Bullocks selling to a top of £2620 at Rathfriland Co-op
Super entry of cattle on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1120 for Limousin heifer calf for a Newry farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1890 for a 522kg Limousin from a Newry farmer.
Fat cows topped at £1780 for 668kg Friesian.
Dairy stock topped at £2500.
Cows and calves topped at £1820.
Heifers topped at £1930 for 557kg Belgian Blue.
Bullocks topped at £2620 for 814kg Simmental.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Gilford farmer Charolais at £1025, Limousin at £1000, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus at £960, Annaclone farmer Aberdeen Angus at £870, Gilford farmer Belgian Blue at £840, Downpatrick farmer Belted Gallaway at £800, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £790, Annaclone farmer Shorthorn at £790 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £740.
Heifer calves
Newry farmer Limousin at £1120, Hillsborough farmer Charolais at £1010, Charolais at £990, Charolais at £910, Katesbridge farmer Charolais at £910, Newry farmer Limousin at £880, Limousin at £870, Hillsborough farmer Charolais at £850, Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £850 and Waringstown farmer Belgian Blue at £830.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.83 Newry farmer Limousin 522k at £1890, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 385k at £1800, Newry farmer Limousin 500k at £1790, Newry farmer Limousin 500k at £1790, Gilford farmer Speckle Park 426k at £1740, Newery farmer Limousin 473k at £1740, Ballyroney farmer Charolais 421kg at £1730, Crossgar farmer Charolais 313kg at £1650, Limousin 325k at £1650, Gilford farmer Belgian Blue 445k at £1640 and Newry farmer Limousin 428k at £1600.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £4.50, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 389kg at £1750, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 399kg at £1740, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 432kg at £1740, Limousin 448kg at £1650, Belfast farmer Belgian Blue 449k at £1360, Bessbrook farmer Aberdeen Angus 398k at £1280 and Belfast farmer Aberdeen Angus 379k at £1220, Belgian Blue 363k at £1200.
Fat cows
Newry farmer Friesian 668k at £1780, Tyrone farmer Simmental at 612k at £1720, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 570k at £1660, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 485k at £1540, Banbridge farmer Holstein 511k at £1520, Norwegian Red 652k at £1420, Holstein 633k at £1340, Holstein 647k at £1300, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 603k at £1280 and Ballygowan farmer Holstein 507k at £1160.
Cows and calves
Crumlin farmer Piemontese cow and Piemontese calf at £1820.
Dairy stock
Banbridge farmer Friesian at £2500, Ballynahinch farmer Holstein at £1900, Friesian cow at £1680, Fleckvieh cow at £1600 and Ballyward farmer Friesian at £890, Friesian at £870, Friesian at £860, Friesian at £810.
Heifer
Top price per kilo at £4.05 Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 557kg at £1930, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 464kg at £1880, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 538kg at £1860, Charolais 528kg at £1850, Charolais 503kg at £1850, Charolais 526kg at £1820, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue 506k at £1790, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 493k at £1750, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 485k at £1740 and Downpatrick farmer Simmental 488k at £1730.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.08, Hillsborough farmer Simmental 814k at £2620, Aberdeen Angus 782kg at £2430, Aberdeen Angus 742kg at £2340, Hillsborough farmer Hereford 710kg at £2320, Hillsborough farmer Simmental 667k at £2250, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 684kg at £2180, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 632k at £2100, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 589k at £2070, Limousin 564k at £2060, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 636k at £2030 and Newry farmer Hereford 585k at £1980.
Tuesday evening saw Very Large entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.
Kilcoo farmer topped the sale at £6.95 a kilo for 14.1kg at £98.
Fat ewes topped at £224.
Strong ewes over the £218 mark this week with plainer ewes from £188 to £210.
Lambs
Dromara farmer 32.3kg at £218, Dromara farmer 34kg at £196, 32kg at £189, Ballynahinch farmer 30.9kg at £183, Dromara farmer 27.7kg at £176, Kilcoo farmer 35kg at £137.50 and Glenanne farmer 25kg at £163.
Fat ewes
Clough farmer at £224, Dromara farmer at £218, Dromore farmer at £210, Clough farmer at £208, Dromara farmer at £208, Kilcoo farmer at £204, Tandragee farmer at £198, Kilcoo farmer at £190, Warrenpoint farmer at £190 and Kilkeel farmer at £188.
Fat rams
Rathfriland farmer at £318, Dromara farmer at £286, Rathfriland farmer at £170 and Rostrevor farmer at £150.
Breeding rams
Kilkeel farmer Suffolk cross ram at £400, Downpatrick farmer ram at £340 and Newry farmer ram at £270.
Breeding hoggets
Leitrim farmer 9 hoggets at £285, Newry farmer 8 hoggets at £275, Leitrim farmer 5 hoggets at £275, Newry farmer 7 hoggets at £270, Ballyward farmer at £255 and Leitrim farmer 6 hoggets at £250, 6 hoggets at £250.