Aberdeen Angus drop calf sells for £440 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Topped to £440 for Aberdeen Angus bull calf for a Ballyward farmer.

Bullocks topped to £1150 for a Ouley farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £790 for a 320k Limousin bull from Warrenpoint farmer.

A small entry of heifers sold to £1200 for a Charolais 572k from Ballyward farmer.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves: Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £440, Aberdeen Angus at £400, Aberdeen Angus at £400, Craigavon farmer Aberdeen Angus at £380, Mayobridge farmer, Limousin at £370, Dromore farmer: Blue at £350, Ballynahinch farmer: Limousin at £330, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £320, Aberdeen Angus at £315 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £305,

Friesian calves £185, £175, £135 amd £80,

Heifer calves: Mayobridge farmer: Shorthorn at £370, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £345, Lisburn farmer: Aberdeen Angus at 340, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £340, Banbridge farmer, Blue at £320, Blue at £300, Ballyroney farmer Blue at £295, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus at £290 and Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £370.

Weanling male calves: Warrenpoint farmer: Limousin 322k at £790, Limousin 330k at £760, Lisburn farmer: Hereford 428k at £720, Warrenpoint farmer: Limousin 282k at £710, Mayobridge farmer: Limousin 288k at £705, Limousin 246k at £665, Dromara farmer: Hereford 246k at £640, Moneyslane farmer: Holstein 510k at £630, Newry farmer; Blue 240k at £615 and Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 220k at £560.

Weanling heifer calves: Warrenpoint farmer: Limousin 306k at £680, Newry farmer: Charolais 266k at £600, Dromara farmer: Hereford 306k at £585, Hereford 308k at £570, Hereford 314k at £550, Mayobridge farmer Hereford 294k at £535, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 269k at £530. Cullyhanna farmer Hereford 298k at £520 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 218k at £495.

Heifers: Ballyward farmer: Charolais 572k at £1200, Charolais 538k at £1100, 458k at £870 and Newry farmer Blue 394k at £690.

Bullocks: Ouley farmer: Blue 636k at £1050, Blue 604k at £1140, Dromara farmer Hereford 540k at £1060, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 452k at £990, Ballyward farmer: Blue 504k at £980, Aberdeen Angus 494k at £950, Ouley farmer Friesian 570k at £945, Armagh farmer Limousin 476k at £930 and Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 404k at £900.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Banbridge farmer topped the sale at 492k for 19.8kg at £97.50.

Fat ewes topped at £137 for Texel ewe from a Jerrettspass farmer.

More ewes over the £100 mark this week with plainer ewes from £75 to £90 each.

Light lambs: Castlewellan farmer: 16.5k at £80.50. 16.3kg at £77, Newry farmer: 18.8k at £89. Annalong farmer: 16.8k at £79. Ballyward farmer 20.5k at £94.50.

Heavy lambs: Poyntzpass farmer: 29k at £112, 29k at £107, Banbridge farmer: 27k at £105. Newry farmer 32k at £105, Poyntzpass farmer: 28k at £105, Kilkeel farmer: 26.7k at £105, Castlewellan farmer 25.9k at £104.50 and Annaclone farmer 23.5k at £104, 22k at £103.50.

Fat ewes: Jerrettspass farmer: £137, Ballyward farmer: £108, Dromara farmer: £107, Hillsborough farmer: £93, Dromara farmer: £91, Newry farmer: £86, Rathfriland farmer: £76, £73 and Banbridge farmer £68.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.