Strong trade for cattle at Newtownstewart Mart, heifers selling to £1845

Bullocks selling to £1580 and £1030 over weight.

Bullock and bull prices: D McKinley Newtownstewart 550kgs £1580 and £1350, 565kgs £1490, 490kgs £1390, 520kgs £1265. C Britton Donemana 600kgs £1540, 560kgs £1510, 620kgs £1500; R Scott Newtownstewart 675kgs £1480, 640kgs £1465, 605kgs £1470; A Armstrong Dromore 525kgs £1425 and £1390; 495kgs £1390; a local farmer 550kgs £1400, 520kgs £1290, 510kgs £1190, 535kgs £1160, 500kgs £1135, 475kgs £1070, 450kgs £1000. P Conway Newtownstewart 530kgs £1350, 540kgs £1260; K McMullan Gortin 385kgs £1155, 395kgs £1140, 400kgs £1040. T W Fyffe Archill 505kgs £1145, 470kgs £1110 and £1080, 485kgs £1080. S Boyd Strabane 420kgs £1030, 355kgs £940.

Lighter bullocks sold from £535 up.

Heifer prices: N Kee Douglas Bridge 615kgs £1845, 575kgs £1450. A J Sproule Castlederg 685kgs £1355, 630kgs £1280; S A R Eaton Dungiven 555kgs £1335; W J Marshall Fyfin 535kgs £1145, 510kgs £1140; T O'Neill Strabane 445kgs £1140 and £1070, 470kgs £1100, 505kgs £1040; B McKay Sion Mills 480kgs £1090; P Conway Newtownstewart 510kgs £1085, 500kgs £1020 and J B McLaughlin Claudy 340kgs £1000.

Other heifers sold from £860 up.

Sheep prices: Charles Leslie McFarland Mountjoy 32.50kgs £130; 22.50kgs £110; M P Conway 27.50kgs £124; P Keenan 26kgs £123.50; G McFarland 24.50kgs £122.50; D Dunbar 25.50kgs £121.50; R Hemphill 27kgs £121; D Lecky 25kgs £119; W H Cather 25kgs £118; 22.50kgs £103; C McLaughlin 24kgs £117; D McFarland 24kgs £116.50, 23.50kgs £114; M G Dooher 24kgs £115; B McKane 23.50kgs £115; F J Knox 23.50kgs £115; B O'Carolan 23.50kgs £114; J P Doherty 22.50kgs £110; G McCullagh 22.50kgs £107; R S Wilson 22kgs £107; I D Wilson 22.50kgs £105.50 and B McKenna 22kgs £105.

Lighter lambs sold from £80 up.

Fat ewes sold to £127.