Excellent entry of sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes to £265

Hoggets sold to £180.

Ewes sold to £265.

Hoggets - Downpatrick 12 Texel 28kg £180, Downpatrick 30 Texel 30kg £177, Downpatrick 18 Charollais 26kg £172, Comber Texel 25kg £170, Ballygowan 19 Texel 25kg £169, Dromara 31 Texel 26kg £169, Millisle 24 Texel/Suffolk 26kg £169, Lisburn 25 Texel 27kg £168.50, Millisle 36 Suffolk 28kg £168.50, Ballynahinch 15 Suffolk 25kg £168, Dromara 25 Texel 26kg £168, Comber 15 Texel 26kg £168, Downpatrick 19 Suffolk 28kg £168, Clough 17 Suffolk 30kg £168, Dromara 25 Texel 26kg £167, Killough 44 Texel/Suffolk 27kg £167, Newtownards 21 Suffolk 27kg £167, Comber 26 Texel 24kg £166.50, Newtownards 21 Texel 26kg £166, Killyleagh 39 Texel/Suffolk 27kg £166, Ballynahinch 41 Texel/Suffolk 28kg £166, Downpatrick 16 28kg £166, Dromara 3 Dorset 24kg £164, Killyleagh 5 Suffolk 26kg £164, Downpatrick 22 Suffolk 25kg £161, Castlewellan 16 30kg £161, Newtownards 14 Texel 23kg £160, Downpatrick 11 Suffolk 25kg £160, Saintfield 10 Texel 23kg £159, Downpatrick 16 Texel 23kg £158, Downpatrick 15 Texel 21kg £145 and Portaferry 40 Suffolk 21kg £143.50.

Ewes - Lisburn 3 Texel £265, Newtownards 3 Texel £226, Millisle 2 Charollais £218, Newtownards 3 Texel £217, Kircubbin 7 Texel £215, Downpatrick 7 Texel £214, Millisle 5 Suffolk £208, Saintfield 5 Suffolk £202, Carryduff 3 Texel £195, Downpatrick 5 Suffolk £192, Comber 4 Texel £190, Lisburn 7 Suffolk £186, Comber 6 Suffolk £185, Killyleagh 4 Charollais £183, Downpatrick 3 Suffolk £180 and Newtownards 7 Suffolk £171.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to an excellent trade throughout.

Fat cattle: Sold to £2754 for a 680kg Simmental bull, £405 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2664 for a 770kg Aberdeen Angus, £346 per 100kg.

Friesian cows sold to £2197 for a 820kg, £268 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Killinchy Simmental bull 680kg £405 £2754, Ballykinlar Aberdeen Angus cows 770kg £346 £2664, 720kg £340 £2448, Comber Charolais cows 780kg £336 £2620, 750kg £332 £2490, Saler cow 690kg £266 £1835, Castlewellan Limousin cow 750kg £348 £2610, Comber Aberdeen Angus/Limousin bullocks 670kg £386 £2586, 690kg £370 £2553, 670kg £378 £2532, 620kg £370 £2294, Killough Aberdeen Angus cow 670kg £336 £2251, Crossgar Friesian cows 820kg £268 £2197, 830kg £238 £1975, Kircubbin Charolais cows 670kg £324 £2170, Killinchy Simmental cow 680kg £318 £2162, Clough Aberdeen Angus cow 800kg £264 £2112, Lisburn Aberdeen Angus heifers 550kg £378 £2079, 530kg £386 £2045, 570kg £382 £1871, Ballynahinch Belgian Blue cow 620kg £322 £1996, Crossgar Her bull 810kg £225 £1822, Portavogie Friesian cows 660kg £258 £1702, 650kg £248 £1612, Dromore Friesian cow 670kg £248 £1661 and Downpatrick Friesian cows 650kg £252 £1638, 690kg £230 £1587.

Bullocks: sold to £2510 for a 650kg Limousin (383ppk).

Lighter sorts sold to £2210 for a 490kg Limousin (452ppk).

Leading prices: Comber Limousin/Aberdeen Angus 650kg £2510, 630kg £2420, 670kg £2190, 690kg £2190, 600kg £2130, 570kg £2080, Lisburn 490kg £2210, 470kg £1990, 470kg £1900, Downpatrick Limousins 450kg £2040, 470kg £2000, 420kg £1800, 440kg £1800, Strangford Belgian Blue/Aberdeen Angus 500kg £1970, 500kg £1940, 500kg £1910, 520kg £1910, 490kg £1790, 500kg £1780, 490kg £1770, 500kg £1760, 460kg £1750, 460kg £1680, 450kg £1660, 440kg £1620, Saintfield Limousins 500kg £1910, 340kg £1430 and Crossgar Shorthorn 400kg £1880, Herefords 360kg £1590, 340kg £1570.

Heifers: Sold to £1950 for a 520kg Limousin (371ppk).

Leading prices: Antrim Limousin 520kg £1950, Strangford Limousins 480kg £1930, 390kg £1530, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 540kg £1840, 500kg £1660, 510kg £1620, 500kg £1600, 450kg £1480, 460kg £1480, 440kg £1450, Crossgar Limousins 460kg £1820, 470kg £1740, Strangford Aberdeen Angus 490kg £1740, 500kg £1700, 510kg £1700, 500kg £1680, 500kg £1670, 470kg £1650, 470kg £1640, 440kg £1610, 400kg £1590 and Saintfield Limousin 370kg £1570.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2000 for a 460kg Limousin bull calf (445ppk).

Leading prices: Kircubbin Limousin bulls 450kg £2000, 460kg £2000, 450kg £1980, 380kg £1780, 380kg £1750, 370kg £1720, 370kg £1640, 330kg £1550, Ballynahinch Limousin bullocks 400kg £1900, 390kg £1890, 420kg £1790, 440kg £1680, 370kg £1550, 380kg £1550, 390kg £1550, Downpatrick Limousin bullocks 440kg £1830, 370kg £1710, 370kg £1630, Limousin heifers 400kg £1620, 330kg £1550 and Kircubbin Limousin bulls 440kg £1650, 380kg £1630, 380kg £1600, 360kg £1570, 380kg £1550.