Store heifers selling to £3560 at Clogher Mart

Highlights for this week in the store heifer ring quality lots sold to a high of £611 per 100kg for a super 570kg Limousin to £3480 with another super 670kg Limousin selling to £3560 to £531 per 100kg for a Beragh producer.

In the bullock ring strong steers sold to £3430 for a 910kg Charolais (£377) with a 790kg Charolais to £3210 (£406) for a Dungannon producer.

In the fatstock ring 252 lots listed sold to a good steady demand with beef bred cows sold to £370 per 100kg for a 780kg Simmental to £2886 an 820kg Limousin sold to £358 per 100kg to £2935.60 an 800kg Charolais sold to £355 per 100kg to £2840 with an 820kg Limousin to £338 per 100kg to £2771.60.

Beef bred cow heifers sold to £372 per 100kg for a 760kg Simmental to £2827.20 a 630kg Blonde d'Aquitaine sold to £348 per 100kg to £2192.40 with a 650kg Belgian Blue to £342 per 100kg to £2223 and a 550kg Limousin to £340 per 100kg £1870.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £256 per 100kg for an 800kg to £2048.

Other similar lots sold from £240 to £248 per 100kg.

Fat bulls sold to £3203.20 for an 1120kg Hereford to £286 per 100kg with a 970kg Limousin selling to £315 per 100kg to £3055.50.

Fat steers sold to £378 per 100kg for a 780kg Charolais to £2948.40 with a 760kg Limousin to £374 per 100kg to £2842.40.

Fat heifers sold to £368 per 100kg for a 600kg Charolais to £2208 with a 640kg Limousin to £365 per 100kg to £2336.

In the store rings heavy steers 600kg plus sold to a high of £3430 (£377) a 770kg Charolais sold to £3110 (£404) with a 790kg Charolais to £3210 (£406).

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg sold to £2400 for a 595kg Limousin to £403) a 530kg Charolais sold to £2380 (£449) with a 515kg Charolais to £2350 (£456) and a 545kg Charolais to £2360 (£414).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500kg sold to £2270 for a 455kg Charolais (£499) with a 500kg Charolais to £2160 (£432) and a 495kg Charolais to £2100 (£424).

Store heifers sold to £3560 for an outstanding 670kg Limousin to £531 per 100kg a 635kg Limousin sold to £3080 (£485) with a 640kg Limousin to £2970 (£464) and a 665kg Limousin to £3060 (£460).

Forward heifers 510kg to 595kg sold to £3480 for a 570kg Limousin (£611) a 590kg Limousin sold to £2430 (£412) with a 520kg Limousin to £2180 (£419).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 500kg sold to £2320 for a 495kg Belgian Blue (£469) a 455kg Charolais sold to £2000 twice (£440) and a 445kg Limousin sold to £1950 (£438).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under sold to £1700 for a 365kg Limousin (£466) with a 355kg Limousin to £1520 (£428).

Weanlings

Strong males sold to £2150 for a 540kg Charolais (£398) a 445kg Limousin sold to £2050 (£461) with a 440kg Limousin to £1950 (£443).

Lighterweight males sold to £1990 for a 370kg Limousin (£538) with a 435kg Limousin to £1940 (£446) and a 430kg Limousin to £1880 (£437).

Weanling females sold to £1840 for a strong 440kg Charolais (£418) with a 430kg Limousin to £1800 (£419) and a 425kg Charolais to £1780 (£419).

Lighterweight females sold to £1700 for a 390kg Charolais (£436) with a 340kg Limousin to £1560 (£459) with a 275Kg Charolais to £1350 (£473) and a 275kg Limousin to £1350 (£473).

Suckler outfits sold to £3800, £3700 and £3680

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £2800 and £2750.

Calved dairy cows and heifers sold to £2900 twice, £2850 and £2700.

Springing heifers sold to £2560.

Weaned and reared male lumps sold to £1630 and £1610 twice.

Reared and weaned female lumps sold to £1670 and £1500 for Limousins.

