Fat cows selling to a top of £1940 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling bull calves topped to £1170 for a 472kg from Rathfriland farmer.

Fat cows topped £1940 for 916k Charolais.

Heifers topped £1460 for 498k Piemontese.

Bullocks topped at £1600 for 674k Maine Anjou.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £360, Dromara farmer Limousin at £350, Limousin at £345, Aberdeen Angus at £325, Aberdeen Angus at £320, Aberdeen Angus at £280, Hereford at £280, Limousin at £260, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £260 and Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £250.

Heifer calves

Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £370, Newry farmer Simmental at 340, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £285, Newry farmer Simmental at £280, Dromara farmer Limousin at £270, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £270, Aberdeen Angus at £260, Dromara farmer Limousin at £260, Hereford at £250 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £240.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £2.86 pence per kilo, weanling calves sold to super trade.

Rathfriland farmer Hereford 472k at £1170, Hereford 454k at £1100, Hereford 440k at £1090, Dromara farmer Simmental 408k at £1070, Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 368k at £1050, Aberdeen Angus 434k at £1050, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 428k at £1030, Hereford 438k at £990, Dromara farmer Simmental 376k at £970 and Rathfriland farmer Hereford 426k at £960.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £2.91 pence per kilo.

Ballyward farmer Hereford 378k at £1070, Hereford 358k at £1040, Hereford 378kg at £1030, Hereford 386k at £980, Hereford 362k at £960, Hereford 342k at £900, Hereford 358k at £890, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 324k at £860, Aberdeen Angus 294k at £830 and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 350k at £820.

Fat cows

Ballyward farmer Charolais 916k at £1940, Banbridge farmer Friesian 802k at £1300, Newcastle farmer Friesian 764kg at £1160, Dromara farmer Simmental 558k at £1080, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 646k at £940, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 614k at £930, Banbridge farmer Friesian 628k at £920, Friesian 690k at £880, Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 508k at £840 and Rathfriland farmer Limousin 560k at £830.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.94 pence per kilo.

Banbridge farmer Piemontese 498k at £1460, Newry farmer Limousin 440k at £1270, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 510k at £1230, Newry farmer Limousin 424k at £1210, Dromara farmer Hereford 452k at £1200, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 464k at £1110, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 484k at £1100, Aghalee farmer Belgian Blue 442k at £1100, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 418k at £1100 and Banbridge farmer Friesian 508k at £1100.

Bullocks

Bullocks topped to £2.93 pence per kilo, Castlewellan farmer Maine Anjou 674k at £1600, Maine Anjou 592k at £1500, Maine Anjou 592k at £1500, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 556k at £1400, Portadown farmer Belgian Blue 526k at £1340, Annalong farmer Charolais 524k at £1280, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 414k at £1210, Mayobridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 510k at £1200, Annalong farmer Charolais 410k at £1190, Charolais 454k at £1170 and Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 448k at £1160.

Tuesday evening saw a super show of stock and hoggets selling to a flying trade.

With 300 fat ewes selling to a good trade.

Banbridge farmer topped the sale at £9.22 a kilo for 19kg at £175.

Fat ewes topped at £234.

More ewes over the £230 mark this week with plainer ewes from £184 to £194.

Spring lambs

Ballinaskeagh farmer 26.7k at £185, Ballyward farmer 25k at £179, Ballymartin farmer 22.7k at £170, Annalong farmer 21.7k at £164.50, Dromara farmer 23.30k at £163.50, Newcastle farmer 22.5k at £160, Ballymartin farmer 22.4k at £160, Kilkeel farmer 20.5k at £150 and Dromara farmer 20k at £148, 20.4k at £146.

Hoggets

Armagh farmer 30.4k at £186, Downpatrick farmer 32.4k at £184, Katesbridge farmer 31.5k at £180, Castlewellan farmer 29.2k at £180, Newry farmer 29k at £179, Banbridge farmer 40.7k at £175, 19k at £175, Armagh farmer 25.4k at £174, Banbridge farmer 30k at £173 and Banbridge farmer 29.4k at £173.

Fat ewes

Newcastle farmer at £234, Dromara farmer at £232, Kilkeel farmer at £224, Lisburn farmer at £200, Banbridge farmer at £194. Cabra farmer at £193, Rathfriland farmer at £192, Lisburn farmer at £188, Kilkeel farmer at £184 and Ballyroney farmer at £184.

Fat rams

Lisburn farmer at £200, Ballinaskeagh farmer at £178, Castlewellan farmer at £170, Dromore farmer at £148 and Rathfriland farmer at £146.

Ewes and lambs

Dromara farmer at £320, at £310, Kilkeel farmer at £305, Dromara farmer at £300, Kilkeel farmer at £295, at £295 and Dromara farmer at £290.

Farm clearance auction of farm machinery and equipment (due to retirement from livestock farming) on Saturday 27th April at 12 Noon sharp on behalf of Mr George Kennedy.

Please note: The auction will be held on his farm at 27 Ballynafern Road, Banbridge, BT32 5BW.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.