Bullocks sell to £1500 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Topped to £510 for Fleckvieh heifer calf for a Lisburn farmer.

Bullocks Topped to £1500 for a Katesbridge farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £900 for a 412k Simmental heifer from Armagh farmer.

A good entry of heifers sold to £915 for a Charolais 410k from Newry farmer.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Ballyward farmer Limousin at £500, Hilltown farmer Charolais at £480, Dromara farmer, Hereford at £445, Hereford at £435, Kilkeel farmer: Limousin at £430, Hilltown farmer: Limousin at £400, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus at £400, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £385 and Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £380,

Friesian calves £145, £135, £100, £90.

Heifer calves

Lisburn farmer: Fleckvieh at £510, Fleckvieh at £440, Fleckvieh at £435, Fleckvieh at £420, Fleckvieh at £380, Fleckvieh at £370, Rathfriland farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £365, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £360 and Lisburn farmer: Fleckvieh at £340.

Weanling male calves

Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus 368k at £840, Armagh farmer: Aberdeen Angus 382k at £830, Ballymartin farmer: Aberdeen Angus 436k at £830, Kilkeel farmer 294k at £820, Ballymartin farmer: Belgian Blue 408k at £820, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus 364k at £815, Dromara farmer: Aberdeen Angus 384k at £810, Aberdeen Angus at £800, Banbridge farmer Hereford 406k at £800 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 326k at £775.

Weanling heifer calves

Armagh farmer: Simmental 412k at £900, Banbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 452k at £845, Lisburn farmer: Limousin 322k at £840, Limousin 312k at £800, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 350k at £700 and Lisburn farmer Limousin 266k at £680.

Fat cows

Kilkeel farmer Hereford 722k at £960, Hereford 696k at £880, Ballyward farmer simmental 476k at £780 and Dromara farmer Holstein 608k at £610.

Heifer

Newry farmer: Charolais 410k at £915, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 454k at £890, Banbridge farmer simmental 476k at £850, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 410k at £820, Aberdeen Angus 408k at £815, Poyntzpass farmer Hereford Hereford 428k at £810, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 406k at £785 and Banbridge farmer Blonde d’Aquitaine 378k at £750.

BULLOCKS

Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 732k at £1500, Aberdeen Angus 676k at £1360, Ballyward farmer Holstein 710k at £1230, Holstein 678k at £1160, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 588k at £1140, Ballyward farmer: Holstein 642k at £1010, Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 388k at £865, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 464k at £840, Limousin 416k at £830, Aberdeen Angus 498k at £780 and Banbridge farmer Limousin 404k at £750.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Fat ewes sell to £174 at co-op.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Hilltown farmer topped the sale at £5.00k for 22kg at £110.

Fat ewes topped at £174 for Texel ewe from a Dromara farmer.

More ewes over the £125 mark this week with plainer ewes from £75 to £100 each.

Light lambs

Mayobridge farmer: 18.7k at £90, Dromara farmer: 20.5k at £96.5. Kilkeel farmer: 20k at £103.

Heavy lambs

Loughinisland farmer: 27.9k at £118.5, Annalong farmer: 24.9k at £114. Kilkeel farmer 25.7k at £113.5, Dromara farmer: 28.5k at £112, Kilkeel farmer: 26.6k at £110, Rathfriland farmer 27.4k at £110, Dromara farmer 30k at £110, Ballynahinch farmer 25k at £110 and Hilltown farmer 22k at £110.

Fat ewes

Dromara farmer: £174, Kilkeel farmer: £154, Annalong farmer: £140, Dromara farmer: £134, Newcastle farmer: £128, Hilltown farmer: £117 and Kilkeel farmer: £116, Dromara farmer £115.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.