Another super yard of breeding sheep at Saintfield Mart

Kesh Suffolk/Cheviot hoggets 12 £325, Texel hoggets 10 £295, Saintfield Texel hoggets 2 £325, Suffolk hoggets 6 £295, 9 £265, 8 £260, 6 £215, Dromara Suffolk/Cheviot hoggets 10 £310, 20 £300, 10 £295, 2 £265, Ballyhalbert Cheviot hoggets 12 £300, Strangford Texel hoggets 2 £280, 4 £275, 9 £260, 5 £255, Blackface ewe lambs 2 £195, 1 £155, Loughall Suffolk hoggets 10 £275, 10 £270, 5 £250, Saintfield Suffolk/Cheviot hoggets 16 £270, Texel hoggets 8 £260, 4 £255, Castlewellan Suffolk/Cheviot hoggets 7 £270, 6 £265, Suffolk hoggets 3 £255, Texel hoggets 5 £240, Saintfield Texel hoggets 10 £260, 10 £255, Ballynahinch Charollais hoggets 9 £255, 7 £230, 7 £225, Belfast Suffolk hoggets 9 £252, Texel hoggets 8 £215, Ballygowan hoggets 8 £240, 8 £210, Ballygowan Mule hoggets 5 £240, 5 £230, Ardglass Suffolk hoggets 8 £225, 7 £205, Saintfield hoggets 6 £205, 3 £200, 2 £155, Crossgar Mule hoggets 7 £200, Ballygowan Crossbred hoggets 10 £188, 10 £180, 10 £175, Suffolk hoggets 5 £185, Texel hoggets 7 £180, Lisburn ewes 2 £180, 3 £155, ewe lambs 4 £120, Drumbo Suffolk hoggets 6 £225, Suffolk ewes 3 £185, Suffolk hoggets 1 £170, Ballynahinch Texel hoggets 7 £170, 11 £165, 7 £160, Newtownards Mule ewes 8 £150, 9 £145 and Dromore Texel ewe lambs 4 £118, 4 £116, 6 £112.

Sheep sale, Tuesday, 25th August: Fat lambs to top of £175 and fat ewes to £200.

Strong demand for store lambs.

Leading prices

Spring lambs

Castlewellan 20 28kg £175, Portaferry 30kg £172, 2 24.5kg £140, 2 19kg £107, Newtownards 9 28.5kg £157, 21kg £115, Kircubbin 2 27kg £154, 20kg £105, 3 16.5kg £103, Killyleagh 7 27.5kg £154, 8 24.5kg £142, 8 21.5kg £125, 4 20kg £119, 4 17.5kg £103, 8 14.5kg £74, Ballynahinch 2 29kg £153 , Newtownards 6 26.5kg £149, Killyleagh 10 25.5kg £146, Hillsborough 7 24.5kg £144, Killinchy 16 25kg £144, Crossgar 13 26kg £142, Saintfield 14 24kg £140.50, Bangor 11 24kg £139, Donaghadee 15 24kg £139, 15 22.5kg £132, Comber 4 23kg £136, 2 17kg £90, Lisburn 5 23.5kg £135.50, 15 15.5kg £97, Killinchy 33 23kg £135, 6 23kg £130, 14 22kg £129, 14 20.5kg £124, Castlewellan 9 23.5kg £135, Portavogie 4 23.5kg £135, Bangor 7 24kg £135, Newtownards 22 22.5kg £134, Ballygowan 15 22kg £133, Crossgar 7 22kg £132, Millisle 5 22kg £132, 3 18kg £105, Comber 7 22.5kg £132, Crossgar 9 22.5kg £129, Downpatrick 7 22kg £128.50, Lisburn 9 19.5kg £125, 9 16.5kg £111, Downpatrick 22.5kg £125, 29 21.5kg £125, Hillsborough 71 20.5kg £124.50, Killyleagh 20kg £123, 8 17kg £100, Newtownards 5 20.5kg £122, Lisburn 8 20.5kg £118.50, 8 17kg £110, 7 17.5kg £101, Killough 7 19.5kg £118, Toye 4 19kg £116, 3 15kg £94 and Boardmills 8 18kg £114

