Best trade of Autumn at Rathfriland Co-op

Undoubtedly, quality was excellent with several farmers averaging from 230p/k to over 240p/k. A Banbridge farmer reached 287.6p/k for a 226k Ch male at £650 with a second lot weighing 260k @ £725 or 279p/k. A Newry farmer sold 230k Ch male at £655 or 285p/k. A top price of £925 was paid for a 404k male from Maze with females to £795 for 378k Ch from Downpatrick. A very large entry of dropped calves was also the dearest they have been in weeks. £420 was recorded twice for 2 Her bulls from Castlewellan with Her females to £345 from a Dromore farm. Bullocks reached £1210 for a 716k FCK from Ringsend. Mullaghdrin farmer sold bullocks at £1135, £1105 and £1080 for 532k each. Fat cows sold to £765 for a 672k bull from Lisduff with sucklers to £1250 for a Ballyroney farmer.

DROPPED CALVES: Castlewellan farmer: £420, twice, £415 and £390 for Herefords. Ballynahinch farmer: £380, twice and £370, also for Herefords. Ballyholland farmer: £365 for Sim and Lim bulls. Dromore farmer: £360, £345 and £315 for AA. Ballynahinch farmer: 3 Hereford Heifers, £305, £285 and £280. Newry farmer: Fr bulls £305, £270, £240, £240 and £210. Lisburn farmer: 14 calves to £310 for an MBE bull. Downpatrick farmer: 6 MBE bulls £295, £285, £270 and £265 etc.

191 WEANLINGS: Maze farmer: 404k @ £925, 320k @ £670. Newry farmer: 364k @ £855, 348k @ £840, 318k @ £815, 308k @ £780, 308k @ £725. Grinanlough farmer: 230k @ £635, 218k @ £600, 240k @ £590. Drumaness farmer: 23 Her, 204k @ £515, 256k @ £620, 250k @ £585, 270k @ £575, 314k @ £655 etc. Moyadd farmer: 378k @ £835, 364k @ £800, 330k @ £790, 340k @ £700. Saintfield farmer: 11 Lims, 194k @ £565 or 291p/k, 218k @ £680 or 312p/k, 202k @ £525, 288k @ £750 etc. Ballymartin farmer: 290k @ £645, 290k @ £615. Shanrod farmer: 184k @ £510. Banbridge farmer: 286k @ £750, 260k @ £795, 292k @ £735, 260k @ £780, 288k @ £750, 286k @ £680.

HEIFERS: Ballyardle farmer: 620k @ £1065. Katesbridge farmer: 612k @ £1015, 640k @ £1000, 534k @ £910, 556k @ £910. Downpatrick farmer: 470k @ £870, 532k @ £975, 474k @ £840, 434k @ £750. Ballymartin farmer: 532k @ £1005, 514k @ £905, 520k @ £900. Drumaness farmer: 20 Hereford heifers, 412k @ £705, 380k @ £640, 390k @ £550.

SUCKLER AND FAT COWS

Suckler stock cleared up to £1250 for a Ballyroney farmer. Fat cows to £785 to £785 for 672k. Feeding cows sold from £385 to £665.

BULLOCKS: Ringsend farmer: 716k @ £1210. Mullaghdrin farmer: 608k @ £1145, 576k @ £1105, 542k @ £1080, 592k @ £1005, 558k @ £980, Banbridge farmer: 576k @ £1070, 528k @ £1030, 526k @ £1020, 510k @ £1000, 518k @ £990, 512k @ £970, 514k @ £950, 488k @ £920, 494k @ £890. Ballynafern farmer: 500k @ £1005 and 500k @ £995. Corbet farmer: 498k @ £955, 462k @ £920, 500k @ £895, 450k @ £820, 476k @ £830.

1200 sheep on Tuesday evening saw heavy lambs sell to £81.50 to £84. Store lambs sold to 393p/k, fat rams sold to £90 and Fat ewes to £76.

LAMBS: Ballynanny farmer: 31k @ £84. Benagh farmer: 25k @ £84. Corcreeghan farmer: 26k @ £83.50 twice. Portadown farmer: 26k @ £83. Downpatrick farmer: 25.5k @ £83. Annalong farmer: 27k @ £83. Emdale farmer: 27.5k @ £82.50. Newry farmer: 26k @ £82.50. Downpatrick farmer: 24.5k @ £57.50. Kilcoo farmer: 14k @ £52.

FAT EWES AND RAMS

Fat rams sold to £90 for a Banbridge farmer. Fat ewes sold to £76 for a Tierkelly farmer. Newry farmer: £70. Newcastle farmer: £70. Kilkeel farmer: £69.