Good quality forward feeding heifers selling to £1785 at Markethill Mart

Heifers

170 heifers included several pens of top quality lots.

Good quality forward feeding heifers sold from £270 to £336 for 530k at £1785 for a Tandragee producer.

This seller sold a pen of seven heifers to average 530k at £1578 each £298 per 100 kilos.

A Tandragee farmer received £316 for 536k at £1695.

Beef heifers sold to £300 for 640k at £1925 from a Tandragee farmer.

The same owner received £299 for 660k at £1985.

This seller sold 12 heifers to average 630k at £1875 £296 per 100 kilos.

Main trade for beef heifers from £260 to £296 per 100 kilos.

Good quality grazing heifers from £250 to £321 for 480k at £1545 from an Armagh farmer followed by £311 for 484k at £1505 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Beef heifers

Tandragee farmer 640k £1925 £300.00; Tandragee farmer 660k £1985 £299.00; Tandragee farmer 692k £2045 £296.00; Tandragee farmer 656k £1935 £295.00; Newtownhamiton farmer 690k £2035 £295.00; Tandragee farmer 678k £1995 £294.00; Tandragee farmer 712k £2015 £283.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 700k £1835 £262.00 and Scarva farmer 672k £1745 £260.

Forward heifers

Portadown farmer 532k £1785 £336.00; Tandragee farmer 536k £1695 £316.00; Tandragee farmer 526k £1645 £313.00; Portadown farmer 502k £1555 £310.00; Dungannon farmer 508k £1565 £308.00; Tandragee farmer 592k £1785 £302.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 574k £1725 £301.00 and Portadown farmer 510k £1515 £297.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer 482k £1545 £321.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 484k £1505 £311.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 494k £1455 £295.00; Cullyhanna farmer 458k £1315 £287.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 476k £1345 £283.00; Portadown farmer 460k £1295 £282.00; Rostrevor farmer 434k £1205 £278.00; Cullyhanna farmer 458k £1265 £276.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 496k £1345 £271.

Bullocks

130 bullocks sold in a steady demand with good quality forward bullocks selling readily from £260 to £308 per 100 kilos for 566k at £1740 from an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £301 for 540k at £1635.

This seller averaged £283 for 18 bullocks sold 560k at £1585 each.

Good quality middleweight bullocks sold from £250 to £310 for 402k at £1245 from a Pomeroy farmer followed by £303 for 408k at £1235 from a Sixmilecross farmer.

An Armagh producer received £302 for 462k at £1395.

Friesian bullocks sold to a top of £243 for 524k at £1275 from a Tandragee farmer.

Main demand for good quality Friesians from £198 to £225 per 100 kilos paid for 600k at £1365 from a Tandragee farmer.

Forward bullocks

Armagh farmer 566k £1740 £308.00; Armagh farmer 544k £1635 £301.00; Armagh farmer 556k £1655 £298.00; Rostrevor farmer 574k £1695 £295.00; Armagh farmer 510k £1485 £291.00; Armagh farmer 534k £1535 £288.00; Armagh farmer 564k £1615 £286.00; Armagh farmer 530k £1515 £286.00; Armagh farmer 548k £1565 £286.00 and Armagh farmer 612k £1735 £284.

Middleweight bullocks

Sixmilecross farmer 402k £1245 £310.00; Sixmilecross farmer 408k £1235 £303.00; Armagh farmer 462k £1395 £302.00; Armagh farmer 464k £1325 £286.00; Armagh farmer 472k £1335 £283.00; Forkhill farmer 468k £1245 £266.00; Forkhill farmer 452k £1185 £262.00 and Forkhill farmer 498k £1275 £256.

Friesian bullocks

Tandragee farmer 524k £1275 £243.00; Tandragee farmer 606k £1365 £225.00; Tandragee farmer 604k £1350 £224.00; Tandragee farmer 630k £1345 £214.00; Ballyward farmer 546k £1125 £206.00; Poyntzpass farmer 532k £1085 £204.00; Ballyward farmer 542k £1075 £198.00 and Ballyward farmer 532k £1055 £198.

Weanlings

170 weanlings sold in a steady demand.

Good quality light males from £280 to £360 for 242k at £870 from a Rathfriland producer followed by £344 for 308k at £1060 from a Waringstown producer.

A Ballykinlar producer received £335 for 236k at £790.

Stronger males sold from £260 to £319 for 402k at £1280 for a Poyntzpass farmer.

The same owner received £313 for 420k at £1320.

Good quality heifer weanlings from £250 to £312 for 252k at £785 from a Gilford farmer followed by £301 for 286k at £860 from a Castlewellan producer.

A Kilkeel farmer received £288 for 292k at £840.

Strong male weanlings

Poyntzpass farmer 402k £1280 £319.00; Poyntzpass farmer 422k £1320 £313.00; Waringstown farmer 444k £1370 £309.00; Poyntzpass farmer 448k £1380 £308.00 and Poyntzpass farmer 464k £1420 £306.

Light male weanlings

Rathfriland farmer 242k £870 £360.00; Waringstown farmer 308k £1060 £344.00; Poyntzpass farmer 398k £1340 £337.00; Ballykinlar farmer 236k £790 £335.00; Rathfriland farmer 252k £840 £333.00; Keady farmer 244k £800 £328.00; Rathfriland farmer 312k £1000 £321.00; Kilkeel farmer 314k £1000 £318.00; Kilkeel farmer 274k £880 £321.00 and Dromara farmer 358k £1140 £318.

Heifer weanlings

Gilford farmer 252k £785 £312.00; Castlewellan farmer 286k £860 £301.00; Waringstown farmer 310k £920 £297.00; Newry farmer 342k £1000 £292.00; Kilkeel farmer 292k £840 £288.00; Waringstown farmer 316k £910 £288.00; Keady farmer 304k £870 £286.00; Newry farmer 308k £880 £286.00 and Dromara farmer 282k £800 £284.