Weanling calves selling 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.

Bullocks topped at £860 for 460k Friesian.

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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, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £345 and 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 £571.4k for 14kg at £80.

Fat ewes topped at £166 for Texel ewe from a Newry farmer.

More ewes over the £120 mark this week with plainer ewes from £80 to £100 each.

LIGHT LAMBS

Banbridge farmer: 14k at £80, Mayobridge farmer: 11k at £59. Ballyward farmer: 17k at £90.5,

Heavy hoggets - Downpatrick farmer: 30.8k at £123.5, Castlewellan farmer: 28k at £121. Downpatrick farmer 25.4k at £120, Banbridge farmer: 25.2k at £120, Katesbridge farmer: 26.3k at £120, Dromore farmer 25.5k at £120, Corbet farmer 24.9k at £119.5, Castlewellan farmer 30k at £119 and Katesbridge farmer 26.8k at £118.50.

Fat ewes - Newry farmer: £166, Dromore farmer: £164, Kilkeel farmer: £160, Castlewellan farmer: £142, Rathfriland farmer: £140, Corbet farmer: £128, Hilltown farmer: £125 and Kilkkel farmer £124.

Fat rams - Kilkeel farmer £142, £135, £127 and Banbridge farmer £123.

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

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