Good quality forward store heifers selling to £1810 at Markethill Mart

Heifers

Good quality forward store heifers sold to £355 for 510k at £1810 from a Keady farmer. Main demand from £330 to £346 per 100 kilos.

Heavy lots sold to £385 for 608k at £2340 from a Dromara producer followed by £362 for 636k at £2300 from a Gilford farmer.

Another Gilford farmer received 646k at £2170 £336.

Several more lots sold from £320 to £330 per 100 kilos.

Grazing type heifers sold up to £414 for 452k at £1870 from a Dromara farmer followed by £384 for 388k at £1490 from a Crossmaglen farmer

Forward heifers

Keady farmer 510k £1810 £355.00; Keady farmer 564k £1950 £346.00; Dromore farmer 564k £1950 £346.00; Keady farmer 532k £1830 £344.00; Gilford farmer 588k £2000 £340.00; Gilford farmer 588k £2000 £340.00; Banbridge farmer 538k £1820 £338.00; Gilford farmer 508k £1700 £335.00 and Annaghmore farmer 544k £1820 £335.

Heavy heifers

Dromara farmer 608k £2340 £385.00; Gilford farmer 636k £2300 £362.00; Gilford farmer 646k £2170 £336.00; Gilford farmer 636k £2080 £327.00; Aghalee farmer 602k £1960 £326.00; Portadown farmer 682k £2220 £326.00 and Annaghmore farmer 604k £1960 £325

Middleweight heifers

Dromore farmer 452k £1870 £414.00; Crossmaglen farmer 388k £1490 £384.00; Crossmaglen farmer 392k £1490 £380.00; Co Fermanagh farmer 410k £1500 £366.00; Crossmaglen farmer 406k £1480 £365.00; Dromore farmer 476k £1700 £357.00 and Crossmaglen farmer 478k £1665 £348.

Bullocks

Heavy bullocks sold up to £400 for 610k at £2440 from a Donaghmore farmer followed by £364 for 646k at £2350 from a Keady farmer.

A Silverbridge farmer received £355 for 684k at £2430.

Top price of £2760 was paid for 778k at £355 from a Silverbridge farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy bullocks from £330 to £355 per 100 kilos.

Forward bullocks sold to £368 for 562k at £2070 from a Lisburn producer.

The same owner received £367 for 556k at £2040.

All good quality lots from £320 to £358 per 100 kilos.

Grazing type bullocks sold to £391 for 450k at £1760 from a Banbridge farmer.

A Tynan farmer received £373 for 482k at £1800.

Heavy bullocks

Donaghmore farmer 610k £2440 £400.00; Keady farmer 646k £2350 £364.00; Silverbridge farmer 684k £2430 £355.00; Kilmore farmer 676k £2400 £355.00; Silverbridge farmer 778k £2760 £355.00; Kilmore farmer 636k £2250 £354.00; Donaghmore farmer 616k £2170 £352.00; Silverbridge farmer 704k £2480 £352.00; Keady farmer 614k £2140 £348.00; Kilmore farmer 656k £2270 £346.00 and Aghalee farmer 698k £2390 £342.

Forward bullocks

Lisburn farmer 562k £2070 £368.00; Lisburn farmer 556k £2040 £367.00; Keady farmer 522k £1870 £358.00; Newry farmer 594k £2110 £355.00; Keady farmer 564k £2000 £355.00; Newry farmer 596k £2110 £354.00; Keady farmer 552k £1950 £353.00; Tandragee farmer 544k £1900 £349.00 and Keady farmer 534k £1840 £345.

Middleweight bullocks

Banbridge farmer 450k £1760 £391.00; Tynan farmer 482k £1800 £373.00; Keady farmer 470k £1620 £345.00; Richhill farmer 456k £1570 £344.00; Richhill farmer 488k £1670 £342.00 and Newry farmer 444k £1500 £338.

Weanlings

Weanling trade was exceptionally strong and there was a full gallery of buyers.

Good quality light heifers sold to £564 for 298k at £1680 from a Cullyhanna farmer.

The same owner received £535 for 284k at £1520.

A Dorsy Cullyhanna farmer received £523 for 258k at £1350.

Main demand from £440 to £494 per 100 kilos.

Middleweight heifers to £586 for 302k at £1770 from a Tempo producer followed by £543 for 306k at £1660 from a Castlecaulfield farmer.

All good quality lots sold from £460 to £537 per 100 kilos.

Light male weanlings returned an exceptionally strong demand with prices on a par with early spring trade.

Good quality light males sold steadily from £500 to £603 with a top of £658 for 228k at £1500 from a Rathfriland producer.

The same owner received £653 for 236k at £1540 and £603 for 262k at £1580.

Middleweight types sold to £533 for 308k at £1640 from a Crossmaglen producer followed by £500 for 368k at £1840 from a Banbridge farmer.

All good quality lots sold from £420 to £493 per 100 kilos.

A small entry of stronger male weanlings reached £461 for 412k at £1900 from a Cullyhanna farmer followed by £426 for 406k at £1730 from a Kilkeel producer.

