Strong demand for cattle at Clogher

In the fatstock ring cow heifers sold to £178 for a 670kg Ch £177 for a 570kg Lim and £174 for a 670kg Daq. Fat cows peaked at £173 for a 560kg AA. £170 for a 650kg Lim and £162 for a 820kg Ch.

Leading prices as follows:

Ballygawley producer 670kg Ch to £178. Armagh producer 570kg Lim to £177. Dungannon producer 670kg Daq to £174. Fermanagh producer 560kg AA to £173 and 630kg Lim to £161. Portadown producer 650kg Lim to £170. Armagh producer 640kg Ch to £169. Dungannon producer 820kg Ch to £162. Kesh producer 670kg Lim to £161. Augher producer 660kg Lim to £168. Fermanagh producer 900kg Ch to £155. Ballygawley producer 520kg Lim to £154. Omagh producer 730kg Lim to £154. Omagh producer 670kg Lim to £153. Armagh producer 540kg Lim to £152. Fermanagh producer 610kg Lim to £151. Aughnacloy producer 780kg Daq to £151. Rosslea producer 80kg Lim to £150. Omagh producer 810kg Lim to £150.

Other quality lots sold from £130 to £148 per 100kg.

Second quality lots sold from £110 to £126 per 100kg.

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

Plainer lots sold from £76 to £88 per 100kg.

Poorer types sold from £52 to £69 per 100kg.

FAT BULLS: Omagh producer 950kg B/B to £124. Omagh producer 950kg Ch to £111. Pomeroy producer 940kg Daq to £102. Ballymoney producer 1030kg Hol to £95.

FAT STEERS (overage): 550kg Ch to £171. 420kg Ch to £164. 760kg Lim to £162. 750kg Lim to £155. 840kg Daq to £139. 680kg Fr to £131. 520kg Fr to £106. 480kg Fr to £106. 750kg Fr to £97.

FAT STEERS (underage): 450kg Her to £182. 620kg Lim to £174. 680kg Ch to £173. 660kg Ch to £172. 640kg AA to £171. 460kg Sim to £164. 690kg Ch to £163. 520kg B/B to £161. 670kg Lim to £160. 780kg Lim to £160 twice. 730kg AA to £160. 650kg Her to £159. 610kg Lim to £156. 790kg Sim to £155. 650kg AA to £154. 710kg Fkv to £152.

FAT HEIFERS (underage): 660kg Ch to £186. 740kg Ch to £178. 580kg Lim to £172. 630kg Ch to £166. 670kg Sim to £165. 670kg Ch to £161. 640kg Shb to £152. 660kg Hol to £131. 580kg Hol to £124. 650kg Fr to £108. 620kg Hol to £108.

STORE BULLOCKS (211): A larger entry sold to a much stronger demand with forward lots selling to £1340 for 760kg, Ch £1290 for a 740kg Ch and 700kg Ch to £1285 for Harold Erskine, Ballygawley. S McGlone, Clogher 780kg Ch to £1300. M G O’Kane, Trillick 770kg Ch to £1300. R E McCrea, Fivemiletown 720kg Lim to £1290 and 740kg Sim to £1265. J T Lynch, Lisnaskea 730kg Lim to £1260, 750kg Lim to £1210 and 750kg Ch to £1250. F Breen, Kinawley 670kg Lims to £1255 each. K G Walker, Portadown 730kg Sim to £1245 and 700kg Sim to £1240. Dungannon producer 630kg Lim to £1235, 700kg Ch to £1235 and 640kg Lim to £1205. Dungannon producer 650kg Ch to £1200 and 680kg Ch to £1190. E McWilliams, Seskinore 630kg AA to £1190.

