Dairy cows selling to a top of £3480 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling bull calves topped to £1880 for a 497kg Charolais from a Lurgan farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2560 for 913kg Aberdeen Angus.

Cows and calves topped at £2200.

Fat bull topped 822k at £2680 for a Belgian Blue.

Dairy cows topped at £3480.

Heifers topped at £2310 for 670kg Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £2440 for 719kg Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves – Young stock

Saintfield farmer Charolais at £1250, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £1240, Belgian Blue at £1160 and Newry farmer Stabiliser at £1130, Belgian Blue at £1080, Shorthorn at £1080, Stabiliser at £1080, Shorthorn at £1070, Shorthorn at £1060 and Belgian Blue at £1050.

Dropped calves – males

Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £860, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £800, Donaghadee farmer Holstein at £790, Charolais at £780 and Ballygowan farmer Belgian Blue at £780.

Heifer calves – young stock

Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £990, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £970, Aberdeen Angus at £970, Saintfield farmer Charolais at £890, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £880, Aberdeen Angus at £880, Aberdeen Angus at £870, Donaghadee farmer Charolais at £870, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £870 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £860.

Dropped calves – heifers

Donaghadee farmer Charolais at £770, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £770, Banbridge Belgian Blue at £770, Donaghadee farmer Charolais at £750 and Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £710.

Weanlings

Male calves

Top price per kilo Ballymartin farmer at £5.51pk 232k Charolais at £1280. Lurgan farmer Charolais 497k at £1880, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 353k at £1800, Lurgan farmer Charolais 521k at £1780, Charolais 487k at £1760, Charolais 472k at £1740, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 338k at £1730, Dromore farmer Charolais 435k at £1680, Lurgan farmer Charolais 393k at £1660 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 358k at £1640, Limousin 380k at £1630.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo at £5.69, Castlewellan farmer 193k Limousin at £1100. Kilkeel farmer Limousin 402kg at £1660. Ballymartin farmer Charolais 425kg at £1650, Charolais 413kg at £1590, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 348kg at £1560, Lurgan farmer Simmental 426kg at £1540, Ballymartin farmer Charolais 318k at £1540, Banbridge farmer Limousin 382k at £1460, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 266k at £1460, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 325k at £1430 and Lurgan farmer Charolais 314k at £1390.

Fat cows

Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 913k at £2560, Dromore farmer Simmental 712k at £2380, Ballyward 570k at £1810, Dromara farmer Charolais 671k at £1760, Waringstown farmer Shorthorn 762k at £1740, Ballyward farmer Friesian 630k at £1680, Banbridge farmer Holstein 580k at £1660, Holstein 590k at £1650, Holstein 592k at £1560 and Norwegian Red 580k at £1530.

Fat bulls

Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 822k at £2680, Belgian Blue 692k at £2360 and Dromara farmer Simmental 674k at £2120, Shorthorn 650k at £2120.

Cows and calves

Dromara farmer Limousin cow and Limousin heifer calf at £2200, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue cow at £2100 and Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Limousin bull calf at £2100.

Dairy cows

Banbridge farmer Holstein at £3480, Norwegian Red at £3400, Dromore farmer Holstein at £3300, Holstein at £3200, Banbridge farmer at £3020, Dromore farmer Holstein at £2800, Banbridge farmer Friesian at £2800, Holstein £2750 and Dromore farmer Holstein £2700 and Holstein at £2700.

Heifers

Top price per kilo at £4.49 for Castlewellan farmer Charolais 358k at £1610. Dromore farmer Stabiliser 556kg at £2360. Hillsborough farmer Hereford 705kg at £2280, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 597kg at £2230, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 528kg at £2100, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 601kg at £2070, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 651kg at £2050, Dromara farmer Simmental 580k at £2040, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 584k at £2030, Dromore farmer Stabiliser 558k at £2010 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 608k at £2000.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.57 for Dromore farmer Limousin 468k at £2140. Banbridge farmer Charolais 670k at £2310, Charolais 612kg at £2180, Loughbrickland farmer Limousin 672kg at £2160, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 640kg at £2140, Banbridge farmer Charolais 601k at £2140, Charolais 514kg at £2120, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 575kg at £2050, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 593k at £2010, Banbridge farmer Charolais 584k at £2000 and Rathfriland farmer Speckle Park 599kg at £1980.

Tuesday evening saw another very large entry of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.

Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £7.84 a kilo for 15.3kg at £120.

Fat ewes topped at £190.

Strong ewes over the £160 mark this week with plainer ewes from £110 to £158.

Lambs

Dromara farmer 28.5kg at £160, Rathfriland farmer 31.5kg at £159, Kilkeel farmer 37kg at £159, Ballykinler farmer 27.5kg at £155, Newry farmer 26.2kg at £155, Gilford farmer 27kg at £154 twice, Banbridge farmer 28.5kg at £153 and Gilford farmer 26.5kg at £152.

Fat ewes

Banbridge farmer at £190, Rathfriland farmer at £184, Annalong farmer at £184, Castlewellan farmer at £180, Rathfriland farmer at £180, Annaclone farmer at £178, Rathfriland farmer at £176, Downpatrick farmer at £174 and Ballynahinch farmer at £174, Hilltown farmer at £170.

Fat rams

Rathfriland farmer at £186 and Kilcoo at £102.

Breeding rams

Donaghmore farmer at £400, at £265, Rathfriland farmer at £250, Newry farmer at £200 and Spa farmer at £190.