Bullocks selling to £1660 at Newtownstewart Mart

Once again a good entry of cattle on offer sold to an outstanding trade with bullocks selling to £1660 and £955 over weight and up to £3 ppk while heifers peaked at £1385 and £775 over weight.

Fat cows selling to £202 per 100kgs.

Bullock prices: T N Dooher Donemana 705kgs £1660, 710kgs £1545, 665kgs £1445, 590kgs £1280, 635kgs £1260, 640kgs £1200; B McKay Sion Mills 505kgs £1150; L Kelly Glenmornan 490kgs £1120, 535kgs £1020 (273 ppk); P Connolly Victoria Bridge 410kgs £1120, 395kgs £1065 (270 ppk) 430kgs £1075, 440kgs £1040, 380kgs £1040 ( 274 ppk); J S Robinson Reaghan 430kgs £1100, 460kgs £1095, 420kgs £1060, 465kgs £1030, 385kgs and £395kgs £1000, 375kgs £885, 360kgs £880. T Ginn Ardess 385kgs £975 and a Castlederg farmer 335kgs £945 ( 282 ppk), 315kgs £945 , 355kgs £885, 390kgs £850.

Small quality bullocks selling freely from £250 per 100kgs to £300 per 100kgs.

Heifer prices: J F McHugh Castlederg 630kgs £1385, 605kgs £1380, 565kgs £1265, 600kgs £1170, 520kgs £1160, 535kgs £1150, 570kgs £1070; T Ginn Ardess 565kgs £1255 405kgs £920; a New Buildings farmer 600kgs £1150; L Kelly Glenmornan 530kgs £1140, 425kgs £1115, 525kgs £1100; P Connolly Victoria Bridge 430kgs £1075; N Hill Newtownstewart 600kgs £1045, 560kgs £1000; A Strabane farmer 465kgs £1005, 500kgs £985, 490kgs £930. A Castlederg farmer 395kgs £915, 375kgs £805, 350kgs £795. T Wallace Donemana 375kgs £835, 270kgs £740 (274 ppk).

Fat cows sold up to £202 per 100kgs for a Aberdeen Angus cow offered by Ross Hamilton Castlederg.