Fat ewes/rams

Killinchy 1 £180, ram 1 £158, ewes 8 £150, 10 £105, rams 2 £100, Killinchy 5 £160, ram 1 £140, ewes 4 £134, Greyabbey ram 1 £158, ewe 1 £140, Killyleagh 1 £156, 1 £145, 3 £105, Hillsborough 1 £144, Crossgar 8 £142, Hillsborough 3 £142, 4 £100, 14 £55, Bangor ram 1 £132, Ballynahinch 1 £125, Portavogie 2 £125, 1 £80, Lisburn 1 £123, Comber 3 £123, 3 £118, 2 £115, Kircubbin 3 £120 and Boardmills 1 £118.

A larger entry of cattle on Wednesday's sale with 100% clearance and a steady trade throughout.

Leading prices

Fats

Raholp Hereford bullocks 820kg £304 £2492, 770kg £308 £2371, 740kg £308 £2279, Saintfield Limousin cows 680kg £352 £2393, 700kg £272 £1904, Ballynahinch Simmental cow 800kg £284 £2272, Newtownards bullocks Limousins 650kg £320 £2080, 600kg £310 £1860, Charolais 550kg £316 £1738, Limousin 510kg £285 £1453, Lisburn Limousin bullocks 620kg £332 £2058, 640kg £310 £1984, Limousin cow 630kg £308 £1940, Downpatrick cows Simmental 750kg £268 £2010, Limousin 560kg £280 £1568, Shorthorn 630kg £228 £1436, Simmental 740kg £180 £1332, Castlereagh Charolais cow 670kg £272 £1822, Portaferry Belgian Blue cow 730kg £244 £1781, Ballygowan cows Fleckvieh 760kg £224 £1702, 650kg £232 £1508, Irish Moile 650kg £208 £1352, Friesian 610kg £208 £1268, Lisburn Aberdeen Angus cow 880kg £180 £1584, Carryduff Holstein bullocks 540kg £284 £1533, 560kg £272 £1523, 530kg £260 £1378, Holstein cows 700kg £160 £1120, 680kg £140 £952, Crossgar Friesian cows 730kg £188 £1372, 680kg £188 £1278, 610kg £184 £1122, Comber Friesian cows 640kg £186 £1190, 480kg £138 £662 and Ballygowan Friesian cows 640kg £164 £1049, 620kg £164 £1016.

Suckled calves

Saintfield Limousins bullock 460kg £2020, heifer 460kg £2020, Limousin bullock 460kg £1790, Limousin heifers 390kg £1500, 340kg £1360, Crossgar Limousins bullock 410kg £1900, heifers 370kg £1440, 350kg £1420, bullock 340kg £1370, Loughinisland Limousin bullocks 440kg £1890, 410kg £1800, Limousin heifers 400kg £1710, 370kg £1600, Limousin bullocks 380kg £1580, 390kg £1560, Limousin heifers 320kg £1470, 320kg £1400, 300kg £1240, Downpatrick Limousin bullocks 400kg £1840, 310kg £1540, 310kg £1440, 290kg £1420, 290kg £1390, 210kg £1100, Comber Stabiliser bullocks 460kg £1810, 420kg £1780, 420kg £1730, 440kg £1540, 410kg £1530, Downpatrick Limousin bullocks 330kg £1540, 420kg £1480, 390kg £1440, 390kg £1420, 340kg £1400, 350kg £1380, 340kg £1360, 350kg £1260, Downpatrick Heifers Saler 390kg £1540, Charolais 340kg £1450, 410kg £1450, Saler 420kg £1440, Charolais 330kg £1300, 310kg £1300, Limousin 380kg £1280, Salers 290kg £1260, 350kg £1200, Aberdeen Angus 290kg £1200, Limousin 330kg £1160, Seaforde Shorthorn heifers 390kg £1430, 430kg £1400, Hillsborough bullocks Herefords 330kg £1200, 330kg £1200, Limousin 360kg £1200, Herefords 360kg £1200, 320kg £1200, Hereford Heifers 400kg £1100, 330kg £1050, 330kg £1050, 270kg £1000, 270kg £1000, Hereford bullock 280kg £1000, Derryboye Charolais heifer 290kg £1100 and Annahilt Charolais bullock 240kg £1000.

