Draperstown (Lauri O Kane & Son) Mart: Fat ewes selling to £105.50

A smaller show of sheep at Draperstown Livestock Market (Lauri O Kane & Son) on Friday with top prices of £105.50 for lambs and £92.00 for fat ewes.

An exceptional show of cattle on Saturday with an excess of 60 fat cows with top prices of £181.00 per kilo.

Fat lambs

26.4kgs at £105.50, 24.4kgs at £105.00, 26.3kgs at £105, 24.9kgs at £103.50, 26.8kgs at £101.50, 24kgs at £101.50, 23.4kgs at £97.00, 23.6kgs at £90.00, 20.2kgs at £86.50.

Fat ewes

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£92.00, £89.00, £85.00, £80.00, £78.50, £77.00, £76.50, £70.

Stores lambs

9 at £100.50, 7 at £97, 1 at £95.50, 10 at £94, 15 at £91.50, 17 at £91, 8 at £90, 24 at £86.50, 10 at £84, 12 at £83, 14 at £80, 24 at £78, 4 at £76.50, 25 at £74, 12 at £73 and 9 at £72.

An outstanding entry of all types of cattle on Saturday with over 60 fat cows top prices to £1.81 and £1.78 per kilo.

Beef bullocks and heifers a very strong trade, weanlings also in high demand with top prices paid for quality stock. More strong cattle are required for outstanding prices to fulfil ongoing export markets.

Fat cows

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Limousin 560kgs £1.81 Charolais 380kgs £1.78, Limousin 630kgs £1.76, Simmental 370kgs £1.74, Limousin 750 £1.66, Limousin 620kgs £1.65, Charolais 670kgs £1.64, Belgian Blue 660kgs £1.56, Limousin 470kgs £1.54, Limousin 470kgs £1.49, Holstein 540 kgs £1.38, Friesian 420kgs £1.20, Ayrshire 400kgs £1.02.

Beef bulls and bullocks

Charolais 788kgs £1510 Aberdeen Angus 813kgs £1510, Limousin 617kgs £1300, Charolais 575kgs £1300, Charolais 582kgs £1280, Limousin 550kgs £1255, Charolais 579kgs £1215, Charolais 515kgs £1060 Charolais 633kgs £1250, Simmental 672kgs £1320, Aberdeen Angus 621kgs £1170 and Friesian 598kgs £1105.

Stores bullocks

Charolais 477kgs £1105, Charolais 489kgs £1100, Charolais 466kgs £1020, Limousin 453kgs £1015, Charolais 437kgs £1000, Simmental 456kgs £60, Charolais 394kgs £945, Saler 387kgs £910, Charolais 372kgs £900, Charolais 350kgs £895, Charolais 360kgs £875, Charolais 364kgs £845 Limousin 365kgs £810, Charolais 268kgs £780, Charolais 283kgs £770, Aberdeen Angus 321kgs £765, Aberdeen Angus 243kgs £700, Aberdeen Angus 242kgs £700, Charolais 219kgs £650, Aberdeen Angus 243kgs £615 and Charolais 201kgs £535.

Beef heifers/store heifers

Hereford 634kgs £1260, Belgian Blue 765kgs £1210, Charolais 570kgs £1200, Charolais 628kgs £1180, Aberdeen Angus 550kgs £1110, Aberdeen Angus 560kgs £1100, Charolais 526kgs £1060, Aberdeen Angus 528kgs £1000, Charolais 525kgs £1005, Hereford 621kgs £1000, Simmental 480kgs £1000, S 485kgs £1000, Charolais 433kgs £980, Charolais 470kgs £955, Belgian Blue 423kgs £940, Shorthorn 340kgs £840, Limousin 378kgs £810, Limousin 357kgs £800, Charolais 310kgs £780, Charolais 241kgs £700, Charolais 249kgs £680, Limousin 285kgs £665, Charolais 249kgs £655, Charolais 280kgs £655, Limousin 245kgs £655, Aberdeen Angus 211kgs £470 and Aberdeen Angus 208kgs £465.

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