Good quality heavy lambs from 570-593p/k at Markethill Mart
An entry of 2150 sheep at Markethill on Monday 10th August returned an easier trade for fat lambs, cull ewe trade was steady and store lamb prices were slightly firmer on the week.
Heavy lambs sold up to 630p/k for 25k at £157.50 from a Middletown farmer, followed by 623p/k for 24k at £149.50 from a Tynan producer. Main trade for good quality heavy lambs from 570-593p/k.
Overweight lambs sold up to £170 with several pens from £155-£165.50 each.
Good quality midweight lambs sold from 600-686p/k for 21k at £144 from a Tandragee farmer, followed by 665p/k for 20k at £133 from a Kilkeel producer.
Another large entry of store lambs sold in a firmer trade with good quality light stores selling from 700-785p/k with a top of 859p/k for 13.1k at £112.50 from a Kilcoo farmer.
A Poyntzpass farmer received 785p/k for 13k at £102.
Stronger stores sold to 740p/k for 17.3k at £128 for a Loughgilly farmer.
A Portadown farmer received 696p/k for 17.6k at £122.50.
Main demand from 650-690p/k.
290 cull ewes sold readily with well fleshed ewes from £170 to £266, second quality from £100-£160 and the poorest types from £70 to £100 each.
A large entry of breeding sheep returned a steady trade for good quality pens although weaker sheep were harder to sell.
Top price for hoggets was £345, £320, £300 and £295.
Main demand from £240-£290 each.
Heavy lambs
Middletown producer 25k £157.50 630p/k: Tynan producer 24k £149.50 623p/k: Portadown producer 25.3k £150 593p/k: Armagh producer 27.3k £161.50 592p/k: Whitecross producer 25.7k £152 591p/k: Mountnorris producer 24.7k £145.50 589p/k: Middletown producer 27.5k £161.50 587p/k: Armagh producer 24.2k £142 587p/k and Warrenpoint producer 25k £146.50 586p/k.
Midweight lambs
Tandragee producer 21k £144 686p/k: Kilkeel producer 20k £133 665p/k: Portadown producer 20k £130 650p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 21k £136 648p/k: 21k £133 633p/k: Mullabawn producer 21k £133 633p/k: Cullyhanna producer 23.4k £148 633p/k: Tandragee producer 23.6k £148.50 629p/k and Lislea producer 22.3k £140 628p/k.
Light store lambs
Kilcoo producer 13.1k £112.50 859p/k: Poyntzpass producer 13k £102 785p/k: Castlewellan producer 14.7k £115 782p/k: Loughgilly producer 12.9k £100 775p/k: Poyntzpass producer 13k £100 769p/k: 15.2k £116 763p/k: 14.8k £112 757p/k and Loughgall producer 14k £104 743p/k.
Strong store lambs
Loughgilly producer 17.3k £128 740p/k: Portadown producer 17.6k £122.50 696p/k: Omagh producer 17.6k £122 693p/k: Annalong producer 17.2k £119 692p/k: Dungannon producer 17.1l £118 690p/k: Poyntzpass producer 18.7k £129 690p/k: Markethill producer 17.2k £118.50 689p/k and Armagh producer 17.9k £123 687p/k.