Dairy stock selling to a top of £2000 for a calved second calver at Markethill Mart

The same owner sold two calved heifers at £1880 and £1820.

A Keady farmer sold three calved heifers at £1900, £1880 and £1600 and a Richhill producer received £1760 for a calved heifer.

A Jerrettspass farmer sold three calved heifers at £1760 and two at £1700 and a Whitecross farmer received £1740 and £1600 for calved heifers.

An entry of seven Friesian heifer dropped calves sold at £300 each.

Generally demand for dairy stock was quieter with good quality heifers selling steadily from £1300 to £1700 each.

The 100 cull cows returned a firmer demand for all classes.

Good quality beef bred cows sold from £150 to £195 for 750k at £1475 from a Benburb producer.

Friesian cows sold to £136 for 678k at £925 for a Richhill farmer and for 704k at £955 from a Newry producer.

Main demand for fleshed Friesians from £125 to £130.

Second quality from £100 to £115 and the plainer cows from £75 to £90 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Beef cows

Benburb farmer 756k £1475 £195.00; Poyntzpass farmer 740k £1425 £193.00; Derrynoose farmer 742k £1395 £188.00; Dromara farmer 672k £1135 £169.00; Dromara farmer 778k £1275 £164.00; Portadown farmer 754k £1175 £155.00 and Gilford farmer 710k £1025 £144.

Friesian cull cows

Richhill farmer 678k £925 £136.00; Newry farmer 704k £955 £136.00; Armagh farmer 676k £875 £129.00; Richhill farmer 696k £875 £126.00; Dromara farmer 730k £915 £125.00; Banbridge farmer 654k £815 £125.00; Armagh farmer 632k £775 £123.00 and Benburb farmer 804k £965 £120.

Calves

An increased entry of 170 calves sold in the best trade for several weeks.

Good quality bull calves sold to £470 each paid twice for Belgian Blue followed by £405 and £400 for Charolais bull calves and Simmental calf sold at £390.

Main demand for good quality bulls sold from £300 to £380 each.

Plainer types bulls from £240 to £280 each.

Heifer calves sold to £340 for a Charolais and for a Belgian Blue.

Main demand for good quality heifer calves from £250 to £320.

Second quality heifer calves from £160 to £230 each.

Bull calves

Belgian Blue £470; Belgian Blue £470; Charolais £405; Charolais £400; Simmental £390; Belgian Blue £380; Charolais £380; Hereford £375; Belgian Blue £375 and Belgian Blue £375.

Heifer calves

Charolais £340; Belgian Blue £340; Belgian Blue £330; Belgian Blue £325; Simmental 320; Hereford £315; Hereford £315 and Belgian Blue £310.