Dairy stock selling to a top of £3400 at Rathfriland Co-op
Excellent show of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1170 for Hereford bull calf for a Ballynahinch farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1910 for a 525kg Aberdeen Angus from a Castlewellan farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2180 for 623kg Charolais.
Cows and calf topped at £2500.
Breeding bull topped at £3800.
Dairy stock topped at £3400.
Heifers topped at £1900 for 499kg Shorthorn.
Bullocks topped at £2300 for 746kg Aberdeen Angus.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Ballynahinch farmer Hereford at £1170, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £970, Mayobridge farmer Hereford at £940, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £880, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £880, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £880, Limousin at £880 and Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £870.
Heifer calves
Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue at £1100, Aberdeen Angus at £910, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £850, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue at £830, Belgian Blue at £800 Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £790, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £780,
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.30 Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 525k at £19100, Dromara farmer Charolais 457k at £1780, Charolais 574k at £1700, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 470k at £1650, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 513k at £1600, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 416kg at £1600, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 324kg at £1600, Newry farmer Charolais 381kg at £1600 and Castlewellan farmer Shorthorn 407k at £1590, Hereford 403kg at £1570.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £5.09, Banbridge farmer Limousin 429kg at £1680, Limousin 342kg at £1600, Limousin 376kg at £1520, Dromara farmer Limousin 376kg at £1520, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus 373k at £1380, Banbridge farmer Limousin 317k at £1360, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus 324k at £1310, Aberdeen Angus 304k at £1250, Poyntzpass farmer Charolais 294k at £1240 and Dromara farmer Hereford 301k at £1240.
Fats cows
Banbridge farmer Charolais 623k at £2180, Dromara farmer Limousin 616k at £1960, Castlewellan farmer Hereford 675km at £1890, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 730k at £1890, Katesbridge farmer Saler 696k at £1645, Dromara farmer Holstein 711k at £1580, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 644k at £1580, Hereford 652k at £1575, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 668k at £1570 and Dromara farmer Friesian 759k at £1520.
Fat bulls
Breeding bulls
Dromara farmer Charolais 682k at £2320, Belgian Blue 607k at £2280, Aberdeen Angus 714k at £2110, Aberdeen Angus 714k at £2080 and Ballymartin farmer Limousin bull at £3800.
Sucklers cows
Katesbridge farmer Holstein cow and Belgian Blue calf at £2500, Newry farmer Belgian Blue cow and Belgian Blue calf at £2360 and Katesbridge farmer Friesian cow and Simmental calf at £2080.
Dairy cows
Waringstown farmer Holstein at £3400, Holstein at £3250, Holstein at £3050, Holstein at £3000, Holstein at £3000, Holstein at £2850, Holstein at £2800, Holstein at £2700 and Holstein.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £4.00, Banbridge farmer Shorthorn 499kg at £1900, Castlewellan farmer Maine Anjou 640kg at £1850, Maine Anjou 534kg at £1790, Maine Anjou 575kg at £1790, Maine Anjou 607kg at £1700, Ballela farmer Hereford 582kg at £1680, Castlewellan farmer Maine Anjou 536k at £1660, Hillsborough farmer Hereford 527k at £1600, Castlewellan farmer Maine Anjou 491k at £1580 and Ballynahinch farmer Hereford 506k at £1560.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.84, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 746k at £2300, Limousin 750kg at £2240, Ballela farmer Hereford 692kg at £2190, Hereford 624kg at £2000, Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 533kg at £1780, Dromore farmer 521k at £1780, Ballynahinch farmer Hereford 552k at £1760, Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 510k at £1750, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 581k at £1740 and Castlewellan farmer Charolais 432k at £1690.
Tuesday evening saw another super entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.
Kilcoo farmer topped the sale at £9.21 a kilo for 19kg at £175.
Fat ewes topped at £320, strong ewes over the £252 mark this week with plainer ewes from £200 to £248.
Spring lambs
Newry farmer 28k at £198, Ardarragh farmer 24k at £197.5, Newry farmer 28.2k at £197, Dromore farmer 29.3k at £197, Newcastle farmer 25.7k at £196, Ballynahinch farmer 25.2k at £196, Poyntzpass farmer 22.8k at £196, Whitecross farmer 24.6k at £195.50 and Mayobridge farmer 23.3k at £195.
Hoggets
Castlewellan farmer 28.5k at £195, Jerrettspass farmer 41k at £184, 25.5k at £184, Annalong farmer 42k at £182, 31.3k at £172, Poyntzpass farmer 27k at £170, 27k at £170, Kilkeel farmer 23.7k at £168 and Dromara farmer 26.8k at £160.
Fat ewes
Rathfriland farmer at £320, Ballymartin farmer at £282, Kilkeel farmer at £274, Banbridge farmer at £258, Newry farmer at £252, Rathfriland farmer at £248, Ballymartin farmer at £246, Dromara farmer at £244 and Rathfriland farmer at £228.
Fat rams
Ballynahinch farmer at £295, Kilkeel farmer at £282, Hilltown farmer at £270, Castlewellan farmer at £228, Ballymartin farmer at £216, Newcastle farmer at £200 and Ballynahinch farmer at £182.
Ewes and lambs
Rathfriland farmer at £365, at £335, at £260 twice and at £250.