Marts: Good quality beef bred cows selling to £1420 at Markethill Mart

Good quality beef bred cows from £190 to £228 for 620k at £1420 from a Aghalee farmer followed by £221 for 730k at £1610 from a Banbridge producer.

Fleshed Friesians to £163 for 760k at £1240 from an Armagh farmer followed by £157 for 720k at £1130 from a Aughnacloy producer.

Main demand from £145 to £153 per 100 kilos.

Second quality Friesians from £120 to £135 and the poorest types from £100 to £115 per 100 kilos.

Cull cows

Aghalee farmer 622k £1420 £228.00; Banbridge farmer 730k £1610 £221.00; Tandragee farmer 644k £1390 £216.00; Rostrevor farmer 608k £1230 £202.00 and Markethill farmer 590k £1190 £202.

Friesian cull cows

Armagh farmer 762k £1240 £163.00; Aughnacloy farmer 720k £1130 £157.00; Dromara farmer 770k £1180 £153.00; Cullyhanna farmer 722k £1100 £152.00; Dromara farmer 756k £1150 £152.00; Bessbrook farmer 684k £1040 £152.000 and Kilkeel farmer 684k £1040 £152.

Calves

A large entry of 210 calves sold in a steady demand.

Good quality bull calves to £410 for a Hereford followed by £400 for a Limousin.

Main demand for good quality bulls from £250 to £365.

Heifers to £305 for a Blonde d'Aquitaine followed by £295 for Aberdeen Angus.

All good quality heifers from £200 to £255.

Large entry of 80 reared calves sold in an excellent demand with bulls selling to £790 Aberdeen Angus from a Waringstown farmer.

The same owner received £760 and £750 for an Aberdeen Angus bulls.

A Kilkeel farmer sold reared Aberdeen Angus bulls £560 and £540 each.

Reared heifer calves sold steadily from £360 to £510 for an Aberdeen Angus from a Kilkeel farmer.

Bull calves

Hereford £410; Limousin £400; Limousin £365; Aberdeen Angus £360; Fleckvieh £345; Aberdeen Angus £335; Limousin £335 and Hereford £330.

Heifer calves

Blonde d'Aquitaine £305; Aberdeen Angus £295; Hereford £255; Hereford £240; Hereford £240; Limousin £230 and Hereford £225.