Suckler with calves at foot sells for £2060 at Markethill

Trade in all rings remained very firm.

Heifers

260 heifers maintained an excellent trade with good quality forward heifers selling to £306 per 100 kilos for 586k at £1795 from a Newry farmer followed by £269 for 590k at £1605 for a Carrowdore farmer.

Main demand for good quality feeding heifers from £230 to £260.

Beef heifers sold to £279 for 640k at £1795 for an Omagh farmer followed by £258 for 626k at £1615 from a Loughgall farmer.

Main demand for good quality beef heifers from £235 to £255 per 100 kilos for 658k at £1675 from a Greyabbey producer.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold up to £263 for 470k at £1235 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £261 for 420k at £1095 from a Belfast farmer.

All good quality middleweights sold from £220 to £251 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers

Newry farmer 586k £1795 £306.00; Carrowdore farmer 596k £1605 £269.00; Omagh farmer 590k £1585 £269.00; Carrowdore farmer 562k £1475 £263.00; Greyabbey farmer 606k £1575 £260.00; Loughgall farmer 612k £1565 £256.00; Greyabbey farmer 610k £1555 £255.00 and Keady farmer 522k £1325 £254.

Beef heifers

Omagh farmer 644k £1795 £279.00; Loughgall farmer 626k £1615 £258.00; Greyabbey farmer 658k £1675 £255.00; Benburb farmer 698k £1705 £244.00; Benburb farmer 638k £1535 £241.00 and Loughgall farmer 630k £1515 £241.

Middleweight heifers

Newtownhamilton farmer 470k £1235 £263.00; Belfast farmer 420k £1095 £261.00; Belfast farmer 430k £1115 £259.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 462k £1195 £259.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 404k £1015 £251.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 482k £1195 £248.00; Altnamackin farmer 412k £1015 £246.00; Belfast farmer 388k £955 £246.00 and Sixmilecross farmer 440k £1065 £242.

Bullocks

220 bullocks sold in a steady trade with good quality continental middleweight bullocks in strong demand selling to a top of £298 per 100 kilos for 424k at £1265 from a Banbridge farmer followed by £292 for 470k at £1385 from a Kilkeel farmer.

All good quality middleweight bullocks sold from £240 to £283 per 100 kilos.

Good quality forward bullocks sold from £230 to £284 for 506k at £1435 from a Lisburn farmer followed by £278 for 556k Aberdeen Angus at £1545 from a Cullyhanna producer.

Friesian bullocks reached £209 for 534k at £1115 followed by £208 for 584k at £1215 both from a Tandragee farmer.

Main trade for Friesians from £185 to £202 per 100 kilos.

Forward bullocks

Lisburn farmer 506k £1435 £284.00; Cullyhanna farmer 556k £1545 £278.00; Armagh farmer 526k £1435 £273.00; Kilkeel farmer 506k £1375 £272.00; Lisburn farmer 506k £1355 £268.00; Banbridge farmer 502k £1315 £262.00; Cullyhanna farmer 532k £1365 £257.00; Lisburn farmer 534k £1365 £256.00 and Armagh farmer 616k £1565 £254.

Middleweight bullocks

Banbridge farmer 424k £1265 £298.00; Kilkeel farmer 474k £1385 £292.00; Kilkeel farmer 430k £1225 £285.00; Banbridge farmer 472k £1335 £283.00; Sixmilecross farmer 380k £1065 £280.00; Sixmilecross farmer 420k £1175 £280.00; Banbridge farmer 454k £1255 £277.00; Kilkeel farmer 422k £1165 £276.00 and Kilkeel farmer 470k £1295 £276.

Friesian bullocks

Tandragee farmer 534k £1115 £209.00; Tandragee farmer 584k £1215 £208.00; Tandragee farmer 518k £1045 £202.00; Armagh farmer 530k £1045 £197.00 and Armagh farmer 618k £1165 £189.

Weanlings

270 weanlings sold in an excellent trade with good quality strong males from £230 to £305 for 440k at £1350 from a Altnamackin farmer followed by £293 for 406k at £1190 from a Newtownhamilton farmer.

Middleweight males sold from £240 to £299 for 354k at £1060 from a Rathfriland farmer followed by £286 for 398k at £1140 from a Altnamackin farmer.

A pen of light continental bull calves sold to a top of £392 per 100 kilos for 186k at £730 from a Portadown farmer followed by £357 for 210k at £750 and £335 for 218k at £730.

Good quality light heifer weanlings sold from £230 to £299 for 394k at £1180 from a Altnamackin farmer followed by £290 for 376k at £1090 from a Kilkeel farmer.

Stronger heifer weanlings sold to £295 for 404k at £1190 from a Altnamackin farmer followed by £284 for 454k at £1290 from a Kilkeel producer.

Strong male weanlings

Armagh farmer 442k £1350 £305.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 406k £1190 £293.00; Portadown farmer 402k £1080 £269.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 438k £1170 £267.00; Armagh farmer 424k £1130 £267.00; Armagh farmer 482k £1270 £263.00 and Newtownhamilton farmer 422k £1100 £261.

Middleweight male weanlings

Rathfriland farmer 354k £1060 £299.00; Armagh farmer 398k £1140 £286.00; Ballynahinch farmer 324k £920 £284.00; Tassagh farmer 342k £970 £284.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 394k £1110 £282.00; Rathfriland farmer 314k £870 £277.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 336k £930 £277.00; Keady farmer 350k £960 £274.00 and Keady farmer 368k £1000 £272.

Light male weanlings

Portadown farmer 186k £730 £392.00; Portadown farmer 210k £750 £357.00; Portadown farmer 218k £730 £335.00; Portadown farmer 196k £650 £332.00; Portadown farmer 234k £740 £316.00; Ballynahinch farmer 232k £720 £310.00 and Portadown farmer 184k £550 £299.

Strong heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 404k £1190 £295.00; Kilkeel farmer 454k £1290 £284.00; Armagh farmer 440k £1190 £270.00; Armagh farmer 482k £1210 £251.00; Ballynahinch farmer 416k £1040 £250.00 and Milford farmer 402k £970 £241.

Light heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 394k £1180 £299.00; Kilkeel farmer 376k £1090 £290.00; Tassagh farmer 350k £950 £271.00; Glenavy farmer 274k £710 £259.00; Glenavy farmer 292k £750 £257.00; Glenavy farmer 282k £720 £255.00 and Rathfriland farmer 302k £760 £252.

A large entry of 90 sucklers included an entry of top quality heifers and young cow and calves at foot from a Pomeroy farmer which sold to a top of £2060 followed by £2040 and £1990.

This vendor sold 10 outfits in excess of £1800 each and a further four from £1580 to £1780 each.

Top price of £2380 was paid to a Glenavy farmer for a Limousin cow and heifer calf.

The same owner sold a blue cow and heifer calf at £1720.

A Gilford farmer sold a Simmental heifer and heifer calf at £1840 and an Armagh farmer sold a Hereford cow and bull calf at £1780.

An entry of in calf heifers from a Pomeroy farmer reached £1800 and £1680 twice and £1600 twice.