Dairy cows sell to £2,300 guineas at Rathfriland Co-Op

Topped to £465 for Hereford bull calf for a Dromara farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £880 for a 370k Limousin bull from Ballyward farmer.

Heifers topped at 618k at £1160.

Bullocks topped at £1100 for 522k Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Dromara farmer Hereford at £465, Hereford at £460, Hereford at £430, Hereford at £420, Newcastle farmer Friesian at £410, Dromara farmer Hereford at £390, Hereford at £370, Ballyward farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £360, Aberdeen Angus at £350. Annaclone farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £340, Donacloney farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £340, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £325, Limousin at £320, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £315.

Friesian calves £170, £90, £80.

Heifer calves: Donacloney farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £305, Kilkeel farmer: Belgian Blue at £300, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £290, Annaclone farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £280, Greencastle farmer Belgian Blue at £270, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £255, Cranfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £250, Donacloney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £245, Belleeks farmer Aberdeen Angus at £230, Dromara farmer Limousin £220 and farmer Belgian Blue at £230.

Weanling male calves: Ballyward farmer: Limousin 370k at £880, Limousin 342k at £865, Limousin 320k at £800, Ballyroney farmer: Hereford 384k at £790, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 362k at £745, Camlough farmer Limousin 384k at £740, Aberdeen Angus 398k at £740, Ballyward farmer Limousin 248k at £735, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 340k at £720 and Kilcoo farmer Limousin 278k at £685.

Weanling heifer calves: Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 452k at £815, Aberdeen Angus 412k at £715, Aberdeen Angus 310k at £670, Kilkeel farmer: Hereford 282k at £635, Katesbridge farmer: Simmental 306k at £625, Kilcoo farmer Simmental 238k at £595, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 276k at £590 and Ballyward farmer Speckled Park 204k at £560, Aberdeen Angus 222k at £525.

Fat cows: Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 468k at £910 and Hillsborough farmer Shorthorn 620k at £815, Friesian 570k at £675, Shorthorn 616k at £660.

Suckler cows: Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Belgian Blue calf at £1180.

In-calf cows: Lisburn farmer Hereford at £1160.

Dairy cows: Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2,300gns, Holstein at £2,200gns, Holstein at £2,180gns, Holstein at £2,050gns,

Heifers: Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 618k at £1160, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 556k at £1070, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 602k at £1040, Kilkeel farmer Fleckvieh 456k at £920, Newry farmer Limousin 462k at £885, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 484k at £855, Newry farmer Limousin 404k at £825 and Hillsborough farmer Fleckvieh 394k at £700,

Bullocks: Newry farmer Limousin 522k at £1100, Limousin 454k at £1070, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 498k at £1060, Newry farmer Limousin 548k at £1060, Limousin 512k at £1000, Limousin 384k at £950, Kilkeel farmer Fleckvieh 458k at £940, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 472k at £935, Newry farmer Shorthorn £92k at £895, Kilkeel farmer Fleckvieh 448k at £880 and Ballynahinch farmer Shornhorn 504k at £865.

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

Tuesday evening saw a great show of stock.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £545k for 24kg at £131.

Fat ewes topped at £187 for Texel ewe from a Banbridge farmer.

More ewes over the £130 mark this week with plainer ewes from £80 to £120 each.

Light lambs: Kilkeel farmer: 21k at £110, Katesbridge farmer: 20.5k at £109. Downpatrick farmer: 16k at £70,

Heavy hoggets: Banbridge farmer: 42k at £137, Rathfriland farmer: 34k at £135. Banbridge farmer 29k at £133.50, 30.5k at £133.50, Banbridge farmer: 30k at £133, Kilkeel farmer: 28k at £132, Castlewellan farmer 30.1k at £131.50, Rathfriland farmer 24k at £131, Kilkeel farmer 27k at £130.5, Ballyward farmer 25k at £129, Downpatrick farmer 25.9k at £129, Newry farmer 26K at £128.50, Castlewellan farmer 25.8k at £127 and Ballynahinch farmer 23.2k at £123.50

Fat ewes: Banbridge farmer: £187, Dromara farmer: £160, Downpatrick farmer: £160, Rathfriland farmer: £158, Dromara farmer: £156, Banbridge farmer: £154, Kilkeel farmer: £144, Annaclone farmer £128, Downpatrick farmer £126. Rathfriland farmer £126.

Fat rams: Banbridge farmer £133, Kilkeel farmer £124, Kilkeel farmer £118, £110, Rathfriland farmer £108 and Ballynahinch farmer £101.

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