Forward heifers selling to £1795 and bullocks to £1635 at Markethill

Heifers

150 heifers maintained a very firm demand with good quality forward heifers selling from £250 to £295 per 100 kilos for 608k at £1795 from a Loughgall farmer. The same owner received £291 per 100 kilos for 510k at £1485 and for 514k Charolais at £1495 from a Newtownhamilton producer. Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £250 to £310 per 100 kilos with a top of £346 for 446k at £1545 from a Belfast farmer followed by £319 for 456k at £1455 from a Newtownhamilton producer. Several choice heifers sold from £300 to £318 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers

Loughgall farmer 608k £1795 £295.00; Loughgall farmer 510k £1485 £291.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 514K £1495 £291.00; Loughgall farmer 574k £1665 £290.00; jerrettspass farmer 534k £1545 £289.00; Tynan farmer 600k £1735 £289.00; jerrettspass farmer 540k £1555 £288.00; Belfast farmer 502k £1435 £286.00; Loughgall farmer 530k £1505 £284.00 and Tynan farmer 548k £1555 £284.

Middleweight heifers

Belfast farmer 446k £1545 £346.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 456k £1455 £319.00; Belfast farmer 410k £1305 £318.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 470k £1435 £305.00; Derrynoose farmer 426k £1295 £304.00; Belfast farmer 438k £1305 £298.00; Derrynoose farmer 470k £1375 £293.00; Poyntzpass farmer 498k £1405 £282.00; Belfast farmer 414k £1155 £279.00; Belfast farmer 422k £1165 £276.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 470k £1295 £275.

Bullocks

150 bullocks sold in a steady demand. Good quality forward bullocks from £250 to £295 for 550k at £1635 from an Armagh farmer. The same owner received £292 for 502k at £1465. A Dungannon producer received £290 for 522k at £1515. Beef bullocks sold up to £287 for 660k at £1895 from a Banbridge farmer. The same owner received today top price £2095 for 750k at £278. Good quality middleweight bullocks sold from £240 to £298 per 100 kilos for 434k at £1295 from a Keady farmer followed by £288 for 460k at £1335 from a Newtownhamilton farmer. Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £276 for 490k at £1375. Demand for Friesian bulls was exceptionally strong to a top of £222 for 566k at £1255 followed by £220 for 610k at £1355 both from a Derrynoose farmer. All good quality Friesian bullocks sold from £200 to £218.

Forward bullocks

Armagh farmer 554k £1635 £295.00; Armagh farmer 502k £1465 £292.00; Dungannon farmer 522k £1515 £290.00; Armagh farmer 554k £1585 £286.00; Dungannon farmer 532k £1515 £285.00; Armagh farmer 570k £1585 £278.00; Armagh farmer 544k £1495 £275.00; Markethill farmer 606k £1665 £274.00; Markethill farmer 578k £1575 £272.00; Armagh farmer 568k £1545 £272.00 and Newry farmer 582k £1575 £270.

Beef bullocks

Banbridge farmer 660k £1895 £287.00; Banbridge farmer 754k £2095 £278.00; Banbridge farmer 720k £1895 £263.00; Banbridge farmer 652k £1695 £260.00 and Banbridge farmer 748k £1895 £253.

Middleweight bullocks

Keady farmer 434k £1295 3298.00; Newtownhamiton farmer 464k £1335 £288.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 468k £1345 £287.00; Tandragee farmer Aberdeen Angus 498k £1375 £276.00; Keady farmer 438k £1200 £274.00; Dungannon farmer 458k £1245 £272.00; Keady farmer 418k £1135 £272.00; Sixmilecross farmer 422k £1135 £269.00; Dungannon farmer 450k £1135 £252.00 and Moira farmer 402k £995 £248.

Friesian bullocks

Derrynoose farmer 566k £1255 £222.00; Derrynoose farmer 616k £1355 £220.00; Derrynoose farmer 558k £1225 £220.00; Omagh farmer 530k £1155 £218.00; Derrynoose farmer 578k £1245 £215.00; Armagh farmer 588k £1255 £213.00; Forkhill farmer 510k £1075 £211.00 and Derrynoose farmer 616k £1295 £210.

