Bullocks selling to £1680 at Newtownstewart Mart

A full yard of quality store and beef cattle met a superb trade from start to finish with bullocks selling to £1680 and £960 over weight while heifers sold to £1445 and £780 over weight.

Fat cows sold to £1325 and £184 per 100kgs.

Bullock prices: Terence McAleer Gortin 765kgs £1680 ( £915 over) 700kgs £1660 ( £960), 680kgs £1560 and £1480, 625kgs £1370 ( overall average 224.64 ppk) P McConnell Cranagh 760kgs £1660 ( £900) 760kgs £1635 ( £875), 725kgs £1490, 675kgs £1360, 635kgs £1290. T Davis Strabane 595kgs £1280, 585kgs £1200, 540kgs £1145. D McSorley Castlederg 510kgs £1150, 470kgs £1120, 495kgs £1100, 525kgs £1100, 425kgs £1000, 450kgs £1000 and £900. K McMullin Gortin 565kgs £1120, 510kgs £1010 490kgs £1000, 475kgs £1000; a Strabane farmer 500kgs £1095; A Scott Newtownstewart 565kgs £1070, 500kgs £1005; J Bradley Greencastle 450kgs £1055, 390kgs £905, 360kgs £850; I McCrea Castlederg 320kgs £805, 360kgs £800, 350kgs £780.

Heifer prices; P McConnell Cranagh 660kgs £1445 and £1390, 620kgs £1395, 635kgs £1280, 670kgs £1260, 550kgs £1250, 540kgs £1205, 530kgs £1120, 560kgs £1100, 525kgs £1100, Ms Samantha Allen Castlederg 610kgs £1375, 545kgs £1270; D McKinley Omagh 595kgs £1310 535kgs £1130, 555kgs £1060. Conor Gallagher Newtownstewart 645kgs £1260; R J Matthewson Killymore 620kgs £1245; J Monteith Castlederg 650kgs £1220, 565kgs £1100; A Castlederg farmer 550kgs £1115, 480kgs £1080 and £970, 525kgs £960; R Allison Strahulter 550kgs £1155; K McMullan Gortin 545kgs £1135, 575kgs £1105; D A McSorley Castlederg 545kgs £1135; B Moss Castlederg440kgs £920 and M Hollywood Drumlea 345kgs £910, 290kgs £780.

Fat cows: A good supply on offer. Donemana farmer 535kgs £180; S Hemphill Castlederg 600kgs £180, 555kgs £171 and £139, 485kgs £132; Ms S Allen Castlederg 750kgs £177, 680kgs £145; R J Matthewson Killymore 770kgs £167; B Moss Castlederg 720kgs £161; a Castlederg farmer 665kgs £173, 650kgs £168 and £130, 705kgs £128, 620kgs £142, 475kgs £184, 595kgs £143. R Allison Strahulter 605kgs £140, 575kgs £136 and C Gormley Claudy 590kgs £142.

Poorer cows sold from £94 up to £120.