Heavy lambs from 590-620p/k for 25k at £155 at Markethill Mart
A reduced entry of 1100 sheep at Markethill on Monday 21st September sold in a slightly farmer demand for lambs with cull ewe trade noticeably firmer.
Heavy lambs sold from 590-620p/k for 25k at £155, followed by 617p/k for 24.4k at £150.50 each.
Good quality midweights sold from 610-665p/k for 22.5k at £149.50 for a Kilkeel producer.
A Dungannon farmer received 656p/k for 22.5k at £147.50.
Another large entry of store lambs sold in a noticeably firmer trade.
Light store lambs sold to 892p/k for 13k at £116 from a Kilkeel farmer, followed by 890p/k for 14.6k at £130 for a Ballinderry producer.
Another Kilkeel farmer received 844p/k for 13.5k at £114.
Main demand from 700-800p/k.
Stronger stores sold to 775p/k for 17.3k at £134 for a Hilltown producer.
Another Hilltown farmer received 770p/k for 18.7k at £144.
The same owner received 759p/k for 17.4k at £132.
Main demand for good quality lots from 670-740p/k.
The 180 cull ewes sold in a noticeably firmer trade with first quality ewes from £160-£228, second quality from £110-£150 and the poorest types from £60-£100 each.
In the breeding ring rams sold to £510 for a two year old Suffolk, followed by £380 for two year old Charollais and £370 for four year old Texel.
Ewe hoggets sold up to £290, £285 and £270.
Main trade from £210-£260 with others from £170-£200 each.
Heavy lambs
Loughgilly producer 25k £155 620p/k: Portadown producer 24.4k £150.50 617p/k: Portadown producer 24.9k £153.30 616p/k: Whitecross producer 25.5k £155.50 610p/k: Cullyhanna producer 26.6k £162 609p/k: Tandragee producer 24k £144 600p/k: Portadown producer 25.5k £152 596p/k and Dungannon producer 25.5k £152 596p/k.
Midweight lambs
Kilkeel producer 22.5k £149.50 665p/k: Dungannon producer 22.5k £147.50 656p/k: Loughgilly producer 22.5k £147 653p/k: Newry producer 23k £150 652p/k: Portadown producer 20k £130 650p/k: Belleeks producer 20.5k £133 649p/k: Dungannon producer 21.6k £140 648p/k: Glenanne producer 20k £129 645p/k: Loughgilly producer 22.8k £147 645p/k:
Light store lambs
Kilkeel producer 13k £116 892p/k: Ballinderry producer 14.6k £130 890p/k: Kilkeel producer 13.5k £114 844p/k: Portadown producer 13k £108 831p/k: Hilltown producer 15k £120 800p/k: Kilkeel producer 16.6k £131.50 792p/k: Lislea producer 11.5k £91 791p/k: Kilkeel producer 11k £86 782p/k and Ballinderry producer 14.7k £114 776p/k.
Strong store lambs
Hilltown producer 17.3k £134 775p/k: Hilltown producer 18.7k £144 770p/k: Hilltown producer 17.4k £132 759p/k: Mullaghbawn producer 17.8k £128 719p/k: Castlewellan producer 19.2k £137 714p/k: Markethill producer 17.3k £1212 699p/k: Dungannon producer 17k £118 694p/k and: Belleeks producer 18.5k £128 692p/k.