Steady for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £236

Lambs sold to £164.

Ewes sold to £236.

Lambs - Castlewellan 18 Texel 30kg £164, Killinchy 12 Texel 22kg £159, Killinchy 3 Texel 24kg £150, Saintfield 12 Texel 25kg £148, Ballykinlar 28 Texel 27kg £145, 14 Texel 26kg £144.50, 9 Suffolk 27kg £143.50, Crumlin 27 Texel 26kg £144, Downpatrick 14 Texel 25kg £144, Downpatrick 19 Texel 26kg £142, Crumlin 26 Texel 24kg £141.50, Newtownards 7 Texel 26kg £141, Lisburn 5 Texel 25kg £140, Downpatrick 24 Texel 25kg £140, Crossgar 4 Texel 24kg £140, Downpatrick 7 Texel 25kg £140, Ballywalter 23 Charollais 24kg £139.50, Crossgar 11 Texel 25kg £139, Comber 12 Texel 24kg £138, Ballygowan 30 Texel 24kg £138, Comber 18 Texel 23kg £137, Lisburn 9 Texel 24kg £137, Ballynahinch 6 Texel 24kg £137, Downpatrick 15 Texel 23kg £135.50, Comber 9 Texel 23kg £135, Dromore 11 Charollais 23kg £135, Ballykinlar 5 Texel 23kg £134.50, Comber 24 Charollais 21kg £133.50, Ballygowan 23 Texel 22kg £133, Lisburn 12 Charollais 21kg £130.50, Carryduff 17 Texel 17kg £130, Downpatrick 11 Charollais 20kg £130, Comber 31 Texel 22kg £130, Lisburn 5 Charollais 22kg £130, Ballykinlar 3 Texel 22kg £130, Saintfield 3 Charollais 23kg £130, Ballygowan 17 Suffolk 20kg £129, Carryduff 16 Texel 20kg £128.50, Dromara 14 Texel 21kg £128.50, Killinchy 23 Texel 19kg £127, Killinchy 19 Texel 19kg £127, Downpatrick 10 Texel 19kg £125.50, Killinchy 11 Texel 20kg £125, Greyabbey 9 Texel 21kg £125, Comber 11 Texel 19kg £124, Comber 26 Dorset 20kg £124, Killinchy 18 Texel 20kg £124, Greyabbey 4 Texel 20kg £123, Comber 8 Dutch spotted 20kg £123, Downpatrick 16 Texel 19kg £121, Comber 10 Texel 17kg £119, Saintfield 18 Texel 18kg £115, Dromore 40 Texel 18kg £110, Lisburn 10 Charollais 16kg £106 and Portaferry 19 Texel 15kg £100.

Ewes - Hillsborough 2 Texel £236, 3 Texel £222, Downpatrick 3 Texel £214, Comber Texel £210, Downpatrick 3 Charollais £200, 6 Suffolk £177, Portaferry 6 Suffolk £198, 2 Suffolk £186, Lisburn 2 Texel £196, 2 Charollais £190, Comber 2 Suffolk £194, Carryduff 9 Suffolk £190, 4 Mule £150, Downpatrick 6 Texel £188, Killinchy Cheviot £185, Comber 7 Suffolk £184, Saintfield 4 Charollais £180, Killinchy 2 Suffolk £178, Killinchy 14 Texel £174, Lisburn 7 Suffolk £174, Seaforde 13 ewes £172, Dromore 6 Suffolk £170, Ballynahinch 8 Charollais £168, Lisburn 5 Texel £164, Ballynahinch 5 Suffolk £160, Lisburn 5 Suffolk £155, 3 Mule £140, Comber 5 Suffolk £150, Dromara 10 Suffolk £149, Comber 6 Mule £141 and Comber 5 Mule £140.

Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to a steady trade with bulls selling to £3317 for a Charolais.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3317 for a 1060kg Charolais, £313 per 100kg.

Bullocks sold to £3152 for a 800kg Charolais, £394 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £3031 for a 930kg Charolais, £326 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Carryduff Charolais bull 1060kg £313 £3317, Charolais cows 930kg £326 £3031, 900kg £316 £2844, Ballygowan Charolais bullocks 800kg £394 £3132, 780kg £396 £3088, 690kg £412 £2842, 660kg £408 £2692, 690kg £390 £2691,Saintfield Belgian Blue cow 790kg £355 £2805, Ballygowan Charolais bull 700kg £390 £2730, Saintfield Hereford cows 860kg £284 £2442, 810kg £278 £2251, Saintfield Limousin cow 720kg £334 £2405, Lisburn Montbeliarde cow 810kg £272 £2204, Carryduff Limousin cow 720kg £300 £2160, Friesian bullock 600kg £294 £1764, Crossgar Hereford cow 800kg £268 £2145, Belfast Limousin cow 710kg £286 £2030, Crossgar Belgian Blue cows 740kg £274 £2027, 760kg £252 £1915, Castlewellan Limousin cow 670kg £302 £2023, Downpatrick Charolais heifers 520kg £386 £2007, 510kg £388 £1979, Saler heifer 520kg £362 £1882, Downpatrick Friesian cows 660kg £282 £1861, 760kg £224 £1702, 760kg £218 £1656 and Saintfield Friesian cows 740kg £250 £1850, 670kg 3244 £1634, 530kg £290 £1537.

Bullocks: Sold to £2600 for a 520kg Charolais (500ppk).

Leaing prices: Portadown Charolais 520kg £2600, 540kg £2560, 530kg £2550, 470kg £2450, 480kg £2420, Ballynahinch Charolais 550kg £2570, 560kg £2480, Downpatrick Charolais 550kg £2540, 530kg £2530, 550kg £2500, 550kg £2470, 510kg £2410, 500kg £2410, 510kg £2400, 520kg £2400, 530kg £2400, Drumbo Charolais 510kg £2490, 550kg £2460, 490kg £2410, 520kg £2400, 500kg £2390, 510kg £2370, 520kg £2370, 550kg £2360, 500kg £2340, 550kg £2340, 550kg £2340, 490kg £2290, 470kg £2220, 550kg £2200, 430kg £2050, Ballynahinch Charolais 590kg £2410, 500kg £2390, 510kg £2330 and Moira Charolais 520kg £2380, 470kg £2360, 500kg £2360, 510kg £2340, 520kg £2340, 500kg £2330.

Heifers: Sold to £2600 for a 660kg Charolais (395ppk).

Leading Prices: Lisburn Charolais 660kg £2600, 600kg £2540, 610kg £2430, 550kg £2400, 560kg £2400, 590kg £2310, 520kg £2060, Downpatrick Limousins 550kg £2180, 510kg £2000, 420kg £1880, Crossgar Limousins 500kg £2090, 500kg £2070, 450kg £2060, 440kg £2050, 420kg £1980 and Crossgar Charolais 470kg £2080, 450kg £2050, 450kg £2020, 420kg £2000, 430kg £2000, 440kg £1980, 440kg £1970.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2480 for a 400kg Limousin heifer (620ppk).

Leading prices: Downpatrick Limousin heifer 400kg £2480, Limousin bullock 400kg £2120, Lisburn Charolais bullocks 440kg £2190, 420kg £2150, 410kg £2140, 440kg £2100, 400kg £2080, 410kg £2020, 390kg £1980, 400kg £1860, 410kg £1860, Saintfield Charolais bullocks 400kg £2100, 430kg £1960, 450kg £1870, Limousin heifers 400kg £1770, 400kg £1750 and Bangor Limousin bull 450kg £2080.