Large entry of fat ewes at Newtownstewart Mart
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Buyers, sellers and onlookers being suitably impressed with the modern and comfortable facilities.
The very first animal sold in the new Ccmplex was a fat ewe offered by local producer Robert Scott and sold by auctioneer Danny at £110 to Lee McNally Exports, Jonesborough, while the first animal sold on the Saturday was a Friesian cow presented by John Hunter, Droit, and purchased by Stephen Smyth.
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Hide AdSheep sale: A very large entry of fat ewes sold to a very sharp trade selling to the following; Robert Scott £110 and £76; E McCrossan £100; A Gortin Farmer £100 and £82; Rufus McFarland £93; Samantha Allen £90, £89 and £78; R Patrick £90; A Crockett £88, £76 and £63; D Keatley £90, £80 and £77; K McNamee £79 and Declan McNamee £86.
Hogget prices: K Quinn 28.5kgs £100; 25.75kgs £95; 24.5kgs £94; A local farmer 27.5kgs £99; Dean McNamee 27.5kgs £99; R Patrick 27.5kgs £98; K McMullan 25.56kgs £98.50; D Keatley 23.85kgs £95; S Brogan 23.58kgs £95; M Ward 25.87kgs £95; A Plumbridge farmer 23.5kgs £94; J O’Donnell 21.2kgs £86 and P Devine 22kgs £88.
Cattle sale: Fat cows selling to £181; bullocks selling to £1,495, £755 over £1 per kg and £229 per 100kgs and heifers selling to £1,260, £720 over £1 and £237 per 100kgs.
Fat cows sold up to £181 per 100kgs for a 615kg Limousin offered by Mr Alan Patterson.
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Hide AdWeanling prices: A special entry of Charolais bulls offered by Darren Galbraith, Castlederg sold from £850 to £1,145 average price of £983, £532 over £1 per kg and £218.39 per 100kgs, prices as follows; 500kgs, £1,145, 525kgs, £1,130, 485kgs, £1,025 and £990; 415kgs, £985, 430kgs, £920, 400kgs, £865 and £850. Sean Brogan, Gortin 425kgs, £930, 400kgs, £865, 415kgs, £860. Barry McCullagh, Gortin 380kgs, £880, 425kgs, £880.
Bullock and bull prices: Maurice Thompson, Ardmore 740kgs, £1,495 (£775 over £1) 790kgs, £1,490, 725kgs, £1,340, 630kgs, £1,300. M Flanagan, New Buildings 590kgs, £1,300, 620kgs, £1,290, 580kgs, £1,225. R N McCrea, Ballymagorry 610kgs, £1,235, 620kgs, £1,180, 540kgs, £1,100; William McHugh, Castlederg 690kgs, £1,225 and A Armstrong, Dromore 530kgs, £1,085, 460kgs, £975, 510kgs, £950. King Farms, Omagh 385kgs, £865, 370kgs, £830 and £815, 350kgs, £790.
Heifer prices: S Brogan, Gortin 525kgs, £1,245 (£720 over £1 and £237 per 100kgs), W J Marshall, Fyfin 640kgs, £1,260, 550kgs, £1,030, 530kgs, £1,025, 485kgs, £900 and £890. R N McCrea, Ballymagorry 535kgs, £1,045, £1,010, £970 and £960. Barry McCullagh, Gortin 510kgs, £1,105, 405kgs, £800. A Castlederg farmer 575kgs, £1,105, 600kgs, £1,010; W J Kee, Strabane 640kgs, £1,160 and £1,120, 575kgs, £980; J Gallagher, Castlederg 400kgs, £900 and £800, 385kgs, £880, 430kgs, £875. R Giles, Omagh 550kgs £910, 535kgs, £930, 500kgs, £930, 460kgs, £885, 475kgs, £880, 485kgs, £890. H A Young, Castlederg 420kgs, £935.