Hoggets selling to £141 at Hilltown Mart
Saturday, March 21 was a very successful sale under very strict rules and regulations and the mart can only thank the buyers, sellers and yard staff for adhering to them.
Fat hoggets: Downpatrick farmer £141 for 42kg (334ppk), £124 for 35kg (354ppk), £116.50 for 29kg (389ppk), £111 for 25.5kg (437ppk), £109 for 24kg (448ppk), £106.50 for 22kg (477ppk). Rostrevor farmer £120 for 25kg (470ppk). Kilkeel farmer £118.50 for 26kg (455ppk). Banbridge farmer £117 for 28kg (417ppk). Hilltown farmer £115.50 for 26kg (439ppk). Newry farmer £114.50 for 25kg (450ppk). Castlewellan farmer £112.20 for 27kg (437ppk). Dromara farmer £100 for 20.5kg (485ppk). Kilkeel farmer £96 for 22kg (432ppk). Annalong farmer £95.50 for 21.50 (440ppk).
Fat ewes: Kilkeel farmers £156, £144. Rathfriland farmer £155. Ballyward farmer £151. Newcastle farmer £146. Annalong farmer £140, £137. Hilltown farmers £139, £134, £131, £130, £129. Banbridge farmer £136.
Ewes and lambs: Seaforde farmer £202. Rostrevor farmer £188, £188, £178, £162. Newcastle farmer £182. Annalong farmer £180. Ballynahich farmer £168.