Markethill: Heifers sell to up to £1235

HEIFERS: 210 store heifers included several pens of top quality forward heifers which sold to £225 per 100 kilos for 550k Char at £1235 followed by 220k per 100 kilos for 522k at £1150. All good quality forward heifers sold from £205 to £218 per 100 kilos. Middleweights heifers to £242 per 100 kilos for 470k at £1135. Main demand from £200 to £232 per 100 kilos. Lightweight heifers sold to £251 per 100 kilos for 366k at £920 all top quality lots from £210 to £228 per 100 kilos.

Forward heifers: Armagh farmer 550k, £1235, £225.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 522k, £1150, £220.00; Loughgall farmer 540k, £1175, £218.00; Loughgall farmer 540k, £1170, £217.00; Tynan farmer 520k, £1075, £214.00; Armagh farmer 596k, £1270, £213.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 512k, £1090, £213.00; Armagh farmer 506k, £1075, £212.00; Armagh farmer 530k, £1125, £212.00.

Middleweight heifers: Tynan farmer 470k, £1135, £242.00; Keady farmer 410k, £950, £232.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 472k, £1070, £227.00; Jonesborough farmer 446k, £990, £222.00; Jonesborough farmer 452k, £990, £219.00; Newry farmer 484k, £1040, £215.00; Keady farmer 440k, £945, £215.00; Keady farmer 486k, £1040, £214.00; Armagh farmer 456k, £975, £214.00.

Lightweight heifers: Killylea farmer 366k, £920, £251.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 322k, £735, £228.00; Keady farmer 392k, £885, £226.00; Markethill farmer 376k, £830, £221.00; Milford farmer 348k, £760, £218.00; Armagh farmer 394k, £850, £216.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 372k, £790, £212.00.

BULLOCKS: 140 bullocks. Forward bullocks sold to £223 per 100 kilos for 566k Char £1260. Main demand from £200 to £214 per 100 kilos. Good quality middleweight steers sold steadily from £200 to £226 per 100 kilos with a top of 412k at £940. Good quality Friesian bullocks sold from £140 to £166 per 100 kilos for 580k at £970.

Forward bullocks: Newtownhamilton farmer 566k, £1260, £223.00; Armagh farmer 520k, £1115, £214.00; Benburb farmer 528k, £1130, £214.00; Collone farmer 510k, £1090, £214.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 596k, £1270, £213.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 522k, £1105, £212.00; Newry farmer 546k, £1150, £211.00; Armagh farmer 512k, £1075, £210.00.

Middleweight bullocks: Armagh farmer 412k, £940, £228.00; Newry farmer 488k, £1105, £226.00; Markethill farmer 406k, £910, £224.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 482k, £1075, £223.00; Moy farmer 402k, £890, £221.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 402k, £885, £220.00; Derrynoose farmer 408k, £895, £219.00; Benburb farmer 456k, £1000, £219.00; Tassagh farmer 420k, £915, £218.00.

Friesian bullocks: Derrynoose farmer 584k, £970, £166.00; Portadown farmer 642k, £1050, £163.00; Derrynoose farmer 596k, £895, £150.00; Markethill farmer 608k, £895, £147.00; Derrynoose farmer 512k, £740, £145.00.

WEANLINGS: 140 weanlings. Good quality males sold from £220 to £269 per 100 kilos for 268k at £720 and up to £865 each for 396k (219 per 100 kilos). Heifer weanlings sold to £262 per 100 kilos for 284k at £745. All good quality heifers from £220 to £252 per 100 kilos.

Male weanlings: Keady farmer 268k, £720, £269.00; Lisnaskea farmer 264k, £705, £267.00; Markethill farmer 286k, £760, £265.00; Lisnaskea farmer 222k, £575, £259.00; Armagh farmer 302k, £770, £254.00; Armagh farmer 348k, £860, £247.00; Armagh farmer 338k, £830, £245.00; Armagh farmer 356k, £870, £244.00.

Heifer weanlings: Armagh farmer 284k, £745, £262.00; Portadown farmer 254k, £640, £252.00; Portadown farmer 204k, £510, £250.00; Cullyhanna farmer 270k, £675, £250.00; Portadown farmer 232k, £580, £250.00; Lisnaskea farmer 208k, £515, £243.00; Armagh farmer 312k, £775, £248.00; Cullyhanna farmer 324k, £800, £247.00.