18/02/2025 - Weekly Tuesday Sale
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MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK CATTLE SALE REPORT TUESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2025
An entry of 120 dairy stock at Markethill on Tuesday 18th February resulted in 100% clearance. Top price of £3650 was paid for a calved heifer from a Keady producer. A Cookstown farmer sold 10 calved heifers to a top of £3460, £2870. The same owner received £2740, £2700 and £2500 for calved heifers. A Markethill farmer sold 20 calved heifers to a top of £3000 followed by £2850 and £2800. The same owner received £2750, £2700, £2500, £2480 and £2450 for calved heifers. A Loughgall farmer received £2800 for a calved heifer. The same owner sold another calved heifer at £2200. A Whitecross producer sold 20 calved heifers to a top of £2700. The same owner received £2380 twice and £2220 for calved heifers. A Richhill farmer sold 10 calved heifers to a top of £2650 with others at £2420, £2400, £2380 twice and a Rathfriland farmer received £2620 for a calved heifer. The same owner received £2420, £2400 for calved heifers. Main demand for good quality calved heifers from £1900 to £2400 each.
An entry of 12 month old maiden heifers sold to a top of £1100 paid twice, £1080, £1040 and £1000 from a Richhill farmer. Several more sold from £800 to £980 each.
CULL COWS
The 110 cull cows continued to sell at very high rates to a top of £298 for a 5 year old Lim 698k at £2080 from an Annaghmore producer. A Cullyhanna farmer sold a 10 year old 770k Lim at £2300 and a Castlewellan producer sold a 856k Lim cow at £2420 £283 per 100 kilos. Main demand for fleshed cows from £240 to £270 per 100 kilos. Friesian cows sold up to £234 for 680k at £1590 from a Dromara farmer followed by £224 for 840k at £1890 from a Dungannon farmer. All fleshed Friesian cows sold from £190 to £215 per 100 kilos. Second quality friesians sold in an exceptional strong demand from £150 to £180 per 100 kilos and the poorest types from £120 to £140 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Annaghmore farmer 698k £2080 £298.00; Cullyhanna farmer 776k £2300 £296.00; Castlewellan farmer 856k £2420 £283.00; Forkhill farmer 824k £2280 £276.00; Castlewelan farmer 618k £1700 £275.00; Castlewellan farmer 712k £1930 £271.00; Portadown farmer 772k £2020 £261.00; Castlewellan farmer 668k £1730 £258.00; Forkhill farmer 776k £2000 £257.00; Castlewellan farmer 674k £1730 £256.00;
Friesian cull cows
Dromara farmer 680k £1590 £234.00; Dungannon farmer 844k £1890 £224.00; Armagh farmer 694k £1490 £215.00; Keady farmer 740k £1580 £214.00; Dromara farmer 642k £1370 £213.00; Armagh farmer 600k £1270 £212.00; Dungannon farmer 768k £1620 £211.00; Armagh farmer 702k £1460 £208.00; Bessbrook farmer 720k £1470 £204.00; Lurgan farmer 698k £1390 £199.00;
CALVES
Highlight in the calf sale was a 4 week old Char bull from a Portadown producer which sold at £770. A Poyntzpass farmer received £590 for a 4 week old BB and a Whitecross producer received £570 for a 5 week old AA. Main demand for good quality bulls from £420 to £560 each. Second quality from £300 to £390 and the plainest types from £240 to £300. Friesian bulls sold to a top of £300 for a 6 week old calf. Other young Friesian bulls sold at £250, £240 and £225. Heifer calves sold to £540 for a 6 week old Char from a Poyntzpass farmer followed by £480 for a 4 week old Char from a Keady producer. A Cullyhanna farmer sold a 7 week old AA at £480. Main demand for good quality heifers from £320 to £440 each. Second quality heifers from £240 to £300 each.
Bull calves
Ch £770; BB £590; AA £570; FKV £560; BB £560; BB £520; BB £520; Ch £500; FKV £500;
Heifer calves
Ch £540; Ch £480; AA £480; Ch £455; BB £445; AA £430; Ch £405; Her £395; Sim £380;