Drop calves selling to £450 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Topped to £450 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Hilltown farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £850 for a 378k Limousin bull from Castlewellan farmer.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Hilltown farmer Belgian Blue at £450, Hereford at £425, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £415, Aberdeen Angus at £415, Aberdeen Angus at £400, Aberdeen Angus at £380, Banbridge farmer, Belgian Blue at £370, Katesbridge farmer: Fleckvieh at £370, Dromara farmer: Hereford at £370 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £360.

Friesian calves £145 and £90

Heifer calves

Hilltown farmer: Belgian Blue at £390, Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £320, Banbridge farmer: Belgian Blue at £315, Hilltown farmer: Hereford at £300, Dromara farmer Hereford at £290, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £290, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £275 and Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £270,

Weanling male calves

Castlewellan farmer: Limousin 378k at £850, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 338k at £820, Aberdeen Angus 312k at £790,

Weanling heifer calves

Rathfriland farmer: Limousin 264k at £680, Banbridge farmer: Limousin 254k at £660, Limousin 250k at £635, Rathfriland farmer: Limousin 278k at £620, Limousin 276k at £605 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 302k at £605, Limousin 308k at £560.

Fat cows

Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 670k at £800, Fleckvieh 586k at £650 and Dromore farmer Friesian 620k at £550.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Fat lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Hilltown farmer topped the sale at £556.5k for 23kg at £128.

Fat ewes topped at £179 for Texel ewe from a Dromara farmer.

More ewes over the £140 mark this week with plainer ewes from £90 to £125 each.

LIGHT LAMBS

Dromara farmer: 17.8k at £93, Castlewellan farmer: 16.5k at £86. Annaclone farmer: 20.5k at £111.5,

Heavy hoggets

Ballyward farmer: 28k at £140, Banbridge farmer: 28.1k at £134. Ballyward farmer 32.5k at £133, Newry farmer: 25.1k at £131.5, Banbridge farmer: 24.4k at £131, Banbridge farmer 25.2k at £130, Castlewellan farmer 25.7k at £129, Banbridge farmer 25.4k at £128.5 and Dromore farmer 25.2k at £128,

Fat ewes

Dromara farmer: £179, £176, Rathfriland farmer: £155, Katesbridge farmer: £154, Annalong farmer: £149, Ballynahinch farmer: £144, Dromore farmer: £135, Dromara farmer: £133 and Ballynahinch farmer £129.

Fat rams

Kilkeel farmer £164, £157, Dromore farmer £150, Hilltown farmer £128 and Annaclone farmer £118.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.