Heifers selling to a top of £1750 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Good show of cattle at Rathfriland on Friday for the first sale of the new year.

The dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £700 for Shorthorn heifer calf for a Rathfriland farmer.

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1340 for a 426kg from a Kilkeel farmer.

Fat cows topped £1590 for 762kg, Aberdeen Angus.

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Heifers topped £1750 for 506kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1650 for 542kg Belgian Blue.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £510, Comber farmer Aberdeen Angus at £420, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £405, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £405, Newtownsards farmer Aberdeen Angus at £400, Warrenpoint farmer Fleckvieh at £395, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus at £395, Newtownsards farmer Aberdeen Angus at £390, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £360 and Loughbrickland farmer Belgian Blue at £355,

Heifer calves

Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn at £700, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £350, Burren farmer Limousin at £345, Warrenpoint farmer Fleckvieh at £320, Burren farmer Limousin at £310, Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £300, Corbet farmer Belgian Blue at £290, Belgian Blue at £280, Belgian Blue at £265 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £250.

Weanlings

Male calves

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 344k at £1290, Limousin 368k at £1290, Limousin 348k at £1250, Limousin 318k at £1190, Rostrevor farmer Charolais 378k at £1180, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 354k at £1170, Ballyward farmer Limousin 282k at £1090, Aghagollan farmer Limousin 304k at £1090, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 314k at £1030 and Ballyward farmer Limousin 278k at £1010.

Weanling heifer calves

Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 426k at £1340, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 452k at £1170, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 368k at £1070, Aberdeen Angus 390k at £1030, Aberdeen Angus 368k at £990, Ballyward farmer Limousin 272k at £970, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 340k at £950, Ballymartin farmer Aberdeen Angus 344k at £880 and Ballyward farmer Limousin 244k at £820, Limousin 266k at £800.

Fat cows

Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 762k at £1590, Ballyroney farmer Limousin 874k at £1570, Dromore farmer Friesian 750k at £1390, Friesian 758k at £1330, Ballyroney farmer Ayrshire 652k at £1290, Dromara farmer Shorthorn 678k at £1280 and Ballyroney farmer Ayrshire 716k at £1140, Friesian 638k at £990, Ayrshire 618k at £890.

Heifers

Banbridge farmer Limousin 506k at £1750, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 638k at £1630, Banbridge farmer Limousin 548k at £1620, Limousin 522k at £1610, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 664k at £1610 and Banbridge farmer Limousin 460k at £1600, Limousin 526k at £1560, Limousin 534k at £1550, Simmental 552k at £1520, Limousin 486k at £1500.

Bullocks

Moira farmer Belgian Blue 542k at £1650, Belgian Blue 578k at £1640, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus 498k at £1560, Moira farmer Shorthorn 534k at £1490, Rostrevor farmer Aberdeen Angus 536k at £1435, Aberdeen Angus 436k at £1385 and Ballynahinch farmer Friesian 450k at £1200.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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