Easier trade for fat hoggets at Markethill Mart, heavy hoggets to £158.50

Cull ewe trade remained very firm.

Heavy hoggets sold to 660p/k for 24k at £158.50 for a Newry producer, followed by 655p/k for 24.2k at £158.50 for a Cladymore farmer.

Main demand for good quality heavy hoggets from 620-648p/k.

Overweight hoggets sold from £160-£168 each.

Good quality midweight hoggets sold up to 715p/k for 20.2k at £144.50 from a Ballynahinch producer, followed by 714p/k for 21k at £150 from an Aghalee farmer. Main demand for good quality midweights from 650-708p/k.

Stores sold to 780p/k for 15k at £117 from a Loughgilly producer, followed by 761p/k for 15.5k at £118 for a Newry farmer.

All good quality stores sold from 640-634p/k.

Fleshed ewes sold from £270 - £272 with others at £270, £268 and £255.

Plainer quality ewes from £100 - £150 each.

In the breeding ring ewes with lambs sold to £385, £360 and £345.

An entry of in lamb ewes sold to £230, £225, £215 with several pens from £190 - £210 each.

Heavy hoggets

Newry producer 24k £158.50 660p/k: Cladymore producer 24.2k £158.50 655p/k: Armagh producer 24.3k £157.50 648p/k: Armagh producer 24.3k £157 646p/k: Dungannon producer 24k £155 646p/k: Newry producer 24k £155 646p/k: Aghalee producer 24.4k £156.50 641p/k and Jerrettspass producer 24.3k £155.50 640p/k.

Midweight hoggets

Ballynahinch producer 20.2k £144.50 715p/k: Aghalee producer 21k £150 714p/k: Richhill producer 20.7k £146.50 708p/k: Keady producer 20.2k £142 703p/k: Armagh producer 20.9k £146.50 701p/k: Mountnorris producer 20.9k £144.50 691p/k: Poyntzpass producer 20.3k £140 689p/k: Richhill producer 21.5k £147 684p/k and Tandragee producer 21.8k £149 683p/k.

Store hoggets

Loughgilly producer 15k £117 780p/k: Newry producer 15.5k £118 761p/k: Moy producer 19.7k £145.50 739p/k: Armagh producer 16.7k £122.50 734p/k: Belleeks producer 19.4k £141 727p/k: Armagh producer 18.3k £133 727p/k: Hilltown producer 17.5k £126 720p/k: Hilltown producer 15k £108 720p/k and Forkhill producer 18.5k £133 719p/k.