Strong demand for quality stock in all sections at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 336 lots listed sold to a firm demand with cow heifers selling to £1263.80 for a 710kg Limousin to £178 and reaching £195 per 100kg for a 570kg Charolais to £195 (£1111.50).

Beef cows sold to £1368 for a 720kg Charolais to £190 followed by a 680kg Charolais to £176 (£1196.80).

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £124 for a 690kg (£855.60).

Beef bulls sold to £1192.60 for a 890kg Limousin to £134.

Fat steers (up to 36 months) sold to £198 for a 700kg Belgian Blue (£1386).

Fat heifers (up to 36 months) sold to £218 for a 620kg Belgian Blue (£1351.60) and £1260 for a 600kg Belgian Blue to £210.

Dairy cows sold to £1900 and £1850.

In the store rings forward stores sold to £1500 for a 730kg Limousin (£205) with forward store heifers selling to £1385 for a 700kg Charolais (£198).

Suckler outfits sold to £1710 and £1700.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows; 570kg Charolais to £195 (£1111.50), 580kg Charolais to £191 (£1107.80), 720kg Charolais to £190 (£1368), 640kg Saler to £184 (£1177.60), 590kg Belgian Blue to £182. 630kg Limousin to £181. 610kg Limousin to £180. 710kg Limousin to £178. 590kg Limousin to £177. 680kg Charolais to £176. 650kg Aberdeen Angus to £175. 720kg Aberdeen Angus to £175 (£1260) 600kg Limousin to £175.

Other quality lots sold from £140 to £173 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £118 to £146 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesan cows sold from £114 to £124 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £82 to £111 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

890kg Limousin to £134 (£1192.60). 870kg Aberdeen Angus to £119 (£1035.30). 920kg Charolais to £117 (£1076.40), 840kg Belgian Blue to £116 (£974.40) and 760kg Charolais to £106 (£805.60).

FAT STEERS (UP 36 MONTHS)

700kg Belgian Blue to £198 (£1386), 680kg Limousin to £198. 640kg Charolais to 3196. 560kg Charolais to 3186. 670kg Charolais to 3185. 710kg Limousin to £183. 780kg Charolais to £180. 650kg Hereford to £180. 650kg Fleckvieh to £179. 690kg Fleckvieh to £179. 620kg Fleckvieh to £179. 800kg Aberdeen Angus to £178. 600kg Belgian Blue to £177. 580kg Belgian Blue to £177. 540kg Belgian Blue to £177.

FAT HEIFERS (UP TO 36 MONTHS)

620kg Belgian Blue to £218 (£1351.60), 600kg Belgian Blue to £210 (£1260), 600kg Limousin to £202. 630kg Limousin to £202. 510kg Limousin to £200. 620kg Charolais to £187. 630kg Shorthorn beef to £185. 640kg Charolais to £182. 570kg Limousin to £180. 530kg Limousin to 3176. 600kg Simmental to £156.

Friesians sold from £121 to £140 per 100kg.

STORE BULLOCKS

A very keen demand with quality forward lots selling from £193 to £218 per 100kg heavier lots sold from £166 to £190 per 100kg.

Leading prices: S Hayes Dungannon 730kg Limousin to £1500 (£205), 710kg Aberdeen Angus to £1365 (£192), 670kg Limousin to £1305 (£195), 650kg Limousin to £1290 (£198) and 590kg Aberdeen Angus to £1290 (£218), V Terris Armagh 840kg Charolais to £1400 (£166), 790kg Limousin to £1395 (£176), 790kg Limousin to £1395 (£176), 780kg Limousin to £1390 (£178) and 740kg Charolais to £1375 (£182), W J Robinson Clogher 650kg Charolais £1340 (£194), A P Grimley Armagh 690kg Charolais to £1330 (£193), Dungannon producer 640kg Belgian Blue to £1320 (£206), 610kg Limousin to £1300 (£213), 620kg Limousin to £1290 (£208) and 630kg Charolais to £1290 (£205).

MEDIUM WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

Stronger demand in this weight range reaching £237.50 per 100kg and £236 per 100kg.

Leading prices: B McGahan Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £1090 (£227), P Sommerville Ballygawley 480kg Limousin to £1090 (£227), 490kg Limousin to £1035, 440kg Charolais to £1025 (£233) and 480kg Charolais to £985. B Daly Armagh 500kg Limousin to £1065 (£213) and 500kg Limousin to £1020. E Coote Ballygawley 480kg Limousin to £1055 (£220), J J Beggan Rosslea 480kg Limousin to £1050 (£219), M and N O Conner Augher 440kg Limousin to £1045 (£237.50), 490kg Limousin to £1025 (£209) and 470kg Simmental to £1005 (£214), William Jordan Gortaclare 460kg Limousin to £1045 (£227), 480kg Limousin to £1030 (£214), A and P McCaffery Trillick 470kg Charolais to £1040 (£221), T Quinn Coalisland 500kg Limousin to £1020 (£204), E J McMenamin Kesh 460kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1000 (£217), P J Hughes Jun. Keady 460kg Limousin to £1000 (£217) and 420kg Limousin to £990 (£236) and H Maculey Ballyclare 500kg Limousin to £990 (£198).

