Bullocks sell to £1970 at Hilltown Mart, excellent trade throughout

Fat ewes: Hilltown farmer £150 and £148, Castlewellan farmer £135, Hilltown farmer £134, Ballyward farmer £132, Hilltown farmer £130, Hillsborough farmer £128, Burren farmer £126, Ardaragh farmer £122, Kilkeel farmer £113, Rathfriland farmer £112, Hilltown farmer £110, Hillsborough farmer £106 and Castlewellan farmer £102.

Fat lambs: Cabra farmer £117 for 26.1kg (448ppk), Ardaragh farmer £111.50 for 24.4kg (457ppk), Rathfriland farmer £109 for 23.3kg (470ppk), Ardglass farmer £107 for 22.2kg (482ppk), Rathfriland farmer £106 for 23.2kg (457ppk), Cabra farmer £105 for 22.6kg (464ppk), Castlewellan farmer £105 for 22kg (477ppk), Rathfriland farmer £104 for 21.7kg (479ppk), Annaclone farmer £102 for 21.6kg (472ppk), Kilkeel farmer £101 for 21.6kg (467ppk) and Clough farmer £100 for 20kg (500ppk).

Store lambs: Attical farmer £94 for 18.6kg (502ppk), Mayobridge farmer £92 for 18.2kg (505ppk), Castlewellan farmer £92 for 17.5kg (525ppk), Cabra farmer £87 for 16.9kg (515ppk), Hilltown farmer £81 for 16.4kg (494ppk), Attical farmer £77 for 15kg (513ppk), Leitrim farmer £75.50 for 14.8kg (510ppk), Attical farmer £74.50 for 15kg (496ppk), Cabra farmer £74 for 15.5kg (477ppk) and Rostrevor farmer £65 for 13.6kg (478ppk).

A large turnout of cattle to Hilltown Mart on Saturday 21st October saw fat cows sell to £1480, heifers to £1760 and bullocks to £1970.

Fat cows: Kilcoo farmer £1480 for 700kg (211ppk) and £1480 for 776kg (191ppk), Ballynahinch farmer £1480 for 628kg (236ppk), Cabra farmer £1340 for 810kg (165ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1300 for 772kg (168ppk), Attical farmer £1280 for 612kg (209ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1260 for 734kg (172ppk), Dromara farmer £1250 for 778kg (161ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1220 for 752kg (162ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1200 for 710kg (169ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1180 for 706kg (167ppk) and Kilkeel farmer £1040 for 632kg (165ppk).

Cows and calves: Hilltown farmer £1780 and Mayobridge farmer £1740.

Weanling heifers: Hilltown farmer £1000 for 382kg (262ppk), Rostrevor farmer £990 for 416kg (238ppk), Rostrevor farmer £980 for 348kg (281ppk), Hilltown farmer £940 for 386kg (243ppk), Kilcoo farmer £930 for 342kg (272ppk), Rostrevor farmer £920 for 358kg (257ppk), Castlewellan farmer £910 for 284kg (320ppk), Rostrevor farmer £900 for 366kg (246ppk), Rostrevor farmer £880 for 292kg (301ppk), Kilcoo farmer £860 for 344kg (250ppk), Hilltown farmer £800 for 320kg (250ppk), Kilcoo farmer £780 for 264kg (295ppk), Rostrevor farmer £750 for 262kg (286ppk), Rostrevor farmer £740 for 248kg (298ppk), Kilkeel farmer £690 for 256kg (269ppk) and Rostrevor farmer £690 for 234kg (295ppk).

Weanling bullocks: Rostrevor farmer £1460 for 526kg (277ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1370 for 468kg (293ppk), Newcastle farmer £1300 for 394kg (330ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1300 for 410kg (317ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1290 for 440kg (293ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1220 for 446kg (273ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1180 for 416kg (283ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1150 for 404kg (284ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1120 for 390kg (287ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1080 for 338kg (319ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1070 for 418kg (256ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1040 for 372kg (279ppk), Newcastle farmer £1040 for 316kg (329ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1000 for 316kg (316ppk), Hilltown farmer £1000 for 352kg (284ppk), Annalong farmer £980 for 350kg (280ppk), Rostrevor farmer £960 for 304kg (316ppk), Rostrevor farmer £920 for 298kg (308ppk), Leitrim farmer £900 for 322kg (279ppk), Rostrevor farmer £900 for 258kg (348ppk), Rostrevor farmer £870 for 308kg (282ppk), Newcastle farmer £860 for 292kg (294ppk), Kilkeel farmer £860 for 284kg (303ppk), Hilltown farmer £860 for 302kg (285ppk), Rostrevor farmer £850 for 294kg (289ppk), Kilkeel farmer £840 for 258kg (325ppk), Castlewellan farmer £810 for 288kg (281ppk), Kilkeel farmer £800 for 254kg (315ppk) and Kilkeel farmer £790 for 288kg (274ppk) and £740 for 234kg (316ppk).

