Bulls selling to a top price of £2160 for 980kg at Markethill Mart

A Markethill producer received £1980 for a calved heifer.

The same owner sold other heifers at £1900, £1820 and £1680.

A Whitecross producer received £1900, £1880, £1780 twice and £1760 for calved heifers.

A Portadown producer sold 2 calved heifers at £1860 and £1620.

A Banbridge farmer sold 6 calved heifers at £1900 each.

A Dromore farmer received £1700 for a calved heifer and a Kilkeel producer received £1660 for a calved heifer.

Cull cows

90 cull cows sold in an excellent demand with good quality beef bred cows from £180 to £245 for 580k at £1420 from a Tandragee farmer followed by £236 for 538k at £1270 from a Keady producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold steadily from £145 to £158 for 780k at £1230 from a Dungannon producer followed by £157 for 950k at £1500 from a Banbridge farmer and a Richhill farmer received £155 for 780k at £1210.

Second quality Friesians sold from £120 to £135 and the poorest types from £100 to £115 per 100 kilos.

Bulls sold to a top of £220 per 100 kilos for 980k at £2160 from a Portadown farmer.

Clean cattle sold to a top of £239 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock 812k at £1940 and up to a top of £2150 for 920k Aberdeen Angus bullock £233.

Several more sold from £200 to £220 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Tandragee farmer 580k £1420 £145.00; Keady farmer 538k £1270 £236.00; Granemore farmer 606k £1420 £234.00; Portadown farmer 522k £1220 £234.00; Newry farmer 792k £1640 £207.00; Portadown farmer 766k £1570 £205.00; Portadown farmer 634k £1270 £200.00 and Portadown farmer 778k £1470 £189.

Friesian cull cows

Dungannon farmer 780k £1230 £158.00; Banbridge farmer 954k £1500 £157.00; Hamiltonsbawn farmer 782k £1210 £155.00; Killylea farmer 616k £940 £153.00; Aghalee farmer 670k £1020 £152.00; Newry farmer 758k £1105 £146.00; Dungannon farmer 662k £960 £145.00; Tandragee farmer 828k £1200 £145.00 and Dungannon farmer 900k £1300 £145.

Calves

110 calves sold in a steady demand.

Good quality bulls selling from £300 to £410 with top of £485 for an Aberdeen Angus. £440 paid twice for an Aberdeen Angus and £440 for a Belgian Blue.

Heifer calves reached £330 for a Belgian Blue followed by £305 for a Limousin.

Main demand for good quality heifers from £230 to £290 each.

Bull calves

Aberdeen Angus £485; Aberdeen Angus 3440; Aberdeen Angus £440; Belgian Blue £440; Aberdeen Angus £440; Aberdeen Angus £410; Aberdeen Angus £410; Belgian Blue £400; Aberdeen Angus £400 and Aberdeen Angus £395.

Heifer calves

Belgian Blue £330; Limousin £305; Aberdeen Angus £290; Aberdeen Angus £275; Aberdeen Angus £260; Limousin £250 and Limousin £240.