Cow heifers selling to £1573.20 at Clogher Mart

A massive entry of 1420 cattle on offer at Clogher Mart for the week ending 10th April produced another very firm demand with quality stock selling to premium prices in all sections.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 13th Apr 2021, 12:22 BST

In the fatstock ring 380 lots listed sold to a very strong demand with cow heifers selling to £228 per 100kg for a 690kg Limousin (£1573.20) for an Omagh producer this was followed by a 700kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £216 (£1512) for a Dungannon producer.

Beef cows sold to £201 for a for a 760kg Shorthorn beef (£1527.60) for a Pomeroy producer. with a 780kg Limousin selling to £200 (£1560) for a Magheraveely producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £134 for a 780kg (£1045.20) for a Cookstown producer.

Fat bulls sold to £160 per 100kg for a 1260kg Charolais (£2016) for a Florencecourt producer.

Fat steers sold to £218 for an 830kg Limousin (£1809.40).

Fat heifers sold to £234 for a 600kg Charolais (£1404).

In the store rings heavy steers sold to £1950 for a 890kg Limousin (£219) rising to £253 per 100kg for a 710kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £1800 with most others selling from £214 to £238 per 100kg.

Medium weights sold to £1180 for a 490kg Charolais (£241) rising to £272 per 100kg for a 400kg Limousin to £1090.

Smaller ones sold to £860 for a 315kg Limousin.

Store heifers sold to £1770 for a 790kg Charolais (£224) rising to £246 per 100kg for a 650kg Limousin to £1600 with most others selling from £219 to £244 per 100kg.

Medium weights sold to £1270 for a 500kg Limousin (£254) rising to £261 per 100kg for a 475kg Charolais to £1240.

Smaller ones to £890 for a 400kg Aberdeen Angus

Dairy cows sold to £1780 twice.

Dropped calves bulls sold to £570 for Charolais.

Heifer calves sold to £520 for Limousin.

Reared male lumps sold to £930 for Limousin.

Reared female lumps sold to £900 for Limousin

Leading prices in the fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Omagh producer 690kg Limousin to £228 (£1573.20); Newtownbutler producer 630kg Limousin to £218 (£1373.40); Dungannon producer 700kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £216 (£1512); Fivemiletown producer 660kg Belgian Blue to £213 (£1405.80) Ballinamallard producer 700kg Limousin to £213 (£1491) Dungannon producer 550kg Par. to £204 (£1122) Fivemiletown producer 630kg Limousin to £204 (£1285.20) Augher producer 670kg Simmental to £203 (£1360.10) Pomeroy producer 760kg Shorthorn beef to £201 (£1527.60) Fivemiletown producer 710kg Charolais to £201 (£1407) Magheraveely producer 780kg Limousin to £200 (£1560) Omagh producer 710kg Limousin to £198 (£1405.80) Ballygawley producer 650kg Limousin to £196 (£1274) and Aughnacloy producer 700kg Limousin to £195 (£1365).

Other quality lots sold from £170 to £192 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £140 to £167 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £122 to £134 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £100 to £118 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

Florencecourt producer 1260kg Charolais to £160 (£2016); Clogher producer 1070kg Charolais to £156 (£1669.20); Portadown producer 950kg Limousin to £151 (£1434.50); Fivemiletown producer 980kg Charolais to £149 (£1460.20) Lisnaskea producer 810kg Aberdeen Angus to £146 (£1182.60) and Aughnacloy producer 1230kg Charolais to £142 (£1746.60). Fat steers

Middletown producer 830kg Limousin to £218 (£1809.40); Magheraveely producer 550kg Limousin to £218 (£1199); Derrylin producer 650kg Aberdeen Angus to £210 (£1365); Clogher producer 730kg Charolais to £208 (£1518.40); Eskra producer 600kg Charolais to £195 (£1170) Fleckvieh.

Steers sold to £184 per 100kg Friesian steers sold to £181 per 100kg.

