Beef bullocks selling to £293 per 100kgs for 708kgs at £2075 at Markethill Mart

The quality of cattle on offer was the best seen at the mart so far this season

Heifers

210 heifers included a consignment of 37 top quality Charolais and Limousin heifers from a Comber farmer, which sold to an average of 595kgs at £1760 each £296 per 100kgs.

Top price £314 per 100kgs was paid for 604kgs at £1895 from a Comber farmer.

The same owner received £312 per 100kgs for 592kgs at £1845.

Main trade for top quality feeding heifers from £270 to £306 per 100kgs .

Beef heifers sold to £304 per 100kgs for 650kgs at £1985 from a Comber producer.

The same owner received £298 for 642kgs at £1915 and £294 per 100kgs for 660kgs at £1945.

Main demand for good quality beef heifers from £260 to £290 per 100 kgs.

Middleweight heifers sold to £312 for 406kgs at £1265 from an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £311 for 410kgs at £1275.

All good quality middleweight heifers sold from £250 to £300 per 100kgs.

Beef heifers

Comber farmer : 654k £1985 £304 : Comber farmer : 642kgs £1915 £298 : Loughgilly farmer : 663kgs £1945 £294 : Comber farmer : 668kgs £1945 £291 : Comber farmer : 638kgs £1795 £281 : Tandragee farmer : 654kgs £1835 £280 and Comber farmer : 642kgs £1795 £279.

Forward heifers

Comber farmer : 604kgs £1895 £314 : Comber farmer : Comber farmer: 630kgs £1975 £314 : Comber farmer : 592kgs £1845 £312 : Comber farmer : 554kgs £1725 £311 : Comber farmer : 600kgs £1835 £306 : Comber farmer : 608kgs £1855 £305 : Comber farmer : 558kgs £1695 £304 : Comber farmer : 562kgs £1705 £303 : Comber farmer : 568kgs £1715 £302 : Comber farmer : 602kgs £1815 £302 and Comber farmer : 550kgs £1655 £300.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer : 406kgs £1265 £312 : Armagh farmer : 410kgs £1275 £311 : Portadown farmer : 482kgs £1445 £300 : Keady farmer : 446kgs £1335 £299 : Hilltown farmer : 440kgs £1315 £299 : Benburb farmer : 424kgs £1265 £298 : Hilltown farmer : 444kgs £1285 £289 : Benburb farmer : 432kgs £1215 £281 and Cullyhanna farmer : 450kgs £1225 £272.

Bullocks

220 bullocks included several consignments of top quality Charolais and Limousin bullocks. A Downpatrick farmer sold 28 bullocks to average 720kgs at £1965 £273 per 100kgs.

A Moira farmer sold a consignment of Charolais bullocks to average 530kgs £1543 £291 per 100kgs.

Top price for forward feeding bullocks £313 per 100kgs for 526kgs at £1645 for a Moira farmer.

Same owner received £311 for 506kgs £1575.

All good quality forward bullocks sold from £250 to £300 per 100kgs.

Beef bullocks sold to £293 per 100kgs for 708kgs at £2075 from a Downpatrick farmer.

This producer sold several bullocks in access of £2000 per head to a top of £2275 for 810kgs followed by £2135 for 750kgs £285 was paid to a Cullyhanna farmer.

A Downpatrick farmer received £2065 for 718kilos £288. Main demand for beef bullocks from £270 to £288 per 100kgs

Forward middleweight bullocks sold from £250 to £309 for 500kgs at £1545 from a Moira farmer followed by £300 for 488kgs at £1465 from an Annaghmore farmer.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £278 for 498kgs at £1385 from an Armagh producer.

Friesian bullocks were in exceptionally strong demand from £236 for 612kgs at £1445 from a Dromara farmer.

Same owner received £234 for 578kgs at £1355 and £231 for 548kgs at £1265.

All good quality Friesians from £210 to £228 per 100kgs.

Beef bullocks

Downpatrick farmer : 708kgs £2075 £293 : Downpatrick farmer : 718kgs £2065 £288 : Downpatrick farmer : 652kgs £1865 £286 : Cullyhanna farmer : 750kgs £2135 £285 : Downpatrick farmer : 744kgs £2115 £284 : Cullyhanna farmer : 698kgs £1975 £283 : Downpatrick farmer : 700kgs £1975 £282 : Keady farmer : 686kgs £1935 £282 : Downpatrick farmer : 810kgs £2275 £280 and Downpatrick farmer : 756kgs £2095 £277.

Forward bullocks

Moira farmer : 526k £1645 £313 : Moira farmer : 506kgs £1575 £311 : Moira farmer : 510kgs £1545 £303 : Moira farmer : 540kgs £1585 £294 : Moira farmer : 564kgs £1645 £292 : Moira farmer : 536kgs £1545 £288 : Whitecross farmer : 550kgs £1575 £286 : Portadown farmer : 502kgs £1435 £286 : Whitecross farmer : 580kgs £1655 £285 and Annaghmore farmer : 528kgs £1495 £283.

