Calf winners receive prizes at Fivemiletown Mart
THE Fivemiletown Mart Annual Show and Sale of Suckled Calves together with Store Cattle took place on Friday, 7 October 2022.
The good entry of Stock sold to a very strong trade, with store bullocks selling to £1505 for a Char 605 kg (£2.48), and a 400 kg fetching £1185(£2.96) and a 390 kg Lim £1050(£2.69).
The Champion Male Calf, a Limousin sold for £1150/420 kg (£2.73), a Charolais weighing 300 kg fetched £935(£3.11) and a Char 270 kg £890(£3.29). A weanling Char Heifer made £1020/380 kg (£2.68).
STORE BULLOCKS -
R Madill, Lisbellaw, Char £1505/605 kg (£2.48), Lim £1190/320 kg (£2.28). M & D Foy, Tempo, Lim £1050/390 kg (£2.69). Deerpark Collections Ltd, Char £1185/400 kg (£2.96), Char £1170/580 kg (£2.01). R Little, Tempo, Sim £1215/550 kg (£2.20). C
Corrigan, Enniskillen, Lim £930/460 kg (£2.02).
STORE HEIFERS –
M & D Foy, Tempo, Lim £910/455 kg (£2.00). W Johnston, Brookeborough, AA £890/410 kg (£2.17), Lim £825/405 kg (£2.03). R Dowdalls, Fintona, BW £895/420 kg (£2.13) twice, SAL £845/370 kg (£2.28). Deerpark Collections Ltd, Char £695/300 kg (£2.31), Char £690/320 kg (£2.15). P Johnston, Clabby, AA £875/450 kg (£1.94), AA £825/420 kg (£1.96).
WEANLING MALES –
B Mcmahon, Fivemiletown, won first prize and the championship for a April born Lim Calf, £1150/420 kg (£2.73). S Greenan, Garrison, won second prize with a 300 kg Char £933 (£3.11), and third prize for Char/270 kg(£2.70).
WEANLING HEIFERS –
£1020 (£2.68). Second prize went to D O’shea, Belleek, for a Februaryborn Charolais weighing 315 kg which sold for £840/(£2.66). Third prize went to S Mcelwaine, Fivemiletown, with a March born Lim, 305 kg which sold for £740 (£2.42). Other prices for Male calves; S Greenan, Garrison, Char £965/340 kg (£2.83), Char £955/325 kg (£2.98), Char £845/315 kg (£2.68).