In calf heifers selling to a top price of £3000 at Markethill Mart

Heifers

160 heifers included several pens of good quality forward feeding heifers and beef heifers.

Heavy heifers sold up to £348 for 660k Aberdeen Angus and £2300 for an Armagh producer followed by £336 for 680k Limousin at £2300 from a Glenanne farmer.

All top quality heavy heifers sold from £300 to £335 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers sold to £344 for 560k at £1940 for a Tandragee farmer followed by £337 for 564k at £1900 from a Gilford producer.

All good quality forward feeding heifers sold steadily from £290 to £330 per 100 kilos.

Grazing type heifers sold from £359 for 368k at £1320 from an Armagh producer. Grazing heifers sold up to £361 for 418k at £1510 from a Milford producer followed by £359 for 316k at £1320 from an Armagh producer.

All good quality grazing heifers from £300 to £348 per 100 kilos.

Second quality heifers sold steadily from £260 to £290 per 100 kilos.

Heavy heifers

Armagh farmer 662k £2300 £348.00; Glenanne farmer 684k £2300 £336.00; Armagh farmr 630k £2110 £335.00; Comber farmer 670k £2190 £327.00; Portadown farmer 602k £1960 £326.00; Armagh farmer 612k £1990 £325.00; Armagh farmer 600k £1950 £325.00; Glenanne farmer 692k £2200 £318.00; Banbridge farmer 722k £2290 £317.00 and Dungannon farmer 670k £2100 £313.

Forward heifers

Tandragee farmer 564k £1940 £344.00; Gilford farmer 564k £1900 £337.00; Portadown farmer 544k £1810 £333.00; Armagh farmer 512k £1700 £332.00; Armagh farmer 596k £1960 £329.00; Armagh farmer 554k £1820 £329.00; Portadown farmer 552k £1800 £326.00; Glenanne farmer 568k £1850 £326.00; Armagh farmer 528k £1680 £318.00 and Portadown farmer 590k £1870 £317.

Middleweight heifers

Milford farmer 418k £1510 3361.00; Armagh farmer 368k £1320 £359.00; Carryduff farmer 434k £1510 £348.00; Milford farmer 400k £1380 £345.00; Portadown farmer 470k £1610 £343.00; Jerrettspass farmer 464k £1580 £341.00; Newry farmer 442k £1460 £330.00; Cullyhanna farmer 456k £1490 £327.00 and Milford farmer 450k £1470 £327.

BULLOCKS

130 bullocks sold in another very firm trade with good quality forward feeding bullocks from £300 to £340 per 100 kilos for 550k at £1870 from an Armagh farmer followed by £333 for 540k at £1800 from an Armagh farmer.

Heavy bullocks sold up to £334 for 604k at £2020 from a Portadown producer followed by £327 for 704k at £2300 from a Keady producer.

The same owner received £322 for 618k at £1990.

Main demand for heavy bullocks from £290 to £322 per 100 kilos.

Middleweight bullocks sold to £380 for 416k at £1580 from a Milford farmer followed by £359 for 460k Aberdeen Angus at £1660 for a Dungannon producer.

Main demand for grazing bullocks from £280 to £340 per 100 kilos.

Forward Friesian bullocks sold to £263 for 520k at £1370 from a Tandragee farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £225 to £255 per 100 kilos.

Lighter Friesian bullocks sold to £252 for 436k at £1100 for a Dungannon farmer and for 488k at £1230 from a Tandragee producer.

Forward bullocks

Armagh farmer 550k £1870 £340.00; Armagh farmer 540k £1800 £333.00; Armagh farmer 560k £1850 £330.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 636k £2100 £330.00; Granemore farmer 530k £1730 £326.00; Granemore farmer 584k £1900 £325.00; Armagh farmer 576k £1870 £325.00 and Armagh farmer 522k £1690 £324.

Heavy bullocks

Portadown farmer 604k £2020 £334.00; Armagh farmer 704k £2300 £327.00; Armagh farmer 618k £1990 £322.00; Portadown farmer 690k £2220 £322.00; Armagh farmer 608k £1930 £317.00; Armagh farmer 694k £2200 £317.00; Dungannon farmer 674k £2100 £312.00; Dungannon farmer 668k £2080 £311.00 and Keady farmer 706k £2150 £305.

Middleweight bullocks

Milford farmer 416k £1580 £380.00; Dungannon farmer 462k £1660 £359.00; Dungannon farmer 500k £1760 £352.00; Armagh farmer 446k £1550 £348.00; Katesbridge farmer 412k £1400 £340.00; Armagh farmer 418k £1420 £340.00; Portadown farmer 482k £1630 £338.00; Katesbridge farmer 442k £1460 £330.00; Portadown farmer 460k £1510 £328.00 and Katesbridge farmer 464k £1510 £325.

Forward Friesian bullocks

Tandragee farmer 522k £1370 £263.00; Tandragee farmer 510k £1300 £255.00; Newry farmer 514k £1310 £255.00; Armagh farmer 540k £1350 £250.00; Tandragee farmer 514k £1270 £247.00; Armagh farmer 520k £1240 £239.00 and Tandragee farmer 598k £1360 £227.

