Strong returns at Gortin sheep sale

Buyers were keen for stock with a number of batches crossing £160/head.

Demand for store lambs was clear to be seen with sights set on winter grazing, these topped at £131.

Fat ewes traded well, reaching £230. More stock required each week due to fierce demand

Fat Lambs

Donald Fleming £170/29kg, £160.50/26.80kg, J Doherty £166/25kg, Andrew Fleming £165/29.5kg, £160/27.6kg, J Robinson £159/27.6kg, Anne O Hagan £158/26.5kg, Lee McBride £156/26.4kg, £150.50/25.7kg, Terence Brogan £156/26kg, £150.0/24.3kg, J Doherty £150/25.7kg, Anne Torrens £150/24.6kg, Seamus Trainor £149/24.4kg, Anne O Hagan £149/24.7kg, Robert McAdoo £149/25,2kgStephen Sproule £148.50/24.2kg, Stephen Robinson £148.50/25.2kg, James McConnell £147/25kg, Stephen Sproule £146.50/23.5kg, Anne Torrens £145.50, 23.6kg, Patrick Kelly £145/25.2kg, James O Hagan £144.50/24.8kg, R Allison £144.50/24.7kg, W&G Torrens £142/23kg, R&C McCullough £140/23.6kg , Derek Kerr £139.50, 23.7kg, B Hempton £138.50/23.3kg, B Hempton £138.50/23.3kg, Robert Moore £138.50/24.3kg, T&J Adams £135/23.40kg, Ruairi Daly £134.50/22.90kg, B Hempton £134.50/23kg, B Hempton £134.50/23kg, Lisa Peoples £134/23.5kg.

Store Lambs

J Doherty £131.50/21.9 T&J Adams £124.50/18.5kg, James O Hagan £123/20.8kg, Ruairi Daly £120.50/20.3kg, Terence O Neill £119/21.5kg, S Bradley £118/20.5kg, G McNamee £115/16.4kg, S Ferris £114.50/15.3kg, Reginald Hamilton £114/18.8kg, Terence O Neill £114/17.9kg, T&J Adams £109.50/19.8kg, Blakiston Houston £108/19.3kg.

Fat Ewes

TR Crawford £230, Seamus Bradley £200, R Allison £190, Anne O Hagan £190 R Allison £186, C McAskie £184, C McAskie £182, Reginald Hamilton £180, Robert McAdoo £180, Seamus Trainor £176, Patrick Gallagher £172, Anne O Hagan £168, Edward O Hagan £168, M/S Heron £166, James Buchanan £166, S Ferris £165, Lisa Peoples £160, Seamus McMenamin £160 Patrick McKenna £154, T&J Adams £158, R&C McCullough £150

Rams

Seamus McMenamin £305, Desmond Gallagher £300, Mandy Kempston £275, James O Hagan £255.