Good quality heavy heifers selling to £2720 at Markethill Mart

The 135 heifers included mostly forward and heavy heifers.

Good quality heavy heifers sold to £402/100k for 670k at £2720 for a Cullyhanna farmer, followed by £374/100k for 700k at £2620 for a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy heifers from £330-£361/100k.

Forward feeding type heifers sold up to £384/100k for 516k at £1980 for a Dungannon farmer, followed by £367/100k for 540k at £1990 for an Armagh producer.

A Katesbridge farmer received £365/100k for 540k at £1970.

All good quality forward heifers sold from £320-£360/100k.

Grazing heifers sold to £444/100k for 428k at £1900 for a Glenavy farmer, followed by £440 for 364k at £1600 for a Whitecross farmer and £439/100k for 428k at £1880 from a Glenavy producer. All good quality grazing heifers sold from £340-£418/100k.

The 100 bullocks sold in a steady demand with heavy bullocks selling to £357/100k for 630k at £2260 for a Newry farmer, followed by £355/100k for 636k at £2260 from a Dromara farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £320-£346/100k.

Forward type bullocks sold to a top of £413/100k for 550k at £2290 for a Belleek producer, followed by £405/100k for 434k at £2160 from an Armagh farmer.

All good quality forward bullocks sold steadily from £350-£402/100k.

A smaller entry of grazing type bullocks sold to £394/100k for 480k at £1920 from a Tandragee farmer, followed by £390/100k for 498k at £1940 for a Dungannon producer.

All good quality types from £330-£380/100k.

The 200 weanlings maintained an exceptionally strong demand.

Light heifers sold to £592/100k for 282k at £1670 from a Newry farmer, followed by £590/100k for 288k at £1700 from a Pomeroy producer.

All top quality light heifers sold readily from £450-£564/100k.

Midweight heifers to £545/100k for 312k at £1700 for a Pomeroy producer, followed by £520/100k for 302k at £1570 from a Newry farmer.

All good quality midweight heifers sold from £420-£500/100k.

A small number of strong heifers sold from £360-£421/100k for 406k at £1710 from a Keady producer.

Light male weanlings sold to £579/100k for 242k at £1400 from a Pomeroy producer, followed by £559/100k for 290k at £1620 from a Castlewellan producer.

Main demand for top quality lots from £450-£549/100k.

Midweight males sold to £503/100k for 352k at £1770 for a Castlewellan farmer, followed by £500/100k for 338k at £1690 for a Richhill farmer and for 304k at £1520 for a Rathfriland producer.

All good quality lots sold steadily from £400-£475/100k.

Strong males sold to £466/100k for 412k at £1920 for an Armagh farmer, followed by £445 for 490k at £2180.

The same owner received £438/100k for 480k at £2100.

All good quality lots sold steadily from £380-£437/100k.

In the suckler ring top price of £4260 was paid for a three-year-old Charolais bull from a Lurgan farmer.

The same owner sold a seven-year-old Charolais bull at £3960.

A Rostrevor farmer received £4400 for a 36 month Limousin bull.

Outfits sold up to £3100 for Belgian Blue heifer with a bull calf from a Portadown farmer.

Several more sold at £2200 and £2780 each.

Heavy heifers

Cullyhanna producer 676k £2720 £402/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 700k £2620 £374/100k: Silverbridge producer 648k £2340 £361/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 632k £2260 £358/100k: Cullyhanna producer 750k £2680 £357/100k: Cullyhanna producer 630k £2230 £354/100k: Silverbridge producer 670k £2360 £352/100k: Cullyhanna producer 638k £2210 £346/100k and Dungannon producer 602k £2080 £346/100k.

Forward heifers

Dungannon producer 516k £1980 £384/100k: Armagh producer 542k £1990 £367/100k: Katesbridge producer 540k £1970 £365/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 598l £2180 £365/100k: Dungannon producer 580k £2100 £362/100k: Dungannon producer 550k £1960 £356/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 540k £1900 £352/100k and Dromara producer 550k £1930 £351/100k.

Midweight heifers

Glenavy producer 428k £1900 £444/100k: Whitecross producer 364k £1600 £440/100k: Glenavy producer 428k £1880 £439/100k: Armagh producer 380k £1590 £418/100k: Whitecross producer 442k £1690 £382/100k: 386k £1470 £381/100k: Portadown producer 364k £1350 £371/100k: Armagh producer 452k £1650 £365/100k: Cullyhanna producer 500k £1820 £364/100k and Richhill producer 426k £1540 £362/100k.

Heavy bullocks

Newry producer 632k £2255 £357/100k: Dromore producer 636k £2260 £355/100k: Poyntzpass producer 670k £2320 £346/100k: Newry producer 654k £2250 £344/100k: 628k £2160 £344/100k: Dungannon producer 670k £2290 £342/100k and Newtownhamilton producer 670k £2260 £337/100k: 690k £2300 £333/100k.

Forward bullocks

Belleek producer 554k £2290 £413/100k: Armagh producer 534k £2160 £405/100k: 542k £2180 £402/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 536k £2150 £401/100k: Armagh producer 578k £2290 £396/100k: Dungannon producer 522k £2020 £387/100k: Newry producer 564k £2110 £374/100k: Dromara producer 598k £2220 £371/100k and Markethill producer 552k £2000 £362/100k.

