Marts: Heavy beef bred cows selling to £1790 at Markethill Mart

for 790k at £1790 from a Hilltown producer.

The same owner received £222 for 730k at £1630.

Fat bulls sold to £232 for 980k at 32280 from an Armagh farmer followed by £211 for 950k at £2000 from a Hilltown farmer.

Main demand from £190 to £210 per 100 kilos.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £165 for 800k at £1320 from a Waringstown farmer followed by £161 for 800k at £1300 from a Newtownhamilton producer.

Main trade from £150 to £160 per 100 kilos.

Second quality Friesians from £120 to £140 and the poorest types from £95 to £110 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Keady farmer 794K £1790 £226.00; Hilltown farmer 798k £1790 £224.00; Hilltown farmer 734k £1630 £222.00; Markethill farmer 688k £1520 £221.00; Hilltown farmer 852k £1880 £221.00; Markethill farmer 662k £1430 £216.00; Cullyhanna farmer 632k £1360 £215.00; Darkley farmer 734k £1530 £209.00 and Hilltown farmer 830k £1730 £209.

Fat bulls

Armagh farmer 982k £2280 £232.00; Hilltown farmer 950k £2000 £211.00; Darkley farmer 1102k £2260 £205.00; Tandragee farmer 1106k £2140 £194.00 and Mountnorris farmer 1052k £2000 £190.

Friesian cull cows

Waringstown farmer 802k £1320 £165.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 808k £1300 £161.00; Waringstown farmer 690k £1110 £161.00; Gilford farmer 628k £1000 £159.00; Waringstown farmer 728k £1150 £158.00 and Waringstown farmer 732k £1150 £157.

Calves

150 calves sold in a steady demand with good quality bull calves to £410 paid twice for Aberdeen Angus with another Aberdeen Angus selling at £400.

A Limousin bull made £390.

All good quality bulls to £380.

Heifer calves sold to £480 for a four week Charolais followed by £395 for seveb week old Limousin.

Main demand from £250 to £340 each.

Reared males sold up to £860 each and reared heifers up to £650 each.

Bull calves

Aberdeen Angus £410; Aberdeen Angus £400; Limousin £390; Charolais £380; Simmental £380; Limousin £370; Aberdeen Angus £370; Simmental £350 and Aberdeen Angus £345.

Heifer calves

Charolais £480; Limousin £395; Aberdeen Angus £340; Belgian Blue £320; Belgian Blue 3310; Charolais £300; Limousin £295 and Belgian Blue £290.