Bullocks sell to £1465.00 at Rathfriland Co-Op

The dropped calf section contained calves up to six months old. These sold to £450.00 for AA Heifer from Annaclone. Weanling calves sold to £305.00p/k for a 298k Lim male at £910.00 from Crossmaglen. A good entry of heifers sold to £1320 for a 638k AA from Hillsborough. Most heifers sold from £990.00 to £1320. Some excellent bullocks with a top of £1465 for a 738k Lim from Newry.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK: Dromore farmer AA bull £440, Annaclone Farmer AA Hfr £450.00, Castlewellan Farmer AA bull £435.00. Dromara farmer Her Bull £415.00, Ballyward Farmer Lim BB Bull £415. Kilkeel farmer AA Bull £405, AA Bull £380.00: Dromore farmer AA Hfr £375,

WEANLINGS: Legananny farmer 440k at £1025, 436k at £1015, Cahard farmer 430k at £970, Newtownhamilton Farmer 298k at £910. Ballyward Farmer 370k at £830. Annaclone Farmer 392k at £825, Edenagarry Farmer 392k at £820, Ballyward Farmer 352k at £810, Annaclone 350k at £800,

FAT COWS: Dromara farmer 726k at £1120, Ballynahinch Farmer, 730k at £1040, Hilltown Farmer 618k at £900, Rathfriland Farmer 606k at £845.

Cows and calves: Ballyward Farmer BB Cow and BB Calf at £1620.00, Ouley Farmer AA Farmer and AA Calf at £1480, Castlewellan Farmer Sim Cow and Ch Calf at £1400.

HEIFERS: Hillborough farmer 638k at £1320, Corbet Farmer 596k at £1190, Edenagarry farmer 522k at £1100, Corbet Farmer 616k at £1075, 576k at £1055, 522k at £1030, Rathfriland 580k at £1020, Rathfriland Farmer 644k at £1000,

BULLOCKS

Newry farmer: 738k at £1465, Banbridge Farmer 686k at £1400, Newry Farmer 688k at £1385, Banbridge Farmer 656k at £1350, Hillborough Farmer 742k at £1340, Dromara farmer: 636k at £1340, Newry farmer: 714k at £1330, Banbridge Farmer 614 at £1300, Castlewellan Farmer 648k at £1280,

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart. All sellers can represent their stock at point of sale only. Sellers can collect their cheques at the office and leave the mart.

Tuesday evening saw large entry of stock. Store lambs selling to a roaring trade. A Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £5.36kg for 12.5kg at£67. Fat ewes topped at £116.00 for Texels from a Moneyslane Farmer. More ewes over the £90 mark this week with plainer ewes from £70 to £90 each.

LIGHT LAMBS: Kilkeel farmer 12.5k at £67.00. Rathfriland farmer 16.k at £60.00. Dromore farmer 13.5k at £65. Mayobridge farmer 14.5k at £68.5, Kilkeel farmer 17.10k at £79.00.

HEAVY LAMBS: Dromara farmer 32k at £105.00. Donacloney farmer 26k at £104.50. Rossglass farmer 23.7k at £102.50. Kilkeel farmer 25kat £100.00. Katesbridge farmer 22.6k at £97.50.

FAT EWES & RAMS: Moneyslane farmer £116.00. Newcastle farmer £103. Banbridge farmer £100.00. Katesbridge farmer £98.00. Dromore farmer £95. Kilkeel farmer £91.00. Kilkeel farmer £90.00. Rostrevor farmer £82.00.

Breeding Ewes: Dromara Farmer £180, £172, £165, Hilltown Farmer £164. Dromara Farmer £162, Hilltown Farmer £158, £157, £152.

All sellers can represent their stock at point of sale only. Sellers can collect their cheques at the office and leave the mart.