Top price of £1390 paid for a Charolais cow at Saintfield Mart

Top price of the day £1390 for a Charolais cow.

FAT CATTLE: Sold to £1390 for a 880kg Charolais cow, £158 per 100kg.

Friesian cows sold to £1156 for a 850kg, £136 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Crossgar producer Charolais cows 880kg £158 £1390, 760kg £165 £1255, Saintfield producer Limousin cow 780kg £168 £1310, Downpatrick producer Limousin cows 770kg £162 £1247, 750kg £155 £1162, Portaferry producer Friesian cows 850kg £136 £1156, 790kg £138 £1090, 800kg £132 £1056, Downpatrick producer Limousin cow 670kg £160 £1072, Saintfield producer Friesian cows 810kg £132 £1069, 780kg £128 £998, 750kg £130 £975, Crossgar producer Belgian Blue cow 610kg £174 £1061, Ballynahinch producer Simmental cow 710kg £147 £1043, Crossgar producer Friesian cows 710kg £136 £965, 730kg £125 £915 and Downpatrick producer Friesian cows 770kg £124 £954, 730kg £130 £949.

BULLOCKS: Sold to £1340 for a 580kg Limousin (231).

Leading prices: Dromara producer Limousin 580kg £1340, Hillsborough producer Aberdeen Angus 570kg £1295, 530kg £1110, 530kg £1090, Downpatrick producer Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1190, 500kg £1080, 430kg £995, Ballygowan producer Blonde d’Aquitaine 520kg £1170, Crossgar producer Charolais 460kg £1100, 440kg £1060, 440kg £1050, Saintfield producer Fleckvieh 550kg £1090, Ballynahinch producer Simmental 500kg £1040, Comber producer Limousins 380kg £975, 350kg £945, 370kg £915 and Portaferry producer Limousins 300kg £825, 250kg £765.

HEIFERS: Sold to £1180 for a 520kg Limousin (228).

Leading prices: Dromara producer Limousin 520kg £1180, Saintfield producer Charolais 500kg £1120, 520kg £1100, 490kg £1075, Lisburn producer Aberdeen Angus 480kg £1030, 480kg £1010, 460kg £1000 and Bangor producer Charolais 330kg £850, 320kg £800.

DROPPED CALVES: Good entry of 70 drops sold to a super trade.

Weanlings sold to £640 for a Limousin bull.

Dropped calves sold to £450 for a Aberdeen Angus bull.

More calves required to meet demands.

Leading prices: Downpatrick producer reared Limousin bulls £640, £550.

DROPPED CALVES - Dromara producer Aberdeen Angus bulls £450 twice, £440, Aberdeen Angus heifers £350, £335, £325, £320, Comber producer Limousin bull £430, Aberdeen Angus bulls £360, £340, Aberdeen Angus heifers £320, £305, £300, Holstein bulls £285, £275, £245, £150, Comber producer Limousin bulls £420, £380, £320, Limousin heifers £310, £290, Portaferry producer Aberdeen Angus bulls £380, £350, Aberdeen Angus heifer £295, Saintfield producer Limousin bulls £355, £330, £290, Limousin heifers £310, £275, young Friesian bulls £105, £95, £80, Carryduff producer Blonde d’Aquitaine bull £300, Saintfield producer Hereford bulls £340, £310, £290, Hereford heifer £290, Kircubbin producer Limousin bull £335, young Friesian bulls £100, £85 twice, £70, Portaferry producer Aberdeen Angus heifers £280, £255, Lisburn producer Aberdeen Angus heifers £250, £225 Friesian bull £70, Ballygowan producer Fleckvieh bull £195 young Friesian bulls £100, £70 and Newtownards producer Aberdeen Angus heifer £260, young Friesian bulls £120, £100, £90, £80, £70.