Sharper trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £210

Hoggets sold to £150.

Ewes sold to £210.

Hoggets - Downpatrick 10 Texel 28kg £150, Dungannon 12 Texel 28kg £149.50, Dromara 84 Texel 26kg £148, Comber 14 Charollais 26kg £147, Crossgar 11 Charollais 27kg £147, Dromara 52 Texel 25kg £146, Downpatrick 24 Charollais 25kg £145, Dromara 34 Suffolk 25kg £145, Ballynahinch 9 Suffolk 25kg £144, Dungannon 24 Texel 25kg £144, Lisburn 2 Suffolk 25kg £143, Dromara 33 Horned 24kg £142, Bangor 5 Hampshire 24kg £142, Saintfield 18 Texel 24kg £140, Comber 28 Hampshire 25kg £140, Pomeroy 15 Texel 23kg £138, Lisburn 6 Texel 24kg £138, Downpatrick 17 Texel 23kg £137, Crumlin 14 Charollais 23kg £135, Castlewellan 24 Suffolk 24kg £135, Saintfield 8 Texel 22kg £131, Downpatrick 15 Charollais 21kg £127, Lisburn 25 Texel 21kg £126.50, Ballynahinch 20 Texel 20kg £124 and Saintfield 19 Texel 19kg £117.

Ewes - Comber 2 Texel £210, 4 Texel £188, Dundonald 3 Texel £200, 4 Texel £180, Killyleagh Suffolk £188, Lisburn Beltex £180, Texel £180, Saintfield 3 Charollais £178, Killinchy 3 Texel £175, Ballykinlar 5 Suffolk £170, Ballynahinch 4 Suffolk £168, Comber 6 Suffolk £165, Portaferry 10 Texel £155, Lisburn 7 Suffolk £154 and Downpatrick 8 Suffolk £150.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to a flying trade for all stock.

Top price of £3312 paid for a cull Hereford bull.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3312 for a 1150kg Hereford bull, £288 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2865 for a 770kg Limousin cow, £372 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Dromara Hereford bull 1150kg £288 £3312, Downpatrick Limousin cow 770kg £372 £2865, Saintfield Charolais cow 830kg £338 £2805, Crumlin Aberdeen Angus cow 920kg £290 £2668, Killinchy Aberdeen Angus cow 800kg £324 £2592, Saintfield Limousin cows 670kg £386 £2586, 710kg £350 £2485, Saintfield Aberdeen Angus cow 820kg £290 £2378, Ballynahinch Simmental bullocks 670kg £354 £2371, 650kg £346 £2249, 610kg £348 £2122, Downpatrick Limousin cow 800kg £286 £2288, Ballynahinch Friesian cow 720kg £262 £1886, Comber Friesian cow 770kg £228 £1755, Newtownards Friesian cows 700kg £244 £1708, 740kg £224 £1657 and Greyabbey Friesian cow 730kg £224 £1635, 610kg £266 £1622, 690kg £228 £1574.

Bullocks: Sold to £2440 for a 550kg Simmental.

Leading prices: Downpatrick Simmentals 550kg £2440, 500kg £2140, 480kg £1970, Ballynahinch Hereford 600kg £2370, 420kg £2090, Lisburn Charolais 460kg £2330, 550kg £2210, 400kg £2050 and Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 590kg £2320, 540kg £2140, 460kg £1910.

Heifers: Sold to £2380 for a 550kg Charolais.

Leading prices: Comber Charolais 510kg £2380, 530kg £2280, Ballynahinch Limousins 570kg £2380, 500kg £2130, 500kg £2040, Killinchy Aberdeen Angus 540kg £2280, 410kg £1760, Carryduff Charolais 550kg £2140, 470kg £2100, 470kg £1960, Aberdeen Angus 500kg £1880, 500kg £1820 and Kilkeel Simmentals 420kg £2060, 460kg £2030, 440kg £1940, 450kg £1940, 440kg £1900, 400kg £1860, 450kg £1840, 460kg £1840, 400kg £1820.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2050 for a 380kg Charolais bullock calf.

Heifers sold to £1690 for a 300kg Limousin (565ppk).

Leading prices; Killinchy Aberdeen Angus bullocks 380kg £2050, 390kg £2010, 370kg £1940, 360kg £1830, 330kg £1780, 340kg £1750, Dromara Charolais bullock 420kg £2000, Limousin bullock 370kg £1840, Limousin heifers 390kg £1780, 300kg £1690, 320kg £1590, Downpatrick Charolais 440kg £2000, 360kg £1940, 330kg £1930 and Downpatrick Simmental bullocks 370kg £1810, 360kg £1720, Saintfield Limousin bullocks 320kg £1740, 340kg £1710, Limousin heifers 300kg £1660, 300kg £1620, 270kg £1580, 250kg £1530.