Exceptional Belgian Blue cow sells for £3444 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 240 lots listed sold to a very firm demand with beef bred cows selling to a high of £420 per 100kg for an exceptional 820kg Belgian Blue cow to £3444 for a Mayobridge producer.

An 860kg Limousin sold to £374 per 100kg to £3216.40 for a Trillick producer. An 800kg Limousin sold to £384 per 100kg to £3072 for a Pomeroy producer.

Beef bred cow heifers sold to £378 per 100kg for a 640kg Belgian Blue to (£2419.20) a 680kg Limousin sold to £374 per 100kg to (£2543.20) with a 620kg Belgian Blue to £362 per 100kg to (£2244.40).

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £248 per 100kg for a 640kg to (£1587.20).

Fat bulls sold to £420 per 100kg for a 720kg Limousin to (£3024) with a 920kg Limousin to £310 per 100kg to (£2852).

Fat steers sold to £394 per 100kg for an 800kg Limousin to (£3152) with a 900kg Limousin to £356 per 100kg to (£3204).

Fat heifers sold to £378 per 100kg for a 640kg Belgian Blue to (£2419.20) with a 680kg Limousin to £374 100kg to (£2543.20).

In the store rings strong steers sold to £3190 for a 905kg Limousin (£352) with a 940kg Limousin to £3080 (£328) a 645kg Charolais sold to £2470 (£383) a 670kg Charolais sold to £2450 (£366) and a 615kg Limousin sold to £2380 (£387).

Forward steers sold to £2270 for a 535kg Limousin (£424) a 520kg Limousin sold to £2050 (£394) with a 530kg Charolais to £1990 (£375).

Medweight steers sold to £1900 for a 500kg Charolais (£380) a 485kg Limousin sold to £1750 (£361) with a 460kg Belgian Blue to £1700 (£370).

Strong heifers sold to £2340 for a 725kg Limousin (£323) a 600kg Charolais sold to £2100 (£350) and a 605kg Charolais sold to £2080 (£344).

Forward heifers sold to £1980 for a 580kg Limousin (£341) a 515kg Limousin sold to £1940 (£377) and a 510kg Belgian Blue sold to £1880 (£369).

Med weight heifers sold to £1850 for a 495kg Limousin (£374) with a 425kg Charolais to £1700 (£400).

Smaller heifers sold to £1410 for a 385kg Aberdeen Angus (£366) with a 300kg Charolais to £1330 (£443).

Strong weanling males sold to £2140 for a 530kg Limousin (£404) a 450kg Charolais sold to £2050 (£456) with a 420kg Limousin to £1920 (£457).

Light weight males sold to £2000 for a 390kg Charolais (£513) a 385kg Charolais sold to £1960 (£509) with a 380kg Charolais to £1890 (£497).

Strong weanling females sold to £1700 for a 410kg Limousin (£415) a 430kg Limousin sold to £1700 (£395) with a 465kg Limousin to £1680 (£361).

Lighter weight females sold to £1810 for a 380kg Limousin (£476) with a 345kg Charolais to £1750 (£507) a 290kg Charolais sold to £1670 (£576) and a 300kg Charolais sold to £1660 (£553).

Breeding bulls sold to £3200 and £3050 for Charolais.

Dairy cows sold to £2960, £2780 and £2740.

Springing heifers sold to £2280.

Maiden heifers sold to £960 x 4.

Suckler Outfits sold to £4550, £4000, £3650 and £3350.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £2850, and £2750. bull calves (under four weeks) sold to £670 and £630 for Belgian Blues.

Heifer calves (under four weeks) sold to £560 for Aberdeen Angus and £550 for Belgian Blue.

Reared male lumps sold to £1610 for Charolais and £1590 x 2 for Limousins.

