Beef cows sold to a record price of £1968 at Clogher Mart

In the fatstock ring beef cows sold to a record price of £1968 for a 820kg Limousin to £240 per 100kg for a Crossgar producer followed by a 910kg Charolais to £200 (£1820) for an Armagh producer.

Cow heifers sold to £220 for a 790kg Charolais (£1738) for a Lisnaskea producer followed by a 640kg Limousin to £210 (£1344) for an Augher producer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £130 for 790kg (£1027) for an Omagh producer.

Fat bulls sold to £1422 for a 900kg Limousin to £158.

Beef steers sold to £208 for a 700kg Simmental.

Fat heifers sold to £217 for a 650kg Blonde d’Aquitaine In the Store Rings Forward Steers sold £1820 for a 815kg Charolais (£223) for Omagh producer and selling to £241 per 100kg for a 660kg Limousin to £1590 for an Armagh producer.

Med weights sold to £282 per 100kg for a 485kg Limousin to £1370 for a Crossgar producer.

Store heifers sold to £1480 for a 650kg Charolais (£227) and selling to £229 per 100kg for a 515kg Aberdeen Angus to £1160.

Med weights sold to £236 for a 470kg Limousin to £1110.

Weanling males sold to £261 per 100kg for a 360kg Charolais to £940.

Weanling heifers sold to £260 per 100kg for a 335kg Charolais to £870.

Dairy cows sold to £2200 and £2070. Suckler Cows sold to £2080 and £1920.

Dropped calves, males sold to £525 for Hereford.

Heifer calves sold to £555 for Charolais.

Reared male lumps sold to £860 for Charolais.

Reared female lumps sold to £760 for Charolais.

Leading prices in fatstock ring for beef cows and cow heifers as follows: Crossgar producer 820kg Limousin to £240 (£1968); Lisnaskea producer 790kg Charolais to £220 (£1738); Augher producer 640kg Limousin to £210 (£1344) Clogher producer 680kg Limousin to £207 (£1407-60); Armagh producer 910kg Charolais to £200 (£1820); Cookstown producer 710kg Charolais to £194 (£1377-40); Clogher producer 650kg Limousin to £194 (£1261) 640kg Limousin to £191 (£1222-40); Dungannon producer 890kg Charolais to £191 (£1699-90); Augher producer 820kg Charolais to £190 (£1558); Castlederg producer 670kg Fleckvieh to £189 (£1266-30) and 680kg Fleckvieh to £186 (£1264-80); Dungannon producer 690kg Charolais to £187 (£1290-30); Middletown producer 540kg Limousin to £186 (£1004-40); Derrygonnelly producer 820kg Charolais to £186 (£1525-20); Fivemiletown producer 650kg Charolais to £186 (£1209); Augher producer 750kg Limousin to £182 (£1365); Killeter producer 830kg Charolais to £181 (£1502-30); Maguiresbridge producer 660kg Limousin to £179 (£1181-40) and Crossgar producer 700kg Belgian Blue to £1239).

Other quality lots sold from £140 to £175 per 100kg.

Second quality coloured lots sold from £120 to £138 per 100kg.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £121 to £130 per 100kg for 790kg.

Plainer Friesian lots sold from £92 to £111 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from 67 to £86 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS

Leggs producer 900kg Limousin to £158 (£1422); Macken producer 1080kg Aberdeen Angus to £124 (£1339-20); Omagh producer 890kg Limousin to £116 (£1032-40) and Castlecaulfield producer 800kg Charolais to £104 (£832).

FAT STEERS

700kg Simmental to £208 (£1456) 670kg Limousin to £206. 730kg Charolais to £205. 660kg Limousin to £202. 590kg Limousin to £200. 720kg Limousin to £198. 610kg Aberdeen Angus to £195. 660kg Aberdeen Angus to £189. 750kg Simmental. to £188. 490kg Fleckvieh to £188. Friesians sold from £138 to £156 per 100kg.

FAT HEIFERS

650kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £217 (£1410-50) 630kg Limousin to £212, 640kg Limousin to £210. 680kg Limousin to £207. 680kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £205. 580kg Charolais to £204. 640kg Limousin to £198. 570kg Limousin to £195. 650kg Limousin to £194. 640kg Limousin to £191. 540kg Limousin to £186. Friesians sold from £124 to £164 per 100kg.

Producers please note Christmas sale of beef cattle on Monday 23rd November, sale starts 7pm.

