Cows and calves selling to £1500 at Rathfriland Co-Op

A another good entry of cattle on Friday with the online buyers being very active again, the dropped calf section contained calves up to one months old.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 6th May 2021, 13:01 BST

Topped to £390 for Charolais heifer calf for a Tandragee farmer, weanling calves sold to £1390 for a 640k Aberdeen Angus bull from Dromara farmer.

Heifers topped at £785 for 452k Aberdeen Angus, bullocks topped at £1160 for 598k Aberdeen Angus.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £370, Clough farmer Simmental at £365, Simmental £355, Dromore farmer Hereford at £350, Tandragee farmer Hereford at £340, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £340, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus £330, Castlewellan farmer Charolais at £320, Kilkeel farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £320, Dromore farmer: Hereford at £320 and Tandragee farmer Montbeliarde at £310.

Friesian calves £260, £240, £220, £185.

Heifer calves

Tandragee farmer Charolais at £390, Clough farmer Simmental at £340, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £330, Armagh farmer: Belgian Blue at £315, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £300, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue at £285, Belgian Blue at £285, Belgian Blue at £280, Clough farmer Simmental at £270 and Tandragee farmer Aberdeen Angus at £270.

Weanling male calves

Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 292k at £770 (264ppk), Limousin 336k at £865, (257ppk), Castlewellan farmer Simmental 300k at £765 (255ppk) Dromara farmer Limousin 320k at £770 (241ppk), Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 640k at £1390 (217ppk) Armagh farmer Shorthorn 278k at £560 (202ppk), Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 640k at £1390, Aberdeen Angus 654k at £1310, Dromara farmer Limousin 336k at £865, Hilltown farmer Limousin 330k at £800, Dromara farmer Limousin 320k at £770, Limousin 292k at £770, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 300k at £765, Armagh farmer Limousin 378k at £730, Dromara farmer Simmental 472k at £725 and Friesian 408k at £635, Limousin 3902k at £615.

Weanling heifer calves

Dromra farmer Limousin 262k at £650 (248ppk) Castlewellan farmer Simmental 244k at £580 (238ppk), Dromara farmer Dromara 274k at £650 (237ppk) Castlewellan farmer Limousin 256k at £605 (236ppk), Dromara farmer Simmental 368k at £860 (234ppk) Dromore farmer Simmental 368k at £860, Dromara farmer Limousin 262k at £650, Hereford 316k at £650, Limousin 274k at £650, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 256k at £605, Dromara farmer Limousin 274k at £600, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 244k at £580 and Dromara farmer Hereford 292k at £570.

Fat cows

Newcastle farmer Friesian 778k at £1170 (150), Banbridge farmer Limousin 676k at £1140 (156), Limousin 710k at £1010, (156), Kilkeel farmer Friesian 702k at £990, (141) and Armagh farmer Hereford 532k at £800 (150).

Cows and calves

Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Limousin calf at £1500, Banbridge farmer Hereford cow and Limousin calf at £1160, Kilkeel farmer Shorthorn cow and Speckled Park calf at £1090.

Heifers

Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 452k at £785 (174ppk), Friesian 468k at £760 (162ppk), Armagh farmer Shorthorn 374k at £630, (168ppk) and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 336k at £580, (173ppk).

Bullocks

Castlewellan farmer Hereford 476k at £1035 (218ppk), Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 428k at £915 (214ppk), Newry farmer Limousin 494k at £1030 (208ppk), Aberdeen Angus 500k at £1010, (202ppk) Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 598k at £1160 (194ppk), Aberdeen Angus 560k at £1080 (193ppk); Hillsborough farmer Shorthorn 590k at £1080 (183ppk), Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 598k at £1160, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 590k at £1080, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 560k at £1080, Aberdeen Angus 584k at £1050, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 642k at £1050, Castlewellan farmer Hereford 476k at £1035, Newry farmer Limousin 494k at £1030, Friesian 578k at £1025, Aberdeen Angus 500k at £1010 and Rathfriland farmer Friesian 594k at £1000.

Online bidding available via Martbids.ie.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw good show of stock and all stock sold to a fantastic trade.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Newcastle farmer topped the sale at £6.48 a kilo for 20kg at £129.5.

Fat ewes topped at £190 for 10 Texel ewe from a Rathfriland farmer.

More ewes over the £150 mark this week with plainer ewes from £120 to £140 each.

LIght lambs

Kilcoo farmer: 19.7k at £119, Banbridge farmer: 17.7k at £94. Rathfriland farmer: 16.4k at £85.

Spring lambs

Downpatrick farmer 27k at £141, 24k at £139, Rathfriland farmer 25k at £138.50, Dromara farmer 23k at £138, Rathfriland farmer 22.2k at £136, Dromara farmer 24k at £136, Downpatrick farmer 22.3k at £135.5, Dromore farmer 23.5k at £135, Rathfriland farmer 23k at £135 and Katesbridge farmer 21.2k at £134.50.

Heavy hoggets

Dromara farmer: 30k at £139, Dromara farmer: 33k at £138, Aghalee farmer 24.6k at £131, Rostrevor farmer: 23.9k at £110, 22k at £100 and Dromara farmer: 28k at £96.

Fat ewes

Rathfriland farmer: £190, Kilkeel farmer: £161, Comber farmer: £158, Kilkeel farmer: £153, Dromara farmer: £152, Killyleagh farmer: £152, Caledon farmer: £150, Annalong farmer £148, Rathfriland farmer £148 and Katesbridge farmer £142.

Fat rams - Banbridge farmer £116 and Aghalee farmer £173, £100.

Ewes and lambs

Garvaghy farmer £255, £255, Castlewellan farmer £230, Hilltown farmer £165 and Castlewellan farmer £160.

Online bidding available via Martbids.ie.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

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