Heavy heifers selling to £394 for 604k at £2380 at Markethill Mart

Cattle prices continued to strengthen at Markethill on Saturday 18th July.

Heifers

Good quality forward heifers sold steadily from £340 to £38 per 100 kilos for 544k at £2110 from a Rathfriland producer followed by £386 for 572k at £2210 from a Dromore farmer.

Heavy heifers sold to £394 for 604k at £2380 from a Dromore farmer.

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The same owner received £387 for 612k at £2370.

All good quality lots sold from £340 to £382 per 100 kilos.

Grazing type heifers sold to £422 for 450k at £1900 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £397 for 388k at £1540 from a Pomeroy farmer.

All good quality lots sold from £350 to £393 per 100 kilos.

Heavy heifers

Dromore farmer 604k £2380 £394.00; Dromore farmer 612k £2370 £387.00; Dromore farmer 628k £2400 £382.00; Katesbridge farmer 622k £2280 £367.00; Banbridge farmer 636k £2320 £365.00; Gilford farmer 648k £2320 £358.00; Dromore farmer 614k £2170 £353.00; Banbridge farmer 632k £2220 £351.00; Gilford farmer 656k £2300 £351.00; Gilford farmer 618k £2160 £350.00 and Keady farmer 602k £2100 £349.

Forward heifers

Rathfriland farmer 544k £2110 £388.00; Dromore farmer 572k £2210 £386.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 524k £2000 £382.00; Banbridge farmer 576k £2180 £379.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 558k £2100 £376.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 600k £2210 £368.00; Katesbridge farmer 568k £2070 £364.00; Keady farmer 538k £1960 £364.00; Armagh farmer 572k £2080 £364.00; Banbridge farmer 556k £2020 £363.00; Gilford farmer 566k £2050 £362.00; Katesbridge farmer 520k £1880 £362.0 and Armagh farmer 534k £1930 £361.

Middleweight heifers

Newtownhamilton farmer 450k £1900 £422.00; Pomeroy farmer 388k £1540 £397.00; Newry farmer 428k £1680 £393.00; Portadown farmer 372k £1460 £393.00; Keady farmer 474k £1800 £380.00; Portadown farmer 440k £1660 £377.00; Antrim farmer 440k £1650 £375.00; Rathfriland farmer 464k £1740 £375.00 and Newry farmer 464k £1730 £373.

Bullocks

Forward bullocks sold steadily from £340 to £390 for 528k at £2060 from a Castlewellan farmer followed by £382 for 510k at £1950 from a Newtownhamiton farmer.

Friesian bullocks sold up to £307 for 694k at £2130 from a Rathfriland farmer.

The same owner received £306 for 614k at £1880 and £296 for 622k at £1840.

Forward bullocks

Castlewellan farmer 528k £2060 £390.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 510k £1950 £382.00; Castlewellan farmer 522k £1960 £376.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 594k £2190 £369.00; Castlewellan farmer 544k £2000 £368.00; Tandragee farmer 580k £2110 £364.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 588k £2130 £362.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 554k £1990 £359.00 and Dungannon farmer 564k £2010 £356.

Friesian bullocks

Rathfriland farmer 694k £2130 £307.00; Rathfriland farmer 614k £1880 £306.00; Rathfriland farmer 622k £1840 £296.00; Rathfriland farmer 596k £1840 £309.00; Rathfriland farmer 534k £1550 £290.00; Ballyward farmer 590k £1700 £288.00 and Ballyward farmer 526k £1510 £287.

Weanlings

Good quality light male weanlings sold from £450 to £528 with a top of £620 for 216k at £1340 from a Rathfriland farmer.

The same owner received £541 for 266k at £1440.

Stronger males sold to £484 for 442k at £2140 from a Portadown producer.

The same owner received £464 for 422k at £1960 and £461 for 456k at £2100.

All good quality lots sold from £370 to £440 per 100 kilos.

Heifer weanlings reached £539 for 260k at £1400 from a Markethill farmer.

Main demand from £400 to £440 for 350k at £1540 from a Gilford farmer.

Light male weanlings

Rathfriland farmer 216k £1340 £620.00; Rathfriland farmer 266k £1440 £541.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 398k £2100 3528.00; Armagh farmer 314k £1590 £506.00; Keady farmer 366k £1840 £503.00; Rathfriland farmer 246k £1230 £500.00; Newry farmer 258k £1280 £496.00; Rathfriland farmer 330k £1620 £491.00 and Rathfriland farmer 302k £1480 £490.

Strong male weanlings

Portadown farmer 442k £2140 £484.00; Portadown farmer 422k £1960 £464.00; Portadown farmer 456k £2100 £461.00; Portadown farmer 472k £2090 £443.00; Portadown farmer 438k £1920 £438.00; Armagh farmer 476k £2060 £433.00; Portadown farmer 482k £2080 £432.00; Portadown farmer 484k £2060 £426.00 and Portadown farmer 464k £1950 £420.

Heifer weanlings

Markethill farmer 260k £1400 £539.00; Gilford farmer 350k £1540 £440.00; Gilford farmer 348k £1510 £434.00; Armagh farmer 326k £1400 £430.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 400k £1710 £428.00; Armagh farmer 288k £1220 £424.00; Aghagallon farmer 346k £1440 £416.00; Armagh farmer 320k £1310 £409.00 and Portadown farmer 334k £1360 £407.

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