Suckler outfits selling to a height of £4450 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 231 lots listed returned a firm demand with beef bred cows selling to £3088 for an 800kg Parthenais to £386 per 100kg J and M Donnelly a 730kg Limousin to £2788-60 £382 per 100kg a 780kg Limousin sold to £2854-80 (£366) with an 800kg Charolais to £2928 at (£366) and a 760kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £2736 (£360).

Beef bred cow heifers sold to £2655-40 x 2 for a 710kg Charolais. to £374 per 100kg with a 610kg Limousin to £2244-80 at £368 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £1946 for a 700kg to £278 per 100kg similar lots sold from £254 to £268 per 100kg.

Fat bulls sold to £3565 for a 1150kg Charolais to £310 per 100kg to a top of £318 per100kg for a 880kg Parthenais to £2798-40.

Fat steers sold to £370 per 100kg for a 720kg Limousin to £2664.

Friesian steers sold to £312 per 100kg for a 660kg to £2059-20.

Fat heifers sold to £372 per 100kg for a 660kg Charolais to £2455-20.

In the store rings heavy steers sold to £3350 for a 920kg Limousin (£364) a 900kg Charolais sold to £3230 (£359) with an 820kg Charolais to £3180 (£388) a 695kg Charolais sold to £2910 (£419) and a 730kg Charolais sold to £2970 (£407).

Forward steers sold to £2600 for a 580kg Charolais (£448) a 545kg Limousin sold to £2420 (£444) with a 520kg Limousin to £2370 (£456).

Medweight steers sold to £2050 for a 495kg Belgian Blue (£414) a 455kg Limousin sold to £2040 (£448) with a 450kg Limousin to £1940 (£431).

Strong heifers sold to £2700 for a 690kg Limousin (£391) a 665kg Charolais sold to £2600 (£391) with a 620kg Charolais to £2580 (£416)

Forward heifers sold to £2460 for a 580kg Charolais (£424) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2420 (£440) with a 520kg Limousin to £2380 (£458).

Medweight heifers sold to £2240 for a 470kg Charolais (£477) a 450kg Charolais sold to £2050 (£456) with a 425kg Limousin to £1980 (£466).

Smaller heifers (under 400kg) sold to £1750 for a 345kg Charolais (£507) a 345kg Charolais sold to £1730 (£501) with a 285kg Charolais to £1580 (£554).

Weanling males sold to £2340 for a strong 495kg Belgian Blue (£473) a 480kg Limousin sold to £2160 (£450) with a 435kg Limousin to £2090 (£480).

Lighterweight males sold to £2240 for a 380kg Limousin (£589) with a 370kg Limousin to £2150 (£581) and a 390kg Charolais sold to £2120 (£544).

Weanling heifers sold to £2500 for a strong 540kg Charolais (£463) with a 435kg Charolais to £2490 (£572).

Lightweight heifers sold to £2150 for a 420kg Limousin (£412) a 420kg Charolais sold to £2140 (£510) with a 350kg Belgian Blue to £1980 (£566).

Breeding bulls sold to £3450 for Belgian Blue and £2700 for Hereford.

Dairy cows and heifers sold to £2980, £2850, £2620 and £2600.

Springing heifers sold to £2480, £2400, £2300 and £2100.

Suckler outfits sold to £4450, £3950 and £3850.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £3600, £3500, £3480 and £3450.

Bull calves (under four weeks) sold to £1040 for Limousin.

Heifer calves (under four weeks) sold to £840 for Charolais.

Reared male lumps sold to £1830 and £1730 for Charolais.

