Bulls £1500 fat cows £1440 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Weanling calves sold to 276.3p/k for a 266k Limousin from Hilltown.

An Annalong farmer reached 267p/k for a 266 Charolais.

A top for weanling of £815 for a 368k Charolais from Maghereagh.

A Kilkeel farmer sold a fat bull at £1500 and fat cows at £1440 and £1120.

A Ballyholland farmer topped the bullock section at £1170 for a 560k Limousin.

A Begney farmer reached £1170 for a 562k Limousin.

A 398k Limousin from Ballyholland sold at £890.

Dropped calf numbers are holding up well.

A Hereford bull from Kilkeel sold at £420 and an Aberdeen Angus from Loughbrickland at £400.

DROPPED CALVES

Kilkeel farmer: Hereford bull £420. Loughbrickland farmer: Aberdeen Angus bull £400. Cascum farmer: pen of mostly Aberdeen Angus bulls £370, £360, £345, £340, £325, £320 and £300.

Heifer calves topped at £295 for a Hereford from Ballyward. Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus heifer at £285. Cascum farmer: 2 Aberdeen Angus heifers at £280 each.

WEANLINGS

Maghereagh farmer: Pen of Charolais males, 368k at £815, 304k at £800, 348k at £795, 330k at £790, 318k at £790, 308k at £775, 314k at £750. Hilltown farmer: 266k at £735. Jerrettspass farmer: Charolais females, 420k at £810, 380k at £805, 394k at £790. Ballyroney farmer: 328k at £750, 304k at £730, 352k at £720.

HEIFERS

Ballyholland farmer: 540k at £1045. Bavan farmer: 508k at £955. Kilkeel farmer: 540k at £950, 522k at £940. Ballyroney farmer: 464k at £930. Jerrettspass farmer: 434k at £870. Ballyholland farmer: 398k at £850, 386k at £820.

FAT COWS & BULLS

Kilkeel farmer: Charolais bull £1500, 830k cow at £1440, 624k at £1120.Saintfield farmer: 808k at £1090. Ballyward farmer: 670k at £1060.Tullyframe farmer: 494k at £890.

BULLOCKS

Ballyholland farmer: 562k at £1170. Begney farmer: 580k at £1150, 562k at £1070, 570k at £1050. Downpatrick farmer: 414k at £875, 370k at £855, 332k at £710, 356k at £760, 278k at £670.

FRIESIAN BULLOCKS: 558k at £900, 484k at £800, 440k at £760, 448k at £760, 390k at £600, 380k at £630, 490k at £770, 460k at £755 etc.

A fantastic trade for almost 1000 sheep on Tuesday evening. Lamb prices rose by around £6.00 per head on the week.

A top of £110 was paid for 26k from Dromara with a pen of 27k from Corbally at £108.50.

A pen of 22.8k from Dromore sold at £106.

A Hilltown farmer sold 20.4k at £98. An Enagh farmer: 20k at £96.

Fat ewes sold to £119 from a Ringsend farmer.

LIGHT LAMBS

Hilltown farmer: 20.4k at £98. Enagh farmer: 20k at £96. Dromara farmer: 20.4k at £97. Backaderry farmer: 2 lots of 20k at £95. Cabra farmer: 20k at £95 and 21k at £99. Downpatrick farmer: 20k at £95. Hilltown farmer: 21k at £94 and 19.7k at £90. Ballyward farmer: 21.4k at £99.

HEAVY LAMBS

Dromara farmer: 26k at £110. Corbally farmer: 27k at £108.50. Finnard farmer: 24k at £106. Dromore farmer: 22.8k at £106. Banbridge farmer: 25k at £105.50. Kilkeel farmer: 22.9k at £104.50. Corbett farmer: 22.4k at £104. Dromara farmer: 22.8k at £106. Kilkeel farmer: 22k at £103. Ballymageough farmer: 22.6k at £102.50. Ballynahinch farmer: 22.6k at £103.

FAT EWES

Ringsend farmer: £119. Castlewellan farmer: £112 and £106. Tierkelly farmer: £109. Dromara farmer: £107. Kilkeel farmer: £105. Katesbridge farmer: £104. Ballyroney farmer: £104.