Marts: Firm trade for cattle at Markethill Mart, top priced heavy heifers sell for £1840

Heifers

250 heifers maintained an excellent trade with forward feeding heifers to £315 for 518k at £1630 for a Rathfriland farmer.

A Banbridge farmer received £300 for 566k at £1700 and £298 for 564k at £1680.

Main demand for good quality forward feeding heifers from £250 to £297 per 100 kilos.

Heavy heifers sold up to £291 for 616k at £1790 for a Benburb producer followed by £286 for 612k at £1750 from a Rathfriland producer.

Top price of £1840 was paid for 690k at £256 from a Benburb farmer.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £250 to £322 per 100 kilos for 438k at £1410 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £311 paid twice for 428k at £1330 for a Newry farmer and 470k at £1460 from a Tandragee producer.

Several more heifers sold from £290 to £310 per 100 kilos.

A special entry on 14th September 35 top quality continental Charolais cross heifers 600k plus from a Newtownards farmer.

Heavy heifers

Benburb farmer 616k £1790 £291.00; Rathfriland farmer 612k £1750 £286.00; Armagh farmer 614k £1680 £274.00; Dromara farmer 704k £1880 £267.00; Benburb farmer 600k £1590 £266.00; Benburb farmer 694k £1840 £265.00; Banbridge farmer 608k £1600 £263.00; Markethill farmer 650k £1710 £263.00 and Portadown farmer 622k £1630 £262.

Forward heifers

Rathfriland farmer 518k £1630 £315.00; Banbridge farmer 566k £1700 £300.00; Banbridge farmer 564k £1680 £298.00; Rathfriland farmer 516k £1530 £297.00; Armagh farmer 596k £1750 £294.00; Rathfriland farmer 556k £1630 £293.00; Rathfriland farmer 598k £1750 £293.00 and Armagh farmer 596k £1740 £292.

Middleweight heifers

Newtownhamilton farmer 438k £1410 £322.00; Newry farmer 428k £1330 £311.00; Tandragee farmer 470k £1460 £311.00; Tandragee farmer 474k £1470 £310.00; Keady farmer 406k £1250 £308.00; Tandragee farmer 426k £1310 £308.00; Tandragee farmer 474k £1440 £304.00; Hilltown farmer 446k £1340 £301.00 and Portadown farmer 480k £1440 £300.

Bullocks

230 bullocks included several pens of top quality forward bullocks which sold from £250 to £304 for 510k at £1550 for a Portadown producer followed by £302 for 540k at £1630 from an Armagh farmer.

Beef cattle sold up to £298 for 690k at £2070 from a Whitecross farmer.

The same owner received £292 twice for 720k at £2110 and 710k at £2080.

Top price beef bullock £2250 for 800k £280 from a Whitecross producer.

Main demand for beef bullocks from £250 to £280 per 100 kilos.

Middleweight steers sold to £321 for 452k at £1450 from a Belleek farmer followed by £314 for 458k at £1440 from a Keady farmer.

All top quality middleweights from £270 to £306 per 100 kilos.

Beef bullocks

Whitecross farmer 694k £2070 £298.00; Whitecross farmer 722k £2110 £292.00; Whitecross farmer 712k £2080 £292.00; Whitecross farmer 740k £2140 £289.00; Waringstown farmer 664k £1920 £289.00; Waringstown farmer 698k £1980 £284.00; Whitecross farmer 804k £2250 £280.00; Waringstown farmer 700k £1890 £270.00 and Whitecross farmer 766k £2060 £269.

Forward bullocks

Portadown farmer 510k £1550 £304.00; Armagh farmer 540k £1630 £302.00; Portadown farmer 528k £1580 £299.00; Portadown farmer 530k £1580 £298.00; Portadown farmer 530k £1580 £298.00; Portadown farmer 564k £1660 £294.00; Mountnorris farmer 524k £1540 £294.00 and Mountnorris farmer 546k £1600 £293.

Middleweight bullocks

Belleek farmer 452k £1450 £321.00; Keady farmer 458k £1440 £314.00; Belleek farmer 468k £1460 £312.00; Belleek farmer 408k £1250 £306.00; Belleek farmer 462k £1400 £303.00; Portadown farmer 460k £1380 £300.00; Mountnorris farmer 484k £1440 £298.00; Mountnorris farmer 500k £1400 £1470 £294.00 and Mountnorris farmer 486k £1400 £288.00;

A special entry on 14th September 35 heavy Charolais bullocks 600k plus from a Dromara farmer.

Weanlings

170 weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong demand particularly for top quality calves. Good quality light males sold to £339 for 366k at £1240 for an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £333 for 330k at £1100 and £325 for 310k at £1020. All good quality types from £280 to £324 per 100 kilos.

Stronger males sold up to £368 for 410k at £1510 for a Ballyward farmer.

The same owner received £358 for 416k at £1490 and £333 for 420k at £1420.

All good quality lots from £290 to £320 per 100 kilos.

Light heifer weanlings sold up to £368 for 348k at £1280 for an Armagh farmer.

The same owner received £332 for 328k at £1090.

A Keady farmer received £320 for 394k at £1260.

All top quality lots from £260 to £314 per 100 kilos.

Stronger heifers sold to £321 for 458k at £1470 from a Ballyward farmer.

The same owner received £304 for 428k at £1300.

A Lisburn farmer received £301 for 430k at £1300.

Strong male weanlings

Ballyward farmer 410k £1510 £368.00; Ballyward farmer 416k £1490 £358.00; Ballyward farmer 426k £1420 £333.00; Portadown farmer 440k £1400 £318.00; Tassagh farmer 410k £1300 £317.00; Tandragee farmer 428k £1330 £311.00; Tandragee farmer 442k £1320 £299.00 and Armagh farmer 432k £1290 £299.

Light male weanlings

Armagh farmer 366k £1240 £339.00; Armagh farmer 330k £1100 £333.00; Armagh farmer 314k £1020 £325.00; Tassagh farmer 376k £1220 £324.00; Lisburn farmer 368k £1170 £318.00; Armagh farmer 324k £1030 £318.00; Cladymore farmer 396k £1220 £308.00; Dromore farmer 322k £990 £307.00 and Dromore farmer 334k £1020 £305.

Strong heifer weanlings

Ballyward farmer 458k £1470 £321.00; Ballyward farmer 428k £1300 £304.00; Lisburn farmer 432k £1300 £301.00; Keady farmer 420k £1260 £300.00; Ballyward farmer 456k £1290 £283.00 and Lisburn farmer 426k £1160 £272.

Light heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 348k £1280 £368.00; Armagh farmer 328k £1090 £332.00; Keady farmer 394k £1260 £320.00; Armagh farmer 312k £980 £314.00; Armagh farmer 312k £970 £311.00; Dromara farmer 374k £1160 £310.00; Ballyward farmer 350k £1080 £309.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 264k £800 £303.00 and Lisburn farmer 326k £970 £298.

Another large entry of suckler cows sold in an excellent demand with good quality outfits selling to £3250 for a Charolais heifer and bull calf from an Armagh farmer.

The same owner sold similar outfits at £3040, £2600 and £1980.

An entry of in calf cows from a Glenanne farmer sold to a top of £1580 (2015) with others at £1440, £1290 and £1180.