Excellent show of sheep at Saintfield Mart this week

Rams

Garvagh Texel shearling 1450g Texel shearling 750g Suffolk 720g Texel 650g Charollais Texel 520g, Newry Aberfields 1280g, 920g Beltexs 400g, Strangford Suffolk/Texel 1000g Suffolk lamb 620g Suffolk Texel 580g Cheviot ram two year old 350g Dutch Spotted ram two year old 300g; Downpatrick Charollais Shearlings 960g, 640g 550g, Crumlin Suffolk lamb 950g two year Texel 850g, Suffolk lambs 750g, 600g, Suffolk shearling 520g, Suffolk lamb 300g, Greyabbey Charollais ram Lambs 900g, 2 x 800g, 720g, Downpatrick Charollais shearling 720g, Carrowdore Suffolk ram lamb 680g, Greyabbey Texel four year old 680g Downpatrick Texel 2 yr old 660g, Downpatrick Suffolk ram Lambs 520g 480g Castlewellan Suffolk lamb 500g Newry Suffolk ram Lambs 500g 480g Downpatrick two year old Charollais ram 500g Comber Blue Texel 1 450g, 1 420g, Millisle Suffolk shearling 450g Suffolk lambs 350g 320g Newtownards Suffolk ram lambs 1 420g 1 340g, Hilltown Cheviot ram lambs 2 x 400g Dromara Texel ram 320g, Drumbo Suffolk ram four year 310g, Ballynahinch Spotted shearling 300g and Newtownards Texel ram lambs 300g, 240g.

Breeding ewes

Kesh Suffolk/Cheviot 11 £320, 10 £300, 7 £295, Suffolk hoggets 10 £315, 11 £285, Saintfield Suffolk hoggets 5 £250, 7 £238, Texel hoggets 8 £230, Ballygowan Texel hoggets 8 £245, BlK hoggets 2 £212, Texel hoggets 8 £200, Ballygowan Mule hoggets 8 £230, Dromara Suffolk hoggets 6 £230; Ballynahinch Suffolk Cheviot ewe lambs 18 £228, 8 £195, 5 £180, Suffolk/Texel ewe lamb £205, Suffolk/Cheviot ewe lambs 4 £145, Castlewellan Texel hoggets 4 £210, Suffolk hoggets 5 £208, Suffolk ewe lambs 9 £182, Texel ewe lambs 10 £176, Castlewellan ewe lambs 7 £202, 7 £180, 6 £174, Ballyhalbert Texel hoggets 4 £200, ewe lambs 9 £172, Ballykinlar Mule hoggets 3 £195, 8 £190, 7 £188, Strangford Texel hoggets 8 £182, 8 £174, Suffolk hoggets 6 £172, Hillsborough Texel hoggets 9 £180, Dromara Texel ewe lambs 3 £160, Dromore ewe lambs 3 £152, Texel ewe lambs 15 £132, Dromara Kerryhill ewe lambs 1 £150, Comber Dutch Spotted ewe lambs 10 £135 and Greyabbey Texel ewe lambs 4 £132.

Another excellent entry of sheep on Tuesday’s sale with a steady trade throughout.

Fat lambs to £168.

Fat ewes to £235.

Leading prices

Spring lambs

Downpatrick 4 30kgs £168,Downpatrick 16 30kg £160, Lisburn 3 25.5kg £155, Killinchy 10 23kg £152, 4 22.5kg £132, Crossgar 30kg £150, 21 25kg £148, Greyabbey 10 25.5kg £148, Castlewellan 9 25.5kg £146, 3 23.5kg £130, Comber 5 24.5kg £144, 5 20.5kg £123, Comber 28 24.5kg £144; Newtownards 6 25kg £144, Upper Ballinderry 15 25kg £144, 74 23.5kg £130, Ballygowan 11 26kg £144, Kircubbin 2 28kg £144, 2 27.5kg £135, 23kg £133, Comber 23kg £143, 22kg £140, 2 18kg £111, Lisburn 6 25.5kg £143, 16 22kg £133, Upper Ballinderry 6 23kg £140.5, 5 21kg £123, Comber 9 23kg £140, Millisle 2 24kg £140, Ballynahinch 5 24.5kg £140, 16 22.5kg £133, Strangford 33 23.5kg £138, 11 22kg £131, Crossgar 12 24.5kg £138, Lisburn 11 24kg £136, Newtownards 13 23kg £135.50, Dromara 2 22.5kg £135, Ballygowan 30 21.5kg £133, Whitehead 11 23.5kg £133, Seaforde 18 22kg £130, Carrowdore 19 22.5kg £130, Moira 5 22.5kg £130, Comber 9 22kg £128, Lisburn 7 21.5kg £125.50, Moneyrea 14 21.5kg £125, Crossgar 11 21kg £124, Lisburn 16 22kg £124, Newtownards 10 20.5kg £123, Comber 5 20kg £122.5, 7 20kg £120, 23kg £108, Crossgar 5 21kg £121, Dromara 10 21kg £120, 7 17kg £111, Carrowdore 2 22kg £120, 3 18kg £106, 5 17kg £80, Comber 24 18.5kg £112 and Comber 9 19kg £109.

