Cows and heifers selling to £3900 at Markethill Mart
A dairy herd dispersal held at Markethill Livestock mart on Tuesday 25th August on behalf of Joe Acheson, Tassagh, Armagh comprised of 268 head of Friesian and Shorthorn cross dairy stock.
Trade was very firm which reflected the excellent quality of cows and heifers on offer.
Top price of £3900 was paid twice for a calved Friesian heifer and calved Friesian third calver.
A 2019 calved cow sold at £3700 and a calved heifer also sold at £3700.
In all 16 lots sold in excess of £3000.
A further 28 head sold from £2500 to £3000 and a further 79 head sold from £2000 to £2500.
In calf heifers sold up to £2780 with others at £2450, £2420 and £2400 paid twice.
In calf cows sold to £2650, £2520, £2450 and £2400.
Maiden heifers sold up to £1600 with main demand from £1080 to £1580.
Heifer calves four to eight months old sold readily from £700 to £910 each.
Heifer calves from one to two months old sold from £500 to £720 each.
This sale auctioneers R A Noble and Comoany and Markethill Livestock Sales.
Cull cows
A complete clearance of 90 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 25th August sold in an improved trade to £330 for 570k at £1880 from a Portadown farmer followed by £329 for 596k at £1960 from an Armagh producer.
An Ardglass farmer received £328 for 744k at £2440.
A Newtownhamilton farmer received £321 for 842k at £2700.
Main demand from £250 to £307 per 100 kilos.
Top price Friesian cull cows to £1480 for 636k at £233 from a Lurgan farmer.
Main demand for fleshed Friesians from £212 to £237 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Portadown farmer 570k £1880 £330.00; Armagh farmer 596k £1960 £329.00; Ardglass farmer 744k £2440 £328.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 842k £2700 £321.
Friesian cull cows
Dromore farmer 490k £1160 £237.00; Lurgan farmer 636k £1480 £233.00; Glenanne farmer 478k £1090 £228.00 and Portadown farmer 790k £1780 £225.
Calves
The 120 calves. Good quality bull calves to £980 for a Caledon farmer.
A batch of five Aberdeen Angus calves sold at £980 each from a Castlewellan farmer.
A Markethill farmer received £900 twice for Aberdeen Angus bulls and £800 for Aberdeen Angus bulls.
Friesian bull calves sold to £570, £550, £540 and £470.
Heifer calves sold to a top of £980 for a Limousin. Aberdeen Angus calf sold to £910, Beef Shorthorn sold to £870.
The same owner received £740 twice.
Main demand from £460 to £700.
Bull calves
Charolais £980 and Aberdeen Angus £980; £900.
Friesian bull calves
£570; £550; £540 and £470.