Suckler outfits selling to a top price of £4820 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 211 lots listed sold easily to a very strong demand with beef bred cows selling to £3708 for a 900kg Belgian Blue to £212 per 100kg a 930kg Limousin sold to £3701-40 to £398 per 100kg and a 750kg Belgian Blue sold to £394 per 100kg to £2955.

Beef bred cow heifers sold to £406 per 100kg for a 530kg Limousin to £2151-80 a 640kg Hereford sold to £376 per 100kg to £2406-40 with a 740kg Limousin to £374 per 100kg to £2767-60 and a 680kg Charolais to £374 per 100kg to £2543-20.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £2263-20 for an 820kg to £276 and selling to £280 per 100kgh for a 710kg to £1988.

Fat bulls sold to £2905 for an 830kg Charolais to £350 per 100kg with a 860kg Aberdeen Angus to £302 per 100kg to £2597-20.

Fat steers sold top £394 per 100kg for a 750kg Charolais to £394 per 100kg to a high of £3843 for a 1050kg Charolais to £366 per 100kg and £3542-40 for a 1080kg Limousin to £328 per 100kg.

Friesians sold to £2312-40 for a 730kg to £318 per 100kg.

Fat heifers sold to £384 per 100kg for a 670kg Simmental to £2572-80 with a 720kg Charolais to £380 per 100kg to £2736.

In the store rings strong steers sold to £3240 for an 820kg Charolais (£395) a 760kg Limousin sold to £3210 (£422) with an 800kg Charolais to £3190 (£399) and a 735kg Charolais sold to £2930 (£399).

Forward steers sold to £2570 for a 590kg Charolais (£436) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2470 (£449) with a 510kg Limousin to £2300 (£451)

Medweight steers sold to £2240 for a 500kg Blonde d'Aquitaine (£448) with a 440kg Limousin to £2000 (£455).

Strong heifers sold to £2640 for a 650kg Charolais (£406) with 640kg Charolais to £2560 x 2 (£400).

Forward heifers sold to £2540 for a 580kg Charolais (£438) with a 550kg Charolais to £2350 (£435) and a 510kg Charolais to £2380 (£467).

Medweight heifers sold to £2400 for a 500kg Charolais (£480) with a 445kg Charolais to £2270 (£510).

Smaller heifers (up to 400kg) sold to £1770 for a 390kg Limousin (£454) with a 315kg Charolais to £1590 (£505).

Weanling males sold to £2410 for a 520kg Charolais (£463) a 455kg Limousin made £2310 (£508) with a 445kg Charolais to £2300 (£547).

Lighterweight males sold to £2220 for a 415kg Limousin (£535) with a 400kg Charolais to £2190 (£548) and a 410kg Charolais to £2180 (£532).

Weanling heifers sold to £1960 for a 290kg Limousin a high of £676 per 100kg with a 335kg Limousin to £1840 (£549) and a 330kg Limousin to £1800 (£545).

Dairy cows and heifers sold to £3160 and £3000 twice.

Suckler outfits sold to £4820, £4480, £3920 and £3840.

Incalf cows and heifers sold to £2580, £2570 and £2500.

Bull calves sold to £760 for Charolais.

Heifer calves sold to £760 for Belgian Blue.

Reared male lumps sold to £2000 and £1690 for Charolais.

Reared female lumps sold to £1770 and £1700 for Limousins.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef bred cows and cow heifers: Lisbellaw producer 900kg Belgian Blue to £412 (£3708) 930kg Limousin to £398 (£3701-40) and 750kg Belgian Blue to £394 (£2955) Greencastle producer 530kg Limousin to £406 (£2151-80) and 620kg Limousin to £356 (£2207-20) Newtownbutler producer 560kg Limousin to £384 (£2150-40) Dungannon producer 640kg Hereford to £376 (£2406-40) Fivemiletown producer 740kg Limousin to £374 (£2767-60) and 770kg Limousin to £358 (£2756-60) Newtownbutler producer 680kg Charolais to £374 (£2543-20) and 870kg Aberdeen Angus to £350 (£3045) Eskra producer 820kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £370 (£3034) Eskra producer 580kg Limousin to 3370 (£2146) Derrylin producer 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £370 (£1961) Coalisland producer 450kg Limousin to £364 (£1638) Derrylin producer 590kg Limousin to £360 (£2124) Maguiresbridge producer 790kg Charolais to £356 (£2812-40) Portadown producer 850kg Charolais to £350 (£2975) Dungannon producer 840kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £350 (£2940) and Ballygawley producer 560kg Limousin to £348 (£1948-80).

