Quality lots continue to sell sharply at Dungannon

Quality lots continue to sell sharply to peak at £1325 for a 695kg Lim steer (191.00), while heifers sold to £1200 600kg Char (200.00).
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2016, 13:00 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 20:58 BST

Fat cows sold to £1065 785kg Daq (136.00); dropped calves cleared to £320 Lim bull and heifer calves to £295 Lim; suckled cows and calves peaked at £1240 Lim cow and Lim bull calf at foot; weanling prices peaked at £920 460kg Char steer (200.00) and weanling heifers to £755 325kg Lim (232.00).

STEERS (65): Steers prices remain steady to peak at £1325 695kg Lim (191.00) presented by A Paisley, £1220 675kg Char (181.00), £1175 630kg Lim (187.00), £1170 640kg Char (183.00), £1010 540kg Lim (187.00); D Eagleson £1155 590kg Char (196.00), £1140 570kg Char (200.00); J Cooke £1135 590kg Lim (192.00), £1120 600kg Lim (187.00), £1070 555kg Char (193.00), £1040 540kg Lim (192.60), £985 500kg Lim (197.00), £940 485kg Char (194.00); F Cassidy £1105 550kg Char (201.00), £990 500kg Char (198.00), £960 500kg Char (192.00); S Robinson £1060 530kg Lim (200.00); An Armagh farmer £940 460kg Daq (204.00), £820 435kg Lim (189.00); E Anderson £890 470kg Her (190.00); J Hogg £890 365kg Lim (244.00); N Kelso £865 445kg Lim (195.00); Riverview Farms £820 385kg Char (213.00), £750 335kg Char (224.00).

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HEIFERS (30): Quality heifers on offer this week topped at £1200 600kg Char (200.00) presented by a Dungannon farmer, £1190 590kg Char (202.00), £1060 520kg Char (204.00); R Mann £1180 625kg Char (189.00), £1085 570kg Char (191.00), £1085 585kg Char (186.00); G Boden £1070 540kg Char (198.00), £980 540kg Char (182.00), £925 485kg Char (191.00), £900 480kg Char (188.00), £860 405kg Lim (212.00); A Patterson £830 455kg Char (182.00); D Hammond £630 340kg Her (185.00), £625 335kg Sim (187.00), £615 340kg SHB (181.00).

Fat cows peaked at £1065 785kg Daq (136.00) presented by a Cookstown farmer.

DROPPED CALVES (80): Dropped Calves continue to sell briskly to peak at £320 Lim bull presented by T Malcomson, £220 x 2 Lim bulls; W Smith £300 Her bull; J Pollock £265 BB bull; S Johnston £260 Daq bull, £235 Daq bull, £230 Daq bull; R Irwin £250 AA bull; F Burrows £245 AA bull; C Maxwell £240 AA bull; M McCann £235 AA bull; reared Fr bulls sold to £260 presented by A Lavery, £175 Fr; J Pollock £200 x 2 Fr bulls. Meanwhile heifer calves sold to £295 Lim presented by T Malcomson; D Downey £295 Lim hfr, £220 Lim hfr; C Loughran £280 Lim hfr, £210 Lim hfr; F Oliver £260 Char hfr; W Conn £245 AA hfr; W Sloan £240 AA hfr; M McCann £235 AA hfr; S Johnston £230 Daq hfr, £200 Daq hfr; J Ewing £225 Lim hfr, £200 Lim hfr, £200 x 2 Lim hfrs; P Robinson £205 AA hfr.

SUCKLED COWS: Suckled cows and calves sold to a height of £1240 for a 03 Born Lim cow and Lim bull calf at foot presented by T Monaghan; J Lennox £1140 Lim cow and Lim hfr calf; K Moore Daq cow and AA bull calf.

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WEANLINGS (70): Weanlings continue to sell sharply to peak at £920 460kg Char steer (200.00) presented by G Litter, £800 400kg Char (200.00); S Allen £865 400kg Lim (216.00); K McAleer £860 425kg Char (202.00); S Hawkes £845 410kg BB (206.00), £730 360kg Lim (203.00); S McCulla £715 355kg Lim (200.00); W Conn £600 270kg Char (222.00), £525 240kg Char (219.00); P Rafferty £600 290kg Lim (207.00); D Mahon £595 X 2 230kg Lims (259.00), £550 215kg Lim (255.80).

Weanling heifers topped at £755 325kg Lim (232.00) presented by S Allen, £670 330kg Lim (203.00), £620 330kg Lim (188.00); S Hawkes £750 315kg BB (238.00); P Donnelly £750 345kg Lim (217.00), £710 310kg Lim (229.00), £660 285kg Lim (232.00); C Rafferty £740 340kg Lim (218.00), £715 370kg Lim (193.00); D Mahon £575 290kg Lim (198.00), £515 225kg Lim (229.00), £490 x 2 240kg Lims (204.00); W Conn £525 x 2 242kg Lims (217.00).