528k heifer sold to £1300 at Rathfriland Co-op

Suckler cows to £1550 for a BB cow and Ch bull calf from Rathfriland.

In the heifer section a 528k AA heifer sold at £1300 from Dromara or 246p/k. A Castlewellan farmer reached £1205 for heifers. A 380k Lim from Dromore sold at £810.

There were some great bullocks in the entry of 150. A Kilkeel farmer reached £1200. Newry farmer: £1120. Warringstown farmer: £1060 and £1030. Banbridge farmer: £1045. Dromore farmer: £1020 etc. 154 weanlings saw a Ballyward farmer averaged 266p/k for 7 to a top of 2778p/k. An Annesborough farmer reached 288p/k for 14 Ch weanlings. A top of £900 was paid for a Rathfriland farmer.

Dropped calves and young bullocks sold to £540 and £520 for a Dromara farmer. Heifer calves to £430 for a Katesbridge farmer.

DROPPED CALVES: Fedney farmer: AA bulls £540, £520. South Armagh farmer: Ch bull £495. Hillsborough farmer: Pen of BB £420, £350, £345, £330, £310, £305, £300 and £285. Magheragal farmer: £410, £370, £355, £355. Katesbridge farmer: £430, £385, £360 and £345. Ballylone farmer: £255 for AA bulls. Dechoment farmer: £275, £255 and £250. Sommerville farmer: £290, £280, £280 for BB heifers. Lisburn farmer: AA bulls £340 and £275.

WEANLINGS: Rathfriland farmer: £900 for 480k, 460k at £810, 462k at £800 and 410k at £775. Annaclone farmer: 302k at £790, 320k at £785. Castlewellan farmer: 336k at £780. Crossmaglen farmer: 350k at £780. Ballyward farmer: 239k at £665 (twice), 255k at £620 (twice), 238k at £600, 231k at £575. Annesborough farmer: 212k at £525, 294k at £710, 310k at £710, 288k at £620, 264k at £565, 260k at £680, 206k at £490 etc. Cabra farmer: 292k at £745, 272k at £700, 288k at £700 and 264k at £690. Legananny farmer: 286k at £690, 328k at £760, 272k at £605, 268k at £650 etc.

HEIFERS: Dromara farmer: 528k at £1300, 490k at £990 and 518k at £865. Castlewellan farmer: 680k at £1205. Ballymartin farmer: 490k at £985, 470k at £890. Dromore farmer: 526k at £950, 386k at £810, 466k at £865, 390k at £790, 406k at £770, 336k at £665, 382k at £680, 470k at £790. Legananny farmer: 428k at £760, 374k at £725, 340k at £660 and 300k at £590.

SUCKLER COWS: Rathfriland farmer: £1550, £1370 and £1290. Springers to £900.

BULLOCKS: Kilkeel farmer: 770k at £1200. Newry farmer: 572k at £1120, 524k at £1010. Warringstown farmer: 594k at £1060. Warringsford farmer: 528k at £1045, 466k at £950, 492k at £950, 518k at £870. Ballymartin farmer: 490k at £980, 444k at £940, 424k at £920 and 412k at £880 and 440k at £870. Dromore farmer: 450k at £845, 454k at £895, 420k at £705 and 392k at £740. Warrenpoint farmer: 390k at £760, 402k at £790, 378k at £810 and 430k at £740. Greencastle farmer: 546k at £970, 464k at £900, 470k at £945, 530k at £950. Dromore farmer: 416k at £935, 466k at £935, 390k at £865, 438k at £900, 502k at £1020, 392k at £840, 382k at £810.

All classes of sheep were a good consistent trade on Tuesday evening with a top price of £84 paid to two farmers from Portadown and Katesbridge. A Lisnacroppin farmer reached £83.50 for 26k. Annaghmore farmer: 25k at £85. Comber farmer: 26k at £82. Several other pens reached £81 each. Light stores sold to 399p/k for 14.4k at £57.50, 15k at £58.50 and 14.5k at £55.50.

FAT EWES: Rathfriland and Hilltown farmers: £70. Dromore, Katesbridge and Portadown farmers: £69. Banbridge farmer: £68 etc.