Dairy heifers selling to a top of £2950 at Rathfriland Co-op
Good show of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1080 for Charolais bull calf for a Newry farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £2070 for a 480kg Charolais from a Lisburn farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2490 for 780kg Charolais.
Springing cow’s topped at £2300.
Dairy cows topped at £2950.
Heifers topped at £2160 for 491kg Limousin.
Bullocks topped at £2200 for 652kg Aberdeen Angus.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Newry farmer Charolais at £1080, Charolais at £1080, Aberdeen Angus at £1080, Kilkeel farmer Charolais at £1000, Tandragee farmer Belgian Blue at £970, Newry farmer Charolais at £960, Belgian Blue at £960, Aberdeen Angus at £960 and Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £910.
Heifer calves
Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1050, Newry farmer Charolais at £1020, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £960, Newry farmer Charolais at £940, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £900, Newry farmer Charolais at £900, Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh at £900, Newry farmer Hereford at £890, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £850 and Banbridge farmer Charolais at £840.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.85 Lisburn farmer Charolais 480k at £2070, Newtownards farmer Limouisin 471k at £1900, Ballyward farmer Limousin 385k at £1880, Newtownards farmer Limousin 472k at £1800, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 383k at £1780, Annalong farmer Charolais 430kg at £1770, Charolais 386kg at £1720, Ballynahinch farmer Hereford 471kg at £1660, Kilkeel farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 400k at £1650 and Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 377kg at £1640.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £5.87, Lisburn farmer Limousin 422kg at £1985, Ballyward farmer Simmental 488kg at £1860, Lisburn farmer Limousin 346kg at £1800, Ballyward farmer Limousin 424kg at £1760, Charolais 463k at £1740, Simmental 401k at £1640, Charolais 418k at £1620, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 450k at £1610, Lisburn farmer Charolais 439k at £1600 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 438k at £1580.
Fats cows
Newtownards farmer Charolais 780k at £2940, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 729k at £2080, Ballyward farmer Simmental 685k at £2040, Annalong farmer Simmental 724k at £1940, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 734k at £1930, Ballyward farmer Simmental 532k at £1920, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 606k at £1890, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 594k at £1690, Gilford farmer Belgian Blue 568k at £1680 and Hilltown farmer Belgian Blue 610k at £1680.
Suckler cows
Hillsborough farmer Limousin springing cow at £2300.
Dairy cows
Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £2950, Friesian at £2750, Friesian at £2100 and Friesian at £1800.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £4.49 Kilkeel farmer Limousin 491kg at £2160, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 670kg at £2150, Limousin 674kg at £2100, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 464kg at £2080, Gilford farmer Limousin 530kg at £1980, Limousin 501kg at £1920, Markethill farmer Belgian Blue 504k at £1800, Castlewellan farmer Hereford 579k at £1790, Annaclone farmer Belgian Blue 506k at £1770 and Castlewellan farmer Hereford 575k at £1760.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.09, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 652k at £2200, Aberdeen Angus 630kg at £2120, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 670kg at £2110, Newry farmer Hereford 605kg at £2090, Rathfriland farmer Stabiliser 621kg at £1980, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 707k at £1980, Friesian 709k at £1960, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 569k at £1930 and Dromara farmer Hereford 491k at £1900, Blonde d'Aquitaine 512k at £1900.
Tuesday evening saw large entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.
Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £7.55 a kilo for 14.5kg at £112.50.
Fat ewes topped at £230.
Strong ewes over the £226 mark last week with plainer ewes from £214 to £222.
Spring lambs
Ardarragh farmer 26.5k at £189, Newry farmer 27k at £188, Dromara farmer 27.8k at £179.50, 27.7k at £179.50, Katesbridge farmer 27.2k at £179, Dromara farmer 28k at £174.50, Newry farmer 25.6k at £170, Hilltown farmer 25.7k at £170, Mayobridge farmer 24.5k at £168.50 and Newry farmer 26k at £168.
Fat ewes
Portaferry farmer at £230, Mayobridge farmer at £226, Mayobridge farmer at £222, Rathfriland farmer at £222, Bryansford farmer at £222, Annaclone farmer at £220, Armagh farmer at £220, Ballyward farmer at £218, Corbet farmer at £216 and Armagh farmer at £214.
Fat rams
Kilkeel farmer at £198 and Portaferry farmer at £150.