Bullocks selling to a top price of £1790 at Rathfriland Co-op

Super show of cattle on Friday with a super yard full of continental cattle with record prices.
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The dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £600 for Limousin heifer calf for a Annaclone farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1330 for a 402kg from Banbridge farmer.

Fat cows topped £1520 for 830k, Charolais.

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Cows and calves topped at £1360.

Heifers topped £1470 for 632k Hereford.

Bullocks topped at £1790 for 722k Fleckvieh.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £450, Ballyroney farmer Belgian Blue at £435, Aberdeen Aberdeen Angus at £390, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £390, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £360, Ballyroney farmer Belgian Blue at £350, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh at £270, Limousin at £270, Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £255 and Lisburn farmer Limousin at £255.

Heifer calves

Annaclone farmer Limousin at £600, Newry farmer Simmental at £560, Simmental at £490, Clough farmer Charolais at £330, Charolais at £320, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £310, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £265, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £245, Warrenpoint farmer Shorthorn at £230 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £200.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.52 pence per kilo, weanling calves sold to super trade.

Banbridge farmer Blonde 402k at £1330, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 408k at £1150, Saintfield farmer Limousin 364k at £1130, Portadown farmer Limousin 388k at £1100, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 434k at £1100, Saintfield farmer Limousin 310k at £1080, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 332k at £1080, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 408k at £1060, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 286k at £990 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 336k at £960.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.62 pence per kilo.

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 376k at £1270, Limousin 362k at £1270, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 372k at £1160, Limousin 388kg at £1140, Saintfield farmer Limousin 344k at £1040, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 336k at £1000, Banbridge farmer Simmental 404k at £980, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 310k at £930 and Dromore farmer Charolais 310k at £930, Limousin 302k at £910.

Fat cows

Rathfriland farmer Charolais 830k at £1520, Belgian Blue 858kg at £1460, Waringstown farmer Limousin Bull 716k at £1440, Newcastle farmer Friesian 766k at £1200, Ballyroney farmer Fleckvieh 644k at £1060, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 634k at £1020, Newcastle farmer Friesian 660k at £1010, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 610k at £770 and Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 530k at £720.

Cows and calves

Banbridge farmer Fleckvieh cow and Belgian Blue calf at £1360, Fleckvieh cow and Belgian Blue cow at £1290.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.97 pence per kilo.

Kilkeel farmer Hereford 632k at £1470, Portadown farmer Belgian Blue 578k at £1380, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 578k at £1370, Limousin 522k at £1360, Portadown farmer Simmental 576k at £1340, Armagh farmer Hereford 514k at £1290, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 550k at £1290, Casstlewellan farmer Limousin 432k at £1280, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 512k at £1280 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 478k at £1280.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £3.22 pence per kilo.

Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 722k at £1790, Banbridge farmer Limousin 656k at £1770, Ballymartin farmer Limousin 640k at £1760, Limousin 632k at £1720, Charolais 590k at £1660, Limousin 612k at £1650, Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 652k at £1610 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 624k at £1600, Simmental 582k at £1600, Aberdeen Angus 562k at £1570.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Banbridge farmer topped the sale at £6.06 a kilo for 18.9kg at £114.50.

Fat ewes topped at £260.

More ewes over the £212 mark this week with plainer ewes from £168 to £180.

Hoggets

Banbridge farmer 33.8k at £164, Newry farmer 28k at £158, Hilltown farmer 31k at £153.50, Armagh farmer 28k at £148, Dromara farmer 30k at £145, Ardaragh farmer 27k at £143, Kilkeel farmer 24.5k at £135.50, Newry farmer 23.k at £135, Dromara farmer 25k at £134 and Jerrettspass farmer 25k at £135.

Fat ewes

Newcastle farmer at £260, Banbridge farmer at £228, Mayobridge farmer at £212, Armagh farmer at £180, Armagh farmer at £170, Loughgall farmer at £168, Castlewellan farmer at £168. Kilkeel farmer at £166, Mayobridge farmer at £148 and Banbridge farmer at £144.

Fat rams

Hilltown farmer at £160, Armagh farmer at £148 and Kilkeel farmer at £128.

Ewes and lambs

Gilford farmer at £250, £240 and £225.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.