Heavy heifers selling to £374/100k for 656k at £2450 at Markethill Mart

The 160 heifers, which were mostly forward and heavy heifers.

Heavy heifers sold to £374/100k for 656k at £2450 for a Newtownhamilton farmer, followed by £373/100k for 628k at £2340 for a Dungannon producer.

All good quality heavy heifers from £330-£371/100k.

Forward feeding heifers sold to £463/100 for Belgian Blue, 540k at £2500.

The same owner received £422/100k for 522k at £2200.

A Kilkeel farmer received £410/100k for 532k at £2180.

All good quality forward feeding heifers sold readily from £340-£388/100k.

Good quality grazing heifers sold up to £481/100k for 420k at £2030 for a Kilkeel farmer.

The same owner received £439/100k for 440k at £1940.

A Loughbrickland farmer received £415/100k for 470k at £1950.

Main demand for grazing heifers from £350-£414/100k.

The 100 bullocks sold in a farmer demand with good quality heavy bullocks selling to £391/100k for 616k at £2410 from a Portadown farmer.

A Newry producer received £382/100k for 610k at £2330.

All good quality heavy bullocks from £330-£378/100k.

Good quality forward bullocks sold to £414/100k for 548k at £2270 for a Kilkeel producer, followed by £403/100k for 554k at £2230 from a Portadown farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £340-£389/100k.

Lighter bullocks sold to £421/100k for 468k at £1970 for an Armagh farmer, followed by £399/100k for 496k Aberdeen Angus at £1980 for a Crossmaglen producer.

Main demand from £340-£394/100k.

A large entry of 260 weanlings returned an exceptionally strong demand for good quality weanlings however dairy bred weanlings eased slightly in price.

Good quality light males sold to £488/100k at 344k at £1680 for a local farmer, followed by £469/100k for 352k at £1650 for a Katesbridge producer.

All good quality lots sold readily from £380-£459/100k.

Stronger male weanlings sold to £458/100k for 408k at £1870 for a Cullyhanna farmer, followed by £455/100k for 402k at £1830 for a Katesbridge producer.

A Forkhill farmer was paid £450/100k for 418k at £1880.

Main demand in this section from £380-£439/100k.

A smaller number of heavy weanlings sold to £400/100k for 512k at £2050 for a Forkhill farmer, followed by £374/100k for 546k at £2040 from a Dungannon producer.

Top price of £2540 was paid for 700k for a Markethill producer.

The same owner received £368/100k for 670k at £2470.

Light heifer weanlings sold to £582/100k for 340k Belgian Blue at £1980 for a Tempo farmer.

The same owner received £550/100k for 360k at £1980 and a Tassagh producer received £526/100k for 382k at £2010.

All good quality light heifers sold readily from £420-£511/100k.

Stronger heifer weanlings sold to £451/100k for 446k at £2010 from a Tassagh farmer.

The same owner was paid £448/100k for 402k at £1800 and £438/100k for 418k at £1830.

Several more lots sold readily from £337-£430/100k.

A large entry of sucklers returned an excellent demand for outfits selling to £3750 for a Limousin cow with a bull calf from an Armagh farmer, followed by £3680 for a Limousin cow with heifer calf at foot from a Rostrevor farmer.

A Tassagh farmer received £2880 for a Simmental heifer and heifer calf.

Several more outfits sold from £2000-£2550 each.

Heavy heifers

Newtownhamilton producer 656k £2450 £374/100k: Dungannon producer 628k £2340 £373/100k: Crossmaglen producer 620k £2300 £371/100k: Gilford producer 630k £2270 £360/100k: Newry producer 612k £2160 £35/100k: Newry producer 646k £2250 £348/100k: Dungannon producer 678k £2350 £347/100k: Tandragee producer 616k £2130 £346/100k: Newry producer 618k £2120 £343/100k and Lisnadill producer 670k £2290 £342/100k.

Forward heifers

Portadown producer 540k £2500 £463/100k: 522k £2200 £422/100k: Kilkeel producer 532k £2180 £410/100k: Benburb producer 580k £2250 £388/100k: Lisnadill producer 516k £2000 £388/100k: Tandragee producer 574k £2210 £385/100k: Newry producer 586k £2240 £382/100k: Newry producer 586k £2220 £379/100k: Crossmaglen producer 518k £1960 £378/100k and Lisnadill producer 540k £2020 £374/100k.

