Dairy stock selling to £1840 at Markethill Mart

A Poyntzpass farmer received £1650 for a calved heifer and a Dungannon farmer received £1480 for a fresh calved third calver.

Cull cows

140 cull cows sold in a slightly improved trade with clean cattle to £222 per 100 kilos for 520k at £1155.

Good quality cows sold to a top of £203 per 100 kilos for 760k at £1545 from a Newry producer followed by £196 per 100 kilos for 790k at £1545 from a Portadown farmer.

Main demand for top quality cows from £160 to £194 per 100 kilos.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold in a firmer demand from £130 to £157 for 670k at £1055 followed by £147 per 100 kilos for 850k at £1255 several heavy Friesians sold in excess of £1000 per head.

Second quality Friesians from £100 to £120 per 100 kilos and the poorest types from £85 to £95 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Newry farmer 760k £1545 £203.00; Portadown farmer 790k £1545 £196.00; Gilford farmer 646k £1255 £194.00; Markethill farmer 660k £1245 £189.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 714k £1315 £184.00; Gilford farmer 766k £1405 £183.00; Lislea farmer 834k £1465 £175.00; Dungannon farmer 662k £1135 £171.00; Keady farmer 674k £1145 £170.00 and Portadown farmer 726k £1225 £169.

Friesian cull cows

Armagh farmer 672k £1055 £157.00; Mountnorris farmer 856k £1255 £147.00; Dungannon farmer 744k £1085 £146.00; Kilkeel farmer 800k £1165 £146.00; Tandragee farmer 704k £1025 £146.00 and Keady farmer 656k £935 £143.

Calves

180 calves sold in a very strong trade.

Good quality bull calves from £280 to £390 for a two week old Simmental followed by £385 for a three week old Limousin.

Good quality heifer calves sold to £390 for a four week old blue followed by £380 for a six week old Belgian Blue.

All good quality heifers from £270 to £355 each.

Young Friesian bulls under six weeks old sold to £145 with all good quality types from £80 to £120 each.

An entry of Friesian heifer calves sold to a top of £355, £335 and £330.

Bull calves

Simmental £390; Limousin £385; Charolais £370; Limousin £365; Hereford £350; Aberdeen Angus £345 and Limousin £340.

Heifer calves

Belgian Blue £390; Belgian Blue £380; Simmental £370; Belgian Blue £370; Belgian Blue £355; Belgian Blue £325 and Hereford £295.