Ewes and lambs selling to £290 at Downpatrick

At the sheep sale on Saturday 17th April there was steady trade of good quality lambs.

Spring lambs sold to £150, hoggets sold to £150, fat ewes sold to £166, ewes and lambs sold to £290 and light weight lambs to £690ppk.

Spring lambs: Ballyloughlin farmer 23kg £150.00, Downpatrick farmer 21kg £145.00, Glasdrumman farmer 21kg £145.00, Loughinisland farmer 23kg £140.00, Lisbarnett farmer 21kg £140.00, Downpatrick farmer 22kg £140.00, Crossgar farmer 24kg £139.00, Strangford farmer 23kg £137.50, Saintfield farmer 20kg £135.00 and Ballynahinch farmer 20kg £127.00 and 19kg £122.

Hoggets: Ardglass farmer 33kg £150.00, Saintfield farmer 28kg £150.00, Newtownards farmer 26kg £148.00, Downpatrick farmer 30kg £145.00, Ardglass farmer 27kg £140.00 and 34kg £140.00 and 24kg £130.00, Saintfield farmer 30kg £140.00, Killinchy farmer 28kg £140.00 and 25kg £135.00, Ardglass farmer 30kg £140.00, Saintfield farmer 30kg £140.00, Ballygowan farmer 25kg £135.00 and 23kg £130.00, Loughinisland farmer 22kg £128.00, Crossgar farmer 23kg £127.00 and Killinchy farmer 21kg £120.

Fat ewes: Ballynahinch farmer £166.00 and £138.00 and £132.00, Ballynahinch farmer £137.00, Ardglass farmer £128.00, Downpatrick farmer £128.00, Crossgar farmer £126.00 and £119.00, Scaddy farmer £126.00 and £120.00, Downpatrick farmer £118.00, Crossgar farmer £118.00, Ballycruttle farmer £118.00 and £134.00, Rossglass farmer £116.00, Ardglass farmer £114.00, Downpatrick farmer £109.00 and Ballylucas farmer £108.

Ewes and lambs: Ardglass farmer double £290.00 and double £260.00 and double £255.00 and double £250.00 and double £235.00 and single £170.00, Glasdrumman farmer double £275.00 and single £170.00, Ballynahinch farmer double £275.00 and single £190.00 and single £170.00 and Killyleagh farmer single £160.00 and single £155.00 twice.

At the cattle sale on Monday 19th April, there was a good entry of quality cattle. Bullocks peaked at £1440 for a 656kg Charolais from Jeffrey Drake Coniamstown with heifers at £1260 for a £640kg Aberdeen Angus from Alan Morrison Killyleagh and Light weight stores sold to 257ppk. Leading prices in all categories as follows:

Bullocks: Coniamstown farmer 656kg Charolais £1440 (220ppk) and 622kg Belgian Blue £1430 (230ppk) and 592kg Belgian Blue £1360 (230ppk) and 676kg Belgian Blue £1330 (198ppk) and 574kg Belgian Blue £1290 (225ppk) and 530kg Charolais £1290 (243ppk) and 610kg Belgian Blue £1100 (180ppk), Clara farmer 642kg Belgian Blue £1300 (203ppk), 662kg Charolais £1330 (196ppk) and 608kg ST £1230 (202ppk) and 580kg Limousin £1100 (203ppk) and 618kg Limousin £1170 (190ppk), Killyleagh farmer 498kg Aberdeen Angus £1080 (217ppk) and Erenagh farmer 442kg Limousin £900 (235ppk) and 388kg Charolais £920 (237ppk) and 344kg Limousin £810 (236ppk) and 414kg Limousin £800 (193ppk).

Heifers: Killyleagh farmer 550kg Aberdeen Angus £1260 (229ppk) and 552kg Aberdeen Angus £1160 (210ppk), Ballybrannagh farmer 456kg Charolais £1040 (228ppk) and 476kg Aberdeen Angus £940 (196ppk), Erenagh farmer 496kg Limousin £1090 (220ppk) and 330kg Limousin £600.

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