Fat ewes selling to £106 at Downpatrick Mart

At the sheep sale on Saturday 7th November there was steady trade of good quality lambs.

Fat lambs sold to £97.50.

Fat ewes sold to £106.00 and light weight lambs to £4.70ppk.

FAT LAMBS: Saintfield farmer 26kg £97.50, Lissoid farmer 26kg £97.50, Ballykilbeg farmer 30kg £97.00, Ballyhossett farmer 26kg £96.50, Ardglass farmer 27kg £96.00, Ballyhornan farmer 26kg £95.00, Clough farmer 24kg £95.00, Drumnaquoile farmer 24kg £95.00, Newtonards farmer 25kg £94.50, Annacloy farmer 23kg £94.50, Ballylucas farmer 25kg £94.00, Lisburn farmer 24kg £93.50, Ballynahinch farmer 24kg £93.00, Castlescreen farmer 23kg £92.00, Crossgar farmer 22kg £91.00, Woodgrange farmer 22kg £90.00, Kilkeel farmer 21kg £87.50, Saintfield farmer 21kg £86.00, Killough farmer 22kg £85.00, Dundrum farmer 21kg £85.00, Kilkeel farmer 21kg £85.00, Ballyhornan 18kg £84.50, Woodgrange farmer 18kg £84.00, Ballygowan farmer 23kg £81.00 and 20kg £80.50 and 15kg £70.00, Ballynahinch farmer 16kg £73.00 and 13kg £55.00 and Crossgar farmer 15kg £72.50.

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FAT EWES: Lissoid farmer £106.00 and £94.00, Downpatrick farmer £98.00 and £90.00, Newcastle farmer £95.00, Annacloy farmer £94.00 and £90.00 and £70.00, Ballyhornan farmer £91.00 and £70.00, Saintfield farmer £90.00, Lisburn farmer £88.00, Woodgrange farmer £87.00 and £72.00 and Killinchy farmer £85.00 and £82.

At the Cattle sale on Monday 9th November, there was a good entry of quality cattle.

Bullocks peaked at £1330 for a 670kg Simmental with heifers at £1050 for a 598kg Sil.

Light weight stores sold to 262ppk.

Leading prices in all categories as follows:

Bullocks: Lissoid farmer 670kg Simmental £1330 (198ppk) and 650kg Simmental £1300 (200ppk) and 630kg Simmental £1200 (192ppk) and 600kg Simmental £1200 (200ppk) and 602kg Simmental £1200 (199ppk) and 540kg Limousin £1170 (212ppk) and 580kg Limousin £1150 (199ppk) and 580kg Simmental £1110 (192ppk), Blackstaff farmer 560kg Charolais £1160 (208ppk) and 560kg Charolais £1130 (202ppk) and 530kg Charolais £1100 (208ppk) and 550kg Charolais £1040 (192ppk), Edendarriff farmer 518kg Charolais £960 (185ppk) and 374kg Charolais £940 (251ppk) and 388kg Charolais £900 (232ppk) and 376kg Charolais £890 (237ppk) and 342kg Charolais £870 (255ppk) and 370kg Charolais £870 (235ppk) and 360kg Charolais £840 (233ppk) and 360kg Charolais £830 (231ppk) and 378kg Stabiliser £790 (210ppk) and 340kg Charolais £790 (233ppk) and 298kg Charolais £770 (258ppk) and 300kg Charolais £770 (247ppk) and 336kg Charolais £740 (245ppk) and 302kg Charolais £740 (245ppk), Dundrum farmer 538kg Shorthorn £900 and 500kg Shorthorn £860, Buckshead farmer 430kg Charolais £830 (194ppk), Saintfield farmer 620kg Holstein £720 and 550kg Holstein £680 and Ballybrannagh farmer 350kg Aberdeen Angus £680 (195ppk) and 246kg Friesian £650 (264ppk) and 240kg Belgian Blue £620 (258ppk).

HEIFERS

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Clough farmer 590kg Sil £1050 (180ppk), Buckhead farmer 504kg Charolais £910 (184ppk) and 438kg Charolais £880 (201ppk), Castlewellan farmer 450kg Aberdeen Angus £890 (198ppk) and 400kg Charolais £790 (195ppk) and 430kg Aberdeen Angus £760 (178ppk) and 440kg Aberdeen Angus £740 (170ppk), Downpatrick farmer 410kg Aberdeen Angus £760 (188ppk) and 460kg Aberdeen Angus £750 (165ppk) and 410kg Hereford £700 (170ppk) and Ballybrannagh farmer 300kg Belgian Blue £570 (184ppk) and 264kg Aberdeen Angus £500 (190ppk) and 220kg Belgian Blue £430 (192ppk).

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