Fat cows to £1,100 at Rathfriland Co-Op

The good quality stock sold well in each category.

Over 60 weanlings saw several lots of top quality Charolais stock which sold to 256p/k for an outstanding 228k lot from Kilcoo at £585.

A 204k Simmental from the same suckler herd sold at £500 or 245p/k.

The bullocks saw a pen of Charolais bred males sell to £1,205 and averaged £1,110 each and over £2.00 per kilo.

A Damolly farmer reached £1,200 for 660k Limousin and £1,000 twice for two 578k Limousin.

A top pence per kilo for the bullocks was 216p for 518k Charolais at £1,120.

Heifers topped at £1,170 for 608k Charolais from Begney.

Fat cows cleared up to £1,100 for 750k Charolais from Magheragall farm.

Dropped calves sold to £320 for Fleckvieh bulls from Sheepbridge and £300 for a Simmental heifer calf from Derrylecka.

DROPPED CALVES

Sheepbridge farmer: Fleckvieh bull £320, Hereford heifer £290, Hereford bull £280. Ballyward farmer: Aberdeen Angus bulls, £370, £305 and £305. Annavale farm: Belgian Blue bull £300. Dromara farmer: British Blue bull £300, heifer £350. Katesbridge farmer: Friesian bulls £255 each. Derrylecka farmer: Simmental heifer £300. Clontifleece farmer: Simmental heifer £295. Aughnaskeagh farmer: Hereford heifer £240.

WEANLINGS

Kilcoo farmer: 228k at £585, 204k at £500, 228k at £500, 186k at £375. Finnis farmer: 10 Charolais bulls 382k at £830, 418k at £830, 306k at £725, 340k at £785. Rostrevor farmer: 398k at £790, 344k at £665, 320k at £640, 316k at £620. Ballela farmer: 148k at £390, 210k at £470, 210k at £460, 246k at £495. Edengo farmer: 10 Belgian Blue 378k at £780, 404k at £780, 392k at £765, 390k at £715.

HEIFERS

Begney farmer: 608k at £1,175, 552k at £950, 560k at £900. Dromara farmer: 352k at £855. Begney farmer: 486k at £855, 504k at £850, 518k at £850.

FAT COWS

Magheragall farmer: 750k at £1,100, 696k at £900. Ballyward farmer: 714k at £940, 622k at £850. Ballydrummond farmer: 664k at £800. Annalong farmer: 610k at £775. Dromara farmer: 614k at £700. Katesbridge farmer: Holstein cows, 800k at £775, 582k at £770, 668k at £600.

BULLOCKS

Loughbrickland farmer: 15 Charolais, 598k at £1,205, 590k at £1,135, 588k at £1,180, 532k at £1,135, 518k at £1,120, 534k at £1,120, 572k at £1,160, 554k at £1,120, 586k at £1,115, 518k at £1,100, 558k at £1,090. Begney farmer: 608k at £1,170. Damolly farmer: 578k at £1,000, 580k at £1,000, 664k at £1,000. Katesbridge farmer: 430k at £835. Friesian bullocks topped at £795 for 560k from Newry.

An excellent trade for sheep on Tuesday evening saw fat hoggets reached £95 per head.

The top 10 lots sold from £91 to £95.

Fat rams sold to £133 for a Hilltown farmer and fat ewes to £100 for a Kilkeel farmer.

HOGGETS

Aughnaskeagh farmer: 30k at £95. Dromara farmer: 30k at £94. Kilkeel farmer: 28k at £93. Ballyward farmer: 27.6k at £93. Corbally farmer: 26k at £92. Katesbridge farmer: 25.2k at £92. Dromore farmer: 25.9k at £91.50 and 25.8k at £91.

FAT RAMS

Hilltown farmer: £133. Castlewellan farmer: £121. Glenloughlin farmer: £100. Shinn farmer: £90.

194 FAT EWES

Kilkeel farmer: £100. Shinn farmer: £99. Ballynahinch farmer: £92. Katesbridge farmer: £90. Corbally farmer: £90. Hilltown farmer: £90. Rathfriland farmer: £90.