Steers peaking at £1340 at Dungannon Mart

A steady demand for all classes of stock saw steers peak at £1340 for a 595kg Belgian Blue (225.00).

Heifers topped at £1215 for a 535kg Limousin (227.00).

Fat cows sold to a height of 152p per 100kg for a 565kg Limousin £860.

Dropped calves sold to £480 for a Charolais bull.

Heifer calves peaked at £350 Hereford.

Weanlings sold to £960 for a 470kg Simmental bull (204.00).

Heifers sold to £900 415kg Simmental (216.00).

Steers

Steer prices reached a height of £1340 for a 595kg Belgian Blue (225.00) presented by P Grimley, £1340 620kg Belgian Blue (216.00) and B Skeffington £1150 580kg Simmental (198.00), £1100 510kg Simmental (216.00), £990 465kg Charolais (213.00).

Heifers

Once again all classes of Heifers continue to sell briskly to peak at £1215 for 535kg Limousin (227.00) presented by D Kirk; J Glendinning £1200 605kg Aberdeen Angus (198.00), £1130 635kg Aberdeen Angus (178.00), £1040 565kg Aberdeen Angus (184.00); N Turner £1170 495kg Limousin (236.00), £1080 525kg Hereford (206.00); M Black £1040 505kg Belgian Blue (206.00); I McKee £1010 460kg Limousin (220.00); Glencrew Farms £870 390kg Simmental (223.00), £680 330kg Simmental (206.00); C McFarland £850 415kg Aberdeen Angus (205.00) and a Ballygawley farmer £750 345kg Hereford (217.00), £740 295kg Charolais (251.0.

Dropped calves

An excellent entry of calves saw prices peak at £480 for a Charolais bull presented by J Gervin, £480 for a Simmental bull; A McKeown £435 x 2 Aberdeen Angus bulls, £380 Aberdeen Angus bull; W Farr £400 Belgian Blue bull, £360 Shorthorn beef bull; M Ewing £390 Limousin bull, £310 Aberdeen Angus bull, £300 Aberdeen Angus bull; J Ewing £390 Limousin bull, £355 Limousin bull, £300 Limousin bull; S Montgomery £380 Aberdeen Angus bull; R Burns £370 Belgian Blue bull, £285 Belgian Blue bull; G Booth £370 Belgian Blue bull, £285 Belgian Blue bull; A Moore £355 Hereford bull; J Whitcroft £330 Limousin bull; I and S Marshall £305 Hereford bull, £280 Hereford bull; T Muldrew £300 Hereford bull, £285 Hereford bull; J Parks £300 Belgian Blue bull; Friesian bull calves sold from £65 to £240 for stronger sorts; meanwhile Heifer calves topped at £350 for Hereford presented by I and S Marshall, £310 Hereford heifer, £290 Hereford heifer; J Ewing £345 Limousin heifer, £340 Limousin heifer, £325 Limousin heifer; E McVeigh £330 Aberdeen Angus heifer; J Whitcroft £290 Limousin heifer; F Burrows £280 Aberdeen Angus heifer, £270 Aberdeen Angus heifer; R Burns £280 x 2 Belgian Blue heifers; M Ewing £270 Limousin heifer, £260 Limousin heifer; I and A Agnew £270 Belgian Blue heifer and J Parks £265 Aberdeen Angus heifer.

Weanlings

Weanling prices remain brisk to peak at £960 for a 470kg Simmental bull (204.00) presented by M Thom; C Kerr £840 315kg Aberdeen Angus (268.00), £840 335kg Aberdeen Angus (251.00), £830 305kg Aberdeen Angus (270.00), £720 310kg Limousin (231.00); P Hughes £830 340kg Limousin (243.00), £780 275kg Limousin (282.00), £780 320kg Limousin (245.00), £750 305kg Limousin (243.00); M Givan £800 315kg Limousin (252.00); N Turner £760 320kg Limousin (238.00), £750 315kg Limousin (238.00), £715 x 2 260kg Limousins (275.00), £590 240kg Hereford (244.00); P Quinn £640 220kg Limousin (288.00); a Dungannon producer £550 230kg Aberdeen Angus (237.00); meanwhile weanling heifers sold to £900 415kg Simmental (216.00) presented by M Thom, £720 310kg Simmental (232.00), £680 270kg Simmental (251.00); N Turner £890 340kg Limousin (260.00), £840 300kg Limousin (280.00), £800 280kg Limousin (283.00); K and W Booth £860 355kg Limousin (240.00), £670 290kg Limousin (229.00); D Montgomery £650 240kg Limousin (271.00), £650 x 2 250kg Limousins (260.00), £600 215kg Limousin (277.00), £600 245kg Limousin (245.00) and P Quinn £630 230kg Limousin (274.00).