Beef heifers selling to £1825 at Markethill

Heifers

230 heifers included several pens of top quality beef heifers which sold steadily from £240 to £270 per 100 kilos for 670k at £1825 from a Cullyhanna farmer followed by £265 for 650k at £1735 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Top price of £1965 for 770k at £255 from a Cullyhanna farmer.

Good quality forward heifers sold steadily from £230 to £259 for 570k at £1475 from a Benburb producer.

Top price of £335 per 100 kilos for 518k Limousin with breeding potential at £1735 from a Dungannon farmer.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £230 to £280 for 400k at £1135 from an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £268 for 438k at £1175. A Richhill farmer received £258 for 460k at £1195.

Forward heifers

Dungannon farmer 518k £1735 £335.00; Benburb farmer 570k £1475 £259.00; Benburb farmer 634k £1635 £258.00; Cullyhanna farmer 546k £1385 £254.00; Rathfriland farmer 546k £1375 £252.00; Cullyhanna farmer 552k £1385 £251.00; Rathfriland farmer 556k £1385 £249.00 and Rathfriland farmer 610k £1515 £248.

Beef heifers

Cullyhanna farmer 676k £1825 £270.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 654k £1735 £265.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 750k £1975 £263.00; Rathfriland farmer 648k £1675 £259.00; Cullyhanna farmer 668k £1705 £255.00; Cullyhanna farmer 684k £1735 £254.00; Cullyhanna farmer 732k £1855 £253.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 780k £1975 £253.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer 406k ££1135 £280.00; Armagh farmer 438k £1175 £268.00; Richhill farmer 464k £1195 £258.00; Camlough farmer 448k £1145 £256.00; Camlough farmer 472k £1205 £255.00; Richhill farmer 464k £1155 £249.00; Clabby farmer 404k £1005 £249.00 and Richhill farmer 468k £1155 £247.

Bullocks

200 bullocks sold in a steady demand.

Good quality beef bullocks sold from £240 to £253 for 770k at £1945 from a Portadown farmer followed by £252 for 710k at £1805 from a Hilltown farmer.

A Tandragee farmer received £251 for 700k at £1775.

Forward feeding bullocks sold from £230 to £263 for 520k at £1365 from a Markethill farmer followed by £254 for 570k at £1445 from a Cookstown producer.

Good quality middleweights sold from £230 to £288 for 420k at £1215 from a Camlough farmer.

The same owner received £282 for 420k at £1195.

Good quality Friesian bullocks sold from £185 to £198 for 590k at £1165 from a Stewartstown farmer.

The same owner received £197 for 580k at £1155.

Forward bullocks

Markethill farmer 520k £1365 £263.00; Cookstown farmer 570k £1445 £254.00; Dromore farmer 572k £1445 £253.00; Tandragee farmer 586k £1435 £245.00; Markethill farmer 570k £1395 £245.00; Armagh farmer 600k £1465 £244.00; Dungannon farmer 504k £1225 £243.00 and Cookstown farmer 614k £1485 £242.

Beef bullocks

Portadown farmer 770k £1945 £253.00; Hilltown farmer 716k £1805 £252.00; Tandragee farmer 708k £1775 £251.00; Keady farmer 712k £1755 £247.00; Tandragee farmer 742k £1805 £243.00; Portadown farmer 750k £1815 £242.00; Tandragee farmer 680k £1645 £242.00 and Tandragee farmer 780k £1875 £240.

Middleweight bullocks

Camlough farmer 422k £1215 £288.00; Camlough farmer 424k £1195 £282.00; Camlough farmer 468k £1295 £277.00; Mayobridge farmer 484k £1295 £268.00; sixmilecross farmer 394k £1055 £268.00; Mayobridge farmer 422k £1105 £262.00; Markethill farmer 494k £1285 £260.00 and Mayobridge farmer 436k £1125 £258.

