Dairy stock sell to £1820 at Markethill Mart

The same owner received £1560 for a calved heifer.

CULL COWS

131 cull cows sold in a steady demand.

Good quality beef bred cows from £130 to £153 per 100 kilos for 780k at £1195 and for 780k Swiss Red at £1175.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £115 to £131 per 100 kilos for 870k at £1145 followed by £127 for 760k at £965.

Second quality Friesians from £95 to £110 and the poorest types from £70 to £85 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Markethill farmer 780k £1195 £153.00; Armagh farmer 768k £1175 £153.00; Glenanne farmer 756k £1155 £153.00; Glenanne farmer 850k £1285 £151.00; Loughgilly farmer 872k £1290 £148.00; Keady farmer 842k £1205 £143.00; Markethill farmer 736k £1025 £139.00 and Markethill farmer 744k £1015 £136.00.

Friesian cull cows

Armagh farmer 874k £1145 £131.00; Stewartstown farmer 762k £965 £127.00; Stewartstown farmer 748k £945 £126.00; Dromara farmer 690k £855 £124.00; Belleeks farmer 618k £1765 £124.00; Richhill farmer 718k £885 £123.00; Dromara farmer 744k £915 £123.00 and Annnaghmore farmer 862k £1035 £120.00.

CALVES

150 calves sold in a steady trade.

Good quality bull calves under six weeks sold from £300 to £415 for Charolais followed by £345 for a Simmental.

Aberdeen Angus bulls sold up to £330 each. Good quality heifer calves sold from £240 to £360 for a four week old Charolais followed by £355 for a four week old Belgian Blue.

Bull calves

Charolais £415; Simmental £345; Aberdeen Angus £330; Aberdeen Angus £325; Hereford £325; Belgian Blue £325 and Hereford £320.

Heifer calves

Charolais £360; Belgian Blue £355; Lim £340; Belgian Blue £320; Aberdeen Angus £300; Aberdeen Angus £280 and Aberdeen Angus £270.