Beef cows sell to £1,788.80 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring 431 lots listed sold readily with beef cows selling to £1,788.80 for an 860kg Limousin £208 per 100kg followed by an 820kg Limousin at £1,484.20 (£181 per 100kg).

Cow heifers sold to £1,302 for a 600kg Charolais at £217 per 100kg followed by a 640kg Belgian Blue at £203 per 100kg totalling £1,299.20.

Friesian Cows sold to £120 per 100kg.

Fat bulls to £1,551.50 for a 1,070kg Simmental at £145 per 100kg and selling to a top of £156 per 100kg for a 930kg Limousin (£1,450.80).

Fat steers overage to £192 per 100kg for a 620kg Charolais.

Fat steers underage to £206 per 100kg for 600kg Aberdeen Angus.

Fat heifers underage to £202 for a 520kg Blonde d’Aquitaine.

Leading prices in the fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Armagh producer 600kg Charolais to £217 (£1,302), Dungannon producer 860kg Limousin to £208 (£1,788.80), Maguiresbridge producer 640kg Belgian Blue to £203 (£1,299.20) Omagh producer 570kg Charolais to £196. Clogher producer 730kg Aberdeen Angus to £195 (£1,423.50) Loughgall producer 690kg Limousin to £195. Augher producer 590kg Simmental to £185. Gortin producer 620kg Charolais to £184. Lisnaskea producer 790kg Limousin to £183 (£1,445.70) Dungannon producer 640kg Limousin to £182. Clogher producer 820kg Limousin to £181 (£1,484.20) Fivemiletown producer 590kg Limousin to £179. Derrynoose producer 670kg Limousin to £177. Clogher producer 570kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £176. Omagh producer 550kg Charolais to £175. Dungannon producer 500kg Charolais to £175. Benburb producer 610kg Limousin to £174. Omagh producer 700kg Limousin to £173. Crumlin producer 600kg Limousin to £172. Magheraveely producer 700kg Simmental to £172.

Other quality lots sold from £135 to £170 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £115 to £132 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £114 to £120 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £84 to £112 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £50 to £78 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS (20)

930kg Limousin to £156 (£1,450.80), 1,070kg Simmental to £145 (£1,551.50), 920kg Limousin to £142. 1,110kg Charolais to £138 (£1,531.80), Kesh producer 1,030kg Shorthorn beef to £138 (£1,421.40), 1,160kg Charolais to £135. 1,040kg Simmental to £134. 1,090kg Aberdeen Angus to £133. 1,060kg Simmental to £133. 920kg Stabiliser to £129. Lots of other bulls sold from £105 to £128 per 100kg.

FAT STEERS OVERAGE

620kg Charolais to £192. 650kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £189. 670kg Simmental to £188. 590kg Limousin to £185. 650kg Limousin to £185. 620kg Aberdeen Angus to £176. 600kg Hereford to £175. 630kg Limousin to £172. 520kg Charolais to £166. 610kg Limousin to £165. 670kg Limousin to £159. 650kg Friesian to £156. 500kg Charolais to £150. 1,000kg Aberdeen Angus to £134.

FAT STEERS UNDERAGE

600kg Aberdeen Angus to £206. 570kg Limousin to £203. 660kg Simmental to £192. 600kg Limousin to £190. 590kg Limousin to £186. 660kg Simmental to £184. 590kg Simmental to £184. 660kg Charolais to £183. 520kg Charolais to £177. 550kg Limousin to £177. 730kg Charolais to £174. 540kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £174. 650kg Simmental to £172. 660kg Simmental to £171. 620kg Simmental to £170.

FAT HEIFERS UNDERAGE

520kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £202. 590kg Simmental to £192. 560kg Limousin to £190. 460kg Limousin to £178. 620kg Hereford to £165. 510kg Hereford to £162. 530kg Aberdeen Angus to £160. 480kg Holstein to £123.

STORE BULLOCKS (302)

A large entry sold to a firm demand with forward lots selling to £1,700 for a 860kg Limousin (£197.60), 810kg Charolais to £1,675 (£207), 810kg Charolais to £1,550 (£191), 720kg Limousin to £1,495 (£207), 720kg Limousin to £1,440 (£200) and 740kg Charolais to £1,440 for T Gorman, Ballygawley. G McKenna, Armagh 760kg Limousin to £1,535 (£202), 750kg Limousin to £1,515 (£202) and 710kg Limousin to £1,400. D Greenaway, Portadown 720kg Charolais to £1,455 (£202), 730kg Charolais to £1,455 (£199), 680kg Limousin to £1,395 (£205), 720kg Charolais to £1,390 and 730kg Charolais to £1,370. T McKenna, Omagh 720kg Charolais to £1,455, 700kg Charolais to £1,430 and 710kg Limousin to £1,385. M Campbell, Armagh 690kg Limousin to £1,435. P Macari, Armagh 690kg Simmental to £1,365.