Fat ewes/rams

Greyabbey 1 £235, Crawfordsburn 2 £184, 1 £155, 1 £84, 2 £68, Crossgar 2 £180, 5 £164, 1 £78, Millisle 5 £178, 3 £146, 2 £130, Ballygowan 5 £177, 4 £130, Upper Ballinderry 2 £170, Upper Ballinderry 2 £168, 1 £122, 1 £120, Lisburn 5 £164, Strangford 1 £160, ram 1 £160; Lisburn 1 £150, Ballygowan 1 £150, 1 £110, Carrowdore 5 £138, Moira 1 £130, Strangford 1 £124, 1 £84, Dromara 8 £120, 3 £110 and Crossgar 2 £120.

Another excellent entry of cattle on Wednesday’s sale, with 100% clearance and a strong trade throughout.

Leading prices

Fats

Annahilt Limousin bull 940kg £288 £2707; Downpatrick bullocks Charolais 720kg £334 £2404, 680kg £338 £2298, Saler 650kg £348 £2262, Charolais 640kg £350 £2240, 640kg £348 £2227, Saler 590kg £340 £2006, cows Saler 540kg £336 £1814, Charolais 620kg £276 £1711, Aberdeen Angus 680kg £240 £1632, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus cows 790kg £292 £2306, 700kg £240 £1680, Aberdeen Angus bull 760kg £298 £2264, Ballynahinch Charolais cows 810kg £280 £2268, 670kg £236 £1581, Ballynahinch Simmental cows 770kg £288 £2217, 750kg £280 £2100, 680kg £264 £1795, Bangor Aberdeen Angus cows 600kg £314 £1884, 570kg £316 £1801, 570kg £300 £1710, 580kg £288 £1670, 500kg £265 £1325, Killinchy Hereford cow 680kg £250 £1700, Newtownards Shorthorn cow 680kg £246 £1672, Comber Friesian cows 740kg £220 £1628, 710kg £212 £1505, 720kg £182 £1310, 510kg £230 £1173, 640kg £174 £1113, 600kg £148 £888, 510kg £150 £765 and Ballygowan cows Irish Moile 620kg £218 £1351, Fleckvieh 650kg £182 £1183.

Suckled calves

Ardglass Limousin bullocks 540kg £2180, 570kg £2130, 560kg £2120, 530kg £2120, 580kg £2070, Limousin heifers 540kg £1780, 490kg £1730, 470kg £1650, 500kg £1650, 470kg £1560, 470kg £1550, 440kg £1490, 470kg £1460, 470kg £1440, 460kg £1300, 440kg £1280, Ballynahinch Hereford bullocks 490kg £1680, 480kg £1530, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus bullocks 460kg £1640, 460kg £1630, 450kg £1590, 430kg £1540, 490kg £1500, 430kg £1460, 420kg £1450, 440kg £1400, 370kg £1340, 370kg £1320, 410kg £1290, Lisburn bullocks Limousin 350kg £1630, Simmental 390kg £1500, Limousin 340kg £1500, Simmental heifer 340kg £1460, Limousin bullock 360kg £1450, Aberdeen Angus heifer 330kg £1170, Comber Limousin bullocks 330kg £1320, 250kg £1100, 230kg £720, Limousin heifer 360kg £1240 and Downpatrick Limousin bullock 250kg £890.

Heifers

Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 630kg £2230, Dromore Limousin 600kg £2100, Carryduff Charolais 600kg £2020, 410kg £1630, 370kg £1540, Downpatrick Limousins 500kg £2000, 460kg £1970, 420kg £1940, 370kg £1780, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 580kg £1780, 460kg £1760, Limousins 450kg £1750, 420kg £1740, Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1710, 450kg £1490, Limousin 360kg £1430, Aberdeen Angus 470kg £1350, 420kg £1330, Ballynahinch Belgian Blues 570kg £1740, 510kg £1620, 450kg £1380, Ballynahinch Salers 540kg £1710, 570kg £1630, 530kg £1400, Killinchy Shorthorn beef 370kg £1560 and Ballygowan Belgian Blues 400kg £1400, 360kg £1360, 340kg £1300, Aberdeen Angus 420kg £1290, Belgian Blue 370kg £1260.

Bullocks

Ballynahinch Charolais 620kg £2330, Limousins 650kg £2320, 660kg £2240, 630kg £2210, Charolais 580kg £2190, Aberdeen Angus 640kg £2180, Limousins 530kg £2160, 550kg £2140, Simmentals 530kg £2120, 550kg £2100, Limousin 560kg £2040, Stabiliser 600kg £1890, Aberdeen Angus 570kg £1870, Charolais 590kg £1860, Aberdeen Angus 530kg £1600, Ballynahinch Simmentals 590kg £2260, 630kg £2250, 590kg £2080, 630kg £2000, Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1860, Dromore Charolais 580kg £2210, Limousin 520kg £2210, Charolais 510kg £2100, 500kg £1900, 490kg £1800, Saintfield Limousins 520kg £1920, 530kg £1880, 510kg £1820, 490kg £1820, 500kg £1700, 490kg £1690, 450kg £1520, Killinchy Charolais 390kg £1850, 470kg £1750, Ballygowan Belgian Blues 420kg £1710, 400kg £1380, 400kg £1300, Ballynahinch Friesians 600kg £1700, 600kg £1680, 620kg £1670, Salers 550kg £1650, 550kg £1650, Friesians 600kg £1640, 620kg £1640, 560kg £1500, 550kg £1500, 590kg £1470, 520kg £1420 and Comber Friesians 630kg £1690, 600kg £1640.