Weanling calves sell to £327 a kilo at Rathfriland Co-Op

A large show of cattle on Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to three months old.

Topped to £450 for Aberdeen Angus bull calf for a Scarva farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £1050 for a 342k Charolais bull from Hillsborough farmer.

Heifers topped at 382k at £810.

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Bullocks Ttopped at £860 For 460k Friesian.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Scarva farmer Aberdeen Angus at £450, Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £425, Banbridge farmer, Belgian Blue at £415, Warrenpoint farmer: Simmental at £400, Annalong farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £390, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £390, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £390, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £350, Mayobridge farmer Limousin at £350 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £345,

Friesian calves £145, £90,

Heifer calves

Ballynahinch farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £465, Aberdeen Angus at £450, Banbridge farmer: Belgian Blue at £430, Belgian Blue at £370, Ballyroney farmer: Limousin at £360, Warrenpoint farmer: Simmental at £355, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £350 and Warrenpoint farmer Simmental at £340, Simmental at £330,

Weanling male calves

Hillsborough farmer: Charolais 342k at £1050, Charolais 368k at £1040, Charolais 332k at £1000, Charolais 320k at £1000, Banbridge farmer: Hereford 520k at £980, Hereford 518k at £970, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 296k at £970, Rathfriland farmer Simmental 340k at £965, Hillsborough farmer Charolais 310k at £950, Ballynahinch farmer Charolais 364k at £940 and Rathfriland farmer Simmental 342k at £935.

Weanling heifer calves

Ballynahinch farmer: Charolais 300k at £750, Charolais 338k at £750, Rathfriland farmer: Limousin 272k at £720, Rathfriland farmer: Simmental 272k at £720 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 354k at £715, Aberdeen Angus 370k at £700.

Fat cows

Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh 674k at £1000, Fleckvieh 676k at £890 and Rathfriland farmer Simmental 622k at £700.

Cows and calves

Warrenpoint farmer Shorthorn cow and Simmental bull calf at £1820.

Heifers

Hilltown farmer Limousin 382k at £810, Limousin 332k at £670, Hillsborough farmer Holstein 414k at £605 and Hilltown farmer Shorthorn 300k at £600.

Bullocks

Shinn farmer Friesian 460k at £860, Hilltown farmer Limousin 426k at £810, Limousin 378k at £760, Hillsborough farmer Holstein 482k at £780, Holstein 470k at £750, Holstein 456k at £740, Hilltown farmer Charolais 360k at £735, Hillsborough farmer Holstein 444k at £730, Ballyward farmer Hereford 374k at £725, Hillsborough farmer Holstein 468k at £720 and Ballyward farmer Hereford 370k at £680.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Fat lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Banbridge farmer topped the sale at £509k for 16kg at £81.50.

Fat ewes topped at £196 for Texel ewe from a Bangor farmer.

More ewes over the £130 mark this week with plainer ewes from £80 to £105 each.

Light lambs

Lisburn farmer: 16k at £81.50, Bessbrook farmer: 20k at £100. Ballyward farmer: 20.5k at £95.50.

Heavy hoggets

Dromore farmer: 28.5k at £121.5, Katesbridge farmer: 29k at £120. Mayobridge farmer 26k at £119, Downpatrick farmer: 32k at £119, Banbridge farmer: 31.9k at £118.5, Ballyward farmer 25.7k at £117.5, Dromore farmer 34k at £117.5, Dromore farmer 28k at £115, Rathfriland farmer 29k at £115,

Fat ewes

Bangor farmer: £196, Rathfriland farmer: £162, Kilkeel farmer: £152, Annaclone farmer: £138, Donaghadee farmer: £130, £125, Kilkeel farmer: £125, Bangor farmer: £124 and Rathfriland farmer £118.

Fat rams

Rathfriland farmer £128 and Banbridge farmer £100.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

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