Fat bulls sells to a top of £1810 at Rathfriland Co-Op
Seasonal entry of cattle in town last friday with the online buyers being very active.
The dropped calf section contained calves up to two months old.
Topped to £560 for Simmental bull calf for a Katesbridge farmer.
Weanling calves sold to £770 for a 238k Limousin from Ballynahinch farmer.
Fat cows topped £1810 for 1038k Hereford.
Suckler cows topped £1560.
Heifers topped £1350 for 618k Shorthorn.
Bullocks topped at £1370 for 600k Belgian Blue.
Dropped calves and young stock
bull calves
Katesbridge farmer Simmental at £560, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £340, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £270, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £265, Aberdeen Angus at £265, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue at £245, Belgian Blue at £230, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus at £225, Dromore farmer Simmental at £205 and Castlewellan farmer Shorthorn at £200.
Heifer calves
Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £320, Belgian Blue at £275, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £250, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £240, Belgian Blue at £230, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £190, Newcastle farmer Belgian Blue at £190, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £190, Newcastle farmer Hereford at £180 and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £165.
Weanling male calves
Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 238k at £770 (324), Charolais 204k at £650 (319), Limousin 236k at £735 (312), Ballymartin farmer Belgian Blue 156k at £350 (225), Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 238k at £770, Limousin 236k at £735, Charolais 204k at £650, Rathfriland farmer Friesian 335k at £490, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 194k at £385, Aberdeen Angus 194k at £340, Belgian Blue 160k at £355, Belgian Blue 156k at £350 and Rathfriland farmer Friesian 282k at £340.
Weanling heifer calves
Newry farmer Limousin 310k at £710, Ballymartin farmer Belgian Blue 258k at £540, Newry farmer Limousin 268k at £540 and Ballymartin farmer Belgian Blue 242k at £440, Aberdeen Angus 182k at £250.
Fat cows
Fat cow sold to a flying trade, Waringstown farmer Hereford bull 1038k at £1810, Blonde d'Aquitaine d'Aquitaine 666k at £1150, Castlewellan farmer Fleckvieh 684k at £1135, Waringstown farmer Hereford 614k at £950 and Castlewellan farmer Montbeliarde 522k at £650.
Suckler cows
Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £1560, Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £1300.
Store heifers
Dromore farmer Shorthorn 618k at £1350, Ballyroney farmer European Aberdeen Angus 622k at £1350, European Aberdeen Angus 602k at £1290, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 566k at £1290, Hereford 592k at £1290, Belgian Blue 620k at £1270, Ballyroney farmer Belgian Blue 542k at £1260, Castlewellan farmer Montbeliarde 552k at £1250, Dromore farmer Hereford 548k at £1180 and Ballyroney farmer European Aberdeen Angus 534k at £1140.
Bullocks
Ballyroney farmer Belgian Blue 600k at £1370, Belgian Blue 576k at £1260, Belgian Blue 566k at £1180, European Aberdeen Angus 518k at £1080, Belgian Blue 462k at £980, Downpatrick farmer Piemontese 454k at £850 and Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 420k at £820, Friesian 406k at £740, Friesian 412k at £720, Friesian 430k at £660.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
Tuesday evening saw a seasonal show of stock and lambs selling to a steady trade.
Fat ewes selling to a good trade last week again.
Loughbrickland farmer topped the sale at £4.84 a kilo for 19kg at £92.
Fat ewes topped at £140 for a Texel ewe from a Rathfriland farmer.
More ewes over the £120 mark this week with plainer ewes from £95 to £100.
Spring lambs
Downpatrick farmer 26.6k at £116, 26k Ballynahinch farmer 26kg at £116, 23.5k at £110, Dromara farmer 23.5k at £110, Annaclone farmer 23.2kg at £107, Banbridge farmer 22.4k at £105, Katesbridge farmer 23k at £105. Rathfriland farmer 22k at £105, Bryansford farmer 22.4k at £105 and Rathfriland farmer 22.2k at £103.50.
Fat ewes
Raathfriland farmer: £140, at £130, Annaclone farmer at £129, Hilltown farmer at £126, Moy farmer at £126, at £124, Annaclone farmer at £103, Moy farmer at £100, Ballynahinch farmer at £99 and Hilltown farmer £95.
Fat rams
Ballynahinch farmer at £110.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.