Another super large entry of cattle last Friday with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to five months old topped to £1050 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Downpatrick farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1680 for a 327kg Limousin from a Ballyward farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2780 for 802kg Belgian Blue.

Cows and calves topped at £2800.

Fat bull topped 681k at £2270 Limousin.

Dairy cows topped at £2880.

Heifers topped at £2470 for 584kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £2400 for 583kg Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £1050, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1040, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1040, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1010, Aberdeen Angus at £960 and Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £95.

Heifer calves

Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £990, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £940, Belgian Blue at £900, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £900, Castlewellan farmer Hereford at £880 and Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £870.

Weanling male calves

Top price per kilo at £5.14 Ballyward farmer Limousin 327k at £1680, Downpatrick farmer Charolais 464k at £1620, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 379k at £1400, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 389k at £1340, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 303k at £1290, Waringsford farmer Hereford 276k at £1130, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 386k at £1120 and Downpatrick farmer Holstein 413k at £1120

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per Kilo at £4.16, Ballykinlar farmer Simmental 460kg at £1510, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 419kg at £1490, Banbridge farmer Speckle Park 465kg at £1480, Aberdeen Angus 498kg at £1480, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 446k at £1460, Hereford 409k at £1440, Aberdeen Angus 373k at £1370, Hereford 401k at £1300, Strangford farmer Hereford 335k at £1260 and Dromara farmer Limousin 399k at £1250.

Fat cows

Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 802k at £2780, Dromore farmer Limousin 780k at £2510, Limousin 751k at £2400, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 760k at £2240, Limousin 802k at £2070, Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue 539k at £1550, Annalong farmer Fleckvieh 775k at £1500, Dromara farmer Charolais 563k at £1440, Kilcoo farmer Shorthorn 601k at £1150 and Campbell farmer Friesian 623k at £1060.

Fat bulls

Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 681k at £2270, Dromara farmer Friesian 762k at £2210, Friesian 810k at £2200, Ballynahinch farmer 619k at £2180 and Dromara farmer 736k at £2130, Friesian 735k at £2120, Friesian 769k at £2090.

Cows and calves

Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue cow and Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at £2800, Dromara farmer Hereford cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £2100 and Shorthorn cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £2040.

Dairy stock

Banbridge farmer Friesian at £2880, Friesian at £2800, Friesian at £2720, Friesian at £2700, Friesian at £2500, Friesian at £2420, Friesian at £2000 and Friesian at £2000.

Heifers

Top price per kilo at £4.53 Strangford farmer Limousin 584kg at £2470, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 588kg at £2370, Banbridge farmer Limousin 696kg at £2330, Ballymartin farmer Charolais 545kg at £2320, Banbridge farmer Limousin 587kg at £2100, Limousin 464kg at £2100, Limousin 680k at £2080, Ballymartin farmer Charolais 529k at £2000, Dromara farmer Charolais 623k at £1980 and Banbridge farmer Limousin 511k at £1940.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.50, Dromara farmer Charolais 583k at £2400, Charolais 593kg at £2360, Charolais 608kg at £2340, Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 714kg at £2300, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 658k at £2280, Aberdeen Angus 600kg at £2220, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 608kg at £2200, Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 663k at £2200, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 589k at £2200 and Newry farmer Belgian Blue 595kg at £2180.

Last Tuesday evening saw another very Large entry of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.

Dromore farmer topped the sale at £7.28 a kilo for 15.8kg at £115.

Fat ewes topped at £254.

Strong ewes over the £236 mark last week with plainer ewes from £200 to £232.

Lambs

Ballynahinch farmer 30.7kg at £178, Armagh farmer 30kg at £173, Ballynahinch farmer 27kg at £166, Bryansford farmer 28.4kg at £165, Kilkeel farmer 27kg at £163.50, Banbridge farmer 29.8kg at £159, Rathfriland farmer 29kg at £158, Newcastle farmer 23.7kg at £157.50, Armagh farmer 25kg at £156.50 and Dromore farmer 27kg at £156.

Fat ewes

Jerrettpass farmer at £254, Kilkeel farmer at £236, Rathfriland farmer at £232, Kilkeel farmer at £226, Katesbridge farmer at £220, Kilkeel farmer at £218, Kilkeel farmer at £216, Kilkeel farmer at £206. Ballynahinch farmer at £200.

Fat rams

Bryansford farmer at £218, Kilkeel farmer at £202 and Ballyward farmer at £176.

Breeding hoggets

Banbridge farmer 6 ewes at £240, 6 ewes at £215, 6 ewes at £210 and Newry farmer at £195.