STORE HEIFERS

Another good entry sold to a strong demand with quality forward lots selling from £198 to £229 per 100kg for a 510kg Charolais to £1170 with others selling from £174 to £194 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Des Wilson Clogher 700kg Charolais to £1385 (£198), 730kg Charolais to £1335 (£183), 670kg Charolais to £1290 (£192) and 600kg Charolais to £1250 (£208), Clogher producer 650kg Charolais to £1260 (£194), 590kg Charolais to £1240 (£210), 630kg Limousin to £1240 (£197), 580kg Charolais to £1185 (£204), 580kg Charolais to £1175 (£202), 660kg Simmental to £1150 (£193), 590kg Charolais to £1140 (£193), 560kg Charolais to £1140 (£203) and 650kg Simmental to £1135 (£174), P Rooney Rosslea 620kg Charolais to £1175 (£189), P Cassidy Augher 510kg Charolais to £1170 (£229), E Loughran Armagh 510kg Charolais to £1165 (£228), N Tierney Dungannon 560kg Limousin to £1160 (£207) and 550kg Limousin to £1140 (£207), Middletown producer 550kg Limousin to £1140 (£207) and Armagh producer 630kg Hereford to £1140 (£181).

MEDIUM WEIGHTS STORES 410KG TO 500KG

A very sharp demand in this weight range with all selling from £200 to £243 per 100kg for a 480kg Charolais to £1165 for a Dungannon producer.

Leading prices: P Curran Dungannon 480kg Charolais to £1165 (£243), 480kg Charolais to £1090 (£227), 500kg Limousin to £1080 (£216), 490kg Charolais to £1065 (£217) and 460kg Limousin to £995 (£216), S McElmurray Pomeroy 490kg Charolais to £1130 (£230), 470kg Charolais to £1130 (£240), E Loughran Armagh 490kg Charolais to £1115 (£227), 470kg Limousin to £1095 (£233) and 470kg Limousin to £1050 (£223), W McElmurray Pomeroy 500kg Charolais to £1105 (£221) and 500kg Charolais to £1000 (£200), R Watson Fivemiletown 460kg Limousin to £1070 (£232), L J Gray Newtownbutler 470kg Charolais to £1065 (£226), P Rooney Rosslea 500kg Charolais to £1035 (£207) and 480kg Charolais to £1030 (£214), G Brodison Stewartstown 480kg Limousin to £1030 (£214), C Keys Fivemiletown 490kg Charolais to £1010 (£206), J R Gardiner Lisnaskea 470kg Charolais to £980 (£208) and K Boland Armagh 470kg Charolais to £970 (£206).

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

A McGovern Newtownbutler 390kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £865 (£222), L Burns Dungannon 390kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £865 (£222) and 350kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £660. P M Gilleese Derrylin 400kg Charolais to £855. P J Hughes Keady 390kg Limousin to £850 and 360kg Limousin to £735. H McNeice Portadown 380kg Limousin to £795 and 270kg Limousin to £565. D McLaren Omagh 370kg Limousin to £710. R Elliott Derrygonnelly 310kg Limousin to £705, J E T Rutledge Derrylin 380kg Aberdeen Angus to £655. Dungannon producer 340kg Limousin to £615.

WEANLINGS

A brisk demand for all sorts with steers and bulls selling to £1190 for a 540kg Limousin £220 and 480kg Limousin to £1030 (£214) for T Clancy Dungannon. G Connelly Rosslea 580kg Charolais to £1170 (£202), M Trimble Maguiresbridge 550kg Simmental to £1040 (£189) M Connelly Rosslea 490kg Limousin to £1000 (£204) B McCann Dungannon 520kg Charolais to £995 (£191) and 440kg Charolais to £940 (£213), M Boyle Cooneen 440kg Limousin to £970 (£220), 420kg Limousin to £965 (£230) and 390kg Limousin to £915 (£229), J Graham Ederney 390kg Limousin to £960 (£246), G J McKenna Clogher 370kg Charolais to £950 (£257) and 400kg Charolais to £945 (£236), T G Dunne Tempo 400kg Charolais to £940 (£235), M McCrystal Ballygawley 390kg Charolais to £940 (£241), P Brennan Fermanagh 410kg Charolais to £925 (£225), Kesh producer 420kg Simmental to £920 (£219) and 410kg Limousin to £910 (£222) and A and M Smyton Tempo 400kg Charolais to £915 (£229).

