Dairy cows sell to £2320 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring beef cows sold to a top of £1803 for a 920kg Limousin to £196 for an Augher producer followed by a 880kg Charolais to £188 at £1654.80 and an 850kg Charolais to £192 at £1632 for a St Angelo producer.

Cow heifers peaked at £1525.70 for a 730kg Limousin to £209 for a Fintona producer followed by a 670kg Belgian Blue to £196 (£1313.20) for an Eskra producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £128 for a 760kg (£972.80).

Beef bulls sold to £1415.50 for a 950kg Limousin to £149 for a Dungannon producer.

Beef steers sold to £207 for a 660kg Limousin.

Beef heifers sold to £211 for a 530kg Limousin.

Dairy cows sold to £2320.

Forward store bullocks to £1740 for a 750kg Charolais to £1740 (£232) and reaching £240 per 100kg for a 640kg Charolais to £1540.

Forward store heifers to £1490 for a 610kg Charolais to £1490 (£244).

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Fintona producer 730kg Limousin to £209 (£1525.70); Augher producer 920kg Limousin to £196 (£1803.20); Eskra producer 670kg Belgian Blue to £196 (£1313.20); St Angelo producer 850kg Charolais to £192 (£1632) and 880kg Charolais to £188 (£1654.40); Drumcose producer 690kg Charolais to £191 (£1317.90); Augher producer 690kg Limousin to £188 (£1297.20); Augher producer 750kg Limousin to £187 (£1402.50); Clogher producer 660kg Limousin to £187. Fintona producer 740kg Limousin to £187. Armagh producer 620kg Charolais to £187. Cookstown producer 700kg Limousin to £187. Augher producer 750kg Simmental to £186. Greysteel producer 480kg Charolais to £185. Ballygawley producer 650kg Charolais to £185. Augher producer 700kg Belgian Blue to £184.

Other quality lots sold from £154 to £182 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £128 to £151 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £115 to £128 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £92 to £114 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £74 to £ 88 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 950kg Limousin to £149 (£1415.50); 840kg Charolais to £141. 840kg Aberdeen Angus to £139. 880kg Simmental to £138. 890kg Aberdeen Angus to £137. 800kg Charolais to £126. 870kg Charolais to £114. 810kg Stabiliser to £94.

FAT STEERS: 660kg Limousin to £211 (£1392.60); 860kg Belgian Blue to £203 (1745.80); 800kg Charolais to £202 (£1616); 760kg Limousin to £200 (£1520); 580kg Aberdeen Angus to £198. 500kg Aberdeen Angus to £198. 520kg Aberdeen Angus to £182. 650kg Charolais to £179. Friesians sold from £134 to £161 per 100kg.

FAT HEIFERS: 530kg Limousin to £211. 640kg Charolais to £208. 530kg Limousin to £208. 500kg Saler to £201. 620kg Charolais to £200. 580kg Limousin to £185. 550kg Limousin to £190. 560kg Aberdeen Angus to £187. 480kg Charolais to £185.560kg Charolais to £182.

