Another excellent show of cattle on Wednesday’s sale with a strong trade throughout.

Leading prices

Fats

Dromara Limousin bull 900kg £296 £2664, Limousin cow 580kg £284 £1647; Drumbeg Simmental bullock 740kg £324 £2,398, Fleckvieh cow 540kg £208 £1,123; Downpatrick Limousin cow 740kg £316 £2338; Toye cows Shorthorn beef 840kg £260 £2,184, Herefords 710kg £266 £1,889, 660kg £274 £1,808; Comber cows Shorthorn beef 690kg £312 £2,153, Limousin 560kg £332 £1,859, Belgian Blues 630kg £290 £1,827, 630kg £270 £1,701, 700kg £200 £1,400; Annacloy Limousin cow 780kg £266 £2074; Moneyreagh Hereford cows 920kg £222 £2042, 610kg £152 £927; Upper Ballinderry Friesian cow 770kg £264 £2032; Portaferry Aberdeen Angus bullocks 610kg £308 £1,879, 560kg £328 £1,837, 540kg £328 £1,771, 540kg £320 £1,728, 500kg £310 £1,550, 520kg £290 £1,508; Dromore Friesian cow 610kg £306 £1866; Ballygowan cows Simmental 710kg £250 £1,775, Hereford 660kg £220 £1,452, Simmental 620kg £212 £1,314; Ballynahinch Saler cow 670kg £252 £1688; Killinchy cows Shorthorn 750kg £214 £1,605, Limousins 720kg £205 £1,476, 690kg £170 £1,173; Greyabbey Limousin cows 650kg £244 £1,586, 630kg £226 £1,424; Dromara Belgian Blue cows 530kg £288 £1,526, 480kg £316 £1,517; Downpatrick Limousin cow 630kg £234 £1474; Downpatrick Friesian cows 660kg £214 £1,412, 480kg £276 £1,325; Raffrey Friesian cows 670kg £202 £1,353, 710kg £188 £1,335; Bangor Friesian cow 600kg £200 £1200 and Carrowdore Friesian cow 540kg £210 £1134.

Suckled calves

Lisburn Limousin bull 540kg £2,200, Charolais bullock 490kg £2,020, Limousin bullock 430kg £1,760; Loughinisland Charolais bullocks 470kg £1,960, 500kg £1,740, 430kg £1,720, heifers 440kg £1,710, 460kg £1,580; Dromara Limousin bullocks 470kg £1,960, 420kg £1,750, 440kg £1,720, 370kg £1,540, 340kg £1,400, 300kg £1,200, Limousin heifer 260kg £1,100, Limousin bullock 250kg £1,000; Downpatrick Limousin heifers 470kg £1,670, 330kg £1,480, 350kg £1,480, 350kg £1,460, 350kg £1,380, 310kg £1,350, 290kg £1,330, 370kg £1,280, 370kg £1,280, 330kg £1,160, 320kg £1,130, 280kg £1,100, 290kg £1,030, 290kg £1,000; Lisburn Charolais bullocks 370kg £1,620, 330kg £1,470, 320kg £1,440, 380kg £1,440, heifer 400kg £1,430, bullock 350kg £1,290, heifers 380kg £1,240, 350kg £1,140; Ballynahinch Hereford heifer 520kg £1580, Limousin bullock 390kg £1300; Loughbrickland Charolais heifer 410kg £1420; Lurgan Limousin heifer 320kg £1,210, Aberdeen Angus bullock 380kg £1,160, Limousin bullock 320kg £1,140, Limousin heifers 280kg £970; Ballygowan Shorthorn beef heifer 310kg £1150, Limousin bullock 290kg £1000 and Comber Limousin bullocks 190kg £1,080, 190kg £1,050, 200kg £1,020.

Heifers

Lisburn Belgian Blue £1,800, Shorthorn beef £1,540, Belgian Blue £1,420; Downpatrick Belgian Blues 510kg £1,780, 500kg £1,770, Aberdeen Angus 480kg £1,530; Downpatrick Belgian Blue 560kg £1630, Friesian 460kg £1480; Toye Hereford 430kg £1,480; Ballygowan Aberdeen Angus 460kg £1410, 390kg £1110 and Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 510kg £1210.

Bullocks

Drumbo Limousins 550kg £2,440, 560kg £2,400, 530kg £2,340, 520kg £2,340, Charolais 460kg £2,300, Limousins 490kg £2,230, 470kg £2,200, 470kg £2,200, 480kg £2,170, 490kg £2,160, 480kg £2,160, Charolais 440kg £2,080, Limousins 510kg £1,900, 440kg £1,840, 510kg £1,800,410kg £1,790; Dromara Limousins 570kg £2,380, 600kg £2,350, 510kg £2,300, 550kg £2,300, 480kg £2,200; Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 670kg £2,320, 550kg £2,210, 610kg £2,200, Simmental 620kg £2,190, Aberdeen Angus 630kg £2,150, Limousin 560kg £2,100; Toye Herefords 590kg £2,280, 550kg £1,950, 580kg £1,930, Aberdeen Angus 560kg £1,700; Lisburn Limousin 580kg £2,220, Simmental 630kg £2,200, Limousin 550kg £2,160, Charolais 530kg £2,070, 570kg £2,020, Limousin 610kg £2,000, Simmental 540kg £2,000, Speckle Park 530kg £1,740; Downpatrick Limousins 520kg £2,210, 540kg £2,150, 540kg £2,060, Aberdeen Angus 560kg £2,020, 560kg £2,000, 540kg £2,000, Limousins 510kg £1,970, 430kg £1,880, 420kg £1,860, 480kg £1,840, Aberdeen Angus 530kg £1,620; Kesh Charolais 510kg £2,090, 540kg £2,050, Limousins 520kg £2,040, 490kg £2,040, 470kg £1,940 and Ballygowan Herefords 580kg £1,970, 500kg £1,900, 550kg £1,780, 540kg £1,660, Aberdeen Angus 480kg £1,420.