Heifers selling to a top of £2720 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of almost 600 cattle in town last Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1340 for Belgian Blue bull calf for a Castlewellan farmer.
Weanling bull calves topped to £2110 for a 426kg Limousin from a Rathfriland farmer.
Fat cows topped £2400 for 796kg Limousin.
Suckler cow topped at £1920 Aberdeen Angus.
Fat bulls topped at £2760 Simmental.
Dairy stock topped at £2680 Holstein.
Heifers topped at £2720 for 734kg Limousin.
Bullocks topped at £2520 for 506kg Charolais.
Dropped calves and young stock
Bull calves
Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue at £1340, Comber farmer Charolais at £1260, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £1180, Donaghcloney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1100, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1030, Dromore farmer Hereford at £1020, Comber farmer Charolais at £1010, Downpatrick farmer Hereford at £980, Comber farmer Charolais at £950 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £940.
Heifer calves
Donaghcloney farmer Belgian Blue at £1340, Shorthorn at £1260, Belgian Blue at £1200, Newry farmer Simmental at £1190, Donaghcloney farmer Belgian Blue at £1190, Belgian Blue at £1190, Newry farmer Simmental at £1190, Donaghcloney farmer Aberdeen Angus at £1160 and Newry farmer Simmental at £1140.
Weanling
Male calves
Top price per kilo £5.83, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 426kg at £2110, Banbridge farmer Limousin 426kg at £2050, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 402kg at £2000, Ballinaskeagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 510kg at £1890, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 408kg at £1850, Limousin 388kg at £1840, Maze farmer Charolias 346kg at £1780, Ballinaskeagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 476kg at £1770, Maze farmer Charolais 320kg at £1750 and Banbridge farmer Charolias 372kg at £1700.
Weanling heifer calves
Top price per kilo £6.00, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 348kg at £1860, Dromara farmer Blonde 394kg at £1860, Camlough farmer Aberdeen Angus 494kg at £1800, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 350kg at £1800, Legananny farmer Limousin 350kg at £1780, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 350kg at £1740, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 434kg at £1720, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 336kg at £1720, Dromara farmer Limousin 358kg at £1675 and Dromara farmer Charolais 362kg at £1670.
Suckler vows
Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £19200.
Dairy stock
Rathfriland farmer Holstein at £2680, Holstein at £2660, Holstein at £2530, Holstein at £2500, maiden heifers Holstein at £1180, Holstein at £1070, Holstein at £1030, Holstein at £1010 and Holstein at £1000.
Fat cows
Top price per kilo £3.01 Dromara farmer Limousin 796kg at £2400, Rathfriland farmer Simmental 702kg at £2060, Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn 734kg at £2010, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 778kg at £1910, Corbet farmer Limousin 634kg at £1860, Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 690kg at £1840, Dromara farmer Limousin 636kg at £1800, Dromara farmer Limousin 674kg at £1760, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 664kg at £1760 and Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 586kg at £1740.
Fat bulls
Rathfriland farmer, Simmental 952kg at £2760.
Heifers
Top price per kilo £4.46, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 734kg at £2720, Simmental 666kg at £2330, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 498kg at £2150, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 602kg at £2140, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 498kg at £2090, Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn 634kg at £2090, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 492kg at £2040, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 516kg at £2020, Rathfriland farmer Charolais 620kg at £1980 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 602kg at £1920.
Bullocks
Top price per kilo £4.98, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 506k at £2520, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 684kg at £2520, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 518kg at £2500, Charolais 522kg at £2460, Limousin 556kg at £2400, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 666kg at £2400, Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn 660kg at £2380, Warrenpoint farmer Fleckvieh 618kg at £2380, Aberdeen Angus 628kg at £2320 and Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 570kg at £2280, Charolais 520kg at £2270.
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 and at £186.
Breeding rams
Kilkeel farmer at £270 and Baileys Mills farmer at £270.