Heavy lambs selling steadily from £160-£170 per head at Markethill Mart
An entry of 1830 sheep at Markethill on Monday 20th July included 1460 lambs and 330 cull ewes.
Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from £160-£170 per head with several overweight pens from £168 to £175 each.
Good quality heavy lot sold to 697p/k for 24.4k at £170 for an Armagh farmer, followed by 688p/k for 24k at £165 from a Loughgall producer.
Main demand from 640-686p/k.
Good quality midweights sold to 714p/k for 22k at £157 for a Belleeks producer, followed by 703p/k for 21.9k at £154 from a Kilkeel farmer.
All good quality midweights sold readily from 650-696p/k.
Good quality stores sold from 680-825p for 14k at £115.50 from a Kilkeel farmer, followed by 792p/k for 12k at £95 for a Whitecross producer.
Stronger stores sold up to 734p/k for 17.3k at £127 for a Hilltown producer.
Good quality ewes sold from £160-£250, second quality from £110-£150 and the poorest from £70-£105.
A small entry of breeding hoggets sold to £320, £290, £270 and £260 each.
The breeding sale recommences next Monday 27th July in ring 2 at 7.30pm.
Heavy lambs
Armagh producer 24.4k £170 697p/k: Loughgall producer 24k £165 688p/k: Poyntzpass producer 24.5k £168 686p/k: Kilkeel producer 25k £171 684p/k: Cranfield producer 24k £163 679p/k: Armagh producer 24.3k £164 675p/k: Armagh producer 25.3k £170 672p/k and Newtownhamilton producer 24.8k £166.50 671p/k.
Midweight lambs
Belleeks producer 22k £157 714p/k: Kilkeel producer 21.9k £154 703p/k: Cullyhanna producer 23k £160 696p/k: Cranfield producer 20k £139 695p/k: Fintona producer 21.5k £148 688p/k: Kilkeel producer 23.3k £160 687p/k: Portadown producer 20.7k £142 686p/k: Rathfriland producer 21k £144 686p/k: Tandragee producer 22.9k £157 686p/k and Keady producer 21.6k £148 685p/k.
Store lambs
Kilkeel producer 14k £115.50 825p/k: Whitecross producer 12k £95 792p/k: Lislea producer 15k £116 773p/k: Newry producer 17.1k £132 772p/k: Kilkeel producer 15.7k £120 764p/k: 17.7k £135 763p/k: Loughgilly producer 16.4k £125 762p/k: Lislea producer 13.4k £100 746p/k: Mayobridge producer 15.8k £117 741p/k and Hilltown producer 17.3k £127 734p/k.