Fat cows selling to £1320 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Another good entry of cattle on Friday with the online buyers being very active again.

The dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old.

Topped to £500 for Belgian Blue heifer calf for a Rathfriland farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £1000 for a 482k Charolais bull from Dromara farmer. heifers topped at £1390 for 688k Aberdeen Angus and bullocks topped at £1270 for 500k Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves: Ballynahinch farmer Limousin at £450, Dromara farmer Simmental at £410, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £370, Rathfrialnd farmer Hereford at £370, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £360, Lurgan farmer Aberdeen Angus £350, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £330, Clough farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £325, Donaghmore farmer: Limousin at £310 and Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £300.

Friesian calves £260, £145, £110, £85 and £70.

Heifer calves: Rathfrialnd farmer Belgian Blue at £500, Belgian Blue £495, Belgian Blue £490, Belgian Blue £480, Belgian Blue £455, Belgian Blue £440, Rathfriland farmer Hereford at £435, Dromara farmer Simmental at £430, Rathfriland farmer: Hereford at £415, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £390, Seaforde farmer Limousin at £360 and Dromara farmer: Belgian Blue at £350.

Weanling male calves: Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 178k at £500 (281ppk), Aberdeen Angus 196k at £530 (271ppk), Aberdeen Angus 200k at £525 (263ppk); Dromara farmer Hereford 188k at £480 (255ppk); Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 212k at £535 (253ppk), Aberdeen Angus 208k at £510 (245ppk), Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 304k at £740 (243ppk) Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 350k at £850 (243ppk), Dromara farmer Charolais 482k at £1000, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 464k at £930, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 450k at £915, Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 350k at £850, Annalong farmer Aberdeen Angus 370k at £740, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 304k at £740, Aramgh farmer Shorthorn 364k at £740, Dromara farmer Charolais 432k at £720 and Annalong farmer Hereford 376k at £710, Limousin 376k at £710.

Weanling heifer calves: Castlewellan farmer Limousin 322k at £830 (250ppk) Charolais 336k at £830 (247ppk), Charolais 304k at £690 (227ppk), Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 338k at £750 (222ppk), Dromara farmer Hereford 222k at £480 (216ppk) Kilkeel farmer Limousin 320k at £670 (210ppk), Dromara farmer Hereford 266k at £545 (205ppk) Castlewellan farmer Limousin 332k at £830, Charolais 336k at £830, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 338k at £750, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 304k at £690, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 320k at £670, Ballymartin farmer Hereford 354k at £640, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 308k at £600, Annalong farmer Hereford 280k at £570 and Dromara farmer Hereford 266k at £545.

Fat cows: Newcastle farmer Friesian 802k at £1320 (162), Ballyward farmer Friesian 796k at £1240 (155), Friesian 692k at £1010, (146) Friesian 654k at £980, (150) and Newcastle farmer Friesian 722k at £980 (1136), Friesian 672k at £920 (137).

Cows and calves: Ballynahinch farmer Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £1360.

Heifers: Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 340k at £625 (184ppk), Aberdeen Angus 380k at £695 (183ppk) Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 454k at £830 (182ppk), Dromara farmer Hereford 356k at £650 (183ppk), Loughbrickland farmer Belgian Blue 434k at £790 (182ppk), Mayobridge farmer Shorthorn 382k at £690 (181ppk), Bryansford farmer Aberdeen Angus 688k at £1390, Aramgh farmer Shorthorn 694k at £1290, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 626k at £1280, Aramgh farmer Shorthorn 600k at £1130, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 502k at £1130, Dromore farmer Limousin 506k at £1130, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 552k at £1120, Dromara farmer Fleckvieh 634k at £1110, Friesian 590k at £1030 and Castlewellan farmer Simmental 492k at £1010.

Bullocks: Ballyward farmer Limousin 500k at £1270 (254ppk), Loughbrickland farmer Aberdeen Angus 406k at £880 (217ppk), Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 408k at £850 (208ppk), Castlewellan farmer Limousin 482k at £980 (203ppk), Loughbrickland farmer Shorthorn 564k at £1145 (203ppk), Rathfriland farmer Hereford 400k at £800 (200ppk), Ballyward farmer Limousin 500k at £1270, Belgian Blue 624k at £1200, Loughbrickland farmer Shorthorn 564k at £1145, Drumgreenagh farmer Friesian 592k at £1040, Loughbrickland farmer Aberdeen Angus 526k at £990, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 482k at £980, Aramgh farmer Friesian 546k at £965, Loughbrickland farmer Shorthorn 504k at £960, Aramgh farmer Friesian 552k at £950 and Banbridge farmer Friesian 568k at £950.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw good show of stock and all stock sold to a fantastic trade.

Fat ewes selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Downpatrick farmer topped the sale at £6.38 a kilo for 21kg at £134.

Fat ewes topped at £183 for Texel ewe from a Castlwellan farmer.

More ewes over the £146 mark this week with plainer ewes from £100 to £130 each.

Light lambs

Dromara farmer: 18k at £104, Banbridge farmer: 19k at £114. Dromara farmer: 20k at £118.

Spring lambs

Bryansford farmer 24.4k at £137, Ballynahinch farmer 25k at £136, Kilkeel farmer 23.5k at £135, Dromara farmer 22.8k at £135, Ballynahinch farmer 22.9k at £132, Ballinderry farmer 23k at £131, Dromara farmer 22k at £130, Dysart farmer 21.7k at £130, Hilltown farmer 21.5k at £130 and Downpatrick farmer 21.4k at £130.

Heavy hoggets

Dromara farmer: 31.4k at £146, Seaforde farmer: 21k at £134, Newry farmer 28k at £132, Kilkeel farmer: 32k at £132, Newry farmer: 37k at £132, Castlewellan farmer 25.4k at £132, 37.4k at £124, Hilltown farmer 24.5k at £118, Castlewellan farmer 20k at £118 and Banbridge farmer 18k at £100.

Fat ewes

Castlewellan farmer: £183, Dromara farmer: £161, Waringstown farmer: £156, Banbridge farmer: £156, Magheragal farmer: £154, Rathfriland farmer: £148, Dromara farmer: £146, Newry farmer £144, Dromara farmer £144 and Castlewellan farmer £140.

Fat rams

Ballinaskeagh farmer £163, Rathfriland farmer £135 and Banbridge farmer £116.

Ewes and lambs

Castlewellan farmer £270, £260, £225, £220 and £205.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.