Best trade ever for heifers at Markethill

HEIFERS

140 heifers sold in easily the best trade ever seen at the mart. Good quality forward heifers sold to £317 for 580k at £1865 from a Ballygawley farmer. The same owner received £308 per 100 kilos for 510k at £1595. All good quality forward heifers sold steadily from £240 to £298 per 100 kilos. Beef heifers sold to £280 per 100 kilos for 650k at £1825 for a Killylea farmer. The same owner received £273 for 610k at £1665. Top price of £2075 was paid for a 820k Lim 48 months old £252 from a Dromore Co Down farmer. Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £250 to £315 for 470k at £1485 for a Jerrettspass farmer followed by £307 for 490k at £1515 from a Jerrettspass producer. A Killylea producer received £289 for 438k at £1265.

Forward heifers

Ballygawley farmer 588k £1865 £317.00; Ballygawley farmer 518k £1595 £308.00; Ballygawley farmer 550k £1685 £306.00; Balygawley farmer 578k £1725 £298.00; Ballygawley farmer 526k £1555 £296.00; Ballygawley farmer 596k £1755 £294.00; Ballygawley farmer 540k £1575 £292.00; Katesbridge farmer 596k £1695 £284.00; Ballygawley farmer 544k £1545 £284.00.

Beef heifers

Killylea farmer 652k £1825 £280.00; Killylea farmer 610k £1665 £273.00; Poyntzpass farmer 696k £1765 £254.00; Dromore farmer 822k £2075 £252.00; Hilltown farmer 616k £1535 £249.00; Hilltown farmer 650k £1615 £249.00; Hilltown farmer 640k £1585 £248.00; Poyntzpass farmer 620k £1535 £248.00.

Middleweight heifers

Jerrettspass farmer 472k £1485 £315.00; Jerrettspass farmer 494k £1515 £307.00; Armagh farmer 438k £1265 £289.00; Loughgall farmer 480k £1365 £284.00; Tandragee farmer 494k £1335 £270.00; Loughgall farmer 410k £1095 £267.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 486k £1285 £264.00; Loughgall farmer 436k £1115 £256.00.

BULLOCKS

120 bullocks included several pens of quality beef cattle which sold to a top of £282 for 690k at £1945 from a Camlough producer. A Portadown farmer received £272 for 710k at £1935 and £271 for 700k at £1905. All good quality beef bullocks sold from £230 to £267 per 100 kilos. Forward feeding bullocks sold to £271 for 610k at £1665 from a Camlough farmer followed by £253 for 520k AA at £1325 from an Armagh farmer. Friesian bullocks sold up to £222 for 560k at £1255 from a Newtownhamilton farmer. The same owner received top price of £1525 for 690k at £220. All good quality Friesian bullocks sold steadily from £200 to £218 per 100 kilos.

Forward bullocks

Camlough farmer 614k £1665 £271.00; Armagh farmer 524k £1325 £253.00; Keady farmer 592k £1455 £246.00; Keady farmer 626k £1525 £244.00; Armagh farmer 554k £1335 £241.00; Tandragee farmer 620k £1485 £240.00; Armagh farmer 512k £1225 £239.00; Portadown farmer 690k £1625 £236.00.

Beef bullocks

Camlough farmer 690k £1945 £282.00; Portadown farmer 712k £1935 £272.00; Portadown farmer 702k £1905 £271.00; Portadown farmer 692k £1845 £267.00; Dromara farmer 674k £1795 £266.00; Dromara farmer 640k £1685 £263.00; Dromara farmer 642k £1675 £261.00.

Friesian bullocks

Newtownhamilton farmer 566k £1255 £222.00; Newtownhamiton farmer 692k £1525 £220.00; Tandragee farmer 586k £1275 £218.00; Banbridge farmer 658k £1425 £217.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 572k £1235 £216.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 600k £1295 £216.00; Richhill farmer 598k £1285 £215.00; Tandragee farmer 654k £1345 £206.00.

WEANLINGS

240 weanlings sold in a very firm trade. Good quality light males sold to £326 for 350k at £1140 from an Ardglass farmer. The same owner received £325 for 370k at £1210 and £322 for 388k at £1250. All good quality light males sold from £260 to £300 per 100 kilos. Stronger males sold to £322 for 430k at £1390 from an Ardglass farmer followed by £315 for 480k at £1510 from an Ardglass producer. This producer sold a total of 16 Char and Lim male weanlings to average 396k at £1210 per head £305 per 100 kilos. Good quality heifer weanlings sold from £240 to £296 for 238k at £705 from an Armagh farmer followed by £285 for 260k at £740 from a Beragh producer.

Strong male weanlings

Ardglass farmer 432k £1390 £322.00; Ardglass farmer 480k £1515 £315.00; Ardglass farmer 438k £1360 £311.00; Ardglass farmer 446k £1380 £309.00; Ardglass farmer 448k £1380 £308.00; Markethill farmer 406k £1160 £286.00; Rostrevor farmer 414k £1150 £278.00; Armagh farmer 464k £1260 £272.00.

Light male weanlings

Ardglass farmer 350k £1140 £326.00; Ardglass farmer 372k £1210 £325.00; Ardglass farmer 388k £1250 £322.00; Ardglass farmer 398k £1260 £317.00; Ardglass farmer 374k £1160 £310.00; Lurgan farmer 356k £1090 £306.00; Ardglass farmer 392k £1190 £304.00; Ardglass farmer 376k £1120 £298.00; Ballyward farmer 350k £1040 £297.00.

Heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 238k £705 £296.00; Beragh farmer 260k £740 £285.00; Crossmaglen farmer 226k £620 £274.00; Armagh farmer 264k £700 £265.00; Portadown farmer 258k £680 £264.00; Armagh farmer 270k £710 £263.00; Crumlin farmer 274k £710 £259.00;

A large entry of 95 lots of sucklers continued to sell in very strong trade for good quality stock. Outfits sold to a top of £2300 for Sim cow and bull calf from an Armagh farmer. A Fintona producer sold a Sim heifer and bull calf £2220. The same owner received £2220 for a BB heifer and heifer calf and £2000 for a Char heifer and heifer calf. An Omagh producer sold a Lim heifer and bull calf at £1860 and a Sim heifer and heifer calf at £1820. A Mayobridge farmer received £1750 for a Her cow and heifer calf. Several more outfits sold steadily from £1300 to £1680 each.