Excellent entry of sheep at Saintfield Mart, spring lambs to a top of £210

Spring lambs to a top of £210, and to 890p per kg.

Spring lambs

Killinchy 30kg £210, 7 24kg £188, Newtownards 35kg £205, Killyleagh 27.5kg £200, 11 24kg £190, Downpatrick 6 26kg £198, Bangor 11 24.5kg £195, Comber 6 25kg £195, Crossgar 25kg £195, 24 20.5kg £162, Greyabbey 6 26kg £195, Kircubbin 27kg £195; Newtownards 11 24.5kg £193, Drumbo 25kg £193, 14 20.5kg £169, Ballywalter 2 22.5kg £190, Maghercall 3 22.5kg £190, Crossgar 7 22.5kg £190, Greyabbey 25kg £190, 11 21kg £181, Downpatrick 12 22.5kg £190, Castlewellan 14 23kg £190, Newtownards 16 22.5kg £190, Lisburn 14 23kg £189, Ballywalter 8 23.5kg £188, Kircubbin 9 22.5kg £187, Downpatrick 7 21.5kg £186, Portavogie 5 23kg £186, Downpatrick 11 21kg £183, Killinchy 14 22kg £182, Donaghadee 18 21.5kg £181, Crossgar 10 21.5kg £181, Crossgar 8 21.5kg £180, Greyabbey 13 21.5kg £180, Ballygowan 8 21.5kg £180,Downpatrick 12 21kg £180, Ballynahinch 14 20kg £178, Comber 23 22kg £177, Dunmurry 3 21.5kg £176.5, Drumbo 27 20.5kg £174, Finnis 2 21kg £173, Saintfield 14 20.5kg £170, Cloughey 6 20.5kg £170, Kircubbin 3 21kg £170 and Greyabbey 20kg £165.

Ewes

Kircubbin 1 £230, 1 £142, 1 £136, Drumbo 2 £210, Comber ram 1 £200, ewes 3 £180, 3 £160, 1 £142, Crawfordsburn 3 £196, 3 £180, 3 £176, 6 £164, 3 £138, 3 £118, Greyabbey 1 £188, 3 £172, 1 £158; Portavogie 2 £186, Comber ram 1 £186, 5 £180, 3 £134, Bangor 11 £182, 17 £180, 1 £162; Lisbane 4 £180, Ballygowan 1 £174, Greyabbey 3 £170, 1 £92, Cloughey 2 £170, Bangor 4 £170, 1 £157, 5 £136; Dunmurry 1 £168, Finnis 1 £167, Crossgar 3 £160, Carrowdore 13 £152, Comber 1 £150, 1 £138, Killinchy 1 £150; Newtownards 1 £148, Cloughey 1 £148, Portaferry 11 £140, Toye 3 £139 and Kircubbin 5 £138

Note first wool collection is on Friday 12th June, 5pm-7pm. Immediate payment. Top prices paid.

A good entry of cattle on the sale with a sharp trade throughout.

Fat ring topped the sale this week again with a 830kg Limousin cow making £2822, 340p.

Cows and calves sold to £3180, for a Hereford cow and bull calf.

Leading prices

Fats

Strangford Limousin cows 830kg £340 £2822, 730kg £342 £2496, 740kg £274 £2027, Ballynahinch Belgian Blue bullocks 720kg £330 £2376, 610kg £328 £2000, Downpatrick cows Charolaisolais 720kg £320 £2304, 630kg £332 £2091, Aberdeen Angus 640kg £322 £2060, Charolais 650kg £310 £2015, bullocks Simmental 630kg £316 £1990, Aberdeen Angus 630kg £314 £1978, 610kg £314 £1915, cows Charolais 600kg £314 £1884, Simmental 580kg £320 £1856, bullock Aberdeen Angus 540kg £ 330 £1782, cow Aberdeen Angus 560kg £316 £1769, bullock Aberdeen Angus 510kg £338 £1723, cow Aberdeen Angus 530kg £320 £1696, bullock Charolais 500kg £300 £1500, Ballygowan Limousin cow 770kg £284 £2186, Dromara Limousin cow 700kg £308 £2156, Downpatrick cows Limousin 560kg £364 £2038, Charolais 710kg £278 £1973, Limousin 600kg £300 £1800, Saul bullocks Friesian 640kg £314 £2009, Aberdeen Angus 610kg £326 £1988, Friesian 660kg £284 £1874, Spa bullocks Friesian 580kg £336 £1948, Belgian Blues 590kg £322 £1899, 580kg £322 £1867, 540kg £310 £1674; Saintfield cows Shorthorn beef 750kg £244 £1830, Limousin 520kg £336 £1747, Ballynahinch Holstein cows 800kg £224 £1792, 620kg £275 £1705, 620kg £192 £1190, 580kg £178 £1032, 510kg £186 £948, 460kg £200 £920, Strangford Aberdeen Angus cows 590kg £300 £1770, 570kg £302 £1721, 550kg £312 £1716, 540kg £288 £1555, Drumbo bullocks Charolais 440kg £300 £1320, Aberdeen Angus 460kg £240kg £1104, Lisburn Friesian cows 570kg £226 £1288, 510kg £192 £979, 460kg £190 £874; Hillsborough cows Holstein 570kg £208 £1185, Friesians 650kg £178 £1157, 610kg £184 £1122 and Ballyhalbert Holstein cows 550kg £200 £1100, 590kg £168 £991.

More cows required.

Cows and calves sold to £3180 for a Hereford cow and bull calf.

Suckled calves

Downpatrick Bullocks Limousin 460kg £2160, Belgian Blue 510kg £2160, Limousin 470kg £2140, Belgian Blue 420kg £2000, Downpatrick Limousin Bullocks 440kg £2150, 440kg £2140, 480kg £2080, 500kg £2050, 410kg £1820, 370kg £1800, 450kg £1800, Limousin heifer 350kg £1600, Ballynahinch Charolais bullock 340kg £1600, heifers Limousin 350kg £1320, Charolais 270kg £1270, Crossgar Limousin heifers 380kg £1460, 290kg £1370, 300kg £1310, 380kg £1200, Downpatrick Hereford bullock 410kg £1430; Raffrey Aberdeen Angus heifer 420kg £1400, bullock 340kg £1000, Ballynahinch bulls Simmental 370kg £1390, Aberdeen Angus 410kg £1300, heifers Hereford 370kg £1290, Aberdeen Angus 350kg £1110, Simmental 330kg £1080, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus bullocks 330kg £1380, 340kg £1090 and Saintfield Aberdeen Angus heifer 340kg £1300.

Heifers

Downpatrick Limousin 500kg £2220.

Bullocks

Hillsborough Limousins 410kg £1920, 410kg £1900, 410kg £1600, Hillsborough Aberdeen Angus 390kg £1440, 400kg £1400, 330kg £1280, 350kg £1260, 350kg £1040, 350kg £940, 310kg £940 and Saul Blonde d'Aquitaine 410kg £1300.