Heifers sell to £1310 at Rathfriland Co-Op

The dropped calf section contained calves up to one month old.

Topped to £450 for Blue bull calf for a Clough farmer.

Bullocks topped to £1250 for a Newry farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £960 for a 414k Limousin bull from Ballyward farmer.

A good entry of heifers sold to £1310 for a Limousin 632k from Dromara farmer.

Dropped calves and young stock: Bull calves - Clough farmer Blue at £450, Banbridge farmer Blue at £420, Banbridge farmer, Blue at £400, Hillsborough farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £380, Dungannon farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £340, Banbridge farmer Limousin at £325, Ballyroney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £310, Rathfriland farmer Simmental at £290, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £290 and Banbridge farmer Hereford at £275.

Friesian calves £185, £175, £135, £80.

Heifer calves: Ballyward farmer: Blue at £425, Poyntzpass farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £400, Banbridge farmer: Blue at £390, Ballyward farmer: Fleckvieh at £385, Fleckvieh at £360, Fleckvieh at £350, Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £340, Katesbridge farmer Limousin at £340, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £340 and Banbridge farmer Blue at £320.

weanling male calves: Ballyward farmer: Limousin 414k at £960, Limousin 404k at £935, Limousin 348k at £885 Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 418k at £805, Castlewellan farmer: Limousin 316k at £805, Aberdeen Angus 338k at £805, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 320k at £805, Limousin 364k at £790, Castlewellan farmer: Aberdeen Angus 366k at £775 and Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus 326k at £730.

Weanling heifer calves: Ballyward farmer: Limousin 352k at £850, Limousin 332k at £800, Limousin 284k at £770, Downpatrick farmer: Blue 354k at £700, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 304k at £610, Downpatrick farmer Blue 306k at £600 and Ballyward farmer Limousin 254k at £545.

Fat cows: Dromara farmer Friesian 782k at £860 and Dromore farmer Friesian 694k at £700, Friesian 632k at £540.

Heifers: Dromara farmer: Limousin 632k at £1310, Limousin 516k at £1115, Charolais 534k at £1095, Limousin 566k at £1080, Blue 528k at £1030, Aberdeen Angus 510k at £1000, Downpatrick farmer Hereford 566k at £930, Dundrum farmer Limousin 576k at £930 and Hillsborough farmer Charolais 396k at £865.

Bullocks: Newry farmer: Limousin 670k at £1250, Limousin 676k at £1250, Dundrum farmer Hereford 680k at £1230, Newry farmer Limousin 638k at £1230, Limousin 592k at £1220, Limousin 650k at £1190, Katesbridge farmer: Simmental 508k at £1165, Newry farmer Limousin 632k at £1150, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 536k at £1140 and Katesbridge farmer Limousin 470k at £1125.

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

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Banbridge farmer topped the sale at 479k for 22.4kg at £107.5.

Fat ewes topped at £153 for Texel ewe from a Rathfriland farmer.

More ewes over the £110 mark this week with plainer ewes from £75 to £95 each.

Light lambs: Rathfriland farmer: 17.7k at £84, Downpatrick farmer: 17.2k at £79.5. Ballyward farmer: 19k at £87. Castlewellan farmer 19.6k at £88.5.

Heavy lambs: Loughgall farmer: 23.4k at £111.5, Downpatrick farmer: 23.5k at £111. Banbridge farmer 22.4k at £107.5, Hillsborough farmer: 30k at £107, Ballynahinch farmer: 25.7k at £106.5, Dromara farmer 27.4k at £105, Ardglass farmer 27.3k at £104.5, Banbridge farmer 24.3k at £103.5, Downpatrick farmer 24.3k at £103 and Ballynahinch farmer 23.8k at £102.

Fat ewes: Rathfriland farmer: £153, £115, Annaclone farmer: £115, Dromara farmer: £113, Rathfriland farmer: £110, Hillsborough farmer: £107, Dromara farmer: £104, £99, Castlewellan farmer: £97 and Rathfriland farmer £97.

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