Increased entry of cattle at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring cow heifers sold to £197 for a 580kg Lim. £187 for a 680kg Lim. £185 for a 720kg Lim and £182 for a 680kg Lim.

Beef cows sold to £196 for a 710kg Lim. £188 for a 690kg Ch. £182 for a 720kg Ch and £180 for a 740kg Lim.

LEADING PRICES:

Omagh producer 580kg Lim to £197 and 720kg Lim to £185. Dungannon producer 710kg Lim to £196. Keady producer 690kg Ch to £188. Fivemiletown producer 680kg Lim to £187, 720kg Ch to £182, 740kg Lim to £180, 660kg Lim to £176, 650kg Lim to £175, 620kg Lim to £171 and 620kg B/B to £165. Augher producer 680kg Lim to £182. Glenarm producer 620kg Par to £180. Loughgall producer 670kg Her to £176. Moira producer 730kg Ch to £174. Lurgan producer 480kg Sim to £172. Moneymore producer 630kg Ch to £170. Clogher producer 710kg Lim to £170. Derrygonnelly producer 440kg AA to £167. Benburb producer 650kg Lim to £166.

Other quality lots sold from £135 to £164 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £110 to £132 per 100kg.

Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £112 to £132 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £82 to £106 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £56 to £77 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 1130kg Ch to £124. 970kg Sim to £116. 870kg Ch to £115. 1050kg Ch to £109.

FAT STEERS (overage): 680kg Daq to £191. 900kg Ch to £185. 690kg Lim to £182. 540kg Ch to £182. 570kg Ch to £180. 540kg Lim to £178. 650kg B/B to £168.

FAT STEERS (underage): 410kg Ch to £168. 440kg Fkv to £165. 470kg Fkv to £165. 580kg Fr to £156. 530kg Shb to £150. 610kg Fr to £144. 590kg Fr to £143. Other Friesians sold from £122 to £137 per 100kg.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 560kg Lim to £198. 620kg Ch to £195. 610kg Ch to £188. 570kg Ch to £187. 600kg Sim to £178. £105 to £121 per 100kg.

STORE BULLOCKS: Very strong demand in this section with heavy stores selling to £1500 for 800kg Ch, £1470 for a 760kg Ch, £1455 for a 770kg Ch, £1405 for a 770kg Ch, £1310 for a 680kg Ch, £1240 for a 670kg Daq and £1240 for a 620kg Ch to J Jardine, Aughnacloy. J T Lynch, Lisnaskea sold a 710kg Ch to £1370. W J Ferson, Cookstown 750kg Daq to £1360, 710kg Daq to £1310 and 740kg Daq to £1300. Ivan Whiteman, Newtownbutler 670kg Lim to £1315, 700kg Lim to £1310, 660kg Ch to £1300 and 620kg Lim to £1275. Roy Hall, Fivemiletown 650kg Ch to £1305 and 640kg Ch to £1300. P J McWilliams, Seskinore 600kg AA to £1285. R Cuthbertson, Fivemiletown 630kg Ch to £1285. S Conlon, Benburb 590kg Ch to £1260.

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: J J Beggan, Rosslea 500kg Ch to £1125. G J McKenna Clogher 480kg Ch. to £1095, 440kg Lim. to £1000, 420kg Ch to £985, 460kg Ch to £970 and 420kg Ch to £940. J Lavery, Aghalee 500kg Ch to £1030. S E Stevenson, Dungannon 480kg Lim to £1010 and 450kg Lim to £995. D Mooney, Ballinderry 450kg Ch to £990. B Quinn, Dungannon 490kg Lim to £960. E A Black, Cookstown 490kg AA to £950. B Finlay, Dungannon 450kg Her to £950, 460kg Her to £905 and 480kg Sim to £900. T F Duncan and Co, Crumlin 450kg Shb to £920. Pomeroy producer 440kg Ch to £920, 500kg Her to £905, 460kg Lim to £905 and 460kg Daq to £900.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: Armagh producer 320kg Daq to £625, 320kg AA to £600

STORE HEIFERS: A very sharp demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1430 for a 730kg Ch to G E Nelson, Rosslea. R J Crawford, Augher 680kg Ch to £1405, 650kg Ch to £1350, 550kg Ch to £1270, 570kg Ch to £1250, 580kg Ch to £1220 and 640kg Ch to £1205. D Keys, Fivemiletown 730kg Ch to £1390 and 620kg Ch 1205. C Keys, Fivemiletown 640kg Ch to £1315. Eric McFarland, Moy 580kg Lim to £1310. W S Hall, Magheraveely 590kg Ch to £1265 and 620kg Ch to £1250. E Maguire, Carrickmore 630kg Ch to £1255. Des Orr, Fivemiletown 610kg Ch to £1250. M McCaughey, Aughnacloy 620kg Ch to £1240 610kg Ch to £1230 and 580kg Ch to £1195. R Martin, Portadown 580kg Lim to £1235. C F Kee, Strabane 600kg Ch to £1200.

MED WEIGHTS STORES 410KG TO 500KG: P Donnelly, Ballygawley 490kg Lim to £1150, 480kg Ch to £1080, 480kg Lim to £1050, 480kg Ch to £1030, 480kg Lim to £1020, 450kg Ch to £1010, 480kg Ch to £995 and 490kg Ch to £980. P Tally, Galbally 490kg Lim to £1100 and 430kg Lim to £980. J Kirkpatrick, Fivemiletown 480kg Ch to £1080 and 480kg Ch to £1015. C Keys, Fivemiletown 490kg Lim to £1060. A Williamson, Newtownbutler 470kg Ch to £1055. Rosslea producer 470kg Ch to £1050 and 470kg Ch to £995. E McFarland, Moy 480kg Lim to £980. B Quinn, Dungannon 460kg Lim to £955.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: B Snodgrass, Sion Mills 400kg Lim to £810. G Steen, Clogher 400kg AA to £740 and 390kg AA to £715. P L Haugh, Birches 360kg Ch to £710. E McBride, Ballygawley 360kg Sim to £700.

