Bullocks selling to £1390 for 554kg at Downpatrick Mart

Downpatrick cattle sale market report Monday, September 9, 2023:
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Leading prices are as follows:

Bullocks: Downpatrick farmer 554kg Aberdeen Angus £1390, Downpatrick farmer 552kg Aberdeen Angus £1390, Annacloy farmer 566kg Limousin £1330, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 448kg £1250, Downpatrick farmer 470kg Aberdeen Angus £1240, Downpatrick farmer Hereford 590kg £1230, Saintfield farmer Hereford 488kg £1220, Annacloy Hereford 608kg £1220, Farrafad farmer Aberdeen Angus 427kg £1220 and Farranfad farmer Aberdeen Angus 512kg £1220.

Heifers: Magheraknock farmer Aberdeen Angus 578kg £1340, Magheraknock farmer Aberdeen Angus 538kg £1300, Magheraknock farmer Aberdeen Angus 526kg £1180, Maghernaknock farmer Aberdeen Angus 510kg £1050, Magheraknock farmer Aberdeen Angus 414kg £940, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 362kg £780, Lisbane farmer Limousin 376kg £750 and Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 326kg £720.

At the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Ballyculter farmer topped the batch of store lambs category on the day with lot 61, a 19.80kg at £92.50. Picture: Downpatrick MartAt the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Ballyculter farmer topped the batch of store lambs category on the day with lot 61, a 19.80kg at £92.50. Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Ballyculter farmer topped the batch of store lambs category on the day with lot 61, a 19.80kg at £92.50. Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Sheep sale market report Saturday, September 9, 2023.

Leading prices are as follows:

Fat lambs: Annacloy farmer 25kg £123, Downpatrick farmer 28kg £119, Tandragee farmer 27kg £118.50, Ballykinler farmer 27.30kg £117.50, Saintfield farmer 22.70kg £114.50, Ballyculter farmer 24.70kg £110, Drumnaqoile farmer 25kg £112, Clonvaraghan farmer 24kg £110, Ballynahinch farmer 24.60kg £108 and Crossgar farmer 23.10kg £106.

Store lambs: Downpatrick farmer 19.80kg £93, Ballyculter farmer 19.80kg £92.50, Ballynahinch farmer 20.50kg £92, Comber farmer 19.80kg £91, Clonvaraghan farmer 20.60kg £90.50, Lisburn farmer 17.90kg £90, Ballynahinch farmer 18.30kg £87, Ballyculter farmer 17kg £86 and Downpatrick farmer 16.20kg £83.

At the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Killough farmer topped the batch of fat ewes category on the day with lot 103 at £162. Picture: Downpatrick MartAt the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Killough farmer topped the batch of fat ewes category on the day with lot 103 at £162. Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At the sheep sale which was held at Downpatrick on Saturday, September 9, 2023, a Killough farmer topped the batch of fat ewes category on the day with lot 103 at £162. Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Fat ewes: Castlescreen farmer £264, Tandragee £164, Killough farmer £162, Tandragee £160, Downpatrick farmer £153, Toye farmer £142, Ardglass farmer £140, Crossgar farmer £139, Ballynahinch farmer £132 and Ballynahinch farmer £132.