100% clearance at Saintfield cattle sale

FAT CATTLE; sold to £1715 for a 790kg Lim Cow, £217 per 100kg. Fr cows sold to a record trade of £1310 for a 770kg, £170 per 100kg.

Leading Prices: Ballynahinch Producer Lim Cow 790kg £217 £1715, Saintfield Producer Lim Cow 720kg £206 £1483, Ballynahinch Producer AA Bullocks 670kg £218 £1460, 600kg £222 £1332, 580kg £224 £1299, 550kg £204 £1122, Crumlin Producer Lim Bull 630kg £224 £1411, Hillsborough Producer Sim Cows 760kg £184 £1398, 710kg £188 £1334, 680kg £174 £1183, Downpatrick Producer BB Bull 640kg £218 £1395, Dromara Producer Sim Heifer 610kg £225 £1372, Castlereagh Producer FR Heifer 680kg £194 £1319, Fr Cow 710kg £154 £1093, 700kg £153 £1071, Annahilt Producer FR Cows 770kg £170 £1310, 760kg £168 £1276, Holywood Producer Sim Cow 720kg £173 £1245, ST Cow 690kg £177 £1221, Killyleagh Producer HOL Cows 690kg £169 £1166, Comber Producer HOL Bull 740kg £150 £1110, Comber Producer FR Cows 660kg £155 £1023, 660kg £148 £976, 640kg £150 £960, Newtownards Producer Fr Cows 590kg £160 £944, 590kg £154 £908.

BULLOCKS; 120 Bullocks sold to probally the best trade ever seen, with stong cattle reaching up on £3 a kg - 510kg £1500 for a Char. Top price of £1710 paid for a 680kg Lim (252) with Lighter sorts selling to £1360 for a 440kg Char (310)

Leading Prices: Dromara producer Lim 680kg £1710, Ballygowan producer Lims 640kg £1640, 550kg £1600, 560kg £1450, 500kg £1410, 470kg £1310, Castlewellan producer Lims&Chars 580kg £1590, 600kg £1580, 600kg £1500, 650kg £1500, 600kg £1490, 540kg £1470, 540kg £1460, 580kg £1460, 600kg £1450, 540kg £1420, 500kg £1410, Hers 590kg £1400, 570kg £1390, 580kg £1390, 570kg £1380, 570kg £1370, 600kg £1360, 550kg £1340, 560kg £1340, 570kg £1270, 550kg £1230, 500kg £1200, 500kg £1170, 530kg £1170, Dromore producer Chars 510kg £1500, 470kg £1370, 440kg £1360, 430kg £1255, Downpatrick producer Chars 450kg £1360, 480kg £1350, 420kg £1210, 400kg £1140, Dromara producer Sims 500kg £1290, 500kg £1280, 500kg £1220, 430kg £1090, Ballygowan producer Chars 470kg £1270, 400kg £1140, Carryduff producer Chars 420kg £1260, 400kg £1220, 400kg £1200, 440kg £1160, 400kg £1130, Strangford producer Hers 500kg £1190, 500kg £1180, 500kg £1150, Comber producer Chars 490kg £1150, 450kg £1140, 430kg £1135, 390kg £1090.

HEIFERS; sold to £1770 for a 700kg Char (253) with lighter sorts selling to £1195 for a 410kg Char (292)

Leading Prices: Dromore producer Char 700kg £1770, Downpatrick producer Chars 560kg £1390, 470kg £1190, 470kg £1160, Newtownards producer Chars 450kg £1240, 440kg £1225, 410kg £1195, 390kg £1080, Ballynahinch producer Lims 500kg £1280, 450kg £1160, Downpatrick producer Lims 490kg £1260, 470kg £1220, Ballynahinch producer Sim 500kg £1240.

SUCKLED CALVES: 110 sold to £1180 for a 420kg Lim Bullock calf (280) with lighter Bullock calves selling to £3.15 a kg - 330kg £1040 for a Char.

Leading Prices; Dromore producer Lim Bullock 420kg £1180, 360kg £1100, Char Heifers 400kg £1100, 410kg £1100, 380kg £1090, 370kg £1080, 370kg £1070, 400kg £1070, 300kg £970, Killyleagh producer Lim Bullocks 400kg £1150, 400kg £1125, 400kg £1100, Lim Heifer 400kg £1100.

DROPPED CALVES; sold to £335 for a Lim Bull.

Special entry of 50 AA&BB Bullocks & Heifers 450-550kg for Wednesday, 27th April