Last Thursday at Hilltown Mart saw an exceptionally good turn out of sheep with sharper trade.

Fat lambs: Attical farmer-£170 for 26.5kg (641ppk). Rathfriland farmer-£156 for 23.5kg (655ppk), £155 for 25.5kg (605ppk), £150 for 20kg (742ppk). Downpatrick farmer-£149 for 24kg (615ppk). Hilltown farmer-£147 for 23kg (639ppk). Dromara farmer-£145 for 23.5kg (617ppk). Kilcoo farmer-£142.50 for 24kg (574ppk). Downpatrick farmer-£140 for 23kg (600ppk). Hilltown farmer-£139 for 22kg (631ppk). Kilkeel farmer-£135 for 22.5kg (600ppk). Castlewellan farmer-£130 for 22.5kg (577ppk), £128 for 20.5kg (621ppk).

Store lambs: Downpatrick farmer-£128 for 17kg (752ppk). Castlewellan farmer-£126 for 18.5kg (686ppk). Kilkeel farmer-£126 for 18.5kg (686ppk). Castlewellan farmer-£124 for 17kg (700ppk). Kilkeel farmer-£123 for 18kg (675ppk). Rathfriland farmer-£122 for 15.5kg (772ppk). Hilltown farmer-£121 for 16.5kg (725ppk). Rostrevor farmer-£120 for 15kg (794ppk).

Fat ewes: Rathfriland farmer-£230. Hillsborough farmer-£226, £220. Ballygowan farmer-£208. Castlewellan farmer-£196. Rathfriland farmer-£190. Hilltown farmer-£185. Hillsborough farmer-£176, £175. Kilcoo farmer-£165, £160.

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Breeding ewes: Kilkeel farmer-£730, £520, £280, £270. Dromara farmer-£270, £250, £215.

Breeding rams: Attical farmer-£680 and £440.

On Saturday at Hilltown Mart saw fat ewes fetched £255, fat lambs fecthed £178 for 30kgs and store lambs fetched £129 for 18.5kgs

Fat lambs: Rathfriland farmer-£178 for 30kg (585ppk). Castlewellan farmer-£162 for 28kg (580ppk), £159 for 28.5kg (557ppk). Hilltown farmer-£155 for 22.5kg (679ppk). Downpatrick farmer-£153 for 23.5kg (644ppk). Banbridge farmer-£150 for 24.5kg (614ppk). Downpatrick farmer-£150 for 24.5kg (612ppk). Rathfriland farmer-£147 for 24kg (612ppk). Rostrevor farmer-£146 for 24.5kg (595ppk). Attical farmer-£144 for 23kg (626ppk). Rostrevor farmer-£140 for 23.6kg (593ppk).

Store lambs: Hilltown farmer-£129 for 18.5kg (686ppk), £128 for 18.5kg (688ppk), £127 for 18kg (705ppk). Castlewellan farmer-£126 for 17kg (736ppk). Cabra farmer-£125 for 18kg (683ppk). Atticall farmer-£123 for 17.5kg (698ppk). Warrenpoint farmer-£122 for 15.5kg (792ppk).

Fat ewes: Hilltown farmer-£255. Rathfriland farmer-£240. Banbridge farmer-£235. Hilltown farmer-£230, £210. Castlewellan farmer-£200. Killowen farmer-£190, £188. Hilltown farmer-£186. Castlewellan farmer-£182. Rathfriland farmer-£175.