Beef cows reach a new high at Clogher Mart, prices to £2071

In the fatstock ring beef cows reached a new high with a 950kg Limousin selling to £2071 (£218) for a Dromore producer followed by a 950kg Fleckvieh to £178 per 100kg totalling (£1691) for a Stewartstown producer.

Cow heifers sold to £205 for a 740kg Simmental (£1517) for a Dungannon producer followed by a 710kg Charolais to £193 (£1370-30) for a Clogher producer and selling to a top of £214 for a 630kg Charolais (£1348-20) for a Clogher producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £126 for 760kg (£957-60) for a Dungannon producer.

Fat bulls sold to £138 for a 880kg Limousin (£1214-40).

Fat steers sold to £220 for a 700kg Charolais (£1540).

Fat heifers sold to £224 for a 530kg Charolais (£1187-20) and £223 for a 690kg Charolais (£1538-70).

In the store rings heavy steers sold to £2000 for a 875kg Limousin (£228) and reaching £234 per 100kg for a 710kg Limousin to £1660.

Med weights sold to £1200 for a 500kg Charolais (£240) with another 500kg Charolais to £1160 (£232) smaller sorts sold to £930 for a 365kg Limousin with another 320kg Limousin to £930.

Store heifers sold to £1240 for a 575kg Simmental (£215).

Med weights sold 1070 for a 500kg Limousin (£214) and 440kg Limousin to £1000 (£227).

Weanling steers and bulls sold to £1100 for a 505kg Aberdeen Angus (£218) with a 440kg Charolais to £1080 (£245) smaller ones sold to £940 for a 330kg Charolais (£285).

Weanling heifers sold to £1065 for a 465kg Charolais (£226) 400kg Belgain Blue to £1040 (£260) with smaller ones selling to £840 for a 310kg Limousin (£271).

Suckler cows sold to £1420 for incalf Limousin cow with a Belgain Blue selling to £1340.

Dropped calves males sold to £550 for a Charolais female calves to £360 for a Belgain Blue.

Reared male lumps sold to £675 for Limousin with female lumps to £650 for Limousin.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Dromore producer 950kg Limousin to £218 (£2071); Clogher producer 630kg Charolais to £214 (£1348-20) 550kg Limousin to £206 (£1133); Dungannon producer 740kg Simmental to £205 (£1517); Dungannon producer 530kg Limousin to £196 (£1038-80); Clogher producer 710kg Charolais to £193 (£1370-30) and 730kg Simmental to £187 (£1365-10); Stewartstown producer 950kg Fleckvieh to £178 (£1691); Caledon producer 630kg Charolais to £174 (£1096-20); Clogher producer 860kg Limousin to £171 (£1470-60); Ballygawley producer 750kg Simmental to £170 (£1275); Newtownbutler producer 690kg Limousin to £162 (£1117-80); Dungannon producer 680kg Charolais to £158 (£1074-40) and Dungannon producer 710kg Shorthorn beef to £158 (£1121-80).

Other quality lots sold from £146 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £130 to £142 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £118 to £126 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £100 to £115 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £72 to £94 per 100kg.

Fat bulls: Coalisland producer sold a 880kg Limousin to £138 (£1214-40).

Fat steers: Clogher producer 700kg Charolais to £220 (£1540) and 580kg Charolais to £219 (£1270-20) and Maguiresbridge producer 640kg Charolais to £184 (£1177-60).

Fat heifers: Clogher producer 530kg Simmental to £224 (£1187-20) Lisnaskea producer sold 690kg Charolais to £223 (£1538-70) 550kg Charolais to £222 (£1221) 650kg Charolais to £213 (£1384-50) 560kg Charolais to £204 (£1142-40) and 620kg Charolais to £197 (£1221-40).

Store bullocks: A very strong demand reported in this section with an Armagh producer selling heavy steers to £2000 for a 875kg Limousin (£228) 885kg Limousin to £1970 (£222) 865kg Limousin to £1940 (£224) and 870kg Limousin to £1940 (£223); N H Liddle Newtownbutler sold a 710kg Limousin to £1660 (£234) and a 665kg Charolais to £1400 (£210); H Robinson Portadown 745kg Charolais to £1640 (£220) 710kg Charolais to £1580 (£222) 670kg Charolais to £1530 (£228) and 635kg Charolais to £1430 (£225); T Woods Breagho Fermanagh 740kg Charolais to £1590 (£215) ) and 740kg Charolais to £1560 (£211); B Daly Armagh 660kg Charolais to £1470 (£223) 650kg Charolais to £1460 (£224) 635kg Charolais to £1420 (£223) 640kg Charolais to £1420 (£222) 670kg Charolais to £1370 (£204) 620kg Charolais to £1380 (£222) and 600kg Charolais to £1380 (£230) and H Keys Fivemiletown 670kg Charolais to £1420 (£212).

Med weight stores 410kg to 500kg: H Keys Fivemiletown 500kg Charolais to £1200 (£240) 500kg Charolais to £1160 (£232) 455kg Charolais to £1050 (£231) and 460kg Charolais to £1030 (£224); P McManus Brookeborough 435kg Charolais to £1000 (£230) 460kg Aberdeen Angus to £950 (£206) 425kg Aberdeen Angus to £900 (£212); S Cassidy Tempo 460kg Limousin to £980 and 440kg Charolais to £970. P Tally Dungannon 420kg Limousin to £920 and 420kg Limousin to £890. (£213); PJ Rafferty Dungannon 460kg Simmental to £940 480kg Hereford to £940 and 480kg Hereford to £890. E O’Hagan Eskra 490kg Hereford to £920.