Midweight bullocks

Tandragee producer 488k £1920 £394/100k: Dungannon producer 498k £194- £390/100k: Markethill producer 500k £1900 £380/100k: Dromara producer 444k £1680 £378/100k: 426k £1540 £362/100k and Markethill producer 430k £1530 £356/100k: 452k £1580 £350/100k.

Weanlings

Light weanling heifers

Newry producer 282k £1670 £592/100k: Pomeroy producer 288k £1700 £3590/100k: Markethill producer 250k £1410 £564/100k: Armagh producer 248k £1360 £548/100k: Newry producer 222k £1180 £532/100k: Richhill producer 234k £1210 £517/100k: Markethill producer 286k £1430 £500/100k and Newry producer 270k £1340 £496/100k: 236k £1160 £492/100k.

Midweight weanling heifers

Pomeroy producer 312k £1700 £545/100k: Newry producer 302k £1570 £520/100k: Armagh producer 346k £1730 £500/100k: Camlough producer 376k £1870 £497/100k: Markethill producer 354k £1710 £482/100k: 332k £1580 £476/100k: Keady producer 320k £1470 £459/100k: Armagh producer 332k £1510 £455/100k and Crossmaglen producer 306k £1380 £451/100k.

Stronger weanling heifers

Keady producer 406k £1710 £421/100k: 406k £1550 £382/100k: 406k £1510 £372/100k: Portadown producer 402k £1480 £368/100k and Rostrevor producer 432k £1580 £366/100k: 432k £1560 £361/100k: 430k £1550 £361/100k.

Light weanling males

Pomeroy producer 242k £1400 £579/100k: Castlewellan producer 290k £1620 £559/100k: Pomeroy producer 288k £1580 £549/100k: Rathfriland producer 286k £1560 £546/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 248k £1350 £544/100k: Rathfriland producer 290k £1540 £531/100k: 262k £1380 £527/100k and Castlewellan producer 264k £1390 £527/100k.

Midweight weanling males

Castlewellan producer 352k £1770 £503/100k: Richhill producer 338k £1690 £500/100k: Rathfriland producer 304k £1520 £500/100k: Castlewellan producer 318k £1560 £491/100k: Markethill producer 358k £1740 £486/100k: Keady producer 362k £1750 £483/100k: Castlewellan producer 354k £1700 £480/100k and Keady producer 392k £1880 £480/100k.

Strong weanling males

Armagh producer 412k £1920 £466/100k: Richhill producer 490k £2180 £445/100k: 480k £2100 £438/100k: 426k £1860 £437/100k: Armagh producer 408k £1780 £436/100k £436/100k: Lurgan producer 406k £1760 £434/100k and Richhill producer 426k £1800 £423/100k: 460k £1940 £422/100k.

An entry of 1080 sheep in Markethill on Monday 11th May maintained a very strong trade for both spring lambs and cull ewes.

390 spring lambs sold to a top of 940p/k for 20k at £188 for a Moira producer, followed 873p/k for 20.8k at £181.50 for a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Main demand for light spring lambs from 830-872p/k.

Heavy lambs sold to 838p/k for 24k at £201 from a Portadown producer, followed by 833p/k for 24k at £200 from a Newry producer.

A Jerrettspass farmer received 801p/k for 25.1k at £201.

Overweight springs sold to a top of £206 and £205 per head.

A small entry of hoggets sold readily with light hoggets selling up to 772p/k for 21.5k at £166 for a Richhill farmer, followed by 735p/k for 23.8k at £178 for an Armagh farmer.

Heavier lots sold to 742p/k for 24.2k at £179.50 for a Loughgall farmer.

Several more pens sold from 710-725p/k.

A large entry of 300 cull ewes sold in a very strong trade for all classes of ewes.

Heavy fleshed ewes sold from £200 to £284.

Second quality from £140-£180 and the poorest types from £90-£120 each.

Another good entry of ewes and lambs sold in a very firm demand with doubles selling up to £460 with others at £420, £400 and £375.

Main demand from £300-£365.

Singles sold up to £375 with several more from £280-£365 each.

The first of this season’s dry hoggets sold readily up to £255, with others at £250, £245 and £240 each.

Light spring lambs

Moira producer 20k £188 940p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 20.8k £181.50 873p/k: Portadown producer 21.8k £190 872p/k: Newry producer 21k £183 872p/k: Poyntzpass producer 22k £191 868p/k: Rostrevor producer 21.2k £184 868p/k: Moira producer 20k £172 860p/k: Scarva producer 21.8k £187 858p/k and Newry producer 21k £180 857p/k.

Heavy spring lambs

Portadown producer 24k £201 838p/k: Newry producer 24k £200 833p/k: Portadown producer 24.3k £200 823p/k: Newry producer 25.1k £201 801p/k: Portadown producer 24.6k £193 785p/k: Poyntzpass producer 26k £197 758p/k and Jerrettspass producer 24k £180 750p/k.

Heavy hoggets

Richhill producer 21.5k £166 772p/k: Loughgall producer 24.2k £179.50 742p/k: Armagh producer 23.8k £175 735p/k: Armagh producer 25.2k £180.50 716p/k: Belleeks producer 24.3k £173 712p/k and Middletown producer 26k £185 712p/k.