Massive entry of 1,376 cattle at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring just over 400 lots sold easily to a very firm demand with cow heifers selling to £1,633 for a 710kg Simmental to £230.

Followed by a 590kg Limousin selling to £218 per 100kg totalling (£1,286-20).

Beef cows sold to £1,519.40 for a 710kg Aberdeen Angus to £214 followed by 690kg Charolais to £189 (£1,304.10).

Fleshy Friesian cows sold to £128 per 100kg.

Fat bulls sold to £1680 for a 1120kg Charolais at £150 per 100kg with others selling from £112 to £143 per 100kg.

Fat steers overage sold to £192 for a 610kg Charolais fat steers underage sold to £205 for a 490kg Limousin.

Fat heifers underage sold to £205 for a 470kg Hereford.

Leading prices in the fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Portadown producer 710kg Simmental. To £230 (£1,633), 710kg Aberdeen Angus to £214 (£1,519.40) and 640kg Limousin to £188. Derrygonnelly producer 590kg Limousin to £218 (£1,286.20), Florencecourt producer 670kg Limousin to £214, Omagh producer 620kg Simmental to £210. Portadown producer 650kg Belgian Blue to £210. Fivemiletown producer 540kg Limousin to £195. Augher producer 580kg Limousin to £189. Ballygawley producer 510kg Limousin to £189. Rosslea producer 600kg Limousin to £188. Clogher producer 620kg Aberdeen Angus to £188. Tempo producer 520kg Limousin to £186. Coa. producer 500kg Aberdeen Angus to £185. Florencecourt producer 660kg Charolais to £185. Lisnaskea producer 710kg Charolais to £185. Ballygawley producer 520kg Limousin to £183. Aughnacloy producer 680kg Limousin to £180. Fivemiletown producer 660kg Limousin to £179.

Other quality lots sold from £144 to £177 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £115 to £140 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £120 to £128 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £86 to £112 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £60 to £83 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

Keady producer 1,120kg Charolais to £150 (£1,680), 950kg Limousin to £143. 980kg Aberdeen Angus to £136. 880kg Simmental to £135. 940kg Aberdeen Angus to £134. 990kg Charolais to £134. 730kg Shorthorn dairy to £132. 1,040kg Charolais to £130. 1,140kg Saler to £120. 720kg Limousin to £115. 870kg Holstein to £112.

FAT STEERS OVERAGE

610kg Charolais to £192. 710kg Hereford to £187. 530kg Hereford. to £184 560kg Charolais to £183. 550kg Belgian Blue to £182. 580kg Hereford to £172. 530kg Fleckvieh to £163. 670kg Aberdeen Angus to £157. 490kg Friesian to £143. 560kg Friesian to £141. 610kg Friesian to £135 x 2 and 550kg Friesian to £135.

FAT STEERS UNDERAGE

490kg Limousin to £205. 690kg Aberdeen Angus to £199. 380kg Charolais to £188. 860kg Charolais to £180. 870kg Aberdeen Angus to £180. 540kg Aberdeen Angus to £178. 560kg Belgian Blue to £153. Friesian steers sold from £128 to £143 per 100kg.

FAT HEIFERS UNDERAGE

470kg Hereford to £205. 630kg Charolais to £204. 610kg Charolais to £191. 420kg Limousin to £190. 550kg Simmental to £187. 550kg Simmental to £184. 520kg Hereford to £175. 460kg Aberdeen Angus to £154. 430kg Aberdeen Angus to £154. 520kg Aberdeen Angus to £126. Friesians sold from £94 to £123 per 100kg.

STORE BULLOCKS (302)

A larger entry this week sold to a strong demand with forward lots selling to £245 per 100kg for a 640kg Limousin to £1,570, 750kg Charolais to £1,535 (£204), 740kg Charolais to £1,535, 720kg Limousin to £1,505, 720kg Limousin to £1,500 and 670kg Charolais to £1,445 (£215 for an Armagh producer. G Corr, Stewartstown sold a 750kg Charolais to £1,565 (£208) and 740kg Limousin to £1,540 (£208), T Gorman, Ballygawley 680kg Limousin to £1,495 (£220), 680kg Limousin to £1,455 and 650kg Limousins to £1,425 x 2 (£219), T Willis, Dungannon 680kg Limousin to £1,460, 660kg Limousin to £1,460, 700kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,435 and 650kg Limousin to £1,435. S J Finlay, Clogher 750kg Charolais to £1,455 and 720kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,420.

