Ewes and lambs selling to £335 at Downpatrick Mart

At the sheep sale on Saturday 10th April there was steady trade of good quality lambs.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 16th Apr 2021, 09:56 BST

Spring lambs sold to £158.

Hoggetts sold to £170.

Fat ewes sold to £182.

Ewes and lambs sold to £335 and light weight lambs to £680ppk with a hogget donated from John Graham for a chosen charity raising £1160.

Spring lambs: Downpatrick farmer 28kg £158.00 and 24kg £154.00, Ardglass farmer 24kg £157.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 24kg £157.00, Saintfield farmer 23kg £154.00, Ballygowan farmer 26kg £154.00 and 22kg £146.00, Lissoid farmer 25kg £153.00, Tannaghmore farmer 25kg £152.00 and 20kg £138.00, Portaferry farmer 21kg £136.00 and Newtonards farmer 19kg £130.

Hoggets: Ballyhossett farmer 37kg £170.00 and 30kg £157.00 and 27kg £155.00, Lissoid farmer 41kg £160.00 and 29kg £155.00 and 25kg £152.00, Kilkeel farmer 30kg £155.00 and 23kg £132.00 and 23kg £125.00, Ballydonety farmer 37kg £154.00 and 38kg £141.00, Newcastle farmer 26kg £154.00, Saintfield farmer 24kg £150.00, Killyleagh farmer 27kg £150.00 and 26kg £145.00, Finn farmer 25kg £150.00 and 24kg £140.00, Glasdrumman farmer 27kg £150.00, Tannaghmore farmer 28kg £150.00, Crossgar farmer 26kg £150.00, Ballygowan farmer 27kg £150.00, Downpatrick farmer 23kg £147.00 and 22kg £140.00, Saintfield farmer 22kg £146.00, Crossgar farmer 22kg £125.00 and Clough farmer 22kg £120.

Fat ewes: Kilkeel farmer £182.00, Dundrum farmer £167.00, Saintfield farmer £167.00, Crossgar farmer £166.00, Legamaddy farmer £157.00 and £137.00, Newtonards farmer £155.00, Lissoid farmer £154.00, Minerstown farmer £148.00 and £139.00, Ardglass farmer £148.00, Ballykilbeg farmer £146.00, Ballyhossett farmer £141.00 and £132.00 and £130.00, Dundrum farmer £138.00, Crossgar farmer £137.00, Kilkeel farmer £137.00, Clough farmer £133.00, Crossgar farmer £133.00, Ballgowan farmer £130.00 and Killough farmer £130.

Ewes and lambs: Erenagh farmer double £335.00, Ballynahinch farmer double £265.00 twice, Kilkeel farmer double £250.00 and single £175.00 and single £165.00 and single £160.00, Ballygowan farmer single £200.00 and single £170.00 and Ballynahinch farmer single £130.

At the cattle sale on Monday 12th April there was a good entry of quality cattle.

Bullocks peaked at £1580 for a 710kg Charolais with heifers at £1200 for a £640kg Aberdeen Angus light weight stores sold to 257ppk.

Leading prices in all categories as follows:

Bullocks: Ballykinlar farmer 710kg Charolais £1580 (223ppk) and 770kg Saler £1520 (198ppk) and 700kg Charolais £1500 (214ppk) and 710kg Charolais £1490 (210ppk) and 730kg Saler £1420 (195ppk) and 730kg Saler £1400 (194ppk) and 690kg Saler £1300 (190ppk) and 660kg Saler £1290 (195ppk), Ardglass farmer 670kg Aberdeen Angus £1390 (210ppk), Erenagh farmer 540kg Limousin £1060 (198ppk) and 470kg Hereford £890 (190ppk) and 380kg Limousin £870 (228ppk) and 398kg Limousin £860 (216ppk) and 380kg Limousin £780 (204ppk), Blackstaff farmer 480kg Limousin £1050 (219ppk) and 460kg Hereford £1000 (218ppk) and 440kg Hereford £980 (223ppk) and 390kg Limousin £800 (206ppk), Newcastle farmer 414kg Limousin £950 (230ppk), Ballyward farmer 376kg Limousin £900 (240ppk) and 340kg Limousin £850 (250ppk) and 378kg Limousin £840 (224ppk) and 330kg Simmental £830 (250ppk) and 350kg Hereford £780 (224ppk) and 300kg Simmental £770 (257ppk) and 276kg Limousin £700 (254ppk), Seaforde farmer 356kg Limousin £800 (248ppk) and 370kg Limousin £850 (230ppk) and 436kg Limousin £820 (190ppk) and 246kg Limousin £620 (252ppk) and 330kg Limousin £800 (240ppk), Strangford farmer 290kg Limousin £720 (248ppk), Loughinisland farmer 370kg SH £800 (215ppk), Raffrey farmer 380kg Belgian Blue £790 (205ppk) and Saintfield farmer 330kg Limousin £750 (227ppk).

Heifers: Ardglass farmer 640kg Aberdeen Angus £1200 (188ppk) and 570kg Aberdeen Angus £1100 (194ppk), Erenagh farmer 620kg Limousin £1190 (192ppk) and 400kg Limousin £750 (188ppk) and 340kg Limousin £740 (218ppk) and 350kg Limousin £720 (204ppk), Blackstaff farmer 570kg Simmental £1160 (206ppk) and 550kg Aberdeen Angus £1160 (210ppk) and 320kg Charolais £750 (236ppk), Drumaness farmer 520kg Belgian Blue £1080 (208ppk), Newcastle farmer 402kg Limousin £1000 (249ppk) and 378kg Limousin £940 (249ppk) and 350kg Limousin £900 (256ppk) and 380kg Limousin £890 (234ppk) and 330kg Limousin £840 (255ppk), Saintifield farmer 480kg Limousin £1000 (209ppk) and 270kg Limousin £600 (218ppk) and 338kg Limousin £640 (192ppk), Blackstaff farmer 460kg Aberdeen Angus £970 (212ppk) and 450kg Limousin £930 (207ppk) and 420kg Limousin £850 (202ppk) and 414kg Limousin £840 (203ppk), Seaforde farmer 336kg Limousin £740 (220ppk) and 368kg Limousin £740 (202ppk), Raffrey farmer 370kg Simmental £770 (209ppk) and Ballyalton farmer 296kg Charolais £650 (220ppk) and 370kg Charolais £700 (190ppk).

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