Leading prices as follows.

Male: Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 79kg £430. Newtownards farmer Hereford 110kg £355. Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 70kg £340. Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 79kg £315. Newtownards farmer Hereford 79kg £295, Hereford 92kg £280. Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 62kg £275. Dromara farmer Hereford 57kg £270. Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 59kg £260 and Dromara farmer Hereford 59kg £250.

Female: Kilkeel farmer Simmental 89kg £430. Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 73kg £225. Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus 68kg £215. Newtownards farmer Hereford 64kg £195. Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 53kg £155. Hilltown farmer Aberdeen Angus 50kg £145, Aberdeen Angus 55kg £140. Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 52kg £80 and Aberdeen Angus 45kg £75.

At the drop calf sale which was held on Saturday 20th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart a Dromara farmer topped the market on the day with lot 613, a Belgian Blue male at 79kg which sold for £430

At the drop calf sale which was held on Saturday 20th May 2023 at Downpatrick Mart a Kilkeel farmer topped the heifer category on the day with lot 601, a Simmental female at 89kg which sold for £430

Excellent prices for drop calves at Downpatrick, Belgian Blue males sells for £430