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: G Crawford, Brookeborough 500kg Ch to £970. J McClearn, Dungannon 480kg Lim to £960. I A Kyle, Beragh 480kg Par to £950. T Dunne, Tempo 480kg Ch to £950 460kg Ch to £945, M F Mullan, Swatragh 490kg Ch to £940. S D Wilson, Clogher 460kg Lim to £940, 440kg Lim to £890. S Bimgham, Augher 470kg Par to £895 and 490kg Ch to £885. D M and E Murray, Fintona 480kg Lim to £870, 470kg Sim to £865 and 440kg Lim to £840. H McCann, S.M.X. 460kg Ch to £870. P T McGovern, Fermanagh 450kg Lim to £860. S P McGovern, Fermanagh 450kg Lim to £845.

SMALLER STORES 400KG & UNDER: S D Wilson, Clogher 400kg Lim to £875 and 390kg Lim to £845. T Dunne, Tempo 400kg Ch to £865 and 390kg Ch to £865. R Wallace, Donemana 370kg Lim to £780. P T McGovern, Fermanagh 340kg Lim to £670 and 350kg Lim to £665.

STORE HEIFERS: A much brighter demand in this section with strong stores selling to £1230 for a 660kg Ch and 630kg Daq to £1160 for F Flynn, Fermanagh, E A Graham, Tynan 680kg Ch to £1230, 650kg Ch to £1190, 640kg Ch to £1190, 620kg Ch to £1160, 610kg Ch to £1140, 580kg Ch to £1100, 570kg Ch to £1095 and 530kg Ch to £1060. N and K Carrothers, Tempo 620kg Ch to £1150 and 600kg Ch to £1090. R S Carson, Fermanagh 590kg Lim to £1120. P Potter, Armagh 610kg 610kg Ch to £1120 and 600kg Ch to £1110. P McAleer, Pomeroy 560kg Lim to £1090 and 610kg Ch to £1080. A D Jameson Ewing, Dungannon 520kg Ch to £1080. M Shortt, Clogher 600kg Ch to £1080. W F Ebbitt, Fermanagh 600kg Lim to £1070.

MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: E A Graham, Tynan 490kg Ch to £965. W and C Mills, Cookstown 450kg Lim to £950 and 460kg Lim to £840. T Grew, Fermanagh 480kg Ch to £950. C Irwin, F.M.T. 490kg Ch to £945. R S Carson, Fermanagh 500kg Lim to £940. B McKenna, Dungannon 470kg Ch to £910. J D Noble, F.M.T. 490kg AA to £860. S Hetherington, Dungannon 490kg Daq to £850 and 480kg Daq to £790. Dungannon producer 480kg Lim to £810, 430kg Lim to £800 and 460kg Ch to £780. C Fee, Tempo 410kg Ch to £800. T Grew, Fermanagh 460kg Ch to £800 K Madden, Cookstown 410kg Lim to £785.

SMALLER STORES 400K & UNDER: C Fee, Tempo 400kg Ch to £840, 400kg Lim to £815, and 390kg Lim to £755. R J Bleakley, Clogher 390kg Lim to £745. J Conlon, Tempo 390kg Ch to £740. Dungannon producer 390kg Sim to £735 and 390kg Lim to £725.

WEANLINGS (274): A great turnout of quality stock on offer this week with steers and bulls selling to £985 for a 450kg Ch from J Duff, Omagh. P Dobbs, Omagh sold 490kg Ch to £950 and 450kg Ch to £940. R McCall, Armagh 370kg Ch to £370kg Ch to £910 and 400kg Ch to £875. M McCrystal, Ballygawley 400kg Lim to £900 and 390kg Lim to £895. D J Primrose, F.M.T. 390kg Ch to £900. G Morrow, F.M.T. 420kg Ch to £885. T Grew, Fermanagh 410kg Ch to £885. F Boyle, Rosslea 430kg Ch to £880. D Kennedy, Armagh 390kg Ch to £880. R McSorley, Ballygawley 350kg Lim to £880. P Byers, F.M.T. 450kg Lim to £875. T McGoldrick, Kinawley 430kg Lim to £865. R J Barnes, Cookstown 390kg B/B to £865. C Johnston, F.M.T. 430kg Sim to £860. J Hawkes, Omagh 400kg Ch to £860.

