Dairy stock selling to a top price of £2550 at Markethill Mart
Dairy stock sold to a top of £2550 at Markethill on Tuesday 15th September.
This was paid for a calved heifer from a Rathfriland farmer.
The same owner received £2950 for a calved heifer and a Markethill farmer sold three calved heifers at £3280, £3260 and £3000.
A Keady producer received £3000 for a calved heifer.
A Dungannon farmer sold two calved heifers at £3000 and £2500.
An entry of seven calved heifers from a Whitecross farmer sold to a top of £2920 with others at £2500, £2480 and £2460.
A batch of Norwegian Red heifers recently AI to Aberdeen Angus bull from a Newtownhamilton farmer sold to a top of £1660 followed by £1480, £1460 paid twice and £1440.
The 60 cull cows sold in a steady demand.
Beef bred cows sold to £295 for 726k at £2140 from a Newry farmer followed by £282 for 740k at £2090 from a Loughgall producer.
Main demand from £260 to £279 per 100 kilos.
Dairy bred cull stock sold to £229 for 856k at £1960 from a Dromara farmer followed by £228 for 600k at £1370 from a Portadown farmer.
Main demand from £210 to £226 per 100 kilos.
Second quality Friesians from £180 to £205 per 100 kilos.
Bulls sold up to £298 for 820k for £2460 and up to £3000 for 1120k £267 from a Markethill farmer.
Young bulls sold up to £353 for 640k at £2280 followed by £345 for 600k at £2070.
Cull cows
Newry farmer 726k £2140 £295.00; Loughgall farmer 740k £2090 £282.00 and Markethill farmer 1122k £3000 £267.
Dairy bred cows
Dromara farmer 856k £1960 £229.00; Portadown farmer 600k £1370 £228.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 712k £1620 £228.00; Loughinisland farmer 672k £1520 £226.00; Armagh farmer 612k £1340 £219.00 and Armagh farmer 558k £1200 £215.
Clean cattle
Cullyhanna farmer 646k £2280 £353.00; Cullyhanna farmer 600k £2070 £345.00; Cullyhanna farmer 620k £2090 £337.00 and Cullyhanna farmer 612k £2000 £327.
Calves
The 110 lots in the calf ring returned a steady demand with bull calves under eight weeks old selling to £730 for a Whitehead followed by £670 for a Belgian Blue.
All good quality bulls from £550 to £630.
Friesian bulls were in an exceptionally good demand selling to £390 with others at £380, £360 and £350.
Main demand from £260 to £340.
Heifer calves sold up to £650 for a Whitehead followed by £580 for an Aberdeen Angus.
All good quality heifers from £440 to £550.
Another good turnout of reared calves sold to a top of £1280 for a reared Aberdeen Angus bull calf from a Newtownhamilton farmer.
The same owner received £1200 and £1070 for reared calves.
Several more sold from £870 to £1070.
Bull calves
Newtownhamilton farmer Her £730; Markethill farmer Belgian Blue £670; Armagh farmer Belgian Blue £630; Markethill farmer Belgian Blue £620; Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue £590; Markethill farmer Belgian Blue £590 and Markethill farmer Belgian Blue £560.
Friesian bull calves
Dungannon farmer £390; £380, £380, £360, £360, £360; Clady farmer £350, £350, £350, £350, £340, £340, £340, £340, £340 and Dungannon farmer £330; £330.
Heifer calves
Newtownhamilton farmer her £350; Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus £580; Armagh farmer Her £570; Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue £550; Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus £520 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus £520.