Steady trade for cattle at Markethill Mart, heavy heifers to £2250

In some cases trade was slightly firmer, particularly for good quality weanlings.

The 100 store heifers included mostly forward and heavy heifers.

Good quality forward feeding heifers sold from £330-£388/100k, to a top of a £453/100k for 530k Limousin with breeding potential which sold at £2400 from a Keady producer.

The same owner received £388/100k for 540k at £2100 and a Dungannon producer received £366/100k for 574k at £2100.

Heavy heifers sold up to £346/100k for 612k at £2120 for a Gilford farmer, followed by £345/100k for 652k at £2250 for a Portadown farmer.

Top price of £2380 was paid for 726k at £328/100k from a Kilkeel producer, followed by £2370 for 720k (£329/100k) for a Portadown farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy heifers from £320-£344/100k.

Lighter grazing type heifers sold to £394/100k for 424k at £1670 for an Aghagallon farmer, followed by £389/100k for 406k at £1580 from a Cullyhanna farmer.

All good quality grazing heifers sold from £320-£380/100k.

Heavy bullocks sold up to a top of £363/100k for 606k at £2200 from a Dromara farmer.

The same owner received £357/100k for 606k at £2160.

Main demand for good quality types from £320-£352/100k with top price of £2570 for 778k Hereford (£330/100k) for a Jerrettspass producer.

Several more bullocks sold from £2200-£2450 each.

Midweight bullocks sold to a top of £366/100k for 402k at £1470 for a Gilford farmer, followed by £365/100k for 488k at £1780 for a Tandrgaee farmer.

The same owner received £359/100k for 474k at £1700.

Main demand from £352-£359/100k.

Forward feeding type bullocks reached £367/100k for 588k at £2160 for a Dromara producer, followed by £364/100k for 522k at £1900 for a Keady farmer.

All good quality lots sold from £320-£357/100k.

The 140 weanlings sold in an exceptionally strong demand, with demand far outstripping supply especially for the good quality weanlings.

Light males sold up to £555p/100k for 272k at £1510 for a Tempo producer.

The same owner received £535/100k for 290k at £1550.

Main demand from £450-£531/100k for good quality lots.

Midweight males sold to £556/100k for 358k at £1990 for a Downpatrick producer, followed by £541/100k for 320k at £1730 from a Tempo farmer.

Main demand for good quality lots from £420-£520/100k.

Stronger males sold up to £487/100k for 458k at £2230 for a Cullyhanna farmer, followed by £453/100k for 406k at £1840 for a Kilkeel producer.

Several more sold from £375-£439/100k.

Ligh heifer weanlings sold to £522/100k for 324k at £1690 from a Downpatrick producer, followed by £506/100k for 328k at £1660 from a Rathfriland farmer.

A Cullyhanna farmer received £500/100k for 356k at £1780.

All good quality lots from £410-497/100k.

Stronger heifer weanlings sold to £426/100k for 418k at £1780 from a Banbridge farmer, followed by £394/100k for 432k at £1700 from a Mullaghbawn producer.

In the suckler ring, in-calf heifers sold to £3000 paid twice for Limousins from a Ballynahinch farmer.

The same owner also received £2800 for an in-calf Limousin.

Outfits sold up to £2820 for a Hereford cow and a bull calf from a Camlough producer.

The same owner received £2800 for a similar outfit.

A Benburb farmer sold a 2017 Hereford cow and bull calf at £2780.

Heavy heifers

Gilford producer 612k £2120 £346/100k: Portadown producer 652k £2250 £345/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 640k £2200 £344/100k: Dromara producer 638k £2120 £332/100k: Portadown producer 720k £2370 £329/100k: Kilkeel producer 726k £2380 £328/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 646k £2100 £325/100k: Dungannon producer 680k £2180 £321/100k and Kilkeel producer 676k £2160 £320/100k.

Forward heifers

Keady producer 530k £2400 £453/100k: 542k £2100 £388/100k: Dungannon producer 574k £2100 £366/100k: Gilford producer 574k £2100 £366/100k: Keady producer 514k £1860 £362/100k: Gilford producer 598k £2110 £353/100k: 574k £2000 £349/100k: Dromara producer 536k £1860 £347/100k and Benburb producer 576k £1980 £344/100k: 560k £1920 £343/100k.

