16 February 2023 - Flipbook - Page 53
MARTWEEK
FARMWEEK
OCTOBER 28 2021
WEEKLY CATTLE AND SHEEP MARKET INFORMATION
NI DEADWEIGHT CATTLE/SHEEP BASE QUOTES
(P/KG DW)
Last Week
20/10/21
This Week
27/10/21
LAST WEEK'S PAID NI CATTLE PRICES - P/KG
W/E
23/10/21
Steers
Heifers
Young
Bulls
Cows
U-3
386-394
386-394
U-3
401.6
404.8
389.8
333.6
R-3
380-388
380-388
R-3
400.4
401.7
386.3
328.4
O+3
374-382
374-382
O+3
396.4
398.0
378.4
321.2
Cows O+3
260-300
260-300
P+3
359.3
358.1
350.2
291.0
Average
392.2
395.1
374.6
278.9
R3 Lambs up to 21kg 500p
505p
Information supplied by LMCNI /DAERA /AHDB
- All price reported cattle included
- Average is of all grades in the category, not just those listed
REGIONAL CATTLE PRICE COMPARISON (R3) - P/KG
W/E
23/10/21
Steers
Heifers
Young
Bulls
NI
400.8
403.2
388.9
Scotland
419.7
422.5
407.9
Northern England
417.4
419.3
413.1
Midlands / Wales
417.9
417.7
416.9
Southern England
415.5
412.8
406.5
GB Overall
417.7
418.0
412.9
ROI
352.9
357.2
340.0
REPORTED SHEEP PRICES - P/KG
(P/KG)
OFF YOU GO: Brian O’Kane, Ballymoney, encouraging his cross-breed entries to unload on arrival for the
Swatragh Livestock Mart Saturday sheep sale.
All classes of prime lambs
continued to meet a strong
demand at Monday’s sales.
Heavy lambs to £123, Lights
to 476p for 21kg at £100.
LAMBS - Muckamore
Producer Single Lamb 35kg @
123. Antrim Producer Single
Lamb 29kg @ 122. Portadown
Producer 13 Lambs 26kg @
118.
Crumlin Producer 5 Lambs
27kg @ 117. Crumlin Producer
Single Lamb 33kg @ 116.
Ballycarry Producer 20
Lambs 25.5kg @ 115. Antrim
Producer 8 Lambs 26kg @
114.
Crumlin Prouder 16 Lambs
27.5kg @ 114. Moorfields
Producer 20 Lambs 25kg @
113. Ballymena Producer 31
Lambs 25kg @ 112.
Antrim Producer 8 Lambs
25kg @ 112. Ballycarry
Producer 7 Lambs 24.5kg @
112. Tobermore Producer 10
Lambs 25kg @ 112. Antrim
Producer 19 Lambs 25.5kg
@ 112.
Dundrod Producer 30
Lambs 25.5kg @ 112.50.
Ballyclare Producer
10 Lambs 25kg @ 111.
Templepatrick Producer 15
Lambs 25kg @ 111.
Crumlin Producer 12 Lambs
25kg @ 110. Muckamore
Producer 8 Lambs 25kg @
110. Antrim Producer 10
Lambs 25kg @ 110.
Antrim Producer 9 Lambs
25kg @ 110. Lisburn Producer
21 Lambs 25kg @ 110.
Crumlin Producer 6 Lambs
25kg @ 110.
LIGHTWEIGHTS - Raloo
Producer 5 Lambs 21kg @
100, 476p. Randalstown
Producer 16 Lambs 21kg @
100, 476p.
Larne Producer 23
Lambs 20kg @ 94.50, 472p.
Portadown Producer 8
Lambs 22.5kg @ 106, 471p.
Lisburn Producer 6 Lambs
20kg @ 94, 470p.
Crumlin Producer 7
Lambs 22kg @ 103, 468p.
Carrickfergus Producer 6
Lambs 22kg @ 103, 468p.
Ballinderry Producer 11
Lambs 22kg @ 103, 468p.
Carrowdore Producer 13
Lambs 22.5kg @ 105, 466p.
Antrim Producer 5 Lambs
23kg @ 107, 465p. Larne
Producer 28 Lambs 23kg @
107, 465p.
Templepatrick Producer
18 Lambs 23kg @ 107, 465p.
Carrowdore Producer 13
Lambs 22.5kg @ 105, 465p.
Randalstown Producer 11
Lambs 21.5kg @ 100, 465p.
Ballyclare Producer 6
Lllambs 21.5kg @ 100, 465p.
Ballinderry Producer 4
Lambs 21kg @ 97.50, 464p.
Islandmagee Producer 4
Lambs 24kg @ 111, 462p
Ballyclare Producer 16
Lambs 23.5kg @ 108, 460p.
Broughshane Producer 16
Lambs 23.5kg @ 108, 460.
CAST EWES - Millisle
Producer 7 Charollais @
120. Ballymena Producer
4 Suffolks @ 110. Antrim
Producer 3 Mules @ 100.
