Around the Sales
ENNISKILLEN
AN ENTRY of 877 cattle met a very firm all-round trade. Heavyweight steers sold to 256ppk for a 672kg CH @1720, Lightweights to 318pppk for a 480kgch @1530. B’mallard producer 472kg AA @1070, 524kg AA @1190, 556kg AA @1340, 526kg AA @1260, 574k AA @1490, 402kg CH @1100, Dungannon producer 522kg CH @1450, 506kg LIM
@1380, 494kg CH @340, 528kg CH @1500, 480kg CH @1530, 502kg CH @1440.
Derrylin producer 642kg CH @1600, 600kg LIM @1470, 572kg
LIM @1410, 618kg LIM @1520,
446kg LIM @1270, 350kg LIM @900, Newtown producer 376kg LIM @900, 388kg LIM @1410, 566kg LIM @1410, Boho producer 566kg LIM @1410, 566kg CH @1440, 600kg CH @1470, Magheraveely producer 590kg CH @1480, 608kg CH @1580, 672kg CH @1720.
Letterbreen producer 556kg CH @1440, 578gk CH @1460, Kesh producer 578kg CH @1380, 380kg LIM @1150, 600kg AA @1360, Lisbellaw producer 522kg CH
@1300, 502kg CH @1200.
Fivemiletown producer 572kg CH @1530, 574kg CH @1530, 470kg LIM @1210, 496kg CH @1250, Springfield producer 538kg CH @1330, 590kg CH @1430, 656kg CH @1510, Castlederg producer 522kg CH @1290, 514kg CH @1250, 494kg CH @1370, 544kg CH @1490, Irvinestown producer 618kg AA @1450, 572kg AA @1300, 580kg AA @1500, 504kg AA @1170.
In the weanling ring, bullocks sold from 700 to 1280 for a LIM 456kg , heifers sold from 650 to 1020 for a CH 3361kg.
Belcoo producer 456kg CH LIM steer @1280, 466kg CH steer @1250, 309kg CH steer @1060, 286kg LIM hfr @770, Trillick producer 318kg CH steer @1070, 342kg CH steer
@1050, 373kg CH steer @1010, Garrison producer 255kg CH hfr @760, 276kg CH hfr @790, 245kg CH hfr 690, Derrylin producer 376kg CH hfr @970, 392kg LIM hfr @1010, 426kg CH hfr @900, 307kg CH bull @890, 251kg CH steer @830.
Beef-bred bull calves sold from @200 to @485 paid for a CH bull and hfrs to @355 for a BB, Fivemiletown producer CH bull
@450, Letterbreen producer BB hfr @355, Maguiresbridge producer
HER hfr @335, Tempo producer BB hfr @385, BB bull @420, LIM hfr @395, Kesh producer CH bull @485, AA bull @225.
WEANLINGS –
CALVES –
SUCKLER COWS –
Suckler cows sold from @1400 to a top of @2120 paid for a SIM cow with LIM bull calf at foot, Florencecourt producer SIM cow with LIM bull @2120, Derrygonnelly producer SIM cow with CH hfr @1920, HER cow with CH hfr @1800, HER cow with CH hfr @2000.
Beef lots sold to 267ppk paid for a 620kg CH @1660, Medium weights from 205-268 for a 430kg CH @1160, Culkey producer CH 90kg @1710, CH 620kg @1660, CH 680kg @1650, CH 590kg @1500, Killadeas producer CH 610kg @1510, Trillick producer CH 560kg @1490, CH 580kg @1400.
HEIFERS –
FAT COWS –
Tempo producer LIM 824kg @1810, Belcoo producer CH 786kg @1680, Irvinestown producer SIM 780kg @1640, AA 752kg
@1600, Culkey producer LIM 728kg @1580.
CLOGHER
ANOTHER large entry of 1,334 cattle on offer at Clogher Mart on Saturday, September 17 returned a very strong demand in all sections.the highlight of the entire sale took place in the Weanling Ring for a 320kg Limousin Heifer which sold for a record price of £2100 to £656 per 100kg. In the Fatstock Ring, 300 lots listed produced a firm demand, with beefbred cows selling to £1809 for a 780kg Lim. to £232 per 100kg and selling to a top of £238 per 100kg for a 750kg Lim. to £1785. Beef-bred cow heifers sold to £1725 for a 750kg Sim. to £230 and selling to a top of £234 per 100kg for a 680kg Lim. to £1591-20. Fleshed Friesian cows sold to £170 per 100kg.
STORE BULLOCKS (270 lots) –
Another good entry this week met a very firm demand with heavy steers selling to £2050 for a 750kg Ch. to £273 per 100kg and selling to a top of £277 per 100kg for a 660kg Ch. to £1830 with most other quality lots selling from £232 to £271 per 100kg Forward lots sold to £1580 for a 550kg Ch. (£287) with a 560kg Lim. to £1540 (£275), R Hall Fivemiletown 715kg Lim. to £1870 (£261) M Campbell Armagh 745kg Ch. to £1840 (£247).
STORE HEIFERS (280 LOTS) –
A large entry this week sold to a very firm demand with heavy lots selling to £1790 for a 735kg Shb. (£243) and selling to a top of £270 per 100kg for a 640kg Lim. to £1730 and a 630kg Ch. to £1700 (£270) with others selling from £234 to £260 per
100kg. F Flynn Newtownbutler 615kg Ch. to £1560 (£253) and 605kg Ch. to £1520 (£251) T Grew Corranny 630kg Ch. to £1550 (£246) Forward lots sold to£1570 for a 590kg Lim. (£266) and a 580kg Lim. to £1480 (£255) for J Hegerty Clogher.
WEANLINGS (230 LOTS) –
An excellent demand in this section for a lot of quality stock on offer. Weanling steers and bulls sold to a high of £365 per 100kg for a 370kg Lim. to £1350 with several others selling over the £3 per kilo. Weanling heifers hit an all-time record price in this section for a 320kg Limousin selling to £2100 @ £656 per 100kg with other quality lots selling to £338 per 100kg for a 305kg Lim. to £1030.
M Gormley Sixmilecross 370kg Lim. to £1350 (£365) 445kg Lim. to £1250 (£281) 365kg Ch. to £1180 (£323) 380kg Ch. to £1140 (£300) and 470kg Lim. to £1140 (£242) M F Nugent Dungannon 460kg Ch. to £1250 (£272) D Mclaren Omagh 435kg Ch. to £1250 (£287) and 365kg Ch. to £1110 (£304) W Acheson Dromore 400kg Ch. to £1190 (£297) P Hughes Benburb 385kg Ch. to £1190 (£309) J Mccarroll Beragh 475kg Ch. to £1190 (£250) Pomeroy Producer 475kg Ch. to £1160 (£244) and 485kg AA. to £1150 (£237).