Quality beef bred cows sell from £150 to £189 per 100 kilos

Good quality beef bred cows sold from £150 to £189 per 100 kilos for 850k at £1615 followed by £164 710k at £1235. Friesian cows sold up to £145 per 100 kilos 808k at £1175 and up to £1305 for 1026k £127. Main demand for fleshed friesians from £125 to £142 per 100 kilos. Second quality Friesians from £100 to £115 and the poorest types from £70 to £90 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows: Newtownhamilton farmer 854k £1615 £189.00; Aghalee farmer 710k £1235 £174.00; Warrenpoint farmer 688k £1195 £174.00; Newry farmer 664k £1115 £168.00; Aghalee farmer 762k £1265 £166.00; Warrenpoint farmer 788k £1275 £162.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 764k £1155 £151.00; Ballymoney farmer 798k £1205 £151.00.

Friesian cull cows: Portadown farmer 808k £1175 £145.00; Rathfriland farmer 788k £1115 £142.00; Collone farmer 774k £1095 £142.00; Belleeks farmer 760k £1055 £139.00; Belleeks farmer 734k £1005 £137.00; Middletown farmer 770k £1045 £136.00; Kilkeel farmer 770k £1035 £135.00; Middletown farmer 940k £1255 £134.00; Middletown farmer 888k £1175 £132.00; Dungannon farmer 1026k £1305 £127.00.

CALVES

150 calves sold in a very firm trade. Good quality bull calves from £410 for a 5 week old Char followed by £395 for a 3 week old BB. All good quality bulls from £250 to £350. Heifer calves sold to a top of £500 for 6 week old Lim followed by £380 for a 6 week old FKV. All good quality calves from £230 to £330 each.

Bull calves: Ch £410; BB £395; BB £370; BB £50; BB £350; AA £340; BB £340; BB £320.

Heifer calves: Lim £400; FKV £380; BB £330; BB £330; AA £310; Her £300; AA £290; AA £290.