Bullocks selling to £1600 at Rathfriland Co-Op

A super entry of almost 400 cattle on Friday with the online buyers being very active again with 40 sold online this week.

The dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old.

Topped to £500 for Charolais bull calf for a Armagh farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £1110 for a 388k Limousin heifer from Downpatrick farmer.

Heifers topped at £1250 for 574k Belgian Blue.

Bullocks topped at £1600 for 724k European Angus.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Aramgh farmer Charolais at £500, Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn at £490, Shorthorn £470, Shorthorn £460, Shorthorn £450, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £440, Rathfrialnd farmer Belgian Blue at £390, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue at £360, Saintfield farmer Limousin £310, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £305, Ballyroney farmer, Limousin at £305 and Banbridge farmer,Aberdeen Angus at £295.

Friesian calves £260, £145, £110, £85 and £70.

Heifer calves

Clough farmer: Friesian at £400, Friesian £390, Friesian £380, Friesian £375, Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn at £370, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £370, Clough farmer: Friesian at £370, Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn at £360, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £355, Clough farmer: Friesian at £340, Rathfrilabd farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £330 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £305.

Weanling male calves

Newcastle farmer Belgian Blue 164k at £470 (322ppk), Castlewellan farmer Charolais 228k at £710 (311ppk); Hillsborough farmer Limousin 256k at £730 (285ppk) Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 296k at £840 (284ppk) Downpatrick farmer Saler 266k at £730 (274ppk); Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 312k at £830, (266ppk); Downpatrick farmer: Charolais 260k at £680 (262ppk), Newry farmer Charolais 552k at £1100, Charolais 486 at £1020, Armagh farmer Simmental 472k at £1010, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 472k at £960, Charolais 414k at £950, Charolais 404k at £940, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 380k at £930, Newry farmer Charolais 384k at £900, Charolais 390k at £890 and Dromore farmer Limousin 396k at £880, Limousin 416k at £950.

Weanling heifer calves

Downpatrick farmer Limousin 388k at £1110 (286ppk); Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 266k at £750 (282ppk) Charolais 264k at £740 (281ppk), Lisburn farmer Limousin 244k at £670 (275ppk); Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 316k at £840 (266ppk), Downpatrick farmer Limousin 346k at £910 (263ppk); Hillsborough farmer Limousin 268k at £700 (262ppk), Downpatrick farmer Limousin 388k at £1110, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 390k at £990, Charolais 394k at £980, Newry farmer Charolais 428k at £940, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 424k at £940, Limousin 426k at £930, Limousin 346k at £910, Ballyward farmer Simmental 472k at £910, Newry farmer Limousin 360k at £890 and Ballyward farmer Hereford 474k at £890.

Fat cows

Newcastle farmer Friesian 814k at £1210 (147), Annalong farmer Limousin 694k at £1200 (173), Newcastle farmer Friesian 810k at £1180 (146), Friesian 740k at £1090 (148) and Annalong farmer Limousin 640k at £1000 (156).

Heifers

Newry farmer Limousin 412k at £900 (219ppk), Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 574k at £1250 (218ppk), Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 402k at £860 (214ppk), Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 265k at £760 (214ppk), Belgian Blue 422k at £900 (213ppk) Newry farmer Limousin 390k at £830 (212ppk), Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 574k at £1250, Hereford 612k at £1150, Simmental 574k at £1150, Blonde 574k at £1150, Bryansford farmer FCK 586k at £1110, Hillsborough farmer Hereford 570k at £1080, Hereford 532k at £1070, Hereford 530k at £1070, Blonde 558k at £1050, Hereford 578k at £1035, Friesian 542k at £1010, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 486k at £970, Aberdeen Angus 484k at £940, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 422k at £900 and Newry farmer Limousin 412k at £900.

Bullocks

Newry farmer Limousin 390k at £910 (231ppk), Simmental 360k at £820 (229ppk), Kilkkel farmer Aberdeen Angus 436k at £990 (227ppk), Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 366k at £830 (221ppk), Rathfriland farmer Limousin 292k at £660 (226ppk), Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 480k at £1080 (225ppk), Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus 724k at £16000, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 680k at £1270, Limousin 562k at £1240, Banbridge farmer Friesian 620k at £1190, Newry farmer Limousin 582k at £1160, Dromara farmer Limousin 544k at £1160, Newry farmer Limousin 540k at £1135, Banbridge farmer Blonde 540k at £1100 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 552k at £1090, Aberdeen Angus 508k at £1080,

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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

Tuesday evening saw super show of stock and all stock sold to a fantastic trade.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Cabra farmer topped the sale at £6.43 a kilo for 22kg at £140.

Fat ewes topped at £164 for Suffolk ewe from a Dromore farmer.

More ewes over the £140 mark this week with plainer ewes from £100 to £130 each.

Light lambs

Rathfriland farmer: 19.5k at £108, Kilkeel farmer: 20k at £115. Ballyward farmer: 21.5k at £129.

Spring lambs

Newry farmer 24.5k at £145, Kilcoo farmer 23k at £144, Cabra farmer 22.1k at £142, Corbet farmer 22.6k at £142, Mayobridge farmer 23.3k at £142, Ballyward farmer 22k at £140, Corbet farmer 22.2k at £140, Dysart farmer 22.2k at £138, Corbet farmer 22.3k at £138 and Rathfriland farmer 21.7k at £137.

Heavy hoggets

Rathfriland farmer: 31.4k at £147, Aghalee farmer: 30k at £146.5, Rathfriland farmer 30.2k at £146, Castlewellan farmer: 30.5k at £146, Ballynahinch farmer: 32k at £145, Annahilt farmer 26k at £145, Aghalee farmer 28.2k at £144, Castlewellan farmer 26.7k at £144 and Dromara farmer 33.4k at £143.

Fat ewes

Dromore farmer: £164, Rathfriland farmer: £150, Ballynahinch farmer: £146, Banbridge farmer: £144, Kilkeel farmer: £143, Ballyward farmer: £138, Mayobridge farmer: £136, Ballyroney farmer £135, Ballyward farmer £134 and Corbet farmer £132.

Fat rams

Ballyward farmer £143, Banbridge farmer £128, Cabra farmer £123 and Banbridge farmer £112.

Ewes and lambs

Newry farmer £240, £185, £180 and £180.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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

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