Dairy cows selling to £2400 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 324 lots listed sold readily with cow heifers selling to £1420 for a 710kg Limousin to £200 followed by a 660kg Belgian Blue to £193 (1273.80).

Beef cows sold to £1604.40 for a 840kg Limousin to £191 followed by a 720kg Charolais to £188 (£1353.60).

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £124 for a 760kg (£942.40).

Fat bulls sold to £1537) for a 1060kg Simmental to £145 reaching a top of £153 per 100kg for a 870kg Charolais (£1331-10).

Beef steers sold to £214 for a 610kg Blonde d’Aquitaine.

Beef heifers sold to £215 for a 490kg Charolais. In the store rings forward steers sold to £1810 for a 755kg Charolais (£239.70) for a Clogher producer with a Sixmilecross producer selling a 780kg Limousin to £1800 (£230.70).

Med weights sold to £1160 for a 495kg Simmental (£234.30) for a Clogher producer reaching £247.80 per 100kg for a 460kg Charolais to £1140 for a Fivemiletown producer.

Store heifers sold to a top of £1550 for a 710kg Charolais (£218.30) reaching a top of £224.70 per 100kg for a 565kg Charolais to £1270. With smaller sorts to £980 for a 390kg Charolais.

Weanling males sold to £1250 for a 555kg Limousin reaching £328 per 100kg for a 335kg Limousin to £1100.

Weanling heifers sold to an all time record with a Ballygawley producer presenting a pair of show Limousin heifers each weighing 440kg to make £2250 (£511.30 per 100kg) and £1900 (£431.80). An Aghalee producer sold a 300kg Limousin to £1250 (£416-60).

Suckler cows and calves sold to £2020 for a heifer with heifer calf.

Dairy cows sold to £2400 and £2100.

Dropped calves, males sold to £510 for Herereford.

Heifer calves sold to £335 for Limousin.

Reared lumps males sold to £850 for Simmental.

Reared heifer lumps sold to £770 for a Charolais

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Sixmilecross producer 710kg Limousin to £200 (£1420); Magherafelt producer 660kg Belgian Blue to £193 (£1273.80); Tynan producer 840kg Limousin to £191 (£1604.40); 720kg Charolais to £188 (£1353.60); Dungannon producer 660kg Limousin to £188 (£1240-80); 660kg Limousin to £184 (£1214.40); 690kg Limousin to £178 (£1228.20) and 750kg Limousin to £172 (£1290); Ballygawley producer 570kg Aberdeen Angus to £187 (£1065.90); Portadown producer 750kg Charolais to £184 (£1380); Dungannon producer 690kg Limousin to £180 (£1242) and 710kg Limousin to £175 (£1242-50); Aughnacloy producer 780kg Belgian Blue to £180 (£1404); Castlederg producer 610kg Simmental to £180 (£1098); Carrickmore producer 810kg Charolais to £178 (£1441.80); Cookstown producer 730kg Aberdeen Angus to £174 (£1270.20) and Dungannon producer 640kg Limousin to £173 (£1107.20).

Other quality lots sold from £140 to £170 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £118 to £138 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £114 to £124 per 100kg.

Plainer Friesian lots sold from £90 to £109 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £67 to £83 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

870kg Charolais to £153 (£1331.10); 1060kg Simmental to £145 (£1537); 970kg Limousin to £145 (£1406.50); 1010kg Limousin to £137 (£1383.70); 1160kg Charolais to £130 (£1508); 900kg Charolais to £130 (£1170); 1110kg Charolais to £128 (£1420.20); 880kg Aberdeen Angus to £120 (£1056); 980kg Shorthorn to £110 (£1078) 1030kg Luing to £110 (£1133); 1000kg Limousin to £110 (£1100) and 740kg Montbeliarde to £110 (£814).

FAT STEERS

610kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £214 (£1305.40); 740kg Limousin to £205 (£1517); 590kg Limousin to £201 (£1185.90); 630kg Limousin to £195 (£1228.50); 710kg Charolais to £191 (£1356.10); 610kg Charolais to £191 (£1165.10); 650kg Charolais to £190 (£1235); 650kg Charolais to £188 (£1222); 550kg Charolais to £188 (£1034); 700kg Simmental to £185 (£1295); 640kg Limousin to £185 (£1184); 650kg Charolais to £180 (£1170).

