Entry of 1507 sheep returns easier trade at Markethill

An entry of 1507 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday returned an easier trade for fat lambs, although stores and cull sheep maintained a very firm trade.

Breeding hoggets sold to £152 each.

Heavy lambs sold to £83 each with several pens selling from £78 to £81 each. Top rate of 327p per kilo was paid for 24 kilos at £78.50 each.

Middleweight lambs sold to 349p per kilo for 21.2 kilos at £74 each. All good quality pens sold from 325p to 339p per kilo.

Store lambs sold in a very firm trade.

Light stores sold in an improved trade to reach 430p per kilo for 13.6 kilos at £58.50 each for a Hilltown farmer. The same owner received £63.50 each for 14.8 kilos (429p). Main demand sold from 350p to 405p per kilo. Stronger stores sold from 330p to 358p per kilo for 17.9 kilos at £64 for a Hilltown farmer.

The 260 cull ewes sold readily. Fleshed ewes sold from £74 to £89 each. Plainer types sold from £45 to £60 each.

The first breeding sale of this season attracted a very good entry. Hogget ewes sold to £152 each with several more pens from £130 to £150 each.

LIGHT STORES: Hilltown farmer: 13.6k £58.50 430p: Hilltown farmer: 14.8k £63.50 429p: Camlough farmer: 12k £49 £405p: Hilltown farmer: 11.5k £45 391p: Camlough farmer: 13k £50 385p: Dungannon farmer: 15.2k £56.50 372p: Lislea farmer: 12.4k £45 363p.

STRONGER STORES: Hilltown farmer: 17.9k £64 358p: Newry farmer: 17.5k £60 343p: Armagh farmer: 19.7k £67.50 343p: Corran farmer: 17k £58 341p: Newtownbutler farmer: 18.8k £63 335p: Portadown farmer: 19.3k £63.50 329p.

MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS: Portadown farmer: 21.2k £74 349p: Markethill farmer: 22.6k £76.50 339p: Corran farmer: 22k £73 332p: Armagh farmer: 21.2k £70 330p: Armagh farmer: 23k £75.50 328p: Armagh farmer: 22.4k £73.50 328p: Richhill farmer: 21.4k £70 327p: Armagh farmer: 22.8k £74.50 327p.

HEAVY LAMBS: Armagh farmer: 24k £78.50 327p: Whitecross farmer: 24k £77 321p: Armagh farmer: 24.6k £77 313p: Portadown farmer: 24k £75 313p.

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