Markethill Mart: Good quality beef bred cows selling to £1305

Cow/heifers sold to £194 per 100 kilos for 672k at £1305 from a Ballynahinch farmer.

Fleshed Friesian cows sold from £115 to £129 per 100 kilos for 708k at £915 for a Benburb farmer followed by £122 for 750k at £925 from an Armagh producer.

Second quality Friesians from £95 to £110 and the poorest types from £65 to £80 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Moira farmer 618k £1065 £172.00; Armagh farmer 770k £1305 £169.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 770k £1265 £164.00; Newry farmer 764k £1215 £159.00; Keady farmer 694k £1085 £156.00; Armagh farmer 762k £1185 £156.00; Armagh farmer 726k £1105 £152.00; Ballynahinch farmer 768k £1165 £152.00 and Lurgan farmer 748k £1125 £150.00.

Friesian cull cows

Benburb farmer 708k £915 £129.00; Armagh farmer 756k £925 £122.00; Keady farmer 846k £1025 £121.00; Armagh farmer 814k £975 £120.00; Keady farmer 684k £815 £119.00; Bessbrook farmer 774k £915 £118.00 and Keady farmer 724k £855 £118.00.

CALVES

150 dropped calves sold in a very firm demand with good quality bull calves under six weeks old selling from £300 to £450 for a three week old Charolais followed by £435 for a three week old Aberdeen Angus.

Good quality heifer calves sold to £410 for a two week old Charolais followed by £370 for a two week old Belgian Blue.

Main demand from £240 to £340 each.

Bull calves

Charolais £450; Aberdeen Angus £435; Charolais £400; Hereford £390; Aberdeen Angus £385; Aberdeen Angus £380; Aberdeen Angus £375; Limousin £355 and Belgian Blue £340.

Heifer calves

Charolais £410; Belgian Blue £370; Aberdeen Angus £370; Fleckvieh £350; Aberdeen Angus £305; Hereford £300; Aberdeen Angus £290 and Aberdeen Angus £260.