Fat heifers

Ballygawley producer 600kg Charolais to £234 (£1404); Newtownbutler producer 610kg Charolais to £232 (£1415.20); Fivemiletown producer 540kg Limousin to £228 (£1231.20) and 660kg Belgian Blue to £213 (£1405.80); Newtownbutler producer 630kg Limousin to £218 (£1373.40); Kinawley producer 510kg Charolais to £216 (£1101.60); Enniskillen producer 570kg Limousin to £206 (£1174.20); Tempo producer 630kg Limousin to £198 (£1247.40) and Fleckvieh heifers sold to £200 for a 560kg (1120) to a Fintona producer. Herefords to £194 for a 610kg (£1183.40) for a Magherafelt producer.

Friesians to £178 for a 650kg (£1157) to a Beragh producer.

Store bullocks (350 lots)

A very sharp demand for a good entry this week with heavy steers selling to £1950 for a 890kg Limousin (£219) and a 765kg Charolais to £1790 (£234) for A Holland Dungannon. Wm Reynolds Aghalane sold a 835kg Charolais to £1860 (£222) 825kg Charolais to £1800 (£218) 795kg Charolais to £1790 (£225) 730kg Charolais to £1790 (£245) 735kg Charolais to £1750 (£238) 730kg Charolais to £1720 (£235) and a 725kg Charolais to £1710 (£236); J T Lynch Lisnaskea 850kg Charolais to £1840 (£216) Des Wilson Clogher 820kg Charolais to £1810 (£221) 740kg Charolais to £1700 (£230) and 750kg Charolais to £1690 (£225); S Keys Clogher 710kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £1800 (£253); Armagh producer 770kg Simmental to £1760 (£228) and 720kg Charolais to £1730 (£240) Wm and M Fawcett Fermanagh 750kg Simmental to £1760 (£234) and a 800kg Simmental to £1710 (£214); V Cooke Clogher 770kg Aberdeen Angus to £1720 (£223) and M/S W J and G Falls Aughnacloy 750kg Charolais to £1690 (£225).

Medium weight steers 410kg to 500kg

R Leonard Magheraveely 490kg Charolais to £1180 (£241) 495kg Limousin to £1150 (£232) and 475kg Limousin to £1090 (£229); T Farrell Fivemiletown 495kg Limousin to £1180 (£238); Patrick Donnelly Clogher 435kg Limousin to £1170 (£269) 430kg Limousin to £1160 (£270) 445kg Limousin to £1160 (£260) 410kg Limousin to £1120 (£273) 465kg Aberdeen Angus to £1120 (£241) 435kg Limousin to £1120 (£257) 420kg Limousin to £1110 (£264) 440kg Aberdeen Angus to £1100 (£250) 440kg Saler to £1100 (£250)) and 400kg Limousin to £1090 (£272) G Davidson Dungannon 470kg Brirish Blue to £1110 (£236); E Smith Ballygawley 485kg Aberdeen Angus to £1110 (£229) and S Mohan Fivemiletown 460kg Limousin to £1100 (£239) and 450kg Simmental to £1100 (£244).

Smaller sorts 400kg and under

T Parks Craigavon 315kg Limousin to £860, 335kg Limousin to £840, 295kg Limousin to £820, and 275kg Limousin to £770. N McMullan Aughnacloy 350kg Limousin to £660 and 315kg Charolais to £640.

Store heifers (180 lots)

