Steady trade at Saintfield Mart sheep sale, ewes selling to £200

Lambs sold to £160.

Ewes sold to £200.

Lambs - Castlewellan 5 Texel 25kg £160, Dromore 4 Texel 26kg £158, Ballynahinch 2 Texel 26kg £150, Comber 11 Texel 26kg £150, Lisburn 5 Texel 27kg £150, Ballykinlar Texel 27kg £250, Moira 6 Texel 25kg £147, Newtownards 2 Texel 24kg £145, Clough 11 Charolais 24kg £143, Ballynahinch 11 Suffolk 25kg £142, Lisburn 19 Texel 25kg £141, Portaferry 24 Texel 23kg £140, Downpatrick 18 Texel 24kg £140, Comber 14 Texel 24kg £140, Newtownards 13 Texel 24kg £140, Ballynahinch 10 Charolais 24kg £139, Ballynahinch 8 Texel 24kg £138.50, Comber 21 Texel 24kg £138, Lisburn 24 Texel 23kg £137.50, Hollywood 3 Charolais 23kg £137.50, Killinchy 14 Charolais 23kg £137, Ballygowan 11 Texel 24kg £137, Dromore 15 Texel 24kg £137, Ballyhalbert 16 Texel 22kg £135, Comber 23 Texel 23kg £135, Saintfield 14 Charolais 23kg £135, Killinchy 15 Texel 23kg £135, Downpatrick 22 Charolais 23kg £135, Ballygowan 26 Charolais 23kg £134, Ballynahinch 12 Texel 22kg £133, Comber 18 Texel 22kg £132, Comber 15 Texel 20kg £131, Downpatrick 17 Texel 21kg £131, Downpatrick 14 Charolais 20kg £130, Comber 15 Texel 21kg £130, Downpatrick 22 Texel 21kg £130, Comber 20 Texel 22kg £130, Comber 7 Charolais 20kg £129, Ballykeel 6 Texel 22kg £129, Portaferry 20 Texel 20kg £128, Lisburn 19 Texel 21kg £128, Downpatrick 16 Texel 21kg £128, Dromore 33 Texel 19kg £127, Comber 19 Charolais 19kg £127, Dromore 20 Texel 19kg £126, Hillsborough 12 Charolais 18kg £122, Donaghadee 10 Texel 19kg £122, Downpatrick 15 Charolais 18kg £121, Lisburn 12 Texel 18kg £120, Comber 16 Texel 19kg £120, Killinchy 14 Texel 18kg £119, Downpatrick 21 Texel 19kg £119, Comber 16 Texel 17kg £118 and Killinchy 7 Charolais 16kg £117.

Ewes - Cloughey Texels, 2 £200, Comber 3 Texel £192, Lisburn Texel £190, Downpatrick 4 Suffolk £185, Killinchy 2 Texel £182, Killinchy 5 Suffolk £180, Lisburn 9 Texel £178, Comber 3 Suffolk £175, 9 Suffolk £164, Downpatrick 7 Suffolk £168, Ballynahinch 4 Suffolk £168, Downpatrick 10 Suffolk £165 and Comber 8 Suffolk £160.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to an excellent demand for all types.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3830 for a 1140kg Limousin bull, £336 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £3128 for a 920kg Limousin, £340 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Lisburn Limousin bull 1140kg £336 £3820, Downpatrick Hereford bull 1160kg £322 £3735, Ballygowan Aberdeen Angus bull 1060kg £300 £3180, Hillsborough Limousin cow 920kg £340 £3128, Lisburn Limousin bullocks 890kg £346 £3079, 800kg £346 £2768, 790kg £344 £2717, 840kg £340 £2856, Newtownards Hereford bull 1060kg £278 £2946, Crossgar Charolais bullocks 730kg £400 £2920, 720kg £400 £2880, 710kg £400 £2840, 750kg £368 £2760, 700kg £386 £2702, 730kg £362 £2642, 640kg £412 £2636, 700kg £374 £2618, 650kg £400 £2600, Saintfield Limousin bull 850kg £334 £2839, Ballynahinch Aberdeen Angus bull 1040kg £268 £2787, Saintfield Belgian Blue bullock 700kg £370 £2590, Downpatrick Charolais cows 720kg £350 £2520, 840kg £330 £2436, 730kg £330 £2409, Ballynahinch Limousin bullocks 740kg £330 £2442, 700kg £340 £2380, Dromore Belgian Blue cow 820kg £290 £2378, Hillsborough Hereford cows 770kg £306 £2356, 770kg £300 £2310, 690kg £324 £2235, Ballygowan Shorthorn beef bullock 880kg 3264 £2323, 690kg £334 £2305, 690kg £332 £2290, 670kg £340 £2278, Downpatrick Limousin cows 630kg £364 £2293, Hillsborough 720kg £312 £2246, 690kg £324 £2235, 730kg £300 £2190, Dromore Limousin cows 750kg £274 £2055, 700kg £292 £2044, 670kg £290 £1943 and Castlereagh Friesian cows 640kg 3282 £1805, 680khg £246 £1672.