Midweight heifers

Aghagallon producer 424k £1670 £394/100k: Cullyhanna producer 406k £1580 £389/100k: Benburb producer 458k £1760 £384/100k: Forkhill producer 406k £1540 £379/100k: Aghagallon producer 482k £1780 £369/100k: Forkhill producer 430k £1560 £363/100k: Gilford producer 488k £1700 £348/100k and Ballynahinch producer 500k £1740 £348/100k: 462k £1600 £346/100k.

Heavy bullocks

Dromara producer 606k £2200 £363/100k: 606k £2160 £357/100k: Jerrettspass producer 642k £2260 £352/100k: Portadown producer 638k £2220 £348/100k: Dromara producer 662k £2290 £346/100k: Portadown producer 680k £2340 £344/100k: Gilford producer 642k £2190 £341/100k: Jerrettspass producer 622k £2120 £341/100k: Portadown producer 652k £2220 £341/100k and Dromara producer 618k £2100 £340/100k.

Midweight bullocks

Gilford producer 402k £1470 £366/100k: Tandragee producer 488k £1780 £365/100k: 474k £1700 £359/100k: 490k £1740 £355/100k: Forkhill producer 420k £1490 £355/100k: Tandrgaee producer 494k £1740 £352/100k and Richhill producer 478k £1680 £352/100k.

Forward bullocks

Dromara producer 588k £1260 £367/100k: Keady producer 522k £1900 £364/100k: Tandragee producer 502k £1790 £357/100k: Richhill producer 530k £1850 £349/100k: Glenanne producer 582k £2010 £345/100k: Richhill producer 512k £1730 £338/100k: Rathfriland producer 592k £2000 £338/100k: Glenanne producer 586k £1970 £336/100k and Rathfriland producer 590k £1980 £336/100k.

Light male weanlings

Tempo producer 272k £1510 £555/100k: 290k £1550 £535/100K: Rathfriland producer 290k £1540 £531/100k: Tempo producer 276k £1460 £529/100k: Rathfriland producer 276k £1400 £507/100k: Fivemiletown producer 294k £1480 £503/100k: Warrenpoint producer 280k £1370 £489/100k and Dromore producer 264k £1290 £489/100k.

Midweight male weanlings

Downpatrick producer 358k £1990 £556/100k: Tempo producer 320k £1730 £541/100k: Downpatrick producer 332k £1780 £536/100k: Camlough producer 350k £1800 £514/100k: Downpatrick producer 390k £1990 £510/100k: 392k £2000 £510/100k: Tempo producer 342k £1690 £494/100k: Downpatrick producer 370k £1810 £489/100k: Rathfriland producer 352k £1700 £483/100k and Camlough producer 322k £1540 £478/100k.

Strong male weanlings

Cullyhanna producer 458k £2230 £487/100k: Kilkeel producer 406k £1840 £453/100k: Keady producer 410k £1800 £439/100k: Keady producer 422k £1790 £424/100k: Kilkeel producer 402k £1680 £418/100k: Kilkeel producer 418k £1680 £402/100k: Cladybeg producer 452k £1800 £398/100k: Kilkeel producer 442k £1750 £396/100k: Cladybeg producer 444k £1740 £392/100k and Kilkeel producer 466k £1820 £391/100k.

Light heifer weanlings

Downpatrick producer 324k £1690 £522/100k: Rathfriland producer 328k £1660 £506/100k: Cullyhanna producer 356k £1780 £500/100k: Whitecross producer 222k £1110 £500/100k: Cullyhanna producer 322k £1600 £497/100k: Rathfriland producer 304k £1470 £484/100k: Dromore producer 330k £1590 £482/100k and Cullyhanna producer 346k £1660 £480/100k.

Stronger heifer weanlings

Banbridge producer 418k £1780 £426/100k: Mullaghbawn producer 432k £1700 £394/100k: Dromore producer 412k £1600 £388/100k: Dromara producer 404k £1560 £386/100k: Newtownhamilton producer 490k £1860 £380/100k: Dromara producer 420k £1560 £372/100k: 426k £1580 £371/100k and Forkhill producer 402k £1490 £371/100k.