Sharper trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, heavy lambs selling to £159

Cull ewes sold to £217

Lambs - Downpatrick 2 29kg £159, Killinchy 12 29kg £154, Downpatrick 10 26kg £150, Comber 7 25kg £149, Moira 6 26kg £149, Lisburn 4 25kg £148.50, Downpatrick 40 25kg £147.50, Dromara 41 25kg £147, Newtownards 22 25kg £146.50, Downpatrick 8 26kg £146, Saintfield 16 25kg £145, Lisburn 16 24kg £144, Comber 25 24kg £144, Crossgar 5 24kg £143.50, Ballygowan 18 24kg £143, Hillsborough 12 25kg £143, Ballygowan 22 25kg £143, Comber 13 24kg £142, Saintfield 15 24kg £142, Ballygowan 30 23kg £140, Downpatrick 28 23kg £140, Crumlin 32 23kg £140, Downpatrick 15 23kg £140, Lisburn 14 23kg £138.50, Castlewellan 24 23kg £136, Moira 10 23kg £136, Comber 27 22kg £135, Downpatrick 24 22kg £134, Killinchy 28 22kg £132, Comber 18 21kg £130, Comber 9 21kg £129, Lisburn 22 21kg £126, Downpatrick 19 21kg £125.50, Comber 26 19kg £125, Killinchy 16 20kg £125, Newtownards 22 19kg £123, Comber 12 19kg £122 and Lisburn 12 18kg £120.

Ewes - Ballykinlar 4 £217, Moira 2 £214, Comber 2 £212, Seaforde 13 £201, Comber 6 £200, 5 £188, Ballygowan 4 £198, 2 £196, Comber 2 £192, 7 £183, Ballygowan 8 £192, 5 £180, Saintfield 6 £190, Lisburn 10 £188, 6 £180, Newtownards 9 £185 and Comber 6 £184, 10 £170.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to a firm trade, with an excellent demand for cull cows selling to £388 per 100kg - 730kg £2832 for a Belgian Blue.

Other cows sold to £3216 for a 860kg Limousin, £374 per 100kg.

Fat cattle - Downpatrick Limousin cows 860kg £374 £3216, 740kg £344 £2545, 730kg £328 £2395, 650kg £350 £2275, Newtownards Charolais cows 820kg £375 £3075, 790kg £360 £2850, Crossgar Limousin cow 760kg £384 £2918, Bangor Belgian Blue cow 730kg £388 £2832, Ballynahinch Limousin cows 760kg £368 £2796, 680kg £358 £2435, Ballynahinch Charolais cow 810kg £358 £2705, Castlewellan Limousin cow 740kg £358 £2650, Simmental cow 810kg £288 £2332, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus cow 840kg £295 £2448, Ballynahinch Limousin Bull 700kg £340 £2380, Saintfield Limousin cows 650kg £328 £2132, 640kg £320 £2048, Lisburn Friesian cows 780kg £256 £1996, 740kg £254 £1880, Annahilt Friesian cows 750kg £248 £1860, 690kg £240 £1660 and Newtownards Friesian cows 720kg £254 £1828, 670kg £254 £1701, 630kg £264 £1663.

Bullock - sold to £2450 for a 540kg Charolais

Heifers - sold to £2360 for a 520kg Limousin.