100 weanlings to £880 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Male weanlings sold to £880 for a 382k Limousin from Shanrod.

Females sold to £870 for a 402k Simmental from Castlewellan.

MALES

Shanrod farmer: 382k at £880, 352k at £835, 354k at £730. Armagh farmer: 390k at £845. Kilkeel farmer: 254k at £598, 254k at £595. Dromore farmer: 270k at £665. Glenloughlin farmer: 246k at £575.

FEMALES

Castlewellan farmer: 382k at £835. Lisduff farmer: 394k at £820, 406k at £805. Downpatrick farmer: 360k at £775, 396k at £770, 336k at £780. Kilkeel farmer: 314k at £720.

Next sale on Wednesday 20th May at 7.00pm.

A larger entry of cattle on Friday saw prices improve all round.

Store heifers were noticeably dearer with a top of £1130 for a 586k Limousin from Newcastle.

A Clough farmer sold a 680k Angus at £1100 with a Kilkeel farmer selling a 512k Limousin at £1050.

Bullocks sold to £1205 for a 680k Charolais from Dromore.

A 654k Charolais from the same herd sold at £1200.

A Hilltown farmer reached £1125 and £1105 for 610k and 605k both European Angus.

More bullocks sold around this £2.00 per kilo mark.

Fat cows to £880 for 718k from Drumlough.

A good entry of young sturks sold to £830 for a 330k Limousin from Corbet with dropped calves to £400.

HEIFERS

584k at £1130, 604k at £1100, 512k at £1050, 530k at £950, 508k at £930, 524k at £880, 548k at £875, 400k at £750, 450k at £750 etc.

BULLOCKS

680k at £1205, 654k at £1200, 610k at £1125, 606k at £1105, 578k at £1090, 576k at £1080, 558k at £1070, 548k at £1065, 544k at £1050, 542k at £1045, 534k at £1010, 578k at £1000, 538k at £970.

FAT COWS

718k at £840, 706k at £800, 680k at £770, 640k at £680 etc.

YOUNG MALES AROUND 6 MONTHS OLD

330k at £830, 318k at £740, 290k at £640, 270k at £600, 290k at £600, 240k at £580, 280k at £630, 222k at £590, 200k at £545, 200k at £520, 180k at £500 etc.

Sheep prices greatly increased on Tuesday evening.

Spring lambs sold to £116 for two lots of 24k from Downpatrick and Hilltown.

The entire entry of almost 400 lambs averaged 107.8p/k each.

Fat ewes cleared up to £119 from Ringbane with hoggets to £111 each.

LAMBS

Hilltown farmer: 24k at £116. Downpatrick farmer: 24.2k at £116. Dromara farmer: 25k at £115. Ballyroney farmer: 23.3k at £114. Newry farmer: 21.7k at £111. Mayobridge farmer: 24.7k at £111. Altnadue farmer: 24k at £111. Cabra farmer: 22.5k at £111. Dromore farmer: 25.5k at £111. Downpatrick farmer: 22.4k at £110.50. Banbridge farmer: 19.9k at £105.50 and 19k at £103.

FAT EWES

Ringbane farmer: £119. Aghaderg farmer: £111. Cabra farmer: £107. Grallagh farmer: £106. Clough farmer: £105.50. Comber farmer: £105. Ballykeel farmer: £103.