Fat cows selling to a top of £2660 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of almost 500 cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1010 for Aberdeen Angus bull calf for a Downpatrick farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £2080 for a 474kg Limousin from a Lisburn farmer.
Fat cows topped £2660 for 886kg Stabiliser.
Heifers topped at £2380 for 520kg Charolais.
Bullocks topped at £2480 for 680kg Montbeliarde.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1010, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin at £835, Newry farmer Shorthorn at £820, Dromore farmer Friesian at £800, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £790, Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £775, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £765 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £755.
Heifer calves
Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £880, Ballyward farmer Limousin at £800, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £795, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £735, Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £735, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £735, Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £735, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £735 and Ballynahinch farmer Charolais at £735.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo £5.32, Lisburn farmer Limousin 474kg at £2080, Corbet farmer Charolais 384kg at £1980, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 452kg at £1940, Annalong farmer Simmental 460kg at £1790, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 446kg at £1660, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 336kg at £1620, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 462kg at £1610, Annalong farmer Charolais 404kg at £1610, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 394kg at £1590 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 448kg at £1590.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo £5.40, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 572kg at £1890, Belgian Blue 470kg at £1738, Corbet farmer Limousin 304kg at £1620, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 470kg at £1570, Aberdeen Angus 434kg at £1500, Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn 276kg at £1490, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 372kg at £1480, Ballyward farmer Limousin 336kg at £1470 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 398kg at £1440, Belgian Blue 384kg at £1440.
Fat cows
Top price per kilo £4.08 Rathfriland farmer Stabiliser 886kg at £2660, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 876kg at £2630, Lurgan farmer Charolais 716kg at £2510, Limousin 604kg at £2460, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 852kg at £2330, Dromara farmer Hereford 662kg at £2080, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 742kg at £1960, Rathfriland farmer Stabiliser 704kg at £1940, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 670kg at £1830 and Rathfriland farmer Simmental 552kg at £1820.
Heifers
Top price per kilo £4.56, Banbridge farmer Charolais 520kg at £2380, Annaclone farmer Belgian Blue 666kg at £2300, Banbridge farmer Charolais 556kg at £2280, Annaclone farmer Belgian Blue 614kg at £2250, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 612kg at £2100, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 530kg at £2060, Banbridge farmer Charolais 518kg at £2030, Ballymartin farmer Limousin 490kg at £1990, Aberdeen Angus 568kg at £1960 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 544kg at £1940.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo £4.32, Dromara farmer Montbeliarde 680k at £2480, Newry farmer Speckle Park 640kg at £2440, Lisburn farmer Limousin 706kg at £2400, Dromore farmer Limousin 646kg at £2360, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 700kg at £2310, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 668kg at £2300, Aberdeen Angus 636kg at £2290, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 652kg at £2280, Newry farmer Hereford 642kg at £2280 and Dromore farmer Friesian 716kg at £2270.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.
Rathfriland farmer topped the sale at £7.10 a kilo for 16.2kg at £115.
Fat ewes topped at £190.
More ewes over the £178 mark this week with plainer ewes from £112 to £174.
Spring lambs
Mayobridge farmer 32k at £151, Kilkeel farmer 26k at £150, Downpatrick farmer 26.5k at £148.50, 27.7k at £148.50, Newcastle farmer 26k at £148, Rathfriland farmer 27.5k at £147.50, Newry farmer 24.4k at £146, Magheragh farmer 26.7k at £146 and Kilkeel farmer 24.5k at £145.50.
Fat ewes
Portadown farmer at £190, Mayobridge farmer at £178, Ballyward farmer at £174, Banbridge farmer at £174, Annaclone farmer at £170, Katesbridge farmer at £140, Banbridge farmer at £140 and Dromara farmer at £136, at £112.
Fat rams
Banbridge farmer at £155, at £142.50 and at £130.