Marts: Excellent demand for cattle at Markethill Mart, forward heifers sold to £1640

Heifers

210 heifers included several pens of top quality forward heifers sold to a top of £314 for 522k at £1640 paid to a Katesbridge farmer.

A Banbridge producer received £305 for 502k at £1530 and a Newry farmer received £302 for 560k at £1560.

Main demand for good quality forward heifers from £250 to £275 per 100 kilos.

Middleweight heifers sold to a top of £318 for 472k at £1500 from a Camlough producer followed by £313 for Katesbridge farmer for 384k at £1200.

All good quality middleweights from £250 to £299 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers

Katesbridge farmer 522k £1640 £314.00; Banbridge farmer 502k £1530 £305.00; Newry farmer 516k £1560 £302.00; Portadown farmer 520k £1420 £273.00; Portadown farmer 502k £1370 £273.00; Gilford farmer 682k £1850 £271.00; Downpatrick farmer 506k £1370 £271.00 and Benburb farmer 614k £1660 £270.

Middleweight heifers

Camlough farmer 472k £1500 £318.00; Katesbridge farmer 384k £1200 £313.00; Dungannon farmer 418k £1250 £299.00; Camlough farmer 460k £1360 £296.00; Newry farmer 498k £1460 £293.00; Tynan farmer 422k £1230 £292.00; Portadown farmer 400k £1170 £293.00; Portadown farmer 464k £1340 £289.00 and Portadown farmer 464k £1340 £289.

Bullocks 205 bullocks sold in another very firm demand with beef bullocks selling to a top of £315 for 680k at £2150 from a Belleek farmer.

The same owner received £302 for 660k at £1990 and £293 for 750k at £2200.

Top price of £2250 was paid for 778k at £289 for a Ballinderry farmer.

All good quality beef bullocks sold from £260 to £290 per 100 kilos.

Forward feeding bullocks sold to £316 for 528k at £1670 for a Dromore farmer followed by £307 for 514k at £1580 for an Armagh farmer.

Main demand for good quality forward bullocks from £250 to £290 per 100 kilos.

Good quality middleweight bullocks sold to a top of £353 for 470k at £1660 from a Dromore farmer.

The same owner received £344 for 480k at £1650 and for 430k at £1460.

All top quality middleweights sold steadily from £280 to £333 per 100 kilos.

Friesian bullocks sold from £200 to £213 for 638k at £1360 from a Glenanne farmer.

Forward bullocks

Dromore farmer 528k £1670 £316.00; Armagh farmer 514k £1580 £307.00; Dromore farmer 524k £1600 £305.00; Hillsborough farmer 526k £1600 £304.00; Belleek farmer 564k £1710 £303.00; Belleek farmer 544k £1630 £300.00; Dungannon farmer 528k £1580 £299.00; Armagh farmer 630k £1870 £297.00 and Dromore farmer 540k £1590 £294.

Beef bullocks

Belleek farmer 682k £2150 £315.00; Belleek farmer 660k £1990 £302.00; Belleek farmer 752k £2200 £293.00; Belleek farmer 770k £2240 £291.00; Lisburn farmer 778k £2250 £289.00; Armagh farmer 688k £1960 £285.00; Lisburn farmer 756k £2100 £278.00 and Lisburn farmer 734k £2000 £273.

Middleweight bullocks

Dromore farmer 470k £1660 £353.00; Dromore farmer 480k £1650 £344.00; Dromore farmer 434k £1460 £336.00; Tynan farmer 400k £1340 £335.00; Annaghmore farmer 444k £1480 £333.00; Tynan farmer 384k £1270 £330.00; Annaghmore farmer 456k £1470 £322.00; Dromore farmer 448k £1440 £322.00; Dromore farmer 476k £1510 £317.00 and Dromore farmer 496k £1550 £313.

