Heavy lambs selling from 450 to 477p/k for 24.2k at £115.50 at Markethill Mart

Heavy lambs sold from 450 – 477p/k for 24.2k at £115.50 from a Ballynahinch farmer, followed by 473p/k for 24.1k at £114 from a Kilcoo farmer. Top price of £118 per head.

Good quality lambs sold from 460 to 493p/k for 20.3k at £100 from a Poyntzpass farmer, followed by 490p/k for 20.4k at £100 from a Richhill producer.

Another large entry of stores sold readily with top quality pens from 480 to 556p/k for 16.9k at £94 for a Lislea farmer, followed by 554p/k for 16.6k at £92 from a Newry producer.

Cull ewes sold to £168 with others with all well fleshed ewes from £90 to £164.

Plainer ewes from £50 to £75 each.

Heavy lambs

Ballynahinch producer 24.2k £115.50 477p/k: Kilcoo producer 24.1k £114 473p/k: Armagh producer 24.2k £113 467p/k: Markethill producer 24.5k £114 465p/k: Loughgall producer 24.4k £113 463p/k: Lurgan producer 24.7k £114 462p/k: Armagh producer 25.4k £117 461p/k: Ballynahinch producer 25.7k and Lurgan producer 26k £117 450p/k.

Midweight lambs

Poyntzpass producer 20.3k £100 493p/k: Richhill producer 20.4k £100 490p/k: Ballinderry producer 20k £98 490p/k: Armagh producer 21.4k £104.50 488p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 20.5k £100 488p/k: Aghalee producer 22k £107 486p/k: Mullabawn producer 20.9k £101.50 486p/k: Cullyhanna producer 20.9k £101 483p/k and Newtownhamilton producer 20.8k £99.50 478p/k.

Store lambs

Lislea producer 16.9k £94 556p/k: Meigh producer 16.6k £92 554p/k: Dromara producer 15.9k £86 541p/k: Annaghmore producer 19.7k £104 528p/k: Newry producer 14.8k £76 514p/k: Glenanne producer 16.8k £86 512p/k: Newry producer 18.2k £93 511p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 18.5k £94.50 511p/k and Newtownhamilton producer 15k £76 507p/k.