Dairy stock sell to £1380 at Markethill

A Newry farmer sold a calved heifer at £1360. A Loughgall farmer sold a calved heifer at £1300 several more sold from a £1000 to £1090.

An entry of Ayrshire maiden heifers sold to £700 each and a further 8 heifers selling from £530 to £680 each.

CULL COWS: 190 cull cows. Beef bred cows to £146 per 100 kilos for 524k at £910. Main demand from £120 to 137 per 100 kilos. Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £110 per 100 kilos for 700k at £770 with a top price of £940 for a 860k Friesian cow. Main demand from £100 to £109 per 100 kilos. Second quality Friesian cow £80 to £90 per 100 kilos. Poorest types from £50 to £70 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows: Poyntzpass farmer 624k £910 £146.00; Newry farmer 670k £920 £137.00; Tandragee farmer 508k £685 £135.00; Cullyhanna farmer 648k £870 £134.00; Cullyhanna farmer 688k £920 £134.00; Crossmaglen farmer 728k £965 £133.00; Lurgan farmer 644k £850 £132.00; Newry farmer 706k £920 £130.00.

Friesian cull cows: Mayobridge farmer 686k £755 £110.00; Mayobridge farmer 702k £770 £110.00; Newry farmer 868k £940 £108.00; Keady farmer 666k £700 £105.00; Keady farmer 648k £675 £104.00; Markethill farmer 604k £625 £103.00; Armagh farmer 646k £660 £102.00; Cullyhanna farmer 792k £805 £102.00.

CALVES: 170 lots in the calf ring. Good quality bull calves from £260 to a top of £355 for 2 week old BB. Heifer calves reached £300 for 4 week old Sim. All good heifer calves from £185 to £240 each.

Bull calves: BB £355; Lim £335; BB £320; BB £315; Lim £300; Sim £270; FKV £260; Sim £260.

Heifer calves: Simm £300; AA £240; BB £240; Lim £240; BB £225; BB £225; AA £210; Lim £205.