Suckler calves selling to a top price of £1700 at Hilltown Saleyard

A special thanks to the judges on the night, Arthur and Alise Callaghan.

Results from the show were as follow: Overall champion male exhibited by Leo and Aaron Fearon, Rostrevor, sold for £1630 for 514kg (317ppk). Reserve champion male went to John Morgan, Rostrevor and sold for £1370 for 424kg (323ppk). Overall champion female went to Leo and Aaron Fearon, Rostrevor and sold for £1510 for 456kg (331ppk). Reserve champion female went to Martin McShane, Hilltown and sold for £1380 for 410kg (336ppk).

Following the show, the sale took place which saw a great trade for all calves.

Prices were as follow:

Heifers: Rostrevor farmer £1510 for 456kg (331ppk), Hilltown farmer £1380 for 410kg (336ppk), Hilltown farmer £1300 for 412kg (315ppk), Newry farmer £1230 for 346kg (355ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1200 for 398kg (302ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1190 for 318kg (374ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1180 for 362kg (326ppk), Newry farmer £1140 for 378kg (302ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1130 for 372kg (304ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1110 for 366kg (303ppk), Hilltown farmer £1100 for 350kg (314ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1100 for 344kg (320ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1080 for 350kg (308ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1060 for 314kg (337ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1060 for 328kg (323ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1050 for 296kg (354ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £1040 for 324kg (321ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1040 for 340kg (306ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1000 for 318kg (314ppk), Newry farmer £970 for 298kg (325ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £930 for 304kg (306ppk), Newry farmer £920 for 272kg (338ppk), Mayobridge farmer £900 for 256kg (352ppk), Castlewellan farmer £900 for 276kg (326ppk), Mayobridge farmer £890 for 288kg (309ppk), Castlewellan farmer £890 for 294kg (303ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £880 for 274kg (321ppk), Mayobridge farmer £860 for 270kg (318ppk), Mayobridge farmer £840 for 268kg (313ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £840 for 232kg (362ppk), Mayobridge farmer £810 for 268kg (302ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £810 for 242kg (302ppk) and Kilcoo farmer £780 for 240kg (325ppk).

Bullocks: Castlewellan farmer £1700 for 586kg (290ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1630 for 514kg (317ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1630 for 538kg (303ppk) and £1580 for 518kg (305ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1510 for 492kg (307ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1460 for 490kg (298ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1450 for 438kg (331ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1410 for 436kg (323ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1410 for 440kg (321ppk), Ballyward farmer £1310 for 440kg (321ppk), Ballyward farmer £1390 for 434kg (320ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1370 for 424kg (323ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1360 for 434kg (313ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1350 for 448kg (301ppk), Ballyward farmer £1340 for 438kg (306ppk), Hilltown farmer £1330 for 416kg (319ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1320 for 392kg (336ppk), Hilltown farmer £1310 for 424kg (309ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1300 for 382kg (340ppk), Kilcoo farmer £1290 for 422kg (306ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1280 for 370kg (346ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £1270 for 416kg (305ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1260 for 336kg (375ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1250 for 384kg (325ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1250 for 374kg (334ppk), Hilltown farmer £1250 for 378kg (331ppk), Killowen farmer £1240 for 350kg (351ppk), Hilltown farmer £1220 for 392kg (311ppk), Hilltown farmer £1220 for 360kg (339ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1200 for 328kg (366ppk), Hilltown farmer £1200 for 356kg (337ppk), Hilltown farmer £1200 for 354kg (339ppk), Castlewellan farmer £1200 for 350kg (343ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1190 for 346kg (344ppk), Newry farmer £1180 for 318kg (371ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1170 for 320kg (365ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1160 for 360kg (322ppk) and £1150 for 376kg (306ppk), Kilkeel farmer £1140 for 370kg (308ppk), Mayobridge farmer £1130 for 306kg (369ppk), Rostrevor farmer £1130 for 300kg (376ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1120 for 330kg (339ppk), Newry farmer £1110 for 312kg (356ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £1110 for 304kg (365ppk), Rostrevor famer £1090 for 312kg (349ppk), Killowen farmer £1080 for 318kg (339ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £1070 for 296kg (361ppk), Hilltown farmer £1050 for 292kg (359ppk), Downpatrick farmer £1040 for 308kg (337ppk), Castlewellan farmer £970 for 292kg (332ppk), Downpatrick farmer £960 for 272kg (353ppk), Castlewellan farmer £930 for 270kg (344ppk), Downpatrick farmer £920 for 268kg (343ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £880 for 260kg (338ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £860 for 254kg (338ppk), Katesbridge farmer £850 for 240kg (354ppk), Mullaghbawn farmer £840 for 244kg (344ppk) and Mayobridge farmer £800 for 238kg (336ppk).

A large entry of sheep to Hilltown mart on Thursday 28th September saw fat ewes sell to £166 and ewe lambs to £154.

Fat ewes: Banbridge farmer £166, Hilltown farmer £162, Rostrevor farmer £150, Cabra farmer £145, Rathfriland farmer £140, Kilkeel farmer £128, Bryansford farmer £123, Banbridge farmer £120 and Castlewellan farmer £115.

