Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £208

Hoggets sold to £155. Ewes sold to £208.

Hoggets - Killyleagh Texel 40kg £155, Dungannon 2 Suffolk 30kg £153, Downpatrick 11 Texel 28kg £151.50, Downpatrick 20 Texel 28kg £151, Killyleagh 20 Texel 29kg £150, Saintfield 5 Texel 30kg £150, Belfast 10 Texel 26kg £147, Downpatrick 12 Texel 27kg £147, Downpatrick 19 Texel 26kg £146.50, Ballygowan 2 Texel 23kg £146, Dromara 55 Texel 25kg £146, Ballynahinch 12 Charollais 26kg £146, Comber 11 Texel 26kg £146, Dungannon 8 Suffolk 25kg £145.50, Carryduff 28 Suffolk 25kg £145, Donaghadee 7 Suffolk 25kg £145, Downpatrick 32 Texel 24kg £144, Downpatrick 50 Suffolk 24kg £142.50, Bangor 57 Mule 26kg £142.50, Dromara 20 Mule 24kg £142, 30 Horned 24kg £141.50, Castlewellan 20 Suffolk 24kg £141, Downpatrick 17 Charollais 23kg £140, Downpatrick 18 Charollais 23kg £138, Greyabbey 5 Suffolk 23kg £135.50, Saintfield 7 Charollais 22kg £134, Dromara 9 Suffolk 22kg £130, Saintfield 14 Texel 20kg £128, Castlewellan 7 Suffolk 19kg £124, Ballygowan 17 Texel 17kg £123 and Ballynahinch 14 Suffolk 17kg £121.

Ewes - Lisburn 2 Texel £208, 2 Texel £180, Saintfield 3 Charollais £194, 6 Suffolk £170, Crossgar 5 Texel £188, 3 Suffolk £174, Ballywalter 3 Texel £180, Greyabbey Suffolk £180, 8 Suffolk £170, Lisburn 2 Suffolk £180, Comber 5 Suffolk £180, Comber 6 Suffolk £176, Ballygowan Texel £174, Killyleagh 10 Suffolk £170, Ballynahinch 2 Suffolk £170, 6 Suffolk £160, Downpatrick 6 Suffolk £166, Lisburn 5 Suffolk £164, 6 Mule £146, Downpatrick 2 Suffolk £160 and Killinchy 5 Mule £145, 6 Mule £140.

Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to a steady trade at Saintfield Mart.

A top price of £3511 paid for a cull cow.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3511 for a 970kg Blonde d'Aquitaine cow, £362 per 100kg.

Bullocks sold to £2940 for a 750kg Limousin, £392 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Dromara Blonde d'Aquitaine cow 970kg £362 £3511, Castlewellan Limousin bullock 750kg £392 £2940, Limousin cow 630kg £364 £2293, Downpatrick Charolais cow 880kg £330 £2905, Crossgar Belgian Blue cow 690kg £392 £2705, Limousin cow 720kg £330 £2376, Newtownards Limousin cow 850kg £314 £2669, Killinchy Simmental cow 860kg £310 £2666, Aberdeen Angus cow 750kg £298 £2235, Ballynahinch Hereford cows 830kg £320 £2656, 950kg £270 £2565, Clough Aberdeen Angus bullock 690kg £364 £2511, Lisburn Friesian cows 640kg £280 £1792, 700kg £248 £1736, 650kg £255 £1657, Portaferry Friesian cows 650kg £268 £1742, 600kg £265 £1590, Ballygowan Friesian cows 630kg £262 £1650, 630kg £255 £1606 and Saintfield Friesian cows 670kg £245 £1641, 650kg £238 £1547.

Bullocks: Sold to £2560 for a 570kg Charolais (450ppk).

Leading prices: Downpatrick Charoais 570kg £2560, 520kg £2340, Ballynahinch Limousins 600kg £2410, 550kg £2250, 520kg £2080 and Ballynahinch Aberdeen Angus 600kg £2300, 600kg £2250, 530kg £2140.

Heifers: Sold to £2600 for a 650kg Limousin (400ppk).

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousins 650kg £2600, 580kg £2350, Ballygowan Limousins 520kg £2320, 540kg £2250, 490kg £2200, Saintfield Charolais 460kg £2250 and Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1900, 550kg £1890, 500kg £1840, 500kg £1820.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2240 for a 410kg Charolais bullock calf.

Heifer calves sold to £1900 for a 350kg Limousin.