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At the calf sale held on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, on the day reared calves sold to £735 for a Limousin bull and £520 for a Belgian Blue heifer.

Drop calves sold to £410 for a Charolais bull and £410 for a Belgian Blue heifer.

Leading prices are as follows

Bulls: Portaferry farmer Limousin 246kg £735, Holstein 230kg £640, Aberdeen Angus 230kg £620, Aberdeen Angus 196kg £620. Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus £144 £550. Portaferry farmer Holstein 194kg £500, Holstein 206kg £480. Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus 112kg £470, Aberdeen Angus 106kg £460. Portaferry farmer Friesian 218kg £450. Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus 104kg £440, Aberdeen Angus 92kg £420 and Newtownards farmer Charolais 72kg £410.

At the calf sale held on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, a Greyabbey farmer topped the drop calf heifer category with a Belgian Blue heifer at 56kg which sold for £410 (732ppk)

Heifers: Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 156kg £520. Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 56kg £410, Belgian Blue 60kg £400. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 136kg £400. Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 58kg £400, Belgian Blue 56kg £350, Belgian Blue 62kg £350, Belgian Blue 60kg £330, Charolais 58kg £320. Ballywalter farmer Belgian Blue 54kg £310. Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 60kg £310. Saintfield farmer Simmental 114kg £300. Newtownards farmer Charolais 66kg £280. Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 54kg £280 and 54Kg £240.

Cattle sale Monday 10th March 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, on the night fat cows sold to £2260, bullocks to £2000 and heifers to £1800 per head.

Leading prices are as follows

Bullocks: Crossgar farmer Belgian Blue 518kg £2000. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 644kg £1970. Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 548kg £1900, Aberdeen Angus 572kg £1890. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 610kg £1860, Aberdeen Angus 622kg £1850, Aberdeen Angus 584kg £1840. Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 506kg £1810, Belgian Blue 490kg £1780. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 532kg £1750 and Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 492kg £1680.

At the calf sale held on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, a Newtownards farmer topped the drop calf bull category with a Charolais bull at 72kg which sold for £410 (569ppk)

Heifers: Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 544kg £1800. Downpatrick farmer Hereford 566kg £1690. Crossgar farmer Belgian Blue 512kg £1580, Belgian Blue 466kg £1430. Saintfield farmer Limousin 428kg £1280. Downpatrick farmer Hereford 566kg £1690. Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 466kg £1370, Aberdeen Angus 540kg £1510. Crossgar farmer Limousin 334kg £930.

Fat cows: Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus 814kg £2260.

Cows and calves: Seaforde farmer Limousin cow 32 months and Limousin calf 3 months £2100.

Cows and calves selling to £2100 at Downpatrick Mart

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