Bullocks sellto a top of £1630 at Rathfriland Co-op

The Dropped calf section contained calves up to 2 months old. Topped to £350 for Limousin Bull Calf for a Dromore Farmer. Weanling calves sold to £1250 for a 512k Charolais from Scarva Farmer. Fat Cows topped £1580 for 806k Charolais, Cow’s and Calves Topped £1470, Heifers topped £1280 for 540k Limousin, Bullocks topped at £1630 for 714k Limousin.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK

Bull Calves:

Dromore Farmer Limousin at £350, Loughbrickland Farmer Blue at £330, Ballyward Farmer Angus at £325, Angus at £320, Loughbrickland Farmer Blue at £320, Ballyward Farmer Angus at £315, Ballynahinch Farmer Blue at £300, Newry Farmer Simmental at £300, Ballyward Farmer Angus at £300, Dromore Farmer Limousin at £300.

Heifer Calves

Banbridge Farmer Blue at £310, Ballynahinch Farmer Blue at £290, Donacloney Farmer Blue at £290, Ballynahinch Farmer Blue at £270, Rathfriland Farmer Blue at £270, Blue at £250, Dromore Farmer Limousin at £230, Dromore Farmer Blue at £195, Donacloney Farmer Blue at £185, Dromara Farmer Angus at £170,

WEANLING Male Calves

Ballyward Farmer Limousin 294k at £900 (306), Ballyward Farmer Blonde 178k at £540 (304), Ballynahinch Farmer Limousin 252k at £700 (278), Ballyward Farmer Blonde 298k at £820 (276), Scavra Farmer Charolais 512k at £1250, Charolais 406k at £1100, Banbridge Farmer Blue 556k at £1100, Angus 546k at £1100, Blue 494k at £1050, Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 408k at £920, Scavra Farmer Charolais 382k at £920, Banbridge Farmer Angus 486k at £910, Ballyward Farmer Limousin 294k at £900, Rathfriland Farmer Charolais 464k at £900.

Weanling Heifer Calves

Ballyward Farmer Limousin 280k at £780 (279), Ballyward Farmer Blonde 180k at £500 (278), Blonde 202k at £550 (273), Cabra Farmer Simmental 286k at £760 (266), Ballyward Farmer Limousin 280k at £780, Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 322k at £780, Limousin 312k at £770, Cabra Farmer Simmental 286k at £760, Kilkeel Farmer Blue 372k at £760, Ballynahinch Farmer Limousin 322k at £750, Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 294k at £740, Limousin 382k at £700, Newry Farmer Limousin 268k at £700, Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 278k at £700.

Fat Cows

Fat cow sold to a flying trade, Ballyward Farmer Charolais 806k at £1580, Charolais 784k at £1500, Downpatrick Farmer Simmental 728k at £1380, Banbridge Farmer Hereford 756k at £1310, Banbridge Farmer Hol 790k at £1290, Dromore Farmer Shorthorn 528k at £1200, Ballyward Farmer Angus 706k at £1140, Banbridge Farmer FRE 774k at £1110, Dromara Farmer Angus 732k at £1100, Rathfriland Farmer Angus 722k at £1070.

Cows and Calves

Banbridge Farmer Limousin Cow and Angus calf at £1470, Newry Farmer Angus Cow and Angus Calf at £1460, Rathfriland Farmer Charolais cow and Hereford calf at £1260.

Store Heifers

Rathfriland Farmer Charolais 424k at £1050 (248), Lisburn Farmer Limousin 540k at £1280 (237), Dromara Farmer Charolais 464k at £1090 (235), Newry Farmer Limousin 510k at £1130 (222), Lisburn Farmer Limousin 540k at £1280, Dromara Farmer Charolais 562k at £1240, Newry Farmer Limousin 510k at £1130, Lisburn Farmer Blue 518k at £1110, Dromara Farmer Charolais 464k at £1090, Banbridge Farmer Nored 572k at £1080, Rathfriland Farmer Charolais 424k at £1050, Lisburn Farmer Limousin 516k at £1000, Banbridge Farmer Nored 636k at £1100, Newry Farmer Limousin 494k at £995.

Bullocks

Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 388k at £1110 (286), Dromara Farmer Limousin 492k at £1340 (273), Limousin 294k at £760 (259), Limousin 320k at £820 (257), Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 714k at £1630, Castlewellan Farmer Charolais 690k at £1500, Charolais 756k at £1410, Loughbrickland Farmer Limousin 582k at £1370, Ballyward Farmer Hereford 620k at £1360, Charolais 568k at £1340, Loughbrickland Farmer Limousin 592k at £1340, Dromara Farmer Limousin 492k at £1340, Armagh Farmer Hereford 616k at £1260, Ballynahinch Farmer Hereford 658k at £1250.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock and lambs selling to a better trade. Fat Ewes selling to a good trade this week again. Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £5.25 a kilo for 16kg at £84, Fat ewes topped at £174 for a Texel Ewes from a Saintfield Farmer. More ewes over the £150 mark this week with plainer ewes from £120 to £144,

SPRING LAMBS

Bryansford Farmer 32k at £115, Downpatrick Farmer 27k at £112, Hilltown Farmer 26.2kg at 112, Kilcoo Farmer 25.7k at £110, Kilkeel Farmer 27.4k at £110, Loughbrickland Farmer 26.7kg at £109, Bryansford Farmer 26.8k at £108.50, Saintfield Farmer 26k at £108, Hilltown Farmer 25.5k at £108.

FAT EWES

Saintfield farmer: £178, Bryansford Farmer at £169, Portadown Farmer at £144, Rostrevor Farmer at £140, Cabra Farmer at £138, Dromara Farmer at £137, Kilkeel Farmer at £117, Dromara Farmer at £115, Downpatrick Farmer at £113.

FAT RAMS

Hilltown Farmer £164, Warrenpoint Farmer at £95.

Online bidding available via MARTBIDS.IE