Marts: Good quality light lambs selling from 610-646p/k to a top of 685p/k at Markethill Mart

Cull ewe trade was similar to previous weeks.

Good quality light lambs sold from 610-646p/k to a top of 685p/k for 20.8k at £142.50 from a Banbridge farmer, followed by 664p/k for 22k at £146 from an Armagh producer.

A large pen of 66 lambs, 23.3k, sold at £147.50 for a Jerrettspass farmer (633p/k).

Heavy lambs sold up to £181 each with several pens from £160 - £175.

Top rate of 668p/k for 25.3k at £169, followed by 663p/k for 24k at £159.

250 cull ewes sold to £185.

All well fleshed ewes from £130 to £180, plainer ewes from £70 to £110 each.

Heavy lambs

Armagh producer 25.3k £169 668p/k: Armagh producer 24k £159 663p/k: Crossmaglen producer 24.4k £159 652p/k: Richhill producer 24.6k £158 642p/k: Armagh producer 24.3k £154.50 636p/k: Bessbrook producer 24.7k £156 632p/k and Markethill producer 26.4k £166 629p/k.

Light lambs

Banbridge producer 20.8k £142.50 685p/k: Armagh producer 22k £146 664p/k: Keady producer 23.7k £153 646p/k: Markethill producer 23k £148 644p/k: Crossmaglen producer 21k £134 638p/k: Portadown producer 20.8k £132.50 637p/k: Richhill producer 23.2k £147 634p/k: Newry producer 23.3k £147.50 633p/k and Belleeks producer 20.7k £131 633p/k.

Store lambs

Portadown producer 18.9k £121.50 643p/k: Portadown producer 16.3k £101.50 623p/k: Bessbrook producer 17.5k £108 617p/k: Portadown producer 14.5k £89 614p/k: Draperstown producer 15k £92 613p/k: Forkhill producer 19k £116.50 613p/k: Markethill producer 17.5k £107 611p/k: Glenanne producer 14k £84 600p/k and Poyntzpass producer 19.1k £114.50 599p/k.