Steady trade for fat lambs and stores at Markethill Mart

Cull ewe trade was slightly easier.

Good quality heavy lambs sold from 560-625p/k for 24k at £150 from an Annalong producer, followed by 610p/k for 24.6k at £150 for a Cullyhanna farmer.

Several pens of overweight lambs sold from £152-£162 per head.

Good quality midweight lambs sold from 590-639p/k with a top of 650p/k for 21k at £136.50 for a Kilkeel farmer, followed by 643p/k for 20.3k at £130.50 from a Hilltown producer.

A very large entry of stores sold in a good steady trade with prices slightly firmer on the week.

Good quality light stores sold from 700-760p/k and to a top of 828p/k for 12.8k at £106 for a Rostrevor farmer, followed by 813p/k for 16k at £130 from a Kilcoo producer.

A Hilltown producer received 793p/k for 15k at £119.

Stronger lots sold to 713p/k for 17.4k at £124 for a Hilltown farmer and from a Markethill farmer.

A Bessbrook farmer received 706p/k for 17k at £120.

Several more pens sold from 660-698p/k.

250 cull ewes were presented with first quality selling from £140-£190, second quality from £90-£130 and the poorest types from £50-£80 each.

In the breeding ring breeding rams sold to £520, with others at £400, £350 and £300 each. Good quality ewe hoggets sold from £230 to £290, with others from £170-£225 each.

Heavy lambs

Annalong producer 24k £150 625p/k: Cullyhanna producer 24.6k £150 610p/k: Armagh producer 25k £151 604p/k: Mountnorris producer 24.3k £144 593p/k: Loughgilly producer 24.8k £146.50 591p/k: Armagh producer 25k £147 588p/k: Portadown producer 28k £162 579p/k: Richhill producer 26k £150 577p/k: Banbridge producer 25k £144 576p/k and Annalong producer 25k £144 576p/k.

Midweight lambs

Kilkeel producer 21k £136.50 650p/k: Hilltown producer 20.3k £130.50 643p/k: Cullyhanna producer 20.8k £133 639p/k: Armagh producer 22.4k £142 634p/k: Annalong producer 23.3k £146 627p/k: Mullabawn producer 20.3k £127 626p/k: Armagh producer 20k £125 625p/k: Cullyhanna 21.5k £134 623p/k: Kilkeel producer 21k £130.50 622p/k and Markethill producer 21.5k £132 614p/k.

Light store lambs

Rostrevor producer 12.8k £106 828p/k: Kilcoo producer 16k £130 813p/k: Hilltown producer 15k £119 793p/k: Kilkeel producer 13.7k £104 759p/k: Hilltown producer 15.1k £114 755p/k: 13.8k £104 754p/k: 14.8k £110 743p/k and Kilkeel producer 15.5k £114.50 739p/k.

Strong store lambs

Hilltown producer 17.4k £124 713p/k: Loughilly producer 17.4k £124 713p/k: Bessbrook producer 17k £120 706p/k: Hilltown producer 18.9k £132 698p/k: Lislea producer 18.2k £126.50 695p/k: Mullabawn producer 18k £125 694p/k and Portadown producer 17k £118 694p/k.