Excellent trade for fat cattle at Saintfield

FAT CATTLE; 75 fats sold to another excellent trade, topping at £1986 for a 1290kg AA Bull, £154 per 100kg. Cows sold to £1875 for a 860kg Lim, £218 per 100kg. Lighter cows sold to £235 per 100kg - 650kg £1527 for a Char. Fr Cows sold to £1237 for a 750kg, £165 per 100kg.

Leading Prices; Castlereagh Producer AA Bull 1290kg £154 £1986, Dromara Producer Lim Cows 860kg £218 £1875, 750kg £175 £1312, Ballynahinch producer BB Cow 980kg £188 £1842, Lim Cows 710kg £ 191 £1356, 710kg £185 £1313, Downpatrick Producer Char Bull 1180kg £144 £1699, Kircubbin Producer Char Cow 670kg £228 £1527, Lim Cow 660kg £219 £1445, Dromara Producer Char Cow 650kg £235 £1527, DAQ Cow 620kg £170 £1054, Comber Producer MB Bullocks 730kg £208 £1518, 700kg £215 £1505, 700kg £214 £1498, 660kg £214 £1412, Lisburn Producer AA Cows 670kg £220 £1474, 700kg £180 £1260, 670kg £180 £1206, 560kg £213 £1192, Castlereagh Producer AA Cow 770kg £184 £1416, Clough Producer Lim Cow 730kg £192 £1401, Sim Cows 620kg £186 £1153, 600kg £178 £1068, Hillsborough Producer Lim Cow 750kg £184 £1380, Ballynahinch Producer Her Cows 630kg £215 £1354, 630kg £190 £1197, Ballygowan Producer Her Cows 730kg £181 £1321, 700kg £172 £1204, Groomsport Producer AA Cow 790kg £164 £1295, Lisburn Producer Fr Cow 750kg £165 £1237, AYR Cow 750kg £136 £1020, Crossgar Producer Lim Cow 580kg £212 £1229, Downpatrick Producer HOl Bull 720kg £166 £1195, Newtownards producer Fr Cows 740kg £154 £1140, 720kg £158 £1138, Castlereagh Producer Fr Cows 690kg £151 £1041, 660kg £152 £1003.

BULLOCKS; over 100 Bullocks sold to £1570 for a 700kg Sim (225) Lighter sorts sold to £1460 for a 530kg BB (276)

Leading Prices; Saintfield producer Sims&Lims 700kg £1570, 570kg £1480, 600kg £1470, 600kg £1460, 610kg £1460, 600kg £1400, 600kg £1360, 580kg £1340, Saintfield producer Hers 630kg £1280, 620kg £1470, 640kg £1420, 580kg £1395, 600kg £1385, 600kg £1355, 550kg £1300, 580kg £1255, 550kg £1240, 510kg £1170, Ballynahinch producer Chars&BBs 530kg £1460, 550kg £1460, 530kg £1360, 490kg £1280, 460kg £1260, 500kg £1250, 490kg £1210, 490kg £1200, Comber producer BBs 600kg £1380, 600kg £1260, 530kg £1235, Belfast producer Chars 520kg £1350, 490kg £1290, 530kg £1255, 540kg £1255, 540kg £1240, 530kg £1235, 500kg £1205, Crossgar producer Sims 530kg £1240, 500kg £1200, 540kg £1200, 500kg £1160, Bangor producer BBs 490kg £1190, 460kg £1050, Ballynahinch producer Chars 460kg £1140, 450kg £1170, 440kg £1000.

HEIFERS; sold to £1320 for a 480kg Lim (275)

Leading Prices; Downpatrick producer Lims 480kg £1320, 490kg £1295, 470kg £1215, Downpatrick producer Chars 520kg £1230, 490kg £1125, Comber producer BB 600kg £1200, Bangor producer BGA 470kg £1050, AAs 470kg £1050, 450kg £1040, 480kg £1040, 450kg £1035.

SUCKLED CALVES; 90 sold to £1110 for a 440kg Lim Heifer (252) with lighter heifers from the same pen selling to £1000 for a 350kg (286)

Leading Prices; Ballygowan producer Lim Heifers 440kg £1110, 430kg £1090, 400kg £1010, 350kg £1000, 360kg £940, 350kg £935, 300kg £850, 320kg £850, Hillsborough producer Lim Heifers 380kg £1050, 400kg £1050, 320kg £865, 400kg £1040, 380kg £960.

DROPPED CALVES; 75 drops sold to £305 for a BB Heifer.