Dairy stock selling to a top of £2750 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Super show of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £690 for Aberdeen Angus bull calf for a Seaforde farmer.

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1440 for a 390kg from a Castlewellan farmer.

Fat cows topped £1560 for 792kg Hereford.

Fat bulls topped at £2230.

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Dairy stock topped at £2750.

Heifers topped at £1970 for 698kg Simmental.

Bullocks topped at £1730 for 584kg Aberdeen Angus,

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Seaforde farmer Aberdeen Angus at £690, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus at £650, Seaforde farmer Belgian Blue at £645, Limousin at £630, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus at £600, Banbridge farmer Charolais at £580, Killough farmer Belgian Blue at £545, Belgian Blue at £520, Banbridge farmer Limousin at £510 and Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £505.

Heifer calves

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Derrylee farmer Hereford at £690, Seaforde farmer Belgian Blue at £590, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue at £590, Derrylee farmer Hereford at £585, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £560, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £550, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £540 and Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £535.

Weanlings

Male calves

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 390k at £1440, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 384k at £1400, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 464k at £1400, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 356k at £1290, Limousin 396k at £1270, Castlewellan farmer Hereford 412k at £1250, Limousin 362k at £1200, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 396k at £1200 and Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 358k at £1150, Limousin 312k at £1150.

Weanling heifer calves

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 348k at £1190, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 336k at £1110, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 310k at £1090, Limousin 274k at £1000, Limousin 304k at £980, Limousin 316k at £970, Lurgan farmer Shorthorn 318k at £960, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 314k at £960, Limousin 322k at £940 and Dromore farmer Limousin 292k at £920.

Fat cows

Dromara farmer Hereford 792k at £1560, Kilkeel farmer Stabiliser at £1530, Ballyroney farmer Friesian 696k at £1410, Friesian 742k at £1330, Friesian 700k at £1320, Newry farmer Holstein 586k at £1225, Katesbridge farmer Hereford 614k at £1110, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 668k at £1080, Ballyroney farmer Friesian 548k at £980 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 516k at £950.

Fat bulls

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Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 724k at £2230, Dromore farmer Stabiliser 1102k at £1950, Dromara farmer Limousin 952k at £1930 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 556k at £1620.

Dairy stock

Ballynaskeagh farmer Friesian at £2750, Holstein at £2550, Friesian at £2550, Holstein at £2450, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2340, Fleckvieh at £2340, Fleckvieh at £2290, Ballynaskeagh farmer Holstein at £2250, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2190 and Ballynaskeagh farmer Holstein at £1950.

Heifers

Hillsborough farmer Simmental 698k at £1970, Belgian Blue 694k at £1770, Simmental 588k at £1740, Simmental 636k at £1710, Simmental 572k at £1690, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 632k at £1610, Hillsborough farmer Simmental 582k at £1600, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 518k at £1590 and Hillsborough farmer Simmental 534k at £1570, Simmental 594k at £1540.

Bullocks

Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 584k at £1730, Belgian Blue 550k at £1700, Aberdeen Angus 568k at £1680, Belgian Blue 562k at £1660, Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 536k at £1650, Portadown farmer Belgian Blue 512k at £1600, Aberdeen Angus 500k at £1590, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 548k at £1570, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 512k at £1570 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 500k at £1560.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep and selling to a record trade.

Fat ewes selling to a mightily trade last week again.

Banbridge farmer topped the sale at £8.58 a kilo for 14kg at £120.

Fat ewes topped at £308.

More ewes over the £290 mark last week with plainer ewes from £242 to £268.

Hoggets

Glenavy farmer 38k at £198, Warrenpoint farmer 27k at £179, Ballinaskeagh farmer 35k at £178, 29k at £174, Katesbridge farmer 27k at £172, Dromara farmer 27.3k at £172, Dromara farmer 25.6k at £172 and Poyntzpass farmer 25.6k at £171.50, 26.5k at £171.

Fat ewes

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Castlewellan farmer at £308, Kilkeel farmer at £290, Castlewellan farmer at £268, Dromara farmer at £268, Newry farmer at £265, Ballyward farmer at £258, Poyntzpass farmer at £256, Ardarragh farmer at £250, Ballyward farmer at £246 and Newry farmer at £242.

Fat rams

Tandragee farmer at £180, at £162, at £150, Banbridge farmer at £150, Dromore farmer at £114 and Dromara farmer at £110.

Ewes and Lambs

Castlewellan farmer at £310.

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