Other quality beef bred cows sold from £330 to £346 per 100kg.

Second quality beef bred cows sold from £292 to £326 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £2263-20 for an 820kg to £276 per 100kg with a 710kg Friesian. to £280 per 100kg to £1988 similar lots sold from £256 to £272 per 100kg.

More heavy Friesian cows required to supply demand.

Plainer Friesian and Coloured cows sold from £212 to £238 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £182 to £204 per 100kg.

Fat bulls

830kg Charolais to £350 per 100kg to £2905 for an Omagh producer. Derrylin producer 860kg Aberdeen Angus to £302 per 100kg to £1970.

Fat steers

750kg Charolais to £394 per 100kg for a 750kg to £2955 with a 1050kg Charolais to £3843 at £366 per 100kg. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £370 per 100kg for a 640kg to £2368. Limousin steers sold to £364 per 100kg for a 760kg to £2766-40 to £3542-40 for a 1080kg Limousin to £328 per 100kg. Simmental steers sold to £362 per 100kg for an 850kg to £3077. Friesian steers sold to £318 per 100kg for a 730kg to £2321-40.

Fat heifers

Simmental heifers sold to £384 per 100kg for a 670kg to £2572-80. Charolais heifers sold to £380 per 100kg for a 720kg to £2736. Limousin heifers sold to £368 per 100kg for a 640kg to £2355-20. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £324 per 100kg for a 420kg to £1360-80. Friesian heifers sold to £312 per 100kg for a 640kg to £1996-80 others sold from £280 per 100kg.

Store bullocks (262 lots)

A very strong demand in this section with heavy steers selling to £3240 for an 820kg Charolais (£395) with a 760kg Limousin to £3210 (£422) an 800kg Charolais sold to £3190 (£399) with a 735kg Charolais to £2930 (£399) and a 710kg Limousin sold to £2880 (£406).

Several other quality lots sold from £352 to £380 per 100kg.

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg

Sold to £2570 for a 590kg Charolais (£436) with a 550kg Charolais to £2470 (£449) a 560kg Charolais sold to £2440 (£436) with a 510kg Limousin to £2300 (£451).

Several others sold from £393 to £432 per 100kg.

Leading prices

P Agnew Clogher 820kg Charolais to £3240 (£395) 800kg Charolais to £3190 (£399) 815kg Charolais to £3060 (£375) 820kg Charolais to £3000 (£366) and 805kg Charolais to £2880 (£358) A O'Hagan Loughgall 865kg Charolais to £3200 (£370) and 735kg Limousin to £2930 (£399) G Clendenning Fivemiletown 845kg Charolais to £3050 (£361) 800kg Charolais to £3040 (£380) 810kg Charolais to £2930 (£362) and 830kg Charolais to £2920 (£352) J and P Mallon Dungannon 755kg Charolais to £3000 (£397) 730kg Charolais to £2910 (£399) and 710kg Limousin to £2880 (£406) C McKeown Ardboe 815kg Charolais to £2990 ((£367) 805kg Limousin to £2990 (£371) 815kg Charolais to £2960 (£363) and 795kg Charolais to £2950 (£371) and J Treanor Aughnacloy 805kg Charolais to £2980 (£370),

Forward steers 510kg to 595kg

Sold to £2570 for a 590kg Charolais (£436) 570kg Charolais to £2300 (£404) and 575kg Limousin to £2260 (£393) for Barnett Farms Ltd. Clogher. H C Bothwell Fivemiletown 550kg Charolais to £2470 (£449) and 560kg Charolais to £2440 (£436) B Campbell Dungannon 585kg Charolais to £2470 (£422) 590kg Limousin to £2440 (£414) 590kg Limousin to £2400 (£407) 575kg Charolais to £2390 (£416) 590kg Limousin to £2360 (£400) and 595kg Aberdeen Angus to £2340 (£393) H Sinnamon Pomeroy 590kg Limousin to £2450 (£415) and 580kg Limousin to £2400 (£414) P J Bell Cookstown 575kg Limousin to £2420 (£421) 560kg Limousin to £2360 (£421) and 565kg Limousin to £2290 (£405) J Stewart Fivemiletown 540kg Limousin to £2300 (£426) M Davidson Cookstown 510kg Limousin to £2300 (£451) and 530kg Charolais to £2290 (£432) and A J McKenna Dungannon 550kg Limousin to £2270 (£413).

