Suckler outfits selling to £3880 for heifer and a bull calf at Markethill Mart

The 150 store heifers included mostly heavy and forward heifers.

Good quality heavy heifers sold to £378/100k for 640k at £2420 from an Armagh farmer. Another Armagh producer received £375/100k for 602k at £2260.

Main demand for good quality heavy heifers sold from £330-£364/100k.

Forward feeding type heifers sold to £377/100k for 584k at £2200 from an Armagh producer, followed by £373/100k for 510k at £1900 from a Keady farmer.

Main demand for good quality forward heifers from £330-£373/100k, plainer types from £290-£325/100k.

Grazing heifers sold to £409/100k for 428k at £1750 from a Keady farmer, followed by £405/100k for 412k at £1670 for a Dungannon producer.

All good quality lots from £350-£396/100k.

The 120 bullocks sold in a steady demand for good quality heavy lots selling from £320-£362/100k for 704k at £2550 from a Belleek producer, followed by £355/100k for 696k at £2470 for a Loughgall farmer.

A Belleek farmer received £348/100k for 758k at £2640.

Top price of £2660 was paid for 800k £333/100k from a Loughgall producer.

Main demand for good quality heavy bullocks from £320-£348/100k.

Forward type bullocks sold to £397/100k for 582k at £2310 for a Kilkeel farmer.

The same owner received £396/100k for 580k at £2300 and a Saintfield producer received £394/100k for 508k at £2000.

All good quality lots from £340-£388/100k. Grazing bullocks sold to £450/100k for 420k at £1890 for a Co Tyrone farmer, followed by £419/100k for 470k at £1970 for a Kilkeel farmer.

A Saintfield producer received £409/100k for 440k at £1800.

Main demand for good quality types from £350-£406/100k.

A large entry of 270 weanlings returned a very firm demand for good quality weanlings however plainer dairy bred stock was slightly easier.

Good quality light males sold to £555/100k for 346k at £1920 for a Rostrevor farmer, followed by £396/100k for 276k at £1370 from a Newtownhamilton producer.

All good quality light males sold from £390-£469/100k.

Stronger males sold readily from £380-£483/100k for 422k at £2040 for a Kilkeel farmer.

The same owner received £474/100k for 416k at £1970 and £456/100k for 482k at £2200.

Several pens of heavy bull weanlings sold from £350-£415/100k for 506k at £2100 for a Dungannon farmer, followed by £395/100k for 526k at £2080 for a Kilkeel producer.

Light heifer weanlings sold to £565/100k for 248k at £1400 from a Dungannon farmer and the same owner received £515/100k for 272k at £1400.

Main demand for good quality lots from £400-£470/100k.

Stronger heifer weanlings to £425/100k for 414k at £1760 for an Ardglass farmer, followed by £418/100k for 478k at £2000 from a Keady farmer.

Main demand from £340-£396/100k.

Suckler outfits sold up to £3880 for Charolais heifer and a bull calf from a Cullyhanna producer.

A Clady farmer sold a Charolais heifer and bull calf at £2820 and a Limousin heifer and bull calf at £2650.

A Portadown farmer sold a Fleckvieh heifer and bull at £2620.

In calf heifers sold up to £2750 with several more to £2450 each.

Heavy heifers

Armagh producer 640k £2420 £378/100k: Armagh producer 602k £2260 £375/100k: Armagh producer 632k £2300 £364/100k: Tassagh producer 632k £2260 £358/100k: Poyntzpass producer 636k £2270 £357/100k: Armagh producer 646k £2300 £356/100k: Dungannon producer 622k £2210 £355/100k and Newry producer 652k £2250 £345/100; 606k £2090 £345/100k.

Forward heifers

Armagh producers 584k £2200 £377/100k: Keady producer 510k £1900 £373/100k: Keady producer 510k £1900 £373/100k: 512k £1900 £371/100k: Banbridge producer 510k £1860 £365/100k: Armagh producer 564k £2050 £364/100k: Keady producer 528k £1890 £358/100k: Armagh producer 588k £2090 £356/100k: Banbridge producer 546k £1920 £352/100k and Armagh producer 586k £2060 £352/100k.

