Bullocks selling to a top price of £1680 at Rathfriland Co-op

The dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old, topped to £410 for Aberdeen Angus heifer calf for a Newry farmer.

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1280 for a 442kg from Dromara farmer.

Fat cows topped £1300 for 730k Belgian Blue.

Cow and calves topped £1340.

Heifers topped £1600 for 558k Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £1680 for 744k Simmental.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Dromore farmer Hereford at £390, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £350, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £320, Aberdeen Angus at £300, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £300, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £295, Dromore farmer Hereford at £270, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £255, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £245 and Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £245.

Heifer calves

Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £410, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at 340, Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £335, Friesian at £325, Friesian at £325, Friesian at £315, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £305, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £300, Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £290 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £290.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.55 pence per kilo.

Weanling calves sold to Super trade, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 468k at £1250, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 474k at £1240, Armagh farmer Hereford 464k at £1240, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 402k at £1200, Limousin 396k at £1160, Annalong farmer Hereford 436k at £1100, Newry farmer Limousin 376k at £1080, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 450k at £1080, Aberdeen Angus 370k at £1020 and Armagh farmer Simmental 440k at £1020,

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.55 pence per kilo.

Dromara farmer Simmental 442k at £1280, Charolais 402k at £1260, Newry farmer Limousin 382k at £1150, Limousin 406k at £1100, Dromara farmer Charolais 372k at £1080, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 444k at £1060 and Dromara farmer Saler 386k at £1060, Saler 392k at £1040, Limousin 326k at £960.

Fat cows

Annalong farmer Belgian Blue 730k at £1300, Dromara farmer Hereford 884k at £1200, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 572kg at £1080, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 556k at £1020, Dromara farmer Hereford 620k at £1000, Banbridge farmer Friesian 646k at £990, Friesian 666k at £980, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 606k at £970, Banbridge farmer Friesian 646k at £900 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 596k at £830.

Cows and calves

Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £1340.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £3.26 pence per kilo.

Castlewellan farmer Charolais 558k at £1600, Limousin 588k at £1560, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 504k at £1410, Carnew farmer Limousin 516k at £1400, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 552k at £1380, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 414k at £1350, Dromara farmer Simmental 584k at £1350, Simmental 604k at £1240, Banbridge farmer Hereford 518k at £1200 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 438k at £1130.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £2.69 pence per kilo, Dromara farmer Simmental 744k at £1680, Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus 616k at £1500, Dromara farmer Limousin 540k at £1450, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 570k at £1450, Ballyroney farmer Belgian Blue 612k at £1430, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 584k at £1420, Belgian Blue 526k at £1380, Belgian Blue 546k at £1300, Dromara farmer Limousin 530k at £1250 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 494k at £1210.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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

Fat ewes selling to a good trade again.

Castlewellan farmer topped the sale at £7.97 a kilo for 22.1kg at £176.

Fat ewes topped at £194.

More ewes over the £190 mark this week with plainer ewes from £170 to £188,

Spring lambs

Magheragh farmer 24.6k at £189, Kilkeel farmer 26k at £184, Rostrevor farmer 23k at £175, Rathfriland farmer 23k at £173, Kilkeel farmer 22.7k at £172, Kilkeel farmer 21.6k at £170, Rathfriland farmer 21.7k at £170, Mayobridge farmer 21.4k at £160, Kilkeel farmer 24k at £160 and Kilkeel farmer 20.8k at £157.

Hoggets

Poyntzpass farmer 33k at £218, Portaferry farmer 29.7k at £191, Ballyroney farmer 29k at £191, Dromore farmer 32.5k at £191, Banbridge farmer 27.2k at £191, Waringstown farmer 28k at £190, Newry farmer 25k at £188, Hillsborough farmer 32.5k at £188, Rathfriland farmer 28.5k at £188 and Castlewellan farmer 22.1k at £176.

Fat ewes

Castlewellan farmer at £194, at £194, Markethill farmer at £191, Rathfriland farmer at £188, Mayobridge farmer at £188. Kilkeel farmer at £188, Hilltown farmer at £187, Mayobridge farmer at £186, Kilkeel farmer at £186 and Kilkeel farmer at £186.

Fat rams

Katesbridge farmer at £210.

Ewes and lambs

Kilkeel farmer at £375, at £365, Hillsborough farmer at £365 and Kilkeel farmer at £355, at £345.

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.