Medweight steers 410kg to 500kg

Strong prices in this section with quality steers selling to £2240 for a 500kg Blonde d'Aquitaine (£448) a 500kg Charolais sold to £2190 (£438) a 440kg Limousin sold to £2000 (£455) with a 420kg Belgian Blue to £1870 (£445).

Leading prices

Quality steers sold to a top of £2240 for a 500kg Blonde d'Aquitaine (£448) 500kg Charolais to £2140 (£428) 500kg Limousin to £2110 (£422) for M Davidson Cookstown. H McConnell Clogher 500kg Charolais to £2190 (£438) T M Gavin Fintona 500kg Simmental to £2100 (£420) and 480kg Limousin to £2020 (£421) B Campbell Dungannon 480kg Limousin to £2040 (£425) G Allen Portadown 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £2020 (£430) and 475kg Aberdeen Angus to £1980 (£417) D Murphy Fivemiletown 480kg Limousin to £2000 (£417) and 470kg Limousin to £1890 (£402) Fivemiletown producer 440kg Limousin to £2000 (£455) D Eagleson Aughnacloy 465kg Shorthorn beef to £1950 (£419) J A Gilleese Derrylin 465kg Hereford to £1970 (£423) 495kg Hereford to £1940 (£392) and 465kg Hereford to £1820 (£391) S Swain Dungannon 470kg Limousin to £1920 (£409) 500kg Hereford to £1890 (£378) and 420kg Belgian Blue to £1870 (£445) J Stewart Fivemiletown 495kg Simmental to £1880 (£380) R Lunny Derrylin 470kg Saler to £1860 (£396) and J McStay Lurgan 455kg Limousin to £1830 (£402).

Store heifers (186 lots)

Another good turnout sold to a brisk demand with strong heifers selling to £2640 for a 650kg Charolais (£406) a 640kg Charolais sold to £2560 (£400) with a 600kg Charolais to £2400 (£400).

Several other strong heifers sold from £322 to £398 per 100kg.

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg sold to £2540 for a 580kg Charolais (£438) a 570kg Charolais sold to £2450 (£430) with a 550kg Charolais to £2350 (£435) and a 510kg Charolais sold to £2380 (£467) with a 525kg Limousin to £2300 (£438).

Several other quality lots sold from £391 to £427 per 100kg.

Leading prices

M/S J and P Corrigan Benburb 650kg Charolais to £2640 (£406) 665kg Charolais to £2480 (£373) and 630kg Charolais to to £2450 (£389) D and A McFarland Beragh 690kg Limousin to £2590 (£375) 610kg Charolais to £2380 (£390) 610kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2360 (£387) and 600kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2340 (£390) R McGlone Caledon 770kg Aberdeen Angus to £2580 (£335) 740kg Aberdeen Angus to £2470 (£334) and 715kg Aberdeen Angus to £2350 (£329) P and J Monaghan Bellanaleck 640kg Charolais to £2560 (£400) M Anderson Armagh 630kg Limousin to £2470 (£392) J W H Farm Ltd Newtownstewart 680kg Limousin to £2410 (£354) and 610kg Limousin to £2270 (£372) T Cassidy Augher 600kg Charolais to £2400 (£400) Fermanagh producer 600kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2390 (£398) Fermanagh producer 660kg Limousin to £2360 (£358) R Withers Fivemiletown 730kg Hereford to £2350 (£322) and 695kg Hereford to £2260 (£325) and C A Armstrong Dromore 610kg Charolais to £2300 (£377).

Forward heifers 505kg to 595kg

Sold to £2450 for a 570kg Charolais (£430) a 550kg Charolais sold to £2390 (£435) and a 580kg Charolais to £2380 (£410 for P Slane Carrickmore. Fermanagh producer 585kg Charolais to £2400 (£410) and 570kg Charolais to £2300 (£404) C A Armstrong Dromore 585kg Limousin to £2400 (£410) and 580kg Limousin to £2320 (£400) Fermanagh producer 510kg Charolais to £2380 (£467) and 505kg Charolais to £2280 (£451) J H Keys Fivemiletown 560kg Charolais to £2360 (£421) and 550kg Charolais to £2350 (£427) Fermanagh producer 585kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2350 (£402) 550kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2310 (£420) and 555kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2310 (£416) D and A McFarland Beragh 585kg Limousin to £2350 (£402) 590kg Blonde d'Aquitaine to £2320 (£393) and 585kg Limousin to £2290 (£391) J and P Corrigan Benburb 580kg Charolais to £2320 (£400) and Dungannon producer 525kg Limousin to £2300 (£438).