Middleweight bullocks

Moira farmer : 500kgs £1545 £309 : Annaghmore farmer : 488kgs £1465 £300 : Armagh farmer : 498kgs £1385 £278 : Kilkeel farmer : 492kgs £1345 £273 : Armagh farmer : 470kgs £1265 £269 : Kilkeel farmer : 470kgs £1265 £269 : Armagh farmer : 500kgs £1345 £269 : Armagh farmer : 422kgs £1135 £269 : Newtownhamilton farmer : 408kgs £1095 £268 and Armagh farmer : 470kgs £1245 £265.

Friesian bullocks

Dromara farmer : 612kgs £1445 £236 : Dromara farmer : 578kgs £1355 £234 : Dromara farmer : 548kgs £1265 £231 : Tandragee farmer : 582kgs £1325 £224 : Dromara farmer : 592kgs £1325 £224 : Armagh farmer : 540kgs £1185 £219 : Tandragee farmer : 546kgs £1175 £215 and Tandragee farmer : 526k £1135 £215.

Weanlings

The 200 weanlings maintained a very firm demand with good quality light males from £260 to £348 for 322kgs at £1120 from a Benburb farmer.

A Newtownhamilton farmer received £333 for 348kgs at £1160 and £328 per 100kgs for 360kgs at £1180.

Stronger males sold from £250 to £296 for 402k at £1190 from an Armagh farmer followed by £295 for 414kgs at £1220 from a Keady farmer.

Strong male weanlings

Armagh farmer : 402kgs £1190 £296 : Keady farmer : 414kgs £1220 £295 : Armagh farmer : 402kgs £1180 £294 : Portadown farmer : 434kgs £1230 £283 : Portadown farmer : 482kgs £1360 £282 : Middletown farmer : 414kgs £1140 £275 : Portadown farmer : 432kgs £1180 £273 and Markethill farmer : 414kgs £1100 £266.

Good quality heifer weanlings sold readily from £250 to £355 for 262kgs at £930 from an Armagh producer.

The same owner received £353 for 286kgs at £1010.

Heifer wanlings

Armagh farmer : 262kgs £930 £355 : Armagh farmer : 286kgs £1010 £353 : Kilkeel farmer : 290kgs £900 £310 : Armagh farmer : 278kgs £850 £306 : Armagh farmer : 352kgs £1080 : Hilltown farmer : 260kgs £770 £296 : Keady farmer : 252kgs £730 £290 : Kilkeel farmer : 252kgs £700 £278 : Hilltown farmer : 274kgs £760 £277 and Forkhill farmer : 380kgs £1040 £274.

Suckler outfits sold to £2400, £1880 and £1600 each.

An entry of 1850 sheep at Markethill on Monday 18th September sold in a steady demand for all classes of sheep.

Heavy lambs sold to £120 each. Main demand from £112 to £117 each.

Top quality pens sold from 440p to 475p for 24k at £114 each followed by 466p for 25k at £116.50.

Good quality middleweight lambs sold from 460p to 489p per kilo for 16 lambs 23.5k at £115 from an Armagh farmer followed by 489p for 23k at £112.50 for a Banbridge farmer.

Another very large entry of stores returned a steady trade.

Light stores sold from 500p to 605p per kilo for 11.4k at £69 each followed by 588p for 15.9k at £93.50 each.

Stronger stores sold to 529p for 17.5k at £92.50 followed by 526p for 17.1k at £90 each.

The 300 cull ewes sold to a top of £148 each.

Main demand from £100 to £145 each.

In the breeding ring ewe hoggets sold to a top of £205 with other at £202, £200 and £192. Main demand from £140 to £185.

Breeding rams sold to a top of £560 for a shearling Texel with several more rams selling from £300 to £500 each.

Heavy lambs

Keady farmer : 24k £114 475p : Glenanne farmer : 25k £116.50 466p : Loughgilly farmer : 21.1k £112 465p : Newry farmer : 24.6k £114 463p : Warrenpoint farmer : 24.5k £112 457p : Aghalee farmer : 24.9k £112 450p : Richhill farmer : 25k £112 448p : Donacloney farmer : 25.6k £114.50 447p and Poyntzpass farmer : 24.9k £111 446p.

Middleweight lambs

Armagh farmer : 23.5k £115 £489 : Banbridge farmer : 23k £112.50 489p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 22k £107 486p : Loughgall farmer : 23.1k £112 485p : Killeavey farmer : 22k £106.50 484p : Kilkeel farmer : 20.5k £99 483p : Warrenpoint farmer : 22.5k £108 480p : Tandragee farmer : 22.5k £107.50 and Glenanne farmer : 22.4k £107 478p.

Light stores

Madden farmer : 11.4k £69 605p : Crossmaglen farmer : 15.9k £93.50 588p : Kilkeel farmer : 13k £76 585p : Dungannon farmer : 14k £79.50 568p : Dungannon farmer : 15.2k £85.50 563p : Pomeroy seller : 14.1k £79 560p : Camlough farmer : 15.6k £86 551p and Camlough farmer : 15.5k £85 548p.

Strong stores

Belleeks farmer : 17.5k £92.50 529p : Belleeks farmer : 17.5k £92.50 529p : Dungannon farmer : 17.1k £90 526p : Hilltown farmer : 17k £89 529p : Magheralin seller : 17.6k £92 523p : Crossmaglen producer : 18k £94 522p : Newry producer : 18k £93.50 519p and Newtownhamilton farmer : 18.2k £94 517p.