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The Downpatrick Mart calf sale and sheep sale took place on Saturday, 19th April 2025.

On the day ewes and lambs sold to £400, fat ewes sold to £279, hoggets to £154 and drop calves to £610.

Leading prices are as follows

Fat ewe: Downpatrick farmer £279. Saintfield framer £208. Ballynahinch farmer £182. Ardglass farmer £180. Newtownards farmer £168. Saintfield farmer £168. Ardglass farmer £135. Newtownards farmer £128, £116 and Ardglass farmer £115. Hogget per head: Portaferry farmer 33.8kg £154, 25kg £150. Downpatrick farmer 25.8kg £149.5. Ardglass farmer 28.2kg £145. Rahalp farmer 24.9kg £144. Ardglass farmer 23.6kg £130. Downpatrick farmer 22kg £130. Ardglass farmer 22kg £125. Greyabbey farmer 17.3kg £94 and Portaferry farmer 19.5kg £60.

At the calf sale held on Saturday 19 th April 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, a Ballywalter farmer topped the drop calf bull category with a Belgium Blue bull at 80kg which sold for £610 (762ppk). Photo: Downpatrick Mart

Hogget per kilo: Portaferry farmer 25kg 600p. Downpatrick farmer 22kg 591p, 25.8kg 580p. Rahalp farmer 24.9kg 578p. Downpatrick farmer 22kg 568p, 23.6kg 551p. Greyabbey farmer 17.3kg 543p. Ardglass farmer 28.2kg 514p and Portaferry farmer 33.8kg 456p.

Ewe and lambs: Ballynahinch farmer £400, £380, £350. Downpatrick farmer £350. Ballynahinch farmer £340, £330. Downpatrick farmer £330, £280 and Ballynahinch farmer £260.

Bull calves: Ballywalter farmer BB 80kg £610, AYR 60kg £150, AYR 60kg £125 and AYR 44kg £100.

Heifer calves: Ballywalter farmer BB 68kg £560, CH 74kg £550. Newtownards farmer HER 144kg £550 and Downpatrick farmer AA 34kg £40.

Ewes and lambs sold to £400, fat ewes sold to £279 at Downpatrick