Dairy stock sell to a top of £2750, at Rathfriland Co-op
There was a super entry of cattle in town on Friday, with the Dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to 6 months old.
The sale topped to £1070 for Blue Heifer Calf for a Newry Farmer. Weanling heifers calves topped to £1800 for a 358kg Charolais from a Clough Farmer. Fat Cows topped at £2300 for 710kg Limousin. Dairy stock topped at £2750. Suckler cows topped at £1780. Heifers topped at £2390 for 680kg Charolais. Bullock’s topped at £2120 for 494kg Charolais.
DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK,
Bull Calves
Banbridge Farmer Angus at £860, Angus at £820, Rathfriland Farmer Angus at £800, Banbridge Farmer Angus at £760, Angus at £760, Saintfield Farmer Blue at £730, Jerrettspass Farmer Charolais at £720, Dromara Farmer Blue at £690.
Heifer Calves
Rathfriland Farmer Blue at £1070, Angus at £910, Newtownards Farmer Charolais at £710, Charolais at £700, Banbridge Farmer Blue at £670, Donaghadee Farmer Charolais at £660, Banbridge Farmer Blue at £660, Warrenpoint Farmer Shorthorn at £630.
WEANLING Male Calves
Top price per Kilo £6.28, Clough Farmer Limousin 398kg at £1770, Katesbridge Farmer Angus 540kg at £1740, Angus 512kg at £1720, Angus 522kg at £1700, Lisburn Farmer Angus 400kg at £1700, Katesbridge Farmer Angus 526kg at £1700, Angus 526kg at £1700, Blue 508kg at £1690, Angus 474kg at £1660, Blue 482kg at £1660.
Weanling Heifer Calves
Top price per Kilo £6.15, Clough Farmer Charolais 358kg at £1800, Lisburn Farmer Charolais 422kg at £1610, Dromara Farmer Limousin 354kg at £1550, Limousin 350kg at £1530, Lisburn Farmer Simmental 386kg at £1510, Lisburn Farmer Angus 368kg at £1460, Annalong Farmer Limousin 208kg at £1280, Castlewellan Farmer Angus 328kg at £1280, Angus 336kg at £1210, Clough Farmer Limousin 298kg at £1200.
Fat Cows
Top price per Kilo £3.63 Castlewellan Farmer Limousin Bull 710kg at £2300, Simmental Bull 606kg at £2200, Simmental Bull 654kg at £2180, Simmental Bull 646kg at £1920, Banbridge Farmer Hol 724kg at £1805, Kilkeel Farmer Charolais 796kg at £1800, Lisburn Farmer Hereford 656kg at £1770, Dromara Farmer Friesian 694kg at £1620, Banbridge Farmer FCK 760kg at £1610, Corbet Farmer FCK 684kg at £1600, Rathfriland Farmer Hereford 626kg at £1575, Banbridge Farmer FCK 574kg at £1380, Dromara Farmer Friesian 598kg at £1380,
Suckler cows
Banbridge farmer Angus cow and Angus Calf at £1780.
Dairy stock
Banbridge Farmer Hol at £2750, Hol at £2700, Hol at £2700, Hol at £2550, Hol at £2500, Dairy Maiden Heifer’s Mayobridge Farmer Friesian at £1180, FCK at £1120, Friesian at £1120, Friesian at £1100, Friesian at £1100.
Heifers
Top price per Kilo £4.01, Lurgan Farmer Charolais 680kg at £2390, Limousin 602kg at £2290, Hillsborough Farmer Blue 672kg at £2240, Newry Farmer Blue 544kg at £2180, Hillsborough Farmer Blue 586kg at £2140, Blue 634kg at £2120, Newry Farmer Angus 602kg at £2090, Hillsborough Farmer Blue 582kg at £2085, Blue 618kg at £2080, Blue 550kg at £2075.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo £4.30, Newry Farmer Charolais 494k at £2120, Lurgan Farmer Charolais 490kg at £2100, Newry Farmer Limousin 570kg at £2060, Rathfriland Farmer Simmental 606kg at £2060, Katesbridge Farmer Blue 602kg at £2050, Newry Farmer Limousin 470kg at £1930, Blue 496kg at £1780, Banbridge Farmer Hereford 500kg at £1720, Shinn Farmer Hereford at £492kg at £1720.