Bullocks selling to a top of £1770 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling heifers calves topped to £1260 for a 422kg from Dromara farmer.

Fat cows topped £1340 for 708k Shorthorn bull.

Cows and calves at £1000.

Heifers topped £1510 for 566k Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1770 for 654k Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £395, Belgian Blue at £375, Belgian Blue at £350, Belgian Blue at £350, Belgian Blue at £350 and Seaforde farmer Belgian Blue at £345.

Heifer calves

Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £370, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus at 340, Aberdeen Angus at £330, Hereford at £330, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £320, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £320, Aberdeen Angus at £310, Seaforde farmer Limousin at £280, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £255 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £245.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.45 pence per kilo, weanling calves sold to super trade.

Dromore farmer Limousin 472k at £1260, Rostrevor farmer Belgian Blue 430k at £1150, Dromore farmer Limousin 400k at £1130, Limousin 406k at £1090, Limousin 378k at £1040, Rostrevor farmer Belgian Blue 348k at £990, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 392k at £970, Aberdeen Angus 362k at £950 and Leitrim farmer Charolais 324k at £930, Charolais 286k at £920.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.95 pence per kilo.

Dromara farmer Limousin 422k at £1260, Limousin 388k at £1230, Limousin 384kg at £1220, Aghalee farmer Charolais 392k at £1100, Dromara farmer Simmental 398k at £1090, Aghalee farmer Limousin 376k at £1090, Charolais 380k at £1080, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 344k at £1060 and Kilkeel farmer Limousin 344k at £1050.

Fat cows

Clough farmer Shorthorn bull 708k at £1340, Annalong farmer Simmental 656k at £1290, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 644kg at £1280, Simmental 772k at £1270, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 682k at £1260, Annalong farmer Simmental 668k at £1050, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 592k at £1030, Banbridge farmer Friesian 724k at £980, Friesian 662k at £980, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 542k at £950 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 652k at £930.

Cows and calves

Ballyward farmer Friesian cow and Simmental calf at £1000 and Friesian cow and Belgian Blue calf at £980.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £3.22 pence per kilo.

Dromara farmer Limousin 566k at £1510, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 624k at £1490, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 560k at £1470, Simmental 556k at £1370, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 482k at £1320, Aberdeen Angus 456k at £1160, Aberdeen Angus 492k at £1150, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 354k at £1140, Newry farmer Limousin 460k at £1120 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 496k at £1100.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £2.91 pence per kilo, Dromara farmer Limousin 654k at £1770, Aberdeen Angus 650k at £1660, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 594k at £1600, Dromara farmer Hereford 654k at £1510, Belgian Blue 574k at £1450, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 548k at £1380 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 502k at £1360, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 564k at £1350, Belgian Blue 534k at £1310, Belgian Blue 490k at £1310.

Farm clearance auction of farm machinery and equipment (due to retirement from livestock farming) on Saturday 27th April at 12 noon sharp on behalf of Mr George Kennedy.

Please note: The auction will be held on his farm at 27 Ballynafern Road, Banbridge BT32 5BW.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw super show of stock and hoggets selling to a flying trade.

With 310 fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Closkelt farmer topped the sale at £7.78 a kilo for 22kg at £171.

Fat ewes topped at £49.

More ewes over the £218 mark this week with plainer ewes from £19 to £216.

Spring lambs

Newry farmer 28k at £184, 24k at £180, Closkelt farmer 22k at £171, Bryansford farmer 24.3k at £170, Jerrettspass farmer 22.4k at £160, Kilkeel farmer 20.7k at £151.50, Cabra farmer 20.6k at £145, Jerrettspass farmer 20.5k at £141, Katesbridge farmer 19.9k at £140 and Newry farmer 20k at £133.

Hoggets

Armagh farmer 28.4k at £189.50, Jerrettspass farmer 37k at £182, Dromara farmer 26.8k at £182, Newry farmer 28k at £181,Newry farmer 30.6k at £180, Greencastle farmer 31.5k at £180, Armagh farmer 25k at £179, Banbridge farmer 30.2k at £179 and Greencastle farmer 29.4k at £178.50.

Fat ewes

Kilkeel farmer at £249, Ballymartin farmer at £218, Cabra farmer at £216, Magheralin farmer at £214, Banbridge farmer at £208. Kilkeel farmer at £200, Newry farmer at £196, Closkelt farmer at £194, Magheralin farmer at £192 and Katesbridge farmer at £192.

Fat rams

Jerrettspass farmer at £224, Castlewellan farmer at £186, Rathfriland farmer at £182, Katesbridge farmer at £180 and Rathfriland farmer at £180.

Ewes and lambs

Kilkeel farmer at £285, Ballyward farmer £285, Jerrettspass farmer at £220 and Ballyward farmer at £210.

Farm Clearance Auction of Farm Machinery and Equipment (due to retirement from livestock farming) on Saturday 27th April at 12 Noon sharp on behalf of Mr George Kennedy,

Please note: The auction will be held on his farm at 27 Ballynafern Road, Banbridge, BT32 5BW.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.