Sheep continue to sell to a very firm trade at Markethill

The 1480 hoggets sold in a similar trade to the previous week. Heavy hoggets sold to £95 each with a further 17 pens selling in excess of £90 each. Top rate of 365p per kilo was paid for 26 kilos at £95 each. All top quality pens sold from 345p to 363p per kilo. In all, 680 heavy hoggets averaged 25.7 kilos at £88.50 each (344p).

Middleweights sold to 382p per kilo for 22.2 kilos at £85 each for a Draperstown farmer. All suitable pens sold from 355p to 372p per kilo for 21.5 kilos at £80 each. In all, 620 middleweight hoggets averaged 21.8 kilos at £77.80 (357p).

Good quality stores sold from 340p to 374p per kilo for 18.2 kilos at £68 each.

Cull ewes sold to £85 each. Main demand sold from £65 to £83 each. Plainer ewes sold from £35 to £60 each.

In the breeding ring doubles sold to £237 each. Others sold from £200 to £235 each. Singles sold from £125 to £160 each.

HEAVY HOGGETS: Markethill farmer: 26k £95 365p: Newtownhamilton farmer: 24k £87 363p: Hamiltonsbawn farmer: Hamiltonsbawn farmer: 24.2k £86.80 359p: Newtownhamilton farmer: 24k £86 358p: Markethill farmer: 24k £86 358p: Belleeks farmer: 24k £86 356p: Markethill farmer: 24.6k £87.50 355p: Tandragee farmer: 24.2k £86 354p: Armagh farmer: 26k £92.50 354p: Tandragee farmer: 24.8k £87.80 353p.

MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS: Draperstown farmer: 22.2k £85 382p: Portadown farmer: 21.5k £80 372p: Rostrevor farmer: 23k £86 370p: Portadown farmer: 23k £85.20 368p: Mullaghabawn farmer: 22k £80.80 367p: Dromara farmer: 20k £74 367p: Clare farmer: 21.5k £78.50 365p.

STORES: Gortin farmer: 18.2k £68 374p: Tandragee farmer: 19k £69 363p: Magheragall farmer: 17.2k £62 360p: Keady farmer: 19k £67 353p: Gortin farmer: 18k £63.50 352p: Mayobridge farmer: 18k £63 349p: Tynan farmer: 16k £55 344p: Portadown farmer: 19k £65 342p.