Cows and calves selling to £2500 for a Belgian Blue with bull calf at foot at Markethill Mart

170 heifers sold in an excellent demand with good quality forward feeders from £260-299 per 100k for 616k at £1840 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

The same owner received £298 per 100k for 568k at £1690.

Beef heifers sold to £294 for 678k at £1990 from a Newtownhamilton farmer, followed by £292 for 660 at £1930 for an Armagh producer.

All good quality beef heifers from £260 to £290 per 100k.

Grazing heifers sold to £296 for 496k at £1470 from a Fermanagh farmer, followed by £294 for 496k at £1460 from an Armagh farmer.

A Kilkeel producer received £291 for 470k at £1380.

All good quality grazing heifers sold from £250 to £289 per 100k.

140 bullocks sold in a steady demand with good quality forward bullocks from £270 to £310 per 100k for 512k at £1290 for an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £304 per 100k for 520k at £1580.

A Lisburn producer received £300 per 100k for 530k at £1590.

Beef bullocks sold to £282 per 100k for 730k at £2080 from a Banbridge farmer.

A Ballynahinch producer received £280 for 646k Aberdeen Angus at £1810.

Several more beef bullocks from £260 to £275 per 100k.

Good quality midweight bullocks sold from £270 to £310 per 100k for 432k at £1340 from a Glenanne farmer, followed by £307 per 100k for 456k at £1400 from a Keady producer.

Friesian bullocks sold up to £223 per 100k for 540k at £1210 from a Derrynoose farmer.

The same owner received £218 for 578k at £1260. Main demand from £210 to £216 per 100k.

The 240 weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong demand.

Good quality light males sold steadily from £300 to £390 per 100k with a top of £425 for 254k at £1080 from a Kilkeel producer.

The same owner received £405 for 294k at £1190.

Top price for light males £1340 for 350k for a Castlewellan producer and £1340 for 374k from a Tassagh producer.

Stronger males sold from £250 to £386 for 412k at £1590 from a Tassagh farmer.

The same owner received £381 for 404kat £1540.

Good quality light heifers sold to a high top of £545 per 100k for 334k at £1850 from a Kilkeel producer, followed by £366 per 100k for 262k at £960 from a Lisburn producer.

A Forkhill producer received £354 per 100k for 240k at £850.

Stronger heifers sold to £314 per 100k for 408 at £1280 from a Cashel farmer.

Main demand from £250 to £301 per 100k.

In the suckler ring cows and calves sold to £2500 for a Belgian Blue with bull calf at foot from a Whitecross producer, followed by £1860 for Shorthorn cow and heifer calf from a Keady farmer.

An Omagh farmer received £1660 for Limousin heifer and heifer calf.

Breeding bulls sold to £2420 for a Limousin.

Beef heifers

Newtownhamilton producer 678k £1990 £294 per 100k: Armagh producer 662k £1930 £292: Newtownhamilton producer 638k £1850 £290 and 640k £1810 £283.

Forward heifers

Newtownhamilton producer 616k £1840 £299 per 100k: 568k £1690 £298: Whitecross producer 536k £1550 £289: Tandragee producer 548k £1550 £283: Banbridge producer 540k £1520 £282: Clare producer 600k £1680 £280: 562k £1560 £278 and Tandragee producer 562k £1560 £278.

Midweight heifers

Belcoo producer 496k £1470 £296/100k: Armagh producer 496k £1460 £294: Kilkeel producer 474k £1380 £291: 492 k £1430 £291: 470k £1360 £289: Belcoo producer 494k £1380 £279: Whitecross producer 424k £1180 £278: Kilkeel producer 490k £1340 £272 and Stoneyford producer 442k £1200 £272.

Beef bullocks

Banbridge producer 738k £2080 £282/100k: Ballynahinch producer 646k £1810 £280: Rathfriland producer 682k £1880 £276: Banbridge producer 770k £2100 £273: 784k £2120 £270: Ballynahinch producer 654k £1740 £266: 668k £1760 £264 and Newtownhamilton producer 690k £1800 £261.

Forward bullocks

Armagh producer 512k £1590 £311 per 100k: 520k £1580 £304: Lisburn producer 530k £1590 £300: Armagh producer 528k £1580 £299: 554k £1650 £298: Ballynahinch producer 624k £1820 £292: Armagh producer 542k £1580 £292: Tassagh producer 518k £1500 £290: Keady producer 560k £1620 £289 and Tassagh producer 526k £1510 £287.