Friesian bullocks

Stewartstown farmer 590k £1165 £198.00; Stewartstown farmer 588k £1155 £197.00; Portadown farmer 586k £1145 £195.00; Portadown farmer 586k £1135 £194.00; Stewartstown farmer 566k £1095 £193.00; Stewartstown farmer 610k £1165 £191.00 and Portadown farmer 588k £1115 £190.

Weanlings

200 weanlings sold in a steady demand.

Good quality light males sold from £240 to £311 for 296k at £920 from a Banbridge farmer followed by £304 for 320k at £980 from a Rathfriland producer.

Top price of £1110 for 370k at £295 from an Armagh producer.

Good quality strong males sold from £240 to £302 for 414k at £1250 for a Portadown farmer followed by £271 for 470k at £1290 from a Poyntzpass farmer.

Good quality heifer weanlings sold from £230 to £276 for 330k at £910 from an Ardglass farmer followed by £265 for 260k at £700 from a Cullyhanna farmer.

A Limousin heifer with breeding potential weighing 410k sold at £1510 £368 for a Whitecross producer.

Strong male weanlings

Portadown farmer 414k £1250 £302.00; Poyntzpass farmer 476k £1290 £271.00; Rathfriland farmer 404k £1090 £270.00; Poyntzpass farmer 466k £1250 £268.00; Loughgilly farmer 458k £1220 £266.00; Armagh farmer 436k £1160 £266.00; Keady farmer 412k £1080 £262.00 and Poyntzpass farmer 456k £1160 £254.

Light male weanlings

Banbridge farmer 296k £920 £311.00; Rathfriland farmer 322k £980 £304.00; Rathfriland farmer 322k £980 £304.00; Rathfriland farmer 310k £940 £303.00; Armagh farmer 376k £1110 £295.00; Rathfriland farmer 312k £920 £295.00; Ardglass farmer 300k £870 £290.00 and Ardglass farmer 326k £930 £285.

Heifer weanlings

Whitecross farmer 410k £1510 £368.00; Ardglass farmer 330k £910 £276.00; Cullyhanna farmer 264k £700 £265.00; Cullyhanna farmer 270k £700 £259.00; Ardglass farmer 316k £810 £256.00; Armagh farmer 306k £770 £252.00; Clabby farmer 374k £900 £241.00; Cullyhanna farmer 256k £620 £242.00 and Armagh farmer 286k £690 £241.

An entry of 95 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 30th August sold in a steady demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £195 to £225 per 100 kilos with 670k at £1515 from a Tandragee followed by £209 for 640k at £1335 from an Armagh producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £171 for 800k at £1375 from a Loughgall farmer followed by £163 for 720k at £1185 from an Loughgall farmer.

Main demand from £150 to £162 per 100 kilos.

Second quality Friesians from £120 to £140 and the poorest types from £100 to £115 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Tandragee farmer 674k £1515 £225.00; Armagh farmer 640k £1335 £209.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 702k £1415 £202.00; Armagh farmer 598k £1195 £200.00; Ballynahinch farmer 768k £1515 £197.00; Armagh farmer 742k £1455 £196.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 652k £1275 £196.00 and Tassagh farmer 668k £1305 £195.

Friesian cull cows

Loughgall farmer 800k £1375 £171.00; Loughgall farmer 726k £1185 £163.00; Jerrettspass farmer 684k £1105 £162.00; Dungannon farmer 710k £1125 £158.00; Gilford farmer 746k £1175 £158.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 788k £1235 £157.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 618k £955 £155.

Calves

A smaller entry of calves sold in a steady demand.

Good quality bulls sold from £210 to £320 for a two week old Limousin and for a three week old Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves to £230 for a Limousin.

Main demand from £170 to £210 each.

Bull calves

Limousin £320; Aberdeen Angus £320; Limousin £270; Aberdeen Angus £270; Limousin £240 and Limousin £215.

Heifer calves

Limousin £230; British Blue £205; British Blue £200; Belgian Blue £180 and Belgian Blue £175.