Dairy cows sold to £2000 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring this week 369 lots listed sold readily with beef cows selling to £1532.30 for a 770kg Blonde d'Aquitaine at £199 for a Co Armagh producer followed by a 660kg Limousin to £189 at £1247.40 for a Castlecaufield producer.

Cow heifers sold to £198 for a 610kg Limousin (£1207.80) and 610kg Charolais to £192 (£1171.20) for a Caledon producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £128 for 790kg (£1011.20).

Fat bulls sold to £139 for a 1060kg Charolais (£1473.40).

Fat steers sold to £207 for a 650kg Limousin (£1345.50).

Fat heifers sold to £202 for a 580kg Limousin (£1171.60).

In the store rings forward steers sold to £1690 for 800kg Simmental (£211) and reaching £229 per 100kg for a 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1605.

Med weights sold to £261 per 100kg for a 490kg Charolais to £1280.

Store heifers forward lots sold to £1450 for a 670kg Charolais (£216).

Med weights sold to £234 per 100kg for a 490kg Charolais to £1150.

Weanling males sold to £1390 for a 470kg Limousin (£296).

Weanling heifers sold to £990 for a 410kg Charolais £241.

Dairy cows sold to £2000.

Suckler outfits sold to £1850 for heifer with heifer calf.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Killylea producer 770kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £199 (£1532.30); 630kg Limousin to £176, and 620kg Limousin to £170. Caledon producer 610kg Limousin to £198 (£1207.80); 610kg Charolais to £192 (£1171.20) and 590kg Charolais to £186 (£1097.40); Castlecaufield producer 660kg Limousin to £189 (£1247.40) and 640kg Charolais to £170. Brookeborough producer 580kg Simmental to £183. Loughgall producer 680kg Limousin to £182. Keady producer 690kg Charolais to £179. Omagh producer 590kg Limousin to £179. Loughgall producer 720kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £178, 640kg Belgian Blue to £173 and 700kg Limousin to £170. Armagh producer 670kg Limousin to £173. Dungannon producer 640kg Charolais to £170.

Other quality lots sold from £140 to £168 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from 124 to £138 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £119 to £128 per 100kg for 790kg.

Plainer Friesian lots sold from £90 to £111 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £64 to £83 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

Omagh producer 1060kg Charolais to £139 (£1473.40); Dungannon producer 970kg Aberdeen Angus to £139 (£1348.30); Cookstown producer 840kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £139. Cooneen producer 960kg Limousin to £137. Pomeroy producer 920kg Limousin to £132. Ballygawley producer 1060kg Limousin to £125. Dungannon producer 1010kg Hereford to £120. Birches producer 1020kg Charolais to £120. Omagh producer 1030kg Limousin to £120. Fivemiletown producer 1130kg Shorthorn beef to £114.

FAT STEERS

650kg Limousin to £207. 550kg Limousin to £195. 720kg Limousin to £190. 630kg Hereford to £184. 750kg Simmental to 3184. 770kg Charolais to £183. 590kg Limousin to £181. 740kg Charolais to £178. 690kg Limousin to £178. 720kg Hereford to £172.

Friesians sold from £155 for 630kg (£976.50) to £165 for 670kg (£1105.50).

FAT HEIFERS

580kg Limousin to £202. 630kg Charolais to £199. 670kg Limousin to £197. 560kg Simmental to £196. 720kg Limousin to £194. 640kg Limousin to £190. 540kg Charolais to £188. 570kg Simmental to £184. Friesians sold from £122 to £138 per 100kg

STORE BULLOCKS (348 LOTS)

A good steady demand recorded in this section with a top price of £229 per 100kg for a 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1605 for a Dungannon producer with others selling from £202 to £222 per 100kg.

Sample prices: S Campbell Clogher selling an 800kg Simmental to £1690 (£211); 780kg Simmental to £1590 (£204); 720kg Simmental to £1530 (£212); 730kg Simmental to £1520 (£208); 710kg Simmental to £1500 (£211) and 690kg Limousin to £1480 (£214); A Fearon Dungannon 790kg Charolais to £1670 (£211); 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1605 (£229); 780kg Charolais to £1550 (£199) and 720kg Limousin to £1490 (£207); M Davidson Cookstown 790kg Limousin to £1610. H Robinson Portadown 740kg Charolais to £1560 (£211); S Oliver Armagh 730kg Charolais to £1560 (£213) and 680kg Limousin to £1510.(£222); Roy Hall Fivemiletown 730kg Limousin to £1540 (£211); 720kg Charolais to £1520 (£211); 740kg Charolais to £1480 and 700kg Limousin to £1470 (£210).

MED WEIGHTS STORES 400KG TO 500KG

Great demand in this section with best quality lots selling from £224 to £261 per 100kg for a 490kg Charolais to £1280 from a Dungannon producer.

