09/03/2021 - Weekly Tuesday Sale
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MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK CATTLE SALE REPORT 9TH MARCH 2021
Dairy stock sold to a top of £2100 at Markethill on Tuesday 9th March paid for a calved heifer from an Armagh farmer. A Kilkeel farmer received £2080 and £2050 for calved heifers. A Whitecross producer sold a calved heifer at £1900 and a Crossmaglen producer received £1540 for a calved heifer. Others sold from £1300 to £1600 each.
CULL COWS
95 cull cows maintained a very firm demand with good quality beef bred cows from £150 to £187 for 710k at £1335 followed by £179 for 602k at £1075. Fleshed Friesian cows sold steadily from £118 to £134 for 850k at £1135 followed by £129 for 718k at £925. Second quality Friesians from £100 to £115 and the poorest types from £80 to £95 per 100 kilos.
Cull cows
Armagh farmer 714k £1335 £187.00; Lisburn farmer 602k £1075 £179.00; Ballynahinch farmer 598k £1045 £175.00; Armagh farmer 722k £1225 £169.00; Cookstown farmer 662k £1115 £168.00; Richhill farmer 614k £1005 £164.00; Belleeks farmer 682k £1105 £162.00; Ballynahinch farmer 612k £975 £159.00;
Friesian cull cows
Bessbrook farmer 850k £1135 £134.00; Bessbrook farmer 718k £925 £129.00; Keady farmer 728k £935 £128.00; Ballynahinch farmer 674k £835 £124.00; Ballynahinch farmer 650k £805 £124.00; Cookstown farmer 610k £755 £124.00; Armagh farmer 806k £985 £122.00; Keady farmer 586k £715 £122.00;
CALVES
160 calves sold in a steady demand with good quality bull calves under 6 weeks from £280 to a top of £430 for a 4 week old Blue, followed by £400 for a 5 week old Blue. Hereford calves sold to £400 , AA calves to £390 with several more good quality AA calves from £270 to £380 each. Good quality heifer calves under 6 weeks sold from £270 to £365 for a 4 week old Lim followed by £340 for 4 week old AA. Friesian bull calves continued to sell in an improving trade with good quality types from £115 to £150 with others from £60 to £90 each.
Bull calves
BB £430; BB £400; Her £400; BB £400; AA £380; AA £370; AA £365; Her £355;
Heifer calves
Lim £365; AA £340; Sim £320; Sim£320; Sim £310; BB £305; BB £280;