Dairy cows selling to a top of £3050 at Rathfriland Co-op
Super large entry of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1400 for Limousin bull calf for a Ballygowan farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £2000 for a 470kg Limousin from a Crossgar farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2590 for 699kg Charolais.
Cow’s and calves topped at £2640.
Fat bulls topped at £1690.
Dairy cows topped at £3050.
Heifers topped at £2190 for 723kg Hereford.
Bullock’s topped at £2090 for 625kg Friesian.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Ballygowan farmer Limousin at £1400, Clough farmer Limousin at £1180, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £1140, Ballyroney farmer Fleckvieh at £1090, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £1000, Ballyroney farmer Friesian at £960, Bangor farmer Simmental at £920, Cabra farmer Belgian Blue at £850 and Waringstown farmer Piemontese at £790.
Heifer calves
Ballygowan farmer Charolais at £1200, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1120, Ballygowan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1060, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue at £980, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £920, Downpatrick farmer Limousin at £900, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £880 and Cabra farmer Belgian Blue at £870.
Weanlings
Male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.40 Crossgar farmer Limousin 470k at £2000, Limousin 458k at £1990, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 456k at £1980, Crossgar farmer Limousin 475k at £1980, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 407k at £1950, Crossgar farmer Limousin 433kg at £1930, Limousin 453kg at £1930, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 487kg at £1900, Crossgar farmer Aberdeen Angus 521k at £1890 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 422kg at £1880.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £5.24, Ballyward farmer Limousin 399kg at £1840, Limousin 395kg at £1760, Mountnorris farmer Charolais 407kg at £1690, Crossgar farmer Limousin 490kg at £1680, Limousin 483k at £1670, Cullyhanna farmer Aberdeen Angus 462k at £1640, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 328k at £1630, Cullyhanna farmer Aberdeen Angus 424k at £1630, Mountnorris farmer Charolais 389k at £1600 and Ballynahinch farmer Hereford 401k at £1600.
Fats cows
Ballyward farmer Charolais 699k at £2590, Dromara farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 720k at £2420, Dromara farmer Simmental 695k at £2330, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 712k at £1960, Dromore farmer Hereford 649k at £1920, Rostrevor farmer Specklepark 655k at £1820, Dromore farmer Hereford 590k at £1790, Banbridge farmer Holstein 598k at £1760, Dromara farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 681k at £1760 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 528k at £1750.
Fat bulls
Dromara farmer Friesian 531k at £1690, Holstein 554k at £1610, Friesian 428k at £1480 and Friesian 489k at £1380.
Sucklers cows
Ballynahinch farmer Fleckvieh cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £2640, Aberdeen Angus cow and calf calf at £2420, Castlewellan farmer Shorthorn springer at £2100, Shorthorn springer at £2060 and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus springer at £2000.
Spinging cows
Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £2280 and Aberdeen Angus at £2100.
Dairy stock
Waringstown farmer Holstein £3050, Holstein at £3000, Holstein at £2950, Holstein at £2800, Holstein at £2750, Holstein at £2700, Holstein at £2600, Holstein at £2550, Holstein at £2540 and Holstein at £2450.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £4.29, Dromara farmer Hereford 723kg at £2190, Hereford 726kg at £2150, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 467kg at £2000, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 527kg at £1960, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 544kg at £1960, Limousin 500kg at £1905, Ballyward farmer Hereford 601kg at £1880 and Rathfriland farmer Limousin 454kg at £1850, Limousin 454k at £1850 and Simmental 563k at £1830.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.48, Banbridge farmer Friesian 625k at £2090, Dromara farmer Stab 645kg at £2080, Ballyward farmer Hereford 632kg at £2070, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 460kg at £2060, Ballyward farmer Hereford 628kg at £2040, Hillsborough farmer Simmental 455k at £2020, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 569k at £2010, Dromara farmer Hereford 575k at £1990, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 460k at £1960 and Dromara farmer Limousin 448k at £1860.
Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town, fat ewes selling to a good trade again.
Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £8.95 a kilo for 20kg at £179.
Fat ewes topped at £310.
More ewes over the £298 mark this week with plainer ewes from £214 to £268.
Spring lambs
Seaforde farmer 23k at £193.50, Bryansford farmer 26.4k at £192, Banbridge farmer 29k at £192, Ballyward farmer 27.5k at £192, Gilford farmer 30.5k at £190, Portadown farmer 30.3k at £189, Castlewellan farmer 27.8k at £187.50, Newcastle farmer 22.5k at £182, Ballyward farmer 23.8k at £180.50 and Rathfriland farmer 20k at £179.
Hoggets
Kilcoo farmer 37.7k at £215, Kilkeel farmer 39.5k at £208, Kilcoo farmer 31k at £200, Kilcoo farmer 37k at £192, Banbridge farmer 33.3k at £190, Rostrevor farmer 26.7k at £190, Rathfriland farmer 31.6k at £190, Rostrevor farmer 30k at £186, Saintfield farmer 32k at £185 and Katesbridge farmer 27.2 at £180.
Fat ewes
Kilkeel farmer at £310, Downpatrick farmer at £298, Banbridge farmer at £268, Banbridge farmer at £264, Banbridge farmer at £250, Castlewellan farmer at £250, Kilkeel farmer at £250, Banbridge farmer at £236, Mayobridge farmer at £228 and Kilkeel farmer at £214.
Fat rams
Rathfriland farmer at £225 and Ballyward farmer at £192.
Ewes and lambs
Dromara farmer at £425, at £400, at £400, Crossmaglen farmer at £390, Kilkeel farmer at £320 and Crossmaglen farmer at £310.