Good quality beef bred cows selling to £2080 at Markethill Mart
An entry of 50 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 7th July continued to sell in a very firm demand.
Good quality beef bred cows sold from £280 to £365 for 570k at £2080 from an Armagh farmer.
The same owner received £336 for 756k at £2540 and £334 for 580k at £1940.
Dairy bred cows were in good demand to £298 for 704k at £2100 from an Armagh farmer followed by £268 for 668k at £1790 from an Armagh farmer.
All fleshed Friesian dairy bred stock sold from £229 to £298 for 704k at £2100 from an Armagh farmer.
Bulls sold up to £265 for 778k at £2060 from a Portadown farmer.
Cull cows
Portadown farmer 570k £2080 £365.00; Portadown farmer 756k £2540 £336.00; Portadown farmer 580k £1940 £334.00; Cullyhanna farmer 680k £2080 £306.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 832k £2530 £304.
Dairy bred cows
Armagh farmer 704k £2100 £298.00; Armagh farmer 668k £1790 £268.00; Armagh farmer 702k £1710 £244.00; Armagh farmer 582k £1340 £230.00 and Armagh farmer 652k £1490 £229.
Calves
An entry of 110 dropped calves sold to a top price of £990 for a Belgian Blue from a Markethill farmer followed by £910 paid for an Aberdeen Angus from a Craigavon farmer.
Main demand for good quality bulls from £680 to £870.
Second quality from £450 to £600 each.
Heifer calves sold to a top of £910 for an Aberdeen Angus from a Keady producer followed by £890 for a Belgian Blue from a Markethill farmer.
Bull calves
Belgian Blue £990; Aberdeen Angus £970; Aberdeen Angus £910; Aberdeen Angus £910; Aberdeen Angus £910; Aberdeen Angus £910; Aberdeen Angus £910; Aberdeen Angus £910; Belgian Blue £900; Aberdeen Angus £890; Aberdeen Angus £890; Friesian £890 and Simmental £880.
Heifer calves
Aberdeen Angus £910; Belgian Blue £890; Hereford £820; Aberdeen Angus £820; Aberdeen Angus £810; Belgian Blue £750; Aberdeen Angus £720; Aberdeen Angus £700 and Limousin £660.