Marts: Heifers selling to a top price of £1600 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Good entry cattle in town last Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to five months old, topped to £590 for Aberdeen Angus bull calf for a Ballyward farmer.

Weanling bulls calves topped to £1460 for a 434kg from a Annalong farmer.

Fat cows topped £1260 for 720kg Aberdeen Angus.

Springing cows topped £1080.

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Heifers topped £1600 for 524kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1560 for 596kg Aberdeen Angus.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus at £590, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais at £555, Dundrum farmer Limousin at £535, Kilkeel farmer Hereford at £520, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £420, Kesh farmer Aberdeen Angus at £420, Banbridge farmer Simmental at £360, Newcastle farmer Aberdeen Angus at £350 and Kilkeel farmer Friesian at £325.

Heifer calves

Dundrum farmer Limousin at £450, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £435, Belgian Blue at £400, Belgian Blue at £350, Kesh farmer Hereford at £345, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £340, Saintfield farmer Aberdeen Angus at £330, Belgian Blue at £320, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £305 and Kesh farmer Simmental at £300.

Weanling male calves

Annalong farmer, Limousin 434k at £1460, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 410k at £1400, Armagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 480k at £1340, Annalong farmer Limousin 376k at £1310, Ballyward farmer Limousin 484k at £1300, Dromara farmer Limousin 472k at £1300 and Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 424k at £1280, Hereford 408k at £1150, Aberdeen Angus 392k at £1140, Aberdeen Angus 420k at £1130.

Weanling heifer calves

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 350k at £1140, Banbridge farmer Blonde 356k at £1090, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 302k at £990, Annalong farmer Limousin 338k at £960, Kilkeel farmer Salers 264k at £780, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 248k at £760, Mayobridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 286k at £690, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 296kg at £640 and Hillsborough farmer Belgian Blue 264k at £580 Belgian Blue 262k at £560.

Fat cows

Ballyward farmer Aberdeen Angus 720k at £1260, Banbridge farmer Holstein 442k at £1070, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental 562k at £980, Newry farmer Limousin 620kg at £940 and Ballyward farmer Fleckvieh 654k at £690.

Springing cows

Kilkeel farmer Salers cow at £1080.

Heifers

Ballyward farmer Limousin 524k at £1600, Limousin 546k at £1560, Charolais 472k at £1540, Charolais 466k at £1500, Limousin 546k at £1500, Limousin 496k at £1480, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 594k at £1460, Ballyward farmer Limousin 516k at £1450 and Ballyward farmer Limousin 458k at £1440. Limousin 498k at £1420.

Bullocks

Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 596k at £1560, Aberdeen Angus 584k at £1560, Aberdeen Angus 552k at £1500, Lisburn farmer Simmental 486k at £1430, Banbridge farmer Hereford 530k at £1410, Hereford 536k at £1410, Hereford 590k at £1400, Lisburn farmer Limousin 458k at £1390, Banbridge farmer Hereford 558k at £1380 and Dromore farmer Limousin 472k at £1370.

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 last 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.

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