FAT HEIFERS

490kg Charolais to £215 (£1053.50); 670kg Limousin to £211 (£1413.70); 60kg Charolais to £209 (£117.40); 590kg Simmental to £207 (£1221.30); 660kg Limousin to £204 (£1346.40); 710kg Aberdeen Angus to £200 (£1420); 580kg Limousin to £198 (£1148.40); 600kg Limousin to £194 (£1164) and 560kg Limousin to £190 (£1064).

STORE BULLOCKS (237 LOTS)

A smaller entry this week sold easily to a strong demand with forward lots selling to £1810 for a 755kg Charolais (£239.70) to F McKenna Clogher. F Owens Sixmilecross sold a 780kg Limousin to £1800 (£230.70); A Fearon Dungannon sold 800kg Limousin to £1770 (£221.25); 765kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £1680 (£219-60); 645kg Limousin to £1510 (£234.10); 660kg Charolais to £1500 (£227-27); T Quinn Ballygawley 720kg Limousin to £1640 (£227-70); 660kg Limousin to £1470 (£222-70); and 675kg Limousin to £1460 (£216-20); P J Robinson Benburb 720kg Aberdeen Angus to £1590 (£220-80); V Thompson Irvinestown 700kg Charolais to £1590 (£227); N McNamee Sixmilecross 660kg Limousin to £1500 (£227-20) and 615kg Limousin to £1470 (£239); Roy Hall Fivemiletown sold 655kg Limousin top £1500 (£229); 660kg Limousin to £1480 (£224-20); 755 Charolais to £1480 (£196) and 665kg Charolais to £1460 (£219-50); Fivemiletown producer 650kg Charolais to £1490 (£229-20) and 655kg Limousin to £1460 (£222-90) and Benburb producer 660kg Limousin to £1460 (£221-20).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

D McKenna Clogher 495kg Simmental to £1160 (£234-30); B M Howell Fivemiletown 490kg Charolais to £1150 (£234-60) and 460kg Charolais to £1140 (£247-80); Paul Hawkes Omagh 500kg Charolais to £1150 (£230); Pat Cassidy Augher 490kg Hereford to £1150 (£234-60); 485kg Charolais to £1120 (£230-90) and 495kg Charolais to £1090 (£220-20); P Hacket Newtownbutler 460kg Limousin to £1120 (£234-40); 480kg Limousin to £1100 (£229-10); 485kg Limousin to £1090 (£224-70); 475kg Charolais to £1090 (£229-40) and 450kg Limousin to £1090 (£242-20); D McBride Banbridge 485kg Charolais to £1110 (£228-80); GP O Neil Lurgan 500kg Limousin to £1100 (£220); A Williamson Dungannon 475kg Charolais to £1080 (£227-30); Mountview Cattle Dungannon 485kg Charolais to £1070 (£220-60) and 500kg Charolais to £1040 (£208); A Sloane Armagh 480kg Charolais to £1050 (£218-70) and G Crawford Brookeborough 480kg Charolais to £1040 (£216-60).

STORE HEIFERS (153 LOTS)

A good steady demand for all sorts with forward lots selling to £1550 for a 710kg Charolais (£218-30) 685kg Charolais to £1450 (£211-60); 620kg Simmental to £1280 (£206-40) and 580kg Limousin to £1180 (£203-40); for S Brodison Stewartstown. O Clingen Augher 745kg Limousin to £1500 (£201-30) and 655kg Limousin to £1430 (£218-30); K Caldwell Fivemiletown 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1460 (£208-50) and 635kg Aberdeen Angus to £1310 (£206-20); W Owens Clogher 625kg Simmental to £1370 (£219-20) and 595kg Charolais to £1270 (£213-40); D D and E McElroy Clogher 600kg Limousin to £1330 (£221-60); P Slane Carrickmore 565kg Charolais to £1270 (£224-70) 535kg Charolais to £1180 (£220-50) and 540kg Charolais to £1160 (£214-80); P J Robinson Benburb 670kg Aberdeen Angus to £1260 (£188) and 630kg Charolais to £1180 (£187-30); T J McGeary Pomeroy 625kg Simmental to £1220 (£195-20); R K Hawkes Omagh 545kg Charolais to £1220 (£223-80); F Donnelly Coa. 555kg Charolais to £1180 (£212-60) and J McKenna Dungannon 645kg Herereford to £1160 (£179-80).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

