Easier trade for lambs at Markethill

820 lambs had a complete clearance, however prices were decreased.

Heavy lambs sold up to £171 each with several pens from £140 to £156 each.

Top rate for heavy lambs 621p for 21 lambs, 24k at £149 from a Richhill farmer, followed by 604p/k for 25k at £151 each from an Armagh farmer.

Main demand from 545p/k to 588p/k.

Good quality midweights to 611p/k for 22.1k at £135 from a Poyntzpass farmer followed by 602p/k for 23.6k at £142 from a Newtownhamilton producer. All good quality midweights from 560 – 596p/k.

A good entry of store lambs sold in a very firm trade from 550-605p/k for 15.2 at £92 from a Mayobridge farmer, followed by 589p/k for 19.2k at £113 from a Scarva producer.

210 cull ewes sold to £214 with others at £204, £198 and £186. Main demand for good quality ewes from £140 - £180. Plainer ewes from £90 to £130 each.

HEAVY LAMBS

Richhill producer 24k £149 621p/k: Armagh producer 25k £151 604p/k: Belleeks producer 24k £141 588p/k: Cullyhanna producer 25.4k £146 575p/k: Armagh producer 30k £171 570p/k: Loughgilly producer 26k £148 569p/k: Aghalee producer 24.9k £140 562p/k: Dungannon producer 25.8k £144 558p/k.

MIDWEIGHT LAMBS

Poyntzpass producer 22.1k £135 611p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 23.6k £142 602p/k: Tynan producer 21.8k £130 596p/k: Loughgilly producer 20.5k £122 595p/k: Portadown producer 20.2k £120 594p/k: Tassagh producer 21.5k £127.50 593p/k: Tynan producer 22k £130 591p/k: Hamiltonsbawn producer 22.6k £132 584p/k: Dungannon producer 22.8k £132.50 581p/k: Tassagh producer 21k £122 581p/k.

STORE LAMBS

Mayobridge producer 15.2k £92 605p/k: 15.2k £92 605p/k: Scarva producer 19.2k £113 589p/k: Armagh producer 19.8k £116.50 588p/k: Belleeks producer 17k £99 582p/k: Benburb producer 19.6k £112 571p/k: Mayobridge producer 17.2k £98 570p/k: Scarva producer 18.9k £107 566p/k: Keady producer 19.8k £112 566p/k.