Female lumps sold to £1770 and £1680 for Charolais.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cows and beef bred cow heifers as follows: Fermanagh producer 800kg Parthenais to £386 per 100kg (£3088) Armagh producer 730kg Limousin to £382 (£2788-60) 710kg Charolais to £374 (£2655-40) 670kg Simmental to £372 (£2492-40) and 670kg Charolais to £366 (£2736) Omagh producer 710kg Charolais to £374 (£2655-40) 630kg Limousin to £358 (£2255-40) and 780kg Limousin to £352 (£2745-60) Dungannon producer 610kg Limousin to £368 (£2244-80) Fermanagh producer 780kg Limousin to £366 (£2854-80) Tassagh producer 800kg Charolais to £366 (£2928) Stewartstown producer 680kg Limousin to £358 (£2434-40) Clogher producer 880kg Limousin to £350 (£3080) Aghalee producer 720kg Simmental to £348 (£2505-60) Seskinore producer 680kg Belgian Blue to £348 (£2366-40) Fermanagh producer 600kg Belgian Blue to £346 (£2076) Irvinestown producer 640kg Limousin to £346 (£2214-40) Clogher producer 880kg Limousin to £344 (£3027-20) and Florencecourt producer 810kg Charolais to £343 (£2778-30).

Other quality beef bred cows sold from £328 to £342 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £300 to £322 per 100kg.

Quality beef bred cow heifers sold from £346 to £374 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £1946 for a 700kg to £278 per 100kg.

Similar lots sold from £254 to £268 per 100kg.

Plainer Friesian and coloured cows sold from £208 to £244 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £182 to £200 per 100kg

Fat bulls

Strabane producer 880kg Parthenais to £318 per 100kg to (£2798-40) Omagh producer 890kg Limousin to £316 per 100kg to £2812-40. Armagh producer 1150kg Charolais to £310 per 100kg to £3565.Omagh producer 910kg Limousin to £308 per 100kg to £2802-80. Cookstown producer 1050kg Aberdeen Angus to £298 per 100kg to £3129.

Fat steers

Limousin steers sold to £370 per 100kg for a 720kg to £2664. Belgian Blue steers sold to £364 per 100kg for a 640kg to £2329-60. Fleckvieh steers sold to £364 per 100kg for a 790kg to £2875-60. Charolais steers sold to £358 per 100kgh for a 750kg to £2685. Simmental steers sold to £358 per 100kg for a 700kg to £2506. Hereford steers sold to £322 per 100kg for a 770kg to £2479-40. Friesian steers sold to £312 per 100kg for a 660kg to £2059-20.

Fat heifers

Charolais heifers sold to £372 per 100kg for a 660kg to £2455-20. Simmental heifers sold to £372 per 100kg for a 670kg to £2492-40. Limousin heifers sold to £368 per 100kg for a 610kg to £2244-80. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £352 per 100kg for a 570kg to £2006-40. Shorthorn heifers sold to £340 per 100kg for a 660kg to £2244. Friesian heifers sold to £310 per 100kg for a 510kg to £1581.

Store bullocks (190 lots)

A good steady demand in this section with a lot of heavy steers on offer selling to a top of £3350 for a 920kg Limousin (£364) with a 900kg Charolais to £3230 (£359) and £3180 for an 820kg Charolais (£388) a 780kg Charolais sold to £3130 (£401) with a 730kg Charolais to £2970 (£407) a 695kg Charolais sold to £2910 (£419) and a 720kg Charolais to £2890 (£401).

Several others sold from £352 to £394 per 100kg.

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg

Sold to £2600 for a 580kg Charolais (£448) a 585kg Charolais sold to £ 2520 (£431) with a 545kg Limousin to £2420 (£444) and a 520kg Limousin sold to £2370 (£456) with a 510kg Limousin to £2240 (£439).

Several others sold from £387 to £430 per 100kg.

Leading prices.

Enniskillen producer 920kg Limousin to £3350 (£364) 900kg Charolais to £3230 (£359) and 905kg Limousin to £3010 (£333) D J Hume Strabane 820kg Charolais to £3180 (£388) 780kg Charolais to £3130 (£401) 810kg Charolais to £3030 (£374) 770kg Charolais to £2980 (£387) 730kg Limousin to £2970 (£407) 770kg Charolais to £2960 (£384) 755kg Charolais to £2940 (£389) 775kg Charolais to £2920 (£377) 740kg Charolais to £2910 (£393) 695kg Charolais to £2910 (£419) and 770kg Limousin to £2830 (£368) T E Hogg Lisbellaw 720kg Charolais to £2890 (£401) and 625kg Charolais to £2860 (£394) K and G Carrothers Fivemiletown 765kg Limousin to £2880 (£376) R Cuthbertson Fivemiletown 730kg Charolais to £2820 (£386) J Montgomery Loughgall 720kg Charolais to £2810 (£390) and R Wilson Killylea 795kg Limousin to £2800 (£352).