Bull calves (four weeks and under) sold to £730 and £700 for Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves (four weeks and under) sold to £810 and £710 for Aberdeen Angus.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cows and beef bred cow heifers as follows: Portadown producer 760kg Simmental to £372 (£2827.20); Fintona producer 780kg Simmental to £370 (£2886) Augher producer 820kg Limousin to £358 (£2935.60) Ballygawley producer 800kg Charolais to £355 (£2840) Ballygawley producer 630kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £348 (£2192.40) Trillick producer 650kg Belgian Blue to £342 (£2223) Dungannon producer 710kg Hereford to £342 (£2428.20) Pomeroy producer 550kg Limousin to £340 (£1870) Fivemiletown producer 820kg Limousin to £338 (£2771.60) Ballygawley producer 800kg Charolais to £336 (£2688) Armagh producer 560kg Limousin to £336 (£1881.60) Sixmilecross producer 680kg Limousin to £334 (£2271.20) Rosslea producer 600kg Aberdeen Angus to £328 (£1968) and 600kg Limousin to £328 £1968) Rosslea producer 680kg Limousin to £328 (£2230) Cookstown producer 610kg Limousin to £328 (£2000) and Fivemiletown producer 610kg Limousin to £327 (£1994.70).

Other quality beef bred cows sold from £312 to £326 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £282 to £308 per 100kg.

Quality beef bred cow heifers sold from £328 to £372 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £2048 for an 800kg to £256 per 100kg.

Plainer dairy bred cows sold from £204 to £232 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £160 to £192 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

Fintona producer 970kg Limousin to £315 per 100kg (£3055.50) Cookstown producer 910kg Limousin to £300 per 100kg to (£2730) Cookstown producer 1020kg Charolais to £288 per 100kg (£2937.60); Dungannon producer 1120kg Hereford to £286 per 100kg (£3203) Ballygawley producer 930kg Friesian to £266 (£2473.80).

Fat steers

A 760kg Limousin sold to £374 per 100kg (£2842.40) an 850kg Charolais sold to £368 per 100kg (£3128) to £3239.60 for a 910kg Charolais to £356 per 100kg a 760kg Simmental sold to £356 per 100kg (£2705.60) Friesians sold to £308 per 100kg for a 720kg to £2217.60 with others selling from 280 to £304 per 100kg.

Fat heifers

A 600kg Charolais sold to £368 per 100kg to (£2208). A 630kg Limousin sold to £356 per 100kg (£2242.80) a 630kg Limousin sold to £356 per 100kg to (£2242.80) a 550kg Hereford sold to £354 per 100kg (£1947) a 650kg Blonde d'Aquitaine sold to £350 per 100kg (£2275) a 500kg Friesian sold to £340 per 100kg (£1700) a 580kg Simmental sold to £335 per 100kg (£1943) a 580kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £326 per 100kg (£1890.80).

Store bullocks (220 lots)

A smaller entry this week in this section sold to a stronger demand with a 910kg Charolais selling to £3430 (£377) an 880kg Charolais sold to £3360 (£382).

Other quality steers sold from £361 to £406 per 100kg.

Forward steers

510kg to 595kg sold to £2400 for a 595kg Limousin (£403) a 515kg Charolais sold to £2350 (£456) with a 530kg Charolais to £2380 (£449).

Other quality lots sold from £386 to £428 per 100kg.

Leading prices

Heavy steers 600kg plus

Sold to £3430 for a 910kg Charolais (£377) an 845kg Charolais sold to £3230 (£382) a 790kg Charolais sold to £3210 (£406) and an 815kg Charolais sold to £3050 (£374) four strong steers averaging 840kg to £3230 to £384 per 100kg for D McCall Dungannon. Moore Brothers Victoria Bridge 880kg Charolais to £3360 (£382) 770kg Charolais to £3110 (£404) 770kg Charolais to £3050 (£396) 775kg Charolais to £2990 (£386) 740kg Charolais to £2920 (£395) 775kg Charolais to £2900 (£374) 740kg Charolais to £2900 (£392) 765kg Charolais to £2900 (£379) and 745kg Charolais to £2890 (£388) same producer presented a pen of strong steers averaging £3002 for 773 kg to average £388 per 100kg. G Montgomery Co. Armagh 835kg Charolais to £3000 (£359) M McElvogue Dungannon 755kg Charolais to £2900 (£384) A J Agnew Caledon 795kg Charolais to £2880 (£362) and 795kg Charolais to £2870 (£361) C Boyd Clogher 735kg Limousin to £2870 (£390) H McCarney Fintona 785kg Charolais to £2860 (£364) and R and S Black Cookstown 740kg Charolais to £2850 (£385).

