Suckler outfits sell to £2440 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 382 lots listed sold readily with beef cows selling to £1656.40 for an 820kg to £202 for a Beragh producer followed by a 780kg Limousin to £186 totalling £1450.80 for a Beragh producer cow heifers sold to £1197 for a 630kg Charolais to £190 for a Irvinestown producer followed by a 590kg Limousin to £190 totalling £1121 for a Rosslea producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £126 for 760kg (£957.60).

Beef bulls sold to £1596 for a 1200kg Simmental.

Beef steers to £206 for an 810kg Charolais (£1668.60).

Beef heifers sold to £205 for a 530kg Limousin (£1086.50).

In the store rings forward steers sold to £1570 for 730kg Limousin £215 and reaching £256 per 100kg for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus to £1510 for an Armagh producer.

Forward store heifers sold to £1390 for 610kg Limousin (£228).

Dairy cows sold to £1950.

Suckler outfits sold to £2440 for heifer with heifer calf from a Cookstown producer. Incalf heifers sold to £1500.

Weanling males sold to £1340 for a 520kg Limousin (£257) reaching £305 per 100kg for a 400kg Limousin to £1220 for a Portadown producer.

Weanling heifers sold to £970 for 510kg Limousin selling to £277 per 100kg for a 310kg Limousin to £860.

Dropped bull calves sold to £680 for Charolais heifer calves to £660 for Charolais.

Reared male lumps sold to £1015 with reared female lumps selling to £800 for Shorthorn beef.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Beragh producer 820kg Charolais to £202 (£1656.40) and 790kg Charolais to £164 (£1295.60); Rosslea producer 590kg Limousin to £190 (£1121); Irvinestown producer 630kg Charolais to £190 (£1197) and 660kg Simmental to £165 (£1089); Fintona producer 620kg Simmental to £188 (£1165.60); Brookeborough producer 780kg Limousin to £186 (£1450.80); I Bothwell Drumgose 610kg Simmental to £183. Greencastle producer 620kg Limousin to £178 and 640kg Limousin to £162. Newtownbutler producer 590kg Limousin to £176 and 640kg Simmental to £167. Aughnacloy producer 720kg Limousin to £176. Dungannon producer 780kg Aubrac to £174 and 630kg Aubrac to £168. Ballygawley producer 650kg Limousin to £174. Keady producer 650kg Limousin to £169. Mountfield producer 730kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £166. Fivemiletown producer 810kg Charolais to £165. Armagh producer 730kg Charolais to £163.

Other quality lots sold from £138 to £161 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £124 to £136 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £116 to £126 per 100kg.

Plainer Friesian lots sold from £84 to £109 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £66 to £82 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

Maguiresbridge producer 1050kg Charolais to £141 (£1480.50); Omagh producer 1020kg Charolais to £139 (£1417.80); Ballygawley producer 1200kg Simmental to £133 (£1596). Tempo producer 790kg Limousin to £126 (£995.40); Clogher producer 1100kg Aberdeen Angus to £124 (£1364); Trillick producer 1030kg Charolais to £124 (£1277.20); Coagh producer 1060kg Aberdeen Angus to £122 (£1293.20); Swatragh producer 1060kg Charolais to £120 (£1272) and Dungannon producer 1040kg Aberdeen Angus to £114 (£1185.60).

FAT STEERS

810Kg to £206 (£1668.60); 590kg Limousin to £206. 700kg Charolais to £204. 550kg Limousin to £202. 640kg Charolais to £199. 680kg Limousin to £194. 710kg Fleckvieh to £192. 750kg Charolais to £190. 770kg Charolais to £187. 680kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £183. 760kg Limousin to £183. 900kg Charolais to £183 900kg Charolais to £180.

Friesians sold from £116 to £137 per 100kg

FAT HEIFERS

530kg Limousin to £205 (1086.50); 480kg Charolais to £200. 410kg Limousin to £200. 580kg Limousin to £195. 470kg Limousin to £192. 560kg Limousin to £191. 600kg Charolais to £184.

