In calf Belgian Blue sells for £5500 at Markethill Mart
An increased entry of 710 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 26th September sold in a slightly improved trade for all classes with an increased number of buyers in both rings.
Heifers
The 240 heifers included several pens of top quality heavy heifers which sold to a top of £392 for 668k at £2620 from a Dungannon farmer followed by £386 for 624k at £2410 from an Armagh producer.
Main demand for good quality heavy heifers from 3335 to £382 per 100 kilos.
Forward feeding type heifers sold to £383 for 600k at £2300 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £377 for 576k at £2170 from an Armagh producer.
All good quality lots sold from £340 to £370 per 100 kilos.
Good quality grazing heifers sold to £458 for 380k at £1740 and for 376k at £1720 from a Portadown farmer.
The same owner received £436 for 374k at £1630.
Main demand for good quality middleweights from £360 to £430 per 100 kilos.
Heavy heifers
Dungannon farmer 668k £2620 £392.00; Armagh farmer 624k £2410 £386.00; Dungannon farmer 618k £2360 £382.00; Dungannon farmer 626k £2300 £367.00; Dungannon farmer 632k £2300 £364.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 612k £2220 £363.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 606k £2170 £358.00; Dungannon farmer 638k £2280 £357.00; Dungannon farmer 678k £2380 £351.00 and Dungannon farmer 634k £2210 £349.
Forward heifers
Newtownhamilton farmer 600k £2300 £383.00; Armagh farmer 576k £2170 £377.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 552k £2040 £370.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 566k £2090 £369.00; Armagh farmer 510k £1880 £369.00; Rathfriland farmer 546k £2000 £366.00; Crossmaglen farmer 544k £1980 £364.00; Armagh farmer 566k £2060 £364.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 558k £2030 £364.00; Armagh farmer 588k £2120 £361.00 and Camlough farmer 594k £2140 £360.
Middleweight heifers
Portadown farmer 380k £1740 £458.00; Portadown farmer 376k £1720 £458.00; Portadown farmer 374k £1630 £436.00; Portadown farmer 388k £1670 £430.00; Portadown farmer 406k £1710 £421.00; Portadown farmer 412k £1730 £420.00; Armagh farmer 478k £1980 £414.00; Armagh farmer 474k £1960 £414.00; Portadown farmer 432k £1740 £403.00 and Loughbrickland farmer 412k £1650 £401.
Bullocks
The 210 bullocks sold in an improved trade with heavy bullocks to £380 for 658k at £2500 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £375 for 790k at £2960 from a Ballinderry producer.
A Newtownhamilton producer also received £375 for 694k at £2600.
Main demand for good quality heavy bullocks from £330 to £369 per 100 kilos.
Forward feeding bullocks reached £431 for 524k at £2260 from a Ballynahinch farmer followed by £411 for 530k at £2180 from a Ballinderry producer.
All good quality lots sold from £350 to £400 per 100 kilos.
Grazing bullocks sold to £454 for 474k at £2150 from a Ballinderry farmer followed by £443 for 440k at £1950 from a Kilcoo producer.
Main demand for good quality middleweights from £360 to £430 per 100 kilos.
Heavy bullocks
Newtownhamilton farmer 658k £2500 £380.00; Ballinderry farmer 790k £2960 £375.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 694k £2600 £375.00; Ballynahinch farmer 624k £2300 £369.00; Crossgar farmer 612k £2250 £368.00; Ballynahinch farmer 604k £2180 £361.00; Glenanne farmer 678k £2440 £360.00; Ballynahinch farmer 638k £2290 £359.00; Markethill farmer 740k £2670 £360.00; Mowhan farmer 652k £2340 £359.00; Markethill farmer 750k £2700 £359.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 774k £2760 £357.00; Crossgar farmer 618k £2200 £356.00 and Gilford farmer 644k £2290 £356.
