Improved trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £260

Lambs sold to £160. Ewes sold to £260.

Spring lambs - Comber 3 Hampshire 28kg £160, Downpatrick 10 Texel 24kg £158, Downpatrick 20 Texel 23kg £157, Newtownards 6 Suffolk 25kg £157, Killinchy 20 Texel 23kg £156, Downpatrick 15 Texel 24kg £156, Downpatrick 14 Charollais 24kg £155, Crossgar 8 Texel 24kg £154.50, Dromore 14 Charollais 23kg £153, Ballybahinch 21 Suffolk 23kg £152, Greyabbey 9 Suffolk 24kg £152, Greyabbey 9 Charollais 25kg £151.50, Downpatrick 18 Texel 25kg £150, Seaforde 34 Texel 22kg £149.50, Comber 18 Charollais 22kg £149, Ballykinlar 12 Texel 23kg £149, Newtownards 26 Texel 21kg £148.50, Crossgar 5 Charollais 23kg £148, Comber 12 Texel 25kg £148, Newtownards 6 Texel 26kg £148, Ballygowan 9 Suffolk 23kg £147, Downpatrick 9 Texel 24kg £147, Crossgar 9 Texel 22kg £145, Carrowdore 35 Suffolk 22kg £144, Downpatrick 22 Texel 21kg £142, Downpatrick 15 Texel 21kg £140, Lisburn 8 Texel 21kg £139.50, Comber 17 Texel 21kg £138.50, Downpatrick 16 Texel 20kg £136 and Lisburn 8 Suffolk 20kg £135.

Ewes - Downpatrick 3 Texel £260, 2 Texel £245, 2 Texel £232, Bangor Texel £244, 3 Texel £210, 7 Suffolk £210, Greyabbey 4 Charollais £226, Castlewellan 9 Suffolk £215, Newtownards Suffolk £210, Comber 4 Suffolk £192, Killinchy 8 Suffolk £190, Saintfield 2 Charollais £190, Lisburn 7 Suffolk £190, Killyleagh Texel/Mule 11 £188, 10 £176, 13 £172, Killinchy 5 Texel £188, 10 Suffolk £176, Comber 4 Suffolk £188, 6 Mule £168, Saintfield 6 Suffolk £184, Killinchy 8 Suffolk £180, 5 Mule £170, Moira 5 Suffolk £178, Lisburn 2 Suffolk £171, Ballykinlar 11 Suffolk £172, Donaghadee 5 Suffolk £172, Killyleagh 13 Mule £168, 12 Mule £165, 12 Mule £152 and Donaghadee 13 Mule £160.

Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to a flying trade at Saintfield Mart which sold to a top of £3300 for a cow and calf.

Special entry for next Wednesday - 80 top quality bullocks and heifers 400-500kg

Fat cattle: Sold to £3042 for a 780kg Limousin bullock, £390 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2673 for a 810kg Simmental, £330 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Ballynahinch producer Limousin bullocks 780kg £390 £3042, 650kg £370 £2405, 610kg £354 £2160, Hillsborough Simmental cow 810kg £330 £2673, Newtownbreada Charolais cow 840kg £300 £2520, Ballynahinch Holstein heifer 750kg £322 £2415, Kircubbin Limousin cows 650kg £350 £2275, 640kg £348 £2227, Comber Friesian bullocks 680kg £330 £2244, 600kg £304 £1824, Hillsborough Friesian cows 760kg £268 £2036, 720kg £256 £1843, 700kg £256 £1792, 670kg £240 £1608, Crossgar Shorthorn cow 660kg £300 £1980, Downpatrick Friesian cows 750kg £240 £1800, 680kg £256 £1740 and Downpatrick Friesian cows 660kg £248 £1636, 640kg £236 £1510.

Bullocks: Sold to £2550 for a 620kg Charolais (411ppk).

Leading prices: Downpatrick Charolais 620kg £2550, 620kg £2480, 570kg £2280, 590kg £2250, Saintfield Limousin 570kg £2440, Newtownards Aberdeen Angus 540kg £2160, 530kg £2150, 550kg £1940, 500kg £1910 and Newtownards Simmentals 520kg £2100, 500kg £2060, 500kg £2000, 510kg £1920.

Heifers: Sold to £2600 for a 640kg Limousin (406ppk).

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousins 640kg £2600, 600kg £2370, 530kg £2210, 530kg £1820, Hillsborough Limousin 420kg £1880 and Lisburn Aberdeen Angus 520kg £1790, 520kg £1770, 500kg £1750.

Suckled calves: Sold to £1780 for a 360kg Limousin bullock (495ppk).

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousin bullocks 360kg £1780, 380kg £1700, 400kg £1670, 380kg £1650 and Downpatrick Limousin bulls 400kg £1720, 370kg £1690, 350kg £1650, Limousin heifers 340kg £1570, 320kg £1480.