Calves selling to a top price of £3.13p per kilo at Downpatrick Mart

On the night calves sold to a top price of £3.13p per kg for a Limousin bullock at 200kg with other calves to a top price per head of £1020.00 for Charolais bullock at 415kg.

Leading prices as follows:

BULLOCKS

Loughinsiland farmer 415kg Charolais £1020 (246ppk), 436kg Charolais £980 (225ppk), 388kg Charolais £960 (247ppk), 380kg Charolais £940 (247ppk), 328kg Charolais £930 (284ppk), 304kg Charolais £895 (294ppk), 286kg Charolais £800 (280ppk), Clough farmer 442kg Charolais £980 (222ppk), 396kg Charolais £980 Charolais (246ppk), 428kg Charolais £950 (222ppk), 360kg Charolais £870 (242ppk), 346kg Charolais £850 (246ppk), 274kg Charolais £755 (276ppk), Ballydonnell farmer 356kg Charolais £940 (264ppk), 314kg Charolais £930 (296ppk), 308kg Charolais £920 (299ppk), 320kg Charolais £900 (281ppk), 308kg Charolais £840 (273ppk), 288kg Charolais £815 (283ppk), 308kg Charolais £800 (260ppk), 278kg Charolais £790 £284ppk, Tannaghmore farmer 402kg Charolais £930 (231ppk), Drumnakelly farmer 404kg Charolais £930 (230ppk), 392kg Limousin £820 (209ppk), 300kg Charolais £765 (255ppk), Drumaness farmer 370kg Limousin £905 (245ppk), 352kg Limousin £890 (253ppk), Ballylucas farmer 364kg Limousin £900 (247ppk), 320kg Limousin £790 (247ppk), 294kg Limousin £770 (262ppk), 326kg Limousin £760 (233ppk), 334kg Limousin £760 (228ppk), 300kg Limousin £755 (252ppk), 254kg Limousin £680 (268ppk), 278kg Limousin £650 (234ppk), 222kg Limousin £610 (275ppk), Ardtole farmer 460kg Limousin £900 (196ppk), 368kg Limousin £790 (215ppk), 348kg Limousin £780 (224ppk), 336kg Hereford £740 (220ppk), Castlewellan farmer 462kg Charolais £885 (192ppk), Erinagh farmer 436kg Limousin £880 (202ppk), 432kg Limousin £860 (199ppk), 388kg Limousin £780 (201ppk), 404kg Limousin £840 (208ppk), Edendarriff farmer 290kg Charolais £8 (300ppk), 346kg Limousin £830 (240ppk), 290kg Limousin £810 (279ppk), 238kg Charolais £715 (300ppk), 212kg Charolais £650 (307ppk), 200kg Limousin £625 (313ppk), Crossgar farmer 426kg Aberdeen Angus £855 (201ppk), 404kg Aberdeen Angus £780 (193ppk), 352kg Aberdeen Angus £780 (222ppk), 314kg Aberdeen Angus £700 (223ppk), 332kg Aberdeen Angus £690 (208ppk), Seaforde farmer 308kg Limousin £850 (276ppk), 330kg Limousin £820 (249ppk), 314kg Limousin £805 (256ppk), 344kg Limousin £760 (221ppk),Lisburn farmer 264kg Belgian Blue £730 (277ppk),328kg Hereford £680 (207ppk), 304kg Hereford £670 (220ppk), 252kg Hereford £530 (210ppk) and Lisnaw farmer 306kg Hereford £700 (229ppk), 264kg Charolais £600 (229ppk) ,220kg Charolais £540 (245ppk).

HEIFERS

Drumaness farmer 380kg Limousin £880 (232ppk), 344kg Limousin £790 (230ppk), Loughinisland farmer 332kg Charolais £850 (256ppk), 358kg Charolais £790 (221ppk),354kg Charolais £775 (219ppk), 304kg Charolais £650 (214ppk),Clough farmer 390kg Charolais £830 (213ppk), 348kg Charolais £800 (230ppk), 352kg Charolais £750 (213ppk), 260kg Charolais £750 (289ppk), 330kg Charolais £730 (221ppk), 366kg Charolais £700 (194ppk), 310kg Charolais £680 (219ppk), Drumnakelly farmer 318kg Charolais £780 (245ppk), 280kg Charolais £765 (273ppk), 288kg Charolais £760 (264ppk), 344kg Charolais £740 (215ppk), 342kg Charolais £805 (235ppk),304kg Charolais £690 (227ppk), 316kg Charolais £690 (218ppk), Erenagh farmer 394kg Limousin £770 (195ppk), 392kg Limousin £720 (185ppk), Lisnaw farmer 390kg Charolais £735 (190ppk), Glasdrummond farmer 330kg Limousin £710 (215ppk), Fivemiletown farmer 204kg Charolais £570 (279ppk), 200kg Charolais £545 (273ppk), Ballylucas farmer 276kg Limousin £670 (243ppk), 276kg Limousin £600 (217ppk), 288kg Limousin £610 (212ppk), 206kg Limousin £440 (214ppk), Seaforde farmer 318kg Limousin £670 (211ppk) and Maghery farmer 316kg Charolais £660 (209ppk).