Light heifer weanlings

Cullyhanna farmer 298k £1680 £564.00; Cullyhanna farmer 284k £1520 £535.00; Dorsy farmer 258k £1350 £523.00; Dungannon farmer 176k £870 £494.00; Richhill farmer 286k £1390 £486.00; Dungannon farmer 182k £800 £440.00 and Dungannon farmer 160k £700 £438.

Middleweight heifer weanlings

Tempo farmer 302k £1770 £586.00; Castlecaulfield farmer 306k £1660 £543.00; Tempo farmer 384k £2060 £537.00; Dungannon farmer 338k £1800 £533.00; Tempo farmer 326k £1720 £528.00; Dungannon farmer 344k £1800 3523.00; Tempo farmer 340k £1760 £518.00; Tempo farmer 328k £1650 £503.00 and Pomeroy farmer 330k £1660 £503.

Light male weanlings

Rathfriland farmer 228k £1500 £658.00; Rathfriland farmer 236k £1540 £653.00; Rathfriland farmer 262k £1580 £603.00; Rathfriland farmer 254k £1510 £595.00; Rathfriland farmer 238k £1400 £588.00; Rathfriland farmer 244k £1430 £586.00; Rathfriland farmer 252k £!450 £575.00; Rathfriland farmer 272k £1530 £563.00 and Rathfriland farmer 242k £!340 £554.

Middleweight male weanlings

Crossmaglen farmer 308k £1640 £533.00; Banbridge farmer 368k £1840 £500.00; Crossmaglen farmer 304k £1500 £493.00; Tynan farmer 392k £1900 £485.00; Rathfriland farmer 354k £1700 £408.00; Tynan farmer 400k £1910 £478.00; Camlough farmer 386k £1840 £477.00; Kilkeel farmer 376k £1770 £471.00 and Tynan farmer 392k £1840 £469.

Strong male weanlings

Cullyhanna farmer 412k £1900 £461.00; Kilkeel farmer 406k £1730 £426.00; Camlough farmer 418k £1740 £416.00; Markethill farmer 434k £1690 £389.00; Markethill farmer 464k £1790 £386.00 and Kilkeel farmer 492k £1890 £384.

A large entry of sucklers sold in a very strong demand.

Cows and calves reached £4750 for a Limousin heifer and bull calf from a Ballynahinch farmer.

The same owner sold a Simmental heifer and bull calf at £4300.

A Tempo farmer sold a Simmental third calver and bull calf at £4100.

Several more outfits sold from £2200 to £2800 each.

In calf heifers sold up to £3100 for a Charolais from a Keady farmer. The same owner had a total of 8 in calf heifers and a Limousin sold at £2900,£2850 and a Simmental received £2870 and two more Limousin sold at £2800 each.

A Co Fermanagh farmer sold a Limousin in calf heifer at £3020.

An entry of 1200 sheep at Markethill on Monday 1st June sold in a noticeably firmer trade for spring lambs, cull ewe trade and ewes and lambs sold in a similar trade to last week.

Good quality light spring lambs sold to 902p/k for 8 lambs, 21k at £189.50 from a Moira producer, followed by 896p/k for 10 lambs, 20.2k at £181 for a Ballygawley farmer. Main demand for good quality light lambs from 840-889p/k.

Heavy lambs sold to a top of £227, with several lots from £200-£218 per head.

All good quality heavy lambs sold from 790-864p/k for 25k at £216 from a Portadown farmer, followed by 858p/k for 24k at £206 from a Middletown producer and a Portadown farmer received 853p/k for 8 lambs, 25.2k at £215.

The 350 cull ewes returned a firm trade with heavy fleshed ewes to a top of £262. Main demand for heavy ewes from £180-£240, second quality from £140-£170 and poorer types from £90-£136 each.

A full yard of ewes and lambs sold readily with doubles selling to a top of £415, with others at £385, £380 and £370.

Main demand for doubles from £320-£350.

Singles sold to a top of £390, £380 and £375 and £370.

Main demand from £250-£330.

Light spring lambs

Moira producer 21k £189.50 902p/k: Ballygawley producer 20.2k £181 896p/k: Portadown producer 20.7k £184 889p/k: Warrenpoint producer 21.4k £189 883p/k: Glenanne producer 21.7k £191 880p/k: Scarva producer 19.9k £175 879p/k: Moira producer 21k £184.50 879p/k: Mayobridge producer 21.5k £188.50 877p/k: Mountnorris producer 20.2k £177 876p/k and Keady producer 18k £156.50 869p/k.

Heavy lambs

Portadown producer 25k £216 864p/k: Middletown producer 24k £206 858p/k: Portadown producer 25.2k £215 853p/k: Cullyhanna producer 26k £220 846p/k: Crossmaglen producer 24.2k £198.50 820p/k: Mountnorris producer 25k £205 820p/k: Ballynahinch producer 24.5k £199 812p/k: Crossmaglen producer 24.6k £199 809p/k and Donacloney producer 25k £201 804p/k.