Fat cows selling to a top of £2570 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling bull calves topped to £1750 for a 460kg Belgian Blue from a Keady farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2570 for 824kg Charolais.

Dairy stock topped at £2500.

Heifers topped at £2300 for 822kg Belgian Blue.

Bullocks topped at £2280 for 688kg Hereford.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1050, Aberdeen Angus at £1020, Aberdeen Angus at £1000, Aberdeen Angus at £990, Aberdeen Angus at £980, Aberdeen Angus at £970, Friesian at £950, Aberdeen Angus at £910, Aberdeen Angus at £900 and Aberdeen Angus at £890,

Heifer calves

Ballynahinch farmer Hereford at £890, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £870, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £840, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £820, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £790, Aberdeen Angus at £7800, Aberdeen Angus at £770, Belgian Blue at £750 and Cabra farmer Aberdeen Angus at £710, Aberdeen Angus at £700,

Weanling male calves

Top price per kilo £5.80, Keady farmer Belgian Blue 460kg at £1750, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 476kg at £1640, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 356kg at £1620, Hilltown farmer Simmental 372kg at £1590, Simmental 368kg at £1580, Keady farmer Irish Moiled 390kg at £1570, Belgian Blue 390kg at £1540, Clough farmer Holstein 534kg at £1520, Keady farmer Montebeliarde 402kg at £1500 and Castlewellan farmer Charolais 346kg at £1500,

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per kilo £5.32, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 428kg at £1590, Keady farmer Charolais 356kg at £1500, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus 406kg at £1500, Dromara farmer Limousin 358kg at £1500, Keady farmer Charolais 352kg at £1480, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 310kg at £1460, Belgian Blue 386kg at £1460, portadown farmer Blonde 296kg at £1400, Cullyhanna farmer Charolais 288kg at £1370 and Portadown farmer Blonde 294kg at £1360.

Fat cows

Top price per kilo £2.88 Downpatrick farmer Charolais 824kg at £2570, Limousin 782kg at £2460, Dromara farmer Blonde 812kg at £2400, Dromara farmer Limousin 762kg at £2060, Ballynahinch farmer Friesian 810kg at £1950, Castlewellan farmer Simmental 800kg at £1930, Lurgan farmer Charolais 856kg at £1840, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 720kg at £1750, Lurgan farmer Simmental 664kg at £1700, Simmental 638kg at £1700 and Annalong farmer Fleckvieh 680kg at £1600.

Dairy stock

Castlewellan farmer Friesian at £2500 and Holstein at £2360.

Heifers

Top price per kilo £4.60, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 822kg at £2300, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 568kg at £2060, Dromara farmer Limousin 516kg at £1900, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 512kg at £1900, Dromara farmer Charolais 586kg at £1890, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 462kg at £1870, Shorthorn 560kg at £1860, Limousin 502kg at £1860, Rathfriland farmer Holstein 592kg at £1850 and Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 564kg at £1800.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo £4.33, Annalong farmer Hereford 688k at £2280, Annalong 678kg at £2270, Hereford 636kg at £2220, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 616kg at £2080, Aberdeen Angus 630kg at £2080, Katesbridge farmer 514kg at £2020 and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 566kg at £1980, Limousin 534kg at £1910, Aberdeen Angus 488kg at £1880, Limousin 452kg at £1750.

Tuesday evening saw smaller show of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Kilcoo farmer topped the sale at £6.17 a kilo for 19.6kg at £102.50.

Fat ewes topped at £170.

More ewes over the £160 mark this week with plainer ewes from £144 to £154.

Spring lambs

Maze farmer 34k at £147.50, Rathfriland farmer 31k at £144, Katesbridge farmer 26.8k at £133, Crossmaglen farmer 30.5k at £132.50, 27.4k at £131.50, Maze farmer 28k at £130.50, Loughbrickland farmer 26.7k at £130, Rathfriland farmer 26.8k at £130, Rathfriland farmer 26k at £129.50 and Loughbrickland farmer 27.9k at £129.

Fat ewes

Dromara farmer at £170, at £160, Maze farmer at £154, Hilltown farmer at £154, Kilkeel farmer at £152, Dromara farmer at £150, Maze farmer at £150, Kilkeel farmer at £148 and Dromara farmer at £148, at £144.

Fat rams

Kilkeel farmer at £132.