At the sheep sale on Saturday 26th September there was steady trade of good quality lambs.

Fat lambs sold to £95.00, fat ewes to £112.00 and store lambs to 516ppk.

FAT LAMBS

Ballykinlar farmer 27kg £95.00, Downpatrick farmer 27kg £95.00, Annacloy farmer 23kg £92.00, Ardglass farmer 24kg £92.00, Castlewellan farmer 24kg £90.00, Coniamstown farmer 23kg £88.50, Crossgar farmer 23kg £88.00, Castlescreen farmer 24kg £87.00, Leitrim farmer 24kg £87.00, Ballydonnell farmer 23kg £86.00, Dromara farmer 23kg £86.00, Teconnaught farmer 22kg £86.00, Ballynahinch farmer 22kg £85.00, Woodgrange farmer 22kg £85.00, Castlewellan farmer 22kg £84.00, Downpatrick farmer 21kg £81.00, Castlewellan farmer 21kg £81.00 and 21kg £80.50, Castlewellan farmer 18kg £80.00 and Castlewellan farmer 21kg £79.00.

FAT EWES

Annacloy farmer £112.00, Lissoid farmer £91.00, Dundrum farmer £80.00, Ballyalton farmer £79.00, Annacloy farmer £76.00, Castlewellan farmer £75.00 twice, Annacloy farmer £74.00, Ballydonnell farmer £73.00 twice, Crossgar farmer £72.00 and Crossgar farmer £70.00.

At the cattle sale on Monday 28th September, there was a good entry of quality cattle.

Bullocks peaked at £1410 for a 730kg Charolais with heifers at £1040 for a 480kg Charolais.

Light weight stores sold to 215ppk.

Leading prices in all categories as follows:

Bullocks

Ballygallum farmer 730kg Charolais £1410 (193ppk) and 720kg Charolais £1400 (194ppk) and 690kg Limousin £1320 (191ppk) and 724kg Charolais £1300 (180ppk) and 690kg Charolais £1300 (190ppk) and 650kg Simmental £1240 (191ppk) and 640kg Charolais £1210 (190ppk) and 630kg Charolais £1160 (185ppk) and 568kg Limousin £1080 (190ppk), Ballybrannagh farmer 760kg Limousin £1320 (175ppk) and 780kg Hereford £1300 and 766kg Belgian Blue £1300 and 720kg Limousin £1220 and 720kg Belgian Blue £1220 and 680kg Fleckvieh £1100, Ardglass farmer 506kg Aberdeen Angus £1145 (207ppk) and 490kg Charolais £980 (200ppk) and 496kg Aberdeen Angus £960 (195ppk) and 410kg Charolais £880 (215ppk) and 540kg Simmental £850 and Farranfad farmer 558kg Hereford £900 and 530kg Hereford £840 and 460kg Charolais £830.

HEIFERS

Dromara farmer 482kg Charolais £1040 (216ppk) and 478kg Limousin £980 (205ppk) and 470kg Limousin £950 (202ppk) and 420kg Limousin £930 (221ppk) and 458kg Limousin £920 (201ppk) and 490kg Limousin £900 (185ppk), Kilkeel farmer 530kg Limousin £970 (184ppk) and 490kg Charolais £920 (187ppk), Ardglass farmer 470kg Charolais £860 (185ppk) and 376kg Charolais £800 (213ppk) and 388kg Charolais £790 (204ppk) and 490kg Speckled Park £790, Crossgar farmer 478kg Stabiliser £740 and 430kg Stabiliser £690 and 350kg Stabiliser £570, Newcastle farmer 388kg Limousin £690 and Castlewellan farmer 360kg Welsh Black £520 and 290kg Welsh Black £340.