WEANLINGS: Great demand for a large entry of quality stock with steers and bulls selling to £1120 for a 500kg Lim, £1000 for a 400kg Lim, £970 for a 440kg Lim and £925 for a 380kg Lim to T J Aiken, Kesh. L McGinnity, Keady 470kg Ch to £1040 and 410kg Ch to £925. H Gibson, Beragh 330kg Ch to £990 and 390kg Sim to £920. J McCabe, Rosslea 400kg Lim to £970. S Lappin, Armagh 370kg Lim to £965. E Armstrong, Lisbellaw 360kg Lim to £955. L Johnston, Tempo 450kg Ch to £955. P J Reilly, Derrylin 430kg Ch to £945. T Lester, Killylea 380kg Lim to £930. A Mitchell, Drumquin 360kg Ch to £925 and 390kg Lim to £910. Mark Beacom, Ederney 350kg Ch to £920. Rosslea producer 350kg Ch to £915. F O’Neill, Keady 360kg Lim to £915. J Patterson, Drumquin 370kg Ch to £910.

WEANLING HEIFERS: Jason Sawyers, Sixmilecross sold a 320kg Lim to £1090 (£340 per 100kg), G Smyton, Fivemiletown 420kg Lim to £905. T J Aiken, Kesh 430kg Lim to £900. M Gallagher, Omagh 340kg Lim to £900 and 290kg Lim to £820. Mark Beacom, Ederney 390kg Ch to £890. J Patterson, Drumquin 380kg Ch to £885 420kg Ch to £830 and 340kg Ch to £800. S Lappin, Armagh 370kg Lim to £860. W G Hoey, Fivemiletown 340kg Ch to £855 and 310kg Ch to £820. S Kee, Strabane 400kg Ch to £845. Pomeroy producer 290kg Lim to £840 and 290kg Ch to £800. L Johnston, Tempo 320kg Ch to £830. Annie Campbell, Ballygawley 310kg Lim to £825. P Bogue, Fivemiletown 310kg Lim to £800.

Special lot of 20 weanlings on offer Saturday 4th March for Fermanagh producer.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: Very strong demand in this section for quality lots with J I McFarland, Omagh selling calved heifers to reach £1820, £1740 and £1625. Ed McCann, Fintona £1205, £1090 and £1070 for springing heifers. R Knox, Dungannon £1200 for calved heifer. J McNeice, Armagh £1200 for calved cow. S Martin, Dungannon £1185 for calved heifer. R Givan, Dungannon £1080 for calved heifer.

BREEDING BULLS: J McNeice £2050 for pedigree registered AA.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another large entry this week again sold readily to a keen demand for quality lots with I A Elliott, Blaney Enniskillen selling a heifer and bull calf to make £2300. E M Whittaker, Derrygonnelly £1610 for second calver and heifer calf. John Wilson, Ballynure £1610 for 08 cow and heifer calf, £1490 for second calver and heifer calf and £1260 for heifer and heifer calf. M/S W J and D Fee, Brookeborough £1505 for heifer and heifer calf and £1220 for heifer and bull calf. A G McGovern, Fivemiletown £1400 for heifer and heifer calf. Boso Shannon, Bellanaleck £1390 for heifer and bull calf.

Special entry of 20 cows with calves at foot on Saturday 4th March.

INCALF COWS & HEIFERS: B Murphy £1485 and £1430. S W Whittendale £1000 twice and £960.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: Another good turnout this week again sold to a sharp demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £375 for a Sim to Bosco Shannon, Bellanaleck. Hillside Farms Ltd, Omagh £352, £350, £340 and £330 twice for B/Bs. Alan Latimer, Derrylin £345 for B/B. Alan Maguire, Lisbellaw £340 for Lim. A C Lunny, Aghalane £335 for Brb. A Farrell, Fivemiletown £310 for Her. G Breen, Tempo £302 for Lim. D and J Hunter, Tempo £300 twice for Chars.

HEIFER CALVES: A Irwin, Lisboy £400 for Her. Dungannon producer £355 and £350 for Chars £335 and £330 for Lims. M/S R W and A J Hogg, Lisnaskea £320 for B/B. J R Keys, Brookeborough £320 for Sim.

REARED BULLS: D J Barbour, Lisbellaw £830 and £770 for Chars. T Breen, Enniskillen £760 for Char. F Melanophy, Florencecourt £725, £645 and £570 for Chars. E Kelly, Augher £670 for Lim. J J Cassidy, Rosslea £585 for S/H. D J Smith, Augher £555 for Lim. Clogher producer £530 for AA. R J Longwell, Omagh £500 for B/B, £455, £450 and £435 for Lims. E J Mitchell, Clogher £475 for S/H, £445 for Sim.

REARED HEIFERS: T Breen, Enniskillen £670 for B/B. M/S E and M Slevin, Omagh £650, £600 and £565 for Chars. J J Cassidy, Rosslea £640, £630 and £625 for Lims. E McKenna, Clogher £630 for Lim. D J Barbour, Lisbellaw £615, £580 and £560 for Chars and £520 for S/H. F Melanophy, Florencecourt £600, £580 and £545 for Chars.