Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £260

Hoggets sold to £168.

Ewes sold to £260.

Hoggets - Comber producer 4 Texel 27kg £168, Newtownards producer 7 Texel 27kg £165, Hillsborough producer 22 Charollais 29kg £165, Hillsborough producer 9 Texel 28kg £162.50, Downpatrick producer 30 Texel 30kg £162.50, Saintfield producer 10 Texel 25kg £160, Killough producer 28 Suffolk 26kg £159, Ballywalter producer 17 Texel 24kg £157, Ballygowan producer 8 Texel 25kg £155, Portaferry producer 20 Texel 24kg £151.50, Ballygowan producer 15 Charollais 23kg £150, Comber producer 16 Charollais 23kg £150, Downpatrick producer 15 Charollais 22kg £141, Lisburn producer 14 Charollais 22kg £140.50, Saintfield producer 5 Dorset 21kg £139, Portaferry producer 18 Texel 22kg £139, Ballygowan producer 28 Charollais 22kg £139, Hillsborough producer 19 Texel 22kg £137.50, Newtownards producer 14 Suffolk 22kg £137, Kilkeel producer 17 Suffolk 22kg £136.50 and Comber producer 19 Texel 21kg £134.

Ewes - Portaferry producer 3 Texel £260, 2 Texel £245, Lisburn producer Texel £255, Saintfield producer 5 Charollais £240, 5 Suffolk £210, Carryduff producer 2 Suffolk £232, 2 Suffolk £230, 2 Suffolk £200, 3 Cheviot £198, Millisle producer 5 Texel £228, 2 Texel £208, Comber producer 4 Texel £225, 2 Suffolk £200, Banbridge producer Suffolk ram £218, Lisburn producer 4 Texel £210, Comber producer Suffolk £200, Newtownards producer 7 Suffolk £200, 5 Suffolk £185, Downpatrick producer 8 Suffolk £199, 6 Suffolk £182, 10 Suffolk £170, Crossgar producer 4 Suffolk £195, Downpatrick producer 7 Suffolk £192, Crumlin producer 7 Charollais £190, 5 Charollais £170, Moira producer 5 Suffolk £186, 3 Dorset £170 and Comber producer 6 Suffolk £177.

Wednesday’s cattle sale at Saintfield Mart sold to an exceptional trade for all stock.

Top price of £2607 paid for a 790kg Charolais bullock with suckled calves selling to £4.43 a kg - 400kg £1770 for a Limousin bullock calf.

Fat cattle: Ballygowan producer Charolais bullocks 790kg £330 £2607, 740kg £348 £2575, 740kg £324 £2397, Monlough producer Limousin heifer 890kg £290 £2581, Limousin bullocks 810kg £312 £2527, 780kg £308 £2402, Saintfield producer Hereford cows 950kg £238 £2261, 800kg £217 £1736, Hillsborough producer Hereford cow 850kg £237 £2014, Carryduff producer Charolais cows 720kg £270 £1944, 930kg £204 £1897, 760kg £226 £1717, Ballyward producer Limousin heifers 620kg £310 £1922, 580kg £306 £1775, 590kg £300 £1770, Downpatrick producer Simmental cow 800kg £224 £1792, Comber producer Aberdeen Angus cow 840kg £190 £1596, Ballynahinch producer Friesian cow 810kg £189 £1530, 730kg £192 £1401, Ballynahinch producer Simmental cow 790kg £190 £1501, Downpatrick producer Aberdeen Angus cows 820kg £183 £1500, 770kg £189 £1455, 690kg £210 £1449, Saintfield producer Friesian cows 800kg £180 £1440, 890kg £156 £1388, Portaferry producer Friesian cows 870kg £158 £1374, 660kg £168 £1108, Hillsborough producer Friesian cows 710kg £189 £1341, 800kg £164 £1312, Lisburn producer Friesian cow 840kg £143 £1201 and Ballygowan producer Friesian cow 640kg £172 £1100.

Bullocks: Comber producer Limousins 640kg £1900, 650kg £1900, 620kg £1840, 550kg £1760, Killinchy producer Charolais 560kg £1840, 510kg £1690, 470kg £1530, Downpatrick producer Charolais 520kg £1720, 500kg £1660, 470kg £1560, Downpatrick producer Charolais 500kg £1680, 520kg £1650, 470kg £1600, Ballygowan producer Aberdeen Angus 470kg £1660, 450kg £1500, Lisburn producer Charolais/Belgian Blues 440kg £1650, 400kg £1530, 370kg £1490, 370kg £1440, 370kg £1400 and Crossgar producer Charolais 420kg £1500, 450kg £1500, 400kg £1460, 410kg £1440.

Heifers: Lisburn producer Aberdeen Angus 530kg £1740, Killinchy producer Charolais 550kg £1710, 500kg £1660, Lisburn producer Simmentals 500kg £1660, 480kg £1580, 480kg £1540, Moira producer Limousins 420kg £1390, 430kg £1350, 400kg £1310, 400kg £1280, Crossgar producer Limousin 400kg £1360, Saintfield producer Limousins 400kg £1320, 390kg £1280.

Suckled calves: Antrim producer Limousin bullocks 400kg £1770, 360kg £1550, 370kg £1520, Newtownards producer Limousin bullocks 400kg £1740, 420kg £1720, 380kg £1690, Limousin heifers 360kg £1540, 360kg £1510, Hillsborough producer Simmental bullock 380kg £1600, Dungannon producer Charolais bullocks 360kg £1590, 340kg £1560, 370kg £1540, 360kg £1500, 320kg £1460, 300kg £1410, Kircubbin producer Charolais bullocks 370kg £1510, 370kg £1470 and Portaferry producer Charolais heifers 320kg £1390, 300kg £1350.

Dropped calves: Sold to £420 for a Belgian Blue bull and £370 for a Belgian Blue heifer.