Midweight heifers

Keady producer 428k £1750 £400/100k: Dungannon producer 412k £1670 £405/100k: Keady producer 438k £1750 £400/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 482k £1910 £396/100k: Keady producer 476k £1870 £393/100k: Rathfriland producer 484k £1900 £393/100k: Keady producer 484k £1880 £388/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 448k £1740 £388/100k and Belleeks producer 434k £1680 £387/100k: Jerrettspass producer 474k £1800 £380/100k.

Heavy bullocks

Belleeks producer 704k £2550 £362/100k: Loughgall producer 696k £2470 £355/100k: 614k £2160 £352/100k: Belleeks producer 758k £2640 £348/100k: Kilmore producer 688k £2380 £346/100k: Belleeks producer 676k £2330 £345/100k: Glenanne producer 742k £2550 £344/100k: Belleeks producer 698k £2340 £335/100k and Hamiltonsbawn producer 672k £2250 £335/100k.

Forward bullocks

Kilkeel producer 582k £2310 £397/100k: 580k £2300 £397/100k: Saintfield producer 508k £2000 £394/100k: 548k £2150 £392/100k: Keady producer 544k £2110 £388/100k: 538k £2060 £383/100k: Saintfield producer 560k £2140 £382/100k: 574k £2180 £380/100k and Keady producer 532k £2010 £378/100k: 504k £1900 £377/100k: 522k £1960 £376/100k.

Midweight bullocks

Beragh producer 420k £1890 £450/100k: Kilkeel producer 470k £1970 £419/100k: Saintfield producer 440k £1800 £409/100k: 476k £1940 £408/100k: 480k £1950 £406/100k: Keady producer 492k £1940 £394/100k: 486k £1900 £391/100k: Beragh producer 476k £1850 £389/100k and Saintfield producer 488k £1880 £385/100k: 494k £1900 £385/100k.

Light male weanlings

Rostrevor producer 346k £1920 £555/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 276k £1370 £496/100k: Keady producer 254k £1240 £388/100k: Rostrevor producer 366k £1720 £470/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 350k £1640 £469/100k: 326k £1520 £466/100k: Newry producer 318k £1470 £462/100k: 366k £1660 £454/100k and Downpatrick producer 338k £1510 £447/100k.

Strong male weanlings

Kilkeel producer 422k £2040 £483/100k; 416k £1970 £474/100k: 482k £2200 £456/100k: Rostrevor producer 408k £1840 £451/100k: Dungannon producer 460k £2040 £443/100k: Kilkeel producer 448k £1980 £442/100k: Rostrevor producer 436k £1850 £424/100k: 500k £2000 £400/100k and Dungannon producer 456k £1810 £397/100k.

Heavy midweight males

Dungannon producer 506k £2100 £415/100k: Kilkeel producer 526k £2080 £395/100k: Dungannon producer 522k £2050 £393/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 530k £2080 £393/100k: Rostrevor producer 522k £2040 £391/100k: Dungannon producer 514k £2000 £389/100k: Dungannon producer 568k £2170 £382/100k and Glenanne producer 524k £1930 £368/100k.

Light heifer weanlings

Dungannon producer 248k £1400 £565/100k: 272k £1400 £515/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 332k £1560 £470/100k: 362k £1700 £470/100k: 320k £1500 £469/100k: Dungannon producer 326k £1520 £466/100k: 342k £1580 £462/100k and Loughgilly producer 332k £1500 £452/100k.

Stronger heifer weanlings

Ardglass producer 414k £1760 £425/100k: Keady producer 478k £2000 £418/100k: Ardglass producer 440k £1740 £396/100k: Keady producer 434k £1700 £392/100k: Ardglass producer 426k £1660 £390/100k: Keady producer 440k £1700 £386/100k: 444k £1700 £383/100k and Armagh producer 406k £1500 £369/100k.