Fat ewes sell to £214 at Hilltown Saleyard

Ewes: Ballyward farmer £148, Ballyward farmer £144, Hilltown farmer £137, Kilkeel farmer £134, Burren farmer £130, Kilcoo farmer £129, Hilltown farmer £118, Kilkeel farmer £118, Kilkeel farmer £116, Kilcoo farmer £100, Burren farmer £99 and Hilltown farmer £98.

Fat lambs: Hilltown farmer £129 for 29kg (444ppk), Ballyward farmer £125 for 27.6kg (452ppk), Ballyward farmer £124 for 25.6kg (484ppk), Newcastle farmer £123 for 25.4kg (484ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £123 for 25kg (492ppk), Hilltown farmer £120 for 24kg (500ppk), Ballyward farmer £116 for 23.6kg (491ppk), Ballyward farmer £114 for 21.2kg (537ppk), Ballyward farmer £114 for 22kg (518ppk), Hilltown farmer £113 for 23.3kg (485ppk), Hilltown farmer £112 for 23kg (487ppk).

Store lambs: Kilkeel farmer £121 for 17.2kg (703ppk), Hilltown farmer £101 for 18.1kg (558ppk), Hilltown farmer £100 for 19.2kg (520ppk), Dromore farmer £100 for 18.4kg (543ppk), Newry farmer £93 for 18.4kg (505ppk), Kilkeel farmer £91 for 17.2kg (529ppk), Dromore farmer £90 for 17.6kg (511ppk), Dromore farmer £87 for 17.1kg (508ppk), Newry farmer £82 for 15kg (546ppk), Rostrevor farmer £79 for 15.5kg (509ppk), Rostrevor farmer £69 for 13.5kg (511ppk), Rostrevor farmer £68 for 13.5kg (503ppk).

Another good entry of sheep to Hilltown mart on Saturday, 11th December saw fat ewes sell to £214 and fat lambs to £132.

Ewes: Warrenpoint farmer £214, Rathfriland farmer £135, Newry farmer £130, Downpatrick farmer £120, Kilkeel farmer £118.50, Mayobridge farmer £116, Newry farmer £115, Kilkeel farmer £111.

Fat lambs: Rathfriland farmer £132 for 33kg (400ppk), Dromara farmer £128.50 for 27.2kg (472ppk), Rathfriland farmer £128 for 27kg (474ppk), Katesbridge farmer £126 for 27kg (464ppk), Rathfriland farmer £125.50 for 26.8kg (468ppk), Rathfriland farmer £123 for 24kg (512ppk), Kilkeel farmer £121.50 for 24kg (506ppk), Rostrevor farmer £121 for 26.5kg (456ppk), Rathfriland farmer £118.50 for 23.4kg (506ppk), Newry farmer £117 for 23.7kg (493ppk), Banbridge farmer £116 for 23.5kg (493ppk), Mayobridge farmer £115 for 23.3kg (493ppk), Rathfriland farmer £115 for 21.9kg (525ppk), Rostrevor farmer £114 for 23.2kg (491ppk), Kilkeel farmer £113.50 for 22.3kg (509ppk), Kilkeel farmer £111 for 21kg (528ppk), Banbridge farmer £111 for 21.5kg (516ppk).

Store lambs: Rathfriland farmer £118 for 17kg (694ppk), Banbridge farmer £110 for 19.3kg (569ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £108 for 19.2kg (562ppk), Banbridge farmer £107 for 18.2kg (587ppk), Kilkeel farmer £101 for 17.3kg (583ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £100 for 17kg (588ppk), Hilltown farmer £99 for 17kg (582ppk), Rathfriland farmer £98 for 18.5kg (529ppk), Newry farmer £96.50 for 18kg (536ppk), Rostrevor farmer £95 for 18.5kg (513ppk), Ballyward farmer £94 for 17.5kg (537ppk), Ballyward farmer £90 for 17kg (529ppk), Hilltown farmer £89 for 17.6kg (505ppk), Hilltown farmer £81 for 13.6kg (595ppk), Rostrevor farmer £80 for 13kg (615ppk), Hilltown farmer £60 for 10.1kg (594ppk).