Dairy cows selling to £2450 at Omagh Mart

Bullocks: G. Doyle, Cookstown 730k £1555; 565k £1340; 585k £1345; 610k £1370, J. Hewitt, Drumquin 510k £1200; 575k £1330, F. Ferris, Leglands 555k £1295; 570k £1310; 575k £1270, Ivan Wilson, Trillick 595k £1375; 570k £1300; 520k £1170, R. McCrossan, Drumquin 520k £1170; 620k £1370; 655k £1440, M. Ferris, Leglands 650k £1440; 640k £1375; 645k £1380, D. Patrick, Newtownstewart 605k £1300, Roy Sproule, Strabane 560k £1190; 485k £1089; 500k £1050, I. Hetherington, Omagh 685k £1440, A. Weir, Lack 625k £1300, B. Jones, Ederney 475k £1050; 435k £959, H. Wilson, Ardstraw 470k £1100, J. W. McCay, Castlederg 450k £990, Wm. Johnston, Lack 490k £1070, G. McKay, Drumquin 350k £945; 370k £970; 350k £910; 270k £730, A. Devenney, Drumquin 230k £585; 270k £645 and R. McMenamin, Tullyar 275k £760.

Heifers: John Patterson, Drumquin 540k £1240; 445k £1090, Robt. Scott, Newtownstewart 515k £1120; 635k £1350; 555k £1180, M. O’Kane, Drumquin 505k £1090; 525k £1110; 430k £1000, S. Mitchell. Eskra 575k £1230, T. Gavin, Fintona 550k £1180; 510k £1080, D. W. Johnston, Lack 420k £980; 410k £940: 455k £1030, J. Curran, Dromore 490k £1170, P. K. Horisk, Errigal 495k £1110, K. Lynch, Drumquin 430k £950 and R. McMenamin, Tullyar 395k £900.

Fat cows: J. Hewitt, Drumquin 590k £188, Ian Henderson, Trillick 580k £170, D. McCusker, Cloughfin 520k £170, M. McFadden, Strabane 650k £169; 630k £164, P. Dobbs, Carrickmore 820k £165, B. Deery, Irvinestown 700k £163 and V. Thompson, Irvinestown 580k £162.

Friesian cows: J. Henderson, Trillick 630k £156, C. Keatley, Aghyaran 590k £143, L. Pollock, Killen 610k £137; 720k £124, S and A. Wilson, Omagh 640k £129; 710k £128; 750k £128, T. Tait, Omagh 650k £129; 740k £126, R. Scott, Castlederg 680k £127, D. W. Hemphill, Drumquin 800k £127 and R. Sterritt, Mountjoy 730k £127.

Dairy cows: The first monthly dairy sale was doubly satisfying; the quality and the variety for the buyers, and the prices obtained for the sellers

A. McGovern, Fivemiletown £2450; £2400; £2380 and £2300 calved heifers, R. King, Laught £2160; £2020 x 3 and £2000 calves Ayrshire heifers, J. McCorry, Derrylin £1940 x2 calved heifers, A McKelvey, Newtownstewart £1940 and £1850 calves heifers and Aaron Weir, Lack £1840 in calf heifer.

Dropped calves

Gortin Producer, £610 Charolais heifer, R. G. Wilson, Kilskeery £540 and £520 Belgian Blue bulls; £485 Belgian Blue heifers, R. S. Crawford, Fintona £515 and £490 Limousin bulls, C. Caldwell, Killen £505; £480 and £470 Charolais bulls, W. J. McLaughlin, Drumquin £480 Aberdeen Angus bull; £460 Aberdeen Angus heifer, B. McBride, Trillick £455 Belgian Blue bull; £450 Belgian Blue heifer, I. Anderson, Sixmilecross £450 Charolais bull, S. Maguire, Trillick £450 Charolais bull, A Moses, Sixmilecross £445 Aberdeen Angus bull, F and N. McGarvey, Dunmoyle £430 Belgian Blue bull, L. McCarney, Seskinore £420 Belgian Blue heifer, K Warnock, Trillick £420 Limousin bull; £375 Limousin heifer, I and J. Hamilton, Newtownstewart £400; Belgian Blue bull, H. K. Smyth, Dromore £405 Belgian Blue bull and D. McConnell, Knockmoyle £395 Belgian Blue bull; £380 Belgian Blue heifer.

Sale of sucked calves and suckler cows: 330 calves on offer met a superb trade, typified by a super batch of heifers exhibited by John Daly selling from £3.20 to £3.60 per kilo.

Heifers: J. Daly, Dunamore 320k £1160; 340k £1120; 335k £1080; 345k £1000, Peter Moss, Scraghey 335k £1020, J. Gallagher, Mountfield 320k £1070, M. Fox, Creggan 310k £870; 315k £830, K. O’Neill, Tummery 355k £990; 350k £980; 345k £900, J. Donnelly, Drumquin 320k £870, M. O’Kane, Drumquin 430k £1230 (Shorthorn); 380k £960, T. Thompson, Lack 410k £1060, H. B. Coll, Drumquin 435k £1060, R. Ward, Mullaslin 410k £990; 460k £1030, D. Gallagher, Mountfield 440k £1060; 410k £990; 360k £920, A. Mitchell, Drumquin 365k £960; 335k £830, Badoney Farms, Dromore 370k £960, H. Donnelly, Sixmilecross 255k £850, M. Davis, Castlederg 245k £740; 330k £850, F. Campbell, Ballygawley 360k £930; 470k £1010, E. McAroe, Drumquin 390k £990, C. Campbell, Tattykeel 450k £1020, C. Campbell, Tattykeel 450k £1020 and King Farms, Knockmoyle 320k £890.

Bull/bullock calves: D. Galbraith, Castlederg 415k £1100; 440k £1140; 5158k £1190, G. McCarney, Seskinore 425k £1100; 430k £1060, R. Coyle, Douglas Bridge 410k £1060; 435k £1050; 375k £1010, J. McCrossan, Drumquin 420k £1060, H. Donnelly, Sixmilecross 475k £1190, E. McAroe, Drumquin 420k £1050, R. McGowan, Dungannon 345k £1010; 330k £930, S. F. Laird, Ardstraw 425k £1050; 380k £1050, Wm. Millar, Newtownstewart 480k £1180; 390k £1100; 380k £1050, L. McKinley, Trillick 415k £1010; 480k £1090; 365k £950, King Farms, Knockmoyle 350k £1070, M. McCoy, Dromore 300k £910; 360k £1020, B. McDonnell, Dromore 315k £940, J. Gallagher, Mountfield 350k £1010; 265k £760, F. Clarke, Drumlea 300k £850; 330k £880, P. McDermott, Greencastle 310k £890, G. A. Donnelly, Seskinore 320k £900, P. K. Horisk, Errigal 310k £850; 300k £800; 350k £870, Jas. Monaghan, Ederney 355k £970, S. Molloy, Cookstown 360k £970, P. McDermott, Fintona 350k £980; 320k £860, G. Devenney, Dromore 290k £880, C. Grainger, Trillick 275k £830, J. Daly, Dunamore 290k £860, N. Gormley, Sixmilecross 260k £740, Jas. McBride, Strabane 375k £1040 and M. Bratton, Lack 360k £1000.