Fat lambs sell to £92.50 and fat ewes to £80.50 at Downpatrick
At the weekly sheep sale on Saturday 27 February fat lambs sold to £92.50 and fat ewes to £80.50. Leading prices in all categories as follows:
FAT LAMBS: Killinchy farmer 26kg £92.50 Crossgar farmer 25kg £92.00, Ballyalton farmer 27.5kg £92.00, Downpatrick farmer 26kg £91.50, Dundrum farmer 26kg £91.00, Crossgar farmer 25kg £90.00, Ballygowan farmer 23kg £86.00, Ballygowan farmer 23g £85.50, Crossgar farmer 21kg £75.00, Strangford farmer 20kg £70.50 & 15kg £39.00.
FAT EWES: Tullymurray farmer £80.50, Ballynoe farmer £80, Newcastle farmer £75.50, Saintfield farmer £75 and £73 and Ballynoe farmer £70, Ballyhornan farmer £67 and 65.50 and £65 and Downpatrick farmer £60.