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

Hoggets sold to £155. Ewes sold to £220.

Hoggets - Comber 30kg £155, Comber 9 27kg £150, Castlewellan 6 28kg £150, Killough 22 27kg £148.50, Comber 25 27kg £148, Lisburn 9 26kg £147, Killinchy 57 27kg £147, Carryduff 43 24kg £146, Ballynahinch 19 26kg £146, Comber 5 27kg £145, Killyleagh 17 24kg £144.50, Dromara 35 24kg £144, Ballynahinch 18 25kg £144, Dromara 32 24kg £143.50, Saintfield 18 23kg £140, Saintfield 11 23kg £138, Killiinchy 28 22kg £137, Ballygowan 8 22kg £136.50, Lisburn 16 22kg £136, Crossgar 22 21kg £135, Ballynahinch 8 21kg £133, Hillsborough 14 21kg £130, Newtownards 21 20kg £127.50, Ballygowan 11 20kg £126, Ballynahinch 23 19kg £125 and Saintfield 14 19kg £120.

Ewes - Belfast 4 £220, Lisburn 5 £212, 7 £200, Ballynahinch 5 £208, 4 £188, Comber 2 £180, Ballynahinch 7 £170, Comber 5 £180, 10 £170, 5 £162, Crossgar 2 £175, Saintfield 7 £174, Comber 5 £172, Comber 9 £170 and Carryduff 4 £166, 5 £160.

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

Fat cattle: Sold to £2754 for a 900kg Charolais cow, £306 per 100kg.

Bullocks sold to £2741 for a 770kg Limousin, £356 per 100kg.

Holstein cows sold to £2150 for a 860kg, £250 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Kircubbin Charolais cows 900kg £306 £2754, 760kg £322 £2447, 720kg £298 £2145, Belfast Limousin bullocks 770kg £356 £2741, 650kg £384 £2496, 610kg £358 £2183, Saintfield Limousin cows 740kg £366 £2708, 560kg £368 £2060, 540kg £348 £1880, 560kg £330 £1848, Comber Charolais/Limousin heifers 710kg £378 £2683, 660kg £398 £2626, 720kg £356 £2563, 740kg £346 £2560, 710kg £352 £2499, 690kg £358 £2470, 690kg £354 £2442, 620kg £370 £2295, 620kg £362 £2245, 630kg £356 £2242, 640kg £344 £2201, Ballygowan Limousin cow 860kg £300 £2580, Belgian Blue cow 760kg £290 £2205, Ballynahinch Simmental cow 800kg £320 £2560, Comber Simmental cow 740kg £302 £2235, Comber Shorthorn cows 650kg £334 £2171, 690kg £302 £2083, Hillsborough Holstein cows 860kg £250 £2150, 790kg £266 £2101, 780kg £254 £1981, 750kg £244 £1830, 730kg £244 £1781, 550kg £298 £1639 and Ballynahinch Friesian cows 690kg £294 £2028, 710kg £226 £1605, 690kg £232 £1600.

Bullocks: Sold to £2660 for a 700kg Aberdeen Angus.

Leading orices: Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus 700kg £2660, 650kg £2380, 630kg £2350, 640kg £2340, 640kg £2300, 640kg £2280, Comber Charolais 580kg £2460, 550kg £2430, Ballynahinch Aberdeen Angus 560kg £2190, 440kg £2100, Ballyward Blonde d'Aquitaine 450kg £2180, 430kg £2100, 440kg £2100, 450kg £2110 and Saintfield Limousins 450kg £2240, 420kg £2160, 400kg £2100.

Heifers: Sold to £2320 for a 550kg Limousin.

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Limousins 550kg £2320, 550kg £2250, Killinchy Charolais 470kg £2240, 450kg £2160, 460kg £2140, 450kg £2100, 430kg £2070, Comber Aberdeen Angus 470kg £2170, 470kg £2150, 470kg £2100, 440kg £2050 and Saintfield Limousins 340kg £1750, 320kg £1730.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2270 for a 440kg Limousin bullock calf

Dropped calves: Sold to £700 for a two week old Hereford bull calf.

Heifer calves sold to £650 for a Aberdeen Angus.