Easier trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £200
Tuesday’s sheep sale at Saintfield Mart sold to an easier trade.
Hoggets sold to £140.
Ewes sold to £200.
Hoggets – Downpatrick 9 Texel 27kg £140, Comber 2 Hampshire 35kg £140, Downpatrick 19 Charollais 28kg £139, Comber 10 Texel 26kg £138, Newtownards 19 Texel 28kg £136.50, Comber 2 Texel 24kg £136, Dromara 14 Suffolk 27kg £135, Ballynahinch 10 Suffolk 24kg £134, Killyleagh 23 Texel 24kg £133, Ballywalter 20 Texel 25kg £133, Dromara 5 Texel 24kg £132.50, Ballygowan 6 Texel 23kg £132, Downpatrick 24 Charollais 23kg £131, Killyleagh 8 Charollais 23kg £130, Saintfield 17 Charollais 23kg £130, Comber 21 Suffolk 24kg £130, Ballywalter 9 Texel 24kg £130, Ballynahinch 30 Texel 23kg £129, Lisburn 18 Suffolk 22kg £128, Bangor 15 Suffolk 22kg £127, Portaferry 16 Suffolk 22kg £126.50, Comber 22 Texel 21kg £126, Comber 12 Texel 22kg £126, Downpatrick 20 Texel 21kg £124, Killinchy 16 Charollais 20kg £122, Comber 19 Texel 20kg £120 and Downpatrick 15 Texel 19kg £116.
Ewes – Ballynahinch Texel £200, Charollais £180, Portaferry 3 Texel £194, 6 Suffolk £170, Comber 3 Texel £190, 5 Suffolk £175, Downpatrick 10 Suffolk £190, Lisburn 8 Suffolk £190, Downpatrick 6 Suffolk £186, 8 Suffolk £172, Ballynahinch 4 Suffolk £185, Lisburn 7 Suffolk £174, Killinchy 8 Suffolk £168, 4 Suffolk £158, Saintfield 6 Suffolk £165, Lisburn 12 Suffolk £160, Ballygowan 7 Mule £140 and Killinchy 6 Mule £138.
Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to a steady trade at Saintfield Mart.
Top price of £3514 for a Limousin cow.
Fat cattle: Sold to £3514 for a 920kg Limousin cow, £382 per 100kg.
heifers sold to £2758 for a 700kg Limousin, £394 per 100kg.
Holstein cows sold to £2100 for a 840kg, £250 per 100kg.
Leading prices: Castlewellan Limousin cow 920kg £382 £3515, Saintfield Limousin cow 880kg £354 £3115, Portaferry Limousin cows 820kg £340 £2788, 790kg £318 £2512, 660kg £360 £2376, Ballynahinch Limousin heifers 700kg £394 £2758, 650kg £404 £2626, 700kg £370 £2590, Saintfield Simmental cow 840kg £306 £2570, Hillsborough Limousin cow 730kg £350 £2555, Ballynahinch Charolais cow 730kg £350 £2520, Lisburn Aberdeen Angus Cowm820kg £294 £2410, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus cows 800kg £298 £2385, 740kg £308 £2280, Aberdeen Angus heifer 590kg £365 £2155, Crumlin Charolais cow 810kg £290 £2350, Carryduff Limousin cow 620kg £362 £2245, Comber Holstein cows 840kg £250 £2100, 850kg £241 £2048, 890kg £230 £2047, 830kg £224 £1859, 740kg £228 £1687, Donaghadee Friesian cow 700kg £298 £2086 and Comber Friesian cows 690kg £270 £1863, 720kg £255 £1836, 640kg £262 £1676.
Bullocks: Sold to £2400 for a 560kg Charolais.
Heifers: Sold to £2360 for a 550kg Limousin.
Suckled calves: Sold to £2140 for a 440kg Charolais bull calf.
Leading prices: Saintfield Charolais bulls 440kg £2140, 420kg £2090, 420kg £2040, 400kg £1980, 390kg £1900, Charolais heifers 360kg £1770, 390kg £1750, 390kg £1700, Lisburn Charolais bullocks 440kg £2130, 420kg £2120, Saintfield Charolais bullocks 440kg £2100, 400kg £2080, 420kg £2000, 380kg £1800, 350kg £1750, Limousin heifers 410kg £1680, 370kg £1500, 370kg £1480 and Saintfield Limousin bullocks 360kg £1790, 340kg £1760.