Cows and calves selling to a top of £2260 at Rathfriland Co-op
A seasonal show of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £900 for Holstein bull calf for a Newtownards farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1740 for a 370kg Charolais from a Rathfriland farmer.
Fat cows topped at £1390 for 564kg Aberdeen Angus.
Cow’s and calf topped at £2260.
Heifers topped at £1810 for 630kg Aberdeen Angus.
Bullocks topped at £1890 for 659kg Friesian.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Newtownards farmer Holstein at £900, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £760, Ballyroney Aberdeen Angus at £740, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £730, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £690, Lisburn farmer Hereford at £680, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £640, Annalong farmer Charolais at £640, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £600 and Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £580.
Heifer calves
Banbridge farmer Hereford at £660, Annaclone farmer at Hereford at £570, Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £520, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £490 and Annaclone farmer Limousin at £480.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.11 Rathfriland farmer Charolais 370k at £1740, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 372k at £1730, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 391k at £1690, Simmental 375k at £1690, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 351k at £1680, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 353kg at £1660, Aberdeen Angus 381kg at £1640, Dromara farmer Hereford 420kg at £1590, Dromara farmer Hereford 390k at £1550 and Ballyroney farmer Charolais 405kg at £1550.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £4.63, Dromore farmer Limousin 318kg at £1470, Limousin 359kg at £1470, Limousin 325kg at £1380, Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Blue 380kg at £1330, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 311k at £1290, Rostrevor farmer Charolais 256k at £1000, Aberdeen Angus 254k at £820, Limousin 287k at £760 and Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Belgian Blue 273k at £670.
Fats cows
Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 564k at £1390.
Breeding bulls
Ballyroney farmer Charolais bull at £2240.
Sucklers cows
Kilkeel farmer Aubrac cow and Aubrac calf at £2260, Aubrac cow and Aubrac calf at £1980.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £3.00, Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus 630kg at £1810, Aberdeen Angus 610kg at £1750, Limousin 555kg at £1600, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 573kg at £1580, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 510kg at £1490 and Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 548kg at £1480.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £3.64, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 659k at £1890, Friesian 674kg at £1840, Castlewellan farmer Holstein 656kg at £1750, Montbelairde 638kg at £1740, Friesian 575kg at £1710, Holstein 582k at £1600, Newry farmer Limousin 399k at £1450 and Katesbridge farmer Friesian 551k at £1440, Aberdeen Angus 542k at £1380.
Tuesday evening saw super entry of sheep in town, fat ewes selling to a good trade last week again.
Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £9.07 a kilo for 20.4kg at £185.
Fat ewes topped at £278.
More ewes over the £252 mark this week with plainer ewes from £216 to £238.
Spring lambs
Ardarragh farmer 26k at £215, 28.5k at £210, Katesbridge farmer 25k at £200, Ballynahinch farmer 25.2k at £198, Rathfriland farmer 23.5k at £197, Portadown farmer 24.3k at £197, Rathfriland farmer 24k at £196.50, Kilkeel farmer 24.3k at £196 and Dromara farmer 23.5k at £195.50
Hoggets
Dromore farmer 37k at £193, Katesbridge farmer 31k at £192, Dromore farmer 35.5k at £190, Katesbridge farmer 28k at £189, Clough farmer 28.5k at £187 and Castlewellan farmer 28.5k at £186.
Fat ewes
Newry farmer at £278, Katesbridge farmer at £252, Katesbridge farmer at £238, Ballyward farmer at £238, Newry farmer at £228, Ballynahinch farmer at £224, Banbridge farmer at £224, Newry farmer at £222, Dromara farmer at £220 and Ardarragh farmer at £216.
Fat rams
Katesbridge farmer at £248, at £194 and Clough farmer at £192.
Ewes and lambs
Downpatrick farmer at £390, at £280, Ballyward farmer at £250, Downpatrick farmer at £235 and Dromore farmer at £225.