Middleweight Friesian bullocks

Dungannon farmer 436k £1100 £252.00; Tandragee farmer 488k £1230 £252.00; Newry farmer 476k £1190 £250.00; Dungannon farmer 448k £1000 £223.00 and Armagh farmer 446k £975 £219.

Middleweight bullocks

Dungannon farmer 436k £1100 £252.00; Tandragee farmer 488k £1230 £252.00; Newry farmer 476k £1190 £250.00; Dungannon farmer 448k £1000 £223.00 and Armagh farmer 446k £975 £219.

Weanlings

250 weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong trade with prices generally seeing further increase.

Good quality light males sold steadily from £320 to £433 for 240k at £1040 from a Portadown producer followed by £429 for 252k at £1080 from a Kilkeel farmer.

Middleweight male weanlings sold to £457 for 348k at £1590 from a Dungannon farmer followed by £435 for 306k at £1330 from a Portadown producer.

A Belleeks farmer received £434 for 362k at £1570.

All good quality middleweight males sold from £330 to £422 per 100 kilos.

Strong males sold up a top of £372 for 444k at £1650 from a Dungannon producer.

The same owner received £358 for 458k at £1640.

Main demand from £310 to £354 per 100 kilos and up to £1750 for 540k £324 for a Dungannon farmer.

Several pens of Friesian weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong trade from £230 to £271 per 100 kilos for 310k at £840.

Light heifer weanlings sold to £470 for 234k at £1100 for a Portadown farmer.

Another Portadown farmer received £433 for 268k at £1160 and a Newtownhamilton farmer received £419 for 282k at £1190.

All good quality light heifers from £320 to £414 per 100 kilos.

Good quality middleweight heifer weanlings sold from £340 to £402 for 356k at £1430 for a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £395 for 352k at £1390 for a Newry producer.

A Portadown farmer received £389 for 306k at £1190.

Stronger heifers sold to £354 for 418k at £1480 for a Tassagh farmer followed by £339 for 412k at £1395 for a Tandragee farmer.

All good quality lots from £300 to £320 per 100 kilos.

Strong male weanlings

Dungannon farmer 444k £1650 £372.00; Dungannon farmer 458k £1640 £358.00; Dungannon farmer 410k £1450 £354.00; Dungannon farmer 420k £1470 £350.00; Dungannon farmer 436k £1520 £349.00; Tassagh farmer 446k £1480 £332.00; Dungannon farmer 540k £1750 £324.00 and Portadown farmer 494k £1600 £324.

Middleweight male weanlings

Dungannon farmer 348k £1590 £457.00; Portadown farmer 306k £1330 £435.00; Belleeks farmer 362k £1570 £434.00; Dungannon farmer 344k £1450 £422.00; Cullyhanna farmer 376k £1560 £415.00; Whitecross farmer 306k £1260 £412.00; Lisburn farmer 304k £1250 £411.00; Cullyhanna farmer 364k £1480 £407.00; Co Fermanagh farmer 316k £1240 £392.00; Dungannon farmer 324k £1260 £389.00 and Armagh farmer 376k £1460 £388.

Lightweight male weanlings

Portadown farmer 240k £1040 £433.00; Kilkeel farmer 252k £1080 £429.00; Portadown farmer 288k £1230 £427.00; Keady farmer 182k £760 £418.00; Markethill farmer 264k £1090 £413.00; Portadown farmer 252k £1030 £409.00; Maghery farmer 240k £970 £404.00; Keady farmer 230k £870 £378.00 and Loughgilly farmer 270k £1010 £374.

Strong heifer weanlings

Tassagh farmer 418k £1480 £354.00; Tandragee farmer 412k £1395 £339.00; Tassagh farmer 416k £1330 £320.00; Armagh farmer 404k £1270 £314.00; Aghalee farmer 408k £1260 £309.00; Tandragee farmer 472k £1425 £302.00 and Tassagh farmer 496k £1490 £300.

Middleweight heifer weanlings

Newtownhamilton farmer 356k £1430 £402.00; Newry farmer 352k £1390 £395.00; Portadown farmer 306k £1190 £389.00; Portadown farmer 316k £1210 £383.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 328k £1250 £381.00; Maghery farmer 348k £1320 £380.00; Portadown farmer 302k £1140 £378.00; Lisburn farmer 310k £1170 £377.00 and Rostrevor farmer 366k £1380 £377.

Lightweight heifer weanlings

Portadown farmer 234k £1100 £470.00; Portadown farmer 268k £1160 £433.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 282k £1180 £419.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 292k £1220 £418.00; Portadown farmer 280k £1160 £414.00; Gilford farmer 296k £1210 £409.00; Rathfriland farmer 250k £1020 £408.00 and Glenanne farmer 286k £1140 £399.

In the suckler ring an entry of in calf heifers sold to a top of £3000 and others at £2750, £2300 and £2260 each.

Gates open next Saturday morning at 7.30am.