Heifers selling to a top of £2460 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of almost 500 cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1590 for Simmental heifer calf for a Newry farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £1740 for a 512kg Montbeliarde from a Aghalee farmer.
Fat cows topped £2020 for 774kg Friesian.
Suckler cow topped at £2580 Limousin.
Heifers topped at £2460 for 666kg Simmental.
Bullocks topped at £2140 for 604kg Hereford.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Ballinaskeagh farmer Fleckvieh at £1380, Newry farmer Belgian Blue at £1260, Ballinaskeagh farmer Fleckvieh at £1200, Banbridge farmer Charolais at £1200 and Ballinaskeagh farmer Limousin at £1110, Limousin at £1100, Belgian Blue at £1070, Hereford at £1050, Belgian Blue at £1010, Belgian Blue at £990.
Heifer calves
Newry farmer Simmental at £1590, Simmental at £1480, Lisburn farmer Limousin at £1440, Newry farmer Simmental at £1210, Simmental at £1150, Simmental at £1100, Drumaness farmer Limousin at £1040, Newry farmer Simmental at £1010, Drumaness farmer Belgian Blue at £990 and Banbridge farmer Charolais at £960.
Weanling
Male calves
Top price per kilo £5.83, Aghalee farmer Montbeliarde 512kg at £1740, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 434kg at £1700, Aghalee farmer Charolais 428kg at £1650, Ballyward farmer Simmental 450kg at £1640, Lurgan farmer Charolais 306kg at £1640, Ballyward farmer Simmental 360kg at £1580, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 352kg at £1570, Dromara farmer Hereford 392kg at £1570, Rathfriland farmer Holstein 407kg at £1560 and Castlewellan farmer Hereford 434kg at £1550.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo £6.00, Annaclone farmer Limousin 424kg at £1730, Limousin 410kg at £1730, Limousin 380kg at £1700, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 396kg at £1600, Charolais 372kg at £1570, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 380kg at £1550 and Annaclone farmer Limousin 352kg at £1530, Lurgan farmer Charolais 226kg at £1490, Charolais 274kg at £1480, Charolais 246kg at £1450.
Suckler cows
Katesbridge farmer Limousin cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £2580, Friesian cow and Belgian Blue calf at £1930, springing cows Dromara farmer Hereford at £1530, Hereford at £1510, Aberdeen Angus at £1320, Aberdeen Angus at £1140.
Fat cows
Top price per kilo £3.01 Dromara farmer Friesian 774kg at £2020, Moira farmer Ayrshire 700kg at £1830, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 620kg at £1700, Hereford 666kg at £1680, Banbridge farmer Holstein 596kg at £1560, Dromara farmer Friesian 488kg at £1550, Katesbridge farmer Shorthorn 524kg at £1480, Rathfriland farmer Norwegian Red 620kg at £1440, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 632kg at £1440 and Moira farmer Swedish Red 636kg at £1390.
Heifers
Top price per kilo £4.46, Rathfriland farmer Simmental 666kg at £2460, Aberdeen Angus 628kg at £2370, Limousin 626kg at £2340, Banbridge farmer Charolais 572kg at £2300, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 636kg at £2240, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 644kg at £2180, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 578kg at £2130, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 592kg at £2100, Banbridge farmer Charolais 540kg at £2080 and Rathfriland farmer Hereford 580kg at £2080.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo £4.98, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 604k at £2140, Newcastle farmer Belgian Blue 652kg at £2140, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 580kg at £2110, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 622kg at £2030, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 546kg at £1930, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 542kg at £1880, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 542kg at £1830, Aberdeen Angus 544kg at £1800, Aberdeen Angus 572kg at £1780 and Rathfriland farmer Fleckvieh 508kg at £1730.
Online bidding available via martbids.ie.
Tuesday evening saw good show of sheep in town.
Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.
Hilltown farmer topped the sale at £7.22 a kilo for 14kg at £101.
Fat ewes topped at £220.
More ewes over the £218 mark this week with plainer ewes from £214 to £150.
Spring lambs
Banbridge farmer 33k at £158, Lurgan farmer 31.4k at £155, Downpatrick farmer 31.4k at £153, Dromara farmer 28k at £150, Downpatrick farmer 28.5k at £150, Hillsborough farmer 26.4k at £149, Downpatrick farmer 28.9k at £148, Ballyroney farmer 27.8k at £148, Lurgan farmer 28.5k at £147 and Hillsborough farmer 26k at £146.
Fat ewes
Dromara farmer at £220, at £218, Kilkeel farmer at £214, Lurgan farmer at £166, Poyntzpass farmer at £154 and Ballyward farmer at £150.
Fat rams
Ardaragh farmer at £206, at £186.
Breeding rams
Kilkeel farmer at £270 and Baileys Mills farmer at £270.