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg

Sold to £2400 for a 595kg Limousin (£403) for D Loane Ballygawley. M McClave Rosslea 530kg Charolais to £2380 (£449) 545kg Charolais to £2360 (£433) and 515kg Charolais to £2350 (£456) J B Cunningham Beragh 570kg Charolais to £2360 (£414) 555kg Limousin to £2290 (£413) and 585kg Charolais to £2280 (£390) S McCann Dungannon 595kg Limousin to £2350 (£395) and 570kg Charolais to £2300 (£404) P J O'Rourke Lisnaskea 590kg Belgian Blue to £2310 (£392) G Haughey Fintona 540kg Charolais to £2310 (£428) and 550kg Charolais to £2290 (£416) G McStay Lurgan 555kg Charolais to £2300 (£414) and 565kg Charolais to £2280 (£404) N and M Corr Dungannon 570kg Charolais to £2290 (£402) B Holland Dungannon 535kg Charolais to £2290 (£428) E Kyle Sixmilecross 555kg Charolais to £2290 (£413) and 555kg Charolais to £2280 (£411) Dungannon producer 590kg Charolais to £2280 (£386) and H C Bothwell Fivemiletown 565kg Limousin to £2270 (£402).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500

Quality lots in this section selling to £499 per 100kg for a 455kg Charolais to £2270 a 500kg Charolais sold to £2160 (£432) and a 495kg Charolais to £2100 (£424).

Other quality lots sold from £361 to £414 per 100kg.

Leading prices

M McClave Rosslea sold a 455kg Charolais to £2270 (£499) R Watson Augher 500kg Charolais to £2160 (£432) E Kyle Sixmilecross 495kg Charolais to £2100 (£424) Primrose Farm Fivemiletown 495kg Limousin to £1900 (£384) 470kg Limousin to £1880 (£400) and 460kg Simmental to £1780 (£387) P Flannigan Corranny 485kg Limousin to £1900 (£392) and 445kg Limousin to £1700 (£382) Dungannon producer 490kg Charolais to £1870 (£382) 485kg Charolais to £1760 (£363) and 460kg Limousin to £1780 (£380) N and M Corr Dungannon 495kg Charolais to £1850 (£374) A Hayes Portadown 500kg Limousin to £1820 (£364) 465kg Limousin to £1710 (£368) and 460kg Limousin to £1660 (£361) J McCarney Brookeborough 435kg Limousin to £1800 (£414) and 420kg Limousin to £1680 (£400) J McCaffery Derrylin 440kg Limousin to £1750 (£398); D Loane Ballygawley 500kg Belgian Blue to £1690 (£338) and M/S D D and S Molloy Carrickmore 490kg Charolais to £1690 (£345).

Store heifers (162 lots)

A very keen demand in this section with strong heifers 600kg plus selling to £3560 for a 670kg Limousin (£531) with a 635kg Limousin to £3080 (£485) and a 665kg Limousin to £3060 (£460).

Several other quality lots sold from £370 to £413 per 100kg.

Forward heifers 510kg to 595kg sold to a high of £611 per 100kg for a 570kg Limousin to £3480 with a 520kg Limousin to £2180 (£419).

Several other quality lots sold from £371 to £414 per 100kg.

Leading prices

Strong heifers 600kg plus

J Mcorley Beragh 670kg Limousin to £3560 635kg Limousin to £3080 (£485) 665kg Limousin to £3060 (£460) 640kg Limousin to £2970 (£464) 635kg Charolais to £2600 (£409) 645kg Charolais to £2570 (£398) 630kg Limousin to £2540 (£403) 680kg Limousin to £2530 (£372) 600kg Limousin to £2480 (£413) 625kg Limousin to £2420 (£387) and 600kg Limousin to £2400 (£400) S McCann Dungannon 665kg Charolais to £2660 (£400) R Carson Dungannon 650kg Charolais to £2560 (£394) G McCaffery Derrylin 665kg Charolais to £2520 (£379) D Murray Magheralin 655kg Limousin to £2460 (£376) and 660kg Limousin to £2440 (£370) P F Quinn Dungannon 610kg Limousin to £2400 (£393) Forward heifers 510kg to 595kg sold to £3480 (£611) 590kg Limousin to £2430 (£412) 560kg Limousin to £2310 (£413) and 545kg Limousin to £2260 (£415) for J McSorley Beragh. G McCaffery Derrylin 590kg Limousin to £2410 (£408) 570kg Limousin to £2270 (£398) and 535kg Limousin to £2140 (£400) Alistair Graham Tandragee 560kg Limousin to £2320 (£414) and 510kg Limousin to £2110 (£414) H C Bothwell Fivemiletown 570kg Charolais to £2290 (£402) and 520kg Charolais to £2180 (£419) R Carson Dungannon 575kg Charolais to £2230 (£388) 595kg Charolais to £2210 (£371) and 590kg Limousin to £2110 (£358) A Crawford Aughnacloy 575kg Limousin to £2210 (£384) and 555kg Simmental to £2110 (£380) M Hollywood Armagh 550kg Charolais to £2190 (£398) R J Barnes Cookstown 560kg Limousin to £2140 (£382) and J Foster Derr 485kg Hereford to £1730 and 515kg Limousin to £2120 (£412).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 500kg

Quality lots selling to £2320 for a 495kg Belgian Blue (£469) a 455kg Charolais sold to £2000 (£440) with a 455kg Limousin to £2000 (£440).

