Beef cows selling to a top price of £1766.40 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 282 lots listed with beef cows selling to a top of £1766.40 for a 920kg Charolais to £192 for an Omagh producer and selling to a height of £213 per 100kg for a 780kg Charolais (£1661.40) for a Portadown producer.

Cow heifers sold to £1516.80 for a 790kg Limousin to £192 for a Ballygawley producer and reaching a top of £219 per 100kg for a 650kg Limousin to £219 (£1423.50) for an Augher producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £134 for 780kg (£1045.20).

Fat bulls sold to £147 for a 1000kg Limousin £1470 for a Lisnaskea producer.

Fat steers sold to £210 for a 580kg Charolais (£1218).

Fat heifers sold to £224 for a 600kg Limousin (£1344).

Heavy store bullocks sold to £1760 for a 790kg Charolais (£222) with medium weights selling to £1240 for a 500kg Charolais (£248).

Forward store heifers sold to £1500 for a 610kg Charolais (£246) with medium weights selling to £1080 for a 480kg Charolais (£225).

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows;

Augher producer 650kg Limousin to £219 (£1423.50); Portadown producer 780kg Charolais to £213 (£1661.40); Portadown producer 670kg Limousin to £193 (£1293.10); Omagh producer 920kg Charolais to £192 (£1766.40); Ballygawley producer 790kg Limousin to £192 (£1516.80); Ballygawley producer 650kg Simmental to £189 (£1228.50) and 670kg Simmental to £187 (£1252.90); Tynan producer 610kg Limousin to £186. Seskinore producer 800kg Simmental to £185 (£1480); Rosslea producer 760kg Simmental to £185 (£1406); Downpatrick producer 630kg Limousin to £183. Derrynoose producer 680kg Limousin to £182. Tynan producer 660kg Limousin to £181. Ballygawley producer 710kg Charolais to £178. Castlederg producer 590kg Limousin to £177. Cookstown producer 650kg Limousin to £176. Clogher producer 740kg Limousin to £174. Galbally producer 570kg Charolais to £173. Ballygawley producer 750kg Charolais to £173. Rosslea producer 630kg Limousin to £170.

Other quality lots sold from £146 to £168 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £132 to 143 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £121 to £134 per 100kg.

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

Poorer types sold from £72 to £93 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 1000kg Limousin to £147. (£1470) 1040kg Charolais to £144. 910kg Simmental to £143. 1070kg Hereford to £138. 840kg Limousin to £134. 1010kg Aberdeen Angus to £131. 920kg Hereford to £128. 1130kg Aberdeen Angus to £127. 840kg Simmental to £118. 690kg Charolais to £110. 860kg Hereford to £110. 830kg Hereford to £100.

FAT STEERS: 580kg Charolais to £210. 600kg Belgian Blue to £206. 500kg Simmental to £199. 750kg Hereford to £172. A lot of Friesian steers on offer sold from £120 to £164 for a 630kg Holstein (£1033.20).

FAT HEIFERS: 600kg Limousin to £224. 630kg Limousin to £213 590kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £212. 650kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £208. 650kg Aberdeen Angus to £198. 580kg Aberdeen Angus to £196. 570kg Limousin to £193. 640kg Charolais to £188. 650kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £180. Friesians sold from £134 to £158 for a 540kg Holstein (£853.20)

STORE BULLOCKS (445): A very firm demand for a large entry in this section with heavy steers selling from £207 to £229 per 100kg for a Castlecaufield producer. Leading prices D Grimes Castlecaufield 790kg Charolais to £1760 (£222); 740kg Limousin to £1700 (£229); Armagh producer 810kg Charolais to £1750 (£216); 780kg Limousin to £1720 (£220); 820kg Charolais to £1720 (£210); 780kg Limousin to £1710 (£219); 790kg Charolais to £1700 (£216) and 770kg Charolais to £1670 (£217); Portadown producer 800kg Limousin to £1740 (£217) and 800kg Limousin to £1730 (£216); P Agnew Clogher 810kg Charolais to £1680 (£207); M O'Donnell Dungannon 740kg Charolais to £1660 (£224) and 720kg Charolais to £1650 (£229); M/S D and G Salt Dungannon 720kg Charolais to £1650 (£229); T Conlon Newtownbutler 770kg Belgian Blue to £1640 (£213) and A Conlon Benburb 750kg Charolais to £1640 (£218).

MED WEIGHTS 410KG TO 500KG: Strong demand in this section with a 420kg Charolais selling to £1080 (£257 per 100kg and a 450kg Charolais to £1090 (£242)) for a Dungannon producer.

