Bullocks selling to £1115 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Another good show of cattle on last Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old.

Topped to £570 for Limousin bull calf for a Dromara farmer.

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Bullocks topped to £1115.00 for a Katesbridge farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £790 for a 388k Charolais bull from Ballyward farmer.

A large entry of heifers sold to £1100 for a Belgian Blue 592k from Banbridge farmer.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK

BULL CALVES

Dromara farmer Simmental at £570, Limousin at £560, Camlough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £505, Ballynahinch farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £475, Camlough farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £445, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £430, Aberdeen Angus at £420, Aberdeen Angus at £415 and Banbridge farmer: Belgian Blue at £410,

Heifer calves

Ballyward farmer: Limousin at £500, Camlough farmer: Belgian Blue at £480, Dromara farmer: Liimousin at £475, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £465 and Camlough farmer, Belgian Blue at £430.

WEANLING MALE CALVES

Ballyward farmer: Limousin 388k at £790, Annalong farmer: Saler 370k at £790, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus 336k at £785, Aberdeen Angus 342k at £780, Aberdeen Angus 340k at £770, Annaclone farmer: European Angus 276k at £760, Simmental 332k at £750, Castlewellan farmer: 364k at £735, Barnamaghery farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £720, Magheragal farmer; 356k Aberdeen Angus at £715 and Kilkeel farmer: 370k Hereford at £710.

WEANLING HEIFER CALVES

Banbridge farmer: Charolais 290k at £645, Barnamaghery farmer: Aberdeen Angus 286k at £630, Limousin 252k at £630, Ballyroney farmer: Hereford 288k at £625, Hereford 290k at £615, Limousin 270k at £610, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 330k at £610, Newry farmer: Hereford 372k at £600. Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 296k at £570,

FAT COWS

Ballyward farmer: Montbeliarde 674k at £900, Legananny farmer: 664k at £840, Ballyward farmer: Montbeliarde 548k at £ 740 and Dromara farmer: 684k at £715.

HEIFERS

Banbridge farmer: Belgian Blue 592k at £1100, Magherasaul farmer Charolais 526k at £1100, Ballyward farmer, Montbeliarde 568k at £1090, Banbridge farmer, Belgian Blue 522k at £1030, Newry farmer, Limousin 566k at £1030, Limousin 538k at £1000, Limousin 580k at £1000: Sheepbridge farmer: Fleckvieh 580k at £1000, Katesbridge farmer: 648k at £990, Banbridge farmer: Blonde d’Aquitaine 552k at £990,

BULLOCKS

Katesbridge farmer: Belgian Blue 572k at £1150, Magherasaul farmer Charolais 490k at £1105, Limousin 572k at £1100, Ballyroney farmer: Limousin 584k at £1045, Magherasaul farmer Limousin 466k at £1025, Banbridge farmer: Simmental 518k at £1005, Killylea farmer Miniature Zebru, 472k at £1000, Banbridge farmer: Charolais 472k at £1000, Newry farmer Limousin 468k at £970 and Killylea farmer: Belgian Blue 512k at £950.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw smaller show of stock.

Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Banbridge farmer topped the sale at 475k for 18.2kg at £86.5.

Fat ewes topped at £115 for Texel ewe from a Castlewellan farmer.

More ewes over the £105 mark this week with plainer ewes from £90 to £105 each.

LIGHT LAMBS

Kilkeel farmer: 18.2k at £86.5. Banbridge farmer: 18.5k at £87.5. Castlewellan farmer: 18k at £80. Ballyroney farmer 19.6k at £85.

HEAVY LAMBS

Dromara farmer: 35k at £112, Poyntzpass farmer: 33k at £101. Donacloney farmer 28k at £100, Poyntzpass farmer: 31k at £100, Castlewellan farmer: 28k at £99, Rathfriland farmer 26.8k at £97.50 and Portaferry farmer 24k at £97.

FAT EWES

Castlewellan farmer: £115, Kilkeel farmer: £113, Donacloney farmer: £108, Dromara farmer: £108, Dromore farmer: £105, Kilkeel farmer: £104 and Banbridge farmer: £102.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

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