Excellent show of sheep in Hilltown Mart

There was an excellent show of sheep in Hilltown Mart on Thursday, 23rd July.

Fat Lambs fetched £179 for 31kgs, Store Lambs fetched £125.50 for 19kg & Fat Ewes fetched £216.

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Fat Lambs:

Castlewellan farmer £179 for 31kg (577ppk). Downpatrick farmer £158.50 for 32kg (495ppk), £155 for 25kg (620ppk). Ballyward farmer £153.50 for 25.5kg (595ppk). Rathfriland farmer £153 for 26kg (588ppk). Annaclone farmer £152 for 25.5kg (589ppk). Hilltown farmer £151 for 25kg (601ppk). Kilkeel farmer £150.50 for 23kg (654ppk). Kilkeel farmer £150 for 25.5kg (588ppk). Ballyward farmer £149.50 for 23kg (632ppk). Downpatrick farmer £145.50 for 23kg (632ppk). Kilcoo farmer £145 for 23.5kg (617ppk). Hilltown farmer £144 for 24.5kg (583ppk). Newcastle farmer £142.50 for 23kg (611ppk). Rathfriland farmer £140 for 23kg (585ppk). Kilcoo farmer £138 for 22kg (627ppk). Hilltown farmer £137 for 22.5kg (608ppk).

Store Lambs:

Hilltown farmer £125.50 for 19kg (633ppk), £124 for 17.5kg (700ppk), £123 for 19kg (627ppk), £122 for 18.5kg (663ppk). Ballynahinch farmer £120 for 17.5kg (686ppk). Hilltown farmer £119.50 for 18kg (656ppk), £119 for 18kg (635ppk), £118.50 for 18.5kg (627ppk). Cabra farmer £118 for 18kg (655ppk). Warrenpoint farmer £117 for 15.5kg (745ppk). Ballyward farmer £116 for 17.5kg (662ppk). Newry farmer £115 for 17kg (676ppk). Kilkeel farmer £114 for 16.5kg (686ppk). Hilltown farmer £113 for 17.5kg (649ppk).

Fat ewes:

Kilkeel farmer £216, £212 Hilltown farmer £198, £190. Katesbridge farmer £188. Newcastle farmer £184, £182. Hilltown farmer £178. Kilkeel farmer-£176, £174. Katesbridge farmer £170. Hilltown farmer £168. Rostrevor farmer £154. Newry farmer £148. Cabra farmer £138. Kilkeel farmer £134. Hilltown farmer £132. Annalong farmer £130. Katesbridge farmer £115. Kilcoo farmer £114. Downpatrick farmer £110.

Saturday 25th July saw a good show of cattle in Hilltown Mart.

Fat Cow:

Mayobridge farmer £2540 for 816kg (311ppk), £2200 for 724kg (303ppk). Annalong farmer £2200 for 724kg (303ppk). Newcastle farmer £2100 for 628kg (334ppk). Kilkeel farmer £1940 for 650kg (298ppk). Annalong farmer £1890 for 714kg (264ppk), £1740 for 666kg (261ppk).

Bulls:

Kilkeel farmer £2740 for 1014kg (270ppk).

Cows & Calves:

Hilltown farmer £3800, £3800, £3700, £3300. Kilcoo farmer £3220, £2850.

Heifers:

Kilkeel farmer £2520 for 584kg (431ppk), £2210 for 694kg (318ppk). Newry farmer £2180 for 632kg (344ppk), £2160 for 592kg (394ppk). Kilkeel farmer £2100 for 618kg (339ppk). Newry farmer £2000 for 464kg (431ppk), £1940 for 594kg (326ppk). Castlewellan farmer £1900 for 466kg (407ppk), £1780 for 390kg (456pk), £1740 for 490kg (355ppk), £1660 for 502kg (330ppk).

Bullocks:

Mayobridge farmer £2400 for 730kg (328ppk). Cabra farmer £2330 for 616kg (378ppk). Kilkeel farmer £2320 for 694kg (334ppk). Cabra farmer £2310 for 646kg (357ppk). Mayobridge farmer £2300 for 698kg (329ppk), £2240 for 678kg (330pk), £2200 for 662kg (332ppk). Cabra farmer £2190 for 570kg (384ppk). Mayobridge farmer £2140 for 662kg (323ppk). Kilkeel farmer £2090 for 538kg (388ppk).

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