Medweight heifers 410kg to 500kg

A very sharp demand in this section with quality heifers selling to £2400 for a 500kg Charolais (£480) a 445kg Charolais sold to £2270 (£510) with a 470kg Charolais to £2270 (£483) and a 450kg Limousin sold to £2180 (£484).

Several other quality lots sold from £416 to £477 per 100kg.

Leading prices

Fermanagh producer 500kg Charolais to £2400 (£480) P and J Monaghan Bellanaleck 495kg Charolais to £2290 (£463) 500kg Charolais to £2280 (£456) 470kg Charolais to £2270 (£483) 495kg Charolais to £2170 (£438) 450kg Charolais to £2140 (£476) 470kg Charolais to £2120 (£451) and 500kg Charolais to £2080 (£416) Fermanagh producer 445kg Charolais to £2270 (£510) 480kg Charolais to £2260 (£471) 480kg Charolais to £2240 (£467) 440kg Charolais to £2100 (£477) 480kg Charolais to £2090 (£435) and 455kg Charolais to £2090 (£459) Dungannon producer 450kg Limousin to £2180 (£484) J H Keys Fivemiletown 500kg Limousin to £2170 (£434) Beragh producer 490kg Limousin to £2140 (£437) Fivemiletown producer 445kg Limousin to £2090 (£470) H Macauley Ballyclare 475kg Limousin to £2080 (£438) and D Monaghan Omagh 480kg Limousin to £2050 (£427).

Smaller heifers 400kg and under

Fivemiletown producer 390kg Limousin to £1770 (£454) S McCrory Carrickmore 365kg Aberdeen Angus to £1640 (£449) and 360kg Aberdeen Angus to £1540 (£428) P and J Monaghan Bellanaleck 315kg Charolais to £1590 (£505) J McCaffery Fermanagh 330kg Limousin to £1560 (£473) S Swain Dungannon 385kg Belgian Blue to £1540 (£400) and R Lunny Fermanagh 395kg Saler to £1530 (£387) 360kg Saler to £1450 (£403) and 380kg Saler to £1420 (£374).

Weanlings (306 lots)

An excellent entry of quality stock on offer this week again with strong males selling to £2410 for a 520kg Charolais (£463) a 455kg Limousin sold to £2310 (£508) with a 445kg Charolais to £2300 (£517).

Lighterweight males sold to £2220 for a 415kg Limousin (£535) with a 400kg Charolais to £2190 (£548) and a 410kg Charolais to £2180 (£532).

Leading prices

R Farry Enniskillen 520kg Charolais to £2410 (£463) 460kg Charolais to £2300 (£500) 445kg Charolais to £2300 (£517) 470kg Charolais to £2280 (£485) and 435kg Charolais to £2150 (£494) K McGarvey Beragh 455kg Limousin to £2310 (£508) M McCrory Sixmilecross 480kg Limousin to £2300 (£479) 475kg Limousin to £2260 (£476) and 475kg Limousin to £2190 (£461) Philip Montgomery Augher £2260 for 485kg Limousin (£466) A Shortt Omagh 450kg Limousin to £2240 (£498) R Birney Ederney 480kg Limousin to £2230 (£465) and E McBride Ballygawley £490kg Limousin to £2220 (£453).

Lighterweight males

A Shortt Omagh 415kg Limousin to £2220 (£535) T G Dunne Tempo 400kg Charolais to £2190 (£548) J Kelly Dungannon 410kg Charolais to £2180 (£532) and 405kg Charolais to £2170 (£536) M McCrory Sixmilecross 430kg Limousin to £2180 (£507) D J T Elliott Brookebough 445kg Charolais to £2160 (£485) and D Gormley Pomeroy 430kg Limousin to £2150 (£500).

Weanling heifers

Serious demand in this section with a 290kg Limousin selling to £1960 (£676) a 335kg Limousin sold to £1840 (£549) with a 330kg Limousin selling to £1800 (£545) and a 310kg Limousin to £1670 (£539).