HEIFER WEANLINGS

S McConnell Clogher 390kg Charolais to £920 (£236) and 380kg Limousin to £830 (£218), K McGarvey Beragh 400kg Limousin to £900 (£225) and 350kg Limousin to £795 (£227), G McGarrity Sixmilecross 400kg Charolais to £855 (£214) and 430kg Charolais to £840. M A Flynn Rosslea 430kg Charolais to £850 and 380kg Charolais to £800. R Law Kesh 450kg Aberdeen Angus to £845. Kesh producer 360kg Limousin to £840 (£233), T Noble Lisbellaw 450kg Aberdeen Angus to £830 and 440kg Aberdeen Angus to £815. M Irwin Fintona 440kg Aberdeen Angus to £820. P J McMahon Rosslea 330kg Charolais to £815 (£247), 320kg Charolais to £800 (£250) and 310kg Charolais to £795 (£256), D McLaren Omagh 270kg Limousin to £795 (£294), M F Nugent Cabragh 300kg Charolais to £795 (£265) and McElwaine Joinery Fivemiletown 330kg Limousin to £790 (£239).

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS

A much larger entry sold to a good steady demand with R Givan Dungannon selling calved heifers to £1900 and £1810. A Ballygawley sold a calved heifer to £1850. Benburb producer £1840 for calved heifer. Fermanagh producer £1700 and £1620 twice for calved heifers. Belleek producer £1530 and £1310 for calved heifers. Lurgan producer £1340 and £1230 for calved heifers. P Maguire Derrylin £1270 and £1240 for calved Ayrshire heifers. Annaghmore producer £1300 and £1220 for calved heifers. Sterartstown producer £1300 for calved heifer.

BREEDING BULLS

V McFarland Ballygawley £1200 for pedigree non registered Saler (born 12/05/16).

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES

A full yard this week sold to a brisk demand with A McDonald Ballygawley selling a 2015 cow with heifer calf to £1710, 2013 cow with heifer calf to £1700, 2015 cow with bull calf to £1420 and 2014 cow with bull calf to £1360. H Smith Ballygawley £1510 for 2014 cow with bull calf, 2016 cow and heifer calf to £1470, 2015 cow with bull calf to £1470, 2013 cow with bull calf to £1435 and 2015 cow with heifer calf to £1360. B Connelly Sixmilecross £1380 for 2014 cow with bull calf.

Other outfits selling from £900 to £1170.

Springing cows and heifers sold to £1270, £1175, £1150, £1100, £1090, £1050 twice £1030 and £1020.

A clearance sale of Saler cows was held on the evening of Thursday, February 13 on behalf of Mr D Small who is retiring from farming, sold to a large attendance of buyers, insuring strong prices for all stock

The incalf cows sold from £1200 to a top of £2000 averaging £1553 over all a 2105 cow with bull calf sold to £2370.

With the stock bull a pedigree registered Charolais (born 01/06/2016) fetching £2400.

A selection of other incalf heifers from local producers sold from £1000 up to £1800 twice with cows and calves selling to £1610 twice.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES

A large entry sold easily to a keen demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £355 and £300 for Aberdeen Angus to P and M McGirr Augher. Omagh producer ££300 for Aberdeen Angus, J Scott Maguiresbridge £300 for Belgian Blue, P McGee Augher £300 and £280 for Limousins. J E T Rutledge Derrylin £295 for Belgian Blue, Gunn Farm Ltd Newtownbutler £290 and £270 for Aberdeen Angus. V and B Hall Fivemiletown £285 for Aberdeen Angus.

HEIFER CALVES

K Moore Augher £360 for Charolais, P and M McGirr Augher £295, £285, £275 and £270 for Aberdeen Angus. M McAloon Trillick £275 for Simmental, J Scott Maguiresbridge £270 and £260 for Belgian Blues. J W A Ritchie Newtownbutler £265 for Charolais and £260 for Simmental.

REARED BULLS

E A Emo Derrylin £760 and £675 for Limousins. B Cosgrove Rosslea £720 for Simmental £605 and £590 for Charolais and £600 for Limousin, M McConnell Clogher £670 for Limousin and £560 for Hereford, D McKenna Clogher £645 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus. Rosslea producer £640 for Limousin, A McGovern Newtownbutler £635 and £615 for Charolais and £560 for Limousin, S P Greenan Garrison £630 for Limousin £585 and £555 for Aberden Angus. J E T Rutledge Derrylin £605 for Limousin and £555 for Belgian Blue and M Hackett Augher £540 for Aberdeen Angus.

REARED HEIFERS

G McCaughey Clogher £770, £735, £720 and £665 for Simmentals. M and G Monaghan Augher £750 for Charolais, D McKenna Clogher £605 for Aberdeen Angus, M McConnell Clogher £590 for Limousin, B Cosgrove Rosslea £535 for Charolais, J P Breen Trillick £500 twice for Charolais. M Hackett Augher £480 for Aberdeen Angus, E A Emo Derrylin £480 twice for Limousins. J E T Rutledge Derrylin £475, £460, £425 and £410 for Belgian Blues. T McMahon Clogher £435 for Limousin and £360 for Belted Galloway.