Aberdeen Angus bull calf at 80kg sells for £350 at Downpatrick drop calf sale
and live on Freeview channel 276
Leading prices as follows:
Bulls
Vianstown farmer Aberdeen Angus 80kg £350, Aberdeen Angus 75kg £285, Aberdeen Angus 71kg £270, Aberdeen Angus 70kg £270. Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 80kg £250, Belgian Blue 54kg £230. Vianstown farmer Aberdeen Angus 61kg £230. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 56kg £200. Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue 42kg £150, Aberdeen Angus 43kg £140, Aberdeen Angus 51kg £125 and Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 37kg £100.
Heifers
Coniamstown farmer Belgian Blue 67kg £320, Vianstown farmer Limousin 66kg £310, Limousin 80kg £250. Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue 63kg £240. Vianstown farmer Aberdeen Angus 74kg £240. Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue 52kg £205. Coniamstown farmer Limousin 48kg £175. Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue 46kg £175, Belgian Blue 41kg £170 and Aberdeen Angus 52kg £150.
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Cattle sale at Downpatrick, Monday 20th March 2023 - Top price on the night was lot 618 a Charolais bullock weighing 618kg that sold to £1,650 for a Downpatrick farmer.
Leading prices as follows:
Bullocks: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 618kg £1650, Simmental 590kg £1640. Ardglass farmer Aberdeen Angus 623kg £1570. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 553kg £1530, Simmental 581kg £1500, Limousin 589kg £1500. Crossgar farmer Limousin 527kg £1500. Ardglass farmer Friesian 672kg £1470, Friesian 650kg £1470 and Ardgalss farmer Aberdeen Angus 610kg £1450.
Heifers: Ardglass farmer Hereford 552kg £1220. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 469kg £1150. Crossgar farmer Hereford 600kg £1100. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 386kg £1040. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 342kg £970, Charolais 350kg £860, Charolais 372kg £850. Saintfield farmer Limousin 386kg £820. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 315kg £800 and Charolais 407kg £790
Breeding cows: Woodgrange farmer Irish Moile 95m £1350, Irish Moile 45m £960, Irish Moile 45m £730 and Irish Moile 36m £560.
Breeding bulls: Downpatrick farmer Simmental 54m £2400, Simmental 10m £1300 and Irish Moile 60m £1100.