Drop calves top at £260 for 60kg at Downpatrick Mart

By Darryl Armitage
Published 10th May 2023, 10:31 BST
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Drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart.

Leading prices as follows.

Males: Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 60kg £260. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 59kg £230, Aberdeen Angus 56kg £220, Aberdeen Angus 50kg £185, Aberdeen Angus 56kg £175. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 46kg £140, Aberdeen Angus 46kg £135. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 59kg £135. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 52kg £130. Downpatrick farmer 47kg £120 and Portaferry farmer Friesian 66kg £70.

Females: Portaferry farmer Belgian Blue 53kg £220, Belgian Blue 52kg £205. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 53kg £155, Aberdeen Angus 54kg £120. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 62kg £120. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 48kg £90. Portaferry farmer Aberdeen Angus 50kg £80, Friesian 55kg £75, Aberdeen Angus 53kg £70 and Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 47kg £65.

At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the market on the day with lot 616 a Belgian Blue male at 60kg which sold for £260At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the market on the day with lot 616 a Belgian Blue male at 60kg which sold for £260
At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the market on the day with lot 616 a Belgian Blue male at 60kg which sold for £260

Sheep sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart.

Leading prices as follows.

Lambs: Clough farmer 24.40kg £155. Inch farmer 27.10kg £155. Ballydugan farmer 24kg £151.50. Legamaddy farmer 22kg £148. Ballydugan farmer 26kg £147.50. Inch farmer 23.50kg £147. Ballee farmer 25.70kg £147. Ballough farmer 23.30kg £145 and Loughinisland farmer 21.80kg £145.

Hoggets: Ballyculter farmer 30kg £152. Ballykinler farmer 28.40kg £151. Ardglass farmer 33.80kg £151. Downpatrick farmer 26.10kg £150. Myra farmer 25.30kg £150. Annacloy farmer 30.80kg £148.50, 29kg £146. Killyleagh farmer 25.50kg £144.50 and Ballykinler farmer 24.10kg £142.50.

At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the heifer category on the day with lot 615 a Belgian Blue female at 53kg which sold for £220At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the heifer category on the day with lot 615 a Belgian Blue female at 53kg which sold for £220
At the drop calf sale held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart, a Portaferry farmer topped the heifer category on the day with lot 615 a Belgian Blue female at 53kg which sold for £220

Ewes: Loughinisland farmer £280. Castlewellan farmer £258. Ballyhossett farmer £248, £248. Loughinisland farmer £206. Castlewellan farmer £188. Ballyhossett farmer £176. Strangford farmer £170. Ballynahinch farmer £169. Ballyhossett farmer £168. Saintfield farmer £162. Legamaddy farmer £162 and Strangford farmer £156.

Rams: Ardglass farmer £196. Castlewellan farmer £186 and Kilcoo farmer £120.

Ewe and lambs: Ballynahinch farmer 1 £260, 1 £240. Loughinisland farmer 1 £235, 1 £230, 1 £190, 1 £190, 1 £185, and 1 £165.

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