STORE BULLOCKS

A much larger entry sold to a very sharp demand with J O’Neill Dromore Omagh selling an 815kg Charolais to £1820 (£223) 795kg Charolais to £1800 (£226) 780kg Charolais to £1770 (£227) 790kg Charolais to £1770 (£224) and 785kg Charolais to £1770 (£225); W Hall Ballygawley 760kg Limousin to £1790 (£235-50) 780kg Limousin to £1710 (£219) 765kg Belgian Blue to £1660 (£217) and 740kg Belgian Blue to £1600 (£216); Omagh producer 795kg Charolais to £1780 (£224) 780kg Charolais to £1760 (£225) 790kg Charolais to £1780 (£225) and 760kg Charolais to £1730 (£227); Fivemiletown producer 765kg Charolais to £1700 (£222) Armagh producer 720kg Limousin to £1700 (£236) and 660kg Limousin to £1590 (£241) Lisnaskea producer 765kg Charolais to £1690 (£221) and 705kg Charolais to £1630 (£231); C Smyth Loughgall 670kg Limousin to £1590 (£237) and P Quinn Pomeroy 670kg Charolais to £1590 (£237).

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG

Robinson Brothers Crossgar 485kg Limousin to £1370 (£282); Pomeroy producer 475kg Limousin to £1170 (£246) and 445kg Charolais to £1080 (£242); Mullaghadaly Farms Dungannon 500kg Limousin to £1170 (£234) 480kg Limousin to £1140 (£237) 485kg Limousin to £1110 (£229) 495kg Limousin to £1100 (£222) 440kg Charolais to £1090 (£248) 475kg Limousin to £1080 (£227) 500kg Charolais to £1070 (£214) 485kg Charolais to £1070 (£220) and 465kg Limousin to £1060 (£228); S Bingham Augher 490kg Charolais to £1130 (£230) and 490kg Aberdeen Angus to £1070 (£218); S D Wilson Clogher 480kg Limousin to £1110 (£231); R G Wright Armagh 470kg Limousin to £1090 (£232); Mountview Cattle Dungannon 460kg Limousin to £1070 (£232); B Smyth Armagh 475kg Aubrac to £1050 (£221) and 480kg Aubrac to £1050 (£219) C McCaughey Tempo 470kg Aubrac to £1050 (£223) smaller ones 340kg AA to £700 for E Connelly Newry and 345kg Aberdeen Angus to £660 for N Robinson Dungannon.

STORE HEIFERS

A good steady demand in this section with B Quigley Bellanaleck selling a 650kg Charolais to £1480 (£227); P Donnelly Ballygawley sold a 565kg Limousin to £1270 (£225); A Cookstown producer sold a 535kg Charolais to £1240 (£232) and a 520kg Charolais to £1190 (£229); P Dobbs Carrickmore 555kg Limousin to £1180 (£212) 540kg Limousin to £1160 (£215) and 550kg Limousin to £1150 (£209) Newtownhamilton producer 515kg Aberdeen Angus to £1180 (£229); W Bingham Downpatrick 520kg Charolais to £1150 (£221); M McNulty Carrickmore 560kg Charolais to £1060 (£189) and 540kg Limousin to £1000 (£185); P J McCarney Eskra 520kg Aberdeen Angus to £1010. R J Wallace Strabane 510kg Aberdeen Angus to £1000. M J Boyle Dungannon 505kg Simmental to £990 and 525kg Limousin to £930. J D Noble Fivemiletown 505kg Aberdeen Angus to £970.

MED WEIGHTS STORES 410KG TO 500KG

Robinson Brothers Crossgar 485kg Limousin to £1140 (£235); R Matchett Dungannon 470kg Limousin to £1110 (£236) 470kg Simmental. to £1020 (£217) 415kg Charolais to £960 (£231) and 420kg Simmental. To £910 (£216); H Nesbitt Armagh 450kg Charolais to £1050 (£233) Pomeroy producer 455kg Limousin to £1040 (£228); P Dobbs Carrickmore 490kg Limousin to £1040 (£212) 460kg Limousin to £970 and 445kg Limousin to £940. Newtownhamilton producer 495kg Aberdeen Angus to £980 (£198) and 465kg Aberdeen Angus to £960 (£206); P J McCarney Eskra 480kg Aberdeen Angus to £980. D Brogan Omagh 455kg Limousin to £950. M McNulty Carrickmore 480kg Limousin to £950. M Hackett Augher 460kg Charolais to £940 and 460kg Charolais to £920. C Williamson Portadown 460kg Limousin to £880. R J Wallace Strabane 440kg Hereford to £850. H Nesbitt Armagh 345kg Charolais to £900 (£261); Pomeroy producer 385kg Charolais to £870, 320kg Limousin to £730, and 300kg Limousin to £700. L Donnelly Dungannon 335kg Limousin to £840 and 330kg Limousin to £760. Newtownhamilton producer 375kg Aberdeen Angus to £820.

DROPPED CALVES AND REARED LUMPS

Another large entry sold easily to a brisk demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £525 and £450 for a Herefords to G Johnston Lisbellaw. E Connelly Sheeptown Newry £475 for Aberdeen Angus; J W McFarland Trillick £425 x 2 £410, £390, £385, £355 and £340 for Limousins and M Howe Cornafanogue £430 for Aberdeen Angus.

