Fat lambs sell to £85 at Downpatrick

At the weekly sheep sale on Saturday 3rd September 2016, fat lambs sold to £85.00, top price from a Castlewellan farmer 19 lambs making 3.79ppk.

Fat ewes sold to £74.00.

Leading prices in all categories as follows:

FAT LAMBS: Castlescreen farmer 25kg, £85.00, Dromara farmer 26kg, £85.00, Strangford farmer 26kg, £85.00, Downpatrick farmer 25kg, £84.00, Downpatrick farmer 24kg, £84.00, Downpatrick farmer 24kg, £83.50, Ballykinlar farmer 24kg, £83.50, Woodgrange farmer 23kg, £83.50, Castlewellan farmer 23kg, £83.00, Downpatrick farmer 25kg, £83.00, Ballee farmer 24kg, £82.75, Downpatrick farmer 24kg, £82.50, Ballyculter farmer 24kg, £82.50, Woodgrange farmer 23kg, £81.50, Downpatrick farmer 23kg, £81.50, Ballynahinch farmer 23kg, £80.00, Clough farmer 23kg, £79.00, Ballynahinch farmer 22kg, £78.00, Castlewellan farmer 22kg, £78.00, Crossgar farmer 22kg, £77.00, Ballynahinch farmer 22kg, £76.50, Ballyculter farmer 22kg, £76.00, Clough farmer 22kg, £76.00, Castlewellan farmer 22kg, £76.00, Ardglass farmer 22kg, £76.00, Crossgar farmer 22kg, £75.00, Downpatrick farmer 21kg, £75.00, Castlescreen farmer 22kg, £75.00, Dromara farmer 21kg, £74.00 and Downpatrick farmer 17kg, £67.50.

FAT EWES: Corbally farmer £74, Kilclief farmer £73 and Ballynoe farmer £71 and £67, Dromara farmer £67 and Ernagh farmer £66.

BREEDING EWES: Downpatrick farmer £135, Annalong farmer £125. Ballynahinch farmer £120.