Very strong demand for sheep at Saintfield Mart, cull ewes to £240

A very strong demand for store lambs - 15kg £111.

Fat lambs sold to £160.

Cull ewes sold to £240.

Lambs - Bangor Texels 28kg £160, 25kg £151, Dromore 2 Texel 28kg £158, Saintfield 3 Texel 25kg £153, Bangor 2 Rough 27kg £153, Lisburn 6 Texel 26kg £151, Clough 17 Texel 28kg £148, Downpatrick 16 Charollais 26kg £147, Downpatrick 10 Texel 25kg £145, Ballynahinch 10 Charollais 27kg £145, Comber 7 Charollais £25kg £144, Comber 32 Charollais 26kg £144, Castlewellan 15 Suffolk 26kg £144, Lisburn 22 Texel 24kg £142, Seaforde Suffolk 25kg £142, Comber 21 Texel 24kg £141, Killinchy 35 Hampshire 25kg £140, Castlewellan 12 Charollais 24kg £139, Ballygowan 14 Texel 24kg £139, Comber 45 Texel 24kg £138.50, Newtownards 14 Texel 23kg £138, Killinchy 16 Charollais 23kg £137, Carrowdore 13 Texel 23kg £137, Ballywalter 11 Charollais 23kg £136, Ballygowan 13 Suffolk 24kg £135, Comber 24 Charollais 22kg £134.50, Comber 15 Charollais 20kg £129.50, Ballygowan 28 Texel 21kg £129.50, Downpatrick 22 Texel 21kg £129, Killyleagh 17 Texel 19kg £127, Crossgar 10 Texel 19kg £127, Ballywalter 14 Charollais 20kg £127, Killinchy 16 Charollais 19kg £126.50, Killinchy 21 Charollais 18kg £125, Ballynahinch Texel/Suffolk 25 19kg £125, 22 17kg £119, Downpatrick 6 Suffolk 18kg £124.50, Comber 15 Charollais 17kg £121, Comber 5 Charollais 18kg £121, Downpatrick 17 Charollais 16kg £118, Comber 10 Suffolk 17kg £118, Downpatrick 17 Texel 17kg £118, Downpatrick 14 Texel 16kg £116 and Pomeroy 41 Texel 15kg £111.

Ewes - Comber Texel £240, Seaforde Texel £237, 7 Suffolk £217, Hillsborough 2 Texel £236, 4 Texel £219, Comber 3 Texel £212, Comber Beltex £210, Downpatrick 5 Charollais £205, 8 Suffolk £187, Carryduff 4 Suffolk £202, 6 Suffolk £190, Killinchy 6 Charollais £198, 3 Charollais £180, Lisburn Texel £194, Saintfield 6 Suffolk £190, Ballynahinch 5 Suffolk £189, 5 Suffolk £175, Downpatrick 3 Suffolk £188, 10 Suffolk £172, Dromore 5 Texel £185, Saintfield 4 Suffolk £180, Comber 12 Suffolk £178, Comber 5 Suffolk £178, Dromara 5 mule £162, Seaforde 4 Mule £159 and Comber 8 Mule £158.

Wednesday’s cattle sale sold to a steady trade at Saintfield Mart.

Fat cattle: Sold to £3126 for a 810kg Charolais bullock, £386 per 100kg.

Cows sold to £2688 for a 800kg Limousin, £336 per 100kg.

Friesian cows sold to £2175 for a 860kg £253 per 100kg.

Leading prices: Ballynahinch Charolais bullocks 810kg £386 £3126, 800kg £388 £3105, 660kg £390 £2575, 660kg £386 £2548, Bangor Aberdeen Angus bullocks 830kg £340 £2822, 680kg £346 £2352, 630kg £338 £2130, Clough Limousin cow 800kg £336 £2688, Ballynahinch Limousin bullocks 660kg £398 £2626, 670kg £392 £2626, Hillsborough Hereford cows 910kg £285 £2593, 680kg £326 £2217, Lisburn Limousin heifers 710kg £352 £2500, 690kg £362 £2498, 680kg £334 £2272, 610kg £348 £2125, Ballygowan Simmental cow 740kg £337 £2494, Kircubbin Friesian bull 890kg £280 £2492, Comber Charolais cow 650kg £336 £2185, Comber Friesian cows 860kg £253 £2175, 660kg £255 £1683, Downpatrick Friesian cows 700kg £298 £2086, 790kg £234 £1850, Saintfield Limousin heifer 530kg £372 £1971 and Ballygowan Friesian cows 660kg £262 £1730, 800kg £216 £1728, 740kg £232 £1716.

Suckler cows: Springing heifers sold to £2950.

Bullocks: Sold to £2550 for a 590kg Charolais

Leading prices: Strangford Charolais 590kg £2550, 530kg £2360, Saintfield Charolais 550kg £2460, 530kg £2410, 500kg £2370, Clough Charolais 630kg £2430, 500kg £2340, 500kg £2320, 590kg £2290, 490kg £2280, 500kg £2280, 510kg £2280, 500kg £2270, 460kg £2260, 500kg £2190, 590kg £2140, Comber Aberdeen Angus 580kg £2230 and Lisburn Aberdeen Angus 550kg £2200, 480kg £2160, 480kg £2120,

Heifers: Sold to £2450 for a 550kg Charolais (445ppk).

Leading prices: Downpatrick Charolais 550kg £2450, 470kg £2200, 500kg £2100, 510kg £2100, Crossgar Charolais 520kg £2370, 500kg £2360, 540kg £2300, 500kg £2260, Comber Limousins 490kg £2360, 450kg £2190, Hillsborough Belgian Blues 570kg £2080, 440kg £1740 and Strangford Charolais 540kg £2020.

Suckled calves: Sold to £2020 for a 320kg Charolais bull calf (636ppk).