Markethill Mart: Pens of heavy lambs selling from £105 to £109 each

An entry of 1470 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday 25th November continued to sell in a very firm demand.

Good quality heavy lambs sold from 410p to 434p per kilo for 24.2 kilos at £105 each followed by 428p per kilo for 24.3 kilos at £104 each.

Several pens of heavy lambs sold from £105 to £109 each with a top price of £114 for 31.5 kilos.

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Good quality middleweight lambs sold from 430p to 470p per kilo for 20k at £94 each followed by 460p for 20 kilos at £92 each.

Top price for middleweights £102.50 for 23kilos 446p per kilo.

Store lamb trade was very firm with light stores to 531p per kilo for 14.3 kilos at £76 each followed by 520p per kilo for 15 kilos at £78 each.

Stronger stores sold to 503p per kilo for 17.8 kilos at £89.50 each.

Main demand from 450p to 487p per kilo.

The 140 cull ewes sold to a top of £117 each.

All fleshed ewes from £80 to £114 each.

Plainer ewes from £55 to £75 each.

HEAVY LAMBS

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Armagh seller : 24.2k £105 434p : Tandragee seller : 24.3k £104 428p : Armagh farmer : 25k £106 424p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 24.4k £103 422p : Armagh seller : 24.1k £101.50 421p : Donalcloney producer : 25k £104 416p : Dungannon seller : 24.5k £101.50 414p and Armagh seller : 24.2k £100 413p.

MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS

Ballynahinch farmer : 20k £94 470p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 20k £92 460p : Armagh farmer : 20k £90.50 453p : Belleeks farmer : 20.2k £91 451p : Donacloney seller : 21k £94.50 450p : Banbridge producer : 22.9k £103 450p : Markethill farmer : 22.7k £102 449p : Dungannon seller : 20.8k £93 447p and Armagh producer : 23k £102.50 446p.

LIGHT STORES

Keady seller : 14.3k £76 531p : Dungannon producer : 15k £78 520p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 14.1k £72 511p : Kilkeel producer : 15.2k £74 487p : Middletown seller : 15.6k £75.50 484p and Aghalee producer : 16.8k £80 476p.

STRONG STORES

Newtownhamilton farmer : 17.8k £89.50 503p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 17.5k £84 480p : Dungannon producer : 18.2k £87 478p; Tandragee producer : 19.6k £93 474p: Aghalee producer : 17k £80 471p : Banbridge farmer : 17k £80 471p and Crossmaglen farmer : 19.9k £93 467p.

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