CATTLE trade maintained its recent level at Markethill on Tuesday, June 11, with several exceptional prices recorded throughout the rings.
Dairy stock sold to £1950 for a calved heifer from a Dungannon farmer. The same owner received £1500 and £1440 for calved heifer.
Suckler outfits sold to £1440 for a Char cow and bull calf from a Gilford producer. Others sold from £975 to £1090.
CULL COWS
In the beef ring cow/heifers sold to £193 for 620k (non FQA) at £1195 followed by £191 for 620k (non FQA) at £1185. Cows sold from £135 to £160 for 600k at £960 and up to £1100 for 700k (157). Fleshed Friesian cows from £120 to £136 for 770k at £1045. Young Friesian cows to £161 for 640k at £1030. Second Friesian cows from £100 to £115 per 100 kilos with the poorest lots from £65 to £90 per 100 kilos. Fleshed Friesian bullocks sold to £183 for 650k at £1190. Others from £160 to £176 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Collone farmer 600k £960 £160.00; Dungannon farmer 610k £970 £159.00; Loughgilly farmer 700k £1100 £157.15; Tandragee farmer 610k £940 £154.10; Newry farmer 680k £1000 £147.05; Newry farmer 670k £980 £146.25; Newry farmer 720k £1025 £142.35; Collone farmer 600k £850 £141.65; Newry farmer 680k £960 £141.20;
Cow/heifers
Tandragee farmer 620k £1195 £192.75; Tandragee farmer 620k £1185 £191.15; Loughgilly farmer 570k £1010 £177.20; Belleeks farmer 560k £975 £174.10; Tassagh farmer 630k £1080 £171.45; Tandragee farmer 640k £1030 £160.95;
Friesian cows
Middletown farmer 600k £870 £145.00; Tynan farmer 770k £1045 £135.70; Tynan farmer 670k £900 £134.35; Tynan farmer 710k £935 £131.70; Newry farmer 700k £920 £131.45; Belleeks farmer 610k £785 £128.70; Newmills farmer 600k £770 £128.35;
BULLOCKS
Middleweight bullocks to £219 for 440k at £965. An entry of Hereford bullocks from a Stewartstown farmer sold from £180 to £206 for 480k at £990. Friesian bullocks sold from £135 to £168 for 390k at £655.
Heavy Friesian bullocks
Killylea farmer 650k £1190 £183.10; Killylea farmer 630k £1110 £176.20; Killylea farmer 670k £1085 £161.95;
Middleweight bullocks
Whitecross farmer 440k £965 £219.35; Whitecross farmer 410k £890 £217.10; Stewartstown farmer 480k £990 £206.25; Whitecross farmer 420k £855 £203.60; Stewartstown farmer 460k £930 £202.20; Stewartstown farmer 420k £790 £188.10; Stewartstown farmer 410k £770 £187.80; Stewartstown farmer 410k 3770 £187.80;
Middleweight Friesian bullocks
Benburb farmer 390k £655 £168.00; Newry farmer 360k £585 £162.50; Stewartstown farmer 420k £665 £158.35; Stewartstown farmer 420k £590 £140.50; Stewartstown farmer 400k £570 £142.50; Stewartstown farmer 400k £565 £141.25; Stewartstown farmer 400k £550 £147.50; Benburb farmer 360k £490 £136.10;
Lightweight bullocks
Newry farmer 320k £660 £206.25; Newry farmer 320k £620 £193.75; Newry farmer 340k £655 £192.65; Newry farmer 330k £635 £192.45; Newry farmer 320k £615 £192.20; Newry farmer 340k £630 £185.30; Stewartstown farmer 400k £730 £182.50;
HEIFERS
Forward heifers to £192 for 490k Angus at £940. Middleweights to £210.60 for 330k at £695. First quality heifers sold from £180 to £200 per 100 kilos with 2nd quality from £155 to £175 per 100 kilos.
Forward heifers
Newry farmer 490k £940 £192.00; Newry farmer 430k £820 £191.00; Tandragee farmer 460k £865 £188.05; Tandragee farmer 450k £825 £183.35; Newry farmer 500k £900 £180.00; Newry farmer 420k £755 £180.00;
Middleweight heifers
Newry farmer 330k £695 £210.60; Newry farmer 340k £680 £200.00; Newry farmer 310k £565 £182.25; Newry farmer 380k £650 £171.05;
CALVES
Calf trade remained very firm. Bull calves from £200 to £328 for a Lim. Heifer calves to £150 to £270 for a blue.
Reared bull calves to £690 and heifers to £455 each.
Bull calves
Lim £328; Her £252; Lim £240; Her £240; Lim £240; Lim £240; Lim £225; Her £220; Lim £215; Lim £208;
Heifer calves
BB £270; BB £270; BB £270; Lim £240; Lim £220; Her £175; Sim £170.