Friesian bullocks

Glenanne farmer 638k £1360 £213.00; Glenanne farmer 632k £1340 £212.00; Glenanne farmer 566k £1200 £212.00; Glenanne farmer 662k £1360 £205.00 and Glenanne farmer 638k £1300 £204. Weanlings 250 weanlings sold in a steady demand for good quality light males from £280 to £351 for 370k at £1300 from a Tassagh farmer followed by £349 for 330k at £1150 from a Portadown producer.

The same owner received £346 for 306k at £1060.

Stronger males to £337 for 416k at £1400 for a Tassagh farmer.

The same owner received £329 for 438k at £1440.

All good quality lots from £270 to £328 per 100 kilos.

Good quality light heifers sold from £260 to £331 for 320k at £1060 from a Portadown farmer followed by £322 for 314k at £1010 from a Crossmaglen farmer.

Stronger heifers to £298 for 406k at £1210 for a Tassagh farmer followed by £296 for 416k at £1230.

Main demand for good quality lots from £240 to £283 per 100 kilos.

Strong male weanlings

Tassagh farmer 416k £1400 £337.00; Tassagh farmer 438k £1440 £329.00; Tassagh farmer 424k £1390 £328.00; Armagh farmer 460k £1500 £326.00; Tassagh farmer 476k £1540 £324.00; Tassagh farmer 434k £1400 £323.00; Portadown farmer 448k £1440 £322.00 and Tassagh farmer 480k £1540 £321.

Light male weanlings

Tassagh farmer 370k £1300 £351.00; Portadown farmer 330k £1150 £349.00; Portadown farmer 306k £1060 £346.00; Tassagh farmer 400k £1370 £343.00; Armagh farmer 354k £1200 £339.00; Portadown farmer 296k £1000 £338.00; Portadown farmer 384k £1290 £336.00; Tassagh farmer 388k £1270 £327.00; Dromara farmer 352k £1150 £327.00 and Portadown farmer 354k £1150 £325. Strong heifer weanlings

Tassagh farmer 406k £1210 £298.00; Benburb farmer 416k £1230 £296.00; Tandragee farmer 424k £1200 £283.00; Markethill farmer 436k £1220 £280.00; Benburb farmer 424k £1180 £278.00; Markethill farmer 404k £1120 £277.00; Benburb farmer 470k £1300 £277.00; Benburb farmer 494k £1290 £261.00 and Tandragee farmer 428k £1100 £257.

Light heifer weanlings

Portadown farmer 320k £1060 £331.00; Crossmaglen farmer 314k £1010 £322.00; Portadown farmer 300k £950 £317.00; Tassagh farmer 358k £1100 £307.00; Portadown farmer 320k £980 £306.00; Tassagh farmer 380k £1150 £303.00; Middletown farmer 324k £980 £303.00; Tassagh farmer 316k £940 £298.00; Portadown farmer 334k £980 £293.00 and Portadown farmer 368k £1040 £283.

Suckler outfits sold to £2200 for a Limousin cow and bull calf from a Newry farmer.

Several more outfits from £1400 to £1840 for a Charolais heifer and heifer calf from an Armagh farmer.

An entry of 1870 sheep at Markethill on Monday 23rd September sold in an improved trade for fat lambs and stores.

Cull ewe prices were also firmer on the week.

Heavy lambs sold to a top of £154 each being paid for 28 lambs at 28.3k, 544p/k from a Benburb producer, followed by 533p/k for 24.4k at £130 from a Richhill farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy lambs from 510 – 532p/k with several pens selling for £147.50 each.

The average price for all the heavy lambs sold was 26k at £137.50 per head.

Good quality midweight lambs sold to 600p/k for 22k at £132 from a Tassagh producer, followed by 577p/k for 22.2k at £128 for a Bessbrook farmer and a Ballynahinch farmer received 574p/k for 20.2k at £116.

All good quality midweights from 540-567p/k.

Good quality store lambs sold steadily from 560-649p/k for 16.1k at £104.50 from a Dungannon farmer, followed by 617p/k for 14.1k at £87 from a Warrenpoint producer.