WE
WE
WE
09/10/21 16/10/21 23/10/21
NI L/W Lambs
456.2
459.2
470.6
NI D/W Lambs
480.1
482.4
487.7
GB D/W Lambs
522.6
528.3
529.9
farmer 758k £1025 £135.00;
Dungannon farmer 712k £955
£134.00;
Dungannon farmer 626k
£835 £133.00; Rathfriland
farmer 750k £995 £133.00;
Rathfriland farmer 790k
£1045 £132.00;
Newry farmer 818k £1075
£132.00; Dungannon farmer
812k £1065 £131.
CALVES - 180 calves sold
in a steady demand. Good
quality bulls under 6 weeks
sold from £280 to £400 for
BB and for a Lim followed by
£395 and £380 for Lim.
Good quality heifer calves
to £400 for a BB followed
by £310 for a BB. All good
quality heifers from £220 to
£300 each.
Bull calves - BB £400; Lim
£400; Lim £395; Lim £380;
Lim £360; Sim £350; BB £330;
BB £330.
Heifer calves - BB £340; BB
£310; BB £300; AA £300; BB
£300; AA £300; BB £300.
MASSEREENE SHEEP
T: 028 9263 3000
E: bulletin@lmcni.com
W: www.lmcni.com
- Shading indicates a lower price than the previous week
- Exchange rate of €1 = 84.37p
ARMOY CATTLE
A smaller show of 140 head
last Monday met with a fine
trade. Steers sold to £1,440,
heifers to £1,140 for 415kgs,
fat cows made up to £1,240.
STEERS - Randal
McDonnell, Armoy, Lim
600kgs £1,320, 670kgs £1,370,
705kgs £1,460, 660kgs £1,360,
590kgs £1,240, 650kgs £1,370,
640kgs £1,310, 710kgs £1,440,
580kgs £1,330;
Pat McCarry, Ballyvoy,
Lim, 480kgs £1,180, 500kgs
£1,240, 520kgs £1,150; Wm
Knox, Armoy, Lim, 460kgs
£1,000, 390kgs £870, 470kgs
£980; Seamus Scullion,
Martinstown, A/A, 330kgs
£800, 420kgs £960, 430kgs
£930, 390kgs £910;
Wm Harkness, Crumlin,
Lim, 310kgs £760, 380kgs
£860, 410kgs £910, 340kgs
£750; Geo Rea, Finvoy, Char,
290kgs £740; Robt Chambers,
Ballycastle, A/A, 580kgs
£1,190, 550kgs £1,140, 510kgs
£1,050, 500kgs £1,080;
Peter McCurdy, Rathlin,
Lim, 300kgs £730, 320kgs
£740; Jean Christie, Ballintoy,
Lim, 590kgs £1,140; Pat
McKay, Martinstown, Lim,
515kgs £1,090; Hugh McLean,
Coleraine, A/A, 600kgs
£1,210;
Randal McDonnell, Armoy,
Fres, 560kgs £1,020, 520kgs
£950, 530kgs £1,020;
Malachy Kelly, Ballycastle,
Char, 380kgs £880, 480kgs
£1,060; Knox Stafford,
Coleraine, M/B, 660kgs
£1,080;
Wm Smyth, Moyarget,
Salers, 725kgs £1,390, 700kgs
£1,380, 700kgs £1,390.
HEIFERS - Wm Knox,
Armoy Lim, 415kgs £1,140;
Chas McCormick, Armoy,
Char, 490kgs £1,070, 520kgs
£1,120, 490kgs £1,040, 470kgs
£1,070, 500kgs £1,100;
G A Rea, Finvoy, Char,
370kgs £790, 300kgs £660,
400kgs £810, 320kgs £700; Joe
McQuilken, Rathlin Island,
Lim, 260kgs £580, 260kgs
£560; C J Elliott, Dunloy,
Dunloy, Sim, 380kgs £840,
430kgs £860.
FAT COWS - Sean
Scullion, Glenarm, Char,
900kgs £1,240; Maurice
McVicker, Bushmills, PAR,
770kgs £1,070; G McIlroy,
Ballycastle, Char, 900kgs
£1,130, A/A, 510kgs £650,
770kgs £940;
Chris Hegarty, Ballymoney,
Hol, 610kgs £670; Paddy
McDonnell, Cushendall, Lim,
660kgs £900; J & D Colgan,
Ballycastle, A/A, 570kgs £770;
M McVicker, Bushmills, B/B,
670kgs £770.
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Lurgan Producer 12 Mules
@ 85.
Larne Producer 23 Mules
@ 82. Antrim Producer 10
Mules @87.
MARKETHILL CATTLE
An entry of 200 cull cows
on Tuesday sold in a steady
demand.
Good quality beef bred
cows from £150 to £184
per 100 kilos for 678k at
£1245 from a Keady farmer
followed by £183 for 704k
at £1285 from an Armagh
farmer.
