Bullocks selling to £1720 for 666kg at Downpatrick Mart

Drop calf and sheep market report from Saturday 6th April 2024 at Downpatrick Mart.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 10th Apr 2024, 09:57 BST
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Lambs pounds per head: Downpatrick farmer £180 and £169. Ballynahinch farmer £172. Ballynahinch farmer £169 and Ballynahinch farmer £167.

Lambs pence per kilo: Dromara farmer 20kg 800p. Ballynahinch farmer 21.30kg 784p. Downpatrick farmer 23kg, 783p. Downpatrick farmer 20kg 775p and Ballynahinch farmer 22.50kg 764.4p.

Hoggets pounds per head: Downpatrick farmer £180. Downpatrick farmer £176. Castlewellan farmer £172. Ballynahinch £160 and Newtownards farmer £151.

At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the market on the night with lot 316, a Charolais bullock at 15 months old weighing 666kg which sold for £1,720 (258.3p). Picture: Downpatrick MartAt the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the market on the night with lot 316, a Charolais bullock at 15 months old weighing 666kg which sold for £1,720 (258.3p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the market on the night with lot 316, a Charolais bullock at 15 months old weighing 666kg which sold for £1,720 (258.3p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Hoggets pence per kilo: Downpatrick farmer 20kg 750p. Castlewellan farmer 25kg 688p. Ballynahinch farmer 23.50kg, 680p. Downpatrick 19.30kg 673.6p. Newtownards farmer 22.50kg 671.1p.

Fat ewes: Newtownards farmer £200. Downpatrick farmer £177, Crossgar farmer £175. Clintnagooland farmer £172 and Castlewellan farmer £170.

Fat rams: Clintnagooland farmer £192. Downpatrick farmer £150 and £70 and Portaferry farmer £100 and £75.

Male calves: Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 250kg £610. Hillsborough farmer Belted Galloway 170kg £360, Belted Galloway 135kg £270 and Dromara farmer Friesian £90 and SBT £90.

At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the female category on the night with lot 322, a Charolais heifer at 15 months old weighing 506kg which sold for £1,350 (266.8p). Picture: Downpatrick MartAt the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the female category on the night with lot 322, a Charolais heifer at 15 months old weighing 506kg which sold for £1,350 (266.8p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 8th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the female category on the night with lot 322, a Charolais heifer at 15 months old weighing 506kg which sold for £1,350 (266.8p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Female calves: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 250kg £580, Aberdeen Angus 230kg £460, Aberdeen Angus 230kg £430, Aberdeen Angus 230kg £430 and Hillsborough farmer Belted Galloway 135kg £300

Cattle market report for Monday 8th April 2024.

Leading prices are as follows:

Bullock pounds per head: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 666kg £1720 (258.3p). Downpatrick farmer Charolais 600kg £1570 (261.7p). Downpatrick farmer Charolais 562kg £1540 (274p). Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 564kg £1460 (258.9p) and Downpatrick farmer Limousin 508kg (281.5p).

Bullock pence per kilo: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 396kg £1250 (315.7p), Charolais 342kg £1040 (304.1p), Charolais 464kg £1360 (293.1p), Charolais 394kg £1110 (281.7p) and Downpatrick farmer Limousin 508kg £1430 (281.5p).

Heifer pounds per head: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 506kg £1350 (266.8p), Charolais 536kg £1340 (250p), Charolais 470kg £1330 (283p). Ardglass farmer Aberdeen Angus 478kg £1270 (265.7) and Downpatrick farmer Simmental 514kg £1270 (247.1p).

Heifer pence per kilo: Crossgar farmer Charolais 250kg £740 (296p). Downpatrick farmer Charolais 470kg £1330 (283p), Charolais 506kg £1350 (266.8p). Castlewellan farmer Hereford 342kg £910 (266.1p). Ardglass farmer Aberdeen Angus 478kg £1270 (265.7p).

Young bull pounds per head: Strangford farmer Shorthorn 474kg £1010 (213.1p), Shorthorn 484kg £880 (181.8p) and Shorthorn 488kg £880 (180.3p).

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