Good quality heavy lambs selling to £105.50 at Markethill

Sheep trade remained quiet at Markethill on Wednesday 31st August with prices for fat lambs similar to last week.
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Store trade was relatively buoyant and cull ewe trade was very firm.

Good quality heavy lambs sold to £105.50 each with good quality pens selling from 390ppk to 412ppk, 25k at £103, followed by 410ppk for 24.5k at £100.50.

Good quality midweight lambs sold from 410ppk to 433ppk for 20.2k at £87.50 from a Silverbridge farmer, followed by 432ppk for 21.3k at £92 from a Poyntzpass producer.

Good quality light store lambs sold from 450ppk to 542ppk for 10.7k at £58 each, followed by 509ppk for 11k at £56. Stronger stores sold from 491ppk for 17.3k at £85 from a Stewartstown farmer, followed by 479ppk for 16.9k at £81 from a Ballynahinch farmer.

Main demand from 430ppk to 475ppk.

The 250 cull ewes sold to a top of £166. Main demand for fleshed ewes from £90 to £156.

In the breeding ring hoggets sold up to £220, with other pens at £190, £180 and £175. Main demand from £140 to £170 per head.

Heavy lambs

Crossmaglen producer 25k £103 412ppk: Moira producer 24.5k £100.50 410ppk: Portadown producer 24.5k £99 404ppk: Dungannon producer 25.7k £103 401ppk: Cullyhanna producer 25k £100 400ppk: Poyntzpass producer 25.5k £102 400ppk: Dungannon producer 25k £100 400ppk: Tassagh producer 25.1k £100 398ppk and Tandragee producer 26k £103.50 398ppk.

Midweight lambs

Silverbridge producer 20.2k £87.50 43399k: Poyntzpass producer 21.3k £92 432ppk: Mullabawn producer 20.4k £88 431ppk: Markethill producer 20.2k £87 431ppk: Keady producer 21.3k £91.50 430ppk: Mayobridge producer 21.9k £93.50 427ppk: Poyntzpass producer 21.5k £91.50 426ppk and Killylea producer 20k £85 425ppk.

Light stores

Portadown producer 10.7k £58 542ppk: Ballynahinch producer 11k £56 509ppk: Richhill producer 13.6k £67 493ppk: Dungannon 15.9k £78 491ppk: Whitecross 14k £68.50 489ppk and Rostrevor producer 13.1k £64 488ppk.

Strong stores

Stewartstown producer 17.3k £85 491ppk: Ballynahinch producer 16.9k £81 479ppk: Newtownhamilton producer 16.7k £80 479ppk: Dungannon producer 16.9k £80 473ppk: Ballynahinch producer 16.7k £79 473ppk: Newtownhamilton producer 17.9k £84 469ppk: Dungannon producer 18k £82 456ppk and Ballynahinch producer 18.7k £85 455ppk.

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