Slight improvement in hogget prices at Markethill Mart
An entry of 900 sheep at Markethill on Monday 2nd February saw another slight improvement on hogget prices.
Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 550-590p/k for 24k at £141.50.
Overweight hoggets sold from £148 to £156 each.
Good quality midweight hoggets sold from 575-620p/k for 20 hoggets at 22.3k for £138.
A smaller entry of stores sold to a top of 643p/k for 18.2k at £117.
The 250 cull ewes sold to a top of £235.
Main demand for well fleshed ewes from £150-£220 each.
Patrick McEvoy of Kilkeel donated a ewe which sold for £300, purchased by Flagstaff Livestock and the proceeds donated to Cancer Research UK.
Breeding sale in ring two starting 7.30pm on Monday 9th February.
Heavy hoggets
Poyntzpass producer 24k £141.50 590p/k: Tynan producer 24k £141.50 590p/k: Portadown producer 24k £140 583p/k: Tandragee producer 24.9k £145 582p/k: Jerrettspass producer 24.8k £143.50 579p/k: Belleeks producer 24.3k £140 576p/k: Richhill producer 24.2k £138 570p/k: Tandragee producer 24.5k £139 567p/k: Crossmaglen producer 25.6k £145 566p/k and Newry producer 24.9k £141 566p/k.
Midweight hoggets
Middletown producer 22.3k £138 619p/k: Portadown producer 22k £136 618p/k: Killeavey producer 23k £140.50 611p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 21.8k £133 610p/k: Banbridge producer 22.3k £136 610p/k: Crossmaglen producer 22.5k £137 609p/k: Aghalee producer 23k £140 609p/k and Richhill producer 22.4k £136 607p/k.
Stores
Newtownhamilton producer 18.2k £117 643p/k: Dungannon producer 19.4k £122.50 631p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 17.4k £109 626p/k: Markethill producer 18.9k £107.50 569p/k: Caledon producer 18.5k £105 568p/k: Jerrettspass producer 18k £102 567p/k and Waringstown producer 17.9k £100 559p/k.