Fat cows selling to a top of £2940 at Rathfriland Co-op
Good show of cattle in town last Friday at Rathfriland with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1180 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Ballyward farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1930 for a 515kg Charolais from a Kilcoo farmer.
Fat cows topped at £2940 for 777kg Charolais.
Fat bull topped at £2100.
Springing cows topped at £2800.
Dairy cows topped at £2580.
Heifers topped at £2150 for 641kg Aberdeen Angus.
Bullocks topped at £2270 for 674kg Belgian Blue.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Ballyward farmer Simmental at £1180, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1090, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1010, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £870, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus at £810, Saintfield farmer Hereford at £810, Katesbridge farmer Hereford at £810, Hereford at £800 and Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £790.
Heifer calves
Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £1000, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £960, Aberdeen Angus at £900, Aberdeen Angus at £820, Aberdeen Angus at £810, Aberdeen Angus at £770, Katesbridge farmer Hereford at £750 and Saintfield farmer Hereford at £750, Hereford at £740.
Weanling male calves
Top price per kilo at £5.13, Kilcoo farmer Charolais 515k at £1930, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 406k at £1840, Kilcoo farmer Limousin 490k at £1800, Armagh farmer Hereford 438k at £1800, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 404k at £1800, Limousin 423kg at £1760, Kilcoo farmer Limousin 447kg at £1760, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 415kg at £1760 and Armagh farmer Charolais 397k at £1740, Charolais 405kg at £1730.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo at £4.62, Ardaragh farmer Charolais 396kg at £1750, Charolais 433kg at £1740, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 401kg at £1690, Charolais 422kg at £1670, Charolais 408k at £1560, Aberdeen Angus 477k at £1500, Charolais 359k at £1500, Aberdeen Angus 443k at £1470, Aberdeen Angus 463k at £1460 and Ardaragh farmer Charolais 357k at £1450.
Fats cows
Ballyward farmer Charolais 777k at £2940, Limousin 757k at £2800, Charolais 788 at £2610 and Loughbrickland farmer Shorthorn 693k at £1580.
Fat bulls
Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 604k at £2100 and Aberdeen Angus 595k at £1920.
Suckler cows
Ballyward farmer Limousin springing cow at £2800 and Loughbrickland farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Hereford at £2620.
Dairy cows
Katesbridge farmer Friesian at £2580, Friesian at £2550, Friesian at £2400, Friesian at £2320, Friesian at £2320, Friesian at £2250, Friesian at £2200 and Friesian at £1950.
Heifers
Top price per kilo at £4.11, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 641kg at £2150, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 544kg at £2140, Loughbrickland farmer Shorthorn 615kg at £2130, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 600kg at £2060, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 582kg at £1970, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 561kg at £1960, Hereford 561k at £1810, Charolais 590k at £1800, Ballyward farmer Charolais 536k at £1790 and Rathfriland farmer Limousin 429k at £1760.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo at £4.02, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue 674k at £2270, Newry farmer Belgian Blue 627kg at £2250, Belgian Blue 611kg at £2180, Saintfield farmer Charolais 594kg at £2180, Charolais 625kg at £2120, Belgian Blue 628k at £2100, Belgian Blue 602k at £2080, Belgian Blue 584k at £2080, Belgian Blue 630k at £2060 and Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 574k at £2060.
Tuesday evening saw good entry of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.
Castlewellan farmer topped the sale at £8.53 a kilo for 9.5kg at £81.
Fat ewes topped at £214.
Strong ewes over the £212 mark last week with plainer ewes from £184 to £206.
Spring lambs
Downpatrick farmer 37k at £194, Mayobridge farmer 26.4k at £187.50, Portadown farmer 27.4k at £184.50, Dromara farmer 26k at £179.50, Downpatrick farmer 31.5k at £179, Seapatrick farmer 24.9k at £176.50, Newry farmer 26.2k at £175.50, Portadown farmer 23.4k at £174.50, Kilkeel farmer 25k at £173 and Ballinaskeagh farmer 24.4k at £169.50.
Fat ewes
Warrenpoint farmer at £214, Kilkeel farmer at £212, Rathfriland farmer at £206, Kilkeel farmer at £198, Dromara farmer at £196, Portadown farmer at £196, Kilcoo farmer at £194, Ardaragh farmer at £188, Rathfriland farmer at £184 and Warrenpoint farmer at £184.
Fat rams
Kilkeel farmer at £230, Cabra farmer at £176 and Rathfriland farmer at £222.