Friesians sold from £132 to £146 per 100kg.

STORE BULLOCKS (300 LOTS)

A firm demand reported in this section with forward lots selling to £1570 for a 730kg Limousin (£215)and 660kg Limousin to £1460 (£221) from Richard Harkness Crumlin. Jim Mohan Lisnaskea sold a 730kg Charolais to £1550 (£212); 680kg Limousin to £1480 (£217) and 700kg Charolais to £1470 (£210); B Rea Benburb 680kg Limousin to £1540 (£226) and 640kg Charolais to £1420 (£222); Patrick Maguire Armagh 590kg Aberdeen Angus to £1510 (£256) and 600kg Aberdeen Angus to £1430 (£238); A McCracken Madden 700kg Limousin to £1490 (£213) and 670kg Charolais to £1430 (£213); R S Farley Caledon 670kg Charolais to £1490 (£222); H Robinson Portadown 730kg Charolais to £1480 (203); R I Smyth Pomeroy 720kg Limousin to £1480 (£205) and 770kg Charolais to £1430. B Connelly Trillick 690kg Aberdeen Angus to £1470 (£213) and 680kg Limousin to £1450 (£217); W J Armstrong Armagh 710kg Charolais to £1450 (£204) and D Mallon Middletown 720kg Charolais to £1450 (£201).

MED WEIGHTS STORES 410KG TO 500KG

W Hughes Armagh 500kg Charolais to £1150 (£230); B Barnett Clogher 490kg Charolais to £1150 (£234); E Fee Fivemiletown 440kg Charolais to £1120 (£254) 460kg Limousin to £1080 (£235); 440kg Limousin to £1050 (£238) 450kg Limousin to £1050 (£233) 480kg Limousin to £1040 (£216) and 450kg Charolais to £1030 (£224); C A Dobson Ballygawley 490kg Limousin to £1100 (£224); W H Harkness Crumlin 480kg Simmental to £1100 (£229); P McClave Rosslea 450kg Charolais to £1100 (£244); S Kelly Loughgall 440kg Belgian Blue to £1090 (£247) P Greenaway Dungannon 480kg Charolais to £1080 (£225) and 500kg Limousin to £1060 (£212) D McFarland Ballygawley 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £1080 (£230) K O Mallon Moy 480kg Limousin to £1060 H Macauley Ballyclare 480kg Limousin to £1060. V Lennon Middletown 490kg Limousin to £1060. H McCann Armagh 490kg Limousin to £1040 and 490kg Limousin to £1030.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

Portglenone producer 280kg Aberdeen Angus to £670. J Maguire Derrylin sold a selection of Friesian lumps selling from £290 for 240kg to £410 for 320kg

STORE HEIFERS (140 LOTS)

A steady demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1390 for a 610kg Limousin (£228) 610kg Limousin to £1350 (£221) and 630kg Limousin to £1270 (£201); D Keys Fivemiletown 600kg Aberdeen Angus to £1350 (£225); 610kg Aberdeen Angus to £1310 (£214); S A Mullarkey Lisnaskea 650kg Charolais to £1320 (£203); Ah to £1150 (£209) PJ Kelly Aughnacloy 600kg Charolais to £1280 (£213) and 660kg Charolais to £1250. G Johnston Stewartstown 630kg Limousin to £1270. M G Costello Florencecourt 630kg Charolais to £1180. C J Donaghy Dungannon 560kg Limousin to £1170. I S Farrell Fivemiletown 570kg Aberdeen Angus to £1170 and 630kg Aberdeen Angus to £1150. M G Donnelly Augher 550kg Charolais to £1150 (209); K Boland Armagh 550kg Charolais to £1150 (£209) and 540kg Charolais to £1120 (£207) and H McClure Fivemiletrown 530kg Charolais to £1130 213) and 520kg Charolais to £1120 (£215).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

