Marts: Bullocks selling to a top of £1900 at Rathfriland Co-op

The dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old, topped to £505 for Simmental heifer calf for a Newry farmer.

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1460 for a 428kg from Castlewellan farmer.

Fat cows topped £1610 for 706k Shorthorn.

Cow and calves topped £1680.

Heifers topped £1540 for 550k Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1900 for 680k Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £505, Ballyroney farmer Limousin at £430, Scavra farmer Belgian Blue at £370, Belgian Blue at £370, Aberdeen Angus at £370, Hereford at £340, Katesbridge farmer Fleckvieh at £330, Fleckvieh at £330, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £330 and Annalong farmer Simmental at £320.

Heifer calves

Newry farmer Simmental at £505, Seaforde farmer Belgian Blue at £475, Newry farmer Simmental at £405, Seaforde farmer Limousin at £370, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £345, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £340, Annalong farmer Simmental at £330, Simmental at £305, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £295 and Scarva farmer Belgian Blue at £290.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.83 pence per kilo, weanling calves sold to super trade.

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 428k at £1460, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 438k at £1400, Killinchy farmer Limousin 398k at £1290, Seaforde farmer Limousin 418k at £1290, Limousin 382k at £1220, Limousin 408k at £1200, Killinchy farmer Aberdeen Angus 460k at £1200, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 432k at £1190, Gilford farmer Limousin 350k at £1150 and Seaforde farmer Limousin 412k at £1130.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.66 pence per kilo.

Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 392k at £1000, Killinchy farmer Limousin 392k at £990, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 336k at £970, Aghalee farmer Limousin 320k at £970, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 380k at £940, Dromara farmer Hereford 368k at £940, Annaclone farmer Limousin 340k at £930, Killinchy farmer Limousin 374k at £930, Annaclone farmer Limousin 368k at £930 and Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 396k at £920.

Fat cows

Dromore farmer Shorthorn 706k at £1610, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 752k at £1430, Warringstown farmer Hereford 728kg at £1200, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 496k at £1040, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 452k at £980, Hilltown farmer Friesian 454k at £890, Banbridge farmer Limousin 486k at £840 and Downpatrick farmer Friesian 526k at £810.

Cows and calves

Ballyroney farmer Limousin cow and Hereford calf at £1680, Ballyroney farmer Limousin cow and Friesian calf at £1450, Corbet farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Charolais calf at £1445 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue cow and Limousin calf at £1400.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.83 pence per kilo.

Hillsborough farmer Limousin 550k at £1540, Limousin 562k at £1420, Charolais 532k at £1390, Gilford farmer Limousin 476k at £1290, Annalong farmer Charolais 452k at £1280, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 464k at £1190, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 500k at £1180 and Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 484k at £1150, Aberdeen Angus 442k at £1150, Aberdeen Angus 462k at £1140.

bullocks

Bullocks topped to £3.04 pence per kilo.

Hillsborough farmer Limousin 680k at £1900, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 740k at £1710, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 676k at £1700, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 494k at £1430, Dromara farmer Shorthorn 692k at £1400, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 580k at £1380, Lurgan farmer Charolais 438k at £1330, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 482k at £1310, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 530k at £1280 and Dromara farmer Friesian 756k at £1280.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw large show of stock and hoggets selling to a flying trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Newry farmer topped the sale at £7.41 a kilo for 21.6kg at £160.

Fat ewes topped at £218.

More ewes over the £200 mark this week with plainer ewes from £182 to £198,

Spring lambs

Castlewellan farmer 24.5k at £177, Newry farmer 28k at £174, Ballynaskeagh farmer 30k at £173, Newry farmer 28.5k at £170, Banbridge farmer 24.5k at £170, Newry farmer 27k at £170, Bryansford farmer 25k at £170, Mayobridge farmer 26k at £166.50, Hilltown farmer 23k at £166 and Loughgall farmer 23k at £165.

Hoggets

Kilkeel farmer 29.2k at £188, Mayobridge farmer 31k at £180, Dromara farmer 31.5k at £178, Poyntzpass farmer 27.6k at £178, Dundrum farmer 25k at £171, Poyntzpass farmer 26.4k at £169, Tandragee farmer 25.2k at £166.50, Armagh farmer 26.5k at £165, Tandragee farmer 28.8k at £164 and Rathfriland farmer 29.4k at £163.

Fat ewes

Ballyward farmer at £218, Mayobridge farmer at £210, Banbridge farmer at £200, at £198. Kilkeel farmer at £196, Kilkeel farmer at £196, Newry farmer at £186, Ballyroney farmer at £186, Keady farmer at £182 and Ballinaskeagh farmer at £182.

Fat rams

Annalong farmer at £192, Tandragee farmer at £152 and Maralin farmer at £146.

Ewes and lambs

Kilkeel farmer at £320, Dromore farmer at £315, Banbridge farmer at £315, Kilkeel farmer at £305, at £300, Ballyroney farmer at £300 and Dromore farmer at £290 at £290.