High demand for cattle at Omagh Mart, heifers to £2280

Bullocks

M Mullin, Mullaslin 385k £2000; 365k £1890; 355k £1820, Meenagh Farms, Sixmilecross 385k £1960; 335k £1660, M McDermott, Greencastle 445k £2120; 430k £1850; 495k £2110; 510k £2140, G Milligan, Ederney 420k £1800; 545k £2080; 495k £1900, G McMahon, Aughnacloy 545k £2040, F Donnelly, Trillick 565k £2000; 480k £1660, C B Starrs, Fintona 580k £2030; 640k £2200; 585k £2000, A Begley, Creggan 635k £2130; 710k £2190, S Miller, Newtownstewart 310k £1460; 355k £1440; 470k £1860 and P McGrath, Letter 380k £1430.

Heifers

S Sayers, Omagh 655k £2280; 645k £2180; 685k £2160; 755k £2350, William J Boyd, Kesh 540k £1960, M Begley, Creggan 600k £2090, Donal McAleer, Drumnakilly 415k £2010 (2), R Gormley, Drumquin 400k £1690 (2), A Cahers, Drumnakilly 490k £1920; 500k £1870, F Gormley, Drumquin 370k £1650, K McKeown, Mountjoy 350k £1570, Patrick McIvor, Ardstraw 335k £1430; 270k £1450; 295k £1530, Noel Gormley, Sixmilecross 345k £1430, O Murray, Fintona 390k £1580 and C Conway, Plumbridge 345k £1400.

Fat cows

William Irvine, Ederney 700k £336, Jas Walsh, Arvalee 570k £312, N McIlwaine, Plumbridge 850k £312; 700k £312, M Heagney, Teebane 710k £310, P Conwell, Donemana 710k £310 and L Ruddy, Strabane 720k £306.

Friesian cows

T O’Kane, Leglands 680k £226, K McCarron, Beragh 470k £222; 580k £206, T Morris, Newtownstewart 660k £222, H Gallagher, Tummery 560k £220, J Edgar, Clanabogan 700k £218 and A Mullan, Tattyreagh 740k £216.

A small entry of dairy cows topped at £3200, paid to A McGovern, Fivemiletown for a calved heifer.

Weanlings

M McMenamin, Drumquin £1590 Charolais bull; £1330 Simmental bull, D Gallagher, Ederney £1580 Limousin heifer; £1390 Limousin bull, B Goodwin, Dromore £1490 Limousin bull, F Crawford, Beragh £1490 Belgian Blue heifers (6), G Bradley, Mountfield £1330 Limousin bull, D Irvine, Lack £1320 Limousin bull, Ian Cathers, Beragh £1310, £1280 and £1270 Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls, J Bratton, Lack £1300 Charolais bull, William Blair, Strabane £1230 and £1130 Aberdeen Angus bulls and S Hemphill, Castlederg £1190 Aberdeen Angus bulls (6).

Dropped calves

A Irwin, Drumquin £930 Belgian Blue heifer, G Smyth, Cookstown £910 Charolais bull, S Clarke, Drumlea £850 Hereford bull, William Wilson, Killybrack £800 Belgian Blue bull; £780 Belgian Blue heifer, J Maguire, Trillick £800 Limousin bull, Brian Grimes, Beragh £750; £730 and £720 Hereford bulls, D K Crawford, Beragh £750 Aberdeen Angus heifer, T Donohoe, Derrylin £740 Belgian Blue bull; £720 Aberdeen Angus bull, R McPhilemy, Newtownstewart £740 Aberdeen Angus bull, S McCann, Altamuskin £730 Aberdeen Angus bull, Ian Martin, Fintona £730 Fleckvieh bulls, D Hunter, Newtownstewart £730 and £660 Belgian Blue heifers, R Tait, Ballykeel £740 and £700 Hereford heifers; £670 Friesian bull and T Colhoun, Strabane £750 and £730 Aberdeen Angus bulls.