Dairy stock sells to a top of £1960 at Markethill

The same owner received £1760 and £1720 for calved heifers.

CULL COWS

170 cull cows. Cow/heifers to £200 for 620k at £1245. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £140 to £184 per 100 kilos for 730k Lim at £1355 from a Portadown producer and for 660k Lim at £1215 from a Loughgilly farmer. Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £138 per 100 kilos for 820k at £1135 from a Loughgilly farmer and for 708k at £975 from a Glenanne farmer. All good quality fleshed Friesian cows from £115 to £127 per 100 kilos for 828k at £1055 from a Richhill farmer. Second quality Friesian cows from £95 to £110 and the poorest types from £70 to £80 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows: Dungannon farmer 620k £1245 £200.00; Cullyhanna farmer 624k £1155 £185.00; Portadown farmer 736k £1355 £184.00; Loughgilly farmer 662k £1215 £184.00; Armagh farmer 694k £1225 £177.00; Tandragee farmer 612k £1055 £172.00; Markethill farmer 730k £1235 £169.00; Markethill farmer 710k £1165 £164.00; Markethill farmer 786k £1285 £163.00.

Friesian cull cows: Loughgilly farmer 822k £1135 £138.00; Glenanne farmer 708k £975 £138.00; Richhill farmer 828k £1055 £127.00; Markethill farmer 634k £805 £127.00; Glenanne farmer 650k £805 £124.00; Waringstown farmer 650k £805 £124.00; Glenanne farmer 752k £925 £123.00; Benburb farmer 720k £880 £122.00.

CALVES

A large entry of 190 calves sold in the best trade for some time. Good quality bull calves under 6 weeks sold to a top of £450 for an AA and for a Hereford followed by £445 and £430 for an AA. All good quality bulls from £300 to £420. Good quality heifer calves sold to £445 for a BB followed by £420 for an AA and £400 for a Lim. Main demand for good quality heifers from £250 to £370 each.

Bull calves: AA £450; Her £450; AA £445; AA £430; Lim £425; Lim £425; BB £410; AA £395.

Heifer calves: BB £445; AA £420; Lim £400; AA £380; AA £380; Ch £375; Sim £370; Sh £370.