Fat Cows sell to a top of £2480 with weanlings topping £5.37pk at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling Bull calves topped to £1710 for a 386kg Limousin from a Castlewellan Farmer. Weanling Heifers topped £1480 for a 370kg Limousin from a Dromore farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2480 for 796kg Charolais, springing cows at £2000, dairy cows topped at £2020, heifers topped at £2260 for 557kg Limousin, bullocks topped at £2240 for 638kg Angus.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK

Bull Calves – Young Stock

Rathfriland Farmer Angus at £970, Katesbridge Farmer Angus at £810, Annaclone Farmer Charolais at £770, Comber Farmer Angus at £750, Downpatrick Farmer Limousin at £740, Hillsborough Farmer Friesian at £730.

Dropped Calves – Males

Rathfriland Farmer MBE at £720, Portaferry Farmer Simmental at £710, Rathfriland Farmer Friesian at £700, Lisburn Farmer Limousin at £690, Hillsborough Farmer IM at £685.

Heifer Calves – Young Stock

Rathfriland Farmer Angus at £890, Portaferry Farmer MBE at £840, Rathfriland Farmer Angus at £800, Angus at £740, Ballyroney Farmer Charolais at £740, Banbridge Farmer Blue at £740, Annaclone Farmer Charolais at £720.

Dropped Calves – Heifers

Ballyroney Farmer Limousin at £710, Rathfriland Farmer Angus at £700, Downpatrick Farmer Limousin at £690, Banbridge Farmer Blue at £690, Warrenpoint Farmer Shorthorn at £680, Armagh Farmer Angus at £670.

WEANLING Male Calves

Top price per kilo Castlewellan Farmer at £5.37pk 270k Simmental at £1450. Castlewellan Farmer Limousin 386k at £1710, Moira Farmer Charolais 321k at £1630, Dromara Farmer Limousin 319k at £1600, Crossgar Farmer Limousion 353k at £1600, Kilkeel Farmer Simmental 382k at £1570, Downpatrick Farmer Angus 382k at £1450, Angus 411k at £1450, Castlewellan Farmer Simmental 270k at £1450, Downpatrick Farmer Angus 382k at £1450, Katesbridge Farmer Limousin 275k at £1410.

Weanling Heifer Calves

Top price per Kilo at £5.00, Kilkeel farmer 256k Simmental at £1280. Dromore Farmer Limousin 370kg at £1480. Castlewellan Farmer Simmental 354kg at £1460, Downpatrick farmer Angus 320kg at £1450, Poyntzpass Farmer Limousin 414kg at £1440, Castlewellan Farmer Simmental 292kg at £1440, Dromara Farmer Angus 435k at £1390, Katesbridge Farmer Shorthorn 400k at £1330, Dromore Farmer Limousin 278k at £1330, Downpatrick Farmer Limousin 335k at £1300, Katesbridge Farmer Hereford 329k at £1290.

Fat Cows

Gilford Farmer Charolais 796k at £2480, Lurgan Farmer Simmental 753k at £2400, Dromara Farmer Simmental 713k at £2200, Katesbridge Farmer Angus 776k at £2150, Rathfriland Farmer Hereford 795k at £1980, Gilford Farmer Shorthorn 602k at £1960, Rathfriland Farmer Hereford 801k at £1900, Lurgan Farmer Simmental 607k at £1700, Simmental 608k at £1700, Simmental 553k at £1600.

Cows and Calves

Banbridge Farmer Limousin Springer at £2000, Limousin Springer at £1720, Hillsborough Farmer Simmental Springer at £1700.

Fat Bulls

Dromara Farmer Hereford 786k at £2450, Simmental 715k at £2330, Simmental 652k at £2240, Dromore Farmer IM 605k at £1850, IM 565k at £1660.

Dairy Cows

Rathfriland Farmer Holstein cow at £2020, Banbridge Farmer Friesian Cow at £1820, Friesian cow at £1520, Friesian cow at £1500.

Heifers

Top Price per Kilo at £4.17 for Ballyward Farmer Simmental 413k at £1720. Katesbridge Farmer Limousin 557kg at £2260, Shorthorn 619kg at £2160, Shorthorn 623kg at £2110, Hillsborough Farmer Hereford 618kg at £2020, Gilford Farmer Angus 557kg at £2020, Dromara Farmer Limousin 592kg at £2010, Simmental 590k at £1970, Gilford Farmer Simmental 539k at £1950, Rathfriland Farmer Hereford 554k at £1930 and Gilford Farmer Angus 568k at £1900.

Bullocks

Top Price per Kilo at £4.58 for Castlewellan Farmer Limousin 328k at £1500. Katesbridge Farmer Angus 638k at £2240, Ballyward Farmer Charolais 556k at £2200, Katesbridge Farmer Blonde 599kg at £2185, Ballyward Farmer Blue 584kg at £2100, Katesbridge Farmer Blue 584kg at £2100, Blue 573k at £2060, Angus 628kg at £2050, Ballyward Farmer Shorthorn 577kg at £1940, Banbridge Farmer Friesian 626k at £1920, Katesbridge Farmer Angus 436k at £1910, Banbridge Farmer Angus 611kg at £1960.

Tuesday evening saw another very large entry of sheep in town. Fat Ewes selling to a flying trade this week again. Loughbrickland farmer topped the sale at £7.28 a kilo for 16.2kg at £118, Fat ewes topped at £238, Strong ewes over the £208 mark this week with plainer ewes from £188 to £118.

Lambs

Warrenpoint Farmer 26kg at £151, Castlewellan Farmer 25.4kg at £150, Kilkeel Farmer 25.5kg at £150, Dromara Farmer 26.2kg at £149.50, Banbridge Farmer 25.5kg at £149, Banbridge Farmer 24.7kg at £148.50, Dromara Farmer 24kg at £146, Rathfriland Farmer 24kg at £144.50, Kilkeel Farmer 23.9kg at £144.

FAT EWES

Kilcoo Farmer at £238, Mayobridge Farmer at £208, at £188, at £186, Poyntzpass Farmer at £184, Castlewellan Farmer at £148, Banbridge Farmer at £144, Dromara Farmer at £120, Castlewellan Farmer at £118. Castlewellan Farmer at £94.

FAT RAMS

Warrenpoint Farmer at £226, Rathfriland Farmer at £184.