Marts: Steady trade for sheep throughout at Markethill Mart

Heavy lambs sold from 540-573p/k for 20 lambs (24k) at £137.50 for a Hamiltonsbawn farmer, followed by 563p/k for 24k at £135 from a Keady producer.

Good quality midweights sold from 550-611p/k for 13 lambs, 22k at £134.50 from a Dungannon farmer, followed by 599p/k for 23 lambs (21.3k) at £127.50 from a Newry producer.

Store trade was very firm with good quality light stores from 600 – 726p/k for 9.5k at £69, followed by 677p/k for 10.2k at £69, followed by 650p/k for 12k at £78 each.

Stronger stores to 577p/k for 17.5k at £101 followed by 573p/k for 17.8k at £102.

Main demand from 530 – 570p/k.

220 ewes sold to £186 with good quality ewes from £130 to £180 each.

In the breeding ring rams sold to a top of £580 for a Charollais/Texel cross shearling, followed by £480 for Beltex/Charollais shearling.

Suffolks sold to £400 for a full mouth, several more sold from £200 to £380.

Breeding hoggets sold to a top of £260, £255 and £250. Main demand from £180 - £235 each.

Heavy lambs

Hamiltonsbawn producer 24k £137.50 573p/k: Hilltown producer 24k £137.50 573p/k: Keady producer 24k £135 563p/k: Dromore producer 25k £139.50 558p/k: Markethill producer 24.3k £134 551p/k: Rathfriland producer 24.7k £136 551p/k: Loughgall producer 24.4k £134 549p/k: Belleeks producer 24.5k £134 547p/k and Crossmaglen producer 25.2k £136.50 542p/k.

Midweight lambs

Dungannon producer 22k £134.50 611p/k: Newry producer 21.3k £127.50 599p/k: Cullyhanna producer 23.2k £137 591p/k: Moy producer 20.6k £121 587p/k: Portadown producer 23.3k £136.50 586p/k: Middletown producer 22k £127 577p/k: Forkhill producer 22.7k £130.50 575p/k: Tynan producer 22.5k £129 573p/k and Dungannon producer 22.2k £127 572p/k.

Light store lambs

Dromore producer 9.5k £69 726p/k: Lislea producer 10.2k £69 677p/k: Mullaghbawn producer 12k £78 650p/k: Dromore producer 12.5k £80 640p/k: Dromore producer 13.5k £86 637p/k: Dungannon producer 15.5k £98 632p/k: Keady producer 10.5k £66 629p/k: Ballygawley producer 14.8k £93 628p/k and Markethill producer 13.5k £84 622p/k.

Strong store lambs

Dungannon producer 17.5k £101 577p/k: Newry producer 17.8k £102 573p/k: Dungannon producer 19.2k £110 573p/k: Rostrevor producer 17.6k £100 568p/k: Newry producer 17.2k £97.50 567p/k: Omagh producer 17.2k £97.50 567p/k: Newry producer 17.4k £98 563p/k and Dromore producer 18k £100 556p/k.