Marts: Dairy stock selling to a top price of £2280 at Rathfriland Co-op

Weanling bulls calves topped to £1470 for a 438kg from a Mayobridge farmer.

Fat cows topped £1870 for 738kg Limousin.

Cows and calves topped £1500.

Dairy cow topped £2280.

Heifers Topped £1900 for 814kg Charolais.

Bullocks topped at £2190 for 668kg Charolais.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £680, Annclone farmer Charolais at £660, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £600, Castlewellan farmer Hereford at £600, Hereford at £580, Newry farmer Charolais at £580, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £575, Aberdeen Angus at £500, Belgian Blue at £490, Limousin at £485.

Heifer calves

Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £645, Aberdeen Angus at £480, Belgian Blue at £475, Aberdeen Angus at £470, Newry farmer Charolais at £460, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £460, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £460, Rathfriland farmer Limousin at £445 and Annaclone farmer Limousin at £440.

Weanling male calves

Mayobridge farmer, Limousin 438k at £1470, Poyntzpass farmer Simmental 418k at £1050, Simmental 430k at £1040, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue 384k at £1030, Poyntzpass farmer Charolais 382k at £1000, Castlewellan farmer Belgian Blue 372k at £960, Saintfield farmer Limousin 374k at £950, Castlewellan farmer Aberdeen Angus 406k at £950, Dromara farmer Hereford 386k at £950 and Saintfield farmer Limousin 330k at £930.

Weanling heifer calves

Ballyward farmer Charolais 404k at £1190, Dromara farmer Limousin 356k at £1180, Charolais 326k at £1160, Limousin 408k at £1100, Annaclone farmer Charolais 362k at £1090, Ballyward farmer Limousin 388k at £1090, Annaclone farmer Simmental 358k at £1090, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 382kg at £1020, Dromara farmer Limousin 378k at £980 and Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 332k at £900.

Fat cows

Katesbridge farmer Limousin 738k at £1870, Limousin 598k at £1240, Castlewellen farmer Salers 608k at £1150, Hillsborough farmer Limousin 620kg at £1150, Ballyroney farmer Friesian 628k at £990, Ayrshire 680k at £990, Castlewellan farmer Salers 500k at £940, Ballyroney farmer Ayrshire 602kg at £910, Banbridge farmer Nored 562k at £690, Hol, at 634k at £640.

Dairy stock

Banbridge farmer Holstein at £2280, Holstein at £2100, Holstein at £1850, Fleckvieh at £1600 and Fleckvieh at £1600.

Cows and calves

Mayobridge farmer Simmental cow and Limousin Calf at £1500 and Simmental cow and Limousin Calf at £1360,

Heifers

Castlewellan farmer Charolais 814k at £1900, Mayobridge farmer Simmental 512k at £1330, Dromara farmer Friesian 540k at £1290, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 406k at £1130, Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 414k at £960, Aberdeen Angus 376k at £900, Aberdeen Angus 406k at £890, Aberdeen Angus 374k at £880, Newry farmer Shorthorn 402k at £850. Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 386k at £850.

Bullocks

Dromara farmer Charolais 954k at £2190, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 432k at £1480, Limousin 450k at £1450, Limousin 480k at £1400, Lisburn farmer Aberdeen Angus 532k at £1260, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 446k at £1230, Newry farmer Limousin 502k at £1210, Holstein 568k at £1200, Rathfriland farmer Friesian 534k at £1190, Friesian 582k at £1180. Friesian 488k at £1070,

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

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

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Dromore farmer topped the sale at £6.36 a kilo for 28kg at £178.

Fat ewes topped at £244.

More ewes over the £218 mark this week with plainer ewes from £172 to £210,

Spring lambs

Dromore farmer 28k at £178, Katesbridge farmer 27.4k at £151, Tassagh farmer 26.3k at £147.50, Katesbridge farmer 27.5k at £145.50, Kilkeel farmer 24.7k at £138.50, Dromore farmer 24.2k at £135, Poyntzpass farmer 25.5k at £134, Katesbridge farmer 23.2k at £131.50, Rostrevor farmer 25.2k at £130 and Kilkeel farmer 23.8k at £129.

Fat ewes

Kilkeel farmer at £244, Hilltown farmer at £218. Newry farmer at £214, Kilkeel farmer at £210, Newry farmer at £202, Dromore farmer at £194, Newry farmer at £184, Katesbridge farmer at £180, Poyntzpass farmer at £176 and Dromore farmer at £172.

Fat rams

Mayobridge farmer at £133 and Kilkeel farmer at £128.