Heifers sell to £1190 at Rathfriland co-op

The Dropped calf section contained calves up to 2 months old. Topped to £475 for Blue Bull Calf for a Hillsborough Farmer, Bullocks topped to £1200.00 for a Banbridge Farmer. Weanling calves sold to £950 for a 436k Charolais Bull from Ballyward Farmer. A Large entry of heifers sold to £1190 for a Blue 7678k from Castlewellan Farmer.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK

Bull Calf’s: Hillsborough Farmer Blue at £475, Annahilt farmer FCK at £465, Hereford at £450, Hillsborough Farmer Blue at £450, Castlewellan Farmer, Hereford at £445, Hillsborough Farmer Blue £445, Castlewellan farmer Hereford at £445, Hillsborough Farmer Hereford at £435, Annahilt Farmer FCK at £420.

Heifer Calf’s: Hillsborough Farmer Blue £435, Blue at £420, Annahilt Farmer Hereford £380, Kilkeel Farmer Angus £360, Saintfield Farmer Limousin £360.

WEANLINGS: Ballyward Farmer Charolais 436k at £950, Rathfriland Farmer 384k at £905, Ballyward farmer Limousin 494k at £885, Rathfriland Farmer Angus 438k at £865, Moira Farmer Charolais 434k at £860, Rathfriland farmer Angus 422k at £850, Ballyward Farmer Simmental 394k at £850, Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 416k at £840. Rathfriland Farmer Limousin 358k at £830, Limousin 330k at £810, Moira Farmer Charolais 316k at £710, Ballyward Farmer Limousin 316k at £710.

FAT COWS: Ballymartin Farmer Charolais 688k at £960, Kinallen Farmer 786k at £900, Ballyward Farmer 608k at £ 800, Rathfriland Farmer Simmental 542k at £790, Ballymartin Farmer Hereford 718k at £760, Kinallen Farmer Friesian 624k at £740, Rathfriland Farmer Simmental 644k at £690.

COWS AND CALVES: Dromore Farmer Angus cow and Limousin calf £1100, Angus cow and Limousin calf £1040, Shorthorn cow and Limousin calf £1000,

HEIFERS: Castlewellan farmer Blue 678k at £1190, Blue 680k at £1160, Blue 658k at £1140, Dromore farmer Hereford 752k at £1135, Ballyward Farmer, Charolais 572k at £1120, Dromore Farmer, Blue 638k at £1070, Castlewellan Farmer, Blue 600k at £1050, Dromore Farmer, Blue 606k at £1020, Ballyward Farmer: Charolais 478k at £1010, Banbridge Farmer: Angus 612k at £1000.

BULLOCKS: Banbridge farmer Charolais 616k at £1200, Limousin 602k at £1160, Charolais 590k at £1150, Charolais 578k at £1140, Simmental 588k at £1130, Charolais 602k at £1110, Ballyward Farmer Charolais 498k at £1110, Banbridge Farmer Charolais 568k at £1100, Ballykilner Farmer Charolais 558k at £1100, Banbridge Farmer Charolais 524k at £1100, Ballyward Farmer Charolais, 498k at £1090.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw another Large show of stock. Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again. A Banbridge farmer topped the sale atfor 16.2kg at £78. Fat ewes topped at £123 for Texel ewe from a Annalong Farmer. More ewes over the £95 mark this week with plainer ewes from £85 to £95 each.

LIGHT LAMBS: Banbridge farmer 16.2k at £78. Ballyward farmer 17k at £80.5. Dromara farmer 16.9k at £80. Kilkeel Farmer 15.5k at £73.

HEAVY LAMBS: Annalong farmer 26.4k at £99, Ballytrustan farmer 27.5k at £96.5. Hilltown Farmer 30k at £96, Katesbridge farmer 25.9k at £95, Newry farmer: 26k at £95, Kilkeel Farmer 23.8k at £94.5, Clough Farmer 31k at £94.5,

FAT EWES: Annalong farmer £123, Ballyward farmer £105, Katesbridge farmer £97, Dromara farmer £97, Dromore farmer £95, Dromore farmer £93, Lisburn farmer £93.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.