Thursday night’s in-calf heifer sale at Markethill Livestock Mart, Co Armagh saw a new record high price achieved for the annual event.
In total, 43 lots were catalogued by C & M Tumilty from outside Annaclone in Co Down.
The ringside was packed to maximum capacity with purchasers from all over the UK and Ireland, coupled with significant presence of online bidders. There was a clearance rate of 100% with lots selling to an average of £8,500.
Top price of the evening was the £15,800 paid for a March 2024-born Belgian Blue heifer carrying a female calf due in early January.
Another Belgian blue cross heifer, born October 2023, carrying a bull calf, sold to the second top price of the sale at £14,000.
Other leading prices included heifers at £11,200, £11,000, £10,400, £10,200 and £10,000.
Remarkably, the 10 top priced heifers sold to an average of £13,740.
