Good quality beef bred cows selling to £2060 at Markethill Mart
An entry of 60 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 30th June continued to sell in a firm demand.
Good quality beef bred cows sold from £260 to £295 for 698k at £2060 from an Annaghmore producer followed by £286 for 790k at £2260 from a Banbridge farmer and for a 634k Aberdeen Angus £1810 from a Tandragee farmer.
Dairy bred cows were in stronger demand to £276 for 824k at £2270 from a Nutt's Corner farmer followed by £275 for 794k at £2180 from a Banbridge farmer.
All fleshed Friesian dairy bred stock sold from £230 to £250 and second quality lots from £200 to £220 and the plainer types from £170 to £195 per 100 kilos.
Bulls sold up to £287 for 1046k at £3000 from a Kilkeel producer.
Young bulls sold to £311 for 770k at £2420 from a Tandragee producer.
Dairy bred cows
Nutt's corner 824k £2270 £276.00; Banbridge farmer 794k £2180 £275.00; Armagh farmer 676k £1690 £250.00; Aughnacloy farmer 812k £2000 £246.00; Aughnacloy farmer 630k £1540 £244.00; Kilkeel farmer 590k £1440 £244.00; Nutt's Corner 688k £1660 £241.00; Nutt's Corner 772k £1860 £241.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 722k £1690 £234.00 and Armagh farmer 666k £1530 £230.
Cull cows
Annaghmore farmer 698k £2060 £295.00; Banbridge farmer 79k £2260 £286.00; Tandragee farmer 634k £1810 £286.00 and Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 730k £1980 £271.
Calves
A large entry of 180 dropped calves and reared calves sold in an exceptionally strong demand with a top price of £930 for a two week old Charolais from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £800 for a two week old Aberdeen Angus from a Dungannon farmer.
Main demand for good quality bulls from £600 to £750.
Second quality from £450 to £550 each.
Strong Friesian bulls three to four months old sold to £510 with others at £460, £430 and £400 each.
Heifer calves under eight weeks sold to a top of £740 for a Whitehead from a Keady producer.
The same owner received £730 for a Whitehead and a Kilkeel farmer received £710 for a Belgian Blue.
All good quality heifers from £550 to £690.
Second quality from £400 to £500 each.
Bull calves
Newtownhamilton farmer Charolais £930; Dungannon farmer Aberdeen Angus £800; Newry farmer Belgian Blue £750; Keady farmer Hereford ££750; Keady farmer Hereford £740; Middletown farmer Belgian Blue £720; Whitecross farmer Charolais £670; Armagh farmer Belgian Blue £640 and Keady farmer Hereford £640.
Friesian bull calves
Keady farmer £510; Lisburn farmer £460, £460; Ballynahinch farmer £430; £430; £430; Kilkeel farmer £300; £300; £300; £300 and Ballynahinch farmer £270, £270, £270, £270, £270.
Heifer calves
Keady farmer Hereford £740; Keady Hereford £730; Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue £170; Keady farmer Hereford £690; Dungannon farmer Charolais £620; Keady farmer Hereford £600; Keady farmer Hereford £580 and Keady farmer Belgian Blue £570.