Marts: Fat ewes selling to £246 per head at Downpatrick Mart
Saturday August 3: On the day lambs sold to 584p per kilo and £187 per head, while fat ewes sold to £246 per head.
Leading prices are as follows.
Lamb per head: Ballee farmer 32kg £187. Downpatrick farmer 27.50kg £155. Downpatrick farmer 25.70kg £146. Downpatrick farmer 24.70kg £144, 24kg £140. Downpatrick farmer 25.80kg £140. Ballynahinch farmer 26.40kg £137. Ballynahinch farmer 23.40 kg £134.50 and Downpatrick farmer 23.70kg £134.
Lamb per kilo: Ballee farmer 32kg £187 (584p). Downpatrick farmer 24kg £140 (583p), 24.70kg £144 (583p). Ballynahinch farmer 23.40kg £134 (575p). Downpatrick farmer 25.70kg £146 (568p), 21kg £146 (568p). Downpatrick farmer 25.70kg £146 (568p). Downpatrick farmer 23.70kg £134 (565p) and Saintfield farmer 22kg £124 (564p).
Fat Ewe: Loughinisland farmer £246. Ballee farmer £235. Ballynahinch farmer £218. Ballee farmer £218. Ballyculter farmer £212. Saintfield farmer £196, £176. Ballee farmer £175 and Kilkeel farmer £152.
Breeding sheep: Erinagh farmer Mule hoggets £188 and Aberfield ewe lamb 18kg £120 (667p).