Marts: Heifers selling to £2460 at Hilltown Saleyard

Results on the night were as follows: First place in the heifer class T White, Kilkeel, second Place Paul Brown, Hilltown, third place Martin McShane, Hilltown.

In the bull class, first place Michael Crilly, Hilltown and second and third place went to B Lavery.

Overall champion went to T White, Kilkeel with his first place heifer which sold for £1860 and reserve champion went to Paul Brown with his second place heifer which sold for £1530.

Heifers: Kilkeel farmer £1860 for 428kg (434ppk), Hilltown farmer £1530 for 382kg (400ppk), Hilltown farmer £1520 for 414kg (367ppk), Hilltown farmer £1500 for 414kg (362ppk), Hilltown farmer £1490 for 396kg (376ppk), Hilltown farmer £1390 for 402kg (436ppk), Hilltown farmer £1380 for 422kg (327ppk), Hilltown farmer £1350 for 410kg (329ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1320 for 390kg (338ppk), Hilltown farmer £1270 for 334kg (380ppk), Rathfriland farmer £1250 for 328kg (381ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1220 for 362kg (337ppk), Newry farmer £1200 for 308kg (389ppk), Hilltown farmer £1190 for 330kg (360ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £1180 for 340kg (347ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1170 for 342kg (342ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1150 for 340kg (338ppk), Rathfriland farmer £1140 for 288kg (396ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1100 for 322kg (341ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1090 for 310kg (351ppk), Cabra farmer £1060 for 322kg (329ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1040 for 346kg (300ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1020 for 318kg (321ppk), Kilkeel farmer £960 for 310kg (309ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £930 for 306kg (304ppk), Rostrevor farmer £920 for 288kg (319ppk) and Castlewellan farmer £880 for 264kg (333ppk).

Bulls: Hilltown farmer £1550 for 442kg (351ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1550 for 582kg (266ppk), Cabra farmer £1550 for 540kg (287ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1530 for 420kg (364ppk), Kilcoo farmer £1520 for 452kg (336ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1520 for 464kg (327ppk), Cabra farmer £1510 for 474kg (318ppk), Markethill farmer £1460 for 478kg (305ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1450 for 472kg (307ppk), Hilltown farmer £1440 for 412kg (349ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1430 for 464kg (308ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1420 for 432kg (328ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1390 for 406kg (342ppk), Kilcoo farmer £1380 for 426kg (324ppk), Cullyhanna farmer £1370 for 406kg (337ppk), Hilltown farmer £1370 for 346kg (396ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1350 for 438kg (308ppk), Hilltown farmer £1340 for 360kg (372ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1330 for 376kg (354ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1330 for 374kg (355ppk) and £1320 for 396kg (333ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1310 for 368kg (356ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1300 for 400kg (325ppk) and £1290 for 394kg (327ppk), Culyhanna farmer £1280 for 344kg (372ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1280 for 366kg (349ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1270 for 314kg (404ppk), Warrenpoint farmer £1260 for 404kg (312ppk), Hilltown farmer £1250 for 390kg (320ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1250 for 370kg (338ppk), Newry farmer £1240 for 350kg (354ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1230 for 350kg (351ppk), Newry farmer £1230 for 336kg (366ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1220 for 320kg (381ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1210 for 324kg (373ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1200 for 354kg (339ppk), Hilltown farmer £1190 for 366kg (325ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1180 for 346kg (341ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1170 for 328kg (356ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1140 for 274kg (416ppk), Kilcoo farmer £1130 for 354kg (319ppk), Rathfriland farmer £1110 for 280kg (396ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1090 for 298kg (366ppk), Kilcoo farmer £1080 for 292kg (370ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1060 for 324kg (327ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1050 for 332kg (316ppk), Ballyward farmer £1000 for 298kg (335ppk), Rostrevor farmer £980 for 282kg (347ppk) and Katesbridge farmer £970 for 268kg (362ppk) and £950 for 250kg (380ppk).

A large entry of sheep to Hilltown mart on Thursday 3rd October saw fat ewes sell to £176 and fat lambs to £151.

