Fat lambs selling to £120.00, fat ewes to £130 at Downpatrick Mart
At the sheep sale on Saturday, March 7 there was steady trade of good quality lambs.
Fat lambs sold to £120.00, fat ewes to £130.00 and light weight lambs to £4.60ppk.
FAT LAMBS: Glasdrumman farmer 50kg £120.00 and 23kg £101.00, Corbally farmer 29kg £113.00 and 27kg £110.00, Bright farmer 32kg £112.00 and 28kg £112.00, Loughinisland farmer 26kg £112.00 and 25kg £103.00, Ballee farmer 27kg £112.00, Ballygallum farmer 28kg £112.00, Killinchy farmer 25kg £111.00, Clough farmer 52kg £111.00, Ballydonety farmer 27kg £110.00 and 25kg £110.00 and 23kg £102.00, Ballynahinch farmer 27kg £110.00, Ballygowan farmer 26kg £110.00 and 25kg £109.00, Saintfield farmer 28kg £109.00 and 27kg £108.00 and 25kg £107.00 and 24kg £105.00, Annacloy farmer 40g £104.00, Loughinisland farmer 22kg £103.00, Ballyhornan farmer 23kg £100.00, Loughinisland farmer 21kg £98.00 and 22kg £97.00 and Ardglass farmer 22kg £97.
FAT EWES: Corbally farmer £130.00 twice and £100.00, Loughinisland farmer £130.00, Ardglass farmer £124.00, Kilclief farmer £118.00, Crossgar farmer £111.00, Ballyclander farmer £103.00, Castlescreen farmer £92.00 and £90.00, Ballynahinch farmer £90.00, Ballyhornan farmer £90.00 and Vianstown farmer £88.
EWES AND LAMBS: Downpatrick farmer £185.00, £180.00, £172.00, £170.00, £165.00, £162.00 twice and £160.00 twice and Crossgar farmer £165.00 and £132.50 three times.
At the Monday night cattle sale on March 9 there was a good entry of quality cattle.
Bullocks peaked at £2.33ppk for a 270kg Limousin £630 with heifers at £2.14ppk for a 266kg Charolais.
Leading prices in all categories as follows:
Bullocks: Hillsborough farmer 270kg Limousin £630 (2.33ppk) and 350kg Charolais £780 (2.23ppk), Vianstown farmer 300kg Limousin £700 (2.33ppk) and 340kg Charolais £780 (2.29ppk) and 314kg Limousin £690 (2.20ppk) and 316kg Simmental £690 (2.18ppk), Kilkeel farmer 388kg Charolais £825 (2.12ppk) and 350kg Aberdeen Angus £720 (2.06ppk) and 420kg Charolais £860.00 (2.05ppk) and 430kg Charolais £810.00 (1.89ppk), Castlewellan farmer 294kg Charolais £600 (2.04ppk) and Ballynahinch farmer 422kg Limousin £865 (1.96ppk) and 530kg Limousin £800.
Heifers: Castlewellan farmer 266kg Charolais £570 (2.14ppk) and 324kg Belgian Blue £650 (2.01ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 356kg Limousin £760 (2.14ppk), Hillsborough farmer 440g Charolais £800 (2.00ppk) and Vianstown farmer 312kg Charolais £610 (1.96ppk) and 298kg Limousin £530 (1.78ppk).