Fat lambs: Hilltown farmer £154 for 24.5kg (628ppk), £146 for 26.3kg (555ppk), £146 for 24.8kg (588ppk) and £144 for 25.5kg (564ppk), Hilltown farmer £126 for 24kg (525ppk), Hilltown farmer £118 for 24kg (491ppk), Rathfriland farmer £117 for 25.6kg (457ppk), Ballyward farmer £116 for 25.4kg (456ppk), Hilltown farmer £111 for 23.2kg (478ppk), Rathfriland farmer £110 for 24kg (456ppk), Ballyward farmer £110 for 24.3kg (452ppk), Rathfriland farmer £109 for 24kg (454ppk), Newry farmer £108 for 23.5kg (459ppk), Mayobridge farmer £105 for 23kg (456ppk), Cabra farmer £104 for 22.2kg (468ppk), Kilkeel farmer £102 for 21kg (485ppk) and Cabra farmer £100 for 21.9kg (456ppk).

Store lambs: Kilkeel farmer £99 for 17.2kg (575ppk), Banbridge farmer £96.50 for 18kg (536ppk), Castlewellan farmer £96 for 19kg (505ppk), Kilkeel farmer £95 for 18.6kg (510ppk), Kilkeel farmer £94 for 17.6kg (534ppk), Attical farmer £93 for 17.7kg (525ppk), Mayobridge farmer £93 for 18kg (516ppk), Rathfriland farmer £92 for 18.3kg (503ppk), Attical farmer £91 for 17.6kg (517ppk), Castlewellan farmer £90 for 16kg (562ppk), Bryansford farmer £89 for 17.7kg (503ppk), Attical farmer £88 for 14.2kg (619ppk), Hilltown farmer £88 for 16kg (550ppk), Hilltown farmer £87 for 16.6kg (524ppk), Leitrim farmer £86 for 16kg (537ppk), Castlewellan famer £83 for 14.9kg (557ppk), Leitrim farmer £83 for 16.1kg (515ppk), Hilltown farmer £79 for 14.5kg (545ppk), Bryansford farmer £79 for 13.3kg (594ppk), Rathfriland farmer £78 for 15kg (520ppk) and Hilltown farmer £75 for 14.5kg (517ppk).

A large entry of sheep to Hilltown Mart on Saturday 30th September saw fat ewes sell to £152 and fat lambs to £116.

Fat ewes: Newry farmer £152, Rathfriland farmer £151, Newcastle farmer £143, Hilltown farmer £130, Cabra farmer £128, Gilford farmer £125, Rathfriland farmer £120, Killowen farmer £118, Castlewellan farmer £115, Kilkeel farmer £111, Mayobridge farmer £110, Castlewellan farmer £110 and Newry farmer £101.

Fat lambs: Hilltown farmer £116 for 27.5kg (422ppk), Mayobridge farmer £111 for 24kg (462ppk), Kilkeel farmer £110 for 24.7kg (445ppk) and £110 for 23.4kg (470ppk), Hilltown farmer £109 for 24.4kg (447ppk), Newtownhamilton farmer £108 for 23.7kg (456ppk), Rathfriland farmer £107.50 for 24kg (448ppk), Hilltown farmer £107 for 23kg (465ppk), Newry farmer £106.50 for 23kg (463ppk), Hilltown farmer £105.50 for 24.3kg (434ppk), Cabra farmer £105 for 23.6kg (445ppk), Killowen farmer £103.50 for 22.4kg (462ppk), Castlewellan farmer £103 for 22kg (468ppk), Mayobridge farmer £103 for 22.3kg (462ppk), Cabra farmer £102 for 22kg (463ppk), Newtownhamilton farmer £101 for 21.1kg (478ppk) and Cabra farmer £100 for 21.1kg (473ppk).

Store lambs: Killowen farmer £96 for 19.4kg (495ppk), Mayobridge farmer £95 for 19kg (500ppk), Cabra farmer £94 for 19.3kg (488ppk), Katesbridge farmer £90 for 18kg (500ppk), Newry farmer £89.50 for 17.6kg (508ppk), Banbridge farmer £89 for 17.8kg (500ppk), Killowen farmer £87 for 17kg (512ppk), Rathfriland farmer £86 for 16.2kg (531ppk), Kilcoo farmer £82.50 for 16.1kg (512ppk), Castlewellan farmer £82 for 15.5kg (529ppk), Killowen farmer £81.50 for 15.3kg (532ppk), Kilcoo farmer £80 for 15.6kg (513ppk), Kilkeel farmer £80 for 15.3kg (523ppk), Hilltown farmer £79.50 for 15.4kg (516ppk), Kilcoo farmer £79 for 15.5kg (509ppk), Kilcoo farmer £75 for 14.5kg (517ppk), Kilcoo farmer £73 for 14kg (521ppk) and Newtownards farmer £71 for 12kg (591ppk).