Strong demand for cattle at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring there was one of the best sales reported ever in this sales ring with cow heifers selling to £208 for a 580kg Ch, £204 for a 620kg Sim, £197 for a 620kg Sim and 194 for a 520kg AA.

Beef cows sold to £196 for a 720kg B/B, £194 for a 620kg Lim, £194 for a 560kg AA and 193 for a 640kg Sim.

LEADING PRICES: Portadown producer 580kg Ch to £208. Newtownbutler producer 620kg Sim to £204. Enniskillen producer 620kg Sim to £197. Moy producer 720kg B/B to £196, 720kg Lim to £187 and 820kg AA to £175. Cullyhanna producer 520kg AA to £194 and 620kg Lim to £194. Dungannonn producer 540kg Lim to £194, 630kg Lim to £188 and 580kg Lim to £178. Castlederg producer 560kg AA to £194. Newtownbutler producer 640kg Sim to £193. Kinawley producer 560kg Ch to £185. Birches producer 420kg Lim to £185. Clogher producer 670kg Lim to £181. Dromore producer 820kg Sim to £180. Keady producer 580kg Lim to £178. Dromore producer 600kg Lim to £177. Magheraveely producer 580kg Lim to £175.

Other quality lots sold from £150 to £173 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from 115 to £146 per 100kg.

Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £112 to £124 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £86 to £110 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £58 to 77 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 820kg Lim to £117. 850kg Lim to £115. 830kg Lim to £112. 1010kg Sim to £110. 1070kg Her to £106. 1030kg Ch to £104. 810kg Daq to £100. 900kg Fkv to £99.

FAT STEERS (overage): 620kg Ch to £183. 580kg Lim to £181. 670kg Ch to £178. 590kg Lim to £177. 610kg Ch to £175. 530kg AA to £173. 560kg AA to £171. 590kg Lim to £168. 630kg Lim to £163. 570kg Fr to £142.

FAT STEERS (underage): 600kg Sim to £194. 640kg Sim to £193. 620kg Ch to £192. 690kg Sim to £189. 480kg B/B to £187. 510kg Her to £187, 620kg Ch to £186. 490kg AA to £181. 530kg Lim to £178. 450kg Fkv to £166. 580kg Ea to £156. 470kg S/h to £152.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 590kg Lim to £196. 590kg Sim to £195, 430kg Lim to £192. 490kg Ch to £187. 590kg AA to £183. 560kg Shb to £178. 450kg Sal to £168. 550kg Hol to £141.

STORE BULLOCKS: Another good entry this week again sold to a very sharp demand with strong stores selling to £1480 for a 750kg Ch to I S Farrell, Fivemiletown. D Keys, Fivemiletown sold 740kg Ch to £1445, 690kg Ch to £1325 and 670kg Ch to £1295. Roy Hall, Fivemiletown 710kg AA to £1440, 660kg Ch to £1335, 660kg Ch to £1295 and 640kg Ch to £1290. Wm Jordan, Gortaclare 700kg Ch to £1435 and 670kg Ch to £1285. J A Haren, Lisbellaw 750kg Ch to £1395 and 740kg Ch to £1340. J McAree, Killylea 660kg Ch to £1350 and 620kg Lim to £1280. Carrick Farms, Aughnacloy 670kg Lim to £1335 and 640kg Ch to £1310. R Martin, Portadown 690kg Ch to £1325. M McClave, Rosslea 630kg Ch to £1275.

MED WEIGHTS 410KG TO 500KG: Baden Keys, Fivemiletown 520kg Ch to £1115. M McClave, Rosslea 500kg Lim to £1065. D Rafferty, Cappagh 460kg Ch to £1040, 460kg Ch to £1015, and 440kg Ch to £895. W D Waddell, Armagh 480kg AA to £1000 and 490kg AA to £900. J Donnelly, Augher 480kg Sim to £1000, 420kg Sim to £895 and 410kg Sim to £895. P McMeel, Augher 450kg Lim to £1000 and 430kg Sim to £870. B Carey, Rosslea 450kg Sim to £995. J F McKenna, Clogher 420kg Lim to £990, 420kg Lbw to £960. P Donaghy, Galbally 430kg Lim to £960. W Higginson, Lisburn 460kg Lim to £900 and 430kg Sim to £870. B Bleakley, Magheraveely 450kg Her to £875.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: J F McKenna, Clogher 390kg Lim to £905, 370kg Lbw to £895 and 320kg Lim to £785.

STORE HEIFERS: A very keen demand in this section for 164 lots on offer with forward lots selling to £1355 for a 640kg Ch, £1310 for a 630kg Ch, £1280 for a 590kg Lim, and £1200 for a 580kg Lim to M Magee, Eskra. W S Hall, Magheraveely sold 570kg Ch to £1295, 590kg Ch to £1250, 600kg Ch to £1245, 590kg Ch to £1220, 600kg Ch to £1200, 610kg Ch to £1190, 560kg Ch to £1185, 560kg Daq to £1170 and 560kg Ch to £1150. Joe Hamill, Ballygawley 550kg Ch to £1255 and 530kg Ch to £1170. L Donnelly, Galbally 530kg Lim to £1195. D Moore, Kesh 610kg AA to £1160 and 550kg Au to £1150. S Heenan, Fintona 570kg Ch to £1150. M J Keys, Clogher 580kg Ch to £1150.

MED WEIGHTS 410KG TO 500KG: K F McDonnell, Fivemiletown 480kg Lim to £1110 and 450kg Lim to £1060. J Morris, Omagh 460kg Ch to £1095. R J Keenan, Fivemiletown 470kg Ch to £1085. G T and E Murphy, Tempo 490kg Ch to £1070 and 500kg Ch to £1020. M Connelly, Clogher 470kg Ch to £1050. D Moore, Kesh 470kg Au to £1045. Joe Hamill, Ballygawley 490kg Daq to £1035. S Heenan, Fintona 490kg Ch to £1010. Geo Elliott, Magheraveely 500kg AA to £990. Lisbellaw producer 460kg Lim to £965. I Smith, Fivemiletown 470kg Lim to £945.

SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: R Ward, Sixmilecross 380kg Lim to £945. B Carey, Rosslea 390kg Ch to £900, 380kg Lim to £885, 380kg Lim to £845, W J and D Fee, Brookeborough 400kg Lim to £880. Lisbellaw producer 390kg Ch to £790 and 340kg Lim to £740. R J Keenan, Fivemiletown 380kg Ch to £790. J Morris, Omagh 380kg Lim to £780. A Short, Omagh 370kg Lim to £770. Clogher producer 360kg Sim to £700.

WEANLINGS: A very sharp demand in this section with steers and bulls selling to £1125 for a 530kg Ch and £1000 for a 480kg Ch for Liam Johnston, Tempo. T J Aiken, Kesh sold a 500kg Lim to £1070, 490kg Lim to £1040 twice and 500kg Lim to £1025. J McDonnell, Cooneen sold a 310kg Ch to £1050 and a 410kg Ch to £950. M A Flynn, Rosslea 440kg Ch to £1050 and a 380kg Ch to £950. Russell Smyton, Fivemiletown 430kg Ch to £1040 and 440kg Ch to £950. M/S I E and E S Johnston, Cookstown 420kg B/B to £965 and 380kg Lim to £925. D J Primrose, Fivemiletown 390kg Ch to £960, 380kg Lim to £950 and 450kg Ch to £940. S Mellon, Fintona 440kg Ch to £960.

WEANLING HEIFERS: W G Hoey, Fivemiletown 400kg Ch to £895. A Reilly, Rosslea 330kg Lim to £855 and 280kg Lim to £690. B Collins, Brookeborough 360kg AA to £860. S Wamsley, Kesh 350kg Lim to £840 and 350kg Lim to £700. D McManus, Roscor 320kg Ch to £830, 330kg Ch to £765, 370kg Ch to £760 and 300kg Ch to £725. F Donnelly, Omagh 380kg Ch to £800. Jason Elliott, Newtownbutler 310kg Ch to £790, 310kg Lim to £740 and 350kg Ch to £670. P G McBrien, Boho 390kg Ch to £755. Fergal Gilbride, Maguiresbridge 330kg Daq to £720. Des Irwin, Augher 370kg Lim to £710. Keady producer 350kg Lim to £700. M/S A and A Armstrong, Tempo 360kg Ch to £690. M Allen, Loughgall 310kg Lim to £680.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: A good steady demand this week with R Givan, Dungannon selling a calved heifer to £1500. Keady producer calved heifer to £1500. Albert Foster, Macken £1500 for calved second calver. J G McHenry and Droghal, Lurgan £1400 for calved heifer and £1200 for calved cow. J Greaves, Derrylin £1250 for calved cow. Several others sold from £740 to £1080.

BREEDING BULLS: Russell Smyton £3000 for pedigree registered Char. R Newport £1360 for pedigree registered Lim. M McNally £1300 for pedigree Lim non registered.

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another full house this week sold to a great demand for quality lots with B Bell, Armagh selling a heifers with bull calves to £1840, £1610 and £1540 with a heifer and heifer calf to £1500. M J McCaffery, Mackin £1680 and £1610 for heifers with bull calves. D McLaughlin, Co Londonderry £1630 for heifer and heifer calf. O P Donnelly, Augher £1520 for heifer and bull calf and £1500 for heifer and heifer calf. A large selection of other outfits sold from £1050 to £1460.

INCALF COWS & HEIFERS: R Harkness Crumlin £1640, £1430, £1400 and £1260. B McEntee, Newtownbutler £1610, £1600, £1510. Special entry Saturday, February 18 cows and calves and springing heifers.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: Another good selection sold readily with bull calves (under two months) selling to £340 for a Daq to Wm Brown, Magherafelt. O Mitchell, Eskra £300 for AA and £270 for B/B. Mountview Cattle, Galbally £300 and £275 for Daqs. W H Stockdale, Clogher £295 and £275 for B/Bs. A Coote, Ballygawley £290 for AA. Lisbellaw producer £280 for B/B. T Maguire, Derrylin £270 for Lim.

HEIFERS: D A Wilson, Killyman £455 for B/B. Alister Coote, Ballygawley £280 for Lim. W H Stockdale, Clogher £275 for B/B. Derek Armstrong, Beragh £270 and £250 for Lims

REARED BULL CALVES: E and M Slevin, Omagh £680, £665 and £640 for Chars and £645 for Sim. G Millar, Augher 670 for Ch. P Slevin, Omagh £665 for Ch, £595 for Daq, £560 for Lim. R Crawford, Augher £650 and £580 for Lims. M Boyle, Cooneen £585 for Lim. H Elliott, Derrygonnelly £545 for Ch. A and A Maguire, Rosslea £545 twice for Chars.

REARED HEIFERS: R Crawford, Augher 730 for Ch. T Simpson, Ederney £730 and £465 for Herefords. P Slevin, Omagh £670 for Ch. E and M Slevin, Omagh £545 for Ch. M and Ger Monaghan, Augher £530 for Lim and £450 for AA. S McConnell, Clogher £510 for B/B. D Foy, Cooneen £500 for Daq and £435 for Ch. Heather Elliott, Derrygonnelly £490 for Ch. G Millar, Augher £465 for Ch. K O Talbot, Coalisland £455 for Ch. Geo McWhirter, Markethill £425 and £380 for AAs and £390 for Hereford.