MEDIUM WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

Streamville Farms, Lisburn 480kg Charolais to £1,170 (£243.50), 490kg Charolais to £1095 (£223), B Quinn, Dungannon 490kg Limousin to £1,160 (£237), W J Watt, Moy 500kg Blonde d’Aquitaine To £1,110 (£222), A Sloane, Armagh 490kg Charolais to £1,090. H Robinson, Portadown 500kg Charolais to £1,080, N Irwin, Dungannon 490kg Limousin to £1,070, 500kg Limousin to £1,055 and 500kg Limousin to £1,050. F McStay, Lurgan 490kg Charolais to £1,065 and 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £995. R A Elliott, Dungannon 500kg Limousin to £1,035. B J Murphy, Portadown 480kg Limousin to £1,020 and 470kg Limousin to £1,010. J O’Neill, Coalisland 480kg Belgian Blue to £1,010. M Donnelly, Loughgall 490kg Parthenais to £1,000. B and M Fee, Lisbellaw 490kg Limousin to £1,000. G McAnespie, Emyvale 470kg Limousin to £1,000. H McConnell, Clogher 480kg Limousin to £1,000. S Kelly, Loughgall 480kg Charolais to £995.

STORE HEIFERS (101)

A smaller entry sold to a steady demand with strong stores selling to £1,310 for a 630kg Charolais (£208) for S McCaffery, Augher. M/S DD and E McElroy, Clogher 620kg Limousin to £1,250 (£201), 580kg Charolais to £1,250 (£215.50), 600kg Charolais to £1,240 (£206), 560kg Charolais to £1,140 (£203) and 530kg Charolais to £1,110 (£209), E Brodison, Stewartstown 580kg Charolais to £1,150 and 560kg Limousin to £1,060. K Henry, Cookstown 610kg Charolais to £1,140. A Sloane, Armagh 550kg Charolais to £1,130 (£205) and 570kg Limousin to £1,110. H Macauley, Ballyclare 570kg Limousin to £1,115. F Grimley, Milford 530kg Limousin to £1,100 (£207), G Boles, Maguiresbridge 570kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,080 and 540kg Belgian Blue to £1,055. J McCann, Coalisland 570kg Charolais to £1,075. P J McCullagh, Omagh 520kg Limousin to £1,020.

MEDIUM WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

P J McCullagh, Omagh 490kg Limousin to £1,025 (£209), A Sloane, Armagh 500kg Charolais to £1,020 (£204), 470kg Charolais to £950 (£202), S Colton, Dungannon 470kg Charolais to £950 (£202), H Brown, Pomeroy 490kg Charolais to £950, 420kg Limousin to £865, 420kg Simmental to £860 and 460kg Limousin to £850. F Grimley, Milford 500kg Limousin to £950. H Macauley, Ballyclare 470kg Limousin to £935. M Shortt, Clogher 470kg Charolais to £935 and 470kg Charolais to £880. B McSorley, Coa 490kg Charolais to £935. M King, Fintona 480kg Limousin to £930. J McGleenan, Armagh 440kg Charolais to £925 and 450kg Charolais to £885. W Downey, Magheraveely 490kg Limousin to £905. P Cairns, Sion Mills 480kg Limousin to £870.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

K Maguire, Clogher 390kg Limousin to £800, 340kg Limousin to £760, 350kg Limousin to £740, 350kg Limousin to £700. F Grimley, Milford 360kg Belgian Blue to £800, 390kg Belgian Blue to £755 and 350kg Charolais to £670. R Johnston, Clogher 390kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £690. K J McCann, Dungannon 380kg Aberdeen Angus to £690, 330kg Aberdeen Angus to £590 and 350kg Aberdeen Angus to £580. S Green, Brookeborough 360kg Charolais to £680 and 360kg Limousin to £670.

WEANLINGS (170)

A smaller entry sold to a strong demand with steers and bulls selling to £1,100 for a 400kg Limousin (£262) to M McNally, Portadown. B Cassidy, Rosslea 330kg Charolais to £1,055 (£319), 420kg Charolais to £950, 380kg Charolais to £905. E Cassidy, Rosslea 410kg Charolais to £1,020 (£243), 330kg Charolais to £925 (£280), J McKernan, Omagh 460kg Limousin to £1,000. B McKernan, Omagh 370kg Charolais to £955 (£258) and 350kg Charolais to £920 (£263), C Downey, Lisnaskea 420kg Charolais to £930. Killaloo producer 410kg Limousin to £910. M L Nugent, Augher 400kg Saler to £895. E Kelly, Augher 350kg Limousin to £895 (£256) and 330kg Limousin to £860 (£261), J J Cassidy, Rosslea 390kg Charolais to £885. J Jackson, Fivemiletown 330kg Charolais to £880 (£267), 390kg Charolais to £880 and 360kg Charolais to £880.

