Good quality heavy lambs selling to up to £191.50 at Markethill
An entry of 1300 sheep at Markethill on Monday 22nd June included 780 spring lambs and 330 cull ewes which had a 100% clearance.
Good quality heavy lambs sold up to 798p/k for 24k at £191.50 for a Mountnorris farmer, followed by 786p/k for 24.1k at £189.50 from a Tynan producer.
Several more pens of lambs sold from £180 to a top of £196 for 25.4k from a Donaghcloney farmer.
Good quality midweight lambs sold steadily from730-780p/k with several top quality pens selling from 800-818p/k for 22k at £180 for a Killylea farmer, followed by 817p/k for 23k at £188 for a Loughbrickland producer.
An increased entry of stores sold to a top of 783p/k for 17.5k at £137 for a Newtownhamilton farmer, followed by 769p/k for 16k at £123 for a Portadown producer.
Several more sold steadily from 700-761p/k.
Cull ewes sold to £255, fleshed ewes from £170-£230, second quality £110-£160 and the poorest types from £80-£100.
In the breeding ring dry hoggets sold up to £325 with others at £320 and £315.
Several more pens sold from £195-£275 each.
Outfits sold up to £350 for doubles with others from £270-£315.
Singles sold up to £340, £290, £280 and £260.
Next Monday 29th June will be the last breeding sale until early August.
Heavy lambs
Mountnorris producer 24k £191.50 798p/k: Tynan producer 24.1k £189.50 786p/k: Armagh producer 24.7k £193 781p/k: Donacloney producer 25.4k £196 772p/k: Glenanne producer 24.6k £189 768p/k: Ballynahinch producer 24k £183 763p/k: Tynan producer 25k £189 756p/k and Ballinderry producer 24k £175 729p/k.
Midweight lambs
Armagh producer 22k £180 818p/k: Loughbrickland producer 23k £188 817p/k: Ballynahinch producer 22.6k £183 810p/k: 23.4k £182 778p/k: Glenanne producer 21.9k £168 767p/k: Tandragee producer 23k £174 757p/k: Belleeks producer 22.5k £169.50 753p/k: Armagh producer 22k £165 750p/k: Poyntzpass producer 22k £165 750p/k and Silverbridge producer 22.6k £169 748p/k.
Stores
Newtownhamilton producer 17.5k £137 783p/k: Portadown producer 16k £123 769p/k: 18k £137 761p/k: Hilltown producer 18.5k £140 757p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 18k £136 756p/k: Scarva producer 16.6k £124.50 750p/k: Armagh producer 17k £126 741p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 18.8k £138 734p/k and Armagh producer 17.8k £130 730p/k.