Heavy bullocks and heavy heifers record highest prices at Omagh Mart
Bullocks
Josp. McNulty, Glenmornan 560k £1365; 590k £1400; 650k £1500; 600k £1410; 665k £1565, Clive Elkin, Omagh 650k £1480; 530k £1140, W. Browne, Clanabogan 630k £1435; 580k £1275, E. Armstrong, Fintona 630k £1345; 655k £1365; 610k £1280, H. Colton, Dromore 600k £1310; 540k £1170; 560k £1190, N. Melaugh, Strabane 555k £1185; 550k £1165, D. Colton, Dromore 590k £1255, Robert Chambers, Strabane 480k £1150; 470k £1135; 460k £1090, Armagh Producer, 430K £960; 460k £960, H. McAnea, Castlederg 490k £1060; 520k £1080, M. Bogan, Tullyrush 375k £805; 400k £840 and M. Armstrong, Dromore 365k £770.
Heifers
A. McCarney, Fintona 545k £1290, M. Walker, Corlea 540k £1235; 570k £1290 and £1280; 580k £1235, Jas. Hogg, Whitehouse 555k £1250, A. Kelly, Fintona 555k £1230; 530k £1100; 460k £990, R. Wauchope, Strabane 525k £1140; 515k £1080, J. Curran, Dromore 540k £1120, I. Hetherington, Omagh 535k £1100; 510k £1040, A. Simpson, Ederney 405k £995, S. McGuigan, Dromore 410k £1000; 445k £1010 and C. Gallogly, Ederney 315k £805 and £790; 345k £820; 360k £815.
Fat cows
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Hide AdB. Martin, Carrickmore 620k £205; 680k £167, O. Donnelly, Dromore 590k £171, C. Mitchell, Tattyreagh 640k £168, P. Hughes, Loughmacrory 680k £161, J. S. Robinson, Newtownstewart 710k £150, J. A. Donnelly, Loughmacrory 640k £158 and M. Cumisky, Creggan 710k £146.
Friesian cows
D. Adams, Melmount, 500k £157; 480k £136, E. Hughes, Dromore 740k £139, T. Hall, Donemana 690k £128, D. Hemphill, Drumquin 820k £124, C. Caldwell, Killen 570k £124, M. McCullagh, Greencastle 570k £118, R. S. Crawford, Fintona 770k £116, S. Brown, Beragh 510k £115 and C. Dixon, Sixmilecross 710k £115.
Dropped calves
A. Hughes, Dromore £470 Simmental bull, T. Colhoun, Strabane £470 Belgian Blue bull; £435 Belgian Blue heifer, N. Jack, Mountjoy £455 Belgian Blue heifer, T. Dillion, Beragh £440 Aberdeen Angus bull, L. Ogilvy, Strabane £440 Limousin Bull, E. Crawford, Newtownstewart £425 Limousin bull, E. Crawford, Newtownstewart £425 Belgian Blue bull, P. T. McMenamin, Leglands £410 Charolais Bull, D. Edgar, Trillick £410 Aberdeen Angus bull, A. McGovern, Fivemiletown £395 Hereford bull, C. Dixon, Sixmilecross £395 Blonde d’Aquitaine bull; £3890 Blonde d’Aquitaine heifer, B. McBride, Trillick £385 Aberdeen Angus bull; £375 Angus Heifer, A. Sproule, Aghyaran £380 Aberdeen Angus bull; £375 Angus heifer, R. S. Crawford, Fintona £370 Limousin heifer and N. Doherty, Newtownstewart £365 Hereford bull.
Weanlings
D. Buchannon, Killen £670 Belgian Blue bull, B. Reid, Ederney £670 Charolais bull; £670 Charolais heifer, J. Devine, Douglas Bridge £605 Aberdeen Angus bulls (2), S, McNulty, Glenmornan £590 Hereford bulls (3) and L. Pollock, Killen £495 Aberdeen Angus heifers (3).
Sale of suckled calves
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Hide AdBuoyed by the rise on beef prices and the fact that quality beef-bred calves are on the decrease, prices increased by roughly £60 per head.
It was also noticeable that bullock calves are in more demand than bull calves.
Bull/bullock calves
Jack Hunter, Drumquin 350k £1150, E. Boyd, Drumquin 355k £1110, Ian McFarland, Omagh 470k £1210; 340k £860, Kieran Teague, Dromore 410k £1150; 350k £1090; 385k £1060, R. J. Crawford, Clogher 465k £1200; 455k £1190; 485k £11780; 380k £1060, R. J. Holmes, Dromore 410k £1010; 310k £840, P. Meenan, Loughmacrory 405k £980; 355k £930, Jas. Love, Fintona 305k £920; 350k £990; 365k £960; 395k £1020, P. Slane, Carrickmore 310k £910, Jason Smyth, Killen 310k £890; 315k £900, N. McNulty, Dromore 320k £915, K. O’Neill, Dromore 340k £940; 330k £900; 390k £950, R. Ward, Mullaslin 385k £1050; 340k £920, J. Gallagher, Newtownstewart 350k £900, F. Cassidy, Lettercarn, 265k £870, T. Connolly, Beragh 210k £680; 175k £615 (3); 215k £620, P. Moss, Scraghey 220k £680, M. McCoy, Dromore 300k £840 and B. Liggett, Drumquin 315k £240k £660.
Heifer calves
L. Johnston, Tempo 425k £960; 410k £935; 420k £920; 350k £880, Ian McFarland, Omagh 435k £970, P. Slane, Carrickmore 360k £920; 305k £830, R. Ward, Mullaslin 300k £800; 290k £810, Jason Smyth, Killen 305k £800; 300k £790, F. Cassidy, Lettercarn 300k £780; 310k £800; 340k £840, R. J. Holmes, Dromore 300k £780, P. Meenan, Loughmacrory 310k £810 and £800; 395k £960, N. McNulty, Dromore 310k £800, Jas. McFarland, Kesh 315k £800, M. O’Kane, Drumquin 350k £860, Aiden Teague, Dromore 345k £850, Jas. Love, Fintona 330k £805; 345k £835, K. Teague, Dromore 340k £835; 365k £880, C. Walker, Lack 380k £890, P. Moss, Scraghey, 200k £680; 215k £685, E. Connolly, Castlederg 255k £755, H. McKane, Castlederg 220k £690; 270k £750; 290k £810, E. McNabb, Drumquin 270k £750; 290k £760, R. J. Weir, Ederney 350k £800; 325k £770, Jack Hunter, Drumquin 360k £840 and Jas. Moore, Ardstraw 470k £1000.
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