Marts: Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £218

Lambs sold to £140.

Ewes sold to £218.

Lambs - Hillsborough producer Suffolk 30kg £140, Newtownards producer 12 Charollais 26kg £139, Lisburn producer 7 Texel 26kg £135, 11 Texel 25kg £134, Crossgar producer 5 Texel 25kg £134.50, Downpatrick producer 21 Texel 25kg £134, Dromara producer 20 Suffolk 25kg £133.50, Lisburn producer 25 Texel 25kg £132.50, Dromara producer 57 Texel 24kg £132, Bangor producer 29 Texel 24kg £132, Downpatrick producer 21 Texel 24kg £132, Saintfield producer 12 Texel 24kg £132, Crossgar producer 8 Texel 23kg £131, Comber producer 2 Texel 25kg £131, Dromara producer 14 Texel 22kg £130, Downpatrick producer 22 Texel 23kg £130, Downpatrick producer 9 Texel 24kg £130, Downpatrick producer 7 Texel 23kg £128, Ballynahinch producer 2 Texel 23kg £128, Ballyhalbert producer 4 Charollais 23kg £127, Killinchy producer 14 Texel 23kg £126, Bangor producer 4 Texel 23kg £126, Crossgar producer 5 Dorset 24kg £126, Belfast producer 13 Texel 23kg £125, Downpatrick producer 16 Charollais 23kg £125, Strangford producer 14 Charollais 23kg £125, Ballygowan producer 16 Texel 23kg £125, Sainfield producer 17 Charollais 23kg £125, Crossgar producer 25 Texel 23kg £125, Ballynahinch producer 6 Texel 23kg £124.50, Downpatrick producer 14 Charollais 22kg £124, Downpatrick producer 20 Texel 23kg £124, Donaghadee producer 5 Charollais 23kg £124, Downpatrick producer 15 Texel 23kg £123, Lisburn producer 8 Charollais 22kg £121.50, Comber producer 2 Beltex 20kg £120, Gilford producer 28 Charollais/Texel 21.5kg £121, Ballygowan producer 27 Texel 22kg £119.50, Lisburn producer 17 Charollais 22kg £119, Saintfield producer 18 Texel 21kg £118.50, Hillsborough producer 23 Texel 21kg £117, Donaghadee producer 16 Texel 21kg £117, Bangor producer 9 Charollais 20kg £115, Ballygowan producer 17 Texel 20kg £114, Newtownards producer Texel 20kg £114, Ballyhalbert producer 4 Charollais 19kg £110, Comber producer 11 Charollais 19kg £109, Lisburn producer 10 Dorset 19kg £107 and Hillsborough producer 23 Suffolk/Texel 19kg £105.

Ewes - Downpatrick producer Texel £218, Portaferry producer Texel £210, Downpatrick producer Texel £200, 3 Texel £188, Dromore producer 2 Charollais £198, Bangor producer Texels 3 £196, £190, £180, Seaforde producer 3 Suffolk £195, Downpatrick 5 Charollais £190, Comber producer Dorset £186, Ballygowan producer Suffolks 6 £182, 9 £179, 4 £170, Comber producer 5 Suffolk £182, Donaghadee producer 3 Texel £181, Downpatrick producer 12 Suffolk £173, Banbridge producer 10 Texel £170, 8 Suffolk £168, Greyabbey producer 7 Suffolk £165, Ballygowan producer 4 Suffolk £163, Saintfield producer 7 Texel £160, Lisburn producer 5 Charollais £160, 7 Suffolk £155, Ballynahinch producer 2 Suffolk £158, Downpatrick producer 10 Suffolk £156, Crossgar producer 3 Charollais £151, Comber producer 3 Suffolk £148, Downpatrick producer 9 Suffolk £144 and Comber producer 5 Mule £138, Killinchy producer 9 Mule £133.

Good entry of breeding sheep at Friday night’s sale, with hoggets selling to £280 for a pen of Suffolk cross Cheviots.

