An entry of 85 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 27th October returned a steady demand.

Good quality beef cows sold to £334/100k for 788k at £2630 from a Newry farmer.

Followed by £329/100k for 650k at £2140 for a Poyntzpass farmer.

All good quality cows from £270-£308/100k.

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Dairy bred cows sold to £245/100k for 640k at £1580 from a Keady farmer, followed by £242/100k for 652k at £1580 from a Newtownhamilton producer.

Main demand from £220-£232/100k, second quality cows from £180 -£210/100k.

Bulls sold up to £276/100k for 860k at £2380, followed by £263/100k for 1140k Aberdeen Angus at £3000.

155 drop calves continued to sell at exceptionally strong prices.

Bull calves, under eight weeks, sold to a top of £780 for a Charolais from a Tandragee farmer.

Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £690 paid to a Loughgilly farmer.

All good quality bulls sold from £600- 670 each.

Friesian bull calves sold to £460 paid twice and £450, £440 and £400.

Several more sold from £250-£320 each.

Heifer calves sold to £690 for a Belgian Blue and for a Charolais.

All good quality calves sold from £550-£630.

Another good entry of reared calves were sold with bulls selling to £1200 and heifers to £925 each.

Beef bred cull cows

Newry producer 788k £2630 £334/100k: Poyntzpass producer 650k £2140 £329/100k: Newry producer 722k £2300 £319/100k: Poyntzpass producer 562k £1730 £308/100k: Newry producer 804k £2350 £292/100k: Richhill producer 756k £2190 £290/100k: Newry producer 706k £2040 £289/100k and Nutt's Corner producer 594k £1680 £283/100k.

Fat bulls

Enagh producer 862k £2380 £276/100k and Portadown producer 1142k £3000 £263/100k.

Dairy bred cows

Keady producer 644k £1580 £245/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 652k £1580 £242/100k: Derrynoose producer 608k £1410 £232/100k: Poyntzpass producer 762k £1730 £227/100k: Aughnacloy producer 796k £1800 £226/100k: Castlewellan producer 608k £1370 £225/100k: 750k £1680 £224/100k and Belleeks producer 696k £1540 £221/100k.

Bull calves

Tandragee producer Charolais £780: Loughilly producer Aberdeen Angus £690: Middletown producer Her £690: Tandragee producer Charolais £690: Loughilly producer Aberdeen Angus £660: Newtownhamilton producer Belgian Blue £640 and Keady producer Belgian Blue £630.

Friesian bulls

Portadown producer Friesian £ 460 x3: Friesian £450: Loughgilly producer Holstein £440: Kilkeel producer £400

Holstein: £390 Holstein: Newtownhamilton producer Friesian £390: Portadown producer Friesian £350 and Loughgilly producer Holstein £320 x2.

Heifer calves

Newtownhamilton producer Belgian Blue £690: Tandragee producer Charolais £690: Loughilly producer Aberdeen Angus £680: Kilkeel producer Belgian Blue £660: Middletown producer Belgian Blue £630: Poyntzpass producer Aberdeen Angus £560 and Armagh producer Belgian Blue £560.