Slightly easier trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes to £280

Lambs sold to £176.

Ewes sold to £280.

Lambs - Ballywalter Texel 30kg £176, Cloughey Texel 27kg £172, Comber 11 Texel 25kg £158, Ballywalter Texel 25kg £154, Ballynahinch 2 Charollais 25kg £152, Crossgar 50 Texel 23kg £145.50, Lisburn 23 Texel 24kg £145, Greyabbey 16 Texel 24kg £145, Ballynahinch 18 Texel 24kg £145, Strangford 23 Texel 25kg £145, Downpatrick 11 Texel 25kg £145, Donaghadee 11 Texel 25kg £143, Downpatrick 26 Texel 23kg £142, Lisburn 2 Texel 22kg £141, Ballykinlar 19 Texel 23kg £141, Downpatrick 22 Texel 23kg £141, Downpatrick 32 Texel 23kg £141, Killinchy 26 Charollais 22kg £140, Comber 28 Texel 22kg £140, Antrim 18 Texel 23kg £140, Ballynahinch 4 Texel 23kg £140, Donaghadee 14 Texel 23kg £140, Newtownards 22 Texel 22kg £139, Downpatrick 12 Texel 22kg £139, Bangor 18 Texel 22kg £138, Donaghadee 7 Texel 23kg £138, Ballywalter 23 Texel 22kg £137, Crossgar 15 Texel 22kg £137, Ballywalter 2 Texel 21kg £136, Killinchy 10 Suffolk 21kg £135, Ballynahinch 13 Charollais 21kg £134, Downpatrick 7 Texel 22kg £133.50, Cloughey 6 Charollais 21kg £132, Killyleagh 19 Texel 21kg £131, Ballygowan 23 Texel 21kg £131, Strangford 13 Texel 21kg £129, Lisburn 12 Suffolk 20kg £128, Moeyrea 9 Charollais 20kg £128, Kircubbin 16 Suffolk 21kg £128, Ballykinlar 3 Texel 20kg £127.50, Donaghadee 28 Texel 20.5kg £127 and Downpatrick 18 Suffolk 20kg £125.50, Castlewellan 10 Charollais 19kg £123.

Ewes - Moneyrea Texel £280, Charollais £232, £218, Downpatrick 4 Texel £250, 6 Suffolk £218, Lisburn 2 Texel £250, 2 Texel £202, Saintfield 4 Charollais £232, 4 Charollais £228, Downpatrick 7 Suffolk £230, Downpatrick 4 Suffolk £222, 6 Suffolk £194, Comber 6 Suffolk £212, Comber 4 Suffolk £208, 7 Suffolk £190, Killinchy 8 Suffolk £196, Moira 7 Texel £190, Killyleagh 4 Suffolk £188, Newtownards 17 Suffolk £188, Lisburn 8 Suffolk £188, Comber 6 Suffolk £185, 9 Mule £155, Ballynahinch 10 Suffolk £172, Comber 3 Suffolk £170, Saintfield 6 Texel £168, Lisburn 10 Mule £160 and Saintfield 5 Suffolk £160.

Wednesday’s sale at Saintfield Mart sold to a firm trade.

Top price of £3015 paid for a Limousin bull.

Fat cattle: sold to £3015 for a 960kg Limousin bull, £314 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2620 for a 770kg Charolais, £340 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousin bull 960kg £314 £3014, Downpatrick Charolais cows 770kg £340 £2620, 750kg £302 £2265, 740kg £294 £2175, Downpatrick Belgian Blue cow 790kg £274 £2165, Downpatrick Limousin cow 730kg £292 £2131, Hereford cow 680kg £284 £1931, Downpatrick 680kg £306 £2080, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus bullock 610kg £340 £2075, 570kg £336 £1915, Charolais heifers 520kg £363 £1882, 530kg £338 £1791, 550kg £315 £1765, Ballynahinch Limousin cows 660kg £292 £1927, 580kg £328 £1902, Dromore Simmental cow 560kg £342 £1915 and Newtownards Friesian cows 670kg £256 £1715, 720kg £220 £1584, 640kg £236 £1510.

Sucklers: Belgian Blue bull sold to £2750.

Bullocks: sold to £2400 for a 560kg Limousin

Leading prices: Dromara Limousin/Belgian Blues 560kg £2400, 550kg £2380, 560kg £2320, 550kg £2210, 560kg £2200, 620kg £2200, 540kg £2160, 520kg £2040, 490kg £2020, 500kg £2020, 470kg £2000, 450kg £1840, 440kg £1740 and Strangford Belgian Blue/Limousins 600kg £2290, 570kg £2270, 660kg £2160, 600kg £2150, 600kg £2120, 590kg £2100, 580kg £2000, 550kg £1970,

Heifers: Sold to £1880 for a 460kg Limousin.

Suckled calves: Sold to £1800 for a 390kg Limousin bullock calf

Dropped calves: Sold to £400 for a Friesian bull.