Leading prices

Alistair Graham Tandragee 495kg Belgian Blue to £2320 (£469) 455kg Charolais to £2000 (£440) 475kg Charolais to £1930 (£406) and 430kg Charolais to £1730 (£402) P Flannigan Corranny 455kg Limousin to £2000 (£440) and 435kg Limousin to £1800 (£414) M and N O Conner Augher 485kg Charolais to £1970 (£406) A Hayes Portadown 445kg Limousin to £1950 (£438) 465kg Limousin to £1760 (£378) 450kg Limousin to £1710 (£380) and 460kg Limousin to £1710 (£372) E Askin Ballygawley 475kg Charolais to £1810 (£381) and 425kg Charolais to £1680 (£395) M Hollywood Armagh 485kg Charolais to £1780 (£367) I Mulligan Augher 500kg Hereford to £1770 (£354) 485kg Hereford to £1730 (£357) and 500kg Hereford to £1710 (£342) H McFarland Trillick 445kg Limousin to £1730 (£389) W Gilmour Dromore 480kg Belgian Blue to £1710 (£356) and Lee Moore Augher 450kg Limousin to £1680 (£373).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

Patrick Flannigan Corranny 365kg Limousin to £1700 (£466) Lee Moore Augher 355kg Limousin to £1520 (£428) and 355kg Limousin to £1250 (£352) J McCrystal Ballygawley 395kg Limousin to £1500 (£380) L Askin Ballygawley 330kg Charolais to £1420 (£430) and S Smith Cookstown 340kg Stabiliser to £1200 (£353).

Weanlings (154 lots)

A good steady demand in this section with strong males selling to £2150 for a 540kg Charolais (£398) to £461 per 100kg per 100kg for a 445kg Limousin to £2050 and a 455kg Belgian Blue to £1960 (£431).

Lighterweight males sold to £1990 for a 370kg Limousin (£538) with a 435kg Limousin to £1940 (£446).

Leading prices

Strong males

B McQuade Armagh 540kg Charolais to £2150 (£398) 535kg Limousin to £2110 (£394) 520kg Charolais to £2110 (£406) 480kg Charolais to £2060 (£429) 520kg Limousin to £2050 (£394) 455kg Charolais to £1910 (£420) and 460kg Charolais to £1900 (£413) Joe McCrystal Ballygawley 445kg Limousin to £2050 (£461) B Collins Brookeborough 525kg Limousin to £2030 (£387) C Quinn Cookstown 455kg Belgian Blue to £1960 (£431) Ivor Allen Armagh 440kg Limousin to £1950 (£443) M McMenamin Castlederg 445kg Charolais to £1920 (£431) Luke McCabe Rosslea 475kg Simmental to £1900 (£400) Joe Mallon Ballygawley 465kg Limousin to £1890 (£406) 465kg Charolais to £1890 (£406) and 450kg Limousin to £1890 (£420).

Lighterweight males sold to £1990 for a 370kg Limousin (£538) for D T Johnston Fivemiletown. D Gibson Armagh 435kg Limousin to £1940 (£446) M McMenamin Castlederg 435kg Limousin to £1890 (£434) and R J Barnes Cookstown 430kg Limousin to £1880 (£437).

Weanling heifers

Strong heifers

Sold to £1840 for a 440kg Charolais (£418) 430kg Limousin to £1800 and 440kg Limousin to £1740 (£395) for M Hollywood Armagh. N Morrow Fivemiletown 425kg Charolais to £1780 (£419) and M/S R and S Sproule Castlederg 410kg Charolais to £1690 (£412).

Lighterweight heifers

S Kelly Fintona 385kg Limousin to £1740 (£452) M/S R and S Sproule Castlederg 390kg Charolais to £1700 (£436) S McCallan Carrickmore 340kg Limousin to £1560 (£459) M McCrory Sixmilecross 370kg Limousin to £1490 (£403) and 290kg Limousin to £1270 (£438) P M McCallan Carrickmore 325kg Limousin to £1480 (£455) 325kg Limousin to £1350 (£415) and 275kg Limousin to £1300 (£473) Ivor Allen Armagh 335kg Charolais to £1420 (£424) 340kg Charolais to £1380 (£406) 340kg Charolais to £1360 (£400) 300kg Charolais to £1300 (£433) 280kg Charolais to £1280 (£457) and 270kg Charolais to £1260 (£467) and J Nugent Dungannon 275kg Charolais to £1300 (£473).

