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