The mart trade remains very strong heading into the spring, with 500 cattle through the rings last Saturday 21 February at Markethill Mart in Co Armagh meeting with high demand.
In the heifer ring, 150 sold to a top price of £2,710 for 694kg at 391p/kg.
Good-quality, heavy heifers consistently sold from 350p to 405p/kg, with 618kg making £2,500 and 620kg going for £2,450.
Those suited to more feeding made slightly higher prices per kg, with a run from 370p to 425p/kg and top prices to 502p/kg, paid for a 412kg animal at £2,070.
In the bullock ring, 110 animals were offered, with forward stores consistently selling for 350p to 427p/kg, with the top prices per kg being a 520kg bullock at £2,200 (427p/kg) and 502kg at £2,130 (424p/kg).
Heavy bullocks sold to 371p/kg paid for an 820kg animal at £3,070, followed by a 708kg Angus which made £2,610 (369p/kg).
Middleweights sold to a top price per kg of 484p/kg paid for a 492kg bullock at £2,380.
Weanlings were met with sharp demand, with 210 on offer and top prices of over 600p/kg.
Light heifers sold to a top of 637p/kg paid for a 237kg animal at £1,510. The main run of good-quality lots sold from 450p to 557p/kg.
Light male weanlings sold to top prices from 500p to 671p/kg, with a 252kg weanling making £1,690.
In the suckler ring a top price of £5,940 was paid for a Limousin heifer with a bull calf at foot.
Other leading prices saw a Belgian Blue heifer with a bull calf making £2980, while a Simmental heifer and heifer calf at foot made £2,880.
This 642kg Limousin heifer sold for £2,400 (373p/kg).
This 498kg Simmental bullock made £2,070 (415p/kg).
This 676kg Limousin bullock sold for £2,530 (374p/kg).
This 542kg Charolais bullock sold for £1,990 (367p/kg).
This 662kg Blonde heifer sold for £2,600 (392p/kg).
This 632kg Limousin heifer sold for £2,200 (348p/kg).
This 604kg Limousin cow made £2,300.
This 390kg Limousin heifer sold for £1,870 (479p/kg).
This 412kg Limousin heifer made £2,070 (502p/kg).
This 635kg Aberdeen Angus heifer sold for £2,150 (337p/kg).
This 424kg Charolais heifer sold for £1,960 (462p/kg)
The mart trade remains very strong heading into the spring, with 500 cattle through the rings last Saturday 21 February at Markethill Mart in Co Armagh meeting with high demand.
In the heifer ring, 150 sold to a top price of £2,710 for 694kg at 391p/kg.
Good-quality, heavy heifers consistently sold from 350p to 405p/kg, with 618kg making £2,500 and 620kg going for £2,450.
Those suited to more feeding made slightly higher prices per kg, with a run from 370p to 425p/kg and top prices to 502p/kg, paid for a 412kg animal at £2,070.
In the bullock ring, 110 animals were offered, with forward stores consistently selling for 350p to 427p/kg, with the top prices per kg being a 520kg bullock at £2,200 (427p/kg) and 502kg at £2,130 (424p/kg).
Heavy bullocks sold to 371p/kg paid for an 820kg animal at £3,070, followed by a 708kg Angus which made £2,610 (369p/kg).
Middleweights sold to a top price per kg of 484p/kg paid for a 492kg bullock at £2,380.
Weanlings were met with sharp demand, with 210 on offer and top prices of over 600p/kg.
Light heifers sold to a top of 637p/kg paid for a 237kg animal at £1,510. The main run of good-quality lots sold from 450p to 557p/kg.
Light male weanlings sold to top prices from 500p to 671p/kg, with a 252kg weanling making £1,690.
In the suckler ring a top price of £5,940 was paid for a Limousin heifer with a bull calf at foot.
Other leading prices saw a Belgian Blue heifer with a bull calf making £2980, while a Simmental heifer and heifer calf at foot made £2,880.
This 642kg Limousin heifer sold for £2,400 (373p/kg).
This 498kg Simmental bullock made £2,070 (415p/kg).
This 676kg Limousin bullock sold for £2,530 (374p/kg).
This 542kg Charolais bullock sold for £1,990 (367p/kg).
This 662kg Blonde heifer sold for £2,600 (392p/kg).
This 632kg Limousin heifer sold for £2,200 (348p/kg).
This 604kg Limousin cow made £2,300.
This 390kg Limousin heifer sold for £1,870 (479p/kg).
This 412kg Limousin heifer made £2,070 (502p/kg).
This 635kg Aberdeen Angus heifer sold for £2,150 (337p/kg).
This 424kg Charolais heifer sold for £1,960 (462p/kg)
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