Dairy stock selling to a top of £3100 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1090 for Limousin heifer calf for a Downpatrick farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1940 for a 434kg Limousin from a Ballyward farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2010 for 744kg Aberdeen Angus.
Dairy stock topped at £3100.
Suckler cows topped at £2220.
Heifers topped at £2040 for 566kg Limousin.
Bullocks topped at £2750 for 798kg Limousin.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Downpatrick farmer Limousin at £1050, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £950, Armagh farmer Holstein at £850, Holstein at £830, Annaclone farmer Charolais at £800, Armagh farmer Holstein at £790, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £780 and Armagh farmer Holstein at £770.
Heifer calves
Mayobridge farmer Friesian at £1270, Downpatrick farmer Limousin at £1090, Limousin at £1080, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue at £1050, Aberdeen Angus at £1030, Downpatrick farmer Limousin at £1020 and Armagh farmer Hereford at £1000.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo £5.80, Corbet farmer Limousin 426kg at £1990, Ballyward farmer Limousin 434kg at £1940, Limousin 392kg at £1780, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 400kg at £1760, Ballyward farmer Limousin 360kg at £1760, Limousin 366kg at £1720, Limousin 362kg at £1660, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 376kg at £1640, Hillsborough farmer Blonde 354kg at £1640, Corbet farmer Limousin 360kg at £1640 and Hillsborough farmer Charolais 356kg at £1620.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo £5.32, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 372kg at £1700, Ballyward farmer Limousin 400kg at £1670, Banbridge farmer Limousin 314kg at £1440, Ballyward farmer Charolais 344kg at £1440, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 308kg at £1430, Corbet farmer Limousin 314kg at £1420 and Hillsborough farmer Charolais 324kg at £1400, Charolais 312kg at £1390, Charolais 334kg at £1380, Charolais 306kg at £1360.
Fat cows
Top Price per Kilo £2.88 Hillsborough Aberdeen Angus 744kg at £2010, Aberdeen Angus 728kg at £1940, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 700kg at £1900, Banbridge farmer Fleckvieh 758kg at £1890, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 688kg at £1810, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 722kg at £1700, Lisburn farmer Montbeliarde 634kg at £1600, Crossgar farmer Stabiliser 702kg at £1590, Lisburn farmer Shorthorn 534kg at £1540 and Dromara farmer Shorthorn 656kg at £1480.
Suckler cows
Dromara farmer Belgian Blue cow at £2220.
Dairy stock
Banbridge farmer Holstein at £3100, Holstein at £3000, Holstein at £2850 and Holstein at £2850.
Heifers
Top price per kilo £4.60, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 566kg at £2040, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 548kg at £1780, Banbridge farmer Hereford 512kg at £1720, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 498kg at £1720, Simmental 486kg at £1700, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 448kg at £1695, Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 454kg at £1670, Castlewellan farmer Shorthorn 464kg at £1650, Dromara farmer Hereford 440kg at £1620 and Kilcoo farmer Blonde 352kg at £1620.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo £4.33, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 798k at £2750, Ballyward farmer Charolais 740kg at £2500, Newry farmer Limousin 578kg at £2290, Limousin 562kg at £2210, Dromara farmer Hereford 616kg at £2080, Katesbridge farmer Irish Moiled 788kg at £2000, Dromara farmer Hereford 572kg at £1960, Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn 534kg at £1940, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £532kg at £1800, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 534kg at £1800; Simmental 678kg at £2410, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 746kg at £2380, Friesian 668kg at £2310.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
Tuesday evening saw smaller show of sheep in town, fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.
Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £6.48 a kilo for 19.6kg at £127.
Fat ewes topped at £164.
More ewes over the £162 mark this week with plainer ewes from £144 to £158.
Spring lambs
Warringstown farmer 25.9k at £154.50, Dromara farmer 28k at £147.50, Annalong farmer 27.9k at £146.50, Newry farmer 26k at £139, Rathfriland farmer 28.5k at £138.50, Dromara farmer 26.4k at £137, Dromore farmer 24.7k at £136.50, Annaclone farmer 26.4k at £136, Castlewellan farmer 26.3k at £136 and Poyntzpass farmer 26.5k at £136.
Fat ewes
Cabra farmer at £164, Castlewellan farmer at £162, Rathfriland farmer at £162, Downpatrick farmer at £158, Banbridge farmer at £158, Banbridge farmer at £156, Dromara farmer at £150, Annaclone farmer at £148, Downpatrick farmer at £148 and Dromara farmer at £144.
Fat rams
Hilltown farmer at £112 at £94.