Reared female lumps sold to £1570 for Charolais and £1540 for Limousin.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cows and beef bred cow: Mayobridge producer 820kg Belgian Blue to £420 (£3444); Pomeroy producer 800kg Limousin to £384 to (£3072) Donaghmore producer 640kg Belgian Blue to £378 (£2419.20); 680kg Limousin to £374 (£2543.20); Trillick producer 860kg Limousin to (£3216.40) Donaghmore producer 620kg Belgian Blue to £362 (£2244.40); Fintona producer 780kg Limousin to £358 (£2792.40) Aughnacloy producer 680kg Limousin to £352 (£2393.60) Donaghmore producer 660kg Belgian Blue to £356 (£2349.60) 710kg Limousin to £352 (£2499.20) 640kg Belgian Blue to £348 (£2227.20) 640kg Limousin to £348 (£2227.20) 640kg Limousin to £346 (£2214.40) 630kg Limousin to £344 (£2167.20) 610kg Limousin to £338 (£2061.80) 700kg Belgian Blue to £338 (£2366) Dungannon producer 660kg Limousin to £344 (£2270.40) Middletown producer 590kg Charolais to £342 (£2394) Dungannon producer 700kg Limousin to £342 (£2394) and Newtownbutler producer 560kg Limousin to £342 (£1915.20).

Other quality beef bred cows sold from £320 to £336 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £300 to £318 per 100kg.

Quality beef bred cow heifers sold from £342 to £378 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £248 per 100kg for a 640kg to £1587.20 others selling from £230 to £244 per 100kg.

Plainer cows sold from £200 to £224 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £172 to £190 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

Garrison producer 720kg Limousin to £420 per 100kg to £3024 and Ballygawley producer 920kg Limousin to £310 per 100kg to £2852.

Fat steers

Limousin steers sold to £394 per 100kg for an 800kg to £3152 with a 900kg Limousin to £356 per 100kg to £3204. Belgian Blue steers sold to £382 per 100kg for a 710kg to £2712.20. An 820kg Charolais sold to £354 per 100kg to £2902.80. A 700kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £322 per 100kg to £2254.

Fat heifers

A 640kg Belgian Blue sold to £378 per 100kg to £2419.20. A 680kg Limousin sold to £374 per 100kg to £2543.20. A 740kg Charolais sold to £350 per 100kg to £2590. A 520kg Shorthorn sold to £314 per 100kg to £1632.80. Friesian sold to 3266 per 100kg for a 580kg to £1542.80.

Store bullocks (80 lots)

A lot of heavy steers on offer this week selling to a top of £3190 for a 905kg Limousin (£352) a 940kg Limousin sold to £3080 (£328) a 645kg Charolais sold to £2470 (£383) with a 670kg Charolais to £2450 (£366) others sold from £100kg.

Forward steers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2270 for a 535kg Limousin (£424) a 520kg Limousin sold to £2050 (£394) with a 530kg Charolais to £1990 (£375) others sold from £301 to £351 per 100kg.

Leading prices

Co Armagh producer 905kg Limousin to £3190 (£352) 940kg Limousin to £3080 (£328) 810kg Limousin to £2890 (£350) and 730kg Limousin to £2640 (£362) R Wilson Killylea 825kg Charolais to £2890 (£350) 700kg Limousin to £2440 (£349) and 730kg Simmental to £2400 (£329) T Gorman Ballygawley 805kg Limousin to £2840 (£353) A Norris Dungannon 745kg Limousin to £2570 (£345) 700kg Limousin to £2450 (£350) 670kg Limousin to £2420 (£361) and 690kg Limousin to £2390 (£346) G Heenan Fintona 705kg Limousin to £2480 (£352) and 675kg Limousin to £2360 (£350) D Grimes Dungannon 645kg Limousin to £2470 (£383) L Furey Plumbridge 670kg Charolais to £2450 (£366) J Reynolds Lisbellaw 615kg Limousin to £2380 (£387) and 655kg Charolais to £2350 (£359) Forward steers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2270 for a 535kg Limousin (£424) and 520kg Limousin to £2050 (£394) for M Coyle Pomeroy. E McBride Ballygawley 590kg Charolais to £2040 (£346) and 595kg Aberdeen Angus to £2040 (£346) B Daly Dungannon 530kg Charolais to £1990 (£375) 555kg Aberdeen Angus to £1840 (£332) and 505kg Charolais to £1610 (£319) T McKinney Dungannon 590kg Aberdeen Angus to £1940 (£329) R and M Donaghy Dungannon 580kg Aberdeen Angus to £1870 (£322) and 525kg Limousin to £1700 (£324) D Anderson Dungannon 530kg Limousin to £1860 (£351) 520kg Limousin to £1800 (£346) and 515kg Aberdeen Angus to £1670 (£324) and R Kyle Clogher 555kg Aberdeen Angus to £1860 (£3350 and 510kg Aberdeen Angus to £1700 (£333).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500kg

