Good quality beef bred cows selling to £1720 at Markethill Mart
The 65 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 9th June sold in a steady demand.
Good quality beef bred cows sold to £314 for 548k at £1720 from a Poyntzpass farmer.
An Armagh farmer received 642k at £1890 £294.00.
Main demand for from £250 to £287 per 100 kilos.
Dairy bred cows sold to £249 for 678k at £1690 from a Katesbridge farmer followed by £236 for 768k at £1810 from a Banbridge farmer.
Top price for Friesian cows £1960 for 830k at £235.00 from a Middletown producer.
Main demand for fleshed cows from £220 to £236.
Second quality from £200 to £220 and the plainer types from £160 to £190 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Poyntzpass farmer 548k £1720 £314.00; Armagh farmer 642k £1890 £294.00; Middletown farmer 726k £2080 £287.00; Markethill farmer 852k £2240 £263.00; Markethill farmer 784k £2040 £260.00; Tandragee farmer 534k £1360 £255.00 and Loughgall farmer 750k £1880 £251.
Dairy bred cows
Katesbridge farmer 678k £1690 £249.00; Banbridge farmer 768k £1810 £236.00; Middletown farmer 834k £1960 £235.00; Donaghcloney farmer 700k £1610 £230.00; Donaghcloney farmer 772k £1740 £225.00; Loughgall farmer 750k £1690 £225.00 and Newry farmer 578k £1300 £225.
Calves
The 150 calves continued to sell in very strong prices.
Bull calves under eight weeks sold to £940 for a three week old Aberdeen Angus from a Jerrettspass farmer.
A Keady farmer received £900 received £900 for a Belgian Blue and a Newry farmer received £840 for an Aberdeen Angus.
All good quality bull calves sold from £600 to £830 each.
Heifer calves under eight weeks sold to £750 for a Charolais, £610 for a Belgian Blue and £600 for a Charolais.
All good quality lots from £480 to £570 each.
Second quality calves from £450 to £490 each.
A good entry of reared lumps sold in an excellent trade with a Loughgilly farmer receiving £1200 each for two Aberdeen Angus and a Shorthorn bull.
Several more from £940 to £1160.
Heifers sold up to £1000 paid twice with others from £850 to £960 each.
Heifer calves
Charolais £750; Belgian Blue £610; Charolais £600; Belgian Blue £570; Belgian Blue £560; Belgian Blue £550; Limousin £550 and Belgian Blue £510.
Bull calves
Aberdeen Angus £940; Belgian Blue £900; Aberdeen Angus £840; Charolais £840; Charolais £830; Charolais £810; Belgian Blue £800; Limousin £750; Belgian Blue £720 and Charolais £700.