Fat ewes: Kilkeel farmer £176, Castlewellan farmer £172, Castlewellan farmer £148, Hilltown farmer £141, Letirim farmer £140, Rathfriland farmer £136 and Newtownhamilton farmer £121 and £119.

Fat lambs: Hilltown farmer £151 for 25.2kg (599ppk), Cabra farmer £138 for 27kg (511ppk), Downpatrick farmer £135 for 28.2kg (479ppk), Cabra farmer £134 for 26.7kg (502ppk), Castlewellan farmer £132 for 25kg (528ppk), Rathfriland farmer £131 for 24kg (544ppk), Rathfriland farmer £130.50 for 24.2kg (539ppk), Cabra farmer £126 for 24kg (525ppk), Castlewellan farmer £125 for 23.3kg (536ppk), Hilltown farmer £124 for 24kg (516ppk), Hilltown farmer £124 for 20kg (620ppk), Castlewellan farmer £122 for 24kg (508ppk), Leitrim farmer £121.50 for 23.7kg (513ppk), Hilltown farmer £120 for 23.3kg (515ppk), Hilltown farmer £117 for 22kg (532ppk), Kilkeel farmer £116 for 20.4kg (568ppk), Castlewellan farmer £115.50 for 21kg (550ppk), Rathfriland farmer £115 for 21.3kg (540ppk), Hilltown farmer £114 for 20.9kg (545ppk), Kilkeel farmer £112 for 22kg (509ppk) and Magheralin farmer £110 for 20.5kg (536ppk).

Store lambs: Hilltown farmer £118 for 18.8kg (633ppk) and £110 for 15kg (733ppk), Cabra farmer £109 for 19.6kg (556ppk), Bryansford farmer £106.50 for 19.7kg (541ppk), Ballyward farmer £106 for 18.5kg (573ppk) and £105.50 for 18.3kg (576ppk), Hilltown farmer £105 for 18.5kg (567ppk), Hilltown farmer £104.50 for 18.8kg (556ppk), Hilltown farmer £103.50 for 17.7kg (584ppk), Hilltown farmer £103 for 17.1kg (602ppk), Hilltown farmer £100 for 19kg (526ppk), Rostrevor farmer £99.50 for 16kg (622ppk), Hilltown farmer £98 for 16.8kg (583ppk), Bryansford farmer £96 for 16.2kg (592ppk), Hilltown farmer £90 for 14.4kg (625ppk), Hilltown farmer £89 for 16.6kg (536ppk), Castlewellan farmer £87 for 16kg (544ppk), Hilltown farmer £86 for 14.5kg (593ppk), Magheralin farmer £84 for 14.6kg (575ppk) and Kilkeel farmer £77 for 13.6kg (566ppk).

A large entry of cattle to Hilltown Mart on Saturday 5th October saw fat cows sell to £2000, heifers to £2460 and bullocks to £1940.

Fat cows: Kilkeel farmer £2000 for 876kg (228ppk), Cabra farmer £1850 for 950kg (195ppk), Clough farmer £1850 for 894kg (207ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1830 for 916kg (199ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1770 for 842kg (210ppk), Clough farmer £1720 for 818kg (210ppk), Hilltown farmer £1700 for 766kg (222ppk), Clough farmer £1650 for 798kg (207ppk), Annalong farmer £1520 for 746kg (204ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1390 for 664kg (209ppk) and Newry farmer £1370 for 632kg (217ppk).

Cows and calves: Castlewellan farmer £2550, £2010 and £1960 and Kilkeel farmer £1860, Newry farmer £1740.

Weanling heifers: Mayobridge farmer £1220 for 442kg (276ppk), Cabra farmer £900 for 352kg (256ppk) and Rostrevor farmer £870 for 326kg (267ppk).

