Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £210
Tuesday’s sheep sale at Saintfield Mart sold to a steady trade.
Lambs sold to £200. Ewes sold to £210.
Lambs - Killinchy Texel 24kg £200, Ballygowan 3 Texel 27kg £169, Crossgar 3 Texel 26kg £157, Hillsborough 8 Texel 25kg £155, Comber 6 Charollais 24kg £150, Downpatrick 17 Texel 25kg £150, Ballykinlar 24 Texel 24kg £149, Comber 23 Texel 24kg £148.50, Newtownards 23 Texel 24kg £148, Ballynahinch 11 Charollais 25kg £148, Lisburn 7 Texel 25kg £147.50, Crossgar 18 Texel 24kg £147, Comber 8 Texel 24kg £147, Downpatrick 6 Texel 25kg £147, Comber 77 Texel 24kg £146.50, Comber 22 Texel 23kg £146, Downpatrick 9 Charollais 24kg £146, Downpatrick 32 Texel 24kg £146, Ballyogowan 12 Texel 22kg £145, Ballynahinch 7 Charollais 23kg £145, Lisburn 14 Texel 23kg £145, Ballygowan 27 Texel 24kg £145, Hillsborough 12 Texel 24kg £144, Ballygowan 25 Texel 23kg £143, Downpatrick 8 Texel 22kg £142, Lisburn 8 Texel 23kg £141, Killinchy 30 Texel 23kg £141, Newtownards 35 Suffolk 23kg £141, Downpatrick 28 Texel 22kg £140, Portaferry 18 Texel 23kg £140, Ballykinlar 25 Texel 23kg £139, Killinchy 20 Suffolk 22kg £138, Killinchy 10 Charollais 22kg £138, Ballynahinch 13 Texel 22kg £138, Downpatrick 14 Suffolk 23kg £138, Downpatrick 14 Texel 22kg £137.50, Ballynahinch 16 Charollais 22kg £137.50, Portaferry 18 Texel 22kg £136.50, Comber 6 Texel 23kg £136.50, Crossgar 23 Texel 22kg £135.50, Newtownards 25 Hampshire 21kg £134, Crossgar 15 Suffolk 22kg £134, Lisburn 20 Texel 20kg £132, Downpatrick 14 Charollais 20kg £131, Saintfield 10 Texel 20kg £130 and Comber 18 Charollais 19kg £127.
Ewes - Downpatrick 2 Texel £210, 4 Suffolk £192, 6 Suffolk £181, Crossgar 6 Charollais £202, 5 Suffolk £170, Comber 4 Suffolk £195, Downpatrick 10 Texel £190, 4 Suffolk £179, Lisburn 6 Suffolk £188, Killinchy 6 Texel £188, 4 Mule £160, Downpatrick 8 Suffolk £184, 5 Suffolk £177, Ballynahinch 9 Suffolk £180, Comber 5 Texel £180, Ballynahinch 5 Suffolk £178, Hillsborough 6 Suffolk £176, 5 Mule £162, Comber 7 Suffolk £175, 4 Suffolk £160 and Killinchy 7 Mule £166, 5 Mule £150.
Another good entry of cattle at Wednesday’s sale at Saintfield Mart which sold to an excellent trade throughout.
Fat cattle: Sold to £2934 for a 900kg Charolais bull, £326 per 100kg.
Leading prices: Ballynahinch Charolais bull 900kg £326 £2934, Bangor Blonde d'Aquitaine bull 800kg £340 £2720, Crossgar Simmental bullocks 700kg £388 £2716, 680kg £390 £2652, 620kg £408 £2529, 580kg £390 £2262, 540kg £392 £2116, Kircubbin Hereford bull 910kg £286 £2602, Crossgar Simmental bulls 610kg £392 £2391, 610kg £390 £2379, 590kg £395 £2330, 560kg £384 £2150, 540kg £374 £2020, 500kg £395 £1975, Ardglass Hereford cow 770kg £286 £2202, Ballynahinch Irish Moile cow 760kg £278 £2112, Downpatrick Friesian bullocks 640kg £324 £2073, 560kg £314 £1758, 530kg £327 £1733, 530kg £324 £1717, Ballynahinch Belgian Blue cow 670kg £290 £1943 and Crossgar Friesian cows 630kg £300 £1890, 620kg £264 £1636, 600kg £234 £1404. Bullocks: Sold to £2670 for a 590kg Limousin (445ppk).
Lighter sorts sold to £2380 for a 480kg (498ppk).
Leading prices: Dromore Limousins 590kg £2670, 600kg £2620, 550kg £2600, 570kg £2580, 520kg £2520, 520kg £1510, 520kg £2450, 510kg £210, 490kg £2400, 510kg £2400, 480kg £2380, 490kg £2370, 550kg £2340, 500kg £2280, Saintfield Charolais/Limousins 480kg £2300, 470kg £2230, 450kg £2190, 470kg £2130, 490kg £2120, 500kg £2050, 400kg £1900, 430kg £1860 and Newcastle Aberdeen Angus 600kg £2300, 640kg £2240, 580kg £2200, 560kg £2160, 570kg £2160, 540kg £2100, 500kg £2000.
Heifers: Sold to £2400 for a 530kg Charolais (452ppk).
Leading prices: Killinchy Charolais 530kg £2400, 550kg £2320, 510kg £2240, 530kg £2170, Hillsborough Limousins 550kg £2180, 550kg £2150, 500kg £2110, 490kg £1920, Crossgar Aberdeen Angus 490kg £1950, 500kg £1920, 490kg £1880, 500kg £1880 and Bangor Belgian Blues 490kg £1880, 460kg £1840, 430kg £1810.
Suckled calves: Sold to £2400 for a 500kg Limousin bull calf.
Leading prices: Ballygowan Limousin bulls 500kg £2400, 460kg £2320, 490kg £2300, 460kg £2280, 490kg £2160, 470kg £2100, Killinchy Simmental bulls 500kg £2270, 460kg £2040, Saintfield Limousin bulls 480kg £2000, 430kg £1970, 390kg £1880, 390kg £1860, 370kg £1840, 400kg £1780 and Saintfield Limousin bulls 370kg £1710, 340kg £1640.