Excellent prices for sheep and cattle at Downpatrick Mart, drop calves selling for £290

Leading prices as follows:

Lambs: Ballyalton farmer 27.30kg £150. Downpatrick farmer 25.40kg £148. Legamaddy farmer 23.50kg £147. Ballynahinch farmer 23.60kg £146. Inch farmer 24kg £145. Ballyalton farmer 25kg £145. Portaferry farmer 22kg £14.50. Corbally farmer 24.10kg £142.50. Castlescreen farmer 24.30kg £142. Ernagh farmer 23.70kg £141.50. Ballyhoset farmer 22.80kg £141.50. Ballydugan farmer 24kg £140. Inch farmer 22.40kg £138.50. Ernagh farmer 22.80kg £138. Crossgar farmer 22.50kg £136. Tullynacree farmer 22.50kg £135. Killough farmer 21.60kg £132.50. Clough farmer 21.80kg £132 and Castlescreen farmer 21.30kg £132.

Ewes: Ballyalton farmer £190. Ernagh farmer £159. Killough farmer £156. Ballynahinch farmer £154. Ernagh farmer £154. Ballyhoset farmer £151. Ballyculter farmer £149. Ballynahinch farmer £145. Ballynahinch farmer £144. Ballynahinch farmer £144. Glassdrummond farmer £139. Downpatrick farmer £137. Glassdrummond farmer £136 and Loughkeeland farmer £136.

Hoggets: Audleystown farmer 26.50kg £142. Clough farmer 28.50kg £135. Ballynahinch farmer 25kg £133. Audleystown farmer 23kg £129. Kilclief farmer 24kg £121 and Ballynahinch farmer 26kg £118.

Ewe and Lamb: Portaferry farmer £100.

Drop calf sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Saturday 3rd June 2023.

Leading prices as follows:

Female: Strangford farmer Belgian Blue 81kg £290, Hereford 95kg £190, Hereford 94kg £170, Hereford 75kg £130 and Hereford 71kg £115.

Male: Downpatrick farmer Limousin 73kg £270. Strangford farmer Belgian Blue 88kg £250, Friesian 131kg £200 and Friesian 105kg £120.