MEDIUM WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

J McStay, Lurgan 410kg Shorthorn beef to £1170 (£285) Geo Black Ballygawley 480kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,100 (£229), N Cochrane, Portadown 460kg Limousin to £1,070 (£232) and 470kg Aberdeen Angus to £960. Streamville Farm, Lisburn 480kg Limousin to £1,040, 490kg Limousin to £1,040, 490kg Charolais to £1,030 and 450kg Charolais to £945. S Oliver, Armagh 490kg Limousin to £1,020. J Menary Ballygawley 460kg Limousin to £1,015. P Taggart, Dungannon 490kg Belgian Blue to £1,000. C Pedlow, Lurgan 470kg Charolais to £1,000. A Mitchell, Cookstown 440kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £980. J A Mitchell, Seskinore 440kg Charolais to £975 and 470kg Charolais to £950. I Patterson, Ballygawley 480kg Charolais to £960. E Mulligan, Rosslea 460kg Limousin to £960. R Mulligan, Clogher 430kg Charolais to £950.

SMALLER SOTRS 400KG & UNDER

N Cochrane, Portadown 380kg Charolais to £1,040 (£273), Joan Milliken, Armagh 400kg Simmental to £1,000 (£250), D and D Kelly, Dungannon 410kg Aberdeen Angus to £900. A Mitchell, Cookstown 340kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £770 and 350kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £740. E Mulligan, Rosslea 320kg Limousin to £740.

STORE HEIFERS (190)

A good entry last week sold to a steady demand with forward lots selling to £1,340 for a 640kg Charolais (£209) and 610kg Limousin to £1,275 (£209) for B McAnenley, Ballygawley. H Macauley, Ballyclare 630kg Charolais to £1,300 (£206), G Brodison, Stewartstown 660kg Charolais to £1,250, 680kg Charolais to £1,250 and 630kg Charolais to £1,220. G and M Daly, Dungannon 570kg Limousin to £1,245 (£218) and 550kg Charolais to £1,195 (£217), W S Hall, Magheraveely 570kg Charolais to £1,230 (£216), 610kg Charolais to £1,230 x 2, 650kg Charolais to £1,220, 610kg Charolais to £1,200, 600kg Charolais to £1,200, 620kg Charolais to £1,220 x 2 and 620kg Limousin to £1,200. C Keys, Fivemiletown 670kg Charolais to £1,220. R Mitchell, Cookstown 570kg Charolais to £1,210. L Gray, Tynan 560kg Limousin to £1,180 (£211).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

G and M Daly, Dungannon 500kg Charolais to £1,100 (£220), J Redmond, Loughgall 470Kg Limousin to £1,080 (£230), H McClure, Fivemiletown 470kg Charolais to £1,060, 490kg Charolais to £1,060, 490kg Charolais to £1,030, 470kg Charolais to £1,000 and 440kg Limousin to £1,000. J Keenan, Fivemiletown 470kg Charolais to £1,060 (£225), 470kg Limousin to £1,010, 490kg Limousin to £965 and 480kg Limousin to £960. B Snodgrass, Sion Mills 480kg Aberdeen Angus to £1,055. A and L Williamson, Newtownbutler 470kg Charolais to £1,045. Dungannon producer 450kg Limousin to £1,030. C D Beattie, Newtownstewart 490kg Charolais to £960. M McGinley, Ballygawley 450kg Limousin to £960. W J Shepard, Crumlin 490kg Limousin to £960. K Farrell, Fivemiletown 450kg Limousin to £960.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER

C D Beattie, Newtownstewart 400kg Charolais to £900, H McClure, Fivemiletown 390kg Charolais to £870. A and L Williamson, Newtownbutler 380kg Limousin to £840. G Liggett, Minterburn 380kg Limousin to £835 and 400kg Limousin to £755. S Davidson, Dungannon 380kg Saler to £820. D Nelson, Dungannon 400kg Charolais to £795 and 380kg Charolais to £700. I Liggett, Minterburn 400kg Limousin to £790. P Campbell, Coalisland 340kg Limousin to £730. W Gray, Tynan 380kg Limousin to £730.

WEANLINGS

A very firm demand in this section with steers and bulls selling to a height of £294 per 100kg for a 330kg Charolais selling to £970 with stronger ones selling to £225 per 100kg for a 510kg Limousin at £1,150.

LEADING PRICES: J M Sorley, Beragh 550kg Limousin to £1,185 (£215), 510kg Limousin to £1,150 (£225), 400kg Charolais to £1,105 (£276), 530kg Charolais to £1,100 and 460kg Limousin to £1,060 (£230), K McCrory, Beragh 410kg Limousin to £1,080 (£263), M McNally, Portadown 420kg Belgian Blue to £1,075 (£256) and 410kg Limousin to £955. G Birney, Lisnaskea 480kg Charolais to £1,035, 420kg Charolais to £995 and 420kg Charolais to £955. J F McKenna, Clogher 500kg Limousin to £1,000. S W Campbell, Fivemiletown 390kg Charolais to £970 (£249), O McAnespie, Ballygawley 330kg Charolais to £970 (£294), 390kg Charolais to £945, 430kg Charolais to £925 and 380kg Charolais to £915. A Campbell, Ballygawley 420kg Limousin to £950. William Law, Aughnacloy 440kg Charolais to £920.