Heifers

Ballynahinch Charolais 700kg £2080, Limousin 550kg £1690, Ballynahinch Hereford 660kg £2060, Charolais 620kg £2040, 620kg £2030, Charolais 620kg £1980, Belgian Blue 620kg £1970, Comber Limousins 530kg £1920, 470kg £1680, Castlewellan Limousin 560kg £1940, Simmental 580kg £1840, Charolais 550kg £1800, Limousin 580kg £1800, Limousins 480kg £1760, 520kg £1740, Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1740, Limousins 450kg £1660, 460kg £1660, 450kg £1650, Charolais 510kg £1620, Simmental 480kg £1590, Spa Limousins 520kg £1700, 490kg £1600, Belgian Blue 470kg £1560, Limousin 470kg £1510, Belgian Blues 440kg £1400, 450kg £1400, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 400kg £1340, 380kg £1140 and Downpatrick Belgian Blues 410kg £1280, 350kg £1180, 320kg £1110, 350kg £1000, 290kg £1000, 320kg £1000.

Bullocks

Millisle Limousins 640kg £2400, 670kg £2300, 610kg £2250, 490kg £2170, 480kg £2120, Belgian Blue 540kg £1860, Simmentals 480kg £1820, 540kg £1790, Limousin 510kg £1780, Belgian Blues 460kg £1740, 520kg £1740, Simmental 530kg £1660, Saintfield Aberdeen Angus 810kg £2200, Stabiliser 690kg £2170, Aberdeen Angus 710kg £1980, Limousins 650kg £1900, 630kg £1790, 600kg £1740, Aberdeen Angus 540kg £1600, Crossgar Belgian Blues 610kg £2170, 560kg £2000, Groomsport Aberdeen Angus 600kg £2140, Charolais 540kg £1860, Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1800, 570kg £1790, 560kg £1740, 580kg £1740, 560kg £1700, Belgian Blue 520kg £1680, Limousin 530kg £1680, Aberdeen Angus 520kg £1500, Lisburn Charolais 620kg £2100, 470kg £2080, 420kg £1990, 410kg £1980, Limousins 430kg £1960, 460kg £1950, Hereford 450kg £1920, Limousins 420kg £1900, 440kg £1800, 420kg £1760, Charolais 410kg £1710, Limousins 440kg 1700, 370kg £1660, Ballymacbrennan Belgian Blues 610kg £2080, 610kg £2000, 580kg £1930, 510kg £1670, Castlewellan Limousins 540kg £2040, 460kg £1970, 500kg £1940, 430kg £1590, Ballynahinch Shorthorn beef 550kg £2030, 540kg £1940, 530kg £1820, Downpatrick Limousins 560kg £1940, 470kg £1830, 460kg £1760, 430kg £1600, 450kg £1580, 370kg £1570, 430kg £1550, 450kg £1520, 410kg £1520, 420kg £1470, 410kg £1400, 390kg £1400, 380kg £1250, Hillsborough Aberdeen Angus 540kg £1870, Belgian Blues 540kg £1710, 510kg £1680, Blonde d'Aquitaine 490kg £1600, Belgian Blue 500kg £1600, Aberdeen Angus 500kg £1560, 520kg £1550, 470kg £1400, Montbeliarde 460kg £1380, Aberdeen Angus 460kg £1340, Simmental 360kg £1040, Jersey 440kg £790, Spa Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1890, Belgian Blue 500kg £1800, Aberdeen Angus 480kg £1680, Belgian Blue 460kg £1570, Limousin 440kg £1520, Belgian Blue 450kg £1260, Friesian 460kg £1200, Comber Limousin 440kg £1650 and Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 420kg £1480.