Marts: Dairy stock selling to a top of £2550 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling bulls calves topped to £1390 for a 470kg from a Castlewellan farmer.

Fat cows topped £1900 for 732kg Limousin.

Cows and calves topped £990.

Breeding bull at £1680.

Dairy stock topped to £2550.

Heifers topped £1490 for 566kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1750 for 652kg Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Greencastle farmer Belgian Blue at £810, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £650, Waringstown farmer Fleckvieh at £610, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus at £610, Aberdeen Angus at £600, Aberdeen Angus at £580, Waringstown farmer Shorthorn at £560, Shorthorn at £500 and Corbet farmer Fleckvieh at £470.

Heifer calves

Greencastle farmer Belgian Blue at £680, Downpatrick farmer Limousin at £670 and Greencastle farmer Belgian Blue at £650, Limousin at £630, Limousin at £600, Limousin at £550, Aberdeen Angus at £550, Limousin at £535, Aberdeen Angus at £520, Limousin at £515.

Weanling male calves

Castlewellan farmer, Limousin 470k at £1390, Limousin 408k at £1340, Limousin 414k at £1340, Annaclone farmer Limousin 408k at £1310, Limousin 458k at £1310, Limousin 400k at £1200, Kilcoo farmer Blonde 376k at £1190, Maze farmer Limousin 374k at £1170, Poyntzpass farmer Belgian Blue 466k at £1140 and Maze farmer Limousin 312k at £1120.

Weanling heifer calves

Kilcoo farmer Blonde 448k at £1110, Blonde 382k at £1100, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 426k at £910, Mayobridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 408k at £900, Kilcoo farmer Blonde 336k at £890, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 374k at £790, Kilcoo farmer Blonde 312k at £790, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 368k at £660, Banbridge farmer Charolais 280k at £660 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 296k at £630.

Fat cows

Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 732k at £1900, Hereford 682k at £1450, Kilkeel farmer Belgian Blue 682k at £1430, Banbridge farmer Holstein 688kg at £1370, Dromara farmer Friesian 718k at £1290, Dromara farmer Holstein 770k at £1220, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 568k at £1180, Dromara farmer Friesian 758k at £1170 and Ballynahinch farmer Simmental 634k at £1100, Shorthorn 608k at £1020.

Cows and calves

Dromore farmer Limousin cow and Limousin calf at £900.

Breeding bulls

Banbridge farmer Limousin at £1680, Limousin 464k at £1450 and Limousin 444k at £1390.

Dairy stock

Newcastle farmer Holstein at £2550, Holstein at £2500, Holstein at £2320, Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2150, Holstein at £2020, Holstein at £2000, Newcastle farmer Holstein at £1950, Holstein at £1800, Holstein at £1800 and Banbridge farmer Holstein at £1800.

Heifers

Clough farmer Limousin 566k at £1490, Dromara farmer Limousin 478k at £1460, Dromara FarmerFre 634k at £1420, Ballyward farmer Limousin 528k at £1360, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue 580k at £1330, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 526k at £1320, Clough farmer Limousin 486k at £1300, Dromore farmer Limousin 434k at £1300, Dromara farmer Friesian 530k at £1220 and Dromore farmer Limousin 422k at £1210.

Bullocks

Banbbridge farmer Limousin 652k at £1750, Aberdeen Angus 620k at £1600, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 652k at £1590, Banbridge farmer Simmental 692k at £1590, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 604k at £1460, Aberdeen Angus 642k at £1450, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 598k at £1430, Hereford 616k at £1380, Ballyroney farmer British White 584k at £1360 and Newry farmer Aberdeen Angus 600k at £1360.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw super show of almost 1500 sheep and selling to a good trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade last week again.

Greencastle farmer topped the sale at £5.74 a kilo for 19.8kg at £113.50.

Fat ewes topped at £185.

More ewes over the £170 mark last week with plainer ewes from £156 to £170.

Spring lambs

Armagh farmer 31k at £143, Rathfriland farmer 25.7k at £137, Hilltown farmer 26.8k at £137, Annaclone farmer 27k at £135, Ballyward farmer 30k at £135, Armagh farmer 26.9k at £134, Portadown farmer 25k at £134, Emdale farmer 25.4k at £130 and Armagh farmer 24k at £129.

Fat ewes

Rathfriland farmer at £185, Ballynahinch farmer at £178. Rathfriland farmer at £170, Tandragee farmer at £170, Kilcoo farmer at £168, Ardarragh farmer at £162, Newcastle farmer at £160, Kilkeel farmer at £158, Ardarragh farmer at £156 and Rathfriland farmer at £156.

Fat rams

Rathfriland farmer at £178, Poyntzpass farmer at £170 and Warrenpoint farmer at £150.

Breeding rams

Banbridge farmer at £410, at £400, at £330 and at £205.

Breeding ewes

Kilkeel farmer 8 hoggets at £255, Ballyward farmer 8 hoggets at £242, Loughbrickland farmer 5 hoggets at £240, Kilkeel farmer 2 hoggets at £230, 7 hoggets at £226, Loughbrickland farmer 5 hoggets at £225 and Ballyward farmer 8 hoggets at £222.

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