Fleshed Friesian cows sold
from £125 to £137 per 100
kilos for 760k at £1045 from a
Dungannon farmer followed
by £135 for 758k at £1025
from a Killylea producer.
Second quality Friesians
sold to £120 and the poorest
types from £70 to £90 per 100
kilos.
CULL COWS - Keady farmer
616k £1255 £204.00; Benburb
farmer 580k £1075 £185.00;
Keady farmer 678k £1245
£184.00;
Armagh farmer 704k £1285
£183.00; Tassagh farmer 698k
£1245 £178.00;
Keady farmer 618k £1085
£176.00;
Mountnorris farmer 686k
£1195 £174.00; Benburb
farmer 630k £1055 £168.00;
Markethill farmer 776k £1285
£166.
FRIESIAN CULL COWS
- Dungannon farmer 764k
£1045 £137.00; Killylea
BALLYMENA STORES
An entry of 268 store cattle
on Tuesday resulted in a
steady trade.
Bullocks sold to £820 over
for a Lim 560kg at £1380
offered by G Arthur, B’shane.
Heifers sold to £770 over
for an AA 720kg at £1490
presented by CJ Henning,
Moira.
BULLS/BLKS 0-500kgs - T
Catherwood, Portglenone
Lim 250kg £600 (240), (2)
Lim 300kg £720 (240), AA
250kg £600 (240), (3) Lim
300kg £720 (240), J Dunlop,
Cairncastle AA 390kg £910
(233).
501kg and over - G Arthur,
B’shane Lim 560kg £1380
(246), JC Prentice, Comber
Lim 570kg £1360 (238),
Felix McKendry, B’shane
Char 510kg £1210 (237), JC
Prentice Lim 570kg £1350
(236),
E & R Bell, Dundrod
Char 530kg £1250 (235), JC
Prentice Char 570kg £1340
(235), Barry Spence, Crumlin
Sal 540kg £1250 (231), B
McCann, Toomebridge Char
510kg £1180 (231).
HEIFERS 0-500kgs - D
McCormick, Ballycastle Lim
420kg £990 (235), Lim 450kg
£1035 (230), Matthews Bros,
Glenarm Lim 470kg £1075
(228),
D McCormick Lim 410kg
£930 (226), Lim 430kg £930
(216), Ryan Spence, Crumlin
Char 430kg £915 (212), O
McConnon, Randalstown
Bel 420kg £880 (209), T
Catherwood, P’glenone Lim
350kg £720 (205).
501kg and over - Matthews
Bros, Glenarm Lim 550kg
£1200 (218),
CJ Henning, Magheraberry
AA 560kg £1170 (208),
AA 720kg £1490 (206), RJ
Graham, Dromara Lim 560kg
£1080 (192).
SAINTFIELD SHEEP
Smaller entry of sheep at
Tuesday’s sale, sold to an
exceptional trade.
Lambs sold to £117. Stores
sold to £96.50 for 17.5kg,
551ppk. Ewes sold to £148.
FAT LAMBS - Kircubbin
producer 17 29kg £117,
Crossgar producer 10 25.5kg
£111,
Castlewellan producer 19
23kg £110, 8 22kg £107.50,
Ardglass producer 29 24kg
£110,
Dromara producer 21 25kg
£110, 23 24kg £109, 16 23kg
£105, Ballynahinch producer
6 25kg £110, Castlewellan
producer 24 24kg £109,
Portaferry producer
12 23kg £108, Ballyalter
producer 10 23kg £108,
Carrowdore producer 22
23kg £107.50,
Killyleagh producer 17 22kg
£106.50, Comber producer
10 22.5kg £106.50, Comber
producer 9 22kg £106,
Downpatrick producer 10
22kg £105.50,
Lisburn producer 11 22kg
£105, Saintfield producer 9
22kg £104.50, Newtownards
producer 21 22kg £104.50,
Killinchy producer 35 22kg
£104,
Bangor producer 10 22kg
£104, Castlewellan producer
15 22kg £103, Ballynahinch
producer 15 21kg £101.50,
Ballynahinch producer
10 20kg £98.50, Crossgar
producer 16 20kg £98,
Kircubbin producer 23 17.5kg
£96.50,
Saintfield producer 11 16kg
£90, Lisburn producer 5 17kg
£90.
EWES - Comber producer
2 £148, 3 £128, Newtownrads
producer 3 £136, Saintfield
producer 3 £132, 3 £118, 3
£108,
Annahilt producer 4 £128,
2 £100, Comber producer
5 £122, 3 £99, Kircubbin
producer 5 £120,
Portaferry producer
3 £120, 7 £102, 2 £94,
Crossgar producer 7 £117,
Downpatrick producer
5 £115, 4 £100, Saintfield
producer 4 £111,
Downpatrick producer 21
£107, Ballynahinch producer
3 £105, 3 £92,
Lisburn producer 12 £99,
Ballygowan producer 8 £97.