Downpatrick Mart: Top price of £925 paid for suckled calves

On the night calves sold to a top price of £2.54p per kg for a Simmental bullock at 258kg with other calves to a top price per head of £925.00 for Blonde d’Aquitaine bullock at 372kg.

Leading prices as follows.

BULLOCKS

Drumgooland farmer 258kg Simmental £655 (2.54ppk), Loughinisland farmer 256kg Simmental £645 (2.52ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 300kg Limousin £755 (2.52ppk), Loughinisland farmer 372kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £925 (2.49ppk), Castlewellan farmer 264kg Limousin £655 (2.48ppk), Loughinisland farmer 216kg Simmental £530 (2.45ppk), Tobercorran farmer 340kg Charolais £830 (2.44ppk), Carrickmannon farmer 348kg Limousin £840 (2.41ppk), Tullymurray farmer 294kg Limousin £700 (2.38pk), Newtownards farmer 330kg Limousin £765 (2.32ppk) and 344kg Limousin £790 (2.30ppk), Saintfield farmer 250kg Limousin £570 (2.28pk), Carrickmannon farmer 250kg Limousin £565 (2.26ppk), Castlewellan farmer 304kg Charolais £660 (2.17ppk), Ballygowan farmer 330kg Limousin £710 (2.15ppk) and 326kg Limousin £700 (2.15ppk) and 288kg Limousin £605 (2.10ppk), Strangford farmer 286kg Limousin £600 (2.10ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 300kg Charolais £620 (2.07ppk), Loughinisland farmer 260kg Charolais £535 (2.06ppk), Raholp farmer 342kg Limousin £700 (2.05ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 438kg Charolais £865 (1.97ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 330kg Charolais £650 (1.97ppk), Castlewellan farmer 372kg Limousin £730 (1.96ppk), Downpatrick farmer 352kg Limousin £690 (1.96ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 416kg Charolais £815 (1.96ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 358kg Charolais £700 (1.96ppk), Ballynoe farmer 226kg BB £440 (1.95ppk), Castlewellan farmer 292kg Limousin £565 (1.94ppk), Clough farmer 316kg Charolais £605 (1.92ppk), Downpatrick farmer 440kg Limousin £830 (1.89ppk), Clough farmer 338kg Charolais £620 (1.84ppk), Castlewellan farmer 390kg Aberdeen Angus £715 (1.82ppk), Burrenreagh farmer 370kg Hereford £610 (1.65ppk) and 380kg Hereford £605 (1.59ppk) and 400kg Hereford £600 (1.50ppk).

HEIFERS

Ballynahinch farmer 312kg Shorthorn £775 (2.48ppk), Strangford farmer 200kg Limousin £470 (2.35ppk), Downpatrick farmer 248kg Limousin £575 (2.32ppk) Woodgrange farmer 320kg Limousin £705 (2.20ppk), Newry farmer 376kg Limousin £480 (2.12ppk), Woodgrange farmer 286kg Limousin £590 (2.06ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 340kg Charolais £700 (2.06ppk), Loughinisland farmer 284kg Charolais £575 (2.03ppk). Ballynahinch farmer 276kg Limousin £555 (2.01ppk), Loughinisland farmer 240kg Charolais £480 (2.00ppk), Saintfield farmer 280kg Limousin £560 (2.00ppk), Downpatrick farmer 254kg Simmental £560 (1.97ppk), Ballylucas farmer 340kg Limousin £670 (1.97ppk), Burrenreagh farmer 260kg Charolais £510 (1.96ppk), Drumaness farmer 286kg Limousin £560 (1.96ppk) and 296kg Limousin £575 (1.94ppk), Downpatrick farmer 356kg Charolais £690 (1.94ppk), Saintfield farmer 308kg Limousin £595 (1.93ppk), Castlewellan farmer 290kg Simmental £550 (1.90ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 400kg Charolais £755 (1.89ppk), Saintfield farmer 268kg Limousin £505 (1.88ppk), Killinchy farmer 298kg Limousin £560 (1.88ppk), Kilclief farmer 314kg Limousin £590 (1.88ppk), Clough farmer 328kg Charolais £615 (1.88ppk) and Ballylucas farmer 296kg Limousin £550 (1.86ppk).

At the sheep sale on Saturday, December 8th there was increased numbers and a steady trade of good quality lambs.

Fat lambs sold to £94.00, fat ewes to £92.00 and light weight lambs to £4.12ppk.

FAT LAMBS

Ballynahinch farmer 40kg, £94.00, Downpatrick farmer 30kg, £93.50, Downpatrick farmer 28kg, £93.00, Loughmoney farmer 36kg, £92.50, Downpatrick farmer 27kg, £92.50, Ballynahinch farmer 25kg, £92.00, Drunnaquoile farmer 25kg, £92.00, Newry farmer 29kg, £92.00, Downpatrick farmer 25kg, £92.00, Bright farmer 26kg, £91.00, Castlewellan farmer 28kg, £91.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 26kg, £91.00, Lissoid farmer 24kg, £91.00, Legamaddy farmer 25kg, £91.00, Killough farmer 26kg, £90.50, Castlewellan farmer 23kg, £90.00, Annalong farmer 24kg, £90.00, Annaclone farmer 23kg, £90.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 23kg, £87.50, Ballygowan farmer 24kg, £87.00, Crossgar farmer 25kg, £87.00, Ballygullam farmer 23kg, £87.00. Annacloy farmer 23kg, £87.00, Ballynahinch farmer 25kg, £87.00, Saintfield farmer 22kg, £86.00, Ballygowan farmer 23kg, £86.00, Clough farmer 22kg, £83.00, Saintfield farmer 21kg, £82.50, Annalong farmer 21kg, £82.50, Downpatrick farmer 21kg, £80.50 and 21kg, £78.50, Ballykilbeg farmer 20kg, £78.50, Clough farmer 22kg, £77.00 and 21kg, £77.00, Castlewellan farmer 21kg, £76.00 and 19kg, £75.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 21kg, £75.00, Portaferry farmer 20kg, £75.00, Castlewellan farmer 18kg, £74.00, Crossgar farmer 20kg, £72.50, Tyrella farmer 19kg, £72.00, Saintfield farmer 17kg, £71.50 and 19kg, £71.00 and Tobercorran farmer 19kg, £67.00.

FAT EWES,

Annacloy farmer £92.00, Downpatrick farmers £86, Raholp farmer £82.50, Castlewellan farmer £80, Annalong farmer £76.00, Annaclone farmer £75.00, Downpatrick farmer £74.50 and Ballylucas farmer £65.50.