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Leading prices are as follows.

Lamb pounds per head: Lisburn farmer 24kg £170 (708.3p). Leitrim farmer 23kg £162 (704.3p). Strangford farmer 22.10kg £157 (710.4p). Inch farmer 21kg £150 (714.3p) and Lisburn farmer 20kg £145 (725p).

Lamb pence per kilo: Annalong farmer 19.70kg £145 (736p). Ballynahinch farmer 19kg £139 (731.6p). Lisburn farmer 20kg £145 (725p). Inch farmer 21kg £150 (714.3p) and Strangford farmer 22.10kg £157 (710.4).

At the sheep sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Saturday 13th April 2024, a Downpatrick farmer topped the fat ram category on the day with lot 47, a Texel ram weighing 64kg that sold for £268 (418.8p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Hogget pounds per head: Leitrim farmer 32kg £194 (606.3p). Ballyloughlin farmer 32kg £192 (600p). Kilkeel farmer 28.70kg £184 (641.1p). Downpatrick farmer 28.90kg £181.50 (628p) and Downpatrick farmer 32kg £178 (550p).

Hogget pence per kilo: Ballykilbeg farmer 21.80kg £150 (688.1p). Castlewellan farmer 24.80kg £165 (665.3p). Crossgar farmer 22.90kg £150 (665p). Castlewellan farmer 20kg £130 (650p) and Kilkeel farmer 28.70kg £184 (641.1p).

Fat ewes: Castlewellan farmer 54kg £232 (429.6p). Strangford farmer 46kg £225 (489.1p). Ballykilbeg farmer 60kg £206 (343.3p). Ballyloughlin farmer 67kg £206 (307.5p) and Downpatrick farmer 62kg £205 (330.6p).

Fat ewes selling to £232 for 54kg at Downpatrick Mart, hoggets to £194 for 32kg