Quality steers selling to £1900 for a 500kg Charolais (£380) a 485kg Limousin sold to £1750 (£361) with a 460kg Belgian Blue to £1700 (£370).

Leading prices

M Coyle Pomeroy 500kg Charolais to £1900 (£380) D Anderson Dungannon 485kg Limousin to £1750 (£361) 480kg Limousin to £1650 (£344) 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £1610 (£343) 490kg Aberdeen Angus to £1610 (£329) A Lockhart Dungannon 465kg Aberdeen Angus to £1520 (£327) R Kyle Clogher 430kg Belgian Blue to £1510 (£351) and B Daly Dungannon 430kg Charolais to 31410 (£328).

Friesian steers sold to £1090 for 420kg £1040 for 425kg and £1030 for 400kg (£258) for R Hawkes Omagh.

Store heifers (50 lots)

Strong heifers sold to a top of £2340 for a 725kg Limousin £(£323) a 700kg Limousin sold to £2320 (£331) 640kg Limousin to £2190 (£342) and 625kg Limousin to £1940 (£310) for P Dobbs Carrickmore. H C A Farms Dungannon 600kg Charolais to £2100 (£350) K G Maze Lisburn 670kg Limousin to £2100 (£313) L Furey Plumbridge 605kg Charolais to £2080 (£344) and 645kg Charolais to £1920 (£298) J Reynolds Lisbellaw 605kg Aberdeen Angus to £1940 (£321) Forward heifers 510kg to 590kg sold to £1980 for a 580kg Limousin (£341) for B Doherty Clogher. R McKenna Augher 590kg Hereford to £1980 (£336) 575kg Aberdeen Angus to £1890 (£329) 530kg Hereford to £1810 (£342) twice and 580kg Hereford to £1800 (£310) L Furey Plumbridge 580kg Charolais to £1980 (£341) M Coyle Pomeroy 515kg Limousin to £1940 (£341) and 515kg Charolais to £1870 (£363) R Hadden Dungannon 560kg Limousin to £1940 (£346) B Daly Dungannon 550kg Charolais to £1920 (£349) and 530kg Fkv. to £1790 (£338) B Courtney Magheraveely 510kg Belgian Blue to £1890 (£371) 540kg Belgian Blue to £1880 (£348) 530kg Belgian Blue to £1840 (£347) 540kg Belgian Blue to £1820 (£337) and J Reynolds Lisbellaw 510kg Belgian Blue to £1880 (£369).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 495kg

J Reynolds Lisbellaw 495kg Limousin to £1850 (£374) A McCaffery Clogher 490kg Charolais to 31960 (£359) Fivemiletown producer 425kg Charolais to £1700 (£400) G P McCullagh Greencastle 420kg Limousin to £1600 (£381) B Daly Dungannon 480kg Belgian Blue to £1530 (£319) and R Lunny Derrylin 420kg Aberdeen Angus to £1480 (£352).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

R Lunny Derrylin 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £1410 x 2 (£366) and 385kg Aberdeen Angus to £1360 (£353) and A Collen Tandragee 300kg Charolais to £1330 (£443).

weanlings (130 lots)

A brisk demand in this section with strong males selling to £2140 for a 530kg Limousin (£404) a 490kg Limousin sold to £2080 (£424) with a 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456).

