Steady trade at Downpatrick

At the Suckled calf sale on Friday night, 23rd October, calves sold to a top price of £2.77ppk for a LIM Bullock at 278kg with other calves to a top price per head of £990.00 for CH Bullock at 490kg.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Oct 2020, 09:00 BST

Leading prices as follows:

BULLOCKS: Saintfield farmer 490kg CH £990 (202ppk) & 480kg CH £900 (190ppk) & 330kg CH £780 (238ppk) & 396kg CH £750, Crossgar farmer 334kg SIM £840 (252ppk) & 370kg SIM £780 (211ppk), Kilcoo farmer 346kg CH £780 (225ppk) & 322kg CH £760 (236ppk) & 394kg AA £720 & 288kg CH £770 (267ppk) & 286kg AA £720 (252ppk), Lisnaw farmer 314kg HER £750 (239ppk) & 306kg HER £730 (239ppk) & 284kg HER £700 (247ppk) & 276kg HER £660 (239ppk), Darraghcross farmer 280kg LIM £750 (268ppk), Crossgar farmer 300kg LIM £710 (237ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 280kg SIM £710 (254ppk) & 290kg SIM £690 (238ppk) and Saintfield farmer 278kg LIM £770 (277ppk) & 280kg LIM £710 (254ppk) & 290kg LIM £690 (238ppk).

HEIFERS: Loughinisland farmer 390kg LIM £870 (223ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 304kg SIM £780 (256ppk) & 280kg SIM £740 (264ppk), Crossgar farmer 340kg SIM £730 (215ppk) & 316kg SIM £710 (225ppk) & 308kg SIM £640 (208ppk), Kilcoo farmer 342kg CH £730 (214ppk), Saintfield farmer 304kg LIM £720 (237ppk) & 284kg LIM £660 (232ppk), Aughlisnafin farmer 280kg CH £710 (254ppk) & 304kg CH £700 (230ppk) & 300kg HER £630 (210ppk) & 246kg LIM £630 (256ppk) & 256kg LIM £620 (242ppk), Seaforde farmer 390kg LIM £710 & 340kg LIM £600, Crossgar farmer 312kg LIM £700 (225ppk) & 296kg LIM £650 (220ppk), Lisnaw farmer 330kg HER £680 (205ppk) & 250kg HER £630 (250ppk) & 240kg LIM £600 (248ppk) & 268kg HER £600 (225ppk) AND Darraghcross farmer 250kg LIM £670 (267ppk).

At the sheep sale on Saturday, 24th October there was steady trade of good quality lambs, Fat lambs sold to £96.00, Fat Ewes to £107.00 and Light weight lambs to £4.48ppk.

FAT LAMBS: Ballynahinch farmer 26kg £96.00, Ballyculter farmer 27kg £95.00 & 23kg £90.00, Kilclief farmer 25kg £94.50, Erenagh farmer 24kg £94.00, Dundrum farmer 25kg £91.50, Downpatrick farmer 23kg £91.00 & 22kg £89.50 & 22kg £88.00, Ballygowan farmer 25kg £91.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 25kg £90.50, Ballyculter farmer 23kg £89.00, Clough farmer 22kg £87.50 & 19kg £86.50, Ballygallum farmer 22kg £87.00 & 22kg £86.50, Lisburn farmer 23kg £86.50 and Loughinisland farmer 21kg £86.50.

FAT EWES: Ballylig farmer £107.00, Ballykilbeg £99.50, Lissoid farmer £99.00, Loughinisland farmer £98.00 & £84.00, Ballyculter farmer £98.00, Lisburn farmer £86.00, Ballycruttle farmer £85.00, Vianstown farmer £74.00, Portaferry farmer £72.50 and Downpatrick farmer £72.00.

At the Cattle sale on Monday 26th October, there was a good entry of quality cattle. Bullocks peaked at £1110 for a 550kg SAL with heifers at £1170 for a 590kg CH Light weight stores sold to 246ppk.

Leading prices in all categories as follows:

Bullocks: Castlewellan farmer 550kg SAL £1110 (203ppk) & 556kg CH £1090 (196ppk), Ardglass farmer 570kg AA £1080 & 540kg AA £1050 & 548kg AA £990 & 510kg AA £980 & 478kg AA £930, Dundrum farmer 498kg LIM £1000 & 550kg LIM £900, Cabra farmer 480kg HER £940 & 510kg SIM £900 & 450kg LIM £800 & 490kg LIM £800, Strangford farmer 540kg MB £910 & 550kg MB £800 & 570kg MB £800, Kilclief farmer 430kg SIM £900, Drumreagh farmer 350kg LIM £860 (246ppk) & 416kg LIM £860 (207ppk) & 350kg LIM £770 (220ppk) and Ballyculter farmer 610kg SWR £850 & 550kg BB £840 & 580kg SH £830 & 570kg FR £810 & 566kg FR £810.

HEIFERS: Farranfad farmer 590kg CH £1170 (198ppk) & 500kg CH £1020 (204ppk) & 560kg CH £1020 (185ppk), Castlewellan farmer 560kg CH £1100 (196ppk) & 562kg CH £1070 (192ppk) & 530kg CH £1070 (198ppk), Drumnaquoile farmer 638kg SIM £1100 & 560kg CH £1050 & 560kg LIM £1020 & 530kg LIM £980 & 570kg CH £940, Scaddy farmer 480kg AA £950 & 460kg AA £830, Wateresk farmer 528kg CH £900 & 518kg CH £880 and Ballybrannagh farmer 550kg BB £890 & 480kg BB £890.

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