Suckler cows £1880 at Rathfriland Co-Op
A fast and furious trade for all classes of cattle on Friday (July 3).
Suckler cows to £1880 from Castlewellan.
Hereford bullocks sold to £1220 from Dromore.
Friesian bullocks to £1155, £1050 and £1040 from Mayobridge.
Breeding bulls to £1480 from Kilkeel.
Fat cows to £1140 from Leapogues.
Weanling calves cleared up to 267p/k for a 258k Limousin male from Ballykeel at £690.
Fewer dropped calves and young sturks selling to £410 for a young Aberdeen Angus bull from Poyntzpass.
Shorthorn heifer calves from Mayobridge sold to £380.
DROPPED CALVES
Poyntzpass farmer: Aberdeen Angus bull £410. Mayobridge farmer: Shorthorn beef heifer £380. Dechoment farmer: Hereford bull £340. Dromore farmer: Pen of strong Friesians averaged £330 each. Hillsborough farmer: Aberdeen Angus female £320. Mayobridge farmer: 2 Shorthorn beef bulls £320 and £310. Lisburn farmer: Limousin bull £310. Saintfield farmer: £310 and £300 for Limousin females.
WEANLINGS
Ballykeel farmer: 258k at £690 or 267.4p/k, 288k at £750 or 260.4p/k. Ballyroney farmer: 306k at £700, 256k at £610, 282k at £600. Cullion farmer: 324k at £800, 302k at £740, 302k at £685. Aughnaskeagh farmer: 288k at £590, 302k at £630, 272k at £550.
HEIFERS
Benagh farmer: 612k at £1255, 650k at £1240, 544k at £1125. Rathfriland farmer: 550k at £1145. Begney farmer: 538k at £1100, 450k at £850. Ballyholland farmer: 466k at £970, 456k at £950. Downpatrick farmer: 406k at £890, 402k at £830, 306k at £640, 314k at £645, 276k at £590.
SUCKLERS
Castlewellan farmer: Cow and two Aberdeen Angus calves £1880. Rathfriland farmer: Hereford cow and Friesian calf £1300. Kilkeel farmer: Blonde d'Aquitaibne bull £1480. Kilkeel farmer: young Limousin bull £1100. 5 pedigree Blonde d'Aquitaine heifers from Kilkeel at 1180gns, 1020gns, 870gns, 830gns and 800gns. Fat cows to £1140 for 730k from Leapogues and £1090 for 696k from Kilkeel.
BULLOCKS
Dromore farmer: Herefords 700k at £1320, 700k at £1260, 614k at £1190, 648k at £1170. Begney farmer: 654k at £1230, 580k at £1200, 558k at £1180. Kilkeel farmer: 266k at £740. Ballyward farmer: 512k at £1000, 530k at £1000, 470k at £920, 536k at £1000.
FRIESIAN BULLOCKS: Mayobridge farmer: 654k at £1155, 634k at £1050, 638k at £1040. Dechoment farmer: 548k at £970, 470k at £920, 540k at £970, 490k at £800, 546k at £900, 544k at £970, 446k at £750 etc.
Over 1500 sheep on Tuesday evening saw fat ewes trade probably the best this year.
Lamb trade eased slightly on the week.
A Ballyward farmer topped the sale at £107.50 for 26.4k.
The 21k lot were plentiful and sold to £97 for a Drumlee farmer.
Over 300 fat ewes and rams sold to £140 for texels from Mayobridge.
Far more ewes over the £100 mark this week with plainer ewes from £70 to £85 each.
LIGHT LAMBS
Ballyward farmer: 21.3k at £97. Cabra farmer: 21.3k at £96. Rathfriland farmer: 20k at £89. Dromore farmer: 21.2k at £94. Attical farmer: 19.8k at £87.50. Ballykeel farmer: 21k at £93.
HEAVY LAMBS
Ballyward farmer: 26.4k at £107.50. Ballymorris farmer: 26k at £106.50. Ballywillwill farmer: 23.9k at £102. Ringsend farmer: 24k at £102. Kilkeel farmer: 23k at £101.50. Hillsborough farmer: 23k at £101.
FAT EWES & RAMS
Mayobridge farmer: £140. Kilkeel farmer: £121. Ballywillwill farmer: £116. Lisburn farmer: £115. Kilkeel farmer: £114. Corbet farmer: £114. Rathfriland farmer: £114. Mayobridge farmer: £110 and £107. Drumlee farmer: £106. Portadown farmer: £105.