WEANLING HEIFERS

M G McAleer, Omagh 440kg Charolais to £950 (£216), P McConnell, Clogher 440kg Charolais to £925 and 380kg Charolais to £865 (£237), S McAleer, Omagh 420kg Charolais to £900. D L Morrison, Lisnaskea 460kg Charolais to £870 and 370kg Charolais to £740. E Kelly Augher, 360kg Charolais to £860 (£239) and 340kg Limousin to £800 (£235), G McCutcheon, Drumquin 360kg Charolais to £770. L McIvor, Fermanagh 320kg Simmental to £750 (£234), C Finlay, Aughnacloy 310kg Charolais to £745 (£240), J J McDonnell, Lisnaskea 330kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £740 and 320kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £730. C McBarron, Macken 320kg Limousin to £740. M G McAleer, Omagh 360kg Charolais to £735. P McConnell, Clogher 390kg Charolais to £720. M O’Hanlon, Ballygawley 330kg Charolais to £715, J McGinn, Clogher 370kg Aubrac to £700. J McCann, Dungannon 260kg Charolais to £670 (£258).

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS

A good steady demand in this section with Roy Givan, Dungannon selling calved heifers to £1,650 and £1,600. Noel Jackson, Dromore Omagh £1,640 for calved heifer. Jim Mohan, Lisnaskea £1,515 for calved heifer. William Loughrin, Caledon £1,425 for calved heifer. M/S S D and H Love, Castlederg £1,060 for calved heifer.

BREEDING BULLS

B Lagan, Pomeroy £1,490 for young pedigree registered Limousin bull (born 10/04/ 2017) with two other younger ones born 07/2014 selling to £1,010 and £985. T F Smyth, Armagh sold a Belgian Blue born 25/04/2012 to make £1,025.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES

Quality lots in short supply in this section however F McElroy, Augher sold a heifer with a bull calf to make £1,880. Harold Erskine, Ballygawley sold a 2013 cow with a bull calf to reach £1,540 and a 2013 cow with heifer calf to £1,305. O Murray, Fintona sold a second calver with bull calf to £1,365. A McKenzie, Dungannon sold a second calver with bull calf to £1,285. A Green, Cooneen, Fivemiletown £1,220 for 2010 cow with bull calf. C Mullan, Nutts Corner £1,140 for 2011 cow with bull calf and £1,140 for 2011 cow with heifer calf. Patrick McCanny, Omagh £1,105 for heifer with bull calf. Others sold from £810. Incalf cows sold to £985.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES

Another good turnout this week again sold readily with Bull Calves (under 2 months) selling to £415 for Belgian Blue and £385 for Charolais for D Farrell Fivemiletown. G Askin Ballygawley £375 for Charolais J O Connor Limavady £340 for Limousin W Condy Annahoe £325 for Aberdeen Angus A Irwin Fivemiletown £318 for Aberdeen Angus E and A Thompson Tempo £310 for Her. M Breen Tempo £305 for Aberdeen Angus L G Collins Lisnaskea £305 for Her. P A and J Grue Lisnaskea £300 for Limousin D and T Cush Dungannon £300 for FKV. M Edwards Caledon £285 for Aberdeen Angus

HEIFER CALVES

D Farrell, Fivemiletown £455 for Charolais, Augher producer £420 for Belted Galloway and £300 for Limousin, B McCullagh, Greencastle £365 for Limousin. R D Dane, Lisbellaw £325 for Limousin, K Little, Lisnaskea £310 for Charolais M Edwards, Caledon £305 for Limousin, E and A Thompson, Tempo £290 for Belgian Blue.

REARED BULLS

B Lynch, Lisnaskea £700 for Limousin, Augher producer £600, £560 and £535 for Limousins £580 for Charolais and £500 for Shorthorn. J McElroy, Pomeroy £580 for Blonde d’Aquitaine. O Murray, Fintona £550 for Limousin and £500 for Aberdeen Angus, P J Corrigan, Dungannon £545 for Limousin, M McNally, Portadown £540 for Limousin, D Farrell, Fivemiletown £530 for Charolais and £500 for Aberdeen Angus, J McGrath, Omagh £510 for Shorthorn. R J Hoy, Monea £500 for Charolais and £475 for Limousin, M/S V and R Hall, Fivemiletown £500 for Aberdeen Angus, T Simpson, Ederney £470 for Charolais.

REARED HEIFERS

D Farrell, Fivemiletown £550 for Charolais, Mountview Cattle, Dungannon £550 twice for Limousins. E Nugent, Dungannon £545 and £490 for Limousins. R W Ruddy, Dungannon £530 for Limousin, P J Corrigan, Dungannon £500 for Aberdeen Angus, H G Quinn, Dungannon ££450 for Limousin, T Smyth, Dromore £450 for Charolais, R J Hoy, Monea £435, £410 and £375 for Limousins. Augher producer £435 for Aberdeen Angus, S Smyth, Rosslea £405 for Charolais, M McNally, Portadown £380 for Blonde d’Aquitaine.