Dairy heifers selling to a top of £4150 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of cattle at Rathfriland Mart last, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1490 for Aberdeen Angus heifer calf for a Warrenpoint farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1970 for a 476kg Hereford from a Waringstown farmer.
Suckler cow topped at £2220.
Fat cows topped at £2340 for 646kg Aberdeen Angus.
Dairy heifers topped at £4150.
Heifers topped at £2180 for 562kg Charolais.
Bullocks topped at £2240 for 620kg Limousin.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Castlewellan farmer Limousin at £1200, Simmental at £1070, Aberdeen Angus at £1020, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus at £910, Killough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £910, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue at £860, Killough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £860, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus at £850 and Killough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £850.
Heifer calves
Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1490, Kesh farmer Limousin at £1480, Aberdeen Angus at £1340, Hereford at £1320, Aberdeen Angus at £1270, Aberdeen Angus at £1250 and Aberdeen Angus at £1100.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.56 Waringstown farmer Hereford 476k at £1970, Hereford 501k at £1930, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 523k at £1910, Waringstown farmer Hereford 464kg at £1900, Hereford 403kg at £1870, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 518kg at £1860, Waringstown farmer Hereford 423kg at £1860, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 489kg at £1840, Banbridge farmer Hereford 443kg at £1780 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 460kg at £1770.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £5.65, Newry farmer Blonde d'Aquitaine 370kg at £1770, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 333kg at £1740, Limousin 352kg at £1700, Downpatrick farmer Charolais 384kg at £1700, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 384k at £1670, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 313k at £1640, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 384k at £1580, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 287k at £1530, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 383k at £1460 and Newry farmer Simmental 334k at £1460.
Fat cows
Lurgan farmer Aberdeen Angus 646k at £2340, Ballyward farmer Irish moiled 811k at £2320, Dromara farmer Simmental 681k at £2100, Lurgan farmer Simmental 664k at £1760, Kilkeel farmer Friesian 646k at £1650, Ballynahinch farmer Holstein 561k at £1600, Banbridge farmer Holstein 499k at £1570, Ballynahinch farmer Holstein 607k at £1500, Dromara farmer Friesian 531k at £1460 and Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 633k at £1370.
Suckler cows
Leitrim farmer Limousin cow and Limousin calf at £2220, Shorthorn cow at £2140, Hereford cow at £1960 and Charolais cow at £1880.
Breeding bulls
Dromara farmer Limousin at £2300.
Dairy heifers
Special entry from Phillip Tinsley Summerhilltop Holsteins Friesian at £4150, Friesian at £4100, Friesian at £3950, Friesian at £3900, Friesian at £3900, Friesian at £3800, Friesian at £3750, Friesian at £3500, Friesian at £3300 and Friesian at £3300.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £4.37, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 562kg at £2180, Charolais 510kg at £2060, Charolais 584kg at £2030, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 610kg at £2000, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 523kg at £1970, Charolais 499kg at £1960, Shorthorn 508kg at £1960, Banbridge farmer Banbridge 541kg at £1950, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 484k at £1950 and Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 623k at £1940.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £5.26, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 620k at £2240, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 569kg at £2110, Banbridge farmer Hereford 621kg at £2100, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 646kg at £2100, Banbridge farmer Speckle Park 611kg at £2100, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 543k at £2090, Limousin 538k at £2090, Banbridge farmer Speckle Park 599k at £2080, Speckle Park 594k at £2060 and Kilkeel farmer Limousin 564k at £2060.
Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.
Saintfield farmer topped the sale at £7.00 a kilo for 19kg at £133.
Fat ewes topped at £284.
More ewes over the £270 mark this week with plainer ewes from £212 to £260.
Hoggets
Dromara farmer 32.5k at £176, Saintfield farmer at 37.6k at £175.50, Katesbridge farmer 30.5k at £172, Newry farmer 30k at £171, Armagh farmer 28k at £165.50, Kilkeel farmer 25.7k at £165, Newry farmer 29.4k at £165, Dromara farmer 27.5k at £164 and Augher farmer 29.5k at £162.50.
Fat ewes
Warrenpoint farmer at £284, Banbridge farmer at £270, Ballyward farmer at £260, Katesbridge farmer at £248, Banbridge farmer at £240, Dromara farmer at £220, Kilkeel farmer at £220, Rostrevor farmer at £220 and Ballyward farmer at £216, at £212.
Fat rams
Kilkeel farmer at £196, Saintfield farmer at £190, Dromore farmer at £190 and Kilkeel farmer at £188.
Ewes and lambs
Ballyward farmer at £400, Castlewellan farmer at £360, Ballyward farmer at £345, at £300 and Banbridge farmer at £290.