Latest prices from Rathfriland Co-Op

A 10 day old Sim bull calf sold @ £350. 90 weanlings cleared up to £860 for a 402k Ch from a Moira farm. A 372k Ch heifer calf from Leitrim sold at £790 with a 308k Angus heifer from Rathfriland @ £670. A 288k Lim bull calf sold at £725 or 251p/k. Store heifers sold to £1035 for a 590k Lim from Ballyveamore with a second lot at £1000. Store bullocks sold to £970 with Friesian bullocks to £740. Fat cows to £825 for a 650k Lim from Moira.

DROPPED CALVES

Donaghmore farmer £570, £535, £530, £500 and £455 at a few months old. Upper Ballinderry farmer £390, £400 and £300. Warrenpoint farmer £350 and £305. Donacloney farmer £350, £350, £350, £350, £320, £320 and £300. Derrylecka farmer £300 twice for 2 Sim heifers. Newry farmer: £340, £300 and £290. Warrenpoint farmer £330 and £300 for F.C.K. heifers.

WEANLINGS: Moira farmer 402k @ £860, 394k @ £780, 266k @ £560, 270k @ £560 and 232k @ £550. Rathfriland farmer 352k @ £725 (twice), 308k @ £670 (twice) and 316k @ £645 on 3 occasions. Mayobridge farmer 230k @ £555, 260k @ £490, 242k @ £490, 350k @ £690, 156k @ £465 and 260k @ £490. Hilltown farmer 230k @ £500, 218k @ £460 and 270k @ £445. Downpatrick farmer 434k @ £800, 360k @ £680, 276k @ £630 and 350k @ £620. Banbridge farmer 352k @ £760, 358k @ £760, 296k @ £745, 312k @ £715, 300k @ £700 and 288k at £725.

HEIFERS: Ballyveamore farmer 590k @ £1035, 594k @ £1000, 552k @ £975, 540k @ £965, 572k @ £965, 548k @ £950 and 480k @ £875. Dromara farmer 582k @ £995, 746k @ £905. Fr from Upper Corrags 500k @ £875, 460k @ £780, 332k @ £620, 418k @ £715, 390k @ £695.

FAT & SUCKLER COWS: Moira farmer 650k @ £825, 674k @ £745. Banbridge farmer 542k @ £790. Dromara farmer 634k @ £760, 530k @ £630. Crossgar farmer 554k @ £615. Katesbridge farmer 620k Fr @ £540, 446k @ £390. Levallyreagh farmer 514k @ £400.

BULLOCKS: Backaderry farmer 544k @ £970, 612k @ £1090, 590k @ £1050, 546k @ £920. Dysart farmer 532k @ £920, 508k @ £900, 442k @ £885, 446k @ £805. Crossmaglen farmer 590k @ £820. Newcastle farmer 480k @ £760, 460k @ £755.

FRIESIAN BULLOCKS: 442k @ £590, 478k @ £605, 470k @ £605, 470k @ £590, 460k @ £570, 398k @ £740, 350k @ £540, 388k @ £490, 342k @ £445.

A great entry of sheep for April saw spring lambs sell to £96.50 for a Ballynahinch farmer. Overall spring lambs were an easier trade. Hogget numbers are still high with a top price of £96 for an Annaclone farmer. A top per kilo of 380 pence was paid for 23.5k @ £89. 263 fat ewes sold in an excellent trade with farmers from Annalong and Portaferry selling @ £104 each. 100 ewes with lambs at foot to £165 per head.

LAMBS: Ballynahinch farmer 23k @ £96.50. Kilkeel farmer: 24k @ £93.50. Tullyglush farmer 22k @ £95. Portadown farmer: 24.5k @ £94. Loughbrickland farmer 24k @ £93.50. Downpatrick farmer 25.5k @ £93. Dromore farmer: 23k @ £92. Markethill farmer 22.5k @ £90.50. Begney farmer: 22k @ £89.50. Lacken farmer 21.5k @ £88.

HOGGETS: Annaclone farmer 30.5k @ £96. Lisburn farmer 31k @ £92. Banbridge farmer 29.5k @ £92. Corbet farmer 32k @ £92. Benraw farmer 29k @ £91.50. Katesbridge farmer 28.5k @ £90.50. Hilltown farmer 32.5k @ £90. Crossgar farmer 24.5k @ £89.50.

263 FAT EWES: Annalong farmer £104. Portaferry farmer £104. Rathfriland farmer £98. Braque farmer £98. Ballynahatton farmer £97. Banbridge farmer £96 and £92. Ballyward farmer £103. Downpatrick farmer £95 (twice). Ballyward farmer £94.

BREEDERS

The largest entry this spring of 100 ewes with lambs at foot that sold to £165 for a full mouth ewe. Ewes with two lambs at foot sold from £155 up. Singles to £135 per head.