Steady trade at Clogher despite severe weather

In the fatstock ring beef cows sold to £177 for a 700kg Ch, £160 for a 650kg Ch and 155 for a 690kg Wag.

Cow heifers sold to £166 for a 610kg Lim, £161 for a 580kg Her and £160 for a 440kg Sim.

Leading prices in this section: Augher producer 700kg Ch. to £177. Clogher producer 610kg Lim to £166. Dungannon producer 580kg Her to £161 and 630kg Ch to £149. Loughgall producer 650kg Ch to £160. Lurgan producer 440kg Sim to £160. Tassagh producer 690kg Wag to £155. Aldergrove producer 620kg Her to £150. Plumbridge producer 820kg Lim to £150. Galbally producer 560kg Lim to £150. Coalisland producer 510kg Lim to £148. Armagh producer 740kg Sim to £148. Moneymore producer 560kg Par to £147. Strabane producer 780kg Ch to £145. Craigavon producer 500kg Lim to £145 and 600kg Lim to £142. Newtownstewart producer 880kg Ch to £143. Ballygawley producer 610kg Lim to £141. Augher producer 580kg Lim to £141. Pomeroy producer 700kg Ch to £141 and 660kg Lim to £140.

Other quality lots sold from £120 to £138 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold £102 to £118 per 100kg.

Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £104 to £112 per 100kg.

Plainer lots sold from £82 to £98 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £52 to £74 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: 840kg Daq to £117, 880kg Lim to £108, 700kg Lim to £106, 730kg Lim to £104.

FAT STEERS (overage): 530kg AA to £171. 680kg Lim to £168. 700kg Lim to £164. 740kg Her to £158. 570kg Her to £146. 650kg Lim to £146. 620kg Swr to £130.

FAT STEERS (underage): 800kg Lim to £172. 550kg AA to £156. 420kg AA to £150. 710kg Mb to £150. 490kg Fkv to £147. 530kg Fkv to £147. 550kg Fkv to £147. 550kg Lim to £145. 620kg Fr to £141. 560kg Fr to £130. 500kg Fr to £120. 610kg Fr to £117. 580kg Fr to £115.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 670kg B/B to £181. 610kg Lim to £176. 590kg Lim to £172. 480kg Sim to £168. 500kg Her to £157. 530kg Her to £154. 560kg Her to £152. 600kg Lim to £148.

STORE BULLOCKS: Sharp demand in this section with strong stores selling to £1330 for a 800kg Ch £1290 for a 680kg Lim. £1255 for a 660kg Lim and £1230 for a 790kg Ch to a Dungannon producer. I Hardy, Augher 780kg Sal to £1290 700kg Sal to £1195 and 650kg Sal to £1155. E McNally, Cookstown 690kg Lim to £1290, 680kg Lim to £1285, 710kg Lim to £1280 and 670kg Lim to £1210. G W Allen, Portadown 690kg Lim to £1190, 640kg Ch to £1085, 650kg Lim to £1080 and 560kg Lim to £1080. K Lockhart, Dungannon 660kg Ch to £1150. J Lynch, Coalisland 600kg Sim to £1140 and 530kg AA to £1070. Carrickmore producer 540kg Lim to £1065

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: 480kg Sim to £945 and 450kg Sim to £875. M Convery, Crossgar 490kg Ch to £925, 450kg Ch to £895, 480kg Ch to £885 and 450kg Lim to £880. J Rafferty, Enniskillen 440kg Lim to £895, 420kg Lim to £870 and 430kg Lim to £810. W Cairns, Aghalee 480kg Sim to £880 and 430kg AA to £760. J Lynch, Coalisland 450kg Sim to £875. K Lockhart, Dungannon 480kg Ch to £870. A Clarke, Derrylin 490kg Ch to £870 and 420kg Ch to £855. A McStravick, Aghalee 370kg Fr to £500 and 380kg Fr to £490.

STORE HEIFERS: Keen demand in this section with W S Hall, Magheraveely selling 660kg Ch to £1295, 700kg Ch to £1290, 680kg Ch to £1265, 730kg Ch to £1245, 680kg Ch to £1220, 660kg Ch to £1190, 650kg Ch to £1160, 660kg Ch to £1140, 680kg Ch to £1140 and 640kg Ch to £1100. T Morrow, Lisnaskea 640kg Ch to £1250 630kg Ch to £1125, 620kg Ch to £1115, 610kg Ch to £1105 and 620kg Ch to £1100. W E F Elliott, Florencecourt 630kg Lim to £1240. W Gordon, Armagh 610kg Daq to £1150. O Cairns, Ballygawley 640kg Ch to £1070 and 590kg Lim to £1030. B McNamee, Eskra 600kg Ch to £1020.

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: Clogher producer 480kg Ch to £875. P Tally, Galbally 440kg Lim to £865, 460kg Lim to £800 and 440kg AA to £700. W E F Elliott, Florencecourt 400kg Ch to £850. O Cairns, Ballygawley 430kg Lim to £810. S McElroy, Galbally 450kg Lim to £800 and 420kg Lim to £760.

