430) a 460kg Charolais sold to £2130 (£463) a 450kg Charolais sold to £2050 (£456) with a 420kg Limousin to £1890 (£450) and a 405kg Charolais to £1830 (£452).

Several others sold from £367 to £449 per 100kg.

Leading prices

C V Wilson Enniskillen 500kg Charolais to £2150 (£430) S Elliott Florencecourt 460kg Charolais to £2130 (£463) 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456) 470kg Charolais to £2020 (£430) 470kg Charolais to £1940 (£413) 425kg Charolais to £1910 (£449) and 420kg Charolais to £1850 (£440) J Haughey Armagh 470kg Charolais to £2010 (£428) P Conwell Strabane 470kg Charolais to £1970 (£419) and 500kg Simmental to £1840 (£368) Fivemiletown producer 490kg Limousin to £1960 (£400) and 420kg Limousin to £1890 (£450) S Greer Tandragee 465kg Aubrac to £1910 (£411) N Cosgrove Rosslea 420kg Belgian Blue to £1870 (£445) E T Smyth Fivemiletown 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £1840 (£391) P Hawkes Omagh 450kg Charolais to £1840 (£409) 455kg Charolais to £1840 (£404) 405kg Charolais to £1830 (£452) and 455kg Charolais to £1810 (£398) and D J T Elliott Brookeborough 490kg Belgian Blue to £1800 (£367).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

Quality lots selling to £1860 for a 375kg Limousin (£496) with a 355kg Charolais selling to £1720 (£485) and a 275kg Speckle Park sold to £1410 (£513).

Leading prices

Kesh producer 375kg Limousin to £1860 (£496) P Hawkes Omagh 390kg Charolais to £1830 (£469) 355kg Charolais to £1720 (£485) and 370kg Charolais to £1610 (£435) N Cosgrove Rosslea 380kg Charolais to £1700 (£447) 355kg Charolais to £1480 (£417) and 340kg Charolais to £1460 (£429) S O'Neill Coalisland 395kg Aberdeen Angus to £156-0 (£395) and 360kg Aberdeen Angus to £1380 (£383) O McKenna Kinawley 395kg Limousin to £1550 (£392) and 370kg Simmental to £1380 (£373) andJ R Hamilton Fivemiletown 355kg Belgian Blue to £1460 (£411) 355kg Speckle Park to £1440 (£406) 325kg Speckle Park to £1440 (£443) 275kg Speckle Park to £1410 (£513) 280kg Speckle Park to £1370 (£489) 355kg Aberdeen Angus to £1360 (£383) 300kg Speckle Park to £1360 (£453) 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £1310 (£397) and 320kg Aberdeen Angus to £1310 (£409).

Weanlings (242 lots)

A lot of strong males on offer in this section with a 590kg Limousin selling to £2480 (£420) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2450 (£445) a 485kg Charolais sold to £2380 (£491) with a 520kg Belgian Blue to £2330 (£448).

Lighterweight males sold to £535 per 100kg for a 445kg Charolais to £2380. A 425kg Charolais sold to £2110 (£496) with a 410kg Limousin selling to £2060 (£502).

Leading prices

M/S D and L Armstrong Ederney 590kg Limousin to £2480 (£420) 550kg Charolais to £2450 (£445) 585kg Limousin to £2100 (£359) and 530kg Charolais to £2080 (£392) C Doyle Armagh 545kg Charolais to £2400 (£440) F G Haughey Fintona 485kg Charolais to £2380 (£491) I Irwin Loughgall 520kg Belgian Blue to £2330 (£448) and 520kg Limousin to £2180 (£419) N Quinn Ballygawley 470kg Charolais to £2310 (£491) 470kg Charolais to £2220 (£472) and 510kg Charolais to £2000 (£392) K O Talbot Coalisland 580kg Charolais to £2200 (£379) and J McManus Lisnaskea 515kg Charolais to £2040 (£396).

Lighterweight males

Sold to £2380 for a 445kg Charolais (£535) for R McNamee Newtownstewart P Donnelly Fintona 445kg Limousin to £2170 (£488) and 410kg Limousin to £2060 (£502) Fivemiletown producer 425kg Charolais to £2110 (£496) I Irwin Loughgall 440kg Limousin to £2050 (£466) P McCaffery Tempo 450kg Aberdeen Angus to £2020 (£449) and K O Talbot Coalisland 440kg Charolais to £2020 (£459).

Weanling heifers

A very lively demand in this section with quality lots selling to £2060 for a 430kgh Charolais (£479) a 400kg Charolais sold to £1940 (£485) a 390kg Limousin sold to £1860 (£477) with a 350kg Charolais to £1840 (£526) and a 330kg Charolais selling to £1840 (£558).

Several others sold from £416 to £526 per 100kg.

