Dropped calves sell to £455 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Two Hereford bulls from this farm sold at £445 each.

Aberdeen Angus heifer calves easily cleared up to £320 from Annaclone.

A great pen of Charolais weanlings from Brackney West cleared up to £940 for a 462k male and £965 for 486k female.

Store heifers to £980 on two occasions from Greenhill.

More fat and suckler cows in the entry selling to £1120 for a 856k Charolais from Kilkeel with fat cows a better trade.

Calved heifers sold to £1020 with a special entry of springers from Co Armagh to £945.

A larger entry of bullocks sold to £1135 for a 688k lot from Castlewellan with Friesian bullocks to £805 for 540k.

DROPPED CALVES

Castlewellan farmer: £455, £445, £445 for bulls. Ballynahinch farmer: Simmental bulls, £390, £380. Edentrillick farmer: 2 Friesian bulls, £260 each. Derrylecka farmer: Limousin bulls £390. Mayobridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus bull £320. Annaclone farmer: Aberdeen Angus female £320. Hillsborough farmer: Belgian Blue bull £270. Donaghmore farmer: £270. Newry farmer: Limousin female, £235.

WEANLINGS

Ballyward farmer: 218k at £570, 246k at £520. Kilkeel farmer: 260k at £590, 308k at £600, 340k at £655. Silverbridge farmer: 190k at £475, 164k at £390, 298k at £570. Dromore farmer: 290k at £640, 264k at £570, 270k at £520. Castlewellan farmer: 336k at £690, 294k at £670, 284k at £650, 270k at £580. Rostrevor farmer: 264k at £625, 270k at £580. Brackney West farmer: 562k at £940, 474k at £895, 454k at £870, 486k at £965, 444k at £880, 384k at £790. Markethill farmer: 286k at £600.

HEIFERS

Greenhill farmer: 544k at £980, 508k at £980, 514k at £980. Kilkeel farmer: 514k at £960, 530k at £840. Shinn farmer: 468k at £890. Nutts corner: 420k at £835. Tanvalley farmer: 376k at £720. Katesbridge farmer: 338k at £625. Annaclone farmer: 388k at £720.

BULLOCKS

Castlewellan farmer: 688k at £1135, 608k at £1065, 598k at £1035, 598k at £1015, 578k at £1000. Newcastle farmer: 622k at £1070, 488k at £905. Backaderry farmer: 578k at £1045, 504k at £990, 540k at £980, 550k at £970, 508k at £915. Poyntzpass farmer: 464k at £915. Ballykeel farmer: 456k at £900, 508k at £980, 554k at £980. Aughrim, Kilkeel farmer: 3 Belted Galloway, 312k at £635.

SUCKLER COWS

Heifers and calves to £1020 and 6 springers to £945.

FAT COWS

Kilkeel farmer: 856k at £1120. Dromore farmer: 748k at £905. Warringstown farmer: 624k at £850. Loughbrickland farmer: 622k at £850, 570k at £600. Kilkeel farmer: 546k at £600 and 386k at £520.

The best ever trade was recorded for fat ewes on Tuesday evening.

A Kilkeel farmer reached £185 for 4 ewes, a Saintfield farmer, £180 and a Co Tyrone farmer, £172. The 249 fat ewes sold to average £113.61 which is up £14 per head on the week.

Hoggets reached £135 from Greencastle.

Around 50 spring lambs reached 508p/k.

Aged ewes with lambs at foot reached £195 from Newcastle.

HOGGETS

Greencastle farmer: 39k at £139. Dromara farmer: 28k at £128. Kilkeel farmer: 30k at £127. Ballynahinch farmer: 30k at £119. Banbridge farmer: 30k at £117.50. Begney farmer: 24.5k at £116.50. Fedney farmer: 27.8k at £115. Blackskcull farmer: 33k at £113. Castlewellan farmer: 28.4k at £112.50. Attical farmer: 33k at £112.50. Sheepbridge farmer: 24k at £110. Dundonald farmer: 22.4k at £101.50. Carginagh farmer: 20.4k at £96.

FAT EWES

Kilkeel farmer: £185. Saintfield farmer: £180. Tynan farmer: £172. Attical farmer: £159. Banbridge farmer: £158. Ardarragh farmer: £157. Annaclone farmer: £149. Fedney farmer: £149. Rathfriland farmer: £148. Brague farmer: £142. Moneyslane farmer: £144. 249 fat ewes sold to average £113.61.