Light weight cattle sell to £726 at Downpatrick Mart

Light weight cattle peaked at 210p per kg for a Charolais heifer at 346kg £726.00 and heavier cattle sold to 190p per kg for Simmental bullock at 446kg £847.00 and a top of £1075.00.

Leading prices as follows:

Bullocks

Ballykinler farmer 604kg Aberdeen Angus £1075.00, 640kg Simmental £1056.00, 572kg Aberdeen Angus £1052.00, 590kg Aberdeen Angus £1020.00, 630kg Simmental £1020.00, 580kg Aberdeen Angus £1003.00, 554kg Aberdeen Angus £986.00, 520kg Aberdeen Angus £920.00 and Legamaddy farmer 446kg Simmental £847.00, 504kg Simmental £832.00.

Heifers

Legamaddy farmer 480kg Simmental £840.00, 480kg Simmental £820.00, Castlewellan farmer 346kg Charolais £726.00, 330kg Charolais £694.00, 324kg Charolais £680.00, Loughinisland farmer 374kg Charolais £760.00, 354kg Charolais £672.00, 328kg Charolais £665.00, 344kg Charolais £654.00, 340kg Charolais £646.00, 330kg Charolais £628.00, 300kg Charolais £570.00, 264kg Charolais £522.00, 290kg Charolais £522.00 and Crossgar farmer 330kg Stabiliser £627.00, 300kg Stabiliser £570.00, 294kg Stabiliser £558.00, 284kg Stabiliser £540.00.

SHEEP

At the weekly sheep live weigh on Saturday 25th April 2020, under Covid-19 public health guidelines.

All types of sheep were in strong demand, spring lambs sold to £105.00, fat ewes to £120.00 and hoggets to £105.00.

Leading prices as follows:

Spring lambs

Ballylig farmer 21kg £105.00, Seaforde farmer 21kg £105.00 twice, Corbally farmer 21kg £105.00, Strangford farmer 21kg £105.00, Ballyculter farmer 21kg £105.00, Downpatrick farmer 21kg £105.00, Crossgar farmer 21kg £105.00, Ardglass farmer 21kg £105.00 and Ballylucas farmer 20kg £101.50.

Hoggets

Ardglass farmer 25kg £105.00, Ardglass farmer 23kg £98.00, Comber farmer 20kg £85.20 and Downpatrick farmer 20kg £84.00.

Fat ewes

Corbally farmer £120.00, Ballee farmer £120.00, £90.00, Ballyculter farmer £95.00, Dundrum farmer £85.00, Clough farmer £85.00, Ardglass farmer £85.00, Raholp farmer £85.00 and Downpatrick farmer £71.