WEANLING HEIFERS

Strong heifer weanlings selling to £206 per 100kg for a 520kg Charolais to £1,070 with smaller ones selling to £246 per 100kg for a 300kg Charolais to £740.

LEADING PRICES: J F McKenna, Clogher 520kg Charolais to £1,070 (£206), 500kg Limousin to £1,020 and 480kg Limousin to £930. O McAnespie, Ballygawley 360kg Charolais to £845 (£235), 320kg Limousin to £760 (£237) and 350kg Charolais to £730. J Mullan, Dungannon 360kg Limousin to £825 (£229) and 350kg Limousin to £790 (£226), D Mclaren, Omagh 410kg Limousin to £820. S W Campbell, Fivemiletown 390kg Charolais to £820 and 380kg Limousin to £740. M McNally, Portadown 340kg Charolais to £770 (£226), M McGuone, Pomeroy 320kg Limousin to £755 (£236) and 300kg Charolais to £730 (£243), Deerpark Collections Ltd, Kesh 400kg Charolais to £750, 350kg Charolais to £745, 330kg Charolais to £730 and 370kg Charolais to £730.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS

A brisk demand in the dairy ring last week with Des Capper, Portadown selling springing heifers to £1,830 and £1,520. Leslie Sloan, Dungannon £1,410 for third calver. C Milligan, Downpatrick £1,360, £1,180 and £1,000 for Fleckvieh. Bred heifers calved four weeks. B McStravick, Aghagallon £1,280 for calved heifer.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES

A very keen demand this week for a lot of quality stock on offer Annie Campbell, Ballygawley sold a second calver with bull calf to make £2100. M/S E and J Jones, Ratona, Enniskillen sold heifers with bull calves to £1,910 and £1,810 with a heifer and heifer calf to £1,680. M McVeigh, Dungannon £1,600 for third calver with bull calf. Alan Kennedy, Castlederg £1,555 for 2006 cow and bull calf. J Jackson, Fivemiletown £1,525 for 2009 cow with heifer calf and £1,335 for heifer and heifer calf. K McCrory, Sixmilecross £1,510 for heifer and heifer calf. M/S Paul and Alison Toland, Dundrod £1,435 for 00 cow with bull calf, £1,430 for 2009 cow with heifer calf and £1,340 for 2010 cow with bull calf. P McKenna, Augher £1,365 for heifer with bull calf. S Green, Brookeborough £1,290 for third calver with heifer calf. Lots of other outfits sold from £980 to £1,250. Special entry Saturday, September 15th of 10 Limousin and Simmental bred heifers with calves at foot.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES

A sharp demand again this week with bull calves (under two months) selling to £515, £500 and £480 for Charolais to an Augher producer. Clogher producer £490, and £425 for Simmental. P McCaffery, Trillick £470 for Charolais and £385 for Belgian Blue. B O’Rourke, Rosslea £435 for Charolais, D and J Hunter, Tempo £395 and £320 for Charolais. N McCleery, Augher £375 for Limousin, E M Whittaker, Derrygonnelly £340 for Charolais, C McBrien, Lisnaskea £310 for Hereford.

HEIFER CALVES

Clogher producer £440 for Limousin, £425 for Simmental. and £400 for Shorthorn, B O’Rourke, Rosslea £435 for Charolais, M McVeigh, Dungannon £375 for Limousin, R Ryan, Lisnaskea £350 and £330 for Salers.

REARED BULLS

H G Quinn Dungannon £670 for Charolais, D Simpson, Aughnacloy £620 and £570 for Limousins, M/S V and K Patterson, Magherafelt £600 for Limousin, N McVeigh, Dungannon £585 and £545 for Limousins, S Elliott, Corranny £560 for Charolais, S Feeney, Greysteel £555 and £525 for Limousins, H Robertson, Fivemiletown £490 for Simmental. P Mullan, Dungannon £485 for Limousin, R Donnelly, Cookstown £440 for Simmental. William Wilson, Dungannon £405 for Aberdeen Angus

REARED HEIFERS

M E McCarroll, Fintona £640 for Simmental. M McCarroll, Fintona £555 and £515 for Charolais. K O Talbot, Coalisland £515 for Limousin, M McVeigh, Dungannon £500 for Charolais, M Fox, Omagh £490 for Simmental. E McCarney, Seskinore £455 for Simmental. Y and H Cunningham, Fivemiletown £440 for Hereford. R Donnelly, Cookstown £435 for Simmental. William Wilson, Dungannon £430 for Aberdeen Angus and £395 for Simmental. K Murray, Omagh £420 for Limousin, H Robertson, Fivemiletown £415 for Limousin, D J Barbour, Lisbellaw £415 for Charolais.