M Watson Fivemiletown 480kg European Angus to £1150 (£239) and 490kg Belgian Blue to £1070 (£218); H McClure Fivemiletown 460kg Hereford to £1110 (£241) 480kg Charolais to £1100 (£229) 500kg Charolais to £1080 (£216); 440kg Charolais to 31020 (3232) and 470kg Limousin to £1010 (£215); J McQuaid Fivemiletown 490kg Charolais to £1100 (£224); S Oliver Armagh 470kg Limousin to £1090 (£232) and 470kg Charolais to £1070 (£227); J Holland Dungannon 460kg Charolais to £1090 (£237) and 460kg Charolais to £1060 (£230); J Boylan Aughnacloy 490kg Charolais to £1060 (£216); I S Farrell Fivemiletown 490kg Limousin to £1060. C Kelly Dungannon 460kg Charolais to £1050 (£228); K R Morrow Clogher 490kg Charolais to £1050 and 480kg Charolais to £1040. J Muldoon Aughnacloy 480kg Charolais to £1040. J Crozier Ballinamallard 480kg Charolais to £1010.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

J Crozier Ballinamallard 390kg Charolais to £960, (£246) 400kg Charolais to £900, 400kg Limousin to £890, 390kg Limousin to £850 and 340kg Charolais to £810. E McWilliams Seskinore 380kg Charolais to £850. C Kelly Dungannon 390kg Charolais to £910, 400kg Limousin to £890, and 380kg Charolais to £850. M Watson Fivemiletown 390kg Limousin to £900380kg Limousin to £880. J Boylan Aughnacloy 400kg Charolais to £880. K R Morrow Clogher 380kg Charolais to £850and 380kg Charolais to £760. S Oliver Armagh 370kg Limousin to £760. J Patton Augher 400kg Aberdeen Angus to £700.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED LUMPS (236 LOTS)

A large entry sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £680 for a Charolais to J Pickens Fintona. Dungannon producer £550 for Limousin; D Bogue Fivemiletown £485 for Hereford; M A Garry Dromore £460 for Limousin and £450 for Aberdeen Angus; M/S E and A Thompson Tempo £455 for Hereford; M/S P and M McGirr £450 for Aberdeen Angus; C McLaughlin Omagh £430 for Belgian Blue and W Cranston Newtownhamilton £400 for Charolais and £350 for Belgian Blue.

HEIFER CALVES

D Eagleson Aughnacloy £660 for Charolais; M A Garry Dromore £485 for Charolais £450 x 2 and £430 for Limousins. J Pickens Fintona £415 for Charolais M/S E and A Thompson Tempo £385 and £360 for Hereford and P Murphy Rosslea £365 for Charolais Omagh producer £350 for Belgian Blue

REARED MALE LUMPS

S Ferris Drumquin £1015 for Limousin; J Kelso Dungannon £930 for Aberdeen Angus; I Allen Armagh £840 x 2 £810, £790 and £770 for Charolais and £685 for Limousin; C Treacy Fermanagh £780 for Charolais; A Irwin Newtownbutler £765, £760, £730 and £700 for Charolais. A Dunwoody Clogher £755 and £710 for Blonde d'Aquitaine. I Gillespie Ballygawley £750 for Limousin; B O'Neill Dungannon £730 for Charolais D McGovern Newtownbutler £730 and £690 for AAs. M Carland Omagh £690 for Charolais

REARED FEMALE LUMPS

Mountview Cattle Dungannon £800 for Shorthorn beef £630 for Charolais and £590 for Bga. I Allen Armagh £770, £725, £715 and £710 x 2 for Chars. B O'Neill Dungannon £740 and £600 for Limousins. I Gillespie Ballygawley £700 for Limousin; J Kelso Dungannon £670 for Belgian Blue; M Purvis Cookstown £630 for Limousin; A Irwin Newtownbutler ££620 and £615 for Charolais. J O'Rourke Lisnaskea £585 for Simmental; M McGuone Pomeroy £585 for Limousin; J Hughes Stewartstown £580 for Limousin and T Simpson Ederney £580 for Speckled Park.

