Springing heifers selling to £1920 at Downpatrick Mart

Fat lambs sold to £108.00, fat ewes to £138.00 and light weight lambs to £476ppk.

FAT LAMBS: Ballygowan farmer 28kg £108.00 and 25kg £105.00, Ballykilbeg farmer 27kg £106.00, Ballyclander farmer 25kg £106.00 and 26kg £106.00, Ballylig farmer 25kg £105.00, Crossgar farmer 26kg £105.00, Killinchy farmer 26kg £104.50, Aughlisnafin farmer 26kg £103.50, Comber farmer 25kg £103.00, Ballyculter farmer 24kg £103.00, Bonecastle farmer 24kg £102.50, Ardglass farmer 25kg £100.00 and 21kg £90.00, Ballynahinch farmer 22kg £97.00, Ballynahinch farmer 22kg £93.00, Dundrum farmer 21kg £92.00 and Ardglass farmer 18kg £89.

FAT EWES: Crossgar farmer £138.00, Bonecastle farmer £120.00 and £119.00 and £110.00, Old Course farmer £112.00, Castlewellan farmer £82.00 and £70.00 and £66.00 and Bryansford farmer £71.

At the cattle sale on Monday 23rd November, there was a good entry of quality cattle. Bullocks peaked at £1050 for a 500kg Aberdeen Angus with light weight stores sold to 278ppk. Leading prices in all categories as follows: Bullocks - Ardglass farmer 500kg Aberdeen Angus £1050 and 580kg Shorthorn £880 and 490kg Shorthorn £810 and 540kg Fleckvieh £810 and 530kg Shorthorn £800 and 420kg Aberdeen Angus £770 and 480kg Shorthorn £760, Raffrey farmer 530kg Limousin £1020 and 490kg Limousin £980 and 440kg Limousin £950, Dundrum farmer 530kg Simmental £900 and 500kg Hereford £880, Annacloy farmer 330kg Aberdeen Angus £680 and 330kg Aberdeen Angus £660 and 210kg Aberdeen Angus £600 and Ballybrannagh farmer 210kg Aberdeen Angus £520 and 320kg Friesian £490 and 240kg Friesian £340.

SPRINGING HEIFERS: Hillsborough farmer Charolais £1920 and Limousin £1920 and Simmental £1900 and Limousin £1900 and Simmental £1840 and Blonde d’Aquitaine £1820 and Simmental £1720 and Simmental £1720 and Limousin £1700 and Simmental £1660 and Simmental £1640 and Charolais £1600 and Belgian Blue £1600 and Limousin £1600 and Limousin £1600 and Limousin £1540 and Simmental £1520 and Shorthorn beef £1500 and Belgian Blue £1500 and Blonde d’Aquitaine £1440 and Simmental £1420 and Limousin £1400 and Blonde d’Aquitaine £1340 and Limousin £1300.

COWS AND CALVES: Ballybrannagh farmer Hereford cow and calf £1600 and Hereford cow and calf £1550 and Shorthorn cow and calf £1550 and Shorthorn cow and calf £1400.