Philip Quinn Ballygawley 465kg Charolais to £1130 (£243); 480kg Limousin to £1090 (£227) and 470kg Limousin to £1090 (£231-90); Omagh producer 495kg Limousin to £1130 (£228-20); A Sloane Armagh 490kg Limousin to £1080 (£220-40); P Slane Carrickmore 500kg Charolais to £1080 (£216) 465kg Charolais to £1060 (£228) 470kg Charolais to £1050 (£223-40) and 430kg Charolais to £970 (£225-50); K O Neill Omagh 475kg Charolais to £1070 (£225-20); F Donnelly Coa. 495kg Charolais to £1060 (£214-10) and 475kg Charolais to £1040 (£219); J Holland Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £1050 (£218-70) and 435kg Charolais to £1010 (£232-10); F P McHugh Kinawley 440kg Charolais to £1010 (£229-50); C A Earley Clogher 500kg Limousin to £1000 (£200); D O’Hagan Maghea 475kg Charolais to £1000 (£210-50) ; B McCaffery Tempo 445kg Limousin to £990 (£222-40) and C McCombe Clogher 455kg Limousin to £970 (£213-10).

SMALLER SORTS 400KG and UNDER

John Crozier Ballinamallard 390kg Charolais to £980 (£251) 370kg Charolais to £930 (£251) 380kg Charolais to £880 (£231-50) 325 Charolais to £870 (£267-60) and 350kg Charolais to £870 (£248-50); C McCombe Clogher 390kg Limousin to £970 (£248-70) and 395kg Charolais to £930 (£235-40); C A Earley Clogher 385 Charolais to £920. M O’Gara Carrickmore 390kg Charolais to £900 and 400kg Charolais to £870. J and E Reid Trillick 350kg Charolais to £890 (£254-20); K O Neill Omagh 380kg Limousin to £870. F P McHugh Kinawley 390kg Charolais to £850. B McCaffery Tempo 380kg Charolais to £840.

DROPPED CALVES AND REARED LUMPS (165)

A large entry sold to a brisk demand with bull calves selling to £510 for a Hereford to Derek Farrell Fivemiletown. M/S P McAloon and C Shevlin Rosslea £490 for Blonde d’Aquitaine; R W West Maguiresbridge £390 for Aberdeen Angus; D I Hoey Maguiresbridge £370 for Limousin; M Howe Cornafanogue £335 for Aberdeen Angus; P Doyle Trillick 320 for Simmental Fivemiletown producer £295 for Aberdeen Angus and J Smith Clogher £280 for Hereford.

HEIFER calves

D I Hoey Maguiresbridge £335 for Limousin; Fivemiletown producer £330, £300 and £290 for Aberdeen Angus. J E T Rutledge Derrylin £315 for Belgian Blue and £285 for Limousin; P Doyle Tri;llick £310 for Charolais, £275 and £250 for Aberdee Angus. D Farrell Fivemiletown £260 for Charolais and T Simpson Ederney £245 for Hereford.

REARED LUMPS (MALES)

E McCarney Seskinore Simms. to £850 and £770. D Barbour Lisbellaw Charolais to £770, and £720 with Belgian Blue to £720. Wesley Owens Clogher Charolais to £770. PNG Hadden Aughnacloy £760 for Simmental; P and D Prunty Tempo Limousin to £770. Lester Downey Rosslea Charolais to £710. M Gray Killadeas Belgian Blue to £705. C Donnelly Augher Aberdeen Angus to £700 x 2; J McDonagh Brookeborough Charolais to £685 and Limousin to £680. W Sayers Newtownbutler Aberdeen Angus to £685. M Brown Newtownbutler Chars to £680 and £665. E Smyth Keady Charolais to £670 x 2 S Gallen Castlederg Charolais to £650.