Lighterweight males sold to £2000 for a 390kg Charolais (£513) a 385kg Charolais sold to £1960 (£509) and a 380kg Charolais sold to £1890 (£497).

Leading prices

Strong males

A Quigley Macken 530kg Limousin to £2140 (£404) E P Robinson Fivemiletown 490kg Limousin to £2080 (£424) 525kg Limousin to £2080 (£396) 490kg Limousin to £2010 (£410) 455kg Limousin to £2000 (£440) and 510kg Limousin to £1970 (£386) J Primrose Fivemiletown 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456) M A Girvan Pomeroy 500kg Limousin to £1930 (£386) S A McGee Dungannon 420kg Limousin to £1920 (£457) F and R Conlon Newtownbutler 455kg Limousin to £1910 (£420) D McGirr Fintona 600kg Limousin to £1900 (£317) and P Bogue Clogher 570kg Limousin to £1880 (£330).

Lighterweight males sold to £2000 for a 390kg (£513) 405kg Charolais to £1960 (£484) for J McQuaid Fivemiletown. O McAnespie Aughnacloy 385kg Charolais to £1960 (£509) F McConville Ballygawley 405kg Charolais to £1930 (£477) 380kg Charolais to £1890 (£497) and 405kg Limousin to £1870 (£462) M and R Grew Rosslea 395kg Charolais to £1890 (£478) and J McElroy Clogher 395kg Charolais to £1880 (£476).

Weanling heifers

Strong heifers sold to £1700 for a 410kg Limousin (£415) with a 430kg Limousin to £1700 (£395) and a 440kg Limousin to £1650 (£375).

Lighterweight heifers sold to £1810 for a 380kg Limousin (£476) a 380kg Charolais sold to £1790 (£471) a 345kg Charolais sold to £1750 (£507) with a 290kg Charolais to £1670 (£576) and a 300kg Charolais to £1660 (£553).

Leading prices

A Dickie Tempo 380kg Limousin to £1810 (£476) 355kg Limousin to £1730 (£487) 340kg Limousin to £1650 (£485) 350kg Limousin to £1650 (£471) and 375kg Limousin to £1630 (£435) R Watson Augher 380kg Charolais to £1890 (£471) 345kg Charolais to £1750 (£507) and 385kg Charolais to £1680 (£436) O McAnespie Aughnacloy 360kg Charolais to £1700 (£472) 290kg Charolais to £1670 (£576) and 300kg Charolais to £1660 (£553) M Boyle Fivemiletown 360kg Limousin to £1680 (£467) and 385kg Limousin to £1650 (£429) M McGuone Pomeroy 365kg Limousin to £1670 (£458) K McAnespie 320kg Charolais to £1630 (£509) C McMahon Rosslea 360kg Simmental to £1610 (£447) Strong Females sold to £1700 for a 430kg Limousin (£395) for E Wilson Lisnaskea. M Boyle Fivemiletown 410kg Limousin to £1700 (£415) M A Girvan Pomeroy 465kg Limousin to £1680 (£361) and D McGirr Fintona 440kg Limousin to £1650 (£375).

Breeding bulls

C Clarke Dungannon £3200 for pedigree registered Charolais (born 10/10/2021) and £3050 for pedigree non registered Charolais (born 04/2024).

Dairy cows and heifers

A good turnout of quality stock on offer in this section with a Fivemiltown producer selling calved heifers to £2960, £2780, £2620, and £2580. Craigavon producer £2740, £2350 and £2300 for calved heifers. Dungannon producer £2600 twice and £2320 for calved heifers. Ballygawley producer £2600 and £2550 for calved heifers. Benburb producer £2240 and £1600 for calved heifers. Ballygawley producer £2080 for calved second calver. Brookeborough producer £2000 calved heifer. Caledon producer £1900 for calved heifer.

