Calved cows selling to £2500 at Markethill

Calved cows sold to a top of £2500 for a calved third calver from a Richhill farmer. The same owner received £2120 for a calved second calver.

A Kilkeel farmer sold a calved third calver £2220 and a second calver £1850. Calved heifers sold to a top of £2460 from a Whitecross farmer.

The same owner received £2280 and £2120 for calved heifers.

A Whitecross producer sold a calved heifer £2050 and £2000.

An Annaghmore farmer received £2300 for a calved heifer.

A Kilkeel farmer sold three calved heifers £2300, £2150 and £2120 each.

In calf heifers sold to a top of £1800 paid twice, £1720 and £1700 from a Kilkeel farmer.

The same owner sold several more in calf heifers from £1420 to £1660 each and a entry of maiden heifers from a Kilkeel farmer sold to a top of £900 paid twice, £850 and £740.

Cull cows

170 cull cows returned a steady demand with good quality beef bred cows from £160 to £185 for 780k at £1445 from a Banbridge farmer.

Cow/heifers to £221 for 570k at £1275 followed by £193 from an Armagh farmer followed by £193 for 670k at £1295 from a Dungannon farmer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £130 to £149 for 820k at £1225 from a Dromara farmer followed by £147 for 790k at £1165 from a Dromara farmer.

Second quality Friesian cows from £105 to £120 per 100 kilos and the poorest types from £70 to £90 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Armagh farmer 576k £1275 £221.00; Dungannon farmer 672k £1295 £193.00; Newry farmer 612k £1145 £187.00; Katesbridge farmer 782k £1445 £185.00; Tandragee farmer 748k £1305 £175.00; Tandragee farmer 710k £1225 £173.00; Dungannon farmer 648k £1115 £172.00; Armagh farmer 680k £1165 £171.00 and Armagh farmer 792k £1355 £171.

Friesian cull cows

Dromara farmer 824k £1225 £149.00; Dromara farmer 794k £1165 £147.00; Bessbrook farmer 812k £1125 £139.00; Keady farmer 776k £1065 £137.00; Dungannon farmer 800k £1065 £133.00; Poyntzpass farmer 794k £1055 £133.00; Keady farmer 720k £955 £133.00 and Armagh farmer 686k £905 £132.

Calves

190 calves returned a very strong demand.

Bull calves under six weeks selling to a top of £520 for a Charolais from a Crumlin farmer followed by £390 for a Belgian Blue from a Dungannon farmer.

Main demand for good quality bulls from £300 to £380.

Good quality heifer calves sold to a top of £330 for a four week old Charolais from a Newry producer.

All good quality heifers from £240 to £305.

Bull calves

Charolais £520; Belgian Blue £390; Belgian Blue £380; Belgian Blue £375; Aberdeen Angus £355; Belgian Blue £355; Belgian Blue £350 and Hereford £350.

Heifer calves

Charolais £330; Limousin £305; Belgian Blue £300; Limousin £280; Shorthorn beef £280; Aberdeen Angus £275; Aberdeen Angus £270 and Aberdeen Angus £265.