Midweight heifers

Kilkeel producer 422k £2030 £481/100k: 442k £1940 £439/100k: Ballygawley producer 380k £1620 £426/100k: Loughbrickland producer 470k £1950 £415/100k: Benburb producer 442k £1830 £414/100k: Kilkeel producer 430k £1780 £414/100k: Tandragee producer 472k £1950 £413/100k: Kilkeel producer 456k £1860 £408/100k: 462k £1880 £407/100k and Tandragee producer 462k £1840 £398/100k.

Heavy bullocks

Portadown producer 616k £2410 £391/100k: Newry producer 610k £2330 £382/100k: Belleeks producer 616k £2330 £378/100k: Armagh producer 608k £2280 £375/100k: Portadown producer 604k £2260 £374/100k: Waringstown producer 722k £2700 £374/100k: Portadown producer 604k £2250 £373/100k: 616k £2250 £365/100k: Waringstown producer 746k £2720 £365/100k and Portadown producer 678k £2470 £364/100k: 674k £2440 £362/100k: 614k £2220 £362/100k.

Forward bullocks

Kilkeel producer 548k £2270 £414/100k: Portadown producer 554k £2230 £403/100k: 514k £2000 £389/100k: Crossmaglen producer 506k £1950 £385/100k: Portadown producer 598k £2300 £385/100k: Armagh producer 552k £2100 £380/100k: Kilkeel producer 534k £2020 £378/100k: Portadown producer 582k £2190 £376/100k: Mayobridge producer 504k £1880 £373/100k and Portadown producer 586k £2170 £370/100k: 528k £1950 £369/100k.

Midweight bullocks

Armagh producer 468k £1970 £421/100k: Crossmaglen producer 496k £1980 £399/100k: Dungannon producer 434k £1710 £394/100k: Camlough producer 368k £1440 £391/100k: Crossmaglen producer 482k £1880 £390/100k and Kilkeel producer 468k £1800 £385/100k: 476k £1820 £382/100k: 444k £1640 £369/100k.

Light male weanlings

Markethill producer 344k £1680 £488/100k: 334k £1630 £488/100k: Katesbridge producer 352k £1650 £469/100k: Keady producer 202k £940 £465/100k: Cullyhanna producer 388k £1780 £459/100k: Mountnorris producer 232k £1050 £453/100k: Cullyhanna producer 360k £1600 £445/100k: Sixmilecross producer 356k £1530 £430/100k and Keady producer 344k £1440 £419/100k.

Strong male weanlings

Cullyhanna producer 408k £1870 £458/100k: Katesbridge producer 402k £1830 £455/100k: Forkhill producer 418k £1880 £450/100k Kilkeel producer 428k £1880 £439/100k: Cullyhanna producer 424k £1860 £439/100k: Forkhill producer 428k £1860 £435/100k: Katesbridge producer 406k £1760 £434/100k: Augher producer 412k £1750 £425/100k and Dungannon producer 484k £2040 £422/100k.

Heavy male weanlings

Forkhill producer 512k £2050 £400/100k: Dungannon producer 546k £2040 £374/100k: 574k £2140 £373/100k: Forkhill producer 526k £1950 £371/100k: Armagh producer 530k £1950 £368/100k and Markethill producer 670k £2470 £368/100k: 700k £2540 £363/100k.

Light heifer weanlings

Tempo producer 340k £1980 £582/100k: 360k £1980 £550/100k: Tassagh producer 382k £2010 £526/100k: Tempo producer 352k £1800 £511/100k: 360k £1840 £511/100k: Armagh producer 344k £1680 £488/100k: Tassagh producer 334k £1610 £482/100k: Markethill producer 332k £1600 £482/100k: Tassagh producer 332k £1600 £482/100k: Keady producer 382k £1830 £479/100k and Armagh producer 332k £1580 £476/100k.

Strong heifer weanlings

Tassagh producer 446k £2010 £451/100k: 402k £1800 £448/100k: 418k £1830 £438/100k: 444k £1910 £430/100k: Keady producer 422k £1770 £419/100k: 402k £1680 £418/100k: 414k £1730 £418/100k: Markethill producer 412k £1600 £388/100k and Tassagh producer 420k £1630 £388/100k.