Heifers sell to £1400 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Topped to £505 for Simmental bull calf for a Dromara farmer, bullocks topped to £1390 for a Katesbridge farmer.

Weanling calves sold to £905 for a 500k Shorthorn bull from Castlewellan farmer.

A large entry of heifers sold to £1400 for a Belgian Blue 724k from Dromore farmer.

DROPPED CALVES AND YOUNG STOCK

BULL CALVES

Dromara farmer Simmental at £505, Dundrum farmer Belgian Blue at £450, Ballyroney farmer, Limousin at £350, Warrenpoint farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £330, Ballynahinch farmer: Simmental at £325, Warrenpoint farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £310, Ballymartin farmer; Limousin at £300, Downpatrick farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £300, Kilkeel farmer; Hereford at £290 and Annalong farmer; Aberdeen Angus at £285.

Friesian calves £190, £115, £100, £80.

HEIFER CALVES

Ballymartin farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £320, Annalong farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £290, Rathfriland farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £285, Kilkeel farmer: Aberdeen Angus at £270 and Annalong farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £240,

WEANLING MALE CALVES

Castlewellan farmer: Shorthorn 500k at £905, Castlewellan farmer: Aberdeen Angus 384k at £835, Dromara farmer: Simmental 396k at £815, Warrenpoint farmer: Limousin 320k at £800, Mayobridge farmer: Limousin 358k at £790, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 316k at £790, Ballyward farmer; Charolias 310k at £715, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 346k at £770, Lisburn farmer; Aberdeen Angus 358k at £755 and Annaclone farmer; Aberdeen Angus 352k at £750.

WEANLING HEIFER CALVES

Warrenpoint farmer: Limousin 310k at £800, Ballyward farmer: Limousin 310k at £770, Rostrevor farmer: Aberdeen Angus 380k at £695, Dromara farmer Limousin 292k at £695, Rostrevor farmer: Aberdeen Angus 374k at £675. Ballyroney farmer Charolias 258k at £670, Ballyward farmer; Aberdeen Angus 346k at £670 and Ballyroney farmer; Charolias 246k at £650.

FAT COWS

Katesbridge farmer: Holstein 682k at £810, Ayrshire 612k at £700, Friesian 626k at £680.

SUCKLER COW AND CALVES

Warrenpoint farmer; Limousin cow and Limousin calf at £1000.

HEIFERS

Dromore farmer: Belgian Blue 724k at £1400, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 656k at £1310, Aberdeen Angus 660k at £1280, Aberdeen Angus 632k at £1280, Aberdeen Angus 604k at £1100, Rathfriland farmer, Simmental 498k at £1040, Ballyward farmer, Limousin 520k at £1020, Kilkeel farmer, Simmental 518k at £990, Newcastle farmer: Belgian Blue 452k at £960 and Ballyward farmer: Limousin 476k at £960.

BULLOCKS

Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 664k at £1390, Dromore farmer Aberdeen Angus 680k at £1370, Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 614k at £1320, Katesbridge farmer Limousin 664k at £1310, Banbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 620k at £1280, Katesbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus 620k at £1250, Aberdeen Angus 520k at £1230, Banbridge farmer: Charolais 628k at £1280, Garvaghy farmer Belgian Blue 622k at £1200 and Katesbridge farmer: Aberdeen Angus 532k at £1200.

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.

Tuesday evening saw a good show of stock.

Store lambs selling to a flying trade this week again.

A Downpatrick farmer topped the sale at 500k for 16kg at £80.

Fat ewes topped at £135 for Beltex ewe from a Dromore farmer.

More ewes over the £110 mark this week with plainer ewes from £95 to £105 each.

LIGHT LAMBS

Downpatrick farmer: 16k at £80. 18.4kg at £89.5, Kilkeel farmer: 17.7k at £86. Ballyward farmer: 15.7k at £76. Dromore farmer 19.3k at £93.

HEAVY LAMBS

Kilkeel farmer: 27.4k at £108, Kilcoo farmer: 30.8k at £107. Ballynahinch farmer 29k at £106, Downpatrick farmer: 29k at £106, Kilkeel farmer: 26k at £106, Kilkeel farmer 24k at £105, Downpatrick farmer 24k at £105,

FAT EWES

Dromara farmer: £135, Dromore farmer: £128, Kilkeel farmer: £118, Killyleagh farmer: £116, Annaclone farmer: £111, Newry farmer: £108, Banbridge farmer: £106,

All buyers must wear face covering from now on while in the mart.