Steers peak at £1535 for 680kg at Dungannon Mart

Heifers topped at £1280 695kg Hereford (185.00).

Dropped calves cleared to £430 Belgian Blue bull and heifer calves to £390 Hereford heifer.

Meanwhile weanling cleared to £950 390kg Charolais steer (242.00).

While weanling heifers sold to £780 350kg Simmental (223.00).

STEERS

Steer prices remain brisk for all weights with a top price paid of £1535 680kg Limousin (226.00) presented by C and S Hutchinson, £1390 585kg Limousin (238.00), £1260 540kg Limousin (233.00), £1200 535kg Limousin (224.00); J Cooke £1340 590kg Simmental (227.00), £1220 550kg Simmental (223.00), £1130 540kg Limousin (209.00), £1120 510kg Simmental (220.00); B Daly £1250 575kg Limousin (217.00), £1190 490kg Charolais (243.00), £1050 465kg Charolais (226.00); T McGeough £890 430kg Aberdeen Angus (207.00), £840 405kg Aberdeen Angus (207.00); G Corr £840 400kg Aberdeen Angus (210.00), £835 380kg Aberdeen Angus (220.00), £820 355kg Aberdeen Angus (231.00), £820 385kg Aberdeen Angus (213.00), £800 375kg Belgian Blue (213.00), £730 330kg Aberdeen Angus (221.00) and N Morrow £830 385kg Aberdeen Angus (216.00).

HEIFERS

Heifer prices topped at £1280 695kg Hereford (185.00) presented by C and S Hutchinson, £1240 570kg Limousin (218.00), £1150 510kg Limousin (226.00); JT O’Hara £1100 500kg Charolais (220.00); D Robinson £860 360kg Limousin (239.00), £780 335kg Simmental (233.00), £670 335kg Limousin (200.00) and R McKenzie £780 390kg Aberdeen Angus (200.00).

DROPPED CALVES

Dropped Calves cleared to a height of £430 Belgian Blue bull presented by J Eldon, £420 Aberdeen Angus bull; A Cookstown producer £400 Aberdeen Angus bull; S Quinn £355 Charolais bull, £330 Charolais bull, £305 Aberdeen Angus bull, £275 x 2 Aberdeen Angus bulls; a Sixmilecross producer £300 Belgian Blue bull; R McGuigan £300 x 2 Aberdeen Angus bulls; C Weir £300 Aberdeen Angus bull, £250 x 2 Aberdeen Angus bulls, £250 x 3 Belgian Blue bulls; T Muldrew £270 Hereford bull, £245 Hereford bull; J and G Faulkner £260 Aberdeen Angus bull and R Crawford £250 Aberdeen Angus bull; Friesian bulls sold from £45 to £125.

Meanwhile heifer calves cleared to £390 Hereford presented by J Eldon; R Crawford £330 Belgian Blue heifer, £200 Aberdeen Angus heifer; R Potter £325 x 2 Charolais heifers; E Fox £295 Aberdeen Angus heifer; P Carberry £280 x 2 Limousin heifers; E McVeigh £240 x 2 Hereford heifers; S Quinn £240 x 3 Aberdeen Angus heifers; T Muldrew £230 Hereford heifer, £210 Hereford heifer and J and G Faulkner £220 Aberdeen Angus heifer.

WEANLINGS

Weanling sold to £950 for a 390kg Charolais steer (242.00) presented by J T O’Hara, £920 360kg Charolais (256.00); E Mullan £870 370kg Parhenais (235.00); V Kelly £850 310kg Charolais (272.00); A Lisburn Farmer £790 255kg Limousin (310.00), £730 240kg Limousin (303.00); J Ferguson £750 295kg Limousin (255.00), £580 240kg Limousin (243.00); H Wylie £700 310kg Aberdeen Angus (228.00); J Weir £680 270kg Charolais (250.00) and J Marshall £810 265kg Aberdeen Angus (231.00).

Meanwhile weanling heifers peaked at £780 350kg Simmental (221.00) presented by P Brady, £700 285kg Simmental (247.00), £690 270kg Simmental (258.00), £650 250kg Simmental (260.00); V Kelly £760 305kg Charolais (248.00), £640 300kg Charolais (212.00); J Weir £620 270kg Hereford (228.00), £580 245kg Charolais (237.00); A Abbott £610 245kg Limousin (248.00), £590 210kg Blonde d’Aquitaine (282.00) and K Connolly £570 195kg Blonde d’Aquitaine (294.00), £560 185kg Blonde d’Aquitaine (304.00).