Breeding bulls selling to a top of £2640 at Rathfriland Co-op
Good show of cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1080 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Banbridge farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £2280 for a 579kg Limousin from a Dromore farmer.
Fat cows topped at £1970 for 796kg Hereford.
Fat bull topped at £2350.
Breeding bull topped at £2640.
Heifers topped at £2170 for 487kg Belgian Blue.
Bullocks topped at £1800 for 463kg Charolais.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1080, Waringstown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1050, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £1040, Waringstown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £960, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £950, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £790 and Ballyward farmer Limousin at £760, Limousin at £760.
Heifer calves
Ballynahinch farmer Friesian at £1060, Friesian at £1040, Friesian at £1040, Friesian at £1020, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £1000, Ballynahinch farmer Friesian at £1000, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £990, Ballynahinch farmer Friesian at £980, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £980 and Ballynahinch farmer Friesian at £980.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.77 Dromore farmer Limousin 579k at £2280, Charolais 490k at £2070, Charolais 437k at £1990, Charolais 401k at £1910, Charolais 449k at £1840, Charolais 456kg at £1840, Charolais 461kg at £1820, Charolais 397kg at £1780, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 502k at £1760 and Dromore farmer Charolais 388kg at £1700.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £5.02, Dromore farmer Charolais 341kg at £1710, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 477kg at £1710, Dromore farmer Hereford 496kg at £1660, Charolais 430kg at £1640, Poyntzpass farmer Hereford 431k at £1610, Dromore farmer Limousin 573k at £1610, Cullyhanna farmer Hereford 387k at £1580, Dromore farmer Charolais 364k at £1560 and Cullyhanna farmer Aberdeen Angus 432k at £1550, Aberdeen Angus 384k at £1500.
Fats cows
Ballyward farmer Hereford 796k at £1970, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 615k at £1960, Banbridge farmer Holstein 524 at £1720, Norwegian Red 648k at £1580, Annalong farmer Fleckvieh 636k at £1530, Cranfield farmer Holstein 523k at £1460 and Banbridge farmer Holstein 472k at £1440, Norwegian Red 629k at £1440, Holstein 614k at £1410.
Fat bulls
Lisburn farmer Limousin 901k at £2350, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 638k at £2220, Limousin 584k at £2090, Limousin 565k at £2090, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 560k at £1920 and Katesbridge farmer 546k at £1900, Limousin 539k at £1900.
Breeding bull
Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus bull at £2640.
Heifer
Top price per kilo at £4.46 Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 487kg at £2170, Dysart farmer Charolais 539kg at £2020, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 669kg at £2000, Dysart farmer Charolais 542kg at £1890, Charolais 539kg at £1870, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 525kg at £1860, Charolais 597k at £1830, Dysart farmer Charolais 525k at £1790, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 462k at £1740 and Kilkeel farmer Charolais 560k at £1740.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.00, Ballyward farmer Charolais 463k at £1800, Donaghmore farmer Aberdeen Angus 395kg at £1560, Aberdeen Angus 404kg at £1510, Aberdeen Angus 376kg at £1840, Aberdeen Angus 371kg at £1430, Aberdeen Angus 367k at £1400, Aberdeen Angus 354k at £1400, Aberdeen Angus 334k at £1310, Aberdeen Angus 365k at £1300 and Aberdeen Angus 325k at £1240.
Tuesday evening saw good entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.
Katesbridge farmer topped the sale at £8.17 a kilo for 22.3kg at £182.
Fat ewes topped at £218.
Strong ewes over the £216 mark this week with plainer ewes from £190 to £200.
Spring lambs
Ardarragh farmer 25k at £200, Rathfriland farmer 29.5k at £192, Kilkeel farmer 25.9k at £189.50, Annaclone farmer 24.4k at £189, Dromore farmer 25.5k at £189, Dromara farmer 26.2k at £189, Gilford farmer 23.4k at £188.50, Whitecross farmer 24.9k at £188.50, Hilltown farmer 23k at £187.50 and Gilford farmer 23.8k at £186.
Fat ewes
Katesbridge farmer at £218, Katesbridge farmer at £218, Ballymartin farmer at £216, Ardarragh farmer at £200, Warrenpoint farmer at £198, Katesbridge farmer at £194, Rathfriland farmer at £192, Warrenpoint farmer at £192, Rathfriland farmer at £192 and Ballymartin farmer at £190.
Fat rams
Castlewellan farmer at £210, Ballyward farmer at £190 and Castlewellan farmer at £188.