Heifers sell to £1045 at Rathfriland

Bullocks sold to £1090 for a 15 month old Lim from Backaderry with young bulls to £1080 from the same farm. Fr bullocks o £845 for a 624k from Hilltown.

A very large entry of weanlings cleared up to £795 for a 332k Lim from Leitrim. Fat cows sold to £965 for a 770k Lim from Ballyward. 10 springing cows sold to £1080, £1050 and £1000 twice from Kilkeel. Dropped calves to £390 for a Sim bull from Ballyholland and to £370 twice for two heifer calves from Banbridge.

DROPPED CALVES: Ballyholland farmer: Sim bull £390. Annaclone farmer: Lim bull £370, Daq bull £370. Ballinaskeagh farmer: Lim heifer £355. Newry farmer: BB bull £340 and £330. Banbridge farmer: Her bull £270 and £230. Kilkeel farmer: Lim bull £270. Co Tyrone farmer: Lim and Sim bulls £235 each. Katesbridge farmer: Lim heifer £255. Dechoment farmer: £250.

WEANLINGS: Leitrim farmer: 332k at £795, 386k at £740, 322k at £730, 334k at £725, 444k at £715. Legananny farmer: 500k at £780. Banbridge farmer: 350k at £750, 376k at £750 and 332k at £645. Lambeg farmer: 394k at £720, 504k at £780. Ballymartin farmer: 386k at £610, 400k at £700 and 314k at £550. Lisburn farmer: 390k at £720. Creggan farmer: 375k £555. Hillsborough farmer: 368k at £680, 390k at £655.

HEIFERS: Ballinaskeagh farmer: 614k at £1045, 548k at £1000, 524k at £945, 528k at £890, 502k at £885. Sheepbridge farmer: 520k at £930, 474k at £860, 488k at £880, 470k at £840, 466k at £820, 468k at £800, 444k at £770, 500k at £850, 440k at £730 etc. Dechoment farmer: 430k at £795. Ballyroney farmer: 488k at £870, 460k at £795.

FAT & SUCKLER COWS: Kilkeel farmer: 3 springers, £1080, £1000 and £1000 and 1 bull at £960. Lurgan farmer: £1050. Fat cows to £965 for a 770k from Ballyward. Legananny farmer: 568k at £665 with Fr cows from £245 to £605.

BULLOCKS: Backaderry farmer: 598k at £1090, 616k at £1080. Ballinran farmer: 560k at £965, 396k at £740 and 468k at £800. Donaghmore farmer: 490k at £820, 482k at £910, 500k at £800, 406k at £745, 414k at £705 etc. Newry farmer: 468k at £740, 398k at £670, 342k at £605, 350k at £595. Glenloughlin farmer: 590k at £910, 460k at £815, 436k at £805, 456k at £780, 452k at £755, 390k at £735. Castlewellan farmer: 400k at £710. Kilkeel farmer: 488k at £920, 504k at £860, 514k at £860, 514k at £845.

Just short of 1000 head on Tuesday evening saw 285 fat ewes sell to £115 from Ballymartin. A great entry of 212 spring lambs cleared up to £102 with the top 10 lots from £97.50 to £102. 400 hoggets cleared up to £98.50 on 3 occasions for farmer from Castlewellan, Newry and Rathfriland. The top 10 lots of hoggets from £96 to £98.50. Ewes and lambs sold to £175 from Dromara.

LAMBS: Ardaragh farmer: 24k at £102. Hilltown farmer: 22k at £101. Ballybrick farmer: 22.5k at £100.50. Armagh farmer: 23k at £100. Enagh farmer: 24k at £99. Whitecross farmer: 21.k at £97.50. Kilkeel farmer: 22k at £95. Carginagh farmer: 22k at £95 etc.

HOGGETS

Newry farmer: 25.5k at £98.50. Edenagarry farmer: 31k at £98.50. Castlewellan farmer: 29k at £98.50. Kilkeel farmer: 31k at £98.50 and £98. Altnadue farmer: 26k at £98. Katesbridge farmer: 20.5k at £96.50.

FAT EWES: Ballymartin farmer: £115. Cascum farmer: £112. Ballinaskeagh farmer: £107. Castlewellan farmer: £97. Loughbrickland farmer: £95. Banbridge farmer: £94. Leitrim farmer: £94. Hilltown farmer: £93.

BREEDERS: Dromara farmer: £175. Ballynahinch farmer: £165. Corbet farmer: £165. Markethill farmer: £160 etc.