Leading prices

D Gormley Pomeroy 290kg Limousin to £1960 (£676) P McBrien Fermanagh 375kg Charolais to £1920 (£512) R Birney Ederney 400kg Limousin to £1900 (£475) C McNulty Trillick 335kg Charolais to £1840 (£549) and 355kg Charolais to £1700 (£479) Fivemiletown producer 370kg Limousin to £1840 (£497) and 390kg Charolais to £1770 (£454) C Breen Kinawley 365kg Limousin to £1810 (£496) and 330kg Limousin to £1800 (£545) D Pennell Lisbellaw 355kg Charolais to £1800 (£507) and 315kg Charolais to £1690 (£537) A Hughes Dungannon 375kg Charolais to £1790 (£477) S Patterson Omagh 345kg Charolais to £1740 (£504) George Aiken Kesh 350kg Limousin to £1690 (£483) and 385kg Charolais to £1680 (£436) R Green Brookeborough 320kg Charolais to £1680 (£525) G O'Hara Rosslea 310kg Limousin to £1670 (£539) E McBride Ballygawley 375kg Charolais to £1660 (£443) S O'Hara Rosslea 345kg Charolais to £1640 (£475) and P McBrien Fermanagh 335kg Limousin to £1640 (£490).

Dairy cows and heifers

A good selection on offer this week sold to £3160, £3000, £2360 and £2290 for a Caledon producer. Ballygawley producer £3000 for calved heifer. R Neill Fivemiletown £2210 for calved heifer. Ballygawley producer £2200 and £1900 for calved heifers. Dungannon producer £1980 and £1900 for second calvers. Caledon producer £1800 for calved heifer. Other calved cows sold from £1420

Suckler cows and calves

A very keen demand in this section with T Cassidy Augher selling a heifer with heifer calf to £4820, 2021 cow with bull calf to £3920, and a heifer with bull calf to £3840. J Nugent Dungannon £4480 for heifer with heifer calf. Rosslea producer £3740 for 2021 cow with bull, calf and £3400 for 2021 cow with heifer calf. Dungannon producer £3030 for heifer with heifer calf. E Nugent Armagh £2580 for second calver (six months incalf to Limousin); T Singleton Ballygawley £2570 for Speckle Park second calver (due April to Limousin bull); R Neill Fivemiletown £2500 for heifer (not sure time to Aberdeen Angus bull); Aughnacloy producer £2480 and £2320 for second calvers (due April to Charolais bull) and Fermanagh producer £2480 and £2220 for Speckle Park heifers (near note to Aberdeen Angus bull).

Dropped calves and reared lumps

Another large entry this week again sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (four weeks and under) selling to £760 for a Charolais. to D McCaffery Derrylin. R Hoy Drumcose £650, £620, £520 and £480 for Aberdeen Angus; R Liggett Clogher £570 for Aberdeen Angus; V E Irwin Ballinamallard £540 for Limousin and N C Emo Derrylin £530 for Aberdeen Angus Friesians sold to £300 for R Liggett Clogher.

Heifer calves (four weeks and under)

A C Lunny Aghalane £760 for Belgian Blue and £530 for Aberdeen Angus; D McCaffery Derrylin £700 and £610 for Charolais; R Hoy Drumcose £600 and £540 for Aberdeen Angus; A Leonard Enniskillen £540 x 3 for Aberdeen Angus; V E Irwin Ballinamallard £510 for Belgian Blue and R Liggett Clogher £490 for Aberdeen Angus.

Reared male lumps

E Bingham Augher £2000, £1690 and £1520 for Charolais; R Moore Ballygawley £1750 and £1630 for Limousins; M Conn Armagh £1580 for Shorthorn; K McCarron Enniskillen £1510 for Limousin; M McAleer Pomeroy £1340 for Limousin; P Scollan Kinawley £1310 for Limousin; S Cox Kinawley £1170 for Limousin; N Weir Fintona £1160 and £960 for Charolais; K Mitchell Beragh £1060 x 2 and £1000 for Aberdeen Angus; S Wylie Aughnacloy £1000 for Limousin; B Gardiner Tempo £980 for Charolais and £950 for Belgian Blue; L Elliott Fivemiletown £980 for Limousin and M Armstrong Derrygonnelly £830 for Charolais.

Reared female lumps

P Sharkey Fivemiletown £1770, £1700, £1550 and £1500 for Limousins; M McConnell Clogher £1690 for Charolais; E Bingham Augher £1680 for Charolais; T Singleton Ballygawley £1630 for Blonde d'Aquitaine; P McConnell Clogher £1570 for Charolais; N Green Magheraveely £1500 for Limousin; D Eagleson Aughnacloy £1280 for Simmental; P Scollan Kinawley £1070 for Limousin; J B Farms Lisbellaw £800, £780 for Belgian Blues and £550 and £530 for Aberdeen Angus; Letterbreen producer 780 for Charolais; B Gardiner Tempo £720 for Belgian Blue; S Greer Tandragee £700 for Hereford and £620 for Aberdeen Angus and Stewartstown producer £660 x 2 for Aberdeen Angus.