Bullocks selling to £1480 at Rathfriland Co-Op
A large show of cattle on Friday (January 29, 2021), the dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old.
Topped to £510 for Simmental bull calf for a Warrenpoint farmer.
Weanling calves sold to £780 for a 342k Limousin bull from Newry farmer.
Heifers topped at 622k at £1010.
Bullocks topped at £1350 for 724k Limousin.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves: Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £510, Seaforde farmer Aberdeen Angus at £400, Dromara farmer Hereford at £400, Hereford at £400, Ballynahinch farmer, Belgian Blue at £400, Banbridge farmer: Belgian Blue at £400, Dromara farmer: Belgian Blue at £400, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £365, Ballynahinch farmer Friesian at £365 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £350.
Friesian calves £145 and £90.
Heifer calves: Belleeks farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £450, Dromara farmer: Limousin at £400, Belleeks farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £390, Dromara farmer: Belgian Blue at £385, Dromara farmer Limousin at £375, Belleeks farmer Aberdeen Angus at £365, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £350, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £340 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £335.
Weanling male calves: Newry farmer: Limousin 324k at £780, Ballynahinch farmer: Limousin 276k at £690, Banbridge farmer Limousin 318k at £660, Scarva farmer Belgian Blue 244k at £650, Banbridge farmer Limousin 282k at £630, Hereford 300k at £630, Friesian 378k at £585, Friesian £580, Friesian 330k at £540 and Lisburn farmer Friesian 330k at £535.
Weanling heifer calves: Newry farmer: Limousin 322k at £760, Katesbridge farmer: Hereford 364k at £740, Hereford 350k at £710, Newry farmer: Limousin 260k at £700, Limousin 272k at £685, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 266k at £655, Newry farmer Limousin 252k at £650 and Lisburn farmer Limousin 294k at £650.
Fat cows: Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 622k at £1010, Maze farmer Hereford 630k at £940, Banbridge farmer Hereford 712k at £920 and Dromara farmer Holstein 834k at £840.
Heifers: Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 676k at £1230, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 550k at £1165, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 536k at £1150, Dromara farmer Limousin 526k at £1110, Aberdeen Angus 504k at £1070, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 518k at £1050, Dromara farmer Limousin 518k at £1045, Limousin 490k at 1040 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 466k at £1030.
Bullocks: Banbridge farmer Hereford 740k at £1480, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 724k at £1350, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 648k at £1320, Limousin 666k at £1310, Aberdeen Angus 682k at £1300, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 584k at £1260, Banbridge farmer Hereford 702k at £1220, Hillsborough farmer Holstein 526k at £1200, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 560k at £1190 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 522k at £1190.
All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.
Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.
Fat Ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.
A Dromore farmer topped the sale at £523k for 17kg at £89.
Fat ewes topped at £152 for Texel ewe from a Annaclone farmer.
More ewes over the £120 mark this week with plainer ewes from £80 to £110 each.
Light lambs: Dromore farmer: 17k at £89, Katesbridge farmer: 20k at £103.5. Dromore farmer: 20.2k at £104.50.
Heavy hoggets: Dromore farmer: 30k at £124, Kilkeek farmer: 31k at £123. Rathfriland farmer 26.3k at £122.5, Ballyward farmer: 24.9k at £121, Newry farmer: 24.5k at £121, Katesbridge farmer 25.3k at £118.5, Banbridge farmer 23k at £118.5, Annaclone farmer 24.7k at £118 and Dromore farmer 23k at £118.
Fat ewes: Annaclone farmer: £152, Dromara farmer: £142, Cabra farmer: £137, Downpatrick farmer: £134, Dromore farmer: £126, Scarva farmer: £123, £120, Kilkeel farmer: £118 and Dromore farmer £113.
Fat rams: Castlewellan farmer £122, Ballynahinch farmer £112.5, Annaclone farmer £108 and Rathfriland farmer £96.
All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.