Leading prices: Kesh producer Suffolk cross Cheviot hoggets 10 £280, 7 £275, 10 265, Texel cross Mule hoggets 10 £260, 10 £235, Lisburn producer Suffolk cross Mule hoggets 10 £280, 10 £260, Comber producer Texel tow and three year olds £270, £240, £230, Saintfield producer Suffolk cross hoggets 10 £265, 9 £240, Tandragee producer Texel cross Mule hoggets 10 £260, 10 £255, 10 £240, 7 £232, Newtownards producer Suffolk cross hoggets 9 £250, 8 £230, Dromara producer Suffolk cross hoggets 10 £228, 7 £210, 10 £208, Dromara producer Mule hoggets 10 £210, 4 £208, Ballygowan producer Mule hoggets 10 £205, Texel ewe lamb £195, Suffolk cross Cheviot ewe lambs 11 £170, Comber producer 8 Suffolk cross mule ewe lambs 12 £165, 10 £155 and Downpatrick producer Suffolk cross ewe lambs 7 £155, Texel cross ewe lambs 8 £150, 8 £145.

Larger entry of cattle at Wednesday’s sale which sold to a sharp trade with bullocks selling to £2450.

Fat cattle: 90 fats sold to another excellent demand of £2450 for a 780kg Limousin bullock, £314 per 100kg.

Heifers sold to £2108 for a 680kg Limousin, £310 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £1963 for a 770kg Limousin, £255 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Ballygowan producer Limousin bullocks 780kg £314 £2450, 750kg £315 £2362, 730kg £316 £2306, 760kg £300 £2280, Comber producer bullocks Limousin 710kg £305 £2165, Blonde d'Aquitaine 730kg £288 £2102, Limousins 700kg £276 £1932, 710kg £250 £1775, Castlewellan producer Limousin heifer 680kg £310 £2108, Ballyhalbert producer bullocks Aberdeen Angus 800kg £246 £1968, Hereford 730kg £245 £1788, Saintfield producer Limousin cows 770kg £255 £1963, 660kg £237 £1564, Hilltown producer cows Charolais 790kg £235 £1856, Limousin 570kg £262 £1493, Crossgar producer cows Charolais 700kg £256 £1792, Aberdeen Angus 690kg £197 £1359, Comber producer bullocks Aberdeen Angus 750kg £234 £1755, Limousins 790kg £217 £1714, 680kg £233 £1584, Newtownards producer Aberdeen Angus bullocks 640kg £226 £1446, 600kg £224 £1344, Saintfield producer Limousin cow 680kg £208 £1414, Ballygowan producer Hereford cow 710kg £178 £1263, Castlereagh producer Aberdeen Angus cow 670kg £172 £1152, Carryduff producer Friesian cow 630kg £162 £1020 and Kircubbin producer cows Friesian 550kg £182 £1001, 630kg £156 £982, 570kg £163 £929.

Bullocks: 155 bullocks sold to a flying trade of £2150 for a 700kg Limousin (310ppk).

Leading prices: Castlewellan producer Limousins 700kg £2150, 750kg £1840, 720kg £1830, 660kg, £1800, 700kg £1750, 700kg £1710, 650kg £1700, Ballynahinch producer Limousins 650kg £1980, 600kg £1830, 620kg £1830, 630kg £1820, 640kg £1740, 650kg £1740, 550kg £1690, 600kg £1690, 610kg £1690, 580kg £1650, 600kg £1640, 540kg £1630, 550kg £1630, Comber producer Limousins 670kg £1860, 650kg £1700, Moira producer Charolais 550kg £1700, 550kg £1690, 480kg £1680, 510kg £1670, 520kg £1670, 500kg £1660, 500kg £1560, 520kg £1560, 500kg £1550, 510kg £1550, 520kg £1550, 530kg £1550, Castlewellan producer Aberdeen Angus 600kg £1680, 620kg £1680, 650kg £1670, 660kg £1670, 600kg £1660, 600kg £1650, 570kg £1630, 600kg £1620, 580kg £1600, 600kg £1600, 570kg £1600, Downpatrick producer Charolais 450kg £1510, 450kg £1500 and Ballynahinch producer Limousin 430kg £1460.

Heifers: 90 heifers sold to £1540 for a 490kg Charolais (314ppk)

Leading prices: Gilford producer Charolais 490kg £1540, 460kg £1470, 470kg £1450, 440kg £1430, 460kg £1410, 440kg £1400, 400kg £1380, Lisburn producer Limousins 500kg £1510, 470kg £1470, 440kg £1430, Comber producer Limousins 470kg £1490, 470kg £1470, 450kg £1430, 460kg £1400 and Downpatrick producer Charolais 450kg £1460, 440kg £1400, 440kg £1370, 400kg £1330, 400kg £1300.

Dropped calves: sold to £700 for a six week old Charolais bull calf. Charolais heifers from the same pen sold to £490.