Markethill Mart: Suckler outfits selling to a top of £2750

A total throughput of just over 1100 cattle commencing the week 15th February at Markethill culminated in an entry of 750 cattle on Saturday 20th February.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 22nd Feb 2021, 15:06 BST
Updated 23rd Feb 2021, 10:05 BST

Trade in all rings continued to remain very firm with weanling prices in particularly exceptionally strong.

Heifers

250 heifers sold readily with good quality forward feeding heifers from £210 to £233 per 100 kilos for a 504k at £1175 from a Keady farmer followed by £232 per 100 kilos for 506k Limousin at £1175 from a Poyntzpass producer.

Beef heifers sold to £221 per 100 kilos for 618k at £1365 from an Armagh farmer with a top price of £1445 for a 680k Sim £210 from a Crossmaglen producer.

All good quality beef heifers from £200 to £219 per 100 kilos.

Middleweight heifers sold to £250 per 100 kilos for 470k at £1175 from an Armagh farmer followed by £248 per 100 kilos for 434k at £1075 from a Kilkeel farmer.

Forward heifers

Keady farmer 504k £1175 £233.00; Poyntzpass farmer 506k £1175 £232.00; Keady farmer 564k £1305 £231.00; Kilkeel farmer 502k £1155 £230.00; Newtownhamiton farmer 580k £1325 £228.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 502k £1135 £226.00; Portadown farmer 520k £1175 £226.00 and Crossmaglen farmer 526k £1185 £225.

Beef heifers

Armagh farmer 618k £1365 £221.00; Armagh farmer 624k £1365 £219.00; Dungannon farmer 634k £1375 £217.00; Poyntzpass farmer 616k £1335 £217.00; Dungannon farmer 666k £1435 £215.00; Poyntzpass farmer 624k £1325 £212.00; Crossmaglen farmer 688k £1445 £210.00 and Crossmaglen farmer 640k £1325 £207.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer 470k £1175 £250.00; Kilkeel farmer 434k £1075 £248.00; Cullyhanna farmer 482k £1175 £244.00; Kilkeel farmer 444k £1065 £240.00; Cullyhanna farmer 396k £945 £239.00; Crossmaglen farmer 486k £1155 £238.00; Kilkeel farmer 494k £1165 £236.00 and Jerrettspass farmer 472k £1105 £234.

Bullocks

160 bullocks sold in a steady demand.

Beef bullocks to £228 per 100 kilos for 660k at £1515 for a Newtownhamilton farmer.

The same owner received £227 per 100 kilos for 646k at £1465.

Main trade for good quality bullocks from £200 to £220 per 100 kilos with a top price of £1575 for 706k £223 from a Dromara farmer.

Forward feeding bullocks sold steadily from £210 to £239 per 100 kilos for 560k at £1345 from a Jerrettspass producer followed by £233 per 100 kilos for 526k at £1225 from a Silverbridge farmer.

Good quality middleweight steers from £200 to £236 per 100 kilos for 434k at £1025 from a Richhill farmer and for 418k at £985 from a Dromore producer.

Top price for middleweights £1085 for 490k at £220 from a Hillsborough producer.

Good quality Friesian bullocks sold from £160 to £177 for 528k at £975.

Forward bullocks

Jerrettspass farmer 562k £1345 £239.00; Silverbridge farmer 526k £1225 £233.00; Silverbridge famer 546k £1245 £228.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 586k £1325 £226.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 628k £1395 £222.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 642k £1425 £222.00; Armagh farmer 592k £1285 £217.00 and Glenanne farmer 528k £1145 £217.

Beef bullocks

Newtownhamilton farmer 666k £1515 £228.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 646k £1465 £227.00; Mayobridge farmer 680k £1525 £224.00; Dromara farmer 706k £1575 £223.00; Armagh farmer 642k £1425 £222.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 648k £1435 £221.00; Mayobridge farmer 712k £1575 £221.00; Mayobridge farmer 660k £1425 £216.00; Tandragee farmer 706k £1515 £215.00 and Tandragee farmer 716k £1525 £213.

Middleweight bullocks

Armagh farmer 434k £1025 £236.00; Dromore farmer 418k £985 £236.00; Armagh farmer 442k £1035 £234.00; Glenanne farmer 460k £1075 £234.00; Armagh farmer 418k £975 £233.00; Glenanne farmer 406k £945 £233.00; Glenanne farmer 456k £1055 £231.00; Glenanne farmer 464k £1055 £227.00 and Glenanne farmer 462k £1045 £226.

Friesian bullocks

Newtownhamilton farmer 528k £935 £177.00; Newtownahmilton farmer 506k £875 £173.00; Portadown farmer 578k £965 £167.00; Portadown farmer 570k £935 £164.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 528k £865 £164.00 and Mayobridge farmer 638k £1045 £164.

Weanlings

A large entry of 300 weanlings sold in the best trade in several weeks.

Good quality light males sold steadily from £260 to £332 per 100 kilos for 256k Limousin at £850 from an Armagh farmer followed by £318 for 296k Limousin to £940 for a Tassagh producer.

Top price for light males £1020 for 370k £276 for a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Strong males sold to £255 for 490k at £1250 for a Altnamackin farmer followed by £247 for 430k at £1060 for a Castlewellan producer.

Good quality heifer weanlings sold steadily from £240 to £293 per 100 kilos for 302k at £885 from a Markethill farmer followed by £292 per 100 kilos for 298k Charolais at £870 for a Beragh farmer.

Strong male weanlings

Altnamackin farmer 490k £1250 £255.00; Armagh farmer 416k £1050 £252.00; Castlewellan farmer 430k £1060 £247.00; Donacloney farmer 428k £1050 £245.00; Armagh farmer 412k £1010 £245.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 420k £1010 £241.00 and Kilkeel farmer 418k £975 £233.

Light male weanlings

Armagh farmer 256k £850 £332.00; Tassagh farmer 296k £940 £318.00; glenanne farmer 242k £740 £306.00; Markethill farmer 278k £850 £306.00; Tassagh farmer 262k £800 £305.00; Cullyhanna farmer 304k £870 £286.00; Cullyhanna farmer 326k £930 £285.00; Markethill farmer 310k £880 £284.00 and Sixmilecross farmer 304k £850 £280.

Heifer weanlings

Markethill farmer 302k £885 £293.00; Beragh farmer 298k £870 £292.00; Markethill farmer 282k £820 £291.00; Beragh farmer 242k £700 £289.00; Markethill farmer 268k £770 £287.00; Newry farmer 246k £700 £285.00 and Markethill farmer 276k £780 £283.

Suckler outfits sold to a top of £2750 for Charolais heifer and heifer calf at foot for a Poyntzpass farmer.

A Co Fermanagh producer sold two outfits at £2300 and £2200 each.

Several more turnouts sold from £1300 to £1800.

In calf heifers sold to a top of £1900, £1500 and £1450 twice.

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