Best ever trade for fat hoggets and Spring lambs at Markethill
The 400 hoggets sold in exceptionally strong demand with good quality heavy hoggets reaching £161 each for 28kilos with the entire entry of 312 heavy hoggets averaging 25.5kilos at £149 each. All good quality pens of heavy hoggets from 570p to 620p per kilo for 24.5kilos at £152 each, followed by 612p per kilo for 24.5kilos at £150 each.
Good quality middleweight hoggets sold from 570p to 682p per kilo for 22kilos at £150 each, followed by 643p per kilo for 23.5kilos at £151 each.
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The 310 Spring Lambs sold to a top of 715p per kilo for 20kilos at £143 each, followed by 711p per kilo for 20.4kilos at £145 each. All good quality pens from 650p to 695p per kilo.
The 300 Cull Ewes sold to a top of £174 each. All fleshed ewes from £130 to £167 each. Plainer ewes from £80 to £110 each.
In the Breeding Ring Ewes & Lambs sold in a noticeably firmer trade. Doubles sold to £325, £310 & £305 each. Singles sold to £270, £265, £250 & £240 each.
HEAVY HOGGETS: Jerrettspass farmer 24.5k £152 620p; Boardmills producer 24.5k £150 612p; Belleeks farmer 25k £152 608p; Newry seller 24.8k £150 605p; Dromore producer 24.5k £148 604p; Newry seller 25k £148.50 594p; Banbridge producer 25.6k £152 594p; Tandragee farmer 24.5k £145 592p; Tandragee seller 24.4k £144 590p.
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MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS: Newry producer 22k £150 682p; Tynan farmer 23.5k £151 643p; Newry farmer 20.5k £130 634p; Newry seller 20k £126 630p; Dungannon producer 20.6k £129 626p; Newry producer 23.3k £143 614p; Banbridge producer 23.8k £137 576p.
SPRING LAMBS: Lurgan farmer 20k £143 715p; Poyntzpass farmer 20.4k £145 711p; Scarva producer 19.8k £140 707p; Markethill farmer 20.2k £142 703p; Portadown ppseller 20.5k £142 693p; Newry producer 20.8k £144 692p; Donaghmore farmer 21k £145 691p; Armagh seller 21k £145 691p; Newtownhamilton farmer 21.9k £149.50 683p.