Super entry of over 650 cattle last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to seven months old topped to £1340 for Hereford heifer calf for a Banbridge farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1850 for a 414kg Limousin from a Castlewellan farmer.

Fat cows topped at £1920 for 701kg Simmental.

Cows and calves topped at £1980.

Dairy cows topped at £3530.

Heifers topped at £2440 for 746kg Aberdeen Angus.

Bullocks topped at £2490 for 718kg Belgian Blue.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves – young stock

Katesbridge farmer Hereford at £1200, Newry farmer Charolais at £1200, Banbridge farmer Simmental at £1070, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £960, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £950, Saintfield farmer Limousin at £940, Newry farmer Limousin at £940 and Saintfield farmer Limousin at £920, Limousin at £900.

Dropped calves – males

Banbridge farmer Saler at £880, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £860, Newry farmer Limousin at £850, Limousin at £830, Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue at £810, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £810 and Newry farmer Limousin at £790.

Heifer calves – young stock

Banbridge farmer Hereford at £1340, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £1210, Limousin at £1020, Waringstown farmer Belgian Blue at £920, Waringstown farmer Belgian Blue at £920, Saintfield farmer Limousin at £860, Newry farmer Limousin at £840 and Banbridge farmer Saler at £800,

Dropped calves – heifers

Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £790, Newtownards farmer Belgian Blue at £760, Belfast farmer Charolais at £700, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £700, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £700, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £690, Banbridge farmer Charolais at £690 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £670.

Weanling male calves

Top price per kilo Ballynahinch farmer at £5.95pk 269k Limousin at £1600. Castlewellan farmer Limousin 414k at £1850, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 327k at £1840, Dromore farmer Limousin 408k at £1750, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 394k at £1740, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 419k at £1700, Lurgan farmer Charolais 341k at £1680, Ballyroney farmer Charolais 392k at £1680, Ballynahinch farmer Shorthorn 359k at £1680, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 383k at £1680 and Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 366k at £1650.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo at £5.73, Lurgan farmer 206k Charolais at £1180. Kilkeel farmer Limousin 321kg at £1600. Kilcoo farmer Belgian Blue 419kg at £1560, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 322kg at £1510, Limousin 382kg at £1490, Limousin 308kg at £1490, Limousin 305k at £1450, Crossgar farmer Charolais 305k at £1430, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 345k at £1420, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 389k at £1400 and Dromore farmer Limousin 270k at £1400.

Fat cows

Katesbridge farmer Simmental 701k at £1920, Kilkeel farmer Friesian 808k at £1870, Newry farmer Limousin 503k at £1560, Ballymartin farmer Shorthorn 612k at £1510, Katesbridge farmer Holstein 546k at £1440, Kilkeel farmer Friesian 735k at £1410, Mayobridge farmer Belted Galloway 451k at £1380, Ballyroney farmer Holstein 732k at £1360, Annalong farmer Friesian 604k at £1350 and Banbridge farmer Holstein 572k at £1330.

Cows and calves

Katesbridge farmer Hereford cow and Friesian heifer calf at £1980.

Dairy cows

Katesbridge farmer Holstein at £3530, Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £3290, Friesian at £3140, Katesbridge farmer Friesian at £3050, Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £2890, Katesbridge farmer Friesian at £2850, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2800, Holstein £2800 and Kilkeel farmer Friesian £2790 and Friesian at £2770.

Heifers

Top price per kilo at £4.48 for Rathfriland farmer Limousin 371k at £1660. Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 746kg at £2440. Belgian Blue 690kg at £2340, Belgian Blue 709kg at £2300, Belgian Blue 722kg at £2240, Limousin 663kg at £2230, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 525kg at £2210, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 715k at £2180, Rathfriland farmer Simmental 687k at £2180 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 602k at £2170, Limousin 583k at £2170.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.57 for Dromore farmer Limousin 468k at £2140. Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 718k at £2490, Belgian Blue 718kg at £2360, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 623kg at £2360, Donaghcloney farmer Hereford 635kg at £2290, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 524k at £2240, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 627kg at £2240, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 660kg at £2190, Donaghcloney farmer Aberdeen Angus 630k at £2170, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 684k at £2090 and Kilkeel farmer Simmental 621kg at £2080.

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

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.

Kilcoo farmer topped the sale at £7.63 a kilo for 16.9kg at £129.

Fat ewes topped at £288.

Strong ewes over the £180 mark last week with plainer ewes from £140 to £178.

Lambs

Dromara farmer 33.8kg at £210, 33.8kg at £198, Kilkeel farmer 37kg at £178, Lisburn farmer 37.5kg at £172, Dromara farmer 30.3kg at £167 twice, 29kg at £164, Donaghcloney farmer 27.9kg at £159.50 and Ballynahinch farmer 28.4kg at £152.

Fat ewes

Newry farmer at £288, Banbridge farmer at £268, Dromara farmer at £254, Kilkeel farmer at £254, Banbridge farmer at £230, Dromara farmer at £214, Dromore farmer at £208, Tandragee farmer at £200 twice and Kilcoo farmer at £192.

Fat rams

Tandragee farmer at £226 and Annaclone farmer at £208.

Breeding rams

Banbridge farmer at £560, at £500 twice.