Seasonal sales of suckled calves continue at Downpatrick Mart

On the night calves sold to a top price of £2.98p per kg for a Charolais bullock at 292kg with other calves to a top price per head of £940.00 for Charolais bullock at 430kg.

Leading prices as follows:

BULLOCKS: Ballydugan farmer 292kg Charolais £870 (2.98ppk) and 272kg Charolais £790 (2.90ppk) and 276kg Charolais £780 (2.89ppk), Backaderry farmer 164kg Limousin £470 (2.87ppk), Ballydonnell farmer 290kg Charolais £820 (2.82ppk), Ballydugan farmer 294kg Charolais £830 (2.82ppk) and 272kg Charolais £765 (2.81ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 272kg Charolais £760 (2.79ppk), Ardglass farmer 230kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £640 (2.78ppk), Ballydugan farmer 276kg Charolais £770 (2.79ppk), Ballydugan farmer 316kg Charolais £850 (2.69ppk) and 310kg Charolais £830 (2.68ppk), Saintfield farmer 194kg Limousin £520 (2.68ppk), Castlewellan farmer 166kg Limousin £440 (2.65ppk), Ballyclander farmer 238kg Charolais £630 (2.65ppk), Tullymurray farmer 320kg Charolais £840 (2.63ppk), Strangford farmer 318kg Charolais £800 (2.52ppk) Castlewellan farmer 274kg Limousin £700 (2.55ppk), Strangford farmer 248kg Limousin £640 (2.58ppk), Ballydugan farmer 284kg Charolais £710 (2.50ppk), Strangford farmer 318kg Charolais £880 (2.52ppk) and 354kg Limousin £880 (2.49ppk), Ardglass farmer 308kg Limousin £750 (2.44ppk), Crossgar farmer 266kg Limousin £655 (2.46ppk), Loughinisland farmer 346kg Charolais £840 (2.43ppk) and 380kg Charolais £910 (2.40ppk), Ardglass farmer 280kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £660 (2.36ppk), Loughinisland farmer 384kg Charolais £900 (2.34ppk), Seaforde farmer 348kg Limousin £810 (2.33ppk), Loughinisland farmer 402kg Charolais £930 (2.31ppk), Ballyhornan farmer 272kg Limousin £650 (2.39ppk), Ardglass farmer 254kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £590 (2.32ppk) and 238kg Blonde d’Aquitaine £550 (2.31ppk), Loughinisland farmer 404kg Charolais £900 (2.23ppk), Raffery farmer 334kg Sim £750 (2.25ppk), Walshestown farmer 256kg Charolais £560 (2.22ppk) and 256kg Limousin £565 (2.21ppk).

HEIFERS: Ballydugan farmer 266kg Charolais £740 (2.78ppk), Ballyclander farmer 260kg Canadian Black £690 (2.65ppk) and 256kg Limousin £670 (2.62ppk), Crossgar farmer 540kg Charolais £540 (2.65ppk), Newry farmer 274kg Limousin £720 (2.63ppk), Downpatrick farmer 204kg Limousin £525 (2.57ppk), Backaderry farmer 182kg Limousin £460, Crossgar farmer 190kg Limousin £470 (2.47ppk), Loughinisland farmer 302kg Charolais £740 (2.45ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 312kg Charolais £750 (2.40ppk) Ballyhornan farmer 224kg Limousin £550 (2.46ppk), Portaferry farmer 216kg Limousin £520 (2.41ppk), Downpatrick farmer 298kg Charolais £710 (2.38ppk), Darragh Cross farmer 288kg Limousin £680 (2.36ppk), Downpatrick farmer 282kg Charolais £670 (2.36ppk), Backaderry farmer 244kg Limousin £560 (2.30ppk), Downpatrick farmer 288kg Limousin £640 (2.22ppk) and 310kg Limousin £690 (2.23ppk), Ballyhornan farmer 236kg Limousin £510 (2.16ppk) and 296kg Limousin £630 (2.13ppk).

At the sheep sale on Saturday, October 13th there was steady trade of good quality lambs.

Fat lambs sold to £82.00, fat ewes to £93.00 and light weight lambs to £3.52ppk.

FAT LAMBS: Killough farmer 25kg, £82.00, Downpatrick farmer 26kg, £81.50, Downpatrick farmer 25kg, £81.00, Ballynahinch farmer 25kg, £81.00, Downpatrick farmer 24kg £80.50, Strangford farmer 25kg, £78.50, Newcastle farmer 23kg, £77.00, Castlewellan farmer 23kg, £72.50, Downpatrick farmer 21kg, £71.50, Ballynahinch farmer 20kg, £71.00, Seaforde farmer 20kg, £68.00, Castlewellan farmer 19kg, £67.50, Killyleagh farmer 19kg, £67.50, Legamaddy farmer £66.50 and Annalong farmer 12kg, £42.00.

FAT EWES: Legamaddy farmer £93.00, Castlewellan farmers £84, Ballystrew farmer £82.50, Legamaddy farmer £80, Corbally farmer £79.00 and £71.00.