Downpatrick: Fat lambs sell to £83, fat ewes to £109
At the weekly sheep sale on Saturday 28th January fat lambs sold to £83.00 and fat ewes to £109.00.
Lighter weight lambs sold to £3.97ppk.
Leading prices in all categories as follows:
FAT LAMBS: Ardglass farmer 24kg, £83.00, Ballee farmer 31kg, £81.00, Downpatrick farmer 27kg, £81.00, Crossgar farmer 25kg, £81.00, Tyrella farmer 25kg, £80.00, Comber farmer 27kg, £80.00, Ballygowan farmer 27kg, £80.00, Clough farmer 25kg, £79.50, Ballykinlar farmer 27kg, £79.50 and Downpatrick farmer 26kg, £79.50, Clough farmer 26kg, £78.50, Saintfield farmer 41kg, £78.00, Clough farmer 254kg, £78.00 and 23kg, £77.80.
FAT EWES: Downpatrick farmer £109, Ballyhornan farmer £85.00 and £84.00, Newcastle farmer £78, Castlewellan farmer £75 and Ballyalton farmer £72.
RAMS: Lisburn farmer’s ram made to £300.