Beef heifers selling to £290 for 646k at £1875 at Markethill Mart

Heifers

The 270 heifers maintained a very firm demand with good quality forward feeding heifers from £250 to £296 for 580k at £1715 from a Loughgall farmer followed by £293 for 572k at £1675 from a Scarva farmer.

Beef heifers sold to £290 for 646k at £1875 from a Scarva farmer and for 640k at £1855 from a Loughgall farmer.

Main trade for good quality beef heifers from £250 to £290 per 100 kilos.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £240 to £287 with a top of £319 for 394k at £1255 from a Keady producer followed by £299 for 416k at £1245 from an Armagh farmer and £297 for 412k at £1225 from a Keady producer.

Beef heifers

Scarva farmer 646k £1875 £290.00; Loughgall farmer 640k £1855 £290.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 682k £1975 £290.00; Gilford farmer 650k £1835 £282.00; Loughgall farmer 646k £1795 £278.00; Armagh farmer 650k £1795 £276.00; Loughgall farmer 664k £1795 £270.00 and Gilford farmer 636k £1675 £263.

Forward heifers

Loughgall farmer 580k £1715 £296.00; Scarva farmer 572k £1675 £293.00; Armagh farmer 582k £1645 £282.00; Keady farmer 590k £1635 £277.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 518k £1385 £267.00; Scarva farmer 596k £1585 £266.00; Armagh farmer 540k £1435 £266.00 and Armagh farmer 602k £1595 £265.

Middleweight heifers

Keady farmer 394k £1255 £319.00; Armagh farmer 416k £1245 £299.00; Keady farmer 412k £1225 £297.00; Keady farmer 434k £1280 £295.00; Keady farmer 414k £1180 £285.00; Keady farmer 390k £1120 £287.00; Keady farmer 364k £1025 £282.00; Dromara farmer 434k £1225 £282.00; Keady farmer 390k £1085 £278.00 and Newry farmer 498k £1385 £278.

Bullocks

230 bullocks sold in a steady demand.

Good quality feeding bullocks sold from £250 to £299 for 534k at £1595 from a Moira farmer.

The same owner received £298 for 508k at £1515 and £294 for 542k at £1595.

Beef bullocks sold from £250 to £269 for 720k at £1945 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £267 for 718k at £1915 from a Ballinderry farmer.

Good quality middleweight bullocks sold from £250 to £322 for 450k Aberdeen Angus at £1455 from an Annaghmore farmer.

A Belleek producer received £315 for 462k at £1455 and an Annaghmore farmer received £310 for 472k Aberdeen Angus at £1465.

Beef bullocks

Newtownhamilton farmer 722k £1945 £269.00; Ballinderry farmer 718k £1915 £267.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 742k £1965 £265.00; Ballynahinch farmer 702k £1845 £263.00; Ballynahinch farmer 734k £1915 £261.00; Ballinderry farmer 738k £1915 £259.00; Ballinderry farmer 752k £1945 £259.00 and Ballynahinch farmer 738k £1885 £255.

Forward bullocks

Moira farmer 534k £1595 £299.00; Moira farmer 508k £1515 £298.00; Moira farmer 542k £1595 £294.00; Moira farmer 522k £1475 £283.00; Armagh farmer 514k £1445 £281.00; Moira farmer 518k £1455 £281.00; Moira farmer 504k £1415 £281.00; Moira farmer 534k £1475 £276.00 and Dungannon farmer 578k £1595 £276.

Middleweight bullocks

Annaghmore farmer 450k £1455 £323.00; Belleek farmer 462k £1455 £315.00; Annaghmore farmer 472k £1465 £310.00; Annaghmore farmer 454k £1395 £307.00; Belleek farmer 466k £1395 £307.00; Armagh farmer 412k £1225 £297.00; Moira farmer 494k £1435 £291.00; Belleek farmer 418k £1185 £284.00; Moira farmer 466k £1315 £282.00 and Belleek farmer 444k £1250 £282.

Weanlings

280 weanlings maintained a very firm demand.

Good quality light males sold from £280 to £357 for 230k at £820 from a Ballynahinch farmer followed by £340 for 232k at 31790 from a Derrynoose farmer.

A Mullaghbawn producer received £340 for 312k at £1060.

Stronger males sold to £306 for 412k at £1260 from a Dromara farmer and for 458k at £1400 from a Mulaghbawn farmer.

All good quality strong males from £250 to £298 per 100 kilos.

Good quality heifer weanlings sold from £260 to £316 for 408k at £1290 from a Ballynahinch farmer followed by £304 for 464k at £1410 from a Crossmaglen farmer.

A Markethill producer received £305 for 256k at £780.

Strong male weanlings

Dromara farmer 412k £1260 £306.00; Mullabawn farmer 458k £1400 £306.00; Tassagh farmer 456k £1380 £303.00; Tassagh farmer 406k £1210 £298.00; Kilkeel farmer 448k £1265 £282.00; Lisburn farmer 440k £1240 £282.00; Scarva farmer 448k £1260 £281.00; Caledon farmer 416k £1170 £281.00 and Caledon farmer 402k £1110 £276.

Light male weanlings

Mullabawn farmer 312k £1060 3240.00; Mullabawn farmer 340k £1050 £309.00; Loughgall farmer 354k £1090 £308.00; Ballynahinch farmer 230k £820 £357.00; Derrynoose farmer 232k £790 £341.00; Derrynoose farmer 240k £810 £338.00; Ballynahinch farmer 240k £790 £329.00 and Ballynahinch farmer 268k £810 £302.

Heifer weanlings

Ballynahinch farmer 408k £1290 £316.00; Crossmaglen farmer 464k £1410 £304.00; Markethill farmer 256k £780 £305.00; Keady farmer 250k £760 £304.00; Kilkeel farmer 290k £880 £304.00; Portadown farmer 296k £850 £287.00; Kilkeel farmer 278k £790 £284.00 and Newry farmer 282k £800 £284.

In the suckler ring outfits sold to a top of £2380 for a Blonde d'Aquitaine cow and heifer calf from a Ballynahinch farmer.

The same owner received £1840 for a Blonde d'Aquitaine cow and heifer calf.

An Armagh producer sold blue heifer and heifer calf at £1850 and an Omagh farmer sold an Aberdeen Angus cow and heifer calf at £1680.

In calf heifers sold to £1820 for a Limousin from a Banbridge producer.