Downpatrick Mart: Calves sell to a top price of £940

On the night calves sold to a top price of £2.87p per kg for a Limousin bullock at 298kg with other calves to a top price per head of £940.00 for Limousin bullock at 414kg.

Leading prices as follows:

BULLOCKS: Ballyward farmer 298kg Limousin £855 (2.87ppk), Teconnaght farmer 264kg Charolais £745 (2.82ppk), Newcastle farmer 262kg Limousin £725 (2.77ppk), Ballyward farmer 322kg Limousin £885 (2.75ppk), Crossgar farmer 236kg Limousin £635 (2.69ppk), Downpatrick farmer 320kg Charolais £860 (2.69ppk), Crossgar farmer 260kg Limousin £860 (2.69ppk), 240kg Limousin £630 (2.63ppk), Bright farmer 264kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £690 (2.61ppk), Bonecastle farmer 302kg Charolais £780 (2.58ppk), Newcastle farmer 338kg Limousin £870 (2.57ppk) Downpatrick farmer 308kg Charolais £790 (2.57ppk), Clough farmer 276kg Limousin £705 (2.55ppk), 290kg Limousin £740 (2.55ppk), Ballyhornan farmer 230kg Limousin £580 (2.54ppk), Newcastle farmer 276kg Limousin £700 (2.54ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 316kg Charolais £800 (2.53ppk), Bonecastle farmer 310kg Charolais £785 (2.53ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 318kg Limousin £805 (2.53ppk), Drumaness farmer 330kg Limousin £830 (2.52ppk), Clough farmer 258kg Limousin £645 (2.50ppk), Tobercorran farmer 356kg Charolais £640 (2.50ppk), Castlewellan 292kg Limousin £730 (2.50ppk), Downpatrick farmer 362kg Simmental £900 (2.49ppk), Bonecastle farmer 322kg Charolais £795 (2.47ppk), Newcastle farmer 284kg Limousin £700 (2.47ppk), Tobercorran farmer 358kg Charolais £880 (2.46ppk), Downpatrick farmer 232kg Limousin £570 (2.46ppk), Castlewellan farmer 356kg Charolais £870 (2.44ppk), Downpatrick farmer 324kg Charolais £790 (2.44ppk), Vianstown farmer 354kg £860 (2.43ppk), Downpatrick farmer 372kg Simmental £900 (2.42ppk), Newcastle farmer 338kg Limousin £815 (2.41ppk), Tobercorran farmer 386kg Charolais £915 (2.41ppk), Ballyhornan farmer 266kg £640 (2.41ppk), Crossgar farmer 308kg Limousin £735 (2.39ppk), Bonecastle farmer 306kg Charolais £730 (2.39ppk), 370kg Simmental £880 (2.38ppk), Ballyhornan farmer 274kg Limousin £650 (2.37ppk), Downpatrick farmer 380kg Simmental £900 (2.37ppk) and Downpatrick farmer 262kg Limousin £620 (2.37ppk).

HEIFERS: Castlewellan farmer 296kg Limousin £840 (2.84ppk), Newcastle farmer 260kg Limousin £655 (2.52ppk), Portaferry farmer 242kg Charolais £590 (2.44ppk), Newcastle farmer 306kg Limousin £745 (2.44ppk), Clough farmer 274kg Limousin £650 (2.37ppk), 294kg Limousin £695 (2.36ppk), Saintfield farmer 332kg Limousin £775 (2.33ppk), Kilcoo farmer 266kg Charolais £620 (2.33ppk), Raholp farmer 274kg Limousin £630 (2.30ppk), Bonecastle farmer 276kg Charolais £630 (2.28ppk), Downpatrick farmer 318kg Simmental £725 (2.28ppk), Crossgar farmer 308kg Limousin £700 (2.27ppk), Downpatrick farmer 204kg Limousin £460 (2.26ppk), Downpatrick farmer 258kg Limousin £580 (2.25ppk), Castlewellan farmer 342kg Limousin £750 (2.19ppk), Ballylucas farmer 290kg Limousin £635 (2.19ppk), Drumaness farmer 294kg Limousin £635 (2.16ppk), Downpatrick farmer 360kg Simmental £775 (2.15ppk), Ardglass farmer 298kg Charolais £640 (2.15ppk), Downpatrick farmer 326kg Simmental £700 (2.15ppk) and Drumanass farmer 276kg Limousin £590 (2.14ppk).

At the sheep sale on Saturday, September 29th trade was steady from the previous sale, Fat lambs sold to £83.50, fat ewes to £85.00 and light weight lambs to £3.65ppk.

FAT LAMBS: Downpatrick farmer 28kg, £83.50, Downpatrick farmer 15kg, £83.00, Castlewellan farmer 27kg, £83.00, Carrowdore farmer 26kg, £82.00, Newcastle farmer 25kg, £82.00, Killinchy farmer 24kg, £82.00, Ballydonety farmer 24kg, £82.00, Ballyincraig farmer 24kg, £82.00, Newry farmer 24kg, £81.50, Drumnaquoile farmer 24kg, £81.00, Raholp farmer 24kg, £81.00, Downpatrick farmer 24kg, £80.00, Crossgar farmer 24kg, £80.00, Castlewellan farmer 23kg, £80.00, Crossgar farmer 23kg, £79.50, Clough farmer 24kg, £79.00, Ballyalton farmer 24kg, £78.50, Downpatrick farmer 24kg, £78.00, Castlewellan farmer 23kg, £77.00, Newcastle farmer 23kg, £75.50, £75.00, Downpatrick farmers £73.00, Crossgar farmer 22kg, £71.00, Newcastle, Castlewellan and Lisburn farmers £70.50 and £70.00.

FAT EWES: Annacloy farmer £85.00, Downpatrick farmers £85, Kilkeel farmer £82, Downpatrick farmers £80, £79, £77 and £74, Castlewellan farmer £74 and £70, Ballykinlar farmer £69, £67 and £62, Kilkeel farmer £61, Downpatrick farmer £60 and Castlewellan and Lisburn farmers £58.