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg

Sold to £2600 for a 580kg Charolais (£448) 530kg Limousin to £2280 (£430) and 510klg Limousin to £2240 (£439) for M McWilliams Seskinore. LK Hume Artigarvan 585kg Charolais to £2520 (£431) M M Clave Rosslea 595kg Charolais to £2460 (£413) and 565kg Charolais to £$2340 £414) M McMurdie Tynan 545kg Limousin to £2420 (£444) T E Hogg Lisbellaw 585kg Charolais to £2410 (£412) A J McKenna Dungannon 595kg Limousin to £2410 (£405) and 555kg Charolais to £2350 (£423) K Johnston Brookeborough 520kg Limousin to £2370 (£456) Fivemiletown producer 590kg Charolais to £2360 (£400) and 565kg Charolais to £2260 (£400) S A Kane Galbally 580kg Charolais to £2360 (£407) and 580kg Charolais to £2330 (£402) M Gilkinson Pomeroy 570kg Limousin to £2340 (£411) and 550kg Limousin to £2240 (£407) G and S McCoy Fermanagh 575kg Charolais to £2300 (£405) and K and G Carrothers Fivemiletown 595kg Charolais to £2300 (£387).

Med weight steers 410kg to 500kg

A brisk demand in this section with quality lots selling to £2050 for a 495kg Belgian Blue (£414) a 455lkg Limousin sold to £2040 (£448) with a 450kg Limousin making £1940 (£431) and a 400kg Belgian Blue sold to £1720 (£430).

Several others sold from £369 to £425 per 100kg.

Leading prices.

Droghal Farm Ltd, Co Armagh 495kg Belgian Blue to £2050 (£414) 480kg Belgian Blue to £2000 (£417) 465kg Aberdeen Angus to £1900 (£409) and 485kg Aberdeen Angus to £1790 (£369) D Murphy Fivemiletown 490kg Limousin to £2050 (£418) 445kg Charolais to £1890 (£425) and 455kg Limousin to £1740 (£382) A Hayes Portadown 455kg Limousin to £2040 (£448) 490kg Limousin to £2030 (£414) 475kg Limousin to £1980 (£417) 450kg Limousin to £1940 (£431) 485kg Limousin to £1930 (£398) and 425kg Limousin to 31800 (£424) D Jordan Fermanagh 495kg Aberdeen Angus to £1900 (£384) 420kg Belgian Blue to £1770 (£421) and 400kg Belgian Blue to £1720 (£430) B McKenna Augher 445kg Shorthorn to £1890 (£425) C McCaughey Tempo 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £1870 (£398) and P Ward Donaghmore 490kg Belgian Blue to £1840 (£376) and 495kg Belgian Blue to £1800 (£364).

Store heifers (124 lots)

A good steady demand in this section with a lot of strong heifers on offer selling to a top of £2700 for a 690kg Limousin (£391) a 665kg Charolais sold to £2600 (£391) with a 620kg Charolais to £2580 (£416) and a 665kg Charolais to £2530 (£380).

Others sold from £324 to £377 per 100kg.

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2460 for a 580kg Charolais (£424) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2420 (£440) with a 520kg Limousin to £2380 (£458) a 540kg Limousin made £2350 (£435) and a 505kg Limousin sold to £2210 (£438).

