Bulls selling to £200 at Downpatrick Mart, hoggets to £140.50

Leading prices as follows:

Bulls

Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 50kg £200, Belgian Blue 53kg £200, Aberdeen Angus 69kg £195, Aberdeen Angus 65kg £160. Ballygowan farmer Hereford 51kg £155. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 57kg £150. Ballygowan farmer Friesian 69kg £95 and Friesian 53kg £40.

Heifers

Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 58kg £170. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 68kg £160. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 55kg £140. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 69kg £130, Aberdeen Angus 60kg £125. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 78kg £120 and Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 71kg £115.

Sheep sale held at Downpatrick on Saturday 1st April 2023 saw a Ballynagross farmer top the spring lamb category on the day with lot 40 at 21.30kg £133.50.

Leading prices as follows.

Hoggets

Ballynoe farmer 27kg £140.50. Erenagh farmer 28kg £139.50. Ballee farmer 30.80kg £139.50. Killough farmer 27kg £138.50. Annalong farmer 26.30kg £137.50. Ballykilbeg farmer 24.30kg £135.00. Vianstown farmer 24.60kg £135.00 and Ballee farmer 27.90kg £134.50.

Lambs

Ballynagross farmer 21.30kg £133.50, 21.10kg £130.00 and Portaferry farmer 19.30kg £112.

Fat ewes

Portaferry farmer 1 £190, 4 £180. Killough farmer 2 £176.

Ewe and lamb

Killeagh farmer 1 £205. Saintfield farmer 1 £185. Portaferry farmer 1 £165. Killeagh farmer 3 £145. Saintfield farmer 1 £140 and Portaferry farmer 1 £140.