Marts: Dairy stock selling to a top of £2340 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Super entry cattle in town on Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to six months old, topped to £900 for Charolais bull calf for a Tandragee farmer.

Weanling bulls calves topped to £1330 for a 440kg from a Dromara farmer.

Fat cows topped £1330 for 526kg Charolais.

Cows and calves topped £1080.

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Breeding bull at £1490.

Dairy stock topped to £2340.

Heifers topped £1700 for 646kg Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £1730 for 646kg Shorthorn.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Tandragee farmer Charolais at £900, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £690, Tandragee farmer Aberdeen Angus at £680, Annaclone farmer Aberdeen Angus at £620, Tandragee farmer Aberdeen Angus at £610, Aberdeen Angus at £590, Annaclone farmer Norwegian Red at £590, Montbeliarde at £560, Montbeliarde at £560 and Tandragee farmer Aberdeen Angus at £550.

Heifer Calves

Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue at £660, Belgian Blue at £610, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £455, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £440, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £440, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus at £440, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £405, Aberdeen Angus at £400, Seaforde farmer Limousin at £380 and Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus at £350.

Weanling male calves

Dromara farmer, Limousin 440k at £1330, Crossmaglen farmer Charolais 400k at £1070, Charolais 362k at £1020, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 336k at £1000, Limousin 302k at £920, Limousin 354k at £920, Belgian Blue 328k at £910, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 432k at £900 and Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 348k at £900, Limousin 366k at £850.

Weanling heifer calves

Poyntzpass farmer Limousin 446k at £1200, Limousin 436k at £1090, Belgian Blue 376k at £1050, Aberdeen Angus 430k at £1010, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 412k at £1000, Poyntzpass farmer Hereford 340k at £670 and Dromore farmer Hereford 330k at £670.

Fat Cows

Dromara farmer Charolais 526k at £1330, Rathfriland farmer Hereford 764k at £1240, Hereford 756k at £1210, Banbridge farmer Holstein 624kg at £1130, Holstein 738k at £1070, Holstein 536k at £1000, Dromara farmer Simmental 646k at £1000, Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 638k at £940, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 570k at £900 and Banbridge farmer Norwegian Red 482k at £890.

Cows and Calves

Crossmaglen farmer Aberdeen Angus cow and Aberdeen Angus Calf at £1080.

Breeding bulls

Armagh farmer Limousin at £1490.

Dairy stock

Newcastle farmer Holstein at £2340, Holstein at £2340, Holstein at £2320, Holstein at £2320, Holstein at £2060.

Heifers

Hillsborough farmer Charolais 646k at £1700, Banbridge farmer Limousin 532k at £1660, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 628k at £1610, Shorthorn 624k at £1590, Banbridge farmer Limousin 500k at £1590, Armagh farmer Limousin 606k at £1550, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 484k at £1530, Banbridge farmer Limousin 508k at £1530, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 490k at £1510. Hillsborough farmer Charolais 574k at £1510.

Bullocks

Gilford farmer Shorthorn 646k at £1730, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 716k at £1690, Aberdeen Angus 700k at £1670, Gilford farmer Aberdeen Angus 606k at £1640, Limousin 526k at £1590, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 638k at £1590, Gilford farmer Shorthorn 622k at £1580, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 548k at £1580, Maze farmer Aberdeen Angus 584k at £1570 and Dromara farmer Charolais 538k at £1560.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw super show of stock and selling to a good trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Newry farmer topped the sale at £6.43 a kilo for 9kg at £61.

Fat ewes topped at £191.

More ewes over the £188 mark this week with plainer ewes from £133 to £178.

Spring lambs

Lisburn farmer 59k at £145, Rathfriland farmer 46k at £141, Hilltown farmer 26.3k at £138, Newtownhamilton farmer 26k at £138, Ballymartin farmer 25.1k at £137, Kilkeel farmer 24.7k at £135, Lurgan farmer 25.6k at £135, Hilltown farmer 25k at £135, Annalong farmer 24k at £135 and Clough farmer 27.5k at £134.

Fat ewes

Kilkeel farmer at £191, Dromore farmer at £188. Rathfriland farmer at £178, Newcastle farmer at £166, Katesbridge farmer at £166, Kilkeel farmer at £166, Kilkeel farmer at £147, Katesbridge farmer at £135, Kilcoo farmer at £133 and Castlewellan farmer at £130.

Fat rams

Kilkeel farmer at £175, at £118.

Breeding ewes

Dromara farmer 4 hoggets at £228, Banbridge farmer 8 hoggets at £222, Newry farmer 5 hoggets at £222, 4 hoggets at £218, Banbridge farmer 3 hoggets at £214, Newry farmer 5 hoggets at £212 and Dromara farmer 5 hoggets at £210.

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

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