Marts: Good prices remain at Downpatrick Mart, bullocks selling to £1740 for 640kg

Leading prices are as follows.

Bullock pound per head: Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 640kg £1740. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 570kg £1620, Charolais 532kg £1570. Castlewellan farmer Saler 562kg £1560. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 534kg £1550. Clough farmer Saler 606kg £1550. Castlewellan farmer Saler 572kg £1530, Saler 546kg £1520. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 480kg £1460 and Castlewellan farmer Saler 528kg £1460.

Bullock pence per kilo: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 284kg 341.5p, Charolais 278kg 327.3p, Charolais 298kg 322.1p. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 480kg 304.2p. Crossgar farmer Her 260kg 296.2p. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 532kg 295.1p, Charolais 534kg 290.3p. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 422kg 284.4p. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 570kg 284.2p and Downpatrick farmer Saler 410kg 282.3p

Heifer pounds per head: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 558kg £1480. Castlewellan farmer Limousin 520kg £1460, Charolais 510kg £1420. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 576kg £1380. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 486kg £1280. Mageralagan farmer 458kg £1250. Downpatrick farmer Fleckvieh 510kg £1210. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 430kg £1100. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 536kg £1060 and Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 416kg £1040.

Heifer pence per kilo: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 236kg 283.9p. Castlewellan farmer Limousin 520kg 280.8p, Charolais 510kg 278.4p. Magheralagan farmer Charolais 458kg 272.9p. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 558kg 265.2p. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 486kg 263.4p. Castlewellan farmer Charolais 430kg 255.8p. Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 416kg 250p. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 300kg 250p and Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 576kg 239.6p.