Suckler cows sell to £1410 at Rathfriland Co-op

Heifers sold to £1150. Bullocks sold to £1100. Both lots from a Poyntzpass farm.

In the weanling section, an 11 month old Limousin female from Lisburn topped the sale at £900 at 402k.

An Edentrillick farmer sold an eight month old Limousin male at £1130.

An Annalong farmer sold a 144k Aberdeen Angus male at £355 and 124k Aberdeen Angus female at £355.

Dropped calves cleared up to £350 twice for two Charolais bulls from Corbet.

Heifer calves sold to £340 from Lurgan.

DROPPED CALVES

Corbet farmer: 2 Charolais bulls at £350 each and Simmental bull at £300. Lurgan farmer: Belgian Blue heifer £340, Belgian Blue bull £290 and Aberdeen Angus bull £310. Tyrella farmer: Aberdeen Angus bull £330 and Aberdeen Angus heifer £250. Mayobridge farmer: Simmental bull £290. Ballyroney farmer: Limousin bull £285 and heifer £260. Ballymartin farmer: Belgian Blue bull £320. Seaforde farmer: Limousin heifer £280. Mayobridge farmer: Simmental heifer £250. Warrenpoint farmer: Aberdeen Angus heifer £235.

WEANLINGS

Edentrillick farmer: 340k at £730, 350k at £690. Lisburn farmer: 402k at £900, 440k at £750, 386k at £875, 278k at £600, 286k at £605. Annalong farmer: 202k at £475, 178k at £435, 246k at £580, 142k at £340, 124k at £325, 256k at £550. Rathfriland farmer: 304k at £675, 274k at £640, 264k at £620, 276k at £635, 264k at £620, 274k at £620 and 254k at £615.

HEIFERS

Legananny farmer: 618k at £1135. Hillsborough farmer: 560k at £1000, 532k at £960, 516k at £955, 520k at £920, 504k at £915, 458k at £850, 500k at £880, 492k at £895. Lurgan farmer: 356k at £680. Cabra farmer: 386k at £745. Downpatrick farmer: 486k at £880, 412k at £835, 456k at £860. Sheepbridge farmer: 464k at £940, 444k at £900, 472k at £890, 430k at £850, 382k at £800, 418k at £810, 382k at £770.

BULLOCKS

Shinn farmer: 330k at £665. Annalong farmer: 358k at £785. Downpatrick farmer: 494k at £1000, 400k at £770, 488k at £915. Sheepbridge farmer: 490k at £955, 408k at £870, 374k at £790, 398k at £780, 414k at £825. Rathfriland farmer: 476k at £905. Ballyward farmer: 618k at £1135. Lurgan farmer: 356k at £680.

While 28k hoggets reached £125, the main trade for heavy lots ranged from £109 to £114.50. Fat ewes sold to £157 with the main trade from £100 to £140.

Breeding ewes, mostly full mouth sold to £195 for doubles and £192 for singles, both lots from Mayobridge.

HOGGETS

Dromore farmer: 28k at £125. Lisnacreevy farmer: 30.5k at £114.50. Fedney farmer: 29.8k at £113. Kilkeel famer: 30k at £112.50. Markethill farmer: 33k at £112.50. Annabane farmer: 31.5k at £110. Ballywillwill farmer: 108k at £110. Kilcoo farmer: 25k at £110. Kilkeel farmer: 22.6k at £105.50. Rostrevor farmer: 22k at £98. Lisnacreevy farmer: 22.7k at £101. Dromara farmer: 23.5k at £104.50.

FAT EWES

Annalong farmer: £157. Castlewellan farmer: £139. Katesbridge farmer: £133. Kilkeel farmer: £133. Banbridge farmer: £128. Carginagh farmer: £125. Lisnacree farmer: £124. Annahilt farmer: £123.

BREEDERS

Aged ewes with doubles to £195 and singles to £190.