A Kilkeel farmer received 617p/k for 17.1k at £105.50.

230 cull ewes sold to a top of £258.

Main demand for fleshed ewes from £130-£186.

Plainer ewes from £70-£110.

In the breeding ring rams sold to a top of £520 with others at £390, £380 and £360.

Ewe hoggets sold to £245.

Main demand from £180 - £225.

The final breeding sale of the season is next Monday night 30th September.

Heavy lambs

Benburb producer 28.3k £154 544p/k: Richhill producer 24.4k £130 533p/k: Portadown producer 25k £133 532p/k: Keady producer 26k £138 531p/k: Tandragee producer 24.5k £130 531p/k: Portadown producer 27.4k £144 526p/k: Poyntzpass producer 26k £136 523p/k: Tandragee producer 25.3k £132 522p/k: Kilkeel producer 25.6k £133.50 522p/k and Banbridge producer 27k £140 519p/k.

Midweight lambs

Tassagh producer 22k £132 600p/k: Bessbrook producer 22.2k £128 577p/k: Ballynahinch producer 20.2k £116 574p/k: Moy producer 21k £119 567p/k: Caledon producer 20.5k £116 566p/k: Portadown producer 22k £124 564p/k: Castlewellan producer 20.6k £116 563p/k: Caledon producer 21.7k £122 562p/k: Portadown producer 20k £112 560p/k and Donaghadee producer 20.9k £117 560p/k.

Store lambs

Dungannon producer 16.1k £104.50 649p/k: Warrenpoint producer 14.1k £87 617p/k: Kilkeel producer 17.1k £105.50 617p/k: Dungannon producer 15.4k £95 617p/k: Rostrevor producer 16.2k £99 611p/k: Ballynahinch producer 17.8k £108 607p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 14.4k £86.50 601p/k and Glenanne producer 14k £84 600p/k.

Tuesday 24th September 2024: Good quality cull cows sold from £119 to £219 at Markethill for 890k at £1950 from an Annalong producer.

The same owner received £212 for 978k at £2070.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £146 to £184 for 840k at £1550 from an Armagh farmer followed by £172 for 880k at £1520 for a Banbridge producer.

Second quality Friesians sold from £120 to £135 and the poorest types from £100 to £115 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Annalong farmer 890k £1950 £219.00; Annalong farmer 978k £2070 £211.00; Grange farmer 724k £1520 £209.00; Annalong farmer 784k £1630 £208.00; Newry farmer 698k £1430 £205.00; Annalong farmer 764k £1550 £203.00; Portadown farmer 788k £1580 £201.00; Keady farmer 826k £1590 £193.00 and Castlewellan farmer 822k £1570 £191.

Fat bulls

Newry farmer 804k £2120 £264.00; Armagh farmer 984k £2140 £218.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 974k £2070 £213.00 and Castlewellan farmer 778k £1630 £210.

Friesian cull cows

Armagh farmer 842k £1550 £184.00; Banbridge farmer 886k £1520 £172.00; Hamiltonsbawn farmer 700k £1150 £164.00; Hamiltonsbawn farmer 614k £1000 £163.00; Scarva farmer 660k £1070 £162.00; Dromore farmer 606k £930 £154.00; Katesbridge farmer 774k £1180 £153.00 and Tandragee farmer 768k £1120 £146.

Calves

Good quality bull calves under eight weeks sold up to £490 paid twice for Limousin followed by £470 for a Belgian Blue.

All good quality bulls from £250 to £330 each.

Heifer calves sold to £420 for a Limousin.

Main demand from £240 to £300.

Reared heifers sold to £860 with others at £760 and £750.

Bulls sold to £760 each.

Bull calves

Limousin £490; Limousin £490; Belgian Blue £470; Hereford £330; Hereford £300 and Hereford £275. Heifer calves

Limousin £420; Simmental £300; Hereford £290; Hereford £290; Aberdeen Angus £280; Hereford £260 and Belgian Blue £260.