Trade firm for lambs at Markethill Mart, particularly for heavy lambs
A smaller entry of 860 sheep at Markethill on Monday 10th November included 720 lambs and 140 cull ewes.
Trade for lambs was firmer, particularly for heavy lambs with several pens of overweight lambs selling from £150 to £164 each.
Good quality heavy lambs sold from 560-598p/k for 30 lambs weighing 24.4k at £146 for a Tynan producer.
The same owner sold 30 lambs, 24.3k at £144.50 (595p/k).
Good quality midweight lambs sold from 610-641p/k for 20.4k at £131 for a Jerrettspass farmer, followed by 640p/k for 20k at £128 for a Crossmaglen producer.
Store lamb trade was very firm with light store lambs selling to 875p/k for 14.4k at £126for a Newry farmer, followed by 758p/k for 24 lambs 15.3k at £116 for an Armagh producer.
Main demand from 680-718p/k.
Stronger stores sold up to 710p/k for 17 lambs 18.3k at £130 for a Loughgilly farmer, followed by 704p/k for 13 lambs 16.9k at £119 for an Armagh producer.
Good quality cull ewes sold from £150-£218 with a top of £248.
Heavy lambs
Tynan producer 24.4k £146 598p/k: 24.3k £144.50 595p/k: Keady producer 24.5k £145 592p/k: Collone producer 24.5k £145 592p/k: 26k £153 589p/k: Poyntzpass producer 24.3k £139.50 574p/k: Newtownhamilton producer 25k £143 572p/k and Newry producer 24.7k £140 567p/k.
Midweight lambs
Jerrettspass producer 20.4k £131 641p/k: Crossmaglen producer 20k £128 640p/k: Jerrettspass producer 20.5k £130.50 637p/k: Crossmaglen producer 20.6k £131 636p/k: Newry producer 21.2k £133.50 630p/k: Benburb producer 21.3k £133.50 627p/k: Dromore producer 22k £135 614p/k and Armagh producer 20.9k £127.50 610p/k.
Light store lambs
Newry producer 14.4k £126 875p/k: Armagh producer 15.3k £116 758p/k: Dungannon producer 15.7k £116 739p/k: Newry producer 16.5k £118.50 718p/k: Dromore producer 15k £102 680p/k and Moy producer 15.9k £107.50 676p/k.
Strong store lambs
Loughgilly producer 18.3k £130 710p/k: Armagh producer 16.9k £119 704p/k: 18.2k £128 703p/k: Dungannon producer 19.1k £134 702p/k: Dromore producer 18.9k £131 693p/k: Newry producer 17.7k £120 678p/k and Newry producer 19.3k £130.50 676p/k.