Fat cows selling to a top of £2300 at Rathfriland Co-op
Good show of cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1220 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Annalong farmer.
Weanling heifers calves topped to £1860 for a 389kg Charolais from a Hillsborough farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2300 for 741kg Limousin.
Dairy springing heifer topped at £1940.
Heifers topped at £1960 for 552kg Aberdeen Angus.
Bullocks topped at £1910 for 560kg Aberdeen Angus.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Annalong farmer Belgian Blue at £1220, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1170, Belgian Blue at £1160, Belgian Blue at £1150, Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £950, Friesian at £830, Ballygowan farmer Belgian Blue at £810 and Saintfield farmer Hereford at £780, Belgian Blue at £760.
Heifer calves
Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1040, Belgian Blue at £1030, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1020, Ballyward farmer Charolais at £1020, Seaforde farmer Belgian Blue at £980, Belgian Blue at £970, Ballygowan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £830, Belgian Blue at £770, Portaferry farmer Simmental at £720 and Seaforde farmer Charolais at £700.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.80 Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 492k at £1860, Newcastle farmer Charolais 465k at £1730, Charolais 496k at £1720, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue 448k at £1620, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 506k at £1600, Saintfield farmer Hereford 420kg at £1560, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 358kg at £1540, Dromore farmer Charolais 348kg at £1510, Belgian Blue 421k at £1490, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 377kg at £1490, Aberdeen Angus 407k at £1490 and Dromore farmer Hereford 490k at £1480.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £4.78, Newcastle farmer Charolais 389kg at £1860, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 461kg at £1670, Fleckvieh 422kg at £1600, Belgian Blue 410kg at £1530, Fleckvieh 389k at £1510, Belgian Blue 376k at £1470, Hillsborough farmer Hereford 367k at £1460, Newcastle farmer Charolais 398k at £1440 and Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 408k at £1440 and Fleckvieh 401k at £1400.
Fats cows
Kilkeel farmer Limousin 741k at £2300, Simmental 844k at £2280, Ballyroney farmer Charolais 734km at £2000, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 717k at £1990 and Katesbridge farmer Friesian 798k at £1940, Shorthorn 575k at £1680.
Fat bulls
Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 612k at £1740.
Dairy springer
Annalone farmer Friesian at £1940.
Heifer
Top price per kilo at £4.03 Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 552kg at £1960, Aberdeen Angus 561kg at £1940, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 580kg at £1880, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 535kg at £1800, Aberdeen Angus 479kg at £1770, Belgian Blue 574kg at £1740, Aberdeen Angus 532k at £1700, Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 550k at £1640, Simmental 487k at £1600 and Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Blue 403k at £1440.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.13, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 560k at £1910, Aberdeen Angus 577kg at £1910, Speckle Park 474kg at £1900, Crossmaglen farmer Shorthorn 654kg at £1840, Banbridge farmer Charolais 435kg at £1800, Poyntzpass farmer Hol 504k at £1800, Banbridge farmer Charolais 485k at £1740, Aberdeen Angus 475k at £1700, Crossmaglen farmer Friesian 567k at £1700 and Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 526k at £1690.
Tuesday evening saw good entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade last week again.
Ballyward farmer topped the sale at £9.37 a kilo for 19kg at £178.
Fat ewes topped at £268.
Strong ewes over the £254 mark this week with plainer ewes from £208 to £226.
Spring lambs
Newcastle farmer 26.8k at £219, Portadown farmer 27k at £215, Dromara farmer 27k at £208, Ballymartin farmer 36k at £205, Ballyward farmer 27k at £200, Newry farmer 25.2k at £199, Ballyward farmer 27.3k at £196, Katesbridge farmer 23.4k at £195.50, Rathfriland farmer 24.4k at £195 and Kilkeel farmer 24.3k at £195.
Fat ewes
Katesbridge farmer at £268, Hilltown farmer at £254, Bryansford farmer at £226, Banbridge farmer at £222, Rathfriland farmer at £218, Ashfield farmer at £218, Poyntzpass farmer at £210, Kilkeel farmer at £210, Banbridge farmer at £210 and Tandragee farmer at £208.
Fat rams
Hilltown farmer at £208 and Ballynahinch farmer at £188.