Bullocks: Sold to £2690 for a 570kg Limousin (475ppk) other sorts sold to 528ppk - 470kg £2480 for a Charolais.

Leading prices: Saintfield Limousins 570kg £2690, 530kg £2660, 530kg £2610, 550kg £2550, 530kg £2440, 540kg £2350, Ballynahinch Charolais 530kg £2680, 600kg £2580, 530kg £2570, 550kg £2530, 500kg £2510, 470kg £2480, 530kg £2480, 510kg £2440, 500kg £2400, 500kg £2340, 500kg £2320, 540kg £2300, Newtownards Charolais 600kg £2500, 500kg £2090, 450kg £1850, Portadown Charolais 540kg £2600, 520kg £2400, 500kg £2220, 500kg £2110, 400kg £1990, Downpatrick Herefords 690kg £2330, 630kg £2140, 550kg 32070, 530kg £2040, 540kg £2040, 590kg £2020, 510kg £2010, 500kg £2010, 500kg £2000, 470kg £1910, 500kg £1910, 500kg £1890, 490kg £1860, 500kg £1850, 500kg £1840, 510kg £1840, 500kg £1820 and Ballygowan Shorthorn 430kg £1980.

Heifers: sold to £2480 for a 460kg Limousin (540ppk).

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousins 460kg £2480, 510kg £2310, 460kg £2020, 500kg £1980, 450kg £1960, Comber Limousins 600kg £2460, 600kg £2400, 590kg £2310, 570kg £2290, 600kg £2250, 590kg £2200, Dromara Simmentals 550kg £2200, 550kg £2050, 490kg £2000, 500kg £2000, 490kg £1990, 460kg £1920, Ballygowan Limousins 520kg £2160, 500kg £2040, Dromara Belgian Blues 470kg £2070, 450kg £2010, 400kg £2000, Downpatrick Limousins 450kg £2010, 460kg £1910, 370kg £1860, Kircubbin Simmentals 470kg £1960, 460kg £1940, 450kg £1920 and Lisburn Aberdeen Angus 450kg £1910, 460kg £1910, 420kg £1900, 400kg £1880, 410kg £1880, 420kg £1880, 450kg £1820.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2460 for a 490kg Limousin bullock (503ppk).

Leading prices: Downpatrick Limousin bullocks 490kg £2460, 400kg £2120, 450kg £2050, Limousin heifers 480kg £2240, 450kg £1990, 390kg £1980, 400kg £1890, 400kg £1700, Lisburn Charolais bullocks 490kg £2440, 470kg £2420, 460kg £2290, 420kg £2260, 470kg £2240, 430kg £2200, 460kg £2170, 460kg £2130, 450kg £2120, 440kg £2050, 400kg £2020, 450kg £2000, 440kg £1920, Saintfield Limousin bulls 450kg £2230,420kg £2040, 450kg £1740 and Ballygowan Limousin bullocks 420kg £2100, 400kg £2010, 370kg £1980, 390kg £1940, 440kg £1930, 350kg £1860, 390kg £1800, 350kg £1780, 330kg £1770.

Dropped calves: Sold to £870 for two Hereford bulls.