Marts: Bullocks selling to £1570 for 572kg per head at Downpatrick Mart

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Cattle market report: Monday 17th June 2024.

Leading prices are as follows:

Bullock pound per head: Ardglass farmer Charolais 572kg £1570, Charolais 578kg £1550, Charolais 481kg £1460, Charolais 490kg £1440, Charolais 454kg £1150. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 519kg £1390, Aberdeen Angus 489kg £1380, Aberdeen Angus 517kg £1360, Shorthorn 488kg £1150 and Downpatrick farmer Belgian Blue 541kg £1330.

Bullock pence per kilo: Ardglass farmer Charolais 481kg 303p, Charolais 490kg 294p, Charolais 572kg 274p, Charolais 578kg 268p. Ballyhornan farmer Charolais 398kg 286p. Ballyhornan farmer Belgian Blue 375kg 275p. Ardglass farmer Charolais 572kg 275p, Charolais 578kg 268p. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 519kg 268p and Aberdeen Angus 517kg 263p

At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 17th June 2024, an Ardglass farmer topped the medium-weight category on the night with lot 341, a Charolais bullock at 481kg which sold for £1460 (303ppk). Picture: Downpatrick MartAt the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 17th June 2024, an Ardglass farmer topped the medium-weight category on the night with lot 341, a Charolais bullock at 481kg which sold for £1460 (303ppk). Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At the cattle sale held at Downpatrick Mart on Monday 17th June 2024, an Ardglass farmer topped the medium-weight category on the night with lot 341, a Charolais bullock at 481kg which sold for £1460 (303ppk). Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Heifer pounds per head: Ardglass farmer Charolais 557kg £1440, Charolais 546kg £1360, Charolais 452kg £1140, Charolais 418kg £1080, Charolais 453kg £990, Charolais 386kg £830. Strangford Hereford 482kg £1060, Hereford 450kg £970, Hereford 418kg £890 and Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 456kg £1030.

Heifer pence per kilo: Ardglass farmer Charolais 557kg 258p, Charolais 418kg 258p, Charolais 452kg 252p, Charolais 546kg 249p, Charolais 453kg 219p, Saintfield Limousin 326kg 233p, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 456kg 226p. Saintfield farmer Limousin 265kg 222p. Strangford farmer Hereford 482kg 220p and Hereford 450kg 216p.

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