Marts: Weanlings selling to a top price of £1350 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Seasonal show of cattle in town last Friday, with super yard full of continental cattle with record prices.

The dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old, topped to £560, for Hereford heifer calf for a Saintfield farmer.

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1350 for a 406kg from Seaforde farmer.

Fat cows topped £1760 for 714k, Limousin.

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Cow and calves topped £1030.

Heifers topped £1520 for 592k Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1420 for 654k Friesian.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Comber farmer Belgian Blue at £470, Dundrum farmer Charolais at £410, Ballynahinch farmer Aberdeen Angus at £380, Katesbridge farmer Fleckvieh at £370, Scarva farmer Belgian Blue at £370, Katesbridge farmer Fleckvieh at £370 and Saintfield farmer Belgian Blue at £370, Belgian Blue at £360 and Friesian at £340, Belgian Blue at £325.

Heifer calves

Saintfield farmer Hereford at £560, Belgian Blue at £395, Belgian Blue at £375, Belgian Blue at £375, Belgian Blue at £375, Belgian Blue at £365, Hereford at £295, Katesbridge farmer Fleckvieh at £280, Fleckvieh at £280 and Dundrum farmer Limousin at £270.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £3.63 pence per kilo.

Weanling calves sold to Super trade, Armagh farmer Belgian Blue 458k at £1250, Aberdeen Angus 462k at £1190, Aberdeen Angus 444k at £1100, Belted Galloway 440k at £1080, Newry farmer Shorthorn 460k at £1060, Dromara farmer Aberdeen Angus 356k at £1040, Aberdeen Angus 410k at £1040, Warrenpoint farmer Aberdeen Angus 356k at £990, Warrenpoint farmer Charolais 270k at £980 and Annaclone farmer Limousin 364k at £970.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.35 pence per kilo.

Seaforde farmer Limousin 406k at £1350, Jerrettspass farmer Piemontese 382k at £1280, Seaforde farmer Limousin 338k at £1120, Annaclone farmer Charolais 382k at £1080, Newry farmer Piemontese 336k at £1050, Armagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 338k at £1040, Warrenpoint farmer Belgian Blue 370k at £980, Hereford 414k at £970, Armagh farmer Limousin 302k at £940 and Annaclone farmer Aberdeen Angus 396k at £930.

Fat cows

Dromara farmer Limousin bull 714k at £1760, Downpatrick farmer Hereford 492k at £870, Scarva farmer Aberdeen Angus 516k at £840, Rathfriland farmer Friesian 660kg at £780 and Downpatrick farmer Hereford 510k at £760.

Cows and calves

Scarva farmer Aberdeen Angus cow at £1030.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.89 pence per kilo.

Ballyward farmer Limousin 592k at £1520, Limousin 596k at £1520, Newry farmer Hereford 564k at £1390, Hereford 520k at £1350, Ballyward farmer Limousin 520k at £1340, Limousin 480k at £1250, Limousin 510k at £1250, Newry farmer Hereford 468k at £1210, Newry farmer Limousin 424k at £1190 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 448k at £1160.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £2.77 pence per kilo, Katesbridge farmer Friesian 654k at £1420, Newry farmer Hereford 510k at £1410 and Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 362k at £890, Hereford 398k at £880, Belgian Blue 319k at £770, Belgian Blue 318k at £770 and Aberdeen Angus 330k at £760.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw large show of stock and hoggets selling to a flying trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade again.

Newry farmer topped the sale at £7.41 a kilo for 21.6kg at £160.

Fat ewes topped at £218.

More ewes over the £200 mark this week with plainer ewes from £182 to £198,

Spring lambs

Castlewellan farmer 24.5k at £177, Newry farmer 28k at £174, Ballynaskeagh farmer 30k at £173, Newry farmer 28.5k at £170, Banbridge farmer 24.5k at £170, Newry farmer 27k at £170, Bryansford farmer 25k at £170, Mayobridge farmer 26k at £166.50, Hilltown farmer 23k at £166 and Loughgall farmer 23k at £165.

Hoggets

Kilkeel farmer 29.2k at £188, Mayobridge farmer 31k at £180, Dromara farmer 31.5k at £178, Poyntzpass farmer 27.6k at £178, Dundrum farmer 25k at £171, Poyntzpass farmer 26.4k at £169, Tandragee farmer 25.2k at £166.50, Armagh farmer 26.5k at £165, Tandragee farmer 28.8k at £164 and Rathfriland farmer 29.4k at £163.

Fat ewes

Ballyward farmer at £218, Mayobridge farmer at £210, Banbridge farmer at £200, at £198. Kilkeel farmer at £196, Kilkeel farmer at £196, Newry farmer at £186, Ballyroney farmer at £186, Keady farmer at £182 and Ballinaskeagh farmer at £182.

Fat rams

Annalong farmer at £192, Tandragee farmer at £152 and Maralin farmer at £146.

Ewes and lambs

Kilkeel farmer at £320, Dromore farmer at £315, Banbridge farmer at £315, Kilkeel farmer at £305, at £300, Ballyroney farmer at £300 and Dromore farmer at £290 at £290.

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