An impressive show of 740 cattle last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to eight months old topped to £1140 for Limousin male calf for a Katesbridge farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1920 for a 529kg Belgian Blue from a Ballymartin farmer.

Weanling heifers topped £1510 for a 433kg Charolais from a Mountnorris farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2640 for 803kg Limousin.

Cows and calves topped at £2380.

Dairy cows topped at £3300.

Heifers topped at £2080 for 591kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £2300 for 716kg Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves – Young stock

Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1140, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £1140, Lisburn farmer Charolais at £1100, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £1100, and £1080, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1040 and £1030, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £1010, Katesbridge farmer Charolais at £1010, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1010.

Dropped calves – Males

Carryduff farmer Limousin at £890, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus at £830, Newry farmer Charolais at £810, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £800, Lisburn farmer Charolais at £780 and Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £750.

Heifer calves – Young stock

Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £1100, Castlewellan farmer Hereford at £1030, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £990, Limousin at £990, Limousin at £970, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue at £930, Aberdeen Angus at £920, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £900 and Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £900 twice.

Dropped calves – heifers

Carryduff farmer Limousin at £750, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £700, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £690, Tassagh farmer Limousin at £680, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £650 and Newtownards farmer Hereford at £650.

Weanling

Male calves

Top price per kilo Ballynahinch farmer at £6.35pk 236k Limousin at £1500. Ballymartin farmer Belgian Blue 529k at £1920, Ballyward farmer Charolais 397k at £1900, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 424k at £1860, Ardarragh farmer Charolais 434k at £1840, Ballyward farmer Charolais 425k at £1840, Limousin 368k at £1800, Charolais 423k at £1730, Charolais 398k at £1720, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 386k at £1670 and Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 417k at £1660.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo at £6.10, Lurgan farmer 172k Charolais at £1050. Mountnorris farmer Charolais 433kg at £1510. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 264kg at £1470, Ardarragh farmer Simmental 367kg at £1450, Mountnorris farmer Limousin 430kg at £1430, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 393kg at £1410, Ballyward farmer Limousin 449k at £1400, Mountnorris farmer Charolais 416k at £1400, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 465k at £1400, Hilltown farmer Limousin 292k at £1390 and Ballyward farmer Limousin 342k at £1390.

Fat cows

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 803k at £2640, Annalong farmer Hereford 931k at £2500, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 846k at £2460, Strangford farmer Limousin 644k at £2340, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 633k at £2140, Newry farmer Shorthorn 809k at £2000, Strangford farmer Hereford 654k at £1930, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus 688k at £1680 and Katesbridge farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 637k at £1570, Aberdeen Angus 534k at £1420.

Cows and calves

Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Limousin male calf at £2380, Dromore farmer Hereford cow and Charolais bull calf at £1920, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus springer at £1820, Katesbridge farmer Montbeliarde cow and Limousin heifer calf at £1800 and Dromore farmer Hereford springer at £1600.

Breeding bulls

Ballyward farmer Charolais at £3550, Castlewellan farmer Holstein at £2640 and Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £2200.

Dairy cows

Dromore farmer Friesian at £3300, Friesian at £3200, Friesian at £3160, Katesbridge farmer Friesian at £3000, Dromore farmer Friesian at £3000, Friesian at £2950, Friesian at £2920, Friesian £2900, Katesbridge farmer Friesian £2820 and Dromore farmer Friesian at £2800.

Heifers

Top price per kilo at £3.94 for Ballymartin farmer Limousin 433k at £1710. Rathfriland farmer Limousin 591kg at £2080, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 529kg at £2070, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 583kg at £2050, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 607kg at £2040, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 552kg at £1920, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 572kg at £1900, Annaclone farmer Hereford 565k at £1880, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 550k at £1870, Charolais 534k at £1850 and Rathfriland farmer Limousin 546k at £1840.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.64 for Downpatrick farmer Charolais 450k at £2090. Dromore farmer Limousin 716k at £2300, Belgian Blue 649kg at £2100, Castlewellan farmer Shorthorn 462kg at £2100, Downpatrick farmer Charolais 450kg at £2090, Newcastle farmer Hereford 652k at £2060, Downpatrick farmer Charolais 489kg at £2030, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 574kg at £2000, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 640k at £1980, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 469k at £1980 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 611kg at £1960.

Last Tuesday evening saw another very large entry of sheep at Rathfriland Mart.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.

Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £7.58 a kilo for 15.7kg at £119.

Fat ewes topped at £220.

Strong ewes over the £196 mark last week with plainer ewes from £176 to £194.

Lambs

Hilltown farmer 27kg at £157, Richhill farmer 28.8kg at £158, 28.8kg at £156, Katesbridge farmer 27.7kg at £151.50, Newry farmer 28kg at £151, Castlewellan farmer 27.5kg at £149.50, Ballyward farmer 26.3kg at £149, Castlewellan farmer 27kg at £149, Dromara farmer 24.3 at £147 and Rathfriland farmer 23.8k at £146.

Fat ewes

Bryansford farmer at £220, Dromara farmer at £196, Carnew farmer at £194, Newcastle farmer at £192, Dromara farmer at £192, Kilcoo farmer at £188, Bryansford farmer at £186, Castlewellan farmer at £184, Castlewellan farmer at £180. Castlewellan farmer at £176.

Fat rams

Warrenpoint farmer at £228 and Leitrim farmer at £206.