Marts: Dairy heifers selling to a top of £2690 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Almost 500 cattle in town last Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £640 for Belgian Blue heifer calf for a Warrenpoint farmer.

Weanling bulls calves topped to £1320 for a 432kg from a Dromore farmer.

Fat cows topped £1500 for 760kg Simmental.

Dairy heifers topped at £2690.

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Cow and calves topped £1760.

Heifers topped £1590 for 658kg Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £1770 for 608kg Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Cullyhanna farmer Belgian Blue at £600, Rathfriland farmer Charolais at £590, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £580, Ballyward farmer Holstein at £560, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus at £540, Cullyhanna farmer Limousin at £530, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £520, Ballyroney farmer Fleckvieh at £490, Cullyhanna farmer Hereford at £490 and Ballyroney farmer Fleckvieh at £485.

Heifer calves

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Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Blue at £640, Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £610, Aberdeen Angus at £560, Ballyroney farmer Charolais at £550, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £530, Ballyward farmer Hereford at £530, Hereford at £520, Aberdeen Angus at £520, Newry farmer Simmental at £510 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £510.

Weanling male calves

Dromore farmer Charolais 432k at £1320, Armagh farmer Limousin 400k at £1170, Limousin 384k at £1170, Hilltown farmer Limousin 360k at £1150, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 364k at £1150, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 404k at £1090, Hereford 420k at £1060, Dromara farmer Limousin 318k at £1000, Limousin 324k at £990 and Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 362k at £980.

Weanling heifer calves

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 360k at £900, Dromara farmer Limousin 272k at £890, Mayobridge farmer Limousin 286k at £860, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 330k at £830 and Mayobridge farmer Charolais 268k at £810, Limousin 244k at £800, Charolais 242k at £790, Charolais 258k at £790, Limousin 272k at £780 and Limousin 252k at £760.

Fat cows

Ballynahinch farmer Simmental 760k at £1500, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 614k at £1490, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 724k at £1240, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 606k at £1170, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 584k at £1160, Newry farmer Friesian 586k at £1040, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 664k at £1040, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 712k at £1005, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 714k at £980 and Kilkeel farmer Friesian 672k at £970.

Dairy stock

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Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2690, Fleckvieh at £2390, Katesbridge farmer Holstein at £2350, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2340, Holstein at £2235, Katesbridge farmer Holstein at £2150, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2140, Fleckvieh at £2085 and Katesbridge farmer Holstein at £1950.

Cows and calves

Ballynahinch farmer Limousin cow at £1760, Katesbridge farmer Shorthorn cow and Aberdeen Angus Calf at £1420 and Ballynahinch farmer Hereford cow at £1180, Belgian Blue cow at £1140.

Heifers

Dromara farmer Charolais 658k at £1590, Charolais 628k at £1530, Annaclone farmer Simmental 566k at £1520, Dromara farmer Charolais 480k at £1420, Charolais 456k at £1400, Ballymartin farmer Limousin 464k at £1370, Limousin 470k at £1360, Dromore farmer Shorthorn 616k at £1360. Ballyroney farmer Fleckvieh 512k at £1340 and Dromara farmer Charolais 486k at £1310.

Bullocks

Dromara farmer Charolais 608k at £1770, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 510k at £1650, Charolais 552k at £1650, Blonde 538k at £1600, Dromara farmer Charolais 512k at £1580, Kilkeel farmer Charolais 552k at £1570, Katesbridge farmer Blonde 484k at £1560, Blonde 480k at £1550 and Lisburn farmer Limousin 532k at £1540, Limousin 582k at £1530.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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Tuesday evening saw large show of sheep and selling to a good trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Kilkeel farmer topped the sale at £6.21 a kilo for 13.7kg at £85.

Fat ewes topped at £186.

More ewes over the £184 mark this week with plainer ewes from £140 to £172.

Spring lambs

Kilkeel farmer 37.5k at £159, 33.4k at £150, Katesbridge farmer 28k at £148, Kilkeel farmer 29k at £140, Castlewellan farmer 27k at £136, Portadown farmer 26.5k at £134.50, Ballynahinch farmer 28k at £134, Ballyward farmer 26.5k at £134, Dromara farmer 24.1k at £132 and Ballinaskeagh farmer 25.7k at £132,

Fat ewes

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Katesbridge farmer at £186, Ballyward farmer at £184. Katesbridge farmer at £172, Kilkeel farmer at £164, Castlewellan farmer at £148, Hilltown farmer at £146, Kilkeel farmer at £146, Newry farmer at £140, Hilltown farmer at £140 and Ballinnaskeagh farmer at £138.

Fat rams

Newcastle farmer at £100.

Breeding rams

Kilkeel farmer at £250 and Newry farmer at £190.

All breeding sheep will sold at the start of sale at 7pm sharp.

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