Weanlings

270 weanlings continued to sell in very high rates with good quality light males from £290 to £341 for 358k at £1220 and for 320k at £1290 from an Armagh farmer. A Forkhill farmer received £341 for 320k at £1090 and a Newry farmer received £338 for 352k at £1190. All good quality light males from £300 to £330 per 100 kilos. Good quality strong males sold from £250 to £293 for 426k at £1250 from an Armagh farmer followed by £291 for 440k at £1300 from a Newry farmer. A Dromara producer received £287 for 446k at £1280. Good quality heifer weanlings sold steadily from £250 to £300 with all top quality heifers from £300 to £349 for 338k at £1180 from an Armagh farmer. The same owner received £345 for 290k at £1000. A Poyntzpass farmer received £328 for 326k at £1070 and £319 for 360k at £1160.

Strong male weanlings

Armagh farmer 426k £1250 £293.00; Newry farmer 446k £1300 £291.00; Dromara farmer 446k £1280 £287.00; Armagh farmer 426k £1220 £286.00; Armagh farmer 440k £1250 £284.00; Armagh farmer 430k £1200 £279.00; Armagh farmer 410k £1140 £278.00; Armagh farmer 402k £1100 £274.00; Dromara farmer 456k £1220 £268.00 and Derrynoose farmer 412k £1100 £267.

Light male weanlings

Armagh farmer 358k £1220 £341.00; Armagh farmer 320k £1090 £341.00; Forkhill farmer 320k £1090 £341.00; Newry farmer 352k £1190 £338.00; Markethill farmer 262k £890 £340.00; Newry farmer 278k £940 £338.00; Armagh farmer 328k £1080 £329.00; Forkhill farmer 302k £990 £328.00; Armagh farmer 356k £1160 £326.00 and Markethill farmer 338k £1100 £325.

Heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 338k £1180 £349.00; Armagh farmer 290k £1000 £345.00; Poyntzpass farmer 326k £1070 £328.00; Poyntzpass farmer 364k £1160 £319.00; Newry farmer 264k £840 £318.00; Banbridge farmer 304k £960 £316.00; Armagh farmer 298k £940 £316.00; Tassagh farmer 340k £1070 £315.00; Armagh farmer 378k £1180 £312.00 and Armagh farmer 318k £970 £305.

In the suckler ring in calf cows sold to a top of £1780 for Hereford from an Armagh farmer. The same owner received £1630, £1520, £1460 and £1450 for in calf cows.

Several more outfits sold from £1250 to £1400 each.

An entry of 410 hoggets at Markethill on Monday 27th February sold in a steady demand.

Good quality light hoggets sold from 480p to 512p per kg for 21.5k at £100.

Heavy hoggets sold from £117 to £123 each with good quality pens from 450p to 481p per kg for 24.5k at £116.

Cull ewes sold to £180 each.

Please note: From week commencing 13th March the weekly sheep sale including fat hoggets, cull ewes, stores and breeding sheep will be sold on Monday night sale starting at 6.45pm

Heavy hoggets

Newry farmer 24.1k £116 481p; Moy farmer 24.4k £117 480p; Moy farmer 24.3k £116.50 479p; Moy farmer 24.5k £116 473p; Tandragee farmer 25k £115.50 457p; Belleeks farmer 25.9k £118 456p; Tandragee farmer 25.7k £117 455p and Tandragee farmer 24.9k £113 454p.

Light hoggets

Newtownhamilton farmer 21.5k £110 512p; Moy farmer 22.3k £110.50 495p; Tandragee farmer 21.8k £107.50 493p; Armagh farmer 22.5k £110 489p; Newtownhamilton farmer 22.5k £110 489p; Dungannon farmer 23.9k £116 485p and Newtownhamilton farmer 23.7k £114 £481p.