Prices remain buoyant at Draperstown (Lauri O’Kane and son)

Demand remains high for fat ewes and quality stock, with more needed to fulfil customer orders.

Fat ewes sold to £167.00, fat lambs £128.

Fat Lambs: 26.5kgs at £128, 25kgs at £121, 24kgs at £1.20, 24.4kgs at £119, 25.1kgs at £118, 28.3kgs at £117.5, 27.5kgs £117, 25.1kgs at £116, 25.3kgs at £114.5.

Fat Ewes top prices £167, £162, £150, £144, £140, £135, £128, £126 £120, £119, £115.

An outstanding show of top quality cattle on Saturday at Draperstown Livestock Market (Lauri O’Kane & Son) with top prices paid for quality stock.

Fat cows to £2.01 & £2.00 per kg

Beef Bullocks to £1,280 (£2.14 kg) Beef Heifers to £1370 (£2.58kg)

Beef Bullocks and Heifers a very strong trade. More heavy strong cattle are required for outstanding prices to fulfil ongoing export markets.

Fat Cows: AA 500kgs £2.01 CH 650kgs £2.00 CH 850kgs £1.86, LIM 690kgs £1.80, SIM 660KGS £1.78, SIM 820kgs £1.72, LIM 740kgs £1.72, AA 440kgs £1.70 SIM 420kgs £1.70, SIM 420kgs £1.62, SIM 770KGS £1.56, AA 520KGS £1.50,

Beef Bullocks: AA 598KGS £1280, AA 561KGS £1265, AA 555KGS £1205, AA 559KGS £1150, AA 550KGS £1140, AA 560KGS £1070, AA 594KGS £1060, LIM 565KGS £1050 AA 630kgs £1025, AA 610kgs £1000, CH 596kgs £1000, CH 593KGS £990,

Stores Bullocks: CH 361KGS £1000, CH 442KGS £980, CH 373KGS £950, LIM 338kgs £940, LIM 353kgs £940, LIM 491kgs 940, AA 441Kgs £930, AA 433kgs £910, AA 413KGS £890,CH 348kgs £850, CH 356kgs £840, AA 385kgs £830, AA 336kgs £770, CH 305KG £740

Beef Heifers: CH 530kgs £1370, LIM 581kgs £1330, LIM 581kgs £1300, CH 543kgs £1290, CH 562Kgs £1240, CH 517Kgs £1230, CH 518kgs £1200, CH 540kgs £1190, CH 506Kgs £1180, LIM 511KGS £1040, LIM 703KGS £1000, LIM 520KGS £990

Store Heifers: CH 460kgs £1360, CH 480kgs £1190, LIM 460kgs £1170, CH 490kgs £1060, LIM 456kgs £1020, CH 400kgs £980, CH 400kgs £940, CH 350kgs £860, AA 364kgs £840, LIM 363kgs £800, CH 353Kgs £790, LIM 273kgs £790,