Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, cull ewes selling to £295
Tuesday’s sheep sale at Saintfield Mart sold to a steady trade.
Hoggets sold to £180.
Cull ewes sold to £295.
Hoggets - Comber producer 6 Texel 30kg £180, Newtownards Charollais 35kg £179, 5 Charollais 30kg £177, Bangor 2 Texel 30kg £173, 5 27kg £170, Saintfield Dorset 25kg £168, Downpatrick 18 Texel 30kg £168, Killyleagh 10 28kg £167, Banbridge 28 Texel 25kg £166, Ballygowan 23 Texel 26kg £166, Newtownards 18 Suffolk 30kg £166, 19 Suffolk 30kg £165.50, Downpatrick 30 Texel 25kg £165, Lisburn 24 Texel 25kg £165, Portaferry 10 Charollais 25kg £165, Annalong 18 Texel 26kg £165, Strangford 11 Texel 26kg £165, Ballygowan 18 Horned 27kg £165, Killyleagh 20 Texel 27kg £165, Killough 46 Texel 28kg £165, Downpatrick 30 28kg £165, Dromara 32 Texel 24kg £164, Greyabbey 11 Texel 25kg £164, Downpatrick 16 Suffolk 26kg £164, Saintfield 22 Charollais 24kg £163, Millisle 6 Texel 24kg £162, Ballynahinch 41 Texel 24kg £160, Moira 8 Dorset 24kg £159, Dromore 20 Texel 23kg £157, Crumlin 16 Charollais 22kg £155, Comber 14 Texel 22kg £154, Saintfield 19 Texel 22kg £152, Lisburn 8 Suffolk 23kg £152, Comber 10 Charollais 22kg £150 and Ballykinlar 8 Texel 21kg £149.
Ewes - Greyabbey Texel £295, Comber Texel £278, £240, Newtownards Texel £276, Suffolk £268, Downpatrick 3 Suffolk £274, Lisburn 4 Texel £270, Bangor Texels £265, £245, Cloughey 3 Texel £265, 3 Suffolk £260, 3 Suffolk £192, Downpatrick Texel £252, 3 £226, 10 £188, Downpatrick 7 Charollais £252, 2 £236, Millisle 4 Lelyn £244, 5 £220, Greyabbey Texel £242, £215, Bangor Charollais £232, 2 £194, Castlewellan Suffolk £230, 2 £188, Comber 5 Texel £225, Downpatrick 6 Suffolk £220, Comber Hampshire £210, Dromore 8 Suffolk £210, Downpatrick 10 Suffolk £188, Hillsborough 5 Suffolk £210, 2 £187, Comber 7 Mule £184, Castlewellan 6 Mule £180 and Strangford Mule £180.
Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to yet again another improved trade, selling to a top price of £3100 paid for a 740kg Limousin bull.
Fat cattle: sold to £3026 for a 890kg Limousin bull, £340 per 100kg.
Leading prices: Comber Limousin bull 890kg £340 £3026, Ballygowan Belgian Blue bullocks 700kg £2688, 660kg £2310, 540kg £2246, Millisle Simmental heifers 620kg £422 £2616, 600kg £384 £2304, 610kg £372 £2270, 600kg £376 £2256, 580kg £364 £2111, Millisle Simmental cow 790kg £316 £2496, Fleckvieh cows 760kg £294 £2234, 770kg £278 £2140, 730kg £280 £2044, 660kg £278 £1834, 650kg £250 £1625, Ballygowan Charolais cow 590kg £398 £2348, Downpatrick Limousin cows 600kg £328 £1968, 530kg £370 £1961, Carryduff Friesian bullocks 560kg £340 £1905, 500kg £352 £1760, Annahilt Friesian cows 680kg £256 £1740, 580kg £248 £1438 and Ballyhalbert Friesian cows 540kg £316 £1706, 520kg £310 £1612, 630kg £236 £1486.
Bullocks: Sold to £2770 for a 580kg Limousin (477ppk).
Leading prices: Saintfield Limousins 580kg £2770, 500kg £2400, 550kg £2340, 480kg £2150, Comber Charolais 540kg £2680, 500kg £2440, 470kg £2210, 470kg £2180, Saintfield Charolais 500kg £2400, 460kg £2150, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 550kg £2210, Downpatrick Limousins 470kg £1950, 440kg £1920, 400kg £1650, Downpatrick Limousins 440kg £1920, 440kg £1900, 400kg £1770 and Downpatrick Belgian Blues 460kg £1720, 440kg £1700, 400kg £1690.
Heifers: Sold to £2280 for a 530kg Charolais (430ppk).
Leading prices: Lisburn Charolais 530kg £2280, 550kg £220, 470kg £2080, Downpatrick Limousins 500kg £1990, 510kg £1860, 500kg £1850, 500kg £1750, Downpatrick Limousins 500kg £1910, 430kg £1690, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 530kg £1890, 500kg £1800, Millisle Simmentals 520kg £1730, 470kg £1680.
Suckled calves: Sold to £2410 for a 500kg Limousin bullock calf (482ppk).
Lighter sorts sold to £1550 for a 290kg Charolais bullock calf (535ppk).
Leading prices: Killyleagh Limousin bullocks 500kg £2410, 440kg £1870, 390kg £1820, 390kg £1810, Killinchy Simmental bullocks 410kg £1930, 390kg £1840, 390kg £1790, Lisburn Charolais bullocks 370kg £1860, 340kg £1640, Ballynahinch Limousin bulls 370kg £1780, 390kg £1770, 370kg £1730, Limousin heifers 400kg £1470, 300kg £1450, 300kg £1420, Kircubbin Charolais heifers 380kg £1680, 390kg £1620, 380kg £1570, Carryduff Charolais bullocks 290kg £1550, 300kg £1550 and Ballynahinch Limousin bulls 380kg £1610, 360kg £1560, 350kg £1550, 370kg £1500, 300kg £1450.