Heavy heifers selling to £3000 per head at Markethill Mart

Highlight of the day was the prices for heavy Continental cattle and quality weanlings.

Heifers

The 140 heifers included mostly forward and heavy heifers.

Heavy heifers sold to £444 for 670k at £3000 from a Crossmaglen farmer followed by £434 for 692k at £3000 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

The same owner received £426 for 732k at £3120.

Main demand for good quality heavy heifers from £370 to £420 per 100 kilos.

Good quality forward feeding heifers sold readily from £360 to £428 for 598k at £2560 from a Caledon producer followed by £420 for 540k at £2270 from a Keady farmer.

Grazing type heifers sold to £468 for 464k at £2170 from a Castlewellan farmer followed by £439 for 490k at £2150 from a Keady farmer.

All good quality grazing type heifers sold from £370 to £437 per 100 kilos.

Heavy heifers

Crossmaglen farmer 676k £3000 £444.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 692k £3000 3434.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 732k £3120 £426.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 736k £3120 £424.00; Comber farmer 666k £2800 £420.00; Crossmaglen farmer 692k £2900 3419.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 670k £2760 £412.00; Newry farmer 670k £2750 £411.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 626k £2550 £407.00 and Comber farmer 726k £2940 £405.

Forward heifers

Caledon farmer 598k £2560 £428.00; Keady farmer 540k £2270 £420.00; Caledon farmer 554k £2320 £419.00; Keady farmer 550k £2280 £415.00; Gilford farmer 582k £2400 £412.00; Keady farmer 592k £2440 £412.00; Clough farmer 590k £2410 £409.00; Clough farmer 580k £2350 £405.00 and Gilford farmer 566k £2270 £401.

Middleweight heifers

Castlewellan farmer 464k £2170 £468.00; Keady farmer 490k £2150 £439.00; Ballyward farmer 424k £1860 £439.00; Ballygawley farmer 412k £1800 £437.00; Castlewellan farmer 442k £1860 £421.00; Mayobridge farmer 466k £1900 £408.0; Castlewellan farmer 464k £1870 £403.00; Ballyward farmer 442k £1770 £401.00 and Keady farmer 438k £1740 £397.

Bullocks

The 120 bullocks included several pens of heavy bullocks which sold to a top of £405 for 702k at £2840 from a Ballyward farmer.

The same owner received £404 for 686k at £2770.

Top price of £3320 was paid for 840k at £394 from a Comber producer who also received £3290 for 832k at £395.

All good quality heavy bullocks sold readily from £360 to £399 per 100 kilos.

Forward feeding bullocks sold to £438 for 550k at £2410 from a Tandragee farmer followed by £433 for 518k at £2240 from a Markethill farmer.

The same owner received £432 for 540k at £2350.

All good quality lots from £360 to £425 per 100 kilos.

Grazing type bullocks sold to £485 for 460k at £2250 from a Markethill farmer.

Heavy bullocks

Ballyward farmer 702k £2840 £405.00; Ballyward farmer 686k £2770 £404.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 604k £2410 £399.00; Comber farmer 832k £3290 £395.00; Markethill farmer 602k £2380 £395.00; Comber farmer 842k £3320 £394.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 602k £2370 £394.00; Ballyward farmer 656k £2580 £393.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 654k £2530 £387.

Forward bullocks

Tandragee farmer 550k £2410 £438.00; Markethill farmer 518k £2240 £433.00; Markethill farmer 544k £2350 £432.00; Tandragee farmer 542k £2310 £426.00; Tandragee farmer 536k £2280 £425.00; Markethill farmer 542k £2290 £423.00; Loughbrickland farmer 550k £2300 3418.00; Markethill farmer 570k £2360 £414.00 and Loughbrickland farmer 566k £2330 £412.

Middleweight bullocks

Markethill farmer 464k £2250 3485.00; Markethill farmer 452k £2120 £469.00; Markethill farmer 480k £2160 £450.00; Markethill farmer 486k £2160 £444.00; Tandragee farmer 478k £2100 £439.00; Markethill farmer 494k £2080 £421.00 and Dungannon farmer 476k £1930 £405.

Weanlings

The 230 weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong demand.

Light males sold to £569 for 292k at £1660 from a Lisburn farmer followed by £553 for 264k at £1460 from a Downpatrick farmer.

All top quality light males sold from £500 to £550 per 100 kilos.

Main demand for good quality lots from £450 to £490 per 100 kilos.

Stronger males sold to £500 for 412k at £2060 from a Crumlin farmer followed by £488 for 418k at £2040 from a Jerrettspass farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £420 to £485 per 100 kilos. Heifer weanlings sold to ££585 for 308k at £1800 from a Portadown farmer followed by £563 for 320k at £1800 from a Keady producer.

All good quality heifer weanlings sold readily from £450 to £550 per 100 kilos.

Light male weanlings

Lisburn farmer 292k £1660 £569.00; Dowpatrick farmer 264k £1460 £553.00; Downpatrick farmer 272k £1500 £552.00; Downpatrick farmer 290k £1590 £548.00; Portadown farmer 362k £1980 £547.00; Aghagallon farmer 310k £1680 £542.00; Crumlin farmer 362k £1930 £533.00; Lisburn farmer 310k £1640 £529.00 and Downpatrick farmer 366k £1880 £514.

Strong male weanlings

Crumlin farmer 412k £2060 £500.00; Jerrettspass farmer 418k £2040 £488.00; Mullaghbawn farmer 458k £2230 £487.00; Jerrettspass farmer 426k £2060 £484.00; Mullaghbawn farmer 408k £1960 £480.00; Crumlin farmer 420k £1980 £472.00; Crumlin farmer 408k £1920 £471.00; Mullaghabawn farmer 450k £2100 £467.00 and Jerrettspass farmer 420k £1950 £464.

Heifer weanlings

Portadown farmer 308k £1800 £585.00; Mullaghabawn farmer 278k £1620 £483.00; Keady farmer 320k £1800 £563.00; Lisburn farmer 264k £1470 £557.00; Keady farmer 314k £1730 £551.00; Keady farmer 278k £1540 £554.00; Keady farmer 310k £1700 £548.00; Lisburn farmer 296k £1600 £541.00; Keady farmer 274k £1470 £537.00 and Keady farmer 340k £1800 £529.

In the suckler ring outfits sold to £4120 for a Limousin cow and bull calf from a Keady farmer.

In calf cows sold to £3300 for a Simmental with others from £2000 to £2440 each.