Bullocks selling to a top of £1670 at Rathfriland Co-Op

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Just shy of 550 cattle in town last Friday (October 20th) with a super yard full of Continental cattle with record prices.

The dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £590 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Belfast farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1140 for a 494kg from Dromara farmer.

Fat cows topped £1210 for 780k Montbeliarde.

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Cows and calves topped £1360, heifers topped £1500 for 592k Belgian Blue and bullocks topped at £1670 for 660k Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Belfast farmer Belgian Blue £590, Belgian Blue at £550, Belgian Blue at £480, Belgian Blue at £470, Banbridge farmer Simmental at £465, Warrenpoint farmer Shorthorn at £400, Shorthorn at £370, Belfast farmer Friesian at £370, Gilford farmer Belgian Blue at £360 and Banbridge farmer Simmental at £350.

Heifer calves

Belfast farmer Belgian Blue at £490, Belgian Blue at £420, Belgian Blue at £420, Belgian Blue at £410, Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £360, Banbridge farmer Simmental at £350, Lisburn farmer Limousin at £340 and Belfast farmer Belgian Blue at £335, Belgian Blue at £300.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.41 pence per kilo, weanling calves sold to super trade, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 494k at £1140, Belgian Blue 486k at £1100, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 464k at £1010, Mayobridge farmer Simmental 414k at £990, Rostrevor farmer Aberdeen Angus 392k at £970, Kilcoo farmer Simmental 348k at £970, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 432k at £960, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 340k at £960 and Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 388k at £960, Belgian Blue 390k at £950.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.80 pence per kilo, Kilcoo farmer Simmental 320k at £910, Mayobridge farmer Simmental 376k at £870 and Rathfriland farmer Hereford 496k at £840, Charolais 284kg at £830, Aberdeen Angus 390k at £810, Aberdeen Angus 402k at £800, Aberdeen Angus 378k at £800, Aberdeen Angus 398k at £790, Aberdeen Angus 358k at £780, Aberdeen Angus 362k at £760.

Cows and calves

Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £1360. Hilltown farmer Limousin cow and Charolais calf at £1250.

Fat cows

Katesbridge farmer Montbeliarde 780kg at £1210, Dromara farmer Friesian 634k at £910, Leitrim farmer Limousin 494k at £870, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 600k at £860, Leitrim farmer Simmental 530k at £800, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 644k at £800, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 600k at £760 and Ballyward farmer Charolais 590k at £600, Highland 498k at £590,

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.66 Pence per kilo, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 592k at £1500, Belgian Blue 542k at £1320, Simmental 580k at £1300, Simmental 572k at £1290, Simmental 546k at £1285, Simmental 544k at £1270, Banbridge farmer Limousin 470k at £1250, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 494k at £1240, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 512k at £1230 and Banbridge farmer Limousin 522k at £1160.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £3.16 pence per kilo, Kilcoo farmer Charolais 660k at £1670, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 716k at £1630, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 656k at £1550, Simmental 630k at £1600, Fleckvieh 674k at £1570, Dromara farmer Limousin 554k at £1540, Charolais 524k at £1510, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 640k at £1500, Banbridge farmer Limousin 508k at £1480, Limousin, 488k at £1480. Annalong farmer Charolais 572k at £1450 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 498k at £1450.

Tuesday evening saw large show of stock and store lambs selling to a flying trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Hilltown farmer topped the sale at £5.32 a kilo for 17.4kg at £92.50.

Fat ewes topped at £138.

More ewes over the £130 mark this week with plainer ewes from £117 to £125.

Lambs

Hilltown farmer 29k at £119, Rathfriland farmer 27.8k at £118, Armagh farmer 27.4k at £118, Newry farmer 26.5k at £117.50. Ballyward farmer 26k at £116.50, Corbet farmer 25.3k at £116, Rathfriland farmer 26.2k at £115, Castlewellan farmer 24.6k at £115, Armagh farmer 24k at £115 and Bryansford farmer 24.9k at £114.

Fat ewes

Newry farmer at £138, Armagh farmer at £131, Hilltown farmer at £130, Hilltown farmer at £128, Rathfriland farmer at £125, Castlewellan farmer at £120, Ballyroney farmer at £118 and Hilltown farmer at £117.

Fat rams

Magheralin farmer at £146 and Gilford farmer at £145.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.