WEANLING HEIFERS: R Farry, Coa 450kg Ch to £880, 430kg Ch to £870, 390kg Ch to £865 and 420kg Ch to £780. F Rooney, Rosslea 370kg Ch to £840, 370kg Ch to £830 and 370kg Sim to £780. A Millar, Augher 440kg Lim to £825. O McAnespie, Ballygawley 390kg Ch to £800 and 410kg Ch to £760. R McSorley, Ballygawley 340kg Lim to £800 and 330kg Lim to £755. S Cullen, Ederney 380kg Lim to £800. N McDonagh, F.M.T. 350kg to £795 and 420kg Ch to £790. J Muldoon, Aughnacloy 360kg Ch to £785. D McClaren, Omagh 370kg Lim to £770 and 370kg Ch to £750. P Drumm, Derrylin 290kg Sim to £755. R McCall, Armagh 340kg Ch to £750.

DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: A larger entry last week sold to a brisk demand with a Ballygawley producer selling calved heifers to £1300 and £975. A Co Armagh producer sold calved heifers to £1220 and £1200. P Wilson, Derrygonnelly £1120 twice £1100 and £1070 for calved heifers. R McClean, Dungannon £1120 for calved second calver. Several others sold from £910 to £1030.

BREEDING BULLS: P Cassidy £1360 for pedigree non registered Lim (born 18/01/14).

SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another good turnout sold to a very keen demand especially for quality lots P Cassidy, Augher sold an 09 cow and bull calf to £1715 and a heifer and heifer calf to £1540. A Johnston, Clogher £1390 for 08 cow and bull calf. C McCombe, Clogher £1305 for heifer and heifer calf and £1000 for heifer and bull calf. M/S J and K Donaghy, Omagh £1240 for second calver and bull calf. Ruth Strain, Aughnacloy £1000 for 08 cow and heifer calf.

INCALF COWS & HEIFERS: R Murphy, Pomeroy £1200 three times and £1180 for heifers. Gortavoy Farms, Pomeroy £1180 twice for heifers. Several others sold from £830 to £1080. Don’t forget clearance sale on Thursday 11/02/16 at 7.30pm a lot of good outfits on offer.

DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: A smaller entry sold to a good steady demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £445, £440, £435, £390, £300 and £295 for AAs to R J Hoy, Monea. Wm Wilson, Dungannon £380 for Sim £375 and £365 for Lims. J R Hunter, Maguiresbridge £350 for B/B. M/S D and A Armstrong, Ederney £350 for Sim. A J Thompson, Newtownbutler £335 for Lim. N Corr, Dungannon £308 for Her. J McCullogh, Omagh £290 for Her.

HEIFERS: A W Wilson, Dungannon £410 for Lim. F O’Neill, Ballygawley £410 for Her. Omagh producer £408 and £395 for Lims. O McAnespie, Ballygawley £380 for Ch. R Totten, Ballinderry £320 and £250 for AAs. R J Hoy, Monea £280 for AA. K Laurenson, Dromara £275 for Her.

REARED BULLS: Lisbellaw producer £680 for Char and £560 for Her. K McCrory, S.M.X. £630 for Lim. F O’Neill, Ballygawley £590 for Ch. Fivemiletown producer £575, £535, £530, for Lims. J and V Magwood, Brookeborough £565 for AA. D Thornton, Kinawley £550 for AA. I Crawford, Derrylin £550 for AA. J Boylan, Aughnacloy £525 for Ch. A W Wilson, Dungannon £525 for AA. B Ward, Dungannon £495 and £470 for Her.

REARED HEIFERS: H Stubbs, Lisnaskea £705 for Ch. Clogher producer £670 and £650 for Lims. J Boylan, Aughnacloy £630 and £505 for B/Bs. D Snow, Kesh £500 for Lim. Dungannon producer £490 and £475 for Sims. I Crawford, Derrylin £455 for AA. O McAnespie, Ballygawley £435 for Lim. Pomeroy producer £430 and £420 for Lims.