Marts: Good quality heavy lambs selling steadily to £135 at Markethill Mart

Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from 540 – 563p/k for 24k at £135 from a Banbridge producer, followed by 557p/k for 24.4k at £136 from a Richhill farmer and for 24.6k at £137 from a Moira producer.

Good quality midweights sold from 540-587p/k for 22.5k at £132 from a Newtownhamilton farmer, followed by 586p/k for 21k at £123 from a Banbridge producer.

A Whitecross farmer received 578p for 22.4k at £129.

Good quality light stores sold from 600-680p/k for 12.5k at £85 from a Dromore farmer, followed by 662p for 13.9k at £92 from a Castlewellan producer.

Stronger lots to 604p for 17.4k at £105 from a Newry farmer.

The same owner received 598p for 17.8k at £106.50.

Main demand for stronger stores from 550-586p/k.

260 cull ewes sold to a top of £226 with others at £218 and £194.

Main demand for well fleshed ewes from £130 to £182. Plainer ewes from £70 to £110 each.

Breeding rams sold to a top of £730 with others at £540, £480 and £460.

Ewe hoggets sold to a top of £260 with several top quality pens from £200 to £250 each.

Heavy lambs

Banbridge producer 24k £135 563p/k: Richhill producer 24.4k £136 557p/k: Moira producer 24.6k £137 557p/k: Tassagh producer 24k £133 554p/k: Markethill producer 24k £133 554p/k: Castlewellan producer 25k £137 548p/k: Castlewellan producer 24k £131 546p/k and Armagh producer 25k £136 544p/k.

Midweight lambs

Newtownhamilton producer 22.5k £132 587p/k: Banbridge producer 21k £123 586p/k: Whitecoss producer 22.4k £129.50 578p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 23k £132 574p/k: Portadown producer 20k £113 565p/k: Portadown producer 20k £113 565p/k: Rostrevor producer 22k £124 564p/k: Dungannon producer 22.2k £125 563p/k and Caledon producer 23.2k £129.50 558p/k.

Light store lambs

Dromore producer 12.5k £85 680p/k: Castlewellan producer 13.9k £92 662p/k: Newry producer 15k £97.50 650p/k: Lislea producer 13.5k £87 644p/k: Mullaghbawn producer 14.9k £95 638p/k: Ballinderry producer 12.6k £80 635p/k and Newtonhamilton producer 14k £87 621p/k.

Stronger store lambs

Newry producer 17.4k £105 604p/k: 17.8k £106.50 598p/k: Castlewellan producer 17.3k £101.50 587p/k: Newry producer 16.8k £98.50 586p/k: Portadown producer 16.9k £98.50 583p/k: Armagh producer 17k £99 582p/k and Newtownhamilton producer 16.9k £98 580p/k.