Another strong demand in this section with heavy lots selling to £1770 for a 790kg Charolais (£224) for C Keys Fivemiletown. George Straghan Keady sold a 740kg Charolais to £1660 (£224); C Murray Killylea 650kg Limousin to £1600 (£246) and 660kg Limousin to £1480 (£224); S Keys Clogher 650kg Charolais to £1590 (£244); I Warrington Fivemiletown 620kg Charolais to £1470 (£237) 635kg Charolais to £1430 (£225) and 555kg Charolais to £1360 (£245); H Loane Aughnacloy 600kg Limousin to £1450 (£241) 600kg Charolais to £1360 (£226) 575kg Limousin to £1350 (£235) and 600kg Simmental to £1350 (£225); J Cuthbertson Fivemiletown 735kg Charolais to £1440 (£196) 715kg Charolais to £1400 (£196) and 660kg Aberdeen Angus to £1380 (£209); V and S Sommerville Ballinamallard 610kg Limousin to £1420 (£233) and 570kg Limousin to £1370 (£240) J J Beggan Roslea 640kg Limousin to £1400 (£219); Paul Straghan Armagh 680kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £1400 (£206) and Carrick Farms Aughnacloy 595kg Aberdeen Angus to £1350 (£227).

Med weight stores 410kg to 500kg

Wm Hetherington Sixmilecross 500kg Limousin to £1270 (£254); A Coyle Clogher 495kg Limousin to £1250 (£252); J Straghan Keady 475kg Charolais to £1240 (£261); T Farrell Fivemiletown 480kg Charolais to £1220 (£254) 485kg Limousin to £1190 (£245); J Cassidy Derrylin 485kg Charolais to £1190 (£245) 455kg Charolais to £1160 (£255) 440kg Charolais to £1100 (£250) 430kg Aberdeen Angus to £1090 (£253); M/S R J Woods and McCann Tempo 445kg Charolais to £1180 (£265); D McCusker Armagh 485kg Limousin to £1180 (£243); G McMahon Aughnacloy 490kg Limousin to £1140 (£232); F and R Conlon Newtownbutler 485kg Charolais to £1140 (£235); D D and E McElroy Clogher 440kg Limousin to £1130 (£257) and 445kg Charolais to £1050 (£236); E Gillespie Dungannon 495kg Hereford to £1130 (£228); K McCarney Fintona 500kg Limousin to £1110 (£222); G T and E Murphy Tempo 470kg Charolais to £1100 (£234) and Kesh producer 455kg Simmental to £1030 (£226).

Smaller sorts 400kg and under

F Fitzpatrick Newtownbutler 400 Kg Aberdeen Angus to £890 and 340kg Limousin to £680. T Douris Fivemiletown 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £850, 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £730, 370kg Aberdeen Angus to £720, 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £700, 375kg Aberdeen Angus to £685, 375kg Aberdeen Angus to £680, 360kg Aberdeen Angus to £660 and 325kg Aberdeen Angus to £650. N McMullan Aughnacloy 345kg Limousin to £845. R J Woods and McCann Tempo 375kg Limousin to £840. E Cassidy Tempo 335kg Limousin to £820. Kesh producer 350kg Belgian Blue to £750. D McCusker Armagh 305kg Limousin to £750. T Parks Craigavon 280kg Limousin to £700.

Dropped calves and reared lumps (250 lots)

A large entry sold easily to a very keen demand with bull calves (under 2 months) selling to £570 and £440 for I Allen Armagh. W R Nesbitt Armagh £500 for Limousin; P Doyle Trillick £440 for Charolais; J F Martin Kinawley £420 for Aberdeen Angus; B Dunne Ballinamallard £410 and £370 for Charolais. D E L Nelson Maguiresbridge £390 for Belgian Blue; F Collins Lisnaskea £380 and £375 for Aberdeen Angus. S J Kelly Dungannon £375, £360 and £355 for Aberdeen Angus.

HEIFER CALVES

E and A Thompson Tempo £520 for Her. and £500 for Limousin S McKenna Clogher £500,and £480 x 2 for Charolais. Omagh producer £500 for Limousin J P Earley Fintona £480 for Limousin Dungannon producer £430, £420, and £400 for Limousins B Dunne Ballinamallard £370 for Charolais D E L Nelson Maguiresbridge £360 for Belgian Blue A Veitch Lisbellaw £350 for Aberdeen Angus

REARED MALE LUMPS

Nicola Hunter Clogher £930, £880, and £860 for Limousins I Gillespie Ballygawley £880 and £790 for Limousins D Farry Coa. £850 for Charolais S Doran Dungannon £800 and £720 for Aberdeen Angus. P McConnell Clogher £800 for Charolais £730 for S/H. and £710 for Limousin J McCann Clogher £750 for Charolais Omagh producer £720 and £660 for Limousins P Maguire Tempo £690 for Charolais S McKenna Clogher £640 and £630 for Charolais. R Dane Lisbellaw £630 for Hereford.

