Larger entry of cattle at Rathfriland

Kilkeel farmers were prominent in the top prices for weanling. A Ballyveamore farmer reached £820 for a 398k male while an Upper Brackney farmer reached £810 for heifers. A top of 239 pence per kilo was paid for a 242k Lim heifer at £580 from Armagh. Store heifers sold to £800 for a Hereford from Legananny with fewer quality heifers around. A larger entry of bullocks cleared up to £1065 for a 554k Angus from Ballymartin. A 560k Lim from Dysart sold at £1015. Fat cows sold to £855 paid to a Sheepbridge farmer for a 608k Lim. Hol cows sold up to £700 for a Katesbridge farmer. Breeding bulls cleared up to £1000 for a Pedigree Shorthorn. Dropped calves sold to £350 (twice) for a Lim Bull from Seaforde and a Lim heifer from Moneydarragh.

DROPPED CALVES: Seaforde farmer: £350, £345. Moneydarragh farmer: £350, £325. Newry farmer: £345, £300 (twice). Turmore farmer: £320, £240, £235 and £230 for Angus calves. Downpatrick farmer: £300, £285. Fedney farmer: £295, £260 etc. Clough farmer: £260 and £235. Donacloney farmer: £250. Katesbridge farmer: £275, £250, £250 etc. Jonesborough farmer: £250. Tullyniskey farmer: Fr calves £235, £235, £175 and £145. Clough farmer: £225, £205.

WEANLINGS: Ballyveamore farmer: 398k at £820, 454k at £795, 388k at £790, 440k at £780. Brackney farmer: 436k at £810, 424k at £910, 392k at £770, 366k at £740. Armagh farmer: 360k at £680, 302k at £680, 358k at £675. Crossmaglen farmer: 297k at £620, 297k at £620, 264k at £570. Cullyhanna farmer: 396k at £750 and 350k at £680. Hillsborough farmer: 420k at £770, 408k at £765, 416k at £755 and 320k at £600. Banbridge farmer: 286k at £600, 256k at £550, 384k at £800 and 370k at £770.

FAT & SUCKLER COWS: Fat cows to £855 for a 608k Lim and £750 for a 652k Lim. Holstein cows to £700. Springing heifers to £1000. Breeding bulls from £810 for a young Sim to £1000 for a Pedigree Shorthorn.

BULLOCKS: Ballymartin farmer: 554k at £1065, 580k at £1010, 550k at £900. Dysart farmer: 562k at £1015, 510k at £945, 500k at £925, 546k at £900, 494k at £900, 502k at £900 (twice). Mountnorris farmer: 410k at £790, 420k at £710. Legananny farmer: 484k at £835, 430k at £725, 420k at £720.

FREISIAN BULLOCKS: 510K at £690, 464K at £550, 402K at £580, 500K at £675, 432K at £595, 452K at £740, 532K at £795, 430K at £690 etc.

A full yard of sheep on Tuesday evening saw a larger entry of ewes with lambs at foot to £188 for a Katesbridge farmer. Fat ewes to £108 for a Knockgorm farmer and hoggets to £97.50 for a Whitehill farmer. A smaller entry of spring lambs cleared up to £97 for a Donacloney farmer.

HOGGETS: Whitehill farmer: 33k at £97.50. Rossglass farmer: 36 hoggets, 30k at £96. Katesbridge farmer: 31k at £95.50. Boardmills farmer: 28.5k at £95.50. Lacken farmer: 30k at £95.50. Shinn farmer: 26k at £95. Garvaghy farmer: 31k at £95. Gilford farmer: 27k at £95. Crossmaglen farmer: 53 hoggets, 26k at £95. Corbet farmer: 22k at £87.50. Shinn farmer: 23k at £85 or 425 pence per kilo.

FAT EWES: Knockgorm farmer: £108. Markethill farmer: £109. Lacken farmer: £106. Downpatrick farmer: £105. Rathfriland farmer: £102. Annahilt farmer: £99. Blackscull farmer: £98. Corbet farmer: £98. Farmers from Ballynahinch, Warringsford and Leapoges all obtained £97 for ewes.

BREEDERS: Ewes with 2 lambs £188, £187, £180, £180, £178 etc. Singles to £160, £152, £152, £150 etc.

SPRING LAMBS: Newcastle farmer: 20.5k at £88 or 429 pence per kilo. Donacloney farmer: 23k at £97 or 421 pence per kilo. Rathfriland farmer: 22k at £92 or 418 pence per kilo. Ballyward farmer: 18.5k at £77 or 416 pence per kilo. Ballynahinch farmer: 18k at £75 or 417 pence per kilo.

Sale as usual on Easter Tuesday (March 29) at 7pm.