Dairy stock sell to a top price of £2100 at Markethill Mart

The same owner received £1480 for a calved heifer.

A Whitecross farmer sold a calved heifer £1800.

The same owner sold a further five heifers from £1400 to £1760 each.

CULL COWS

The 190 cull cows sold in a steady demand.

Good quality beef bred cows sold from £130 to £166 for 710k at £1175.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £110 to £131 per 100 kilos for 880k at £1155 followed by £151 for 724k at £945.

Second quality Friesians from £90 to £105 and the poorest types from £70 to £85 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Glenanne farmer 708k £1175 £166.00; Portadown farmer 652k £975 £150.00; Portadown farmer 870k £1285 £148.00; Rathfriland farmer 614k £875 £143.00; Keady farmer 744k £1025 £138.00; Tassagh farmer 884k £1215 £137.00 and Markethill farmer 770k £1055 £137.00.

Friesian cull cows

Markethill farmer 880k £1155 £131.00; Kilkeel farmer 724k £945 £131.00; Portadown farmer 656k £835 £127.00; Whitecross farmer 604k £745 £123.00; Bessbrook farmer 634k £765 £121.00; Markethill farmer 738k £875 £119.00 and Markethill farmer 670k £775 £116.00.

CALVES

The 220 calves sold in a very firm demand.

Good quality bulls selling from £250 to £375 for a three week old Simmental followed by £370 for a six week old Belgian Blue.

Heifer calves from £200 to £325 for a six week old Charolais followed by £305 for a Belgian Blue.

Bull calves

Simmental £375; Simmental £375; Belgian Blue £370; Charolais ££65; Belgian Blue £350; Belgian Blue £340; Belgian Blue £325 and Belgian Blue £300.

Heifer calves

Charolais £325; Belgian Blue 3305; Aberdeen Angus £300; Charolais 3285; Charolais £270; Charolais £270; Belgian Blue £250 and Limousin £245.