Heifers: Hilltown farmer £1760 for 704kg (250ppk), Hilltown farmer £1740 for 690kg (252ppk), £1730 for 734kg (235ppk), £1700 for 660kg (257ppk), £1690 for 630kg (268ppk), £1660 for 652kg (254ppk), £1630 for 656kg (248ppk), £1610 for 658kg (245ppk) and £1550 for 630kg (246ppk), Hilltown farmer £1540 for 638kg (241ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1410 for 528kg (267ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1250 for 500kg (250ppk), Bryansford farmer £1170 for 506kg (231ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1160 for 480kg (242ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1120 for 448kg (250ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1120 for 476kg (235ppk), Bryansford farmer £1110 for 462kg (240ppk) and £1100 for 424kg (259ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1100 for 432kg (254ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1070 for 424kg (252ppk), Hilltown farmer £1060 for 414kg (256ppk), Cabra farmer £1060 for 434kg (244ppk), Hilltown farmer £1030 for 402kg (256ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1000 for 392kg (255ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1000 for 392kg (255ppk), Kilkeel farmer £990 for 392kg (253ppk), Kilkeel farmer £970 for 368kg (264ppk) and Burren farmer £940 for 366kg (257ppk).

Bullocks: Newry farmer £1970 for 814kg (242ppk) and £1900 for 744kg (255ppk), Hilltown farmer £1880 for 804kg (234ppk), £1880 for 768kg (245ppk) and £1850 for 764kg (242ppk), Newry farmer £1850 for 742kg (249ppk), Hilltown farmer £1840 for 704kg (261ppk), Newry farmer £1820 for 692kg (263ppk), Hilltown farmer £1800 for 714kg (252ppk) and £1780 for 742kg (240ppk), Hilltown farmer £1760 for 704kg (250ppk) and £1750 for 706kg (248ppk), Ballyward farmer £1640 for 672kg (244ppk), Hilltown farmer £1620 for 624kg (259ppk), Newry farmer £1610 for 664kg (242ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1610 for 634kg (254ppk), Hilltown farmer £1600 for 618kg (259ppk), Hilltown farmer £1600 for 648kg (247ppk), Hilltown farmer £1580 for 638kg (247ppk), Hilltown farmer £1560 for 648kg (241ppk), Hilltown farmer £1550 for 606kg (256ppk), Ballyward farmer £1550 for 630kg (246ppk), Hilltown farmer £1550 for 672kg (231ppk), Bryansford farmer £1540 for 586kg (263ppk), £1530 for 506kg (302ppk) and £1520 for 520kg (292ppk), Dromara farmer £1520 for 590kg (257ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1510 for 488kg (309ppk), Hilltown farmer £1500 for 580kg (258ppk), Bryansford farmer £1500 for 536kg (279ppk) and £1500 for 534kg (281ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1500 for 570kg (263ppk), Dromara farmer £1500 for 528kg (284ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1480 for 552kg (268ppk) and £1480 for 506kg (292ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1460 for 552kg (264ppk), Dromara farmer £1460 for 520kg (281ppk), Bryansford farmer £1440 for 474kg (304ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1440 for 546kg (263ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1430 for 530kg (270ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1420 for 534kg (266ppk), Bryansford farmer £1410 for 546kg (258ppk) and £1400 for 544kg (257ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1400 for 538kg (260ppk), Hillsborough farmer £1400 for 504kg (278ppk) and £1390 for 482kg (288ppk), Katesbridge farmer £1360 for 504kg (270ppk), Bryansford farmer £1350 for 444kg (304ppk), Banbridge farmer £1290 for 496kg (260ppk), Dromara farmer £1270 for 482kg (263ppk) and Mayobridge farmer £1190 for 402kg (296ppk).