STORE BULLOCKS (260): The strong demand continues in this section with forward lots selling from £208 to £240 per 100kg for a 640kg Charolais to £1540 for a Fintona producer and heavier lots to £196 for 840kg at £1650 for an Armagh producer. Leading prices: D Grimes Dungannon 750kg Charolais to £1740 (£232); 710kg Charolais to £1680 (£236) and 710kg Limousin to £1650 (£232); C Caughey Newtownbutler 750kg Limousin to £1750 (£233) and 730kg Charolais to £1560 (£213); Armagh producer 840kg Charolais to £1650 (£196); Augher producer 750kg Limousin to £1610 (£214) and 760kg Charolais to £1570 (£206); G Wilson Derrylin 690kg Charolais to £1610 (£233); K Caldwell Fivemiletown 680kg Aberdeen Angus to £1570 (£231); R Armstrong Fivemiletown 730kg Limousin to £1560 (£213); M McAnenley Ballygawley 700kg Limousin to £1550 (£221); 740kg Charolais to £1540 (£208) and 670kg Charolais to £1520 (£227), M/S V and S Sommerville Ballinamallard 640kg Limousin to £1550 (£242), P Connelly Fintona 640kg Charolais to £1540 (£240) and W J Robinson Clogher 670kg Charolais to £1530 (£228) and 640kg Limousin to £1510 (£236).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: Serious demand in this section with a 430kg Limousin selling to a top of £256 per 100kg to total £1100 for a Tempo producer. Leading prices: R Woods Maguiresbridge 480kg Charolais to £1210 (£252); 470kg Chars. to £1100 x 2 (£234); R Sharkey Dungannon 500kg Limousin to £1210 (£242) and 490kg Limousin to £1100 (£224); M/S D D and E McElroy Clogher 500kg Limousin to £1180 (£236); S Redmond Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £1110 (£231); C Kelly Dungannon 450kg Charolais to £1100 (£244); R A Elliott Dungannon 490kg Charolais to £1100 (£224); J McCann Clogher 490kg Charolais to £1100 (£224); F McStay Lurgan 490kg Aberdeen Angus to £1100 (£224); 450kg Limousin to £1090 (£242) and 460kg Aberdeen Angus to £1080 (£235); M/S C and W Gallagher Tempo 430kg Limousin to £1100 (£256) and R Condell Fivemiletown 470kg Limousin to £1100 (£234).

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: C Kelly Dungannon 340kg Limousin to £900 (£264); S Redmond Dungannon 340kg Limousin to £880 (£259); P McGovern Co Fermanagh 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £790 (£239); Pomeroy producer 290kg Charolais to £690. C Stewart Fivemiletown 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £640. C Nolan Fivemiletown 270kg Charolais to £570.

STORE HEIFERS (235): Another sound trade recorded in this section with forward lots selling from £192 per 100kg to £244 per 100kg for a 610kg Charolais to £1490 for a Dungannon producer. Leading prices: M and H Williamson Dungannon 610kg Charolais to £1490 (£244); 630kg Charolais to £1400 (£222) 630kg Charolais to £1360 (£216); 610kg Charolais to £1350 (£221); 620kg Charolais to £1350 (£218) and 560kg Charolais to £1330 (£237.50); R Quigley Culmore Londonderry 650kg Simmental to £1480 (£227); P J Kelly Ballygawley 760kg Charolais to £1460 (£192); 710kg Charolais to £1450 (£204) and 640kg Charolais to £1390 (£217); G Johnston Stewartstown 650kg Limousin to £1440 (£221.50); J J Megaw Newtownbutler 640kg Charolais to £1430 (£223) and 590kg Charolais to £1360 (£230.50); M G Donnelly Augher 650kg Limousin to £1400 (£215); 620kg Limousin to £1360 (£219) and 640kg Charolais to £1340 (£209); E Loughran Armagh 570kg Limousin to £1390 (£244); B D Breen Eskra 630kg Limousin to £1380 (£219); Clogher producer 590kg Limousin to £1370 (£232) and J Johnston Armagh 650kg Charolais to £1340 (£206).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: A good steady demand with quality lots selling to £257 per 100kg for a 420kg Charolais from a Pomeroy producer and £245 per 100kg for a 440kg Charolais to £1080 for an Aughnacloy producer. Leading prices: Henry McClure Fivemiletown selling a 490kg Charolais to £1180 (£241) 500kg Charolais to £1100 (£220); 490kg Charolais to £1070 (£218); 480kg Charolais to £1050 (£218); 470kg Charolais to £1050 (£223) and 500kg Limousin to £1040 (£208); K McManus Enniskillen 490kg Charolais to £1150 (£234) and 500kg Charolais to £1050 (£210); J McMullan Aughnacloy 480kg Limousin to £1120 (£233) and 440kg Charolais to £1080 (£245); G Hannigan Beragh 500kg Limousin to £1110 (£222) D Williamson Portadown 490kg Charolais to £1090 (£222); P Nugent Dungannon 500kg Limousin to £1090 (£218); Pomeroy producer 420kg Charolais to £1080 (£257); R Quigley Culmore Londonderry 500kg Limousin to £1080 (£216) and 500kg Charolais to £1080 (£216); R Magowan Dungannon 500kg Charolais to £1060 (£212); R Walker Stewartstown 460kg Simmental to £1050 (£228); K McManus Enniskillen 500kg Charolais to £1050 (£210); Ruth Hogg Fivemiletown 490kg Limousin to £1050 (£214) and P McGee Augher 500kg Limousin to £1040 (£208).

