Firmer trade for store lambs at Markethill

Good quality heavy lambs sold from 570- 619p/k to a top of 692p/k for an exceptional pen, 24k at £166 from a Mayobridge farmer. Overweight pens sold from £152-£162 each.

Good quality midweights sold from 600-670p/k for 20k at £134 from a Cullyhanna farmer, followed by 661p/k for 23k at £152 for a Hilltown farmer. A Ballynahinch producer received 635p/k for 20k at £127.

A very large entry of stores sold in a noticeably firmer trade with more customers ringside. The price for light stores of 782p/k for 16 lambs, 15.8k at £123.50 from a Newry farmer, followed by 773p/k for 13.2k at £102 from a Newtownhamilton producer. Main demand from 680-767p/k. Stronger stores sold up to 720p/k for 17.2k at £124.50 from a Newry farmer, followed by 712p/k for 17.7k at £126 from a Lislea producer. Several more quality pens sold from 650-711p/k.

An entry of 310 cull ewes sold to a top of £300 with several more pens from £244 to £276 each. Main demand for fleshed ewes from £170- £236, with second quality from £120 - £160 and the poorest quality from £80 - £110 each.

A large entry in the breeding ring sold readily with good quality hoggets selling up £335, paid twice, followed by £320 paid twice. All good quality hoggets sold readily from £250-£315 each. Older ewes sold from £160-£210 each. Breeding rams sold to £700, £600 and £500 paid twice.

HEAVY LAMBS

Mayobridge producer 24k £166 692p/k. Loughgall producer 26.5k £164 619p/k. Hilltown producer 25.3k £156 616p/k. Tynan producer 24k £145 604p/k. Tandragee producer 24.2k £146 603p/k. Tandragee producer 24.2k £145 599p/k. Richhill producer 24.5k £145 592p/k. Kilkeel producer 26.2k £154 588p/k. Poyntzpass producer 24k £141 588p/k. Clady producer 27k £158 585p/k.

MIDWEIGHT LAMBS

Cullyhanna producer 20k £134 670p/k. Hilltown producer 23k £152 661p/k. Ballynahinch producer 20k £127 635p/k. Newtownhamilton producer 21k £132 629p/k. Moira producer 22k £138 627p/k. Dungannon producer 22k £138 627p/k. Portadown producer 22.5k £140 622p/k. 22.6k £140 620p/k. Tynan producer 22k £136 618p/k.

LIGHT STORE LAMBS

Newry producer 15.8k £123.50 782p/k. Newtownhamilton producer 13.2k £102 773p/k. Newry producer 16.3k £125 767p/k. Killeen producer 16.2k £123 759p/k. Markethill producer 14.9k £113 758p/k 16k £121 756p/k. Bessbrook producer 16.8k £126.50 753p/k. Hilltown producer 16.3k £122.50 752p/k.

STRONG STORE LAMBS

Newry producer 17.3k £124.50 720p/k. Lislea producer 17.7k £126 712p/k. Mayobridge producer 18k £128 711p/k. Newtownhamilton producer 17.3k £121 699p/k. Omagh producer 17.8k £124 697p/k. Dromore producer 17.6k £122.50 696p/k. Markethill producer 17.3k £120 694p/k. Newry producer 18k £124.50 692p/k.