Leading prices

D McCaffery Clogher 690kg Limousin to £2700 (£391) and 700kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2640 (£377) E Jones Enniskillen 725kg Belgian Blue to £2680 (£370) A Daly Benburb 755kg Charolais to £2600 (£344) and 685kg Charolais to £2440 (£356) D J Hume Strabane 665kg Charolais to £2600 (£391) 620kg Charolais to £2580 (£416) 690kg Charolais to £2550 (£370) and 665kg Charolais to £2530 (£380) M J Keys Clogher 660kg Saler to £2320 (£352) D Jordan Fermanagh 620kg Aberdeen Angus to £2220 (£358) and D T J Potter Clogher 630kg Aberdeen Angus to £2050 (£325) 610kg Belgian Blue to £2040 (£334) 630kg Aberdeen Angus to £2040 (£324) and 605kg Aberdeen Angus to £1980 (£327).

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2460 for a 580kg Charolais (£424) with a 530kg Charolais to £2260 (£426) and a 570kg Charolais to £2130 (£374) for P Slane Carrickmore. H C Bothwell Fivemiletown 550kg Charolais to £2420 (£440) 575kg Charolais to £2360 (£410) 570kg Charolais to £2300 (£404) 585kg Charolais to £2280 (£390) and 580kg Charolais to £2190 (£378) M McWilliams Seskinore 520kg Limousin to £2380 (£458) Ashley Hadden Aughnacloy 540kg Limousin to £2350 (£435) 550kg Limousin to £2160 (£393) 550kg Limousin to £2150 (£391) and 520kg Limousin to £2120 (£408) and M G Donnelly Augher 505kg Limousin to £2210 (£438) 560kg Limousin to £2160 (£386) 505kg Charolais to £2150 (£426) and 555kg Charolais to £2110 (£380) A Leonard Enniskillen 535kg Charolais to £2150 (£402).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 500kg

Quality lots in great demand with a 470kg Charolais selling to £2240 (£477) a 450kg Charolais sold to £2050 (£456) with a 435kg Limousin to £1980 (£455) and a 425kg Limousin sold to £1980 (£466).

Several others sold from £382 to £446 per 100kg.

Leading prices.

Dungannon producer 470kg Charolais to £2240 (£477) and 495kg Charolais to £2180 (£440) M G Donnelly Augher 475kg Charolais to £2120 (£446) 490kg Charolais to £2030 (£414) 470kg Charolais to £2010 (£428) 435kg Limousin to £1980 (£455) and 475kg Charolais to £1970 (£415) A Leonard Enniskillen 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456) and 470kg Charolais to £2000 (£426) M Hackett Augher 480kg Charolais to £2030 (£423) M McWilliams Seskinore 455kg Limousin to £2000 (£440) 425kg Limousin to £1980 (£466) and 480kg Limousin to £1930 (£402) R E Wilson Trillick 435kg Charolais to £1980 (£455) 475kg Limousin to £1900 (£400) and 455kg Simmental to £1900 (£418) P M Gilleese Fermanagh 475kg Charolais to £1950 (£411) T A Colbert Dungannon 485kg Limousin to £1920 (£396) M Mimnagh Omagh 500kg Charolais to £1910 (£382) and G Goodwin Dungannon 495kg Limousin to £1900 (£384).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

Quality lots selling to a top of £1750 for a 345kg Charolais (£507) with a 345kg Charolais to £1730 (£501) and a 285kg Charolais sold to £1580 (£554).

Leading prices

S McGovern Kinawley 345kg Charolais to £1750 (£507) 345kg Charolais to £1730 (£501) 380kg Charolais to £1700 (£447) and 285kg Charolais to £1580 (£554) P J Conwell Donamana 380kg Simmental to £1690 (£445) and 380kg Limousin to £1490 (£392) D Jordan Fermanagh 385kg Belgian Blue to £1570 (£408) 370kg Belgian Blue to £1520 (£411) 360kg Belgian Blue to £1480 (£411) 365kg Aberdeen Angus to £1380 (£378) and 335kg Aberdeen Angus to £1250 (£373) and D Eagleson Aughnacloy 390kg Charolais to £1450 (£372) and 385kg Charolais to £1430 (£371).