Leading prices: A McKenzie Dungannon 500kg Charolais to £1240 (£248); 490kg Charolais to £1180 (£241); 480kg Aubrac to £1120 (£233) 480kg Aubrac to £1090 (£227) and 450kg Charolais to £1070 (£237); H T Hamilton Downpatrick 500kg Limousin to £1160 (£232); G W Allen Portadown 480kg Limousin to £1150 (£239); R Pike Dungannon 490kg Charolais to £1160 (£237); J Graham Derrylin 480kg Charolais to £1160 (£241); G White Tempo 500kg Charolais to £1140 (£228) and 490kg Charolais to £1090 (£222); J L Heagney Clogher 480kg Charolais to £1110 (£231); R G Allen Dungannon 450kg Charolais to £1090 (£242) and 420kg Charolais to £1080 (£257); S McGlinchey Galbally 480kg Charolais to £1090. J McStay Lurgan 500kg Charolais to £1090. B and D Doris Lurgan 490kg Charolais to £1090. W J Shepard Crumlin 460kg Limousin to £1080 (£235) and S Mallon Armagh 500kg Charolais to £1070 (£214)

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: K P Fitzpatrick Newtownbutler 330kg Charolais to £800 and 310kg Charolais to £740. G Mulrine Augher 340kg Charolais to £800. S R Dalton Fintona 330kg Belgian Blue to £790.

STORE HEIFERS (146): A very keen demand in this section with quality lots selling from £213 to £246 per 100kg for a Lisnaskea producer.

Leading prices: J Mohan Lisnaskea 610kg Charolais to £1500 (£246); R Martin Portadown 650kg Limousin to £1430 (£220); 620kg Charolais to £1420 (£229); 620kg Charolais to £1380 (£222); 600kg Limousin to £1370 (£228); 630kg Charolais to £1320 (£209) and 580kg Charolais to £1300 (£224); M and H Williamson Dungannon 620kg Charolais to £1430 (£230); 600kg Charolais to £1410 (£235); 580kg Charolais to £1340 (£231); 640kg Charolais to £1330 (£208); 610kg Charolais to £1330 (£218) and 620kg Charolais to £1320 (£213); T A Willis Dungannon 600kg Limousin to £1390 (£231); 650kg Charolais to £1350 (£207); 630kg Limousin to £1340 (£212) and 590kg Limousin to £1310 (£222); S McCaffery Augher 600kg Limousin to £1310 (£218) and W Owens Clogher 610kg Charolais to £1290 (£211).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: G Mulrine Augher 480kg Charolais to £1080 (£225); Mountview Cattle Dungannon 440kg Charolais to £1070 (£243) and 470kg Limousin to £1000. B Barnett Clogher 500kg Limousin to £1060 (£212); 450kg Limousin to £1020 (£226) and 450kg Limousin to £1000. E Maguire Omagh 490kg Limousin to £1040. S Mitchell Armagh 470kg Charolais to £1040, 500kg Limousin to £1020, 490kg Limousin to £980, and 480kg Charolais to £980. E McCaffery Tempo 480kg Aberdeen Angus to £1040. G Glendenning Fivemiletown 480kg Charolais to £1030 and 430kg Charolais to £980. B P Hughes Benburb 470kg Limousin to £1030, 410kg Limousin to £1010 (£246) and 420kg Limousin to £970. B Barnett Clogher 450kg Limousin to £1020 and 450kg Limousin to £1000. S Hetherington Dungannon 430kg Limousin to £1000 (£232) and M Hughes Dungannon 410kg Limousin to £980 (£239).

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: P B Logan Lisbellaw 380kg Charolais to £900 and 330kg Belgian Blue to £760. B P Hughes Benburb 400k Limousin to £900. K P Fitzspratick Newtownbutler 350kg Charolais to £840, 360kg Charolais to £820, 340kg Charolais to £790 and 310kg Charolais to £700. E McCaffery Tempo 380kg Charolais to £840, 370kg Charolais to £830 and 340kg Charolais to £740. H T Hamilton Downpatrick 310kg Limousin to £830 (£268) and 300kg Limousin to £670. B Pryce Rosslea 380kg Simmental to £820. P B Logan Lisbellaw 390kg Limousin to £820. P Henry Glarryford 380kg Charolais to £770. C Roulston Killylea 400kg Belgian Blue to £770. G Mulrine Augher 350kg Charolais to £700.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: Another good entry this week again sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under six weeks) selling to £530 and £480 for a Limousins to P McGee Augher. S P Greenan Garrison Charolais to £480. P A and J Grue Lisnaskea £445 and £405 for Chars. C Moran Derrylin £400 for Aberdeen Angus; P Mullan Dungannon £390 for Charolais; W E L Beacom Lisbellaw £370 and £360 for Limousins; W Armstrong Newtownbutler £345 for Limousin; J R Hunter Maguiresbridge £340 for Aberdeen Angus and T Maguire Derrylin £330 for Aberdeen Angus.

