Bullocks selling to £1730 at Rathfriland Co-Op
A good entry of cattle on Friday with the online buyers being very active again.
The dropped calf section contained calves up to two months old.


Topped to £465 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Banbridge farmer.
Weanling calves sold to £1100 for a 460k Limousin bull from Corbet farmer.
Fat cows topped £1270 for 672k Limousin.
Cows and calves topped £1860.
Heifers topped 494k £1090 Charolais.
Bullocks topped at £1730 for 696k Blonde d’Aquitaine.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £465, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus £455, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £415, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus £400, Aberdeen Angus at £380, Seaforde farmer Limousin at £350, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £340, Newry farmer Shorthorn at £330, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £315, Aberdeen Angus at £300, Newry farmer Simmental at £300,
Heifer calves
Newry farmer Limousin at £405, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £395, Newry farmer Shorthorn at £350, Lisburn farmer: Hereford at £340, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £340, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £290 and Newry farmer Shorthorn at £260, Shorthorn at £250.
Weanling male calves
Castlewellan farmer Limousin 272k at £720 (265ppk), Charolais 334k at £865 (259ppk), Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 256k at £650 (254ppk), Castlewellan farmer Limousin 370k at £905 (245ppk), Annalong farmer Limousin 382k at £930 (244ppk), Katesbridge farmer Limousin 460k at £1100 (240ppk), Castlewellan farmer Limousin 394k at £915 (232ppk), Corbet farmer Limousin 460k at £1100, Annalong farmer Blonde d’Aquitaine 436k at £950, Corbet farmer Limousin 424k at £940, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 416k at £930, Limousin 382k at £930, Ardaragh farmer Shorthorn 416k at £920, Annalong farmer Hereford 450k at £920, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 394k at £915, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 442k at £910 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 370k at £905.
Weanling heifer calves
Ballyward farmer Limousin 272k at £700 (258ppk), Castlewellan farmer Charolais 366k at £890 (243ppk), Limousin 380k at £890 (234ppk), Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 200k at £460 (230ppk), Rathfriland farmer Charolais 300k at £690 (230ppk), Castlewellan farmer Limousin 336k at £760 (226ppk), Charolais 404k at £910 (225ppk), Ardaragh farmer Charolais 448k at £940, Ballyward farmer Limousin 432k at £940, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 404k at £910, Charolais 366k at £890, Limousin 380k at £890, Poyntzpass farmer Belgian Blue 420k at £885, Ballyward farmer Limousin 392k at £840, Corbet farmer Limousin 368k at £810, Poyntzpass farmer Belgian Blue 392k at £810 and Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 376k at £780.
Fat cows
Fat cow sold to a flying trade, Ballyward farmer Limousin 672k at £1270, Saintfield farmer Shorthorn 850k at £1160, Dromore farmer Friesian 886k at £1140, Crossgar farmer Limousin 678k at £1090, Limousin 684k at £1090, Brookeborough farmer Limousin 612k at £1090, Aramgh farmer Shorthorn 634k at £1010, Shorthorn 666k at £950, Markethill farmer Friesian 664k at £940 and Brookeborough farmer Limousin 656k at £905.
Cows and calves
Castlwellan farmer Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at 1860, Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £1700, Simmental cow and Limousin calf at £1320, Limousin cow and Limousin calf at £1130.
Store heifers
Kilkeel farmer Charolais 494k at £1090 (220ppk), Limousin 452k at £950 (210ppk), Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 480k at £940 (196ppk), Dromore farmer Hereford 426k at £780 (183ppk), Kilkeel farmer Charolais 494k at £1090, Limousin 452k at £950, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 480k at £940, Tassagh farmer Hereford 464k at £830, Aberdeen Angus 440k at £800, Hereford 438k at £780.
Bullocks
Corbet farmer Blonde d’Aquitaine 696k at £1730 (249ppk), Ballyward farmer Limousin 228k at £915 (228ppk), Limousin 402k at £900 (224ppk), Belgian Blue 622k at £1350 (217ppk), Limousin 426k at £920 (216ppk), Limousin 412k at £870 (212ppk), Corbet farmer Blonde d’Aquitaine 696k at £1730, Castlewellan farmer Montbeliarde 856k at £1650, Corbet farmer Limousin 714k at £1420, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 708k at £1350, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 622k at £1350, Simmental 632k at £1160, Simmental 602k at £1150, Friesian 608k at £1150, Belgian Blue 572k at £1150 and Annaclone farmer Aberdeen Angus 574k at £1130.
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 lambs sell to a good trade.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.
An Annalong farmer topped the sale at £6.24 a kilo for 19.4kg at £121.
Fat ewes topped at £137 for a Texel ewe from a Annaclone farmer.
More ewes over the £125 mark this week with plainer ewes from £115 to £120 each.
Light lambs
Dromore farmer 11.6k at £53, Dromara farmer: 13.3k at £68 and Dromara farmer: 13k at £66.
Spring lambs
Annalong farmer 24.8k at £141, 19.4k at £121, Rostrevor farmer 32k at £110, Killinchy farmer 25.2k at £108.5, Dromore farmer 26.4k at £108, Downpatrick farmer 25k at £106.5, Hilltown farmer 27k at £104, Rathfriland farmer 24k at £103.5, Katesbridge farmer 24k at £103 and Newry farmer 23k at £103.
Fat ewes
Annaclone farmer: £137, Kilkeel farmer: £129, Moneyslane farmer: £126, Ballyward farmer: £125, Kilkeel farmer: £125, Kilkeel farmer: £124, Dromore farmer: £124, Dromara farmer £124 and Downpatrick farmer £123.
Fat rams
Kilkeel farmer £141, Killinchy farmer £118.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.
Open farm machinery sale and will include clearance sale of machinery is on Saturday, August 7t at 1.30pm.