Weanlings

Lightweight males

Kilkeel producer 254k £1080 £425 per 100k: 294k £1190 £405: 292k £1150 £394: 350k £1340 £383: Tassagh producer 374k £1340 £358: Kilkeel producer 366k £1225 £335: Tassagh producer 396k £1290 £326: Sixmilecross producer 286k £1000 £350 and Banbridge producer 344k £1110 £323.

Stronger males

Tassagh producer 412k £1590 £386 per 100k: 404k £1540 £381: 408k £1540 £378: 436k £1380 £317: 430k £1310 £305: 476k £1410 £296: Newtownhamilton producer 418k £1230 £294 and Banbridge producer 408k £1180 £289.

Lightweight heifers

Kilkeel producer 334k £1850 £554 per 100k: Lisburn producer 262k £960 £366: Dungannon producer 240k £850 £354: Lisburn producer 302k £1020 £338: Dungannon producer 322k £1060 £329: Rostrevor producer 368k £1200 £326: Lisburn producer 308k £990 £321: Dungannon producer 358k £1150 £321 and Keady producer 330k £1050 £318.

Stronger heifers

Keady producer 408k £1280 £314 per 100k: 412k £1240 £311: Banbridge producer 498k £1480 £297: Keady producer 438k £1200 £274: 432k £1180 £273: Silverbridge producer 408k £1110 £272 and Stoneyford producer 450k £1220 £271.

An entry of 1360 sheep in Markethill on Monday 19th February continued to sell in an improving trade.

Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 570-621p/k for 19 hoggets at 25.6k at £159 for a Whitecross farmer, followed by 604p/k for 25 hoggets at 24.9k at £150.50 for a Richhill producer.

Several pens of overweight hoggets to a top of £176 with several more from £155 to £166 each.

Good quality midweight hoggets sold from 580-628p/k for 20k at £125.50 from a Crossmaglen farmer followed by 608p/k for 20.8k at £126.50 from a Loughbrickland farmer.

Stores sold to 634p/k for 17.9k at £113.50 from a Kilkeel farmer, followed by 627p/k for 15k at £94 from a Loughbrickland producer.

A Ballynahinch farmer received 626p/k for 17k at £106.

The 300 ewes sold in a steady demand with fleshed ewes from £120 to £190 and plainer ewes from £60 to £90 each.

Trade for ewes and lambs was exceptionally strong in the breeding ring with good quality doubles selling to £360 paid twice to a Rathfriland producer.

The same owner sold several more doubles at £350, £340 and £330 each.

A Jerrettspass farmer received £320 twice for doubles with others from £240 to £290.

An Armagh farmer received £335, £295 and £290 for doubles.

Singles sold up to £250 with several more outfits from £190 to £240 each.

A special entry on Monday 26th February of 30 in-lamb ewes from Newry farmer.

Heavy hoggets

Whitecross producer 25.36k £159 621p/k: Richhill producer 24.9k £150.50 604p/k: Milford producer 24.6k £148 602p/k: Belleeks producer 25k £150 600p/k: Armagh producer 24.6k £147.50 600p/k: Glenanne producer 25k £147 588p/k: Moneymore producer 26.4k £155 587p/k: Poyntzpass producer 25k £146.50 586p/k and Newtownhamilton producer 24k £140 583p/k.

Midweight hoggets

Crossmaglen producer 20k £125.50 628p/k: Loughbrickland producer 20.8k £126.50 608p/k: Richhill producer 22.9k £138 603p/k: Loughgall producer 20.6k £124 602p/k: Cullyhanna producer 20.7k £124 599p/k: Glenanne producer 21k £124 591p/k: Armagh producer 23.3k £137.50 590p/k: Armagh producer 23k £135 587p/k: Markethill producer 23k £135 587p/k and Whitecross producer 22.5k £132 587p/k.

Stores

Kilkeel producer 17.9k £113.50 634p/k: Loughbrickland producer 15k £94 627p/k: Ballynahinch producer 17k £106.50 626p/k: Belleeks producer 17.7k £108 610p/k: Loughbrickland producer 14.7K £89 605p/k: Glenanne producer 19k £110.50 582p/k: Markethill producer 19.8k £113.50 573p/k and Richhill producer 18.4k £105 571p/k.