Weanlings (304 lots)

A very sharp demand in this section with strong males selling to £2340 for a 495kg Belgian Blue (£473) a 480kg Limousin sold to £2160 (£450) with a 460kg Limousin to £2140 (£465) and a 435kg Limousin sold to £2090 (£480).

Lighterweight males sold to £2240 for a 380kg Limousin (£589) a 370kg Limousin sold to £2150 (£581) with a 400kg Charolais to £2120 (£530).

Leading prices

Strong males

Enniskillen producer 495kg Belgian Blue to £2340 (£473) 530kg Limousin to £2160 (£408) 440kg Charolais to £2110 (£480) 440kg Charolais to £2100 (£477) and 450kg Charolais to £2070 (£460) J McQuaid Fivemiletown 600kg Charolais to £2320 (£387) M McCaughey Clogher 480kg Limousin to £2160 (£450) M McGinley Eskra 460kg Limousin to £2140 (£465) and 455kg Limousin to £2080 (£457) K Wilson Fermanagh 485kg Limousin to £2140 (£441) and 530kg Charolais to £2080 (£392) J J McGirr Augher 440kg Limousin to £2100 (£477) and J A Henry Fintona 435kg Limousin to £2090 (£480).

Lighterweight males

C Kelly Dungannon 380kg Limousin to £2240 (£589) and 370kg Limousin to £2150 (£581) Enniskillen producer 410kg Charolais to £2140 (£522) and 430kg Charolais to £2080 (£484) J and M Donnelly Moy 390kg Charolais to £2120 (£544) and 400kg Charolais to £2100 (£530) and E Jones Enniskillen 420kg Charolais to £2060 (£490).

Weanling heifers

A very strong demand in this section as well with strong heifers selling to £2500 for a 540kg Charolais (£463) a 435kg Charolais sold to £2490 (£572).

Lighterweight heifers

Sold to £2150 for a 420kg Limousin (£512) with a 420kg Charolais to £2140 (£510) a 385kg Charolais sold to £2030 (£527) a 360kg Charolais sold to £1980 (£550) with a 350kg Belgian Blue to £1980 (£566).

Leading prices

Strong heifers D McKenna Clogher 540kg Charolais to £2500 (£463) 435kg Charolais to £2490 (£572) 460kg Limousin to £2120 (£461) 460kg Limousin to £2060 (£448) 450kg Charolais to £2030 (£451) and 430kg Charolais to £2020 (£470) K Wilson Fermanagh 500kg Charolais to £2230 (£446) M Donaghy Dungannon 510kg Charolais to £2090 (£410) A Leonard Enniskillen 450kg Charolais to £2050 (£456) and 440kg Charolais to £1960 (£445) and M O'Kane Cookstown 440kg Limousin to £2000 (£455).

Lighterweight heifers sold to £2150 for a 420kg Charolais (£512) 420kg Charolais to £2140 (£510) 410kg Charolais to £2090 (£$510) 385kg Charolais to £2030 (£527) 360kg Charolais to £1980 (£550) and 380kg Charolais to £1940 (£511) for D McKenna Clogher. S McElroy Dungannon 350kg Belgian Blue to £1980 (£566) and E McCaffery Tempo 425kg Charolais to £1940 (£456).

Dairy cows and heifers

A larger entry this week sold to an easier demand with a Dungannon producer selling calved heifers to £2980 and £2540. Craigavon producer £2850 for calved heifer. Lurgan producer £2620, £2600, £1980 and £1800 for calved heifers. Caledon producer £2400, £2360 for calved heifers and £1750 for third calver. Ballygawley producer £2340 and £2320 for calved heifers. Caledon Stewartstown producer £2300 for calved heifer. producer £2240 and £1800 three times for calved heifers. Fivemiletown producer £2040 for calved heifer. Ballygawley producer £2040 and £1800 for calved heifers. Banbridge producer £1800 for calved Ayrshire heifer. Springing heifers near note to Aberdeen Angus bull sold to £2480, £2400, £2300 and £2100 for a Fermanagh producer.

