Breeding bulls selling to a top of £3280 at Rathfriland Co-op
Super show of cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, contained calves up to six months old, topped to £1010 for Limousin calf for a Ballynahinch farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1900 for a 456kg from a Castlewellan farmer.
Fat cows topped £2380 for 660kg Belgian Blue.
Breeding bulls topped at £3280.
Dairy cow’s topped £2420.
Heifers topped £2380 for 588kg Simmental.
Bullocks topped £2340 for 580kg Belgian Blue
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Ballynahinch farmer Limousin at £1100, Crossgar farmer Belgian Blue at £1010, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £950, Belgian Blue at £910, Belgian Blue at £890, Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £890, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £880, Dromore farmer Simmental at £880 and Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £870, Aberdeen Angus at £860.
Heifer calves
Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £900, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £870, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £835, Hilltown farmer Limousin at £830, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £820, Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £810, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £800, Belgian Blue at £750, Belgian Blue at £700 and Dromara farmer Simmental at £630.
Weanling
Male calves
Castlewellan farmer Limousin 456k at £1900, Kilkeel farmer Blonde 452k at £1820, Mayobridge farmer Hereford 424k at £1480, Friesian 416k at £1400, Ballyward farmer Hereford 340k at £1370, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 278k at £1360, Mayobridge farmer Shorthorn 372k at £1360, Banbridge farmer Limousin 272k at £1230, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 300k at £1200 and Kilkeel farmer Saler 290k at £1200.
Weanling heifer calves
Mayobridge farmer Belgian Blue 450k at £1680, Aberdeen Angus 418k at £1590, Kilkeel farmer Blonde 422k at £1550, Blonde 388k at £1540, Limousin 396k at £1510, Blonde 372k at £1500, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 350k at £1290, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 376k at £1280, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue 310k at £1150 and Banbridge farmer Limousin 274k at £1090.
Fat cows
Strangford farmer Belgian Blue 660k at £2380, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 678k at £2260, Limousin 722k at £2210, Limousin 710k at £2100, Strangford farmer Simmental 730k at £2080, Crossgar farmer Charolais 522k at £2020, Belgian Blue 644k at £1990, Ballyroney farmer Shorthorn 706k at £1940, Belgian Blue 642k at £1920 and Dromara farmer Hereford 658k at £1800.
breeding Bulls
Rathfriland farmer Limousin bull at £3280.
Dairy cows
Ballynahinch farmer Holstein at £2420 and Holstein at £1940.
Heifers
Gilford farmer Simmental 588k at £2380, Limousin 474k at £2190, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 498k at £2100, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 482k at £1980, Belgian Blue 510k at £1980, Gilford farmer Limousin 586k at £1980, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 464k at £1960, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 516k at £1940, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 536K at £1920 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 586k at £1920.
Bullocks
Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 580k at £2340, Crossgar farmer Charolais 530k at £2250, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 518k at £2240, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 518k at £2180, Belgian Blue 500k at £2180, Crossgar farmer Limousin 536k at £2170, Banbridge farmer Friesian 580k at £2100, Crossgar farmer Charolais 508k at £2080 and Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 554k at £2040, Charolais 546k at £2020.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.
Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £7.02 a kilo for 17.1kg at £120.
Fat ewes topped £200.
More ewes over the £196 mark this week with plainer ewes from £160 to £194.
Spring lambs
Hilltown farmer 37k at £186, Kilkeel farmer 31k at £183, Poyntzpass farmer 24k at £148.50, Lisburn farmer 23.3k at £139, Jerrettspass farmer 23.5k at £139, Kilcoo farmer 23.6k at £138, Kilkeel farmer 23k at £138, Kilcoo farmer 23.6k at £138, Newcastle farmer 23k at £135 and Dromara farmer 23k at £134.
Fat ewes
Rathfriland farmer at £200, Dromara farmer at £196, Poyntzpass farmer at £194, Lisburn farmer at £190, Jerrettspass farmer at £184, Dromara farmer at £178, Castlewellan farmer at £170, Ballynahinch farmer at £170, Kilkeel farmer at £166 and Kilkeel farmer at £160.
Fat rams
Ballyward farmer at £168.