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: Terrific demand for the smaller sorts with L Mavitty Culkey Enniskillen selling a 380kg Charolais to £960 (£252); 340kg Limousin to £830 (£244); 340kg Charolais to £820 (£241); 310kg Charolais to £820 (£264); 310kg Limousin to £780 (£251); 340kg Charolais to £730 and 300kg Limousin to £640. D McManus Roscor 390kg Charolais to £900 (£230); M Grimes Omagh 380kg Limousin to £890 (£234); Pomeroy producer 370kg Limousin to £850 (£230); B McGrenaghan Trillick 390kg Charolais to £850. J Redmond Loughgall 360kg Aberdeen Angus to £750. C P Corrigan Enniskillen 390kg Aberdeen Angus to £740. I Wilson Derrylin 360kg Limousin to £740; 370kg Limousin to £720 and 360kg Limousin to £640. B Redmond Loughgall 390kg Aberdeen Angus to £720.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: A brisk demand in this section with R Givan Dungannon selling a calved heifer to £2320. Dungannon producer £2180 and £1900 for calved heifers. D Capper Portadown £1950 for calved heifer. D Farrell Fivemiletown £1920 and £1680 for calved heifers. F Loughran Newry £1920 and £1800 for calved heifers. O McCorry Derrylin £1900 for calved heifer. C Anderson Dungannon £1720 for calved heifer. Others sold from £1120.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: A sharp demand in this section with bull calves (under two months) selling to £495 for a Charolais to O G Drumm Kinawley. R J Crawford Augher £435 for Charolais and £350 for Aberdeen Angus; D Eagleson Aughnacloy £400 for Aberdeen Angus; M and P Gleeson Lisnaskea £390 for Charolais; B McCarney Seskinore 380 for Charolais; N Hutcheson Trillick £360 for Limousin Omagh producer £350 for Belgian Blue; C Moran Derrylin £345 for Simmental and W H Stockdale Clogher £345 for Belgian Blue.

HEIFER CALVES: M Hughes Keady £460 for Limousin; K Moore Augher £450 for Charolais and £450 for Limousin; M and P Gleeson Lisnaskea £435 for Charolais; A McAleer Pomeroy £430 for Aberdeen Angus; G J Campbell Markethill £430 and £395 for Herefords. Clogher producer £385 for Charolais.

REARED BULLS: R J Crawford Augher £790, £685 and £655 for Charolais. M Breen Augher £770 for Charolais; E H Sharkey Fivemiletown £680 for Belgian Blue; C J Doyle Dungannon £680 for Limousin; G Quigley Roslea £675 and £650 for Simmental and £660 for Limousin; J Crawford Augher £615 for Simmental. K Moore Augher £600 for Charolais and £550 for Aberdeen Angus. N McCleery Augher £600 for Charolais. A and A Maguire Roslea £580 and £550 for Herefords and Des Wilson Fintona £555 for Belgian Blue.

REARED HEIFERS: T Maguire Fermanagh £665 for Charolais; Des Wilson Fintona £665 for Hereford; G A Mitchell Donaghmore £650 and £580 for Chaolais. J Crawford Augher £650 for Simmental. D Eagleson Aughnacloy £630 for Limousin; K Moore Augher £625, £620 for Limousins and £625 for Charolais; P McGinn Augher £625 for Charolais; Beragh producer £590 for Blonde d'Aquitaine; Clogher producer £585 for Limousin; M Reynolds Dungannon £580 x 2 for Shorthorns. H McFarland Trillick £560 for Limousin; Ballygawley producer £550 for Limousin; C L Rusk Magheraveely £530 for Limousin and W P Kane Strabane £480 for Belgian Blue.