DAIRY CATTLE

A good steady demand in this section with a Dungannon producer selling calves heifers to £1950, £1280 and £1000. Ballygawley producer £1900 and £1700 for calved heifers. Dungannon producer £1780 and £1200 for calved heifers. Tempo producer £1750 for Friesian and £1620 for Fleckvieh calved heifers. Omagh producer £1580 and £1400 for calved heifers.

WEANLINGS (210) (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER)

A much larger entry this week sold to a very strong demand especially for quality lots with a Portadown producer selling Steers and bulls to £305 per 100kg for a 400kg Limousin to £1220, £289 per 100kg for a 450kg Limousin to £1300 and selling to a top of £1340 for a 520kg Limousin (£257).

Weanling heifers sold to £296 per 100kg for a 290kg Limousin to £850 for an Omagh producer with a Kilkeel producer selling a 330kg Belgian Blue to £910 (£275) with strong ones selling to £970 for a 510kg Limousin to an Augher producer.

Leading prices:

Weanling steers and bulls: N Cochrane Portadown 520kg Limousin to £1340 (£257) 520kg Charolais to £1310 (£252) 450kg Limousin to £1300 (£289) 440kg Limousin to £1260 (£286) 460kg Limousin to £1250 (£271) 460kg Charolais to £1240 (£269) 430kg Charolais to £1230 (£286) 400kg Limousin to £1220 (£305) 490kg Limousin to £1200 (£245) 460kg Limousin to £1180 (£256) 440kg Charolais to £1180 (£268) 390kg Limousin to £1090 (£279) and 390kg Limousin to £1080 (£277); E Hagan Clogher 520kg Charolais to £1100 (£211); M L Nugent Augher 450kg Charolais to £1100 (£244) P J Hughes Keady 440kg Limousin to £1060 (£241); P Hackett Eskra 480kg Limousin to £1000. D Simpson Aughnacloy 380kg Charolais to £1000 (£263) Need Farms Ltd, Derrylin 450kg Charolais to £980.

WEANLING HEIFERS

D Irwin Augher 510kg Limousin to £970 (£190); P J Hughes Keady 430kg Limousin to £930 (£216); 410kg Limousin to £920 (£224) and 420kg Charolais to £880 (£209) ; P Trainor Kilkeel 330kg Belgian Blue to £910 (£275) and a 400kg Limousin to £890 (£222); F McCrory Pomeroy 390kg Simmental to £900 (£231); 390kg Charolais to £850, and 390kg Charolais to £850. G M McGrath Omagh 350kg Limousin to £880 (£251) and 290kg Limousin to £850 (£293); A McDonagh Fintona 420kg Limousin to £860 and 400kg Limousin to £840; E H Sharkey Fivemiletown 310kg Limousin to £860 (£277) and 310kg Charolais to £850 (£274) and Emmet Gildernew Dungannon 380kg Limousin to £830 and 370kg Limousin to £820.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES 50 LOTS (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER)

A good turnout this week again sold to a brisk demand with P Lagan Cookstown selling a heifer with heifer calf to £2440. H Brown Pomeroy sold a second calver with heifer calf to £2080. G Mullan Cookstown sold a heifer with bull calf to £1820 and £1580 for heifer with heifer calf. M/S D G and R McFarland Omagh £1780 for 2012 cow with heifer calf £1480, £1400 x 2 for Incalf Cows. S Oliver Armagh £1540 for 2015 cow with heifer calf. T Farrell Fivemiletown £1500, £1425, £1400, £1340 and £1300 for Incalf Heifers. K R Morrow Clogher £1300 for second calver with heifer calf. D McGrath Ederney £1220 for heifer with heifer calf £1200 and £1190 for heifers with bull calves and J McKernaghan Fintona £1200 for heifer with bull calf. W D Hogg Maguiresbridge £1200 for incalf cow.