HEIFER CALVES: P McGee Augher £480 and £385 for Limousins; P A and J Grue Lisnaskea £345 for Charolais and T Quinn Ballygawley £320 for Hereford Dungannon producer £310, £305 and £300 twice for Aberdeen Angus.

REARED BULLS: J Doyle Armagh £725 for Charolais Magheraveely producer £620 and £600 for Aberdeen Angus. J Hughes Stewartstown £615 and £500 for Limousins; C Johnston Fivemiletown £555 for Aberdeen Angus J Martin Lisbellaw £540 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus. J Courtney Maguiresbridge £525 for Aberdeen Angus and P Duffy Belcoo £500 for Aberdeen Angus.

REARED HEIFERS: W H Harpur Castlederg £770 for Charolais; J Keys Clogher £650, £650, £645 and £625 for Charolais with £640 for Friesian. W Armstrong Newtownbutler £535 for Limousin; P McGee Augher £520 for Limousin; A Keys Clogher £520 for Charolais; C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £490, £485, £475, £455 and £425 for Belgian Blues. K Moore Augher £465 for Limousin and B Ward Dungannon £445 for Aberdeen Angus and £435 for Shorthorn.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: A good steady demand in this section with a Dungannon producer selling calved heifers to £1920, £1880, £1720 and £1500 for calved heifers. Tempo producer £1920 for calved heifer. Benburb producer £1780 for calved heifer. Stewartstown producer £1680 for calved heifer. Portadown producer £1320 for calved heifer.

WEANLING SALE (HELD ON WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST): A smaller entry this week sold to a steady demand with steers and bulls selling to £1040 for a 470kg Charolais (£221) to J Mayers Fivemiletown; B O'Neill Dungannon £450kg Limousin to £1010 (£224) and 370kg Limousin to £950 (£257) T Logan Clogher 410kg Limousin to £980 (£239) P J Robinson Benburb 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £960. P McGinn Augher 430kg Charolais to £960. T J Turbitt Ballygawley 360kg Charolais to £960 (£266) and 430kg Charolais to £930. J Donnelly Augher 380kg Charolais to £960 W Owens Clogher 380kg Limousin to £950390kg Limousin to £900, 370kg Limousin to £810, and 360kg Limousin to £800. S McAleer Rosslea 320kg Limousin to £950 (£297) F Donnelly Augher 350kg Charolais to £910 (£260) G Askin Ballygawley 360kg Charolais to £900 (£250) and 340kg Charolais to £800. A and M Smyton Tempo 420kg Charolais to £890. S McKenna Clogher 350kg Charolais to £870.

HEIFER WEANLINGS

J J McGirr Augher 460kg Limousin to £1060 (£230) 420kg Limousin to £1000 (£238) 410kg Limousin to £1000 (£244) 410kg Limousin to £990 (£241) 400kg Limousin to £990 (£247) and 430kg Limousin to £950 (£221); J McCrystal Ballygawley 390kg Charolais to £940 (£241); A and M Smyton Tempo 380kg Charolais to £910. H T Turbitt Ballygawley 370kg Charolais to £890 (£240) and 340kg Charolais to £860 (£253); J Callaghan Fivemiletown 380kg Charolais to £850. M Bloomer Tynan 460kg Aberdeen Angus to £850 and 410kg Shorthorn beef to £780. B O'Neill Dungannon 380kg Limousin to £840, 410kg Limousin to £780 and 370kg Limousin to £770. J Armstrong Maguiresbridge 320kg Charolais to £820. S Askin Ballygawley 330kg Limousin to £820. D Irwin Augher 380kg Limousin to £780.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES (HELD ON WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST): A seasonal entry sold to a keen demand with D Nolan Macken Fermanagh selling an 2009 cow with bull calf to £1980. P Macari Armagh £1840 and £1500 for heifers with heifer calves. H McNicholl Greysteel £1780 for second calver with bull calf. G McCarney Seskinore £1560 for 2011 cow with heifer calf. K Kelly Omagh £1560 for 2011 cow with heifer calf and £1340 for 2010 cow and bull calf. Derrylin producer £1460 for 2013 cow with bull calf with £1320 and £1180 for heifers with bull calves. P J Donnelly Ballygawley £1380 for heifer with heifer calf. K Carrothers Brookeborough £1350 for heifer with heifer calf. J Maguire Rosslea £1280 for 2010 cow with bull calf. P McGinn Augher £1260 for second calver with bull calf and £1160 for second calver with heifer calf. J Loughran Cookstown £1250 for heifer with bull calf. B Gilbride Maguiresbridge £1220 for 2015 cow with heifer calf. S Cassidy Tempo £1200 for 2012 cow with bull calf.