Markethill Mart: In calf cows and heifers to £1560

Heifers: The 200 heifers sold in exceptionally strong trade with beef heifers selling to £282 per 100 kilos for 650k Belgian Blue at £1845 for a Banbridge farmer followed by £253 per 100 kilos for 640k Charolais at £1625 from a Downpatrick farmer.

The same owner received £244 per 100 kilos for 696k Charolais at £1695.

All good quality beef heifers from £210 to £238 per 100 kilos.

Forward feeding heifers sold to £270 per 100 kilos for 546k Limousin at £1475 from a Tandragee farmer followed by £238 per 100 kilos for 616k Charolais at £1465 from a Downpatrick producer.

Main demand from £200 to £235 per 100 kilos. In total 30 heifers sold in excess of £1400 each with a further 20 selling from £1300 to £1400 each.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £200 to £241 per 100 kilos for 476k at £1145 from an Armagh farmer followed by £240 per 100 kilos for 432k Limousin £1035 from a Bessbrook producer.

Forward heifers: Tandragee farmer 546k £1475 £270.00; Downpatrick farmer 616k £1465 £238.00; Armagh farmer 538k £1255 £233.00; Cullyhanna farmer 502k £1155 £230.00; Killylea farmer 602k £1385 £230.00; Armagh farmer 550k £1265 £230.00; Armagh farmer 546k £1255 £230.00 and Armagh farmer 582k £1335 £229.

Beef heifers: Banbridge farmer 654k £1845 £282.00; Downpatrick farmer 642k £1625 £253.00; Downpatrick farmer 696k £1695 £244.00; Downpatrick farmer 674k £1635 £243.00; Downpatrick farmer 650k £1545 £238.00; Keady farmer 674k £1585 £235.00; Killylea farmer 700k £1645 £235.00; Armagh farmer 650k £1525 £235.00; Downpatrick farmer 716k £1675 £234.00 and Killylea farmer 714k £1665 £233.

Middleweight heifers: Armagh farmer 476k £1145 £241.00; Bessbrook farmer 432k £1035 £240.00; Poyntzpass farmer 476k £1135 £239.00; Armagh farmer 472k £1105 £234.00; Keady farmer 474k £1105 £233.00; Poyntzpass farmer 482k £1115 £231.00; Cullyhanna farmer 378k £875 £232.00; Cullyhanna farmer 500k £1145 £229.00 and Newry farmer 438k £995 £227.

Bullocks: 180 bullocks sold in a steady demand.

Good quality forward bullocks from £200 to £241 per 100 kilos for 524k at £1265 from a Derrynoose farmer followed by £235 per 100 kilos for 516k at £1215 from an Armagh producer.

Good quality middleweight steers from £210 to £271 per 100 kilos for 386k at £1045 from a Tassagh farmer followed by £251 per 100 kilos for 476k at £1195 from a Tassagh producer.

Good quality Friesian bullocks from £155 to £184 for 502k at £925 from a Cullyhanna producer.

Forward bullocks: Derrynoose farmer 524k £1265 £241.00; Armagh farmer 516k £1215 £235.00; Armagh farmer 508k £1195 £235.00; Armagh farmer 544k £1275 £234.00; Tassagh farmer 564k £1315 £233.00; Portadown farmer 620k £1445 £233.00; Portadown farmer 598k £1375 £230.00; Armagh farmer 546k £1245 £228.00 and Newry farmer 602k £1365 £227.

Middleweight bullocks: Tassagh farmer 386k £1045 £271.00; Tassagh farmer 476k £1195 £251.00; Keady farmer 468k £1115 £238.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 500k £1185 £237.00; Tandragee farmer 402k £935 £233.00; Armagh farmer 498k £1155 £232.00; Crossgar farmer 452k £1045 £231.00; Portadown farmer 478k £1095 £229.00 and Keady farmer 488k £1115 £228.

Friesian bullocks: Cullyhanna farmer 502k £925 £184.00; Stewartstown farmer 584k £975 £167.00; Portadown farmer 508k £845 £166.00; Keady farmer 504k £815 £162.00; Stewartstown farmer 516k £825 £160.00; Stewartstown farmer 544k £865 £159.00; Cullyhanna farmer 526k £835 £159.00 and Portadown farmer 522k £815 £156.

Weanlings: One of largest ever entries of weanlings totally 330 lots sold in an exceptionally strong demand resulting in a 98% clearance.

Good quality light males sold from £250 to £305 per 100 kilos for 266k Limousin at £810 for a Lurgan farmer followed by £304 per 100 kilos for 290k Limousin at £880 for a Hillsborough producer.

Top price for light males £1050 for 380k £271 per 100 kilos from a Banbridge farmer.

Stronger males sold from £210 to £248 per 100 kilos for 420k at £1050 from a Newry farmer.

Good quality heifer weanlings from £240 to £314 per 100 kilos for 270k Sim at £860 for a Markethill farmer followed by £309 per 100 kilos for 356k blonde at £1100 from an Armagh farmer.

A Banbridge producer received £279 per 100 kilos for 308k Limousin at £860.

Strong male weanlings: Newry farmer 424k £1050 £248.00; Blackwatertown farmer 412k £990 £240.00; Downpatrick farmer 418k £985 £236.00; Downpatrick farmer 420k £975 £232.00; Keady farmer 416k £960 £231.00; Derrynoose farmer 430k £990 £230.00 and Downpatrick farmer 448k £1020 £228.

Light male weanlings: Lurgan farmer 266k £810 £305.00; Hillsborough farmer 290k £880 £304.00; Sixmilecross farmer 266k £800 £301.00; Newry farmer 286k £830 £290.00; Rathfriland farmer 314k £900 £286.00; Rathfriland farmer 304k £860 £282.00; Sixmilecross farmer 310k £850 £274.00; Banbridge farmer 388k £1050 £270.00 and Banbridge farmer 350k £930 £265.

Heifer weanlings: Markethill farmer 274k £860 £314.00; Armagh farmer 356k £1100 £309.00; Newry farmer 292k £820 £280.00; Newry farmer 300k £840 £280.00; Banbridge farmer 308k £860 £279.00; Newry farmer 326k £900 £276.00; Newry farmer 392k £1060 £270.00; Lurgan farmer 290k £810 £279.00 and Cullyhanna farmer 316k £850 £268.

In the suckler ring outfits sold to a top of £1800, £1750 and £1480.

In calf cows and heifers to £1560, £1340, £1310 each.