Top price of £4020 paid for a calved third calver at Markethill Mart
The 84 dairy stock at Markethill on Tuesday 16th September sold in the best ever trade.
Top price of £4020 was paid for a calved third calver from a Craigavon producer.
The same owner received £3720 and £3200 for calved third calvers with his entry of five cows averaging £3214 per head.
A local producer sold eight calved heifers to a top of £3750, £3650 and £3480 with an average for eight heifers sold to £3404 per head.
A Rathfriland farmer sold a calved heifer at £3650 and £3300 with his entry of three heifers averaging £3320 per head.
A Ballymartrim producer sold eight calved heifers to average £3310 per head with a top of £3480, £3460 and £3350.
A Co Fermanagh farmer sold four calved heifers to average £3300 with a top price of £3480 and a Newtownhamilton farmer sold two Norwegian Red calved cows at £3150 and £3100 and a calved Shorthorn cow at £3000.
All good quality calved heifers sold readily from £2900 to £3400 per head.
Beef bred cull cows
Armagh farmer 746k £2480 £332.00; Armagh farmer 638k £2100 £329.00; Dungannon farmer 586k £1790 £306.00; Dungannon farmer 664k £1980 £298.00; Glenavy farmer 736k £2190 £298.00; Jerrettspass farmer 614k £1780 £290.00 and Loughgall farmer 692k £1980 £286.
Dairy bred cull cows
Dungannon farmer 804k £2130 £265.00; Banbridge farmer 994k £2580 £260.00; Mountnorris farmer 626k £1620 £259.00; Portadown farmer 718k £1850 £258.00; Crumlin farmer 694k £1780 £257.00; Crumlin farmer 712k £1800 £253.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 644k £1620 £252.00; Richhill farmer 654k £1640 £251.00; Poyntzpass farmer 722k £1780 £247.00 and Armagh farmer 620k £1520 £245.
Cull cows
The 110 cull cows sold in a steady demand.
Beef bred cows sold to £332.00 for 746k at £2480 from an Armagh farmer.
The same owner received £329 for 638k at £2100.
Main demand from £285 to £306 per 100 kilos.
Dairy bred cows sold to £265 for 804k at £2130 for a Dungannon farmer followed by £260 for 994k at £2580 for a Banbridge producer.
All well fleshed dairy bred cows sold from £240 to £259 and second quality from £200 to £230 and the poorest types from £270 to £290 per 100 kilos.
Bulls sold up to £309 for 1020k at £3160 from a Cookstown producer.
Calves
The 150 calves continued to sell at exceptionally high rates.
Bull calves under eight week sold to £1140 for a Charolais for a Newry producer.
The same owner received £980 for a Charolais.
A Dromore farmer received £860 for a Belgian Blue.
Main demand for good quality bull calves from £600 to £800 each.
Second quality from £450 to 3550 each.
Heifer calves sold to £1050 for a eight week old Charolais from a Newry farmer.
The same owner received £960 for a similar calf.
A Glenanne farmer sold a four week old Charolais at £930.
All good quality heifer calves sold from £650 to £870 each with second quality from £450 to £620 per head.
Friesian calves sold up to £610 for a eight week old calf with others at £580, £570 and £400 each.
Bull calves
Charolais £1140; Charolais £980; Belgian Blue £860; Aberdeen Angus £850; Hereford £840; Belgian Blue £820; Aberdeen Angus £810; Belgian Blue £790; Charolais £790 and Charolais £790.
Heifer calves
Charolais £1050; Charolais £960; Charolais £930; Belgian Blue £870; Hereford £790; Belgian Blue £780; Limousin £740; Hereford £660; Limousin £660 and Belgian Blue £660.