Dairy cows and heifers

A steady demand in this section with a Tempo producer selling calved heifers to £2900, £2850 and £2640. Dungannon producer sold calved heifers to £2900 and £2700. Tynan producer £2700, £2600 and £2500 for calved heifers. Fivemiletown producer £2000, £1800 and £1700 for calved heifers. Springing heifers sold to £2560 for a Cookstown producer.

Suckler cows and calves

A brisk demand for any quality lots on offer in this section with O McCrory Dungannon selling a 2022 cow and heifer calf to £3800 and a 2012 cow with bull calf to £2720. L Holland Dungannon sold a second calver with bull calf to £3700. M M McKenna Augher £3680 for heifer with heifer calf. J McDonagh Brookeborough £2750 for heifer and bull calf. T Quinn Ballygawley £2490 and £2450 for heifers with bull calves. P Cox Enniskillen £2320 for heifer with heifer calf and £2140 for heifer and bull calf. Elliott Agri, Dungannon £2000 for heifer and bull calf and £1980 for 2018 cow and heifer calf.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £2800 and £2750 for D Conwell Strabane.

Special entry, Saturday 3rd October in suckler ring 18 cows and heifers with calves at foot and scanned back incalf again to Limousin bull for a Fivemiletown farmer.

Dropped calves and reared and weaned lumps

Another large entry sold to a strong demand with bull calves (four weeks and under) selling to £730 £700, £650 and £590 for a Belgian Blues with £730 for Limousin to D R Graham Lisbellaw. J McElduff Carrickmore £730 for Aberdeen Angus; R J Bleakley Fivemiletown £640 for Aberdeen Angus; N Willis Portadown £600 for Belgian Blue; A Latimer Derrylin £560 for Aberdeen Angus; P and C Askin Augher 550 for Belgian Blue and WEL Beacom Lisbellaw £550 for Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves (four weeks and under)

C McElduff Carrickmore £810 and £710 for Aberdeen Angus and £700 for Belgian Blue; D R Graham Lisbellaw £760, £670, £570, £540 for Belgian Blues and £650 for Limousin; G Smith Seskinore £650 for Charolais; P T Loughran Cookstown £630 for Aberdeen Angus; R J Bleakley Fivemiletown £610 for Aberdeen Angus; Alan Latimer Derrylin £540 and £530 for Aberdeen Angus; R Dane Lisbellaw £510 x 3 for Herefords. P and C Askin Augher £500 for Shorthorn beef and B and A Hall Fivemiletown £490 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared and weaned male lumps

Another good selection in this section sold readily with P Irwin Fivemiletown selling a Charolais to £1630 and £1400. Clive Smyton Tempo £1610 for Charolais; C McMahon Rosslea £1610 and £1410 for Charolais; J McDonagh Brookeborough £1500 for Charolais; S Murphy Brookeborough £1420 x 2 for Charolais and £1060 for Limousin; D Mulligan Augher £1390, £1290, £1190, £1060 and £970 for Shorthorn beef; K Moore Augher £1350 for Limousin; J J and D Donohoe Newtownbutler £1300 for Limousin; D Ferry Pomeroy £1090 for Belgian Blue; M Murphy Brookeborough £1060 and £1020 for Aberdeen Angus; E McKearney Middletown £1060, £1010 and £950 for Limousins. J Hughes Stewartstown £1000, £980, £940 and £900 for Saler and T Walker Keady £870 for Hereford.

Reared and weaned female lumps

M Gormley Omagh £1670, £1560, £1500, £1350 for Limousins and £1070 for Shorthorn beef; P Irwin Fivemiletown £1410 for Charolais; K Moore Augher £1290 for Simmental; Clive Smyton Tempo £1210, £1200 x 2 for Charolais; C McElduff Carrickmore £1180, £1170, £1150, £1130, £1080, £1070, £1040, for Aberdeen Angus and £940 for Belgian Blue; C Treacy Brookeborough £1130 and £1080 for Limousins. E McBride Ballygawley £1050 for Limousin; E McKearney Middletown £1000 and £810 for Limousins and £930 for Belgian Blue; A Doyle Pomeroy £1000 for Limousin; C Nolan Fivemiletown £1000 for Charolais and Jenkin Lake Farms Fivemiletown £950 for Charolais.