Dairy stock selling to £2000 at Markethill Mart

An Annaghmore farmer received £1940 and £1620 for calved heifers.

Several more sold from £1200 to £1350 each.

Cull cows

140 cull cows sold again in an exceptionally strong trade with good quality beef bred cows from £160 to £183 per 100 kilos for 646k at £1185.

Top price £1585 for 880k £179 followed by £1505 for 860k £174.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £120 to £140 per 100 kilos for 650k at £915.

Top price Friesian £1115 for 860k £129.

Second quality Friesians from £10 to £115 and the poorest types from £85 to £95 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Newtownhamilton farmer 646k £1185 £183.00; Kilkeel farmer 646k £1175 £182.00; Banbridge farmer 884k £1585 £179.00; Dungannon farmer 864k £1505 £174.00; Armagh farmer 816k £1375 £169.00; Loughbrickland farmer 686k £1115 £163.00; Armagh farmer 718k £1155 £161.00; Derrynoose farmer 752k £1205 £160.00 and Loughgall farmer 646k £1035 £160.

Friesian cull cows

Keady farmer 652k £915 £140.00; Loughbrickland farmer 742k £1015 £137.00; Dungannon farmer 686k £915 £133.00; Kilkeel farmer 704k £935 £133.00; Dungannon farmer 664k £875 £132.00; Newry farmer 818k £1075 £131.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 696k £905 £130.00; Dromara farmer 798k £1035 £130.00 and Keady farmer 862k £1115 £129.

Calves

160 calves sold in a steady demand.

Good quality bulls from £300 to £430 each with a top of £530 for a four week old Charolais from a Tandragee farmer.

Good quality heifer calves from £250 to £350 with a top of £380 for a three week old Limousin from a Glenanne farmer. Good quality Friesian bulls sold from £80 to £160 each.

Bull calves

Charolais £530; Limousin £430; Limousin £405; Limousin £400; Limousin £380; Hereford £345 and Limousin £335.

Heifer calves

Limousin £380; Belgian Blue £350; Charolais £330; Aberdeen Angus £315; Limousin £310; Aberdeen Angus £295 and Limousin £295.