There was no let-up in the demand for top-quality commercial show cattle at the elite commercial show and sale in Stranorlar Mart over the weekend.
Breeding females in particular were a blitzing trade, topping out at €12,800 for a Limousin-cross heifer.
A packed ringside watched on all day as bull calves averaged €2,646 and heifer calves averaged €3,510, while breeding heifers averaged out at €4,139.
Leading proceedings and selling for the top price of €12,800 was the reserve overall champion from Friday's show, which was judged by Limerick man Eamon O'Donovan.
Exhibited by Liam and Katie Dolan from Co Donegal, the reserve champion was a black Limousin-cross heifer sired by the great Trueman Idol.
After a lengthy bidding war, she was knocked to Daniel O'Connor from Co Sligo.
Rolex
Finding a new home with well-known Northern Ireland breeder James Alexander was Rodney and Peter McLaughlin's Belgian Blue-cross heifer Rolex.
A daughter of Springhill Improvement and out of a Limousin-cross cow, she went under the hammer at €10,800.
The same buyer also secured Liam and Katie Dolan's Belgian Blue-cross heifer at €9,600, a third-prizewinner from Friday's show.
Trading at €10,500 was Kyle Cosgrove's Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf sired by the red and white sire Izpriceless.
Purchasing this beautifully marked young heifer was McEnaney Livestock in Co Monaghan.
Donegal breeder Pearse McNamee then received a call of €8,900 for his 350kg Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf.
Sired by Dovea Genetics' top Blue sire Avicii De Mahoney, she found a new home with Donegal man Dermot McGinley.
Supreme champion
Claiming the supreme champion title in Friday's show was Martin McLaughlin from Co Donegal with his red Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf.
A daughter of the popular red and white AI sire Boherard Rambo, she went on to sell in Saturday's sale for €7,100 to McEnaney Livestock.
Dermot McGinley led the bull calf trade at €3,900 for a 282kg Charolais-cross bull calf sired by Ashleigh Admiral, going back to the famous Rosie cow.
