Good quality cows selling to £2140 at Markethill Mart
An entry of 75 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 29th September sold in a firmer trade for both beef bred cows and Friesian cows.
Good quality cows sold up to £326 for 656k Charolais at £2140 from a Middletown producer followed by £311 for 566k at £1760 from a Keady farmer.
Main demand for good quality cows from £270 to £307 per 100 kilos.
Dairy bred cows sold up to £244 for 710k at £1730 from a Mountnorris farmer followed by £236 for 792k at £1870 from an Armagh farmer.
Main demand from £220 to £235 per 100 kilos.
Second quality from £190 to £215 and poorest types from £150 to £180 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Armagh farmer 656k £2140 £326.00; Keady farmer 566k £1760 £311.00; Armagh farmer 766k £2350 £307.00; Middletown farmer 788k £2220 £282.00; Dungannon farmer 636k £1740 £274.00; Mountnorris farmer 608k £1650 £271.00 and Collone farmer 724k £1940 £268.
Clean cattle
Armagh farmer 626k £2180 £348.00; Loughgall farmer 588k £2020 £344.00; Loughgall farmer 632k £2080 £329.00; Loughgall farmer 610k £1930 £316.00 and Loughgall farmer 614k £1930 £314.
Dairy bred cows
Mountnorris farmer 710k £1730 £244.00; Armagh farmer 792k £1870 £236.00; Aughnacloy farmer 614k £1440 £235.00; Aughnacloy farmer 760k £1780 £234.00; Kilkeel farmer 698k £1610 £231.00; Kilkeel farmer 744k £1700 £229.00; Keady farmer 746k £1700 £228.00; Portadown farmer 770k £1740 £226.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 788k £1730 £220.
Calves
Dropped calve prices were exceptionally high for all types.
Bull calves under eight weeks sold to £820 for a Simmental from an Armagh producer followed by £790 and £750 for Belgian Blue from a Keady producer.
All good quality bulls from £660 to £740 per head.
A large entry of Friesian bulls sold in an exceptionally strong demand to a top of £440 paid twice followed by £400, £370 and several more at £350.
Good quality heifer calves sold to £1020 for a three week old Simmental from an Armagh farmer.
The same owner received £1000 for a Simmental.
All good quality heifers sold from £630 to £800 each.
Reared calves sold up to £1190 for a Belgian Blue from a Keady producer followed by £1080 and £1060 from a Portadown farmer.
Bull calves
Armagh farmer Simmental £820; Keady farmer Belgian Blue £790; Keady farmer Belgian Blue £750; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £740; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £730; Jerrettspass farmer Limousin £700; Keady farmer Aberdeen Angus £690; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £670; Keady farmer Aberdeen Angus £660 and Jerrettspass farmer Limousin £660.
Friesian bull calves
£440; £440; £400; £370; £350; £350; £350; £350 and £350.
Heifer calves
Armagh farmer Simmental £1020; Armagh farmer Simmental £1000; Newry farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine £800; Armagh farmer Simmental £770; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £750; Newry farmer Hereford £700; Portadown farmer Belgian Blue £680; Markethill farmer Belgian Blue £640 and Armagh farmer Belgian Blue £630.