Markethill Mart: Heavy heifers sell to £1,360

Just over 300 store cattle sold in an exceptionally good trade.

HEIFERS

Heavy heifers sold steadily from £200 to £240 per 100 kilos for a 566k, £1,360 for a Crossgar farmer followed by £237 Charolais per 100 kilos for 560k Limousin at £1,330 from an Armagh farmer.

Heavy Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £213 per 100 kilos for 530k at £1,130 from an Annalong farmer.

Good quality middleweight heifers sold from £210 to £259 for 456k Blonde d’ Aquitaine at £1,180 from an Armagh producer followed by £241 for 434k Limousin at £1,045 from a Banbridge farmer.

Middleweight Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to a top of £236 for 450k at £1,060 for a Banbridge producer several more from £210 to £220 per 100 kilos.

Heifer heifers

Crossgar farmer 566k, £1,360, £240.00; Armagh farmer 562k, £1,330, £237.00; Loughbrickland farmer 562k, £1,325, £236.00; Armagh farmer 558k, £1,315, £236.00; Armagh farmer 542k, £1,255, £232.00; Jerrettspass farmer 526k, £1,215, £231.00; Armagh farmer 506k, £1,160 £229.00 and Crossgar farmer 604k, £1,370, £226.00.

Middleweight heifers

Armagh farmer 456k, £1,180, £259.00; Banbridge farmer 434k, £1,045, £241.00; Jerrettspass farmer 480k, £1,140, £238.00; Banbridge farmer 450k, £1,060, £236.00; Banbridge farmer 434k, £1,020, £235.00; Banbridge farmer 462k, £1,080, £234.00; Annalong farmer 488k, £1,140, £234.00 and Banbridge farmer 466k, £1,085, £233.00.

BULLOCKS

Heavy bullocks sold from £200 to £232 for 570k Charolais at £1,325 from a Glenanne farmer.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £227 per 100 kilos for 590k Aberdeen Angus at £1,340 for a Glenanne farmer.

Top price bullock £1,510 for 710k at £212 per 100 kilos from a Tandragee producer.

Good quality middleweight steers sold from £200 to £235 for 410k Charolais at £970 from a Keady farmer.

Middleweight Aberdeen Angus bullocks from £200 to £232 per 100 kilos for 450k Aberdeen Angus at £1,050 from an Armagh farmer.

Heavy bullocks

Markethill farmer 572k, £1,325 £232.00; Mowhan farmer 590k, £1,340, £227.00; Glenanne farmer 582k, £1,280, £220.00; Armagh farmer 644k, £1,400, £217.00; Armagh farmer 660k, £1,415, £214.00; Glenanne farmer 590k £1,260, £214.00; Armagh farmer 634k, £1,345 £212.00; Tandragee farmer 714k, £1,510, £212.00 and Richhill farmer 580k, £1,225 £211.00.

Middleweight bullocks

Keady farmer 412k, £970, £235.00; Armagh farmer 452k, £1,050, £232.00; Richhill farmer 496k, £1,095, £221.00; Crossgar farmer 458k, £1,010, £221.00; Keady farmer 472k, £1,040, £220.00; Armagh farmer 492k, £1,080, £219.00 and Armagh farmer 464k, £1,015, £219.00.

WEANLING

Light male weanlings sold from £220 to £311 per 100 kilos for 246k Charolais at £765.

Stronger males sold to £236 for 474k Belgian Blue at £1,120.

Good quality heifer weanlings sold steadily from £220 to £269 for 250k at £695 followed by £268 per 100 kilos for 244k at £655.

Strong male weanlings

Markethill farmer 474k, £1,120, £236.00; Dromara farmer 448k, £960, £214.00 and Markethill farmer 434k, £900, £207.00.

Light male weanlings

Aughnacloy farmer 246k, £765, £311.00; Derrynoose farmer 250k, £675, £270.00; Poyntzpass farmer 190k, £500, £263.00; Derrynoose farmer 324k, £850, £262.00; Derrynoose farmer 320k, £830, £259.00; Loughgall farmer 250k, £655, £262.00; Loughgall farmer 276k, £710, £257.00; Keady farmer 284k, £720, £254.00 and Loughall farmer 296k, £750, £253.00.

Heifer weanlings

Armagh farmer 258k, £695, £269.00; Newry farmer 244k, £655, £268.00; Armagh farmer 286k, £740, £259.00; Moy farmer 294k, £735, £250.00; Armagh farmer 302k, £750, £248.00; Armagh farmer 306k, £750, £245.00; Poyntzpass farmer 264k, £655, £248.00 and Gilford farmer 268k, £660, £246.00.

Good entry of sucklers sold readily with a top price of £1,500 for a Limousin cow with a bull calf at foot others from £1,420, £1,340, £1,300 and £1,260.