Good show of cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1050 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Rathfriland farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1760 for a 381kg Charolais from a Rathfriland farmer.

Fat cows topped at £1800 for 693kg Limousin.

Heifers topped at £1870 for 602kg Belgian Blue

Bullocks topped at £1780 for 626kg Aberdeen Angus.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £1050, Friesian at £1000, Ballygowan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £980, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue at £940, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £935, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £900, Dromore farmer Charolais at £900, Charolais at £890, Charolais at £880 and Scarva farmer Belgian Blue at £880.

Heifer calves

Ballygowan farmer Belgian Blue at £920, Scarva farmer Belgian Blue at £910, Dromore farmer Charolais at £880, Ballyward farmer Charolais at £870, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £850, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £840, Dromore farmer Charolais at £770, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £750, Ballygowan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £750 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £700.

Weanling male calves

Top price per kilo at £5.48 Ardaragh farmer Charolais 381k at £1760, Armagh farmer Hereford 447k at £1700, Ardaragh farmer Charolais 386k at £1690, Katesbridge farmer Shorthorn 472k at £1680, Ardaragh farmer Charolais 371k at £1630, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 410kg at £1600, Armagh farmer Hereford 394kg at £1580, Armagh farmer Hereford 394kg at £1580, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 492k at £1570, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 288kg at £1560 and Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 374k at £1550.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo at £5.35, Waringstown farmer Hereford 415kg at £1680, Hereford 468kg at £1540, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 303kg at £1520, Lisburn farmer Limousin 347kg at £1500, Waringstown farmer Hereford 459k at £1460, Cullyhanna farmer Aberdeen Angus 381k at £144, Lisburn farmer Limousin 331k at £1430, Cullyhanna farmer Aberdeen Angus 366k at £1420, Waringstown farmer Hereford 369k at £1400 and Mayobridge farmer Belgian Blue 378k at £1390.

Fats cows

Ballymartin farmer Limousin 693k at £1880, Kilkeel farmer Aubrac 471k at £1780, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 631kg at £1740, Kilkeel farmer Aubrac 469k at £1710, Waringstown farmer Hereford 665k at £1660, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 623k at £1580 and Banbridge farmer Holstein 666k at £1520, Holstein 675k at £1460, Holstein 616k at £1440, Norwegian Red 671k at £1320.

Breeding bulls

Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1980.

Fat bulls

Dromore farmer Limousin 738k at £2570, Belgian Blue 732k at £2500 and Limousin 819k at £2450.

Dairy bull

Rathfriland farmer Holstein at £2100.

Heifer

Top price per kilo at £4.12 Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 602kg at £1870, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 546kg at £1670, Banbridge farmer Charolais 425kg at £1590, Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 438kg at £1580, Banbridge farmer Hereford 487kg at £1580, Hereford 482kg at £1570, Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 402k at £1520, Banbridge farmer Charolais 383k at £1500, Limousin 355k at £1460 and Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 401k at £1640.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.03, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 626k at £1780, Limousin 503kg at £1780, Simmental 455kg at £1700, Jerrettspass farmer Aberdeen Angus 404kg at £1630, Aberdeen Angus 419kg at £1610, Aberdeen Angus 422k at £1600, Aberdeen Angus 421k at £1450 and Newry farmer Friesian 444k at £1380, Friesian 429k at £1260, Friesian 396k at £1140.

Tuesday evening saw good entry of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

Hilltown farmer topped the sale at £8.40 a kilo for 20.9kg at £174.50.

Fat ewes topped at £230.

Strong ewes over the £226 mark last week with plainer ewes from £186 to £218.

Spring lambs

Newry farmer 30k at £209, Waringstown farmer 31k at £201, 26.5k at £198, Crossgar farmer 23.9k at £197, Crossgar farmer 27k at £194, Dromore farmer 23.7k at £190.50, Newcastle farmer 36k at £190, Ballyward farmer 23.2k at £189, Ballynahinch farmer 23.5k at £189 and Newcastle farmer 24k at £189.

Fat ewes

Katesbridge farmer at £230, Dromara farmer at £226, at £218, at £216, Dromore farmer at £214, Corbet farmer at £212, Dromore farmer at £212, Ballyward farmer at £190, Ballymartin farmer at £188 and Lurgan farmer at £186.

Fat rams

Rathfriland farmer at £194, at £166 and at £160.

Ewes and lambs

Annaclone farmer at £300, at £270, at £250 and at £250.