Leading prices

C Doyle Armagh 430kg Charolais to £2060 (£479) J Richardson Portadown £2040 for a strong 490kg Limousin (£416) A Beggan Rosslea 440kg Charolais to £1960 (£445) 430kg Charolais to £1840 (£428) and 385kg Simmental to £1800 (£383) C O Reilly Keady 400kg Charolais to £1900 (£485) 370kg Charolais to £1840 (£497) 380kg Charolais to £1820 (£479) 350kg Charolais to £1790 (£511) and 345kg Belgian Blue to £1760 (£510) P J Farley Sixmilecross 390kg Limousin to £1860 (£477) J Richardson Portadown 400kg Limousin to £1860 (£465) and 430kg Limousin to £1760 (£409) P Donnelly Fintona 350kg Charolais to £1840 (£526) 330kg Charolais to £1840 (£558) 440kg Charolais to £1840 (£418) 405kg Limousin to £1780 (£440) and 350kg Charolais to £1750 (£500) K Bell Aughnacloy 385kg Simmental to £1800 (£468) and T Cassidy Augher 380kg Charolais to £1760 (£463).

Dairy cows and heifers

Trade remains steady in this section with Calved heifers selling to £2880, £2800, £2640 and £2560 for a Dungannon producer. Fivemiletown producer £2620 for calved heifer. Caledon producer £2200 for calved heifer.

Breeding bulls

Armagh producer £3320 for pedigree registered Limousin (born 10-04-2023).

Suckler cows and calves

A larger entry this week sold to a brisk demand with J McSorley Dungannon selling a 2021 cow with heifer calf to £4600. Rosslea producer £4500 for second calver with heifer calf. A dispersal sale of pedigree and non pedigree cows and heifers from a Brookeborough producer who is changing his farming policy sold a 2019 cow with bull calf to £4250, 2019 cow with heifer calf to £4000 pedigree registered incalf cows sold to £3280 (2018) and £2530 (2014). Pure bred incalf heifers sold to £3280, £3100, £290, and £2530. A selection of young pure bred maiden heifers sold from £1590 to £2350. D Breen Eskra £4020 for heifer with bull calf. Incalf cows and heifers sold to £3760 for P Donnelly Ballygawley. A selection Speckle Park heifers from M/S N and R Lowry Fivemiletown sold £3000, £2910, £2900, £2860 and £2850.

Several other incalf cows and heifers sold to £2540, £2400, £2350 and £1740.

Dropped calves and reared lumps

A much larger entry this week sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under four weeks) selling to £800 for a Charolais to William Downey Fermanagh. K Donaghy Lisnaskea £490, £475 and £460 for Herefords. P Fee Tempo £470 for Aberdeen Angus; A Mcaufield Lisburn £470, £380, £370 and £350 x 2 for Simmentals; C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £470 and £390 x 2 for Herefords. J Fleming Maguiresbridge £450 for Belgian Blue; William. Downey Fermanagh £450 for Charolais; A McPhillips Magheraveely £450 for Aberdeen Angus and N Neal Irvinestown £430 and £400 for Friesian and £380 for Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves (under four weeks) sold to £660, £650, £550, £540, and £480 for Aberdeen Angus to W H Stockdale Clogher. K Donaghy Lisnaskea £570 and £490 for Herefords. C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £500, £370 and £350 for Hereford and P Fee Tempo £410 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared male lumps

S Wylie Aughnacloy £1820, £1700, £1590, £1490 and £1480 for Limousins; G Feely Lisnaskea £1690 for Limousin and £1620 for Charolais; M Hackett Augher £1560 for Limousin and £1560 for Charolais; Jenkin Lake Farms Fivemiletown £1550, £1190 and £1060 x 3 for Charolais and £1410 for Blonde d'Aquitaine; B Gardiner Tempo £870 and £850 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus; D McClean Fivemiletown £820 for Aberdeen Angus; M/S A J and S Hogg Lisnaskea £820, £800, £790 x 2 and £780 for Aberdeen Angus and J L Annon Magheraveely £800 and £790 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared female lumps

A Clarke Derrylin £1710 and £1660 for Limousins; E Sharkey Fivemiletown £1680, £1520, and £1500 for Limousins; B Ramsey Fivemiletown £1680 for Hereford. S Wylie Aughnacloy £1460 for Limousin; M Gormley Omagh £1310 for Limousin; W H Stockdale Clogher £1040 for Aberdeen Angus; D J T Elliott Brookeborough £920 for Charolais; E Cassidy Rosslea £860 for Charolais; William Johnston Fintona £840 and £810 for Hereford and £830 for Belgian Blue; B Gardiner Tempo £820 for Limousin; M/S A J and S Hogg Lisnaskea £750, £740, £590 and £560 for Aberdeen Angus; D Brownlee Florencecourt £720 for Charolais; P and C Askin Augher £690 for Shorthorn beef; E M Morrison Maguiresbridge £650, £620 and £570 for Aberdeen Angus and T and P Beacom Maguiresbridge £580 and £560 for Aberdeen Angus.