Drop calf sells for £360 at Downpatrick Mart

Male: Annacloy farmer Simmental 72kg £360, Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 70kg £320. Ballyhornan farmer Aberdeen Angus 70kg £225. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 59kg £200. Ballyhornan farmer Aberdeen Angus 68kg £190. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 47kg £180. Ballyhornan farmer Aberdeen Angus 64kg £175. Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 54kg £170. Ballyhornan farmer 68kg £170 and Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 53kg £160.

Female: Portaferry farmer Holstein 57kg £255, Belgian Blue 61kg £210, Aberdeen Angus 63kg £160. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 45kg £160. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 71kg £160, Aberdeen Angus 75kg £145. Ballyhornan farmer Aberdeen Angus 62kg £135.Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 54kg £130. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 71kg £130 and Greyabbey farmer Belgian Blue 44kg £130.

Sheep sale - Saturday 29th April 2023, leading prices as follows.

Lamb: Millisle farmer 28kg £143.00 Ballykilbeg farmer 25.90kg £138.50. Ballygowan farmer 21.90kg £130.50. Ballykinler farmer 22.60kg £130.00. Crossgar farmer 22.10kg £127.00. Millisle farmer 20.80kg £120.50. Inch farmer 20.20kg £120.00. Ballylucas farmer 19.90kg £120.00. Carrickmannon farmer 18.50kg £113.00 and Ballynahinch farmer 17.10kg £105.

Hogget: Corbally farmer 35kg £150.00 Crossgar farmer 35kg £147.00. Ballykinler farmer 28.20kg £145.00. Drumnaquoile farmer 34kg £145.00 and Dunsford farmer 30kg £144.

Ewe: Clough farmer 1 £188. Rossglass farmer 12 £182. Legamaddy farmer 1 £182. Clough farmer 1 £174 and Crossgar farmer 1 £170 .

Rams: Ballynahinch farmer 1 £126. Annacloy farmer 1 £100 and Saintfield farmer 1 £100.

Ewes and lambs: Kilkeel farmer 1 £250, 1 £245. Crossgar farmer 2 £225. Ballynagross farmer 1 £200. Erinagh farmer 1 £185. Crossgar farmer 1 £185 and Ballynagross farmer 1 £185.