REARED HEIFER LUMPS

J Jackson Fivemiletown Charolais to £770, £750, £705 x 2 £690 and £685. P N G Hadden Aughnacloy Simmental to £690. M Brown Newtownbutler Charolais to £660 and £650. F Corrigan Clogher Limousin to £650. D Barbour Lisbellaw Charolais to £650. S Gallen Castlederg Limousin to £605. Sixmilecross producer Limms to £600 x 2 Charolais to £600 x 2 Simmental to £600 and Aberdeen Angus to £600. D Farrell Fivemiletown £570 for Limousin C McDonnell Brookeborough Charolais to £545.

WEANLINGS (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020) (256 LOTS)

A very firm demand in this section with quality lots selling to premium prices steers and bulls sold to £1250 for a 555kg Limousin (£225) for a Blaney producer with a 335kg Limousin selling to £1100 (£328) for a Sixmilecross producer. D Rafferty Cappagh 505 Limousin to £1090 (£216) and 455kg Limousin to £960 (£211); A Hadden Aughnacloy 480kg Limousin to £1060 (£221) and 425kg Limousin to £970 (£228); J McCarroll Seskinore 445kg Limousin to £1060 (£238); C McCarvey Beragh 420kg Limousin to £1050 (£250) and 470kg Limousin to £1050 (£223); J McSorley Beragh 390kg Limousin to £1050 (£269) 335kg Limousin to £980 (£292) and 355kg Limousin to £960 (£270); J Gallagher Omagh 435 Limousin to £1050 (£241) and 415 Limousin to £1000 (£241); A Hughes Dungannon 370kg Charolais to £1010 (£273) and 400kg Charolais to £1000 (£250); C Dunwoody Caledon 500kg Limousin to £1000 (£250); P Eakin Fivemiletown 430kg Limousin to £990 (£230) Armagh producer 320kg Limousin to £970 (£303) and P Hackett Newtownbutler producer 445kg Limousin to £960 (£216).

WEANLING HEIFERS

Record prices in this section with two exceptional show Limousin heifer calves presented by Michael McSorley Ballygawley each weighing 440kg with the first one selling to £2250 (£511-36 per 100kg) and the second one selling to £1900 (£431-81) per 100kg.

Others sold to £416-66 per 100kg for a 300kg Limousin to £1250 for G Mulholland Aghalee.

Leading prices: Ashley Hadden Aughnacloy sold a 580kg Limousin to £1250 (£215-50) and a 475kg Limousin to £990 (£208); D Rafferty Cappagh 405 Limousin to £1100 (£271-60); R J Crawford Augher 375kg Limousin to £990 (£264) 380kg Limousin to £960 (£252-50) 400kg Limousin to £950 (£237-50) 390kg Limousin to £930 (3238-50) 370kg Limousin to £900 (£243) and 390kg Limousin to £900 (£231); F McConville Ballygawley 390kg Limousin to £950 (£243-50) 415kg Limousin to £900 (£217) and 385kg Limousin to £890 (£231); P Hacket Newtownbutler 380kg Limousin to £920 (£242); Newtownbutler producer 395kg Limousin to to £900 (£228); F McKenna Augher 335kg Limousin to £890 (£266) and 365kg Limousin to £880 (£241) and I A Elliot Blaney 345kg Charolais to £880 (£255).

SUCKLER COWS AND CALVES (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020) (88 LOTS)

A good steady demand in this section with M/S F and D Kenwell Dromore (TY) selling a heifer with bull calf to £2020 and a heifer with heifer calf to £1660. C Taggart Fintona £1950 for 2015 cow with heifer calf. J McKenzie Tempo £1900 for 2015 cow with bull calf. Des Capper Portadown £1800 for heifer with bull calf and £1420 for heifer with heifer calf. T McKernan Seskinore £1680 and £1480 for 2014 cows with bull calves. A McDonald Ballygawley £1480 for 2012 cow with heifer calf and £1460 for 2015 cow with heifer calf. F G O Neill Galbally £1460 for heifer with heifer calf. M Brogan Gortin £1460 and £1240 for heifers with heifer calves. E Little Brookeborough £1380 for heifer with bull calf.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £1280.

Next Wednesday 21st October, special entry of Limousin heifers with calves at foot (see website for further details).