Weanlings sell to £3.12p/k at Rathfriland Co-Op

The dropped calf section contained calves up to 6 months old. These sold to £580.00 for AA bull from Tassagh. Weanling calves sold to £312.00p/k for a 218k CH male at £680.00 from Rathfriland. A Newtownhamilton farmer sold a 380k Lim Bull at £900. A good entry of heifers sold to £1240 for a 688k Her from Clonvaraghan. Most heifers sold from £1030 to £1240. Some excellent bullocks with a top of £1300 for a 636k BB from Castlewellan.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK: Tassagh farmer AA bull £580, BB bull £560, AA bull £500. Hillsborough farmer Lim Hfr £490, Lim hfr, £480. Loughbrickland farmer BB Hfr £490. Hillsborough farmer Lim Hfr £480. Tassagh farmer Sim Bull £450,

WEANLINGS: Ballynahinch farmer 554k at £1080. Loughbrickland farmer 472k at £1020, Newtownhamilton Farmer 380k at £900. Ballynahinch Farmer 456k at £890, 448k at £880, Backaderry Farmer 369k at £875, Rathfriland Farmer 406k at £860, 400k at £850, Dromara farmer: 336k at £850,

FAT COWS: Clough farmer 822k at £1180, Kilkeel Farmer, 632k at £840, 632k at £820.

Cows and calves: Clough Farmer AA Cow and Ch at £955.00

HEIFERS: Clonvaraghan farmer 688k at £1240, Dromara Farmer 674k at £1225, Rathfriland farmer 608k at £1215, Damoley Farmer 664k at £1190, Rathfriland 584k at £1180, Ballyroney Farmer 628k at £1170, Rathfriland Farmer 576k at £1150. Dromara farmer: 552k at £1110.

BULLOCKS: Castlewellan farmer 636k at £1300, 616k at £1300, 644k at £1250, Crossmaglen Farmer 698k at £1240, Castlewellan farmer 630k at £1230, Rathfriland farmer 626k at £1200, 586 at £1200, Dromara Farmer 652k at £1170,

All sellers can represent their stock at point of sale only. Sellers can collect their cheques at the office and leave the mart.

Tuesday evening saw a large entry of stock with store lambs selling to a roaring trade. A Rostrevor farmer topped the sale at £4.69kg for 15.8.kg at£74. Over 200 fat ewes and rams sold to £122.00 for Suffloks from a Corbet Farmer. More ewes over the £100 mark this week with plainer ewes from £70 to £95 each.

LIGHT LAMBS: Rostrevor farmer 15.8k at £74.00. Hilltown farmer 16.2k at £74.50. Newcastle farmer 13.5k at £60. Kilcoo farmer 15.8k at £70. Leitrim farmer 21.20k at £91.00.

HEAVY LAMBS: Dromara farmer 26k at £105.00. Hilltown farmer 29k at £100.00. Waringstown farmer 23.4k at £95.00. Banbridge farmer 23kat £93. Kilkeel farmer 22.6k at £92.00.

FAT EWES & RAMS: Banbridge farmer £122.00. Maghereagh farmer £113. Ballynahinch farmer £106.00. Portadown farmer £104. Hilltown farmer £98. Kilkeel farmer £95.00. Corbet farmer £94.00. Ballynahinch farmer £93.00.

Breeding Ewes: Hilltown Farmer £165. Markethill Farmer £160. Hilltown Farmer £158, Markethill Farmer £158, £157, £155

On Tuesday, 11th August special entry of 25 Crossbred hogget ewes for a local farmer.

All sellers can represent their stock at point of sale only. Sellers can collect their cheques at the office and leave the mart.