Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £245

Lambs sold to £167.

Ewes sold to £245.

Lambs - Lisburn 2 Suffolk 27kg £167, Newtownards 7 Texel 26kg £165, Ballywalter 4 Texel 25kg £164, Seaforde 2 Suffolk 26kg £164, Lisburn 3 Texel 25kg £163, Seaforde Dutch spotted 25kg £163, Comber 9 Charollais 24kg £160, Greyabbey 9 Texel 23kg £159.50, Ballygowan 6 Suffolk 26kg £159, Greyabbey 29 Texel 22kg £157.50, Killinchy 18 Charollais 25kg £157, Downpatrick 28 Charollais 23kg £156.50, Seaforde 8 Suffolk 25kg £156, Crossgar 10 Charollais 23kg £155, Saintfield 3 Texel 25kg £155, Castlewellan 10 Texel 24kg £154.50, Hillsborough 27 Texel 24kg £154, Castlewellan 14 Suffolk 23kg £153.50, Downpatrick 33 Texel 22kg £153, Dromara 11 Texel 23kg £153, Killinchy 28 Texel 22kg £152.50, Newtownards 26 Texel 22kg £152.50, Lisburn 8 Suffolk 23kg £152.50, Kircubbin 20 Charollais 22kg £151.50, Strangford 23 Texel 22kg £151.50, Downpatrick 10 Texel 23kg £151.50, Poratferry 31 Texel 22kg £150.50, Seaforde 10 Texel 23kg £150, Downpatrick 43 Charollais 23kg £150, Dromara 31 Suffolk 22kg £149.50, Ballywalter 23 Charollais 22kg £149, Castlewellan 8 Texel 21kg £148.50, Ballykinlar 37 Texel 22kg £148.50, Ballygowan 13 Texel 21kg £148, Dromara Dutch Spotted 22kg £148, Comber 14 Charollais 21kg £147, Downpatrick 44 Texel 22kg £147, Saintfield 16 Texel 21kg £146.50, Ballynahinch 19 Texel 22kg £146.50, Portaferry 9 Suffolk 22kg £146.50, Lisburn 10 Charollais 21kg £145, Cloughey 23 Texel 21kg £144, Downpatrick 37 Suffolk 21kg £143, Ballynahinch 22 Suffolk 21kg £141, Greyabbey Texel 20kg £140, Seaforde 12 Texel 20kg £140, Comber 16 Texel 20kg £139, Dromore 10 Texel 20kg £137 and Portaferry 12 Texel 20kg £134.50.

Ewes - Comber 3 Charollais £245, 7 Suffolk £209, Killinchy 2 Texel £230, 2 Texel £210, Donaghadee Suffolk £224, Greyabbey Texel £216, Carryduff 2 Suffolk £214, Dromore 5 Texel £212, Downpatrick 8 Texel £208, 3 Suffolk £202, Comber 5 Texel £206, Lisburn 3 Suffolk £204, Saintfield 10 Suffolk £200, 3 Suffolk £188, Hillsborough 7 Suffolk £196, 3 Suffolk £189, Bangor 17 Suffolk £192, Crumlin 14 Suffolk £179, Kircubbin 7 Charollais £188, 2 Charollais £178, Newtownards 5 Suffolk £185, Lisburn 4 Charollais £185, Saintfield 8 Suffolk £185, 3 Suffolk £170 and Carryduff 6 Suffolk £180, 8 Mule £168.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to an exceptional trade, with heifer weanling reaching 595ppk - 380kg £2250.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3404 for a 1150kg Aberdeen Angus bull, £296 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2853 for a 870kg Limousin cow, £328 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Dromara Aberdeen Angus bull 1150kg £296 £3404, Downpatrick Simmental bull 1180kg £280 £3304, Ardglass Limousin cows 870kg £328 £2853, 780kg £316 £2465, 780kg £310 £2418, 730kg £294 £2146, 600kg £346 £2076, Limousin heifers 660kg £368 £2428, 680kg £346 £2352, 630kg £356 £2242, 650kg £342 £2223, 610kg £340 £2075, 540kg £382 £2062, 640kg £312 £1996, 570kg £346 £1972, 560kg £348 £1948, 570kg £340 £1938, 530kg £356 £1886, 540kg £348 £1879, Friesian bullocks 570kg £346 £1972, 620kg £312 £1934, 570kg £338 £1926, Ballynahinch Aberdeen Angus bull 930kg £282 £2622, Saintfield Limousin cow 700kg £338 £2366, Castlewellan Simmental bullock 650kg £348 £2262, Downpatrick Aberdeen Angus bullocks 680kg £328 £2230, 650kg £340 £2210, 640kg £344 £2201, 650kg £336 £2185, Friesian bullock 660kg £310 £2046 Ardglass Limousin bullock 570kg £368 £2097, Downpatrick Charolais cow 730kg £286 £2087, Portaferry Aberdeen Angus cow 710kg £286 £2030, Ballynahinch Simmental cow 620kg £332 £2025, 640kg £304 £1945, Downpatrick Charolais cow 720kg £274 £1972, Ballynahinch Holstein cow 670kg £290 £1943, Ballynahinch Aberdeen Angus cow 610kg £318 £1939, Ardglass Charolais heifer 520kg £370 £1924 and Castlewellan Friesian cows 620kg £258 £1600, 610kg £256 £1561.

Bullocks: Sold to £2900 for a 850kg Shorthorn.

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Shorthorn 850kg £2900, Ardglass Belgian Blue/Aberdeen Angus 600kg £2280, 600kg £2270, 640kg £2220, 540kg £2130, 590kg £2120, 550kg £2040, 540kg £2030, 450kg £1930, 540kg £1920, 450kg £1920, 490kg £1920, 570kg £1900, 500kg £1850, 470kg £1840, 470kg £1840, 470kg £1830, 500kg £1810, 520kg £1810, 450kg £1780, 460kg £1780, 430kg £1700, 410kg £1690, 440kg £1690, Lisburn Charolais 480kg £2000, 470kg £1960, 440kg £1930, 410kg £1810, 370kg £1800, 380kg £1800, 400kg £1790, 410kg £1780, 410kg £1740, 400kg £1700, 410kg £1660, 400kg £1650 and Saintfield Limousin 440kg £1810.

Heifers: Sold to £2000 for a 470kg Simmental.

Leading prices: Lisburn Simmentals 470kg £2000, 420kg £1840, 450kg £1760, Crossgar Limousins 420kg £1690, 330kg £1650, 400kg £1620, Crossgar Charolais 370kg £1540, 300kg £1530.

Suckled calves: sold to £2250 for a 380kg Belgian Blue heifer.

Leading prices: Kircubbin 380kg £2250, Downpatrick Limousin bullocks 430kg £1900, 440kg £1890, 400kg £1880, 390kg £1810 and Ballynahinch Charolais heifers 370kg £1760, 370kg £1520, 370kg £1510, 300kg £1440.