Light weight cattle sell sharply at Dungannon

All classes of light weight stock continue to sell sharply with heavier cattle harder to sell.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Mar 2016, 10:48 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2016, 11:07 BST

Steers sold to a height of £1290 795kg Char (163.00). While heifers topped at £1080 640kg Char (170.00). Dropped calves sold to £345 Sal bull and heifer calves to £300 Lim hfr. Weanling topped at £855 for a 425kg Char steer (201.00). While weanling heifers sold to £750 345kg Char (217.00).

STEERS (79): Steers sold to a height of £1290 795kg Char (162.00) presented by N McCall, £1265 735kg Char (172.00), £1190 665kg Char (179.00), £1140 600kg Char (190.00); L Beattie £1120 625kg Lim (179.00), £1120 580kg Lim (193.00), £1090 555kg Lim (196.00); E James £1075 560kg Char (192.00), £990 500kg Char (198.00), £915 450kg Daq (203.00), £855 460kg BB (186.00); S Hopper £1050 570kg Sim (185.00); R and L Rea £1040 560kg Lim (186.00); S Cuddy £1040 505kg Lim (206.00), £1020 545kg Char (187.00), £995 530kg Lim (188.00), £970 505kg Char (192.00), £910 495kg Lim (184.00); D Eagleson £1000 515kg Char (194.00), £965 505kg Char (191.00), £920 495kg Char (186.00); W Turkington £955 530kg Lim (180.00); A C Hogg £865 410kg Char (211.00), £860 410kg Char (210.00), £800 345kg Char (212.00), £800 360kg Char (222.20), £790 x 2 330kg Lims (239.00).

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HEIFERS: More heifers needed weekly with a top price paid of £1080 640kg Char (169.00) presented by N McCall, £1080 610kg Char (177.00), £985 535kg Char (184.00), £920 490kg Char (188.00); W Turkington £905 475kg Lim (191.00); S Hopper £870 470kg Char (185.00); R and L Rea £850 425kg Lim (200.00), £850 470kg Lim (181.00); T Lyons £810 420kg Lim (193.00); V Beacom £670 325kg Char (206.00), £595 290kg Char (205.00), £595 325kg Char (183.00).

DROPPED CALVES (70): Dropped calves sold to a height of £345 Sal Bull forwarded by D Robinson; I Hamilton £300 FKV bull; B Lavery £245 Her bull; H Hewitt £235 Sim bull; D Gallagher £205 AA bull; P Kerr £200 AA bull; C Keane £200 x 3 AA bulls, £185 AA bull; D Gallagher £180 AA bull; reared coloured calves sold to £475 x 2 FKV bulls presented by I Hamilton, £470 Fkv bull; I Hamilton £455 x 2 FKV bulls, £430 x 3 Fkv bulls; T Hamilton £430 Fkv bull; D Ferry £430 Lim bull; O Robinson £420 BB bull. Reared Fr bull calves sold to £350 presented by J Elliott. Meanwhile heifers calves peaked at £300 Lim hfr presented by B O’Neill, £235 AA hfr, £230 AA hfr, £205 AA hfr, £175 Lim hfr; M Campbell £295 Lim hfr, £275 Lim hfr, £255 x 2 Lim hfrs; W Rodgers £275 x 2 Her hfrs; C Keane and Sons £220 BB hfr; D Gallagher £205 AA hfr.

Suckled cows and calves sold to £1015 Lim cow springing presented by Moghan Farms, £940 Char cow springing.

WEANLINGS (95): Weanlings continue to sell well to a height of £855 for a 425kg Char steer (201.00) presented by M Gillen; S O’Neill £795 390kg Char (204.00), £780 380kg Lim (205.00), £750 375kg Lim (200.00), £695 330kg Lim (211.00); S Allen £785 370kg Lim (212.00), £755 345kg Lim (219.00); J Tanney £750 365kg Lim (206.00); E Mullan £705 325kg Char (217.00); P McKearney £680 315kg Lim (216.00), £680 315kg Char (216.00); D Small £640 290kg Lim (221.00); D Mahon £600 290kg Lim (207.00). Weanling heifers sold to £750 345kg Char (217.00) presented by E Mullan; M Gillen £730 325kg Char (225.00), £720 360kg Char (200.00), £630 300kg Char (210.00), £615 290kg Char (212.00), £505 245kg Char (206.00); S Allen £710 340kg Lim (209.00).

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