Breeding bulls selling to up to £3900 for a 2021 Limousin at Markethill Mart

Heifers

The 100 heifers included forward and heavy heifers.

Good quality heavy heifers sold to £360 for 606k at £2200 from an Aughnacloy farmer followed by £362 for 664k at £2400 from a Keady farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy heifers from £320 to £361 per 100 kilos. Forward feeding heifers sold to £391 for 540k at £2110 from an Aughnacloy.

The same owner received £377 for 594k at £2240.

All good quality lots sold from £325 to £373 per 100 kilos.

Middleweights sold to £386 for 438k at £1690 from a Poyntzpass producer followed by £381 for 470k at £1790 from a Ballynahinch farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £330 to £365 per 100 kilos.

An entry of light Aberdeen Angus and Limousin heifers from a Downpatrick farmer sold in a very firm demand to £476 for 248k Aberdeen Angus at £1180 followed by £464 for 220k at £1020.

This pen of heifers sold from £390 to £464 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers

Aughnacloy farmer 540k £2110 £391.00; Aughnacloy farmer 594k £2240 £377.00; Benburb farmer 534k £1990 £373.00; Benburb farmer 538k £1970 £366.00; Katesbridge farmer 588k £2070 £352.00; Katesbridge farmer 594k £2060 £347.00 and Keady farmer 598k £2070 £346.

Heavy heifers

Aughancloy farmer 606k £2200 £363.00; Keady farmer 664k £2400 £362.00; Keady farmer 606k £2190 £361.00; Poyntzpass farmer 638k £2260 £354.00; Keady farmer 648k £2280 £352.00; Dromara farmer 642k £2240 £349.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 614k £2120 £345.00 and Camlough farmer 610k £2100 £344.

Middleweight heifers

Poyntzpass farmer 438k £1690 £386.00; Ballynahinch farmer 470k £1790 £381.00; Ballynahinch farmer 462k £1690 £366.00; Benburb farmer 500k £1780 £356.00; Ballynahinch farmer 414k £1450 £350.00 and Markethill farmer 440k £1540 £350.

Lightweight heifers

Downpatrick farmer 248k £1180 £476.00; Downpatrick farmer 220k £1020 £464.00; Downpatrick farmer 232k £1070 £461.00; Downpatrick farmer 252k £1100 £437.00; Downpatrick farmer 264k £1150 £436.00 and Downpatrick farmer 238k £1000 £420.

Bullocks

Heavy bullocks sold up to £364 for 632k at £2300 from a Dromara farmer followed by £357 for 698k at £2490 from a Richhill farmer.

The same owner received £352 for 758k at £2670. Top price of £2730 was paid 838k at £326 from a Richhill farmer.

Main demand for good quality bullocks from £327 to £352 per 100 kilos.

Forward feeding type bullocks sold in an excellent demand to £439 for 504k at £2210 from a Benburb farmer.

The same owner received £422 for 512k Aberdeen Angus at £2160 and £417 for 526k at £2195.

Main demand from £350 to £412 per 100 kilos.

An entry of light steers from a Downpatrick farmer sold to £585 for 248k at £1450 followed by £537 for 294k at £1580 and £527 for 2220k at £1160

Heavy bullocks

Dromara farmer 632k £2300 £364.00; Richhill farmer 698k £2490 £357.00; Richhill farmer 758k £2670 £352.00; Richhill farmer 748k £2630 £352.00; Dromara farmer 682k £2330 £342.00; Armagh farmer 638k £2150 £337.00; Armagh farmer 716k £2400 £335.00; Armagh farmer 714k £2390 £335.00 and Armagh farmer 682k £2280 £334.

Forward bullocks

Benburb farmer 504k £2210 £439.00; Benburb farmer 512k £2160 £422.00; Benburb farmer 526k £2195 £417.00; Benburb farmer 532k £2190 £412.00; Benburb farmer 516k £2100 £407.00; Benburb farmer 538k £2150 £400.00; Benburb farmer 518k £2060 £398.00; Benburb farmer 526k £2060 £392.00; Benburb farmer 532k £2080 £391.00 and Benburb farmer 518k £2020 £390.

