Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £220

Lambs sold to £164.

Ewes sold to £220.

Lambs - Ballygowan Charollais 39kg £164, 3 Charollais 30kg £159, Comber 2 Texel 30kg £158, Saintfield 5 Charollais 27kg £150, Downpatrick 7 Texel 28kg £150, Dungannon 40 Texel 27kg £148, Newtownards 20 Texel 26kg £147.50, Killinchy 19 Texel 27kg £147.50, Dromara 53 Texel 26kg £147, Moneyreagh 11 Texel 27kg £147, Dromara 23 Texel 25kg £146, Downpatrick 35 Charollais/Suffolk 26kg £145.50, Downpatrick 10 Charollais 25kg £145, Downpatrick 22 Charollais 25kg £145, Lisburn 9 Texel 26kg £145, Lisburn 15 Texel 25kg £143, Ballynahinch 12 Texel 25kg £142, Comber 18 Charollais 24kg £141, Downpatrick 20 Texel 24kg £140, Ballygowan 9 Beltex 23kg £139.50, Ballynahinch 18 Suffolk 24kg £138, Seaforde 5 Charollais 25kg £137.50, Saintfield 20 Texel 24kg £137, Ballygowan 15 Charollais 22kg £135, Ballywalter 4 Charollais 23kg £135, Ballygowan 18 Texel 21kg £132, Saintfield 13 Charollais 20kg £131, Killinchy 45 Suffolk 21kg £130, Newtownards 28 Texel 20kg £129, Bangor 11 Charollais 18kg £128, Saintfield 10 Charollais 20kg £127, Bangor 13 Texel 20kg £126.50, Lisburn 38 Texel 18kg £123.50 and Portaferry 16 Charollais 17kg £121.

Ewes - Saintfield 3 Texel £220, 4 Suffolk £202, 6 Suffolk £178, Killinchy Suffolk £212, Suffolk £194, Suffolk £184, Killinchy 4 Texel £208, 6 Texel £198, 7 Suffolk £180, Lisburn 2 Texel £198, Saintfield 6 Suffolk £193, Ballynahinch 5 Suffolk £189, 5 Suffolk £170, Downpatrick 8 Suffolk £185, Comber 10 Suffolk £182, Dromara 5 Suffolk £185, 8 Suffolk £173, Saintfield 6 Suffolk £180, Comber 10 Suffolk £175, Comber 5 Suffolk £175, Killinchy 7 mule £160, Downpatrick 4 Suffolk £159 and Comber 8 Mule £155.

Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to an excellent trade throughout with record breaking prices of £4117 paid for a cull bull.

Fat cattle: Sold to a top of £4117 for a 1190kg Limousin, £346 per 100kg.

Bullocks sold to £3404 for a 930kg Charolais, £366 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £3240 for a 910kg Charolais, £312 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Killyleagh Limousin bull 1190kg £346 £4117, Ballyhalbert Charolais bullocks 930kg £366 £3404, 880kg £358 £3150, 810kg £360 £2916, 790kg £350 £2765, Ballynahinch Charolais bull 1080kg £312 £3370, Ballynahinch Charolais cow 910kg £356 £3240, Saintfield Limousin cow 750kg £368 £2760, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus bullocks 750kg £358 £2685, 740kg £338 £2502, 740kg £336 £2487, 700kg £336 £2352, 670kg £342 £2291, 680kg £326 £2216, Aberdeen Angus heifers 800kg £334 £2672, 750kg £328 £2460, Friesian bullock 690kg £316 £2180, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus bullock 800kg £330 £2640, Annacloy Limousin cow 700kg £370 £2590, Saintfield Charolais cow 780kg £332 £2590, Aberdeen Angus cow 820kg £289 £2370, Ballynahinch Limousin cow 740kg £338 £2501, Carryduff Limousin cow 740kg £326 £2413, Lisburn Limousin cow 770kg £311 £2395, Ballynahinch Limousin cow 680kg £320 £2176, Fleckvieh cow 800kg £280 £2240, Ballynahinch Friesian cows 780kg £275 £2145, 710kg £260 £1847, Newtownards Friesian cows 770kg £266 £2049, 720kg £255 £1836, Ballynahinch Friesian cows 750kg £266 £1995, 730kg £226 £1650, Newtownards Friesian cows 650kg £280 £1820, 630kg £288 £1815, 700kg £252 £1765 and Ballygowan Friesian cows 710kg £255 £1810, 680kg £248 £1687, 660kg £252 £1663.

Bullocks: Sold to £2620 for a 540kg Charolais.

Heifers: Sold to £2440 for a 530kg Limousin.