Markethill

  • Date: 27/06/2020
  • Type: Cattle, Weanling
  • Town: Markethill (Co. Armagh)
  • Address: Markethill Livestock & Farm Sales 12 Cladymilltown Road, Markethill County Armagh
  • Webpage: Markethill Mart

27/06/2020 - Markethill Cattle Mart Report

MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK CATTLE SALE REPORT 27 TH JUNE 2020
An entry of 700 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 27 th June continued to sell in an exceptionally strong
demand with beef cattle in particularly selling the best ever trade.
HEIFERS
170 heifers included a large number of forward and beef heifers. Good quality beef heifers sold
steadily from £200 to £235 per 100 kilos for 606k Lim at £1425 from a Newry farmer followed by
£234 per 100 kilos for 618k R Lim at £1445 for a Dungannon farmer. Top price heifer £1555 for 700k
Char at £222 for a Poyntzpass farmer followed by £1485 paid for a 650k Char £228 from a Banbridge
farmer and for 650k Char £228 for a Dungannon producer. Forward store heifers £231 for 510k Lim
at £1180 for a Newtownhamilton farmer. Main demand for good quality forward heifers from £200
to £230 per 100 kilos. Good quality middleweight heifers steadily from £200 to £237 per 100 kilos
for 428k Char at £1015 from a Keady farmer followed by £236 per 100 kilos for 426k Char at £1005
from a Portadown producer.
Beef heifers
Newry farmer 606k £1425 £235.00; Dungannon farmer 618k £1445 £234.00; Richhill farmer 610k
£1415 £232.00; Newry farmer 606k £1405 £232.00; Banbridge farmer 650k £1485 £228.00;
Dungannon farmer 652k £1485 £228.00; Portadown farmer 650k £1455 £224.00; Banbridge farmer
650k £1445 £222.00; Poyntzpass farmer 702k £1555 £222.00;
Forward heifers
Newtownhamilton farmer 510k £1180 £231.00; Newry farmer 542k £1245 £230.00; Rathfriland
farmer 542k £1235 £228.00; Banbridge farmer 600k £1355 £226.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 542k
£1205 £222.00; Banbridge farmer 552k £1225 £222.00;
Middleweight heifers
Keady farmer 428k £1015 £237.00; Portadown farmer 426k £1005 £236.00; Portadown farmer 444k
£1035 £233.00; Newry farmer 500k £1145 £229.00; Ballyroney farmer 496k £1135 £229.00; Armagh
farmer 404k £915 £226.00; Poyntzpass farmer 492k £1085 £221.00; Portadown farmer 432k £935
£216.00;
BULLOCKS
180 bullocks included a large number of heavy beef bullocks which sold in probably the best ever
trade to a top of £1775 for 778k Char at £230 per 100 kilos from a Dromara farmer followed by
£1735 for 750k £231 from a Dromara farmer. Several heavy bullocks sold from £1650 to £1730
each. Top rate £238 per 100 kilos for 682k £1625 from a Dromara farmer. The same owner received
£236 per 100 kilos for 680k Char at £1605. Main demand for good quality beef heifers from £210 to
£230 per 100 kilos. Forward store bullocks sold to £233 per 100 kilos for 600k at £1395 from a
Newry farmer followed by £231 per 100 kilos for 622k at £1435 from a Banbridge farmer. Main
demand from £200 to £225 per 100 kilos. Good quality middleweight bullocks from £200 to £231
per 100 kilos for 366k at £845 followed by £223 per 100 kilos for 440k Char at £985 from a
Portadown producer.
Beef bullocks
Dromara farmer 682k £1625 £238.00; Dromara farmer 680k £1605 £236.00; Dromara farmer 720k
£1685 £234.00; Banbridge farmer 712k £1665 £234.00; Newtownhamilton faremr 708k £1655

£234.00; Dromara farmer 742k £1725 £232.00; Dromara farmer 734k £1705 £232.00; Dromara
farmer 752k £1735 £231.00; Dromara farmer 772k £1775 £230.00;
Forward bullocks
Newry farmer 600k £1395 £233.00; Banbridge farmer 622k £1435 £231.00; Armagh farmer 558k
£1285 £230.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 574k £1285 £224.00; Richhill farmer 568k £1255 £221.00;
Middleweight bullocks
Armagh farmer 366k £845 £231.00; Armagh farmer 380k £875 £230.00; Ballyroney farmer 388k
£885 £228.00; Portadown farmer 442k £985 £223.00; Portadown farmer 416k £925 £222.00; Keady
farmer 456k £995 £218.00; Armagh farmer 406k £885 £218.00; Keady farmer 462k £995 £215.00;
WEANLINGS
A very large entry of 270 weanlings sold in the best demand this spring. Light males sold from £303
per 100 kilos for 444k Lim at £740 from an Armagh farmer followed by £268 per 100 kilos for 308k
Lim at £880 from a Belleeks farmer. Top price for light males £1080 for 386k Char £280 per 100 kilos
for an Armagh farmer. All good quality light males from £230 to £278 per 100 kilos. Stronger males
from £200 to £250 per 100 kilos for 408k Char at £1020 from an Armagh farmer and up to £1040 for
458k Char at £227 from an Armagh farmer. Good quality heifer weanlings sold steadily from £220 to
£291 per 100 kilos for 258k Lim £750 from a Portadown farmer followed by £273 per 100 kilos for
302k Lim at £825 from a Portadown farmer. Top price for a heifer weanling £860 for a 346k Char
£249 for an Armagh farmer.
Strong male weanlings
Collone farmer 408k £1020 £250.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 438k £1000 £228.00; Collone farmer
458k £1040 £227.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 402k £905 £225.00; Craigavon farmer 440k £970
£220.00; Banbridge farmer 452k £990 £219.00; Newtownhamilton farmer 466k £1020 £219.00;
Light male weanlings
Armagh farmer 244k £740 £303.00; Belleeks farmer 308k £880 £286.00; Armagh farmer 252k £720
£286.00; Armagh farmer 386k £1080 £280.00; Collone farmer 316k £880 £278.00; Belleeks farmer
352k £945 £268.00; Collone farmer 370k £940 £254.00; Armagh farmer 302k £760 £251.00;
Mullaghmore farmer 322k £810 £252.00;
Heifer weanlings
Portadown farmer 258k £750 £291.00; Portadown farmer 302k £825 £273.00; MJullaghmore farmer
326k £830 £255.00; Cullyhanna farmer 328k £825 £252.00; Cladymore farmer 300k £750 £250.00;
Armagh farmer 292k £720 £246.00; Collone farmer 346k £860 £249.00; Collone farmer 300k £720
£240.00;
A very large entry of 80 sucklers sold readily with good quality outfits selling to £1800, £1720 and
£1580 with several more lots from £1200 to £1450 each.

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