Leading prices: A J McKenna Dungannon 490kg Charolais to £1280 (£261) and 470kg Limousin to £1150 (£244); J J Sharkey Fivemiletown 490kg Charolais to £1160 (£237); D E Nelson Dungannon 470kg Limousin to £1120 (£238); W Gibson Fintona 490kg Charolais to £1100 (£224); J Holland Dungannon 490kg Charolais to £1100, 480kg Limousin to £1060 and 470kg Charolais to £1050. P J McCarney Seskinore 470kg Limousin to £1100 (£234); 490kg Limousin to £1060. E Fee Fivemiletown 470kg Limousin to £1090 and 450kg Limousin to £1060 (£235); A Lynch Ballygawley 460kg Limousin to £1090 (£237); P Fox Ballygawley 480kg Limousin to £1080 and 470kg Limousin to £1060. G Foster Killylea 500kg Charolais to £1080. J McAdam Derrylin 480kg Charolais to £1070 and 490kg Charolais to £1070. P Cassidy Augher 430kg Hereford to £1060 (£246) and 490kg Charolais to £1060.

STORE HEIFERS (240)

A brisk demand in this section with the best quality lots selling from £215 to £226 per 100kg.

Sample prices: R Carson Dungannon sold a 670kg Charolais to £1450 (£216); 610kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1330 (£218); 630kg Limousin to £1310 (£215); 640kg Limousin to £1290 (£201); 660kg Charolais to £1290 (£195) and 630kg Charolais to £1290 (£205) for R Carson Dungannon. F G O'Neill Dungannon sold a 640kg Aberdeen Angus to £1440 (£225); 640kg Charolais to £1380 (£215) and 620kg Charolais to £1280 (£206); T Singleton Ballygawley 620kg Limousin to £1390 (£224); M Magee Omagh 600kg Charolais to £1380 (£230); 670kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1380 (£206); 620kg Charolais to £1310 (£211) and 580kg Limousin to £1290 (£222); M O'Hanlon Clogher 610kg Limousin to £1370 (£224) and 580kg Limousin to £1380 (£226); M Clerkin Rosslea 700kg Charolais to £1350 (£193); T A Willis Dungannon 630kg Charolais to £1320 (£209); J J Sharkey Fivemiletown 590kg Charolais to £1290 (£218) and N Cochrane Portadown 570kg Aberdeen Angus to £1280 (£224).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

H Keys Fivemiletown 490kg Charolais to £1150 (£234); 480kg Charolais to £1050 (£219); 460kg Charolais to £1020 (£222); 460kg Charolais to £1010, 470kg Charolais to £1010 and 480kg Charolais to £1010. N Cochrane Portadown 410kg Charolais to £130 (£275); M Magee Omagh 500kg Limousin to £1120 (£224); M and N O Conner Augher 490kg Charolais to £1090 (£222) and 440kg Charolais to £1020 (£232); P Fox Ballygawley 490kg Limousin to £1070 (£218); J Cuthbertson Fivemiletown 500kg Limousin to £1050 (£210); R J Crawford Augher 490kg Charolais to £1020. S M Daly Dungannon 480kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1010. J J Sharkey Fivemiletown 450kg Charolais to £1000.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

F McCrory Pomeroy 360kg Charolais to £920 (£255); 380kg Limousin to £900 (£237); 390kg Limousin to £850, 340kg Charolais to £840, 360kg Limousin to £810, 310kg Limousin to £790 (£255) and 330kg Limousin to £710. M and N O Conner Augher 370kg Charolais to £910 (£246); V Beacom Lisbellaw 380kg Charolais to £880 (£231); 370kg Charolais to £760, 390kg Simmental to £750 and 350kg Charolais to £700. C and D McCartney Tassagh 400kg Charolais to £870 (£217); G Foster Killylea 350kg Charolais to £850 (£243); S Swain Dungannon 380kg Belgian Blue to £790. E Coote Ballygawley 390kg Belgian Blue to £740. R B Straghan Armagh 390kg Aberdeen Angus to £700 and 360kg Aberdeen Angus to £700.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES (180 LOTS)

Another large entry sold easily to a very keen demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £670 for a Charolais from J Jackson Fivemiletown. A Farrell Fivemiletown £655 for Charolais; B Ward Dungannon 490 for Simmental; T Irwin Fintona £385 for Simmental; C Roulston Killylea £370 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus. C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £370 for Limousin and £350 for Aberdeen Angus; K Mitchell Beragh £360 for Aberdeen Angus A Irwin Fivemiletown £350 for Belgian Blue; A Williamson Dungannon £345 for Aberdeen Angus and J R Hunter Maguiresbridge £340 for Aberdeen Angus.

HEIFER CALVES

M and W Davis Castlederg £760 for Limousin; A Farrell Fivemiletown £430 for Limousin; D Capper Portadown £370 for Limousin; K McGrane Armagh £365 for Charolais; T Irwin Fintona £350 for Simmental; J Martin Lisbellaw £345 for Limousin and C Roulston Killylea £340 for Aberdeen Angus.

REARED STEERS & BULLS

I Allen Armagh £910 for Charolais £720 and £690 for Hereford; S Wylie Aughnacloy £835, £750, for Limousins and £700 for Charolais; J Jackson Fivemiletown £830, £745, £720 and £700 for Charolais. R McGovern Derrylin £780 for Limousin and £745 for Charolais; K M Frilly Tassagh £720 for Charolais; P J Doyle Dungannon £715 for Limousin; D McCormick Maguiresbridge £700 for Belgian Blue; M Rafferty Armagh £695 for Aberdeen Angus and M McCann Sixmilecross £690 for Charolais.

