Superb trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart

Leading prices

Kesh Texel hoggets 11 £310, Suffolk/Mule hoggets 3 £240, 2 £235, Saintfield Suffolk/Cheviot hoggets 8 £288, 8 £285, 3 £270, Texel hoggets 8 £255, Suffolk hoggets 7 £250, 6 £245, Ballynahinch Suffolk hoggets 2 £258, Suffolk Texel hoggets 2 £225, Ballykinlar Suffolk Texel hoggets 5 £250, 5 £245, 10 £240, 5 £238, Saintfield Suffolk hoggets 11 £238, 8 £225, Dromara Suffolk/Charollais hoggets 3 £200, Texel hoggets 3 £185, Mule hoggets 4 £165, Crossgar Black hoggets 2 £175, ewe lambs 2 £145, 2 £126, 2 £122, 2 £112, Castlewellan Texel ewe lambs 9 £170, 10 £150, Downpatrick Leicester/Mule ewe lambs 2 £160, Texel Ewe Lambs 3 £155, Ballygowan hoggets 5 £150, Castlewellan Suffolk/Charollais ewe lambs 7 £142, 3 £126, Cloughey Texel hoggets 5 £140, Ballygowan ewe lambs 5 £138, 2 £130, Whitehead Black ewe lambs 2 £138, Texel/Charollais ewe lambs 6 £130 and Ballynahinch Mule cross ewe lambs 10 £138.

Reminder next Friday night 11th September is the final breeding sale.

Tuesday sheep sale (8th September): Another great entry of sheep on Tuesday's sale, with an improved trade throughout.

Leading prices

Spring lambs

Downpatrick, 4 28kgs £165, Ballynahinch 12 32kg £160, 4 29kg £152, Ballynahinch 15 28kg £155, Ballywalter 27kg £151, 6 23kg £135, 3 20kg £115, Toye 9 27.5kg £150, hoggets 2 30kg £130, 37kg £125, Comber 6 25kg £147, Crumlin 29 26.5kg £147, 55 24.5kg £144, Ballynagross 20 24.5kg £146, Ballynahinch 7 22.5kg £145.50, 23kg £139, Comber 19 23.5kg £143, Greyabbey 7 23kg £141.50, Donaghadee 8 23.5kg £141, Ballygowan 54 23.5kg £140, Newtownards 18 23kg £139.50, Greyabbey 16 23kg £138, Downpatrick 2 23kg £138, Ballyhalbert 3 23kg £135, Bangor 19 22.5kg £133, Seaforde 26 21.5kg £131.50, Portaferry 17 21kg £130, 16 18.5kg £122.50, Newtownards 6 22kg £130, Comber 9 22.5kg £130, Newtownards 7 20.5kg £125, Downpatrick 19 21kg £123.50, Kircubbin 3 19kg £122, Saintfield 24 20.5kg £119 22 17kg £113, 13 17kg £109, Holywood 16 19kg £116.50 and Ballynahinch 19kg £116.

Ewes

Downpatrick 2 £200, Ballynahinch 16 £180, Crumlin ram 1 £180, Kircubbin 1 £170, 1 £150, Bangor 2 £164, 1 £80, Ballynahinch 7 £160, Ballyhalbert 4 £160, 2 £144, 1 £110, Upper Ballinderry 17 £150, 4 £120, Newtownards 1 £150, ram 1 £142, Newtownards 6 £148, Ballynahinch 1 £140, Comber 3 £124, 7 £80, Kircubbin 2 £120, 2 £50, Downpatrick 1 £108 and Greyabbey 1 £100.