Breeding bulls

Omagh producer £3450 for a hybrid Belgian Blue cross Limousin (born 05-12-2023) and Pomeroy producer £2700 for pedigree non registered Hereford (born (12-05-2024).

Suckler cows and calves

A brisk demand in this section with outfits selling to £4450 for a 2015 Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot and £3850 for Limousin heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot for a Rosslea producer. Cookstown producer £3950 for a Blonde d'Aquitaine heifer with Charolais heifer calf at foot.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £3600 for a Simmental heifer to a Fintona producer. Dungannon producer £3500 and £3450 for Charolais heifers. Donemana producer £3480 for Charolais heifer £3150 for Belgian Blue heifer and £2920 for Charolais heifer. Omagh producer £2220 for Aberdeen Angus heifer. Lisburn producer £1900 and £1800 for Shorthorn cows and £1720 for Fleckvieh cow.

Saturday 21st March in the suckler ring there will be a dispersal sale of pedigree and non pedigree Limousin cows, some with calves at foot springing heifers, maiden heifers and weanling heifers also a stock bull (four-year-old pedigree Limousin) and a two-year-old pedigree non registered Limousin bull. Sale starts 1 pm..

Dropped calves and reared lumps

A very good turnout in this section with bull calves (under four weeks) selling to £1040 and £730 for Limousins and £690 for Belgian Blue for W Downey Magheraveely; D McClean Fivemiletown £760 and £580 for Aberdeen Angus; A C Lunny Aghalane £670, £650, £630 and £610 for Herefords. P Courtney Corranny £660 for Belgian Blue £650 for Charolais and £440 for Aberdeen Angus; D Foster Fivemiletown £570 for Aberdeen Angus; W J and S A Allen Tempo £520 for Hereford and J Keenan Omagh £470 for Aberdeen Angus.

Heifer calves (under four weeks)

J Knipe Pomeroy £840 for Charolais; P O'Neill Castlederg £780 for Belgian Blue and £450 for Aberdeen Angus; W Downey Magheraveely £670 for Belgian Blue; P Courtney Corranny £670 and £550 for Charolais £660 and £600 for Belgian Blues; D McClean Fivemiletown £440 for Aberdeen Angus; J Keenan Omagh £420, £400 and £380 for Aberdeen Angus; C McLaren Sixmilecross £390 for Aberdeen Angus and Gunn Farms Ltd, Fermanagh £360 x 2 £330, £320 and £300 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared male lumps

G Feely Fermanagh £1830 for Charolais; L Elliott Fivemiletown £1730 for Charolais; C Smyton Tempo £1590 for Charolais; D Rafferty Carrickmore £1470 for Belgian Blue and £1450 for Limousin; M McNulty Strabane £1550 for Charolais; T Cassidy Augher £1480 for Limousin; S McNulty Strabane £1470 for Limousin; N Milligan Castlederg £1200 for Belgian Blue; J J Hackett Ballygawley £1200 x 2 and £1120 for Aberdeen Angus; L Elliott Fivemiletown £1110 for Aberdeen Angus; M Gormley Omagh £1000 for Limousin; C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £940 for Aberdeen Angus; D Foster Fivemiletown £910 for Belgian Blue; D McClean Fivemiletown £860 for Aberdeen Angus; M/S A J and S Hogg Lisnaskea £850, £830, £790 and £780 for Aberdeen Angus and P Courtney Corranny £750 for Belgian Blue.

Reared female lumps

G Feely Fermanagh £1770 and £1680 for Charolais and £1520 for Limousin; C Smyton Tempo £1560 for Simmental; P Meenan Omagh £1410 for Charolais and £1220 for Aberdeen Angus; B Kitchin Mowhan £1330 for Charolais; T Cassidy Augher £1210 for Charolais; J J Hackett Ballygawley £960 for Aberdeen Angus; J Bell Newtownbutler £670 for Limousin and £510 for Belgian Blue; R Dane Lisbellaw £580 and £520 for Belgian Blues and C and H Brownlee Florencecourt £570, £530 and £500 for Belgian Blues.