Forward bullocks
Ballynahinch farmer 524k £2260 £431.00; Ballinderry farmer 530k £2180 £411.00; Ballynahinch farmer 568k £2270 £400.00; Kilcoo farmer 532k £2090 £393.00; Crossgar farmer 512k £1985 £388.00; Ballynahinch farmer 554k £2140 £386.00; Ballinderry farmer 544k £2100 £386.00; Ballynahinch farmer 566k £2180 £385.00; Ballynahinch farmer 502k £1930 £385.00 and Ballynahinch farmer 572k £2190 £383.
Middleweight bullocks
Ballinderry farmer 474k £2150 £454.00; Kilcoo farmer 440k £1950 £443.00; Kilcoo farmer 416k £1840 £442.00; Ballynahinch farmer 494k £2130 £431.00; Ballinderry farmer 498k £2140 £430.00; Ballynahinch farmer 462k £1960 £424.00; Crossgar farmer 468k £1960 £419.00; Kilkeel farmer 426k £1760 £413.00; Dungannon farmer 438k £1800 £411.00 and Castlewellan farmer 448k £1840 £411.
Weanlings
The 190 weanlings sold in a sharper trade with an increased number of rings around the ringside.
Light males sold to £604 for 278k at £1680 from a Whitecross farmer followed by £603 for 310k at £1870 from an Armagh producer.
A Whitecross farmer received £579 for 242k at £1400.
Main demand for good quality from £440 to £547 per 100 kilos.
Stronger males to £463 for 410k at £1900 from a Tynan farmer.
The same owner received £446 for 408k at £1820.
All good quality lots from £360 to £441 per 100 kilos.
Heifer weanlings reached £660 for 212k at £1400 from a Whitecross farmer.
The same owner received £640 for 292k at £1870 and £542 for 264k at £1430.
All top quality heifers sold from £420 to £540 per 100 kilos.
Light male weanlings
Whitecross farmer 278k £1680 £604.00; Armagh farmer 310k £1870 £603.00; Whitecross farmer 242k £1400 £579.00; Armagh farmer 338k £1850 £547.00; Keady farmer 250k £1340 £536.00; Whitecross farmer 324k £1670 £515.00; Tynan farmer 310k £1580 £510.00; Keady farmer 234k £1180 £504.00; Omagh farmer 350k £1700 £486.00; Whitecross farmer 344k £1660 £483.00 and Aughnacloy farmer 306k £1470 £480.
Strong male weanlings
Tynan farmer 410k £1900 £463.00; Tynan farmer 408k £1820 £446.00; Omagh farmer 404k £1780 £441.00; Omagh farmer 426k £1860 £437.00; Omagh farmer 518k £2260 £436.00; Banbridge farmer 442k £1920 £434.00; Omagh farmer 436k £1880 £431.00; Omagh farmer 422k £1800 £427.00; Omagh farmer 466k £1980 £425.00 and Dungannon farmer 492k £2000 £407.
Heifer weanlings
Whitecross farmer 212k £1400 £660.00; Whitecross farmer 292k £1870 £640.00; Whitecross farmer 264k £1430 £542.00; Castlewellan farmer 306k £1600 £523.00; Richhill farmer 282k £1460 £518.00; Castlewellan farmer 338k £1700 £503.00; Richhill farmer 324k £1500 £463.00; Richhill farmer 352k £1620 £460.00; Whitecross farmer 322k £1480 £460.00; Richhill farmer 354k £1620 £458.00 and Rathfriland farmer 386k £1700 £441.
A large entry of 80 lots in the suckler ring comprised mostly of in calf heifers and cows.
Top price of £4850 was paid for an in calf shorthorn from a Newry producer.
A Lisburn farmer had a special entry of 20 in calf heifers which sold to a top of £3900 for a Belgian Blue followed by £3850 for a Charolais and £3800 for a Simmental.
Main demand from £3080 to £3750 with a further eight lots from £2900 to £3020 each.
On Thursday night a special sale of 70 in calf suckler bred heifers from Patrick Donnelly, Augher, Co Tyrone, sold to a top of £5500 for an in calf Belgian Blue followed by £4700 for an in calf Limousin.
Another in calf Limousin sold at £4400 and another two Belgian Blue sold at £4300 and £4250.
Main demand from £3300 to £3900 each.