Fat cows sell to a top of £2780 at Rathfriland Co-op

Topped to £1150 for Limousin Bull Calf for a Mayobridge Farmer. Weanling Bull calves topped to £1890 for a 455kg Blue from a Dromara Farmer. Breeding bulls topped at £3500, Fat cows topped at £2780 for 843kg Limousin. Fat bulls topped at £2100, Heifers topped at £2390 for 740kg Charolais, bullocks topped at £2320 for 764kg Angus

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK,

Bull Calves

Mayobridge Farmer Limousin at £1150, Crossgar Farmer Limousin at £1130, Limousin at £1110, Castlewellan Farmer Angus at £1110, Mayobridge Farmer Limousin at £1030, Castlewellan Farmer Angus at £1020, Hillsborough Farmer Angus at £990, Angus at £930, Banbridge Farmer Angus at £930, Ballyward Farmer Angus at £850.

Heifer Calves

Mayobridge Farmer Limousin at £960, Glenarm Farmer Blue at £900, Mayobridge Farmer Limousin at £890, Limousin at £870, Banbridge Farmer Angus at £850, Mayobridge Farmer Hereford at £830, Hillsborough Farmer Angus at £800, Newtownhamilton Farmer Angus at £800, Banbridge Farmer Angus at £760.

WEANLING Male Calves

Top price per kilo at £6.06 Dromara Farmer Blue 455k at £1890, Dromore Farmer Angus 576k at £1840, Dromara Farmer Blue 473k at £1810, Blue 415k at £1750, Ballynahinch Farmer Charolais 423k at £1750, Dromara Farmer Limousin 446kg at £1690, Blue 431kg at £1690, Blue 430k at £1690.

Weanling Heifer Calves

Top price per Kilo at £5.56, Dromara Farmer Blue 464kg at £1780, Kilkeel Farmer Limousin 391kg at £1770, Dromore Farmer Simmental 542kg at £1740, Shorthorn 400kg at £1660, Limousin 426k at £1660, Kilkeel Farmer Limousin 434k at £1640, Armagh Farmer Blue 412k at £1620, Kilkeel Farmer Charolais 365k at £1570, Dromore Farmer Limousin 316k at £1550, Gilford Farmer Blue 450k at £1550.

Fats Cows

Ballyward Farmer Limousin 843k at £2780, Dromara Farmer Shorthorn 628k at £2270, Kilkeel Farmer Charolais 713k at £2020, Dromara Farmer Angus 609k at £1960, Ballyward Farmer Limousin 581k at £1940, Dromara Farmer Limousin 625k at £1800, Kilkeel Farmer Hol 597k at £1800, Hol 470k at £1290, Banbridge Farmer Angus 609k at £1200.

Fat Bull

Dromara Farmer Angus 642k at £2100, Rathfriland Farmer Hol 604k at £1810, Shorthorn 571k at £1780, Nored 518k at £1760, Shorthorn 543k at £1600, Hol 562k at £1500.

Breeding Bull

Dromara Farmer Limousin at £3520, Hillsborough Farmer Angus at £3500.

Heifer

Top Price per Kilo at £4.24 Katesbridge Farmer Charolais 740kg at £2390, Blonde 676kg at £2340, Waringstown Farmer Limousin 606kg at £2140, Banbridge Farmer Blue 503kg at £2130, Katesbridge Farmer Charolais 631kg at £2030, Dromore Farmer Angus 654kg at £2000, Katesbridge Farmer Saler 583k at £1980, Ballyward Farmer Limousin 601k at £1970, Banbridge Farmer Limousin 584k at £1960, Limousin 512k at £1950.

Bullock's

Top Price per Kilo at £4.07, Katesbridge Farmer Angus 764k at £2320, Ballyward Farmer Limousin 628kg at £2100, Friesian 698kg at £2100, Newry Farmer Blue 641kg at £2180, Ballyward Farmer Friesian 670k at £2060, Downpatrick Farmer Shorthorn 571kg at £2040, Angus 565k at £1990, Ballyward Farmer Friesain 635k at £1950, Friesian 625k at £1940, Donaghcloney Farmer Angus 579k at £1940.

Tuesday evening saw a very Large entry of sheep in town, Fat Ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

Castlewellan Farmer topped the sale at £6.88 a kilo for 17.1kg at £117.50, Fat ewes topped at £262, strong ewes over the £246 mark this week with plainer ewes from £218 to £240.

Lambs

Newry Farmer 27.4k at £159, Katesbridge Farmer 28.2k at £155, Kilkeel Farmer 26k at £152, Hilltown Farmer 27.1k at £144, Kilkeel Farmer 24.8k at £140, Dromore Farmer 21.4k at £140, Seaforde Farmer 23.5k at £139.50, Kilkeel Farmer 23.8k at £139.50, Hilltown Farmer 23.7k at £138.50.

FAT EWES

Hilltown Farmer at £262, at £262, Newry Farmer at £246, Seaforde Farmer at £246, Kilkeel Farmer at £240, Kilkeel Farmer at £236, Ballynahinch Farmer at £236, Greencastle Farmer at £232, Newry Farmer at £230, Newry Farmer at £218.

FAT RAMS

Rostrevor Farmer at £166, Castlewellan Farmer at £164.

BREEDING RAM’S

Newry Farmer Charollais Ram at £740, Newry Farmer Suffolk Ram at £590.

Breeding Hoggets

Legananny Farmer 5 Hoggets at £305, 6 Hogget’s at £300, 5 Hoggets at £300, Dromara Farmer 8 Hoggets at £295, Legananny Farmer 6 Hoggets at £280, 5 Hoggets at £275, Banbridge Farmer 8 Hoggets at £275, Killinchy Farmer 8 Hoggets at £275, Dromara Farmer 6 Hoggets at £270.