Weanling bullocks: Mayobridge farmer £1550 for 528kg (293ppk) and £1540 for 520kg (296ppk), Annalong farmer £1230 for 418kg (294ppk), Cabra farmer £1110 for 408kg (272ppk), Burren farmer £1050 for 382kg (275ppk) and £1020 for 372kg (275ppk), Burren farmer £1010 for 382kg (265ppk) and £900 for 338kg (266ppk) and Burren farmer £850 for 304kg (279ppk).

Heifers: Hilltown farmer £2460 for 624kg (394ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1750 for 608kg (288ppk), Annalong farmer £1740 for 628kg (277ppk), Hilltown farmer £1710 for 578kg (296ppk) and £1700 for 586kg (290ppk), Hilltown farmer £1660 for 600kg (276ppk), £1630 for 588kg (277ppk) and £1620 for 574kg (282ppk), Annalong farmer £1610 for 588kg (277ppk), Hilltown farmer £1600 for 522kg (306ppk), Annalong farmer £1570 for 560kg (280ppk), Hilltown farmer £1560 for 538kg (290ppk), £1550 for 490kg (316ppk), £1540 for 518kg (297ppk), £1530 for 512kg (298ppk) and £1510 for 518kg (297ppk), Hilltown farmer £1500 for 504kg (297ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1450 for 522kg (278ppk), Hilltown farmer £1420 for 514kg (276ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1410 for 490kg (287ppk), Hilltown farmer £1400 for 492kg (284ppk), Newry farmer £1370 for 490kg (279ppk), Hilltown farmer £1330 for 422kg (315ppk), Hilltown farmer £1270 for 374kg (339ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1240 for 388kg (319ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1200 for 454kg (264ppk), Armagh farmer £1100 for 418kg (263ppk), Hilltown farmer £1080 for 386kg (280ppk) and Kilcoo farmer £1000 for 372kg (268ppk).

Bullocks: Kilkeel farmer £1940 for 638kg (304ppk), Hilltown farmer £1900 for 620kg (306ppk), Hilltown farmer £1860 for 602kg (309ppk), Hilltown farmer £1860 for 588kg (316ppk), Hilltown farmer £1840 for 688kg (267ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1830 for 602kg (304ppk), Hilltown farmer £1830 for 596kg (307ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1820 for 592kg (307ppk), Hilltown farmer £1790 for 560kg (319ppk) and £1790 for 552kg (324ppk), Hilltown farmer £1780 for 560kg (318ppk), Hilltown farmer £1770 for 594kg (298ppk), Hilltown farmer £1740 for 538kg (323ppk), Hilltown farmer £1740 for 572kg (304ppk), Hilltown farmer £1730 for 534kg (324ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1710 for 570kg (300ppk), Hilltown farmer £1710 for 558kg (306ppk), Hilltown farmer £1700 for 550kg (309ppk), Hilltown farmer £1700 for 488kg (348ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1700 for 550kg (309ppk), Hilltown farmer £1690 for 548kg (308ppk), Hilltown farmer £1680 for 516kg (325ppk), Cabra farmer £1680 for 550kg (305ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1670 for 576kg (289ppk), Hilltown farmer £1650 for 570kg (289ppk), Hilltown farmer £1640 for 500kg (328ppk) and £1630 for 518kg (314ppk), Hilltown farmer £1620 for 534kg (303ppk), Hilltown farmer £1610 for 528kg (305ppk), Hilltown farmer £1600 for 510kg (314ppk), Hilltown farmer £1590 for 480kg (331ppk), £1590 for 492kg (323ppk) and £1590 for 508kg (313ppk), Hilltown farmer £1580 for 512kg (308ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1570 for 496kg (315ppk), Hilltown farmer £1560 for 498kg (313ppk), Hilltown farmer £1550 for 470kg (329ppk) and £1530 for 474kg (323ppk), Hilltown farmer £1520 for 480kg (316ppk), Hilltown farmer £1440 for 476kg (302ppk) and £1390 for 446kg (312ppk) and Bryansford farmer £1220 for 396kg (308ppk).