Almost 700 cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old. topped to £1140 for Aberdeen Angus heifer calf for a Belfast farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £2180 for a 446kg Limousin from a Banbridge farmer.

Fat cows topped at £2940 For 792kg Charolais.

Springing cows topped at £2280.

Fat bulls topped at £2950.

Heifers topped at £2250 for 662kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £2200 for 6658kg Aberdeen Angus.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Katesbridge farmer Hereford at £1130, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £1130, Katesbridge farmer Hereford at £1130, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £1110, Kikcoo farmer Friesian at £1110, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1100, Katesbridge farmer Montbeliarde at £1100 and Mayobridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1100.

Heifer calves

Belfast farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1040, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £1100, Belgian Blue at £1070, Belfast farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1040, Aberdeen Angus at £990, Lisburn farmer Belgian Blue at £970 and Newry farmer Belgian Blue at £950.

Weanlings

Male calves

Top price per kilo at £5.55 Banbridge farmer Limousin 446k at £2180, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 472k at £2090, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 523k at £2090, Ballyward farmer Limousin 400k at £1930, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 479k at £1910, Ballyward farmer Limousin 422kg at £1910, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 539kg at £1910, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 485kg at £1900, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 465k at £1870 and Rathfriland farmer Charolais 462kg at £1850.

Weanling heifer calves

Top price per Kilo at £5.54, Ballyward farmer Limousin 391kg at £1940, Limousin 411kg at £1880, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 547kg at £1820, Banbridge farmer Limousin 363kg at £1760, Ballyward farmer Limousin 343k at £1740, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 440k at £1700, Ballyward farmer Limousin 333k at £1690, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 456k at £1600, Aberdeen Angus 394k at £1590 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 419k at £1590.

Fats cows

Katesbridge farmer Charolais 792k at £2940, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 766k at £2440, Limousin 769k at £2280, Dromara farmer Hereford 746k at £2040, Banbridge farmer Holstein 690k at £1940, Banbridge farmer Limousin 713k at £1800, Limousin 570k at £1770, Annalong farmer Charolais 562k at £1750, Waringstown farmer Shorthorn 742k at £1740 and Annalong farmer Belgian Blue 597k at £1590.

Fat bulls

Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 860k at £2950 and Ballyward farmer Hereford 506k at £1680.

Spinging cows

Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £2280 and Aberdeen Angus at £2100.

Heifers

Top price per kilo at £4.62, Dromara farmer Limousin 662kg at £2250, Limousin 649kg at £2200, Limousin 607kg at £2100, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 645kg at £2060, Aberdeen Angus 594kg at £2000, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 616kg at £2000, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 620kg at £2000, Dromara farmer Limousin 587kg at £2000, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 633k at £2000 and Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Blue 493k at £1940.

Bullocks

Top price per kilo at £4.24, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 658k at £2200, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 611kg at £2190, Crossgar farmer Limousin 662kg at £2150, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 564kg at £2130, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 615kg at £2100, Banbridge farmer Limousin 558k at £2100, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 546k at £2090, Newcastle farmer Aberdeen Angus 818k at £2080 and Kilkeel farmer Aubrac 558k at £2070.

Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £9.27 a kilo for 20.5kg at £190.

Fat ewes topped at £302.

More ewes over the £292 mark this week with plainer ewes from £248 to £280.

Spring lambs

Newry farmer 31k at £198, Ballyward farmer 23k at £181, Jerrettspass farmer 22.2k at £180, Rathfriland farmer 25.5k at £175, Katesbridge farmer 24.5k at £173, Ballyward farmer 23k at £170, Newry farmer 23.7k at £170, Rathfriland farmer 23k at £170, Rathfriland farmer 23.5k at £170 and Ballyward farmer 21.9k at £166.

Hoggets

Rathfriland farmer 30.7k at £198, Rathfriland farmer 32k at £197, Portadown farmer 31k at £196, Katesbridge farmer 32.2k at £192, Rathfriland farmer 29k at £192, Cabra farmer 30k at £190, Banbridge farmer 35k at £189, Portadown farmer 28.3k at £188, Rostrevor farmer 31k at £184 and Armagh farmer 27.2 at £182.

Fat ewes

Banbridge farmer at £348, Banbridge farmer at £348, Rathfriland farmer at £334, Rathfriland farmer at £332, Kilkeel farmer at £326, Dromara farmer at £310, Downpatrick farmer at £308, Newry farmer at £304, Banbridge farmer at £296 and Newry farmer at £288.

Fat rams

Rathfriland farmer at £226, Rathfriland farmer at £194 and Dromore farmer at £174.

Ewes and lambs

Ballynahinch farmer at £445, at £440, at £415, Rathfriland farmer at £375, Kilkeel farmer at £370, Tandragee farmer at £360 and Newry farmer at £355.