Calved heifers sells for £2500 twice at Markethill Mart

Dairy stock sold to £2500 paid twice for calved heifers from a Portadown producer.

The same owner received £2450 for a calved heifer.

A Loughgilly farmer sold a Friesians stock bull at £2250.

An entry of maiden heifers from a Dungannon farmer sold up to £1720 with others at £1620 and £1220.

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Several younger lots sold from £880 to £980 each.

An in calf Holstein heifer due date September sold to £1900.

Cull cows

The 55 cull cows sold in a steady demand.

Good quality beef bred cows sold to £319 for 580k at £1860 for a Cullyhanna farmer followed by £310 for 620k at £1930 from a Newry farmer.

Main demand from £270 to £305 per 100 kilos.

Dairy bred cows sold to £260 for 680k at £1780 for a Glenanne farmer.

Top price Friesians cows to £2270 for 902k at £252 from a Dromara farmer.

Main demand for fleshed Friesians from £210 to £226 per 100 kilos.

Second quality from £190 to £205 and the plainer quality ones from £160 to £180 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Cullyhanna farmer 584k £1860 £319.00; Newry farmer 622k £1930 £310.00; Loughgilly farmer 688k £2100 £305.00; Newry farmer 882k £2560 £290.00; Ballymartin farmer 830k £2380 £287.00; Newry farmer 796k £2260 £284.00 and Lisnadill farmer 738k £2080 £282.

Dairy bred cows

Glenanne farmer 684k £1780 £260.00; Dromara farmer 902k £2270 £252.00; Ballymartin farmer 610k £1380 £226.00; Dromara farmer 760k £1680 £221.00; Drdomara farmer 608k £1320 £217.00 and Cladymore farmer 746k £1600 £215.

Calves

Good quality bull calves to £740 for a Charolais from a Glenanne farmer.

The same owner received £720 and £700.

Main demand for good quality bulls from £520 to £620 each.

Friesians bulls sold to £430, £340 and £300.

Main demand from £200 to £270 each.

Heifer calves sold from £480 to £600 for a Charolais from a Glenanne farmer.

Second quality heifers from £380 to £460 each.

Bull calves

Glenanne farmer Charolais £740; Glenanne farmer Charolais £720; Glenanne farmer Charolais £700; Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £620; Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £610; Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus £600 and Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus £590.

Friesians bull calves

Dromore farmer £430; Kilkeel farmer £340; Dromore farmer £300; Dromore £300; Moy farmer £240; Moy farmer £240; Moy farmer £240; Moy farmer £240; Moy farmer £230 and Moy farmer £230.

Heifer calves

Glenanne farmer Charolais £600; Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £530; Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £520; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £510; Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £510; Glenanne farmer Hereford £600 and Glenanne farmer Belgian Blue £500.

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