Excellent prices for sheep at Saintfield Mart, fat ewes to £195

Leading prices

Spring lambs

Ballynahinch 3 26.5kg £190, 3 22.5kg £165, Donaghadee 3 27.5kg £190, Comber 3 24kg £181, Killinchy 26 24.5kg £181, Killyleagh 2 24kg £180, 3 20kg £150, Ballynahinch 25kg £180, 9 20.5kg £153, Downpatrick 6 25kg £180, 5 23.5kg £160, Greyabbey 12 23.5kg £179, Toye 15 23.5kg £178, Seaforde 3 22.5kg £177, 21kg £162, 10 20kg £157, 2 22kg £145, 4 16kg £124, 2 14kg £116, Donaghadee 2 23.5kg £177, 10 23.5kg £175, Ballygowan 4 22.5kg £176, 4 21kg £150, Hillsborough 3 24kg £176, Comber 5 24.5kg £176, 13 22kg £165, Ballygowan 2 23kg £174, Downpatrick 31 22kg £170, Lisburn 7 22.5kg £172, Crossgar 20 22.5kg £170, Greyabbey 10 22.5kg £170, Crossgar 8 22.5kg £170, Lisburn 44 22kg £169.50, Carrowdore 22 22.5kg £168.50, Ballynahinch 12 22.5kg £168, 5 19kg £131, Saintfield 8 22.5kg £168, Donaghadee 23kg £168, Crossgar 5 22kg £167, Ballykinlar 16 21kg £165, Comber 6 22kg £165, Ballygowan 21 21.5kg £163, Hillsborough 6 21kg £160, Donaghadee 4 21.5kg £160, Kircubbin 8 21kg £157; Upper Ballinderry 11 20.5kg £155, Lisburn 19 20.5kg £155, Greyabbey 7 20kg £152, Ballykinlar 20kg £150, 15kg £122, Lisburn 7 21.5kg £147 and Downpatrick 15 19.5kg £140.

Ewes

Ballyhalbert rams 1 £195, 1 £180, ewes 5 £165, Castlewellan ram 1 £182, ewes 2 £182, 4 £150, 1 £70, Crossgar 6 £180, Lisburn 1 £180, Donaghadee 1 £176, 5 £170, 4 £141, 6 £140, Hillsborough 14 £170, Toye 1 £170, Newtownards 2 £165, 1 £150, Seaforde 6 £160, 1 £100, Donaghadee 4 £158, Greyabbey 2 £150, Downpatrick 1 £150, 2 £131, 1 £80, Donaghadee 9 £145, Drumbo 1 £140, 2 £75, Ballynahinch 1 £130, Hillsborough 2 £130 and Greyabbey 2 £127.

A larger entry of cattle on Wednesday’s sale with suckler stock topping the prices this week with a Limousin bull selling to £4700 and outfits to £4300.

Leading prices

Fats

Castlereagh Friesian bull 1020kg £285 £2907, Friesian cow 690kg £292 £2014, Downpatrick bullocks Limousin 680kg £358 £2434, Shorthorn 720kg £324 £2332, Limousin 630kg £370 £2331, Simmental 640kg £320 £2048, Irish Moile bull 540kg £287 £1549, Annacloy cows Belgian Blue 760kg £300 £2280, Limousin 560kg £338 £1892, Belgian Blue 490kg £242 £1185, Ballynahinch cows Simmental 770kg £295 £2271, Belgian Blue 760kg £260 £1976, Saintfield Aberdeen Angus cows 860kg £257 £2210, 740kg £258 £1909, Ballynahinch cows Belgian Blue 650kg £340 £2210, Limousin 580kg £300 £1740, Ballynahinch Belgian Blue cow 720kg £298 £2145, Greyabbey Limousin cows 690kg £294 £2028, 730kg £268 £1956, Castlereagh Limousin cow 730kg £260 £1898, Kircubbin Limousin cow 680kg £255 £1734, Ballygowan Limousin cow 630kg £265 £1669, Hillsborough cows Hereford 670kg £248 £1661, Aberdeen Angus 460kg £254 £1168, Ballynahinch Friesian cows 750kg £221 £1657, 480kg £162 £777, 460kg £165 £759, Ballywalter cows Fleckvieh 710kg £230 £1633, Friesians 550kg £194 £1067, 500kg £192 £960, Holstein 510kg £147 £749, Strangford cows Montbeliardes 700kg £218 £1526, 550kg £212 £1166, 600kg £190 £1140, Friesians 520kg £212 £1102, 420kg £246 £1033, Montbeliarde 550kg £170 £935, Normande 460kg £193 £887, Norwegian Red 460kg £187 £860, Ballyhalbert cows Swedish Red 640kg £208 £1331, Holsteins 580kg £213 £1235, 590kg £190 £1121, 570kg £192 £1094, 510kg £174 £887, Ballynahinch Friesian cow 510kg £190 £969 and Lisburn Limousin cow 520kg £186 £967.

Suckler stock

Downpatrick, Limousin bull, £4700; cows and calves, £4300, £4250, £3900, £3900, £3900, £3800, £3280, £3200, £3100, £2900, £2800, £2600; Ballynahinch, cows and calves, £2880, £2720 and Bangor, cow and calf, £2700.

Suckled calves

Stoneyford heifers Limousins 380kg £1520, 340kg £1220, Charolais 380kg £1200, 320kg £1180, Limousin 320kg £1160, 290kg £1130, 290kg £1100, Killough Limousin bullock 290kg £1440, Aberdeen Angus heifer 280kg £1310, Limousin heifer 260kg £1300, Limousin bullock 230kg £1290, Dromara heifers Simmental 330kg £1390, Limousin 320kg £1350, Simmentals 270kg £1320, 310kg £1310, Limousin bullock 290kg £1300, Limousin heifer 260kg £1280, Simmental heifer 320kg £1250, Aberdeen Angus bullock 300kg £1190, Simmental heifer 250kg £1070 and Annacloy bullocks Belgian Blue 260kg £1300, Aberdeen Angus 290kg £1080.

Heifers

Ballynahinch Shorthorn 620kg £2300, Simmental 650kg £2270, Shorthorn 600kg £2040, Charolais 480kg £1840, 420kg £1700 and Annacloy Charolais 380kg £1460, Hereford 410kg £1300.

Bullocks

Ballynahinch Charolais 490kg £2320, 500kg £2270, 490kg £2240, Limousin 450kg £2210, Charolais 420kg £2120, 490kg £2120, Limousins 470kg £2040, 420kg £2010, 470kg £1980, 420kg £1800, Crossgar Herefords 530kg £2140, 630kg £2120, Millisle Simmentals 520kg £2130, 560kg £2060 and Ardglass Friesian 530kg £1610

Special entry for next week’s sale (24 June) of 60 Limousin and Charolais bullocks and heifers, 400-500kgs, excellent stock.