Markethill Mart: Heavy hoggets sell from £90 to £98.50 each

An entry of 1,170 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday, February 13 sold in an easier trade for fat hoggets.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Feb 2019, 12:14 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2019, 10:24 BST

Cull ewe prices and ewe lamb prices remain steady.

Heavy hoggets sold from £90 to £98.50 each and good quality pens sold from 370p to 392p for 24k at £94 each followed by 388p for 24.5k at £95 each.

Good quality middleweight sold from 390p to 423p for 20k at £84.50 each followed by 422p per kilo for 20.4k at £86 each.

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Store trade eased with main demand from 375p to 412p for 17k at £70 each.

Good quality cull ewes sold from £70 to £97 each and poorer ewes from £50 to £65 each.

An increased entry of ewes and lambs sold in a very firm demand with doubles selling to a top of £260 with others from £200 to £255.

Singles sold from £130 to £178 each.

HEAVY HOGGETS

Mowhan farmer: 24k, £94, 392p; Poyntzpass farmer: 24.5k, £95, 388p; Collone farmer: 24.3k, £93.50, 385p; Markethill farmer: 24.1k, £92.50, 384p; Loughgilly farmer: 24k, £92, 383p; Collone farmer: 24.5k, £92, 376p and Armagh farmer: 24.5k, £91.80, 375p.

MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS

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Killeavy farmer: 20k, £84.50, 423p; Loughbrickland farmer: 20.4k, £86, 422p; Richhill farmer: 22.3k, £92, 413p; Mowhan farmer: 23k, £94, 409p; Cladymore farmer: 20.5k, £82.50, 402p; Newry farmer: 22k, £88.50, 402p; Markethill farmer: 21.6k, £86, 398p; Kilkeel farmer: 23.2k, £92, 397p and Markethill farmer: 21.5k, £85, 395p.

STORES

Newry farmer: 17k, £70, 412p; Portadown farmer: 15.9k, £65, 409p; Mullabawn farmer: 18.5k, £75, 405p; Portadown farmer: 17.5k, £70, 400p; Caledon farmer: 19.5k, £76, 389p; Desertmartin farmer: 17.8k, £68.50, 385p; Newry farmer: 14.5k, £55, 379p and Richhill farmer: 19.5k, £73, 374p.

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