WEANLINGS: A very strong demand in this section with steers and bulls selling to £930 for a 440kg Ch 420kg Ch to £860, 430kg Ch to £850, 360kg Ch to £835 and 390kg Ch to £825 for J McElroy, Clogher. P J Reilly, Derrylin sold 430kg Ch to £920, 430kg Ch to £890 and 410kg Ch to £835. E McCaughey, Fintona 380kg Ch to £910 360kg Lim to £875, 350kg Ch to £845 and 360kg Lim to £840. C McGarvey, Beragh 370kg Lims to £905 twice. L Johnston, Tempo 430kg Ch to £900, 440kg Ch to £880, 410kg Ch to £880. A Lockhart, Aughnacloy 550kg B/B to £900. Des Irwin, Augher 470kg Lim to £870. M Trimble, Maguiresbridge 450kg Ch to £850.

WEANLING HEIFERS: P J Reilly, Derrylin 390kg Ch to £895, 400kg Ch to £760, 310kg Ch to £695 and 330kg Ch to £690. K Farrell, Fivemiletown 370kg Ch to £880 and 340kg Ch to £800. T and D Rafferty, Cappagh 330kg Daq to £840. J M McGovern, Clogher 330kg Lim to £820 and 330kg Ch to £720. J Muldoon, Aughnacloy 450kg Ch to £815. J J Corr, Dungannon 380kg Sim to £790. J McElroy, Clogher 400kg Ch to £760, K Cullinan, Fivemiletown 340kg Ch to £750. S McElroy, Galbally 340kg Lim to £740. L Johnston, Tempo 330kg Ch to £740. W White, Portadown 320kg Ch to £730 and 340kg Ch to £690. F O’Neill, Ballygawley 240kg Ch to £720. R Douglas, Portadown 360kg Ch to £715.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: Glentop Farms, Castlederg £1210 and £1065 for second calver and £1000 for a third calver. Albert Foster, Mackin, Enniskillen £1130 for calved heifer.

A selection of maiden heifers from a Portadown producer sold from £435 to £446.

BREEDING BULLS: J McAvoy, Portadown £2190 and £1970 for pedigree registered Lims (born 14/06/14 and 23/06/14), Lisnaskea producer £1700 for pedigree registered Char (born 01/07/14), W Gordon £1300 for pedigree registered Simm (born 02/05/12).

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Strong demand in this section for quality lots with T Armstrong, Derrygonnelly selling an 07 cow and heifer calf to £1800. Ed McCann, Fintona £1630 for heifer and heifer calf. Pomeroy producer £1580 and £1200 for second calvers with bull calves. A G McGovern, Fivemiletown £1530 for heifer and heifer calf. W Maxwell, Augher £1295 for heifer and bull calf. T McMahon, Clogher £1200 for heifer and bull calf and £1100 for 2nd Calver and Bull Calf. C Cooke L/Derry £1050 for Heifer & Heifer Calf.

INCALF COWS & HEIFERS

P McCone £1100. P D McGarvey, £1040, £955, £945 and £865. A O’Neill £950, £935, £915 and £900.

Producers dont forget the reduction sale on Thursday evening 21/01/16 at 7pm a large selection of quality west of Ireland springing cows and heifers with a selection of cows and calves a sale not to be missed.

Special entry Saturday 31/01/16 two pedigree registered Lim vows by Wilodge Fantastic and Rahoney Umar third and fourth calvers at note to sires Emerson and Tvr.

DROPPED CALVED & REARED CALVES: A good turnout sold readily with bull calves (under two months) selling to £585 for a Sim from J McKelvey, Omagh. A Smith, Seskinore £345 for AA. A C Lunny, Aghalane £335 for AA. C Forbes, Castlederg £330 and £280 for AAs. J Carolan, Rosslea £320 for B/B. R T Mavitty, Culkey £320, £300 twice and £290 for Chars.

HEIFERS: J McKelvey, Omagh £430 for Sim and £350 for Lim. Wm Wilson, Dungannon £365 for Ch. J Carolan, Rosslea £295 for B/B. A C Lunny, Aghalane £295 for B/B. R T Mavitty, Culkey £285 for Ch.

REARED BULLS: K Little, Lisnaskea £705, £640 and £600 for Chars. C Finlay, Aughnacloy £630 for Ch, £590 for Lim and £560 for Her. Wm Wilson, Dungannon £615 for Ch. V Conlon, Benburb £550 twice, £545, £530, £525, £520 and £480 for AAs. REARED HEIFERS: D Thornton, Kinawley £730 for Sim, £650 and £625 for Chars. J McKernan, Omagh £620 for Ch. K Little, Lisnaskea £605 for Ch and £560 for Lim. A Alexander, Augher £590 for B/B and £550 for Ch. C Finlay, Aughnacloy £510 and £480 for Lims and £490 for Her. Mountview Cattle, Dungannon £470 twice for Lims.