Best ever trade for fat hoggets and Spring lambs at Markethill

An entry of 1150 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday, 7th April sold in probably the best ever trade for fat hoggets and Spring Lambs.

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.

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.

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.

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