Light bullocks

Downpatrick farmer 248k £1450 £585.00; Downpatrick farmer 294k £1580 £537.00; Downpatrick farmer 220k £1160 £527.00; Downpatrick farmer 296k £1510 £510.00; Downpatrick farmer 250k £1270 £508.00; Downpatrick farmer 240k £1160 £483.00; Downpatrick farmer 264k £1270 £481.00 and Downpatrick farmer 274k £1300 £475.

Weanlings

A large entry of 230 weanlings continued to sell in an exceptionally high prices to a full ringside of buyers.

Light males sold up to £678k at £230k at £1560 from a Rathfriland farmer.

The same owner received £641 for 256k at £1640 and £611 for 234k at £1430.

All good quality light males sold from £500 to £602 per 100 kilos.

Stronger types sold to £595 for 306k at £1820 from a Downpatrick farmer followed by £554 for 318k at £1760 from a Sixmilecross farmer and a Kilkeel farmer received £531 for 356k at £1890.

All good quality lots from £450 to £527 per 100 kilos.

Stronger males sold up to £505 for 404k at £2040 from a Tynan farmer followed by £466 for 408k at £1900 from a Kilkeel producer.

Main demand for good quality types from £390 to £437 per 100 kilos.

Light heifer weanlings sold to a top of £799 for 288k Belgian Blue at £2300 from a Kilkeel farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £420 to £533 for 244k at £1300 from a Tynan farmer.

Middleweights sold up to £484 for 320k at £1550 from a Whitecross farmer followed by £479 for 328k at £1540 from a Cullyhanna farmer.

All good quality middleweight heifers sold from £400 to £455 per 100 kilos.

Light heifer weanlings

Kilkeel farmer 288k £2300 £799.00; Tynan farmer 244k £1300 £533.00; Tassagh farmer 270k £1430 £530.00; Kilkeel farmer 288k £1500 £521.00; Downpatrick farmer 250k £1270 £508.00; Sixmilecross farmer 248k £1170 £472.00; Castlewellan farmer 278k £1280 £460.00; Kilkeel farmer 292k £1340 £459.00;

Middleweight heifer weanlings

Whitecross farmer 320k £1550 £484.00; Cullyhanna farmer 328k £1540 £479.00; Tassagh farmer 358k £1650 £461.00; Forkhill farmer 354k £1610 £455.00; Gilford farmer 302k £1350 £447.00; Forkhill farmer 326k £1450 £445.00; Tassagh farmer 306k £1360 £444.00; Poyntzpass farmer 304k £1350 £444.00 and Forkhill farmer 312k £1380 £442.

Light male weanlings

Rathfriland farmer 230k £1560 £678.00; Rathfriland farmer 256k £1640 £641.00; Rathfriland farmer 234k £1430 £611.00; Rathfriland farmer 256k £1540 £602.00; Armagh farmer 250k £1500 £600.00; Sixmilecross farmer 268k £1550 £578.00; Tynan farmer 260k £1490 £573.00; Tempo farmer 274k £1570 £573.00 and Tynan farmer 210k £1190 £567.

Middleweight male weanlings

Downpatrick farmer 306k £1820 £595.00; Sixmilecross farmer 318k £1760 £554.00; Kilkeel farmer 356k £1890 £531.00; Rathfriland farmer 332k £1750 £527.00; Armagh farmer 308k £1560 £507.00; Kilkeel farmer 342k £1730 £506.00; Armagh farmer 378k £1850 £489.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 306k £1490 £487.00 and Armagh farmer 374k £1820 £487.

Strong male weanlings

Tynan farmer 404k £2040 £505.00; Kilkeel farmer 408k £1900 £466.00; Silverbridge farmer 458k £2000 £437.00; Tynan farmer 408k £1780 £436.00; Tynan farmer 402k £1690 £420.00; Downpatrick farmer 430k £1790 £416.00; Tynan farmer 404k £1650 £408.00; Silverbridge farmer 418k £1700 £407.00; Silverbridge farmer 448k £1820 £406.00; Silverbridge farmer 552k £2240 £400.00 and Armagh farmer 448k £1790 £400.

In the suckler ring breeding bulls sold up to £3900 for a 2021 Limousin from an Omagh farmer followed by £3060 for a 2022 Limousin from a Loughgall farmer.

Outfits sold up to £3750 for a Simmental cow 2021 and a heifer calf from a Cullyhanna farmer.