Smaller sorts 400kg and under: T Parks Armagh 365kg Limousin to £930 (£255) 320kg Limousin to £930 (£290) 325kg Limousin to £880, 375kg Limousin to £860, 315kg Limousin to £800, 320kg Limousin to £780, 320kg Limousin to £760, and 305kg Limousin to £750. P McManus Brookeborough 395kg Aberdeen Angus to £900.

Store heifers: A steady demand for a smaller entry with a Ballygawley producer selling a 575kg Simmental to £1240 (£215) and a 565kg Simmental to £1160 (£205); H Keys Fivemiletown 575kg Charolais to £1210 (£210); W Sloan Dungannon 605kg Aberdeen Angus to £1070 and 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £990. D Sloan Dungannon 540kg Aberdeen Angus to £990. P McManus Brookeborough 550kg Charolais to £970.

Med weight stores 410kg to 500kg: H Keys Fivemiletown 500kg Limousin to £1070 (£214); P Tally Dungannon 440kg Limousin to £1000 (£227) and 450kg Limousin to £980. M/S N and H Johnston Newtownbutler 460kg Limousin to £960 405kg Limousin to £860 with smaller sorts selling to £950 for a 390kg Limousin (£243) 360kg Limousin to £820 and 325kg Limousin to £810. P McManus Brookeborough 480kg Charolais to £840.

Dropped calves and reared lumps: A very good selection on offer in this section with bull calves (under two months) selling to £550 for a Charolais to M Breslin Lisnaskea. R Clarke Maguiresbridge £345, £305, £290 and 280 for Aberdeen Angus Victoria Bridge producer £285, £245, £210 and £200 for Aberdeen Angus; C Purvis Stewartstown £275 for Fleckvieh; J G Hunter Trillick £255 for Shorthorn beef and W Maxwell Augher £235 and £230 for Hereford.

Heifer calves: J G Hunter Trillick £360 for Belgian Blue and £265 for Hereford Dungannon producer £350, £335 and £320 for Limousins. Benburb producer £330 £320 for Limousins and £290 for Aberdeen Angus; R Clarke Maguiresbridge £290, £235 and £190 for Aberdeen Angus and Victoria Bridge producer £250 for Aberdeen Angus and £150 for Belgain Blue.

Reared male lumps: T Quinn Coalisland £675 for Limousin; M Rafferty Armagh £610 and £580 for Aberdeen Angus; T Hughes Omagh £550 for Limousin and J Quinn Dungannon £520 for Limousin.

Reared female lumps: E O’Hagan Eskra £650 and £610 for Limousins. T Quinn Coalisland £600 for Limousin J Quinn Dungannon £590 for Limousin and £550 for Charolais.

Weanlings (Sale held on Wednesday 10th February): Quality lots selling to £285 per 100kg for a 330kg Charolais to £940 for a Ballygawley producer.

Sample prices: A good steady demand recorded for 220 lots on offer with steers and bulls selling to £1100 for a 505kg Aberdeen Angus (£218) for J Nugent Augher. M/S P A and J Grue Lisnaskea sold a 455kg Charolais to £1080 (£237) 440kg Charolais to £1080 (£245) 455kg Charolais to £1030 (£226) 455kg Charolais to £1010, 475kg Charolais to £950 and 440kg Charolais to £940. J Hagan Clogher 430kg Charolais to £1060 (£246) and 390kg Charolais to £1000 (£256); B McNamee Sixmilecross 420kg Limousin to £1050 (£250) and 395kg Charolais to £990 (£250); A Adams Omagh 480kg Limousin to £1020 (£212) 475kg Limousin to £1000, and 460kg Limousin to £960. R McConnell Clogher 435kg Charolais to £990. Kesh producer 385kg Limousin to £990 (£257); M McSorley Ballygawley 405kg Limousin to £970 (£239); E J McMenamin Kesh 400kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £960 (£240); F O Neill Ballygawley 330kg Charolais to £940 (£285) and E Murray Fivemiletown 345kg Charolais to £940 (£272).

Weanling heifers: Quality lots selling to £303 per 100kg for a 310kg Limousin to £840 for a Pomeroy producer.

Sample prices: B McNamee Sixmilecross 465kg Charolais to £1050 (£226) 355kg Limousin to £930 (£262) 385kg Charolais to £870, 340kg Charolais to £860 345kg Charolais to £830 and 350kg Charolais to £830. W J Patterson Omagh 400kg Belgain Blue to £1040 260); N J Collins Lisnaskea 370kg Limousin to £940 350kg Limousin to £860, and 310kg Limousin to £840 (£271) S McKeown Sixmilecross 365kg Charolais to £930 (£254); P Maguire Brookeborough 420kg Charolais to £910and 390kg Charolais to £890. A Kelly Sixmilecross 410kg Charolais to £890 415kg Charolais to £860 and 415kg Charolais to £830. E Askin Augher 365kg Charolais to £880 (£241) M/S P and J Kelly Ballinamallard 325kg Limousin to £825 (£254); E J McMenamin Kesh 345kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £860 (£249) W R Hughes Pomeroy 310kg Limousin to £840 (£303).

Suckler cows: A smaller entry of mostly incalf cows and heifers sold to a brisk demand with S McAloon Rosslea selling incalf cows to £1420 and £1200. J Breen Craigavon £1340, £1280, £1160 and £1120 for heifers half gone to Limousin bull. A Farrell Fivemiletown £1340 and £1220 for incalf cows. B Rafferty Pomeroy £1220 for incalf cow.

Others sold from £880 to £1050.