Steady trade for 1275 sheep at Markethill

Stores and cull sheep sold in a very firm trade.

Heavy lambs sold from £82 to £88 each and up to 352p per kilo for 24kilos at £84.50 each. Main demand sold from 325p to 348p per kilo.

Good quality middleweight lambs sold readily from 355p to 391p per kilo for 22kilos at £86 each, followed by 384p per kilo for 21.5 kilos at £82.50 each.

Stores sold to 400p per kilo for 13.5 kilos at £54 each. Main demand for light stores sold from 350p to 389p per kilo for 14 kilos at £54.50 each. Stronger stores sold from 335p to 355p per kilo for 19.7 kilos at £70 each.

Cull ewes sold to £119 each. Main demand sold from £70 to £101 each. Plainer ewes sold from £50 to £65 each.

STORES: Dromore farmer: 13.5k £54 400p: Coagh farmer: 14k £54.50 389p: Rathfriland farmer: 14.5k £54 373p: Rostrevor farmer: 15.6k £58 372p: Portadown farmer: 14k £51 364p: Dromore farmer: 16.4k £59.20 361p: Coagh farmer