HEIFER CALVES

K Moore Augher £555 for Charolais; E Connelly Sheeptown Newry £430 for Aberdeen Angus; Clogher producer £420 x 2 and £410 for Limousins; Dungannon producer £410 £400 and £380 for Charolais F J Coulter Tempo £360 for Aberdeen Angus J E T Rutledge Derrylin £350 x 2 for Belgian Blues.

REARED MALE LUMPS

M/S M and G Monaghan Augher £860, £810 for Chars and £700 for Her. N Boyd Keady £755 for Limousin J Mairs Aghalee £750 for Limousin J Cassidy Kinawley £745, £730, £and £705 for Limms and £730 for Simmental. S Cassidy Tempo £720 and £625 for Charolais M McCanney Dromore £710 for Charolais E C onnelly Sheeptown Newry £675 for Charolais Clogher producer £660 for Limousin D O Hagan Maghera £655 for Limousin J and C Smyton Tempo £640 for Her. S Kelly Loughgall £635 for Shb. A Hanna Irvinestown £635 for Charolais Springfield producer £630 for Limousin B O Keefe Newtownbutler £605 for Limousin

REARED FEMALE LUMPS

E Connelly Sheeptown Newry £760 and £535 for Charolais and £430 for Aberdeen Angus B Dunne Ballinamallard £735,and 715 for Charolais N Boyd Keady £670 and £540 for Limousins; E and P Hughes Augher £670 x 2 for Charolais Clogher producer £670 for Shb. S Cassidy Tempo £640 and £550 for Charolais A Hanna Irvinestown £580, £510 and £475 for Charolais; A and N Johnston Newtownbutler £490 and £420 for Belgian Blues. Springfield producer £425 for Limousin.

DAIRY COWS AND HEIFERS

The strong demand continues with a Ballygawley producer selling calved heifers to £2200 and £1800. Portadown producer £2070 and £1780 for calved heifers. Banbridge producer £1650 for calved heifer.

WEANLINGS (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER)

An increased entry this week sold to a very keen demand with steers and bulls selling to a top of £1080 for a 510kg Charolais (£211) 460kg Charolais to £1010 (£219) 445kg Charolais to £970 (£218) and 430kg Charolais to £930 (£216) for Andrew Teague Dromore. P Slane Carrickmore sold a 485kg Charolais to £1030 (£212) 440kg Charolais to £1020 (£232) 375kg Charolais to £940 (£250) 400kg Charolais to £910 (£227) and 370kg Charolais to £900 (£243); J L Heagney Clogher sold 420kg Charolais to £1000 (£238) and 430kg Charolais to £930 (£216); H Nesbitt Armagh 420kg Charolais to £960 (£228) and 430kg Charolais to £950 (£221); J and A Robinson Portadown 460kg Blonde d’Aquitaine to £950 (£206) 450kg Limousin to £920 (£204) and 375kg Limousin to £920 (£245); R J Crawford Augher 360kg Charolais to £940 (£261) 375kg Charolais to £940 (£250) and 360kg Charolais to £900 (£250) and A Collen Armagh 400kg Charolais to £920 (£230).

WEANLING HEIFERS

P McAleer Pomeroy 370kg Limousin to £900 (£243); S Mullen Loughgall 345kg Limousin to £870 (£252) 360kg Limousin to £840 (£233) 300kg Limousin to £770 (£256) and 295kg Limousin to £690 (£234); M and R Kennedy Clogher 360kg Charolais to £870 (£241) and 330kg Charolais to £720 (£218); George Aiken Kesh 335kg Charolais to £870 (£260); G Reid Crumlin 315kg Charolais to £830 (£263) and 245kg Charolais to £580 (£237); M G Donnelly Augher 300kg Charolais to £790 (£263) 295kg Limousin to £710 (£240) and 290kg Limousin to £640 (£220) and M G Maguire Derrylin 310kg Charolais to £750 (£242) 265kg Charolais to £590 (£222).

SUCKLER COWS and CALVES (SALE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER)

A larger entry this week sold to a very firm demand with M/S M and D Kenwell Dromore selling heifers with heifer calves to £2080, £1920 and £1400, with a springer selling to £1320. M Boyle Cappagh £2020 for 2015 cow with bull calf, £1420 for heifer with heifer calf, and £1160 for 2014 cow with bull calf. P Robb Ballynahinch £1860 for cow with twin calves. S Maguire Maguiresbridge £1680 heifer with heifer calf. P D Donnelly Armagh £1540 for heifer with bull calf. S Garland Beragh £1460 heifer with bull calf. A Ballygawley producer sold a Simmental heifer with bull calf to £1100 and three Friesian heifers with heifer calves to £1000 each. S Maguire Maguiresbridge £1200 for pedigree registered Simmental bull

Producers please note Christmas sale of beef cattle on Monday 23rd November, sale starts 7pm.