Springing heifers sold to £2280 for a Montbeliarde

Maiden heifers sold to £960 each for four from an Augher producer.

Suckler cows and calves

A much larger entry this week sold stronger demand for a good selection of quality stock on offer with B Reihill Lisnaskea selling a 2018 Belgian Blue cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £4550. A Quigley Enniskillen £4000 for pedigree registered Saler cow (29/08/2019) with Saler heifer calf at foot. D M Mallon Ballygawley £3650 for Simmental heifer with Limousin bull calf. M McNally Cookstown £3350 for 2019 cow with Limousin bull calf. R Neal Fivemiletown £3280 for heifer with twin Aberdeen Angus bull calves. S Hall Donaghmore £3000 for 2022 cow with Aberdeen Angus bull calf and £2820 for heifer with bull calf. N McKiver Stewartstown £3000 for Shorthorn heifer with bull calf. Fivemiletown producer £3000 for Charolais heifer with heifer calf. G McArdle Armagh £2700 for 2021 cow with bull calf and £2500 for 2022 cow with bull calf. R Wilson Trillick £2500 twice and £2300 for heifers with heifer calves at foot.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £2850 and £2750 for G Wilson Cookstown. Ballygawley producer £2400 (due June onwards to Limousin bull) and J McSorley Omagh £1900 for Aberdeen Angus heifer (near note bull not known).

Dropped calves and reared lumps

A large entry this week again sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under four weeks) selling to £670, £630, £610 and £600 for Belgian Blues to Alan Veitch Lisbellaw. J Scott Maguiresbridge £610, and £590 for Charolais £520 for Aberdeen Angus and £510 for Hereford; T Kelly Tempo £500 and £490 for Simmentals; A Liggett Clogher £490 for Belgian Blue; J Beatty Derrylin £490 for Belgian Blue and E I McClure Fivemiletown £480 and £470 for Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves (under four weeks)

S McAloon Omagh £560, £410 and £370 for Aberdeen Angus; Alan Veitch Lisbellaw £550, £480 and £420 x 2 for Belgian Blues; A Liggett Clogher £480, £470, £450 and £440 for Belgian Blues; E I McClure Fivemiletown £470, £440 and £360 for Aberdeen Angus; T Kelly Tempo £460 and £430 for Simmentals; W Cranston Newry £380 for Aberdeen Angus; J Beatty Derrylin £380 for Aberdeen Angus and B M V Hall Fivemiletown £370 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared male lumps

C Smyton Tempo £1610 and £1480 for Charolais; P McConnell Clogher £1590 for Limousin; E Maguire Carrickmore £1590 and £1550 for Limousins; P Cox Kinawley £1500 x 2 and £1450 for Aberdeen Angus; P Brankin Craigavon £1470 for Limousin £1400, £1390 and £1290 for Charolais; P McCaffrey Tempo £1090 for Aberdeen Angus; J Scott Maguiresbridge £1000 for Charolais; S Cox Kinawley £960 x 2 for Limousins; J J McNabb Trillick £880 for Charolais; A Ferguson Newmills £840 and £800 x 3 for Belgian Blues; T Kelly Tempo £710 and £620 for Simmentals; Paul McKenna Clogher £700 for Limousin; H McFarland Trillick £680 for Limousin and Alan Veitch Lisbellaw £640 for Belgian Blue.

Reared female lumps

P Cox Kinawley £1570 for Charolais and £1540 for Limousin; E Graham Garrison £1500 and £1140 for Limousins; N McKiver Stewartstown £860 for Limousin and £630 for Simmental; E McCaffery Tempo £770 and £720 for Aberdeen Angus; W Cranston Newry £660 for Stabiliser; H McFarland Trillick £630 for Limousin; H McCarney Seskinore £600, £590, £580, and £570 for Aberdeen Angus; J Scott Maguiresbridge £560, £540 and £510 for Charolais and S McAloon Omagh £530 for Aberdeen Angus.