REARED FEMALES

T Donohoe Derrylin £645 x 2 for Belgian Blues; £540 for Aberdeen Angus £540 for Limousin and £490 for Hereford; F Corrigan Clogher £640 for Charolais; Enniskillen producer £630 for Blonde d'Aquitaine; S Wylie Aughnacloy £620 for Limousin; D McCormick Maguiresbridge £620 for Hereford and £530 and £500 for Aberdeen Angus. P J and P McAleer Castlederg £600 for Simmental; S Askin Ballygawley £520 for Limousin; Pat Gallagher Castlederg £505 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus. E Davis Lack £490 for Limousin.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS

A good entry this week sold readily with a Ballygawley producer selling calved heifers to £2000, £1850 and £1560. Fivemiletown producer £1980 for calved heifer. Brookeborough producer £1880and £1860 for calved heifers. Dungannon producer £1880, £1720 and £1420 for calved heifers. Downpatrick producer £1150 for calved Ayrshire heifer.

A selection of young Friesian maiden heifer calves sold to £420 each.

WEANLINGS (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020)

A good turnout this week sold easily to a very keen demand with steers and bulls selling to £296 per 100kg for a 470kg Limousin to £1390 for an Omagh producer with smaller sorts selling to £284 per 100kg for a 370kg Charolais to £1050 for an Omagh producer.

Leading prices: Martin Gallagher Omagh 470kg Limousin to £1390 (£296). John McSorley sold a 580kg Limousin to £1280 (£220); 460kg Limousin to £1190 (£258); 420kg Limousin to £1150 (£274) and 460kg Limousin to £1090 (£237); M L Nugent Augher 420kg Charolais to £1200 (£285); S McKenna Clogher 470kg Charolais to £1180 (£251); S Kelly Carrickmore 430kg Charolais to £1160 (£270); P N G Hadden Ballygawley 460kg Charolais to £1120 (£243); J McMullan Dungannon 440kg Limousin to £1100 (£250); E Fee Fivemiletown 440kg Limousin to £1080 (£245) and 410kg Charolais to £1060 (£258); B Beggan Rosslea 420kg Charolais to £1080 (£257); H Sinnamon Pomeroy 420kg Limousin to £1080 (£257) and 480kg Limousin to £1050 (£219); M Gormley Sixmilecross 440kg Charolais to £1080 (£245) and 410kg Limousin to £1060 (£258); T Grew Corranny 420kg Charolais to £1060 (£252) and G P McCullagh Omagh 370kg Charolais to £1050 (£284).

WEANLING HEIFERS

Brisk demand in this section with a 410kg Charolais selling to £990 (£241) for a Corranny producer with smaller sorts selling to £291 per 100kg for a 230kg Limousin to £670 for a Tempo producer and a 250kg Limousin to £690 (£276 per 100kg) for an Augher producer.

Leading prices: T Grew Corranny 410kg Charolais to £990 (£241) and 410kg Charolais to £920 (£224); S Kelly Carrickmore 410kg Charolais to £950 (£232); 400kg Charolais to £940 (£235) and 360kg Charolais to £870 (£241); O McElroy Augher 390kg Limousin to £940 (£241); 300kg Belgian Blue to £730 (£243) and 250kg Limousin to £690 (£276); B C Maguire Rosslea 410kg Charolais to £880 and 400kg Charolais to £790. S Crawford Maguiresbridge 330kg Limousin to £820 (£248) 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £780 (£236) and 320kg Limousin to £750 (£234); R E Lough Ballygawley 400kg Hereford to £690, 410kg Hereford to £690. J Graham Tempo 230kg Limousin to £670 (£291) and T Conlin Fintona 300kg Limousin to £660 (£220).

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020)

A smaller entry sold to a steady demand with A McCaffery Macken selling a HEIFER WITH HEIFER CALF to £1850. D McCauley Magheraveely £1680 for 2014 cow with bull calf and £1400 for 2012 cow with bull calf. B Gilbride Maguiresbridge £1650 for 2013 cow with heifer calf. A Williamson Dungannon £1640 and £1350 for heifers with heifer calves. D Capper Portadown £1630 and £1320 for heifers with bull calves. W and C Harron Crumlin £1390 for 2014 cow with heifer calf. Need Farms Ltd, Lee Derrylin £1380 for 2016 cow with heifer calf and £1175 for 2013 cow with heifer calf with an incalf cow selling to ££1220 for same seller. R Neal Fivemiletown £1350 for 2015 cow with heifer calf. £1200 for 2016 cow with heifer calf. D Kerr Seskinore £1300 for heifer with heifer calf and £1210 for heifer with bull calf.

BREEDING BULLS

R Donnelly £1240 for 2016 pedigree registered Simmental. T Douris £1240 for 2018 pedigree registered Simmental. R Neal £1200 for 2016 pedigree registered Limousin. L McCaughey £1180 for 2019 pedigree Limousin.