Marts: Strong prices for cattle at Downpatrick Mart, bullocks to £1620 per head

By Darryl Armitage
Published 5th Jun 2024, 12:13 GMT
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Cattle market report from Downpatrick Mart for Monday 3rd June 2024.

Leading prices are as follows.

Bullock pounds per head: Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 638kg £1620, Limousin 568kg £1340. Downpatrick farmer Fleckvieh 562kg £1260, Fleckvieh 466kg £1260, Fleckvieh 468kg £1230, Fleckvieh 500kg £1130, Shorthorn beef 452kg £1110, Fleckvieh 478kg £1070, Fleckvieh 502kg £1040 and Shorthorn beef 420kg £1040.

Bullock pence per kilo : Downpatrick farmer Fleckvieh 466kg 270p, Fleckvieh 468kg 262p. Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 638kg 253p. Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn beef 452kg 247p, Shorthorn beef 452kg 245p. Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 568kg 235p. Downpatrick farmer Shorthorn beef 404kg 235p, Fleckvieh 500kg 232p and Fleckvieh 562kg 224p.

At Downpatrick Mart, a Ballynahinch farmer topped the heavy bullock category on the night with lot 320, a Limousin at 638kg which sold for £1620 (254p). Picture: Downpatrick MartAt Downpatrick Mart, a Ballynahinch farmer topped the heavy bullock category on the night with lot 320, a Limousin at 638kg which sold for £1620 (254p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart
At Downpatrick Mart, a Ballynahinch farmer topped the heavy bullock category on the night with lot 320, a Limousin at 638kg which sold for £1620 (254p). Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Heifer pounds per head: Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 600kg £1600. Inch farmer Aberdeen Angus 452kg £1180. Annalong farmer Simmental 448kg £1050, Simmental 456kg £1010. Inch farmer Aberdeen Angus 440kg £970. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 327kg £940, Charolais 336kg £890. Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 418kg £880, Limousin 370kg £880 and Hereford 396kg £850.

Heifer pence per kilo: Downpatrick farmer Charolais 327kg 287p. Ballynahinch farmer Limousin 600kg £1600 267p. Downpatrick farmer Charolais 336kg 265p. Inch farmer Aberdeen Angus 452kg 261p. Downpatrick farmer Limousin 370kg 238p, Limousin 354kg 237p. Annalong farmer Simmental 448kg 234p, Simmental 456kg 221p. Inch farmer Aberdeen Angus 440kg 221p and Downpatrick farmer Limousin 366kg 218p.

Related topics:Aberdeen AngusBullockSimmental

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