Good entry of cattle last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1090 for Hereford bull calf for a Waringstown farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1880 for a 377kg Limousin from a Ballynahinch farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2200 for 772kg Limousin.

Fat bulls topped at £1300 for 537k Friesian.

Cows and calves topped at £3640.

Breeding bulls topped at £3020 Shorthorn.

Heifers topped at £2070 for 616kg Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £2250 for 691kg Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Waringstown farmer Hereford at £1090, Belgian Aberdeen Angus at £1070, Fleckvieh at £1060, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £1060, Waringstown farmer Hereford at £990, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £990, Crossgar farmer Limousin at £990, Limousin at £980, Limousin at £960 and Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £940.

Heifer calves

Waringstown farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1090, Dromara farmer Charolais at £1000, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1000, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus at £990, Aberdeen Angus at £970, Charolais at £940, Charolais at £900, Aberdeen Angus at £900, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £900 and Waringstown farmer Hereford at £890.

Weanling male calves

Top price per kilo at £5.49 Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 377k at £1880, Lurgan farmer Limousin 490k at £1730, Katesbridge farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 480k at £1620, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 451k at £1620, Lurgan farmer Limousin 418k at £1550, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 320k at £1490, Banbridge farmer Simmental 382kg at £1470, Lurgan farmer Limousin 478kg at £1460, Gilford farmer Belgian Blue 414k at £1460, Downpatrick farmer Hereford 400k at £1450 and Gilford farmer Belgian Blue 368k at £1440.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo at £5.00, Annaclone farmer Charolais 427kg at £1820, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 367kg at £1680, Limousin 326kg at £1630, Annaclone farmer Charolais 410kg at £1620, Downpatrick farmer Hereford 468k at £1290, Maze farmer Charolais 241k at £1140, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 350k at £1120, Tandragee farmer Charolais 379k at £1420, Dromara farmer Limousin 383k at £1410 and Ballynahinch farmer Charolais 418k at £1380.

Fats cows

Maze farmer Limousin 772k at £2200, Aberdeen Angus 829k at £2200, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 781k at £2100, Kilcoo farmer Limousin 581k at £2020, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus 781k at £1940, Kilkeel farmer Holstein 827k at £1920, Portaferry farmer Friesian 861k at £1800, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus 639k at £1730 and Kilkeel farmer Holstein 701k at £1650, Holstein 717k at £1640.

Fat bull

Kilkeel farmer Friesian 537k at £1300, Kilkeel farmer Friesian 469k at £1240 and Friesian 452k at £1100.

Cows and calves

Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £3640 and Limousin springing cow at £2020.

Breeding bulls

Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn bull at £3020 and Kilkeel farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine bull at £2940.

Heifer

Top price per kilo at £4.29 Banbridge farmer Charolais 616kg at £2070, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 604kg at £2000, Banbridge farmer Charolais 586kg at £1960, Charolais 626kg at £1960, Charolais 589kg at £1940, Rathfriland farmer Saler 604kg at £1940, Limousin 545k at £1860, Banbridge farmer Charolais 535k at £1830, Cabra farmer Limousin 457k at £1810 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 566k at £1790.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.00, Banbridge farmer Charolais 691k at £2250, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 771kg at £2090, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 656kg at £2000, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 678kg at £2000, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 609k at £1990, Aberdeen Angus 616kg at £1980, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 639k at £1970, Belgian Blue 643k at £1940, Banbridge farmer Charolais 551k at £1930 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 616k at £1920.

Tuesday evening saw very large entry of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.

Finnis farmer topped the sale at £7.24 a kilo for 15.4kg at £111.50.

Fat ewes topped at £230.

Strong ewes over the £218 mark this week with plainer ewes from £194 to £216.

Lambs

Kilkeel farmer 24.9k at £147, Banbridge farmer 26.8k at £145, Kilkeel farmer 23.5k at £141.50, Dromore farmer 22.2k at £139, Katesbridge farmer 23.5k at £138.50, Newcastle farmer 23.9k at £137.50, Dromore farmer 22.9k at £136.50, Banbridge farmer 24k at £135, Greencastle farmer 23.2k at £134.50 and Banbridge farmer 22.7k at £134.

Fat ewes

Dromara farmer at £230, Banbridge farmer at £218, Dromara farmer at £216, Kilkeel farmer at £212, Annaclone farmer at £210, Ballynahinch farmer at £210, Dromore farmer at £208, Warrenpoint farmer at £198, Dromore farmer at £196 and Banbridge farmer at £194.

Fat rams

Warrenpoint farmer at £220, at £200 and Kilkeel farmer at £194.

Breeding rams

Ballinaskeagh farmer Texel ram at £510, Dromara farmer Charollais ram at £450 and Banbridge farmer Texel ram at £400.

Breeding hoggets

Warrenpoint farmer 4 hoggets at £270, 3 hoggets at £255, Kilcoo farmer 5 hoggets at £255, Banbridge farmer 7 hoggets at £235 and Warrenpoint farmer at £235.