Weanling heifers selling to a top price of £1190 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Weanling heifer calves topped to £1190 for a 378kg from Banbridge farmer.

Fat cows topped £1510 for 794k, Charolais.

Cows and calves topped £1320.

Heifers topped £1605 for 652k Aberdeen Angus.

Bullocks topped at £1650 for 726k Hereford.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Gilford farmer Limousin at £500, Banbridge farmer Hereford £390, Hereford at £340, Dromara farmer Charolais at 335, Aberdeen Angus at £330, Newry farmer Charolais at £305, Dromara farmer Charolais at £300, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £280, Katesbridge farmer Belgian Blue at £280 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £280.

Heifer calves

Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh at £390, Newry farmer Simmental at £375, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £360, Newry farmer Simmental at £345, Hilltown farmer Limousin at £345, Dromara farmer Charolais at £320, Hilltown farmer Limousin at £280, Lisburn farmer Fleckvieh at £270, Banbridge farmer Hereford at £270 and Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £240.

Weanling male calves

Weanling male calves topped to £2.89 pence per kilo.

Weanling calves sold to super trade, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 420k at £1000, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 322k at £860, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 330k at £840, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue 354k at £810, Belgian Blue 340k at £800, Castlewellan farmer Saler 342k at £800, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 308k at £760, Castlewellan farmer Saler 322k at £760, Banbridge farmer Belgian Blue 298k at £750 and Castlewellan farmer Simmental 296k at £740.

Weanling heifer calves

Weanling heifers topped to £3.15 pence per kilo.

Castlewellan farmer Limousin 378k at £1190, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 330k at £810, Ballyward farmer Limousin 360k at £790, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 402kg at £780, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 362k at £710, Downpatrick farmer Saler 310k at £700, Ballymartin farmer Limousin 284k at £700, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 364k at £690 and Banbridge farmer Simmental 324k at £680, Belgian Blue 312k at £660.

Cows and calves

Katesbridge farmer Limousin cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £1320.

Fat cows

Katesbridge farmer Charolais 794kg at £1510, Kilkeel farmer Hereford 818k at £1440, Lisburn farmer Charolais 766k at £1340, Katesbridge farmer Charolais 794k at £1150, Banbridge farmer Limousin 742k at £1140, Belgian Blue 680k at £920, Saintfield farmer Shorthorn 664k at £920, Katesbridge farmer Hereford 638k at £900, Ballyward farmer Friesian 668k at £890 and Hilltown farmer Limousin 502k at £880.

Heifers

Heifers topped to £2.47 pence per kilo.

Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 652k at £1605, Aberdeen Angus 652k at £1585, Hereford at 564k at £1290, Clough farmer Charolais 552k at £1220, Saler 530k at £1180, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus 502k at £1110, Clough farmer Charolais 538k at £1100, Clough farmer Limousin 538k at £1080, Katesbridge farmer Simmental 464k at £990 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 402k at £990.

Bullocks

Bullock topped to £2.65 pence per kilo.

Katesbridge farmer Hereford 726k at £1650, Rathfriland farmer Limousin 596k at £1480, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 530k at £1400, Belgian Blue 530k at £1390, Rathfriland farmer Friesian 576k at £1380, Tandragee farmer Hereford 558k at £1360, Banbridge farmer Limousin 582k at £1350, Tandragee farmer Hereford 542k at £1320, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus 524k at £1310 and Castlewellan farmer Limousin 528k at £1300.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw good show of stock and store lambs selling to a flying trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Ballynahinch farmer topped the sale at £5.12 a kilo for 16.6kg at £85.

Fat ewes topped at £144.

More ewes over the £130 mark this week with plainer ewes from £115 to £125.

Lambs

Kilkeel farmer 30.5k at £121, Rathfriland farmer 24.9k at £114, Portadown farmer 25.8k at £113.50, Hilltown farmer 24.60k at £112, Dromore farmer 24k at £112, Annalong farmer 23.60k at £110, Kilkeel farmer 23k at £109, Bryansford farmer 22.8k at £109, Markethill farmer 23k at £108.50 and Portaferry farmer 24.3k at £108.50.

Fat ewes

Portadown farmer at £144, at £136, Armagh farmer at £132, Banbridge farmer at £132, Dromore farmer at £125, Banbridge farmer at £120, Ballyward farmer at £119, Saintfield farmer at £114. Newry farmer at £114.

Fat rams

Ballymartin farmer at £125.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.