Reared female lumps

Nicola Hunter £900, £710, and £670 for Limousins T and J Mohan Newtownbutler £820 for Shorthorn beef; E McCarney Seskinore £810, and £670 x 2 for Simmentals. J Gervis Ballygawley £810 for Charolais; R J Farrell Dromore £700 for Simmental; P Maguire Tempo £650 for Charolais; P McConnell Clogher £600 for Limousin and T Simpson Ederney £550 Dairy cows and heifers

A steady demand this week with a Ballygawley producer selling calved heifers to £1780 twice. Brookeborough producer £1750 and £1720 for calved heifers. Derrygonnelly producer £1700 for calved heifer. Dungannon producer £1600 for calved heifer. Dungannon producer £1600, £1580 and £1400 for calved heifers.

Weanling sale (Sale held on Wednesday 7th April 235 lots)

Another good entry resulted in a strong demand with steers and bulls selling to £1190 for a 530kg Charolais (£224) for Viola Cooke Clogher. Keith Stewart Aughnacloy sold a 485kg Charolais to £1120 (£231) 470kg Charolais to £1100 (£234) 445kg Limousin to £1070 (£240) and a 395kg Limousin to £1030 (£261); Jude Fullerton Benburb 485kg Charolais to £1120 (£231) with a 440kg Charolais to £1060 (£241); P Hacket Newtownbutler 475kg Limousin to £1100 (£231) 420kg Limousin to £1060 (£252) and 415kg Limousin to £1040. M A Flynn Rosslea 470kg Charolais to £1080 (£230) and 450kg Charolais to £1030 (£223); P J Monaghan Omagh 415kg Charolais to £1080 (£260); M O’Neill Armagh 445kg Charolais to £1080 (£242); Kesh producer 425kg Limousin to £1070 (£252); Hugh Magowan Fivemiletown 370kg Charolais to £1070 (£289); T J McNally Middletown 460kg Limousin to £1040 (£226) and 430kg Limousin to £1020 (£237); G Moane Fivemiletown 460kg Shorthorn to £1030 (£224) and S McBrien Derrylin 445kg Aberdeen Angus to £1010 (£227).

Weanling heifers

Very sharp demand in this section with Patrick Donnelly Fintona selling a 325kg Charolais to £1160 (£357) with a 305kg Charolais to £1010 (£331) 370kg Charolais to £970 (£262) and a 355kg Charolais to £920 (£259) Aughnacloy producer 440kg Belgian Blue to £1050 (£238); Derrylin producer 440kg Limousin to £990 (£225) 390kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £920 (£236) 415kg Limousin to £910, 390kg Limousin to £890, and 370kg Limousin to £890. T Smyth Dromore 420kg Charolais to £950, 400kg Limousin to £920, and 390kg Limousin to £890. P Hacket Newtownbutler 430kg Limousin to £930. R McNally 325kg Charolais to £900 (£277) and 405kg Charolais to £870. K McIvor Seskinore 380kg Charolais to £880 and 385kg Charolais to £870. Geo Aiken Kesh 325kg Charolais to £860 (£264) Ballygawley producer 360kg Limousin to £850.

Suckler cows and calves

A steady demand in this section with an Aughnacloy producer selling a 2016 Aberdeen Angus cow with bull calf to £1680. K B Farms Aughnacloy sold incalf cows to £1520, £1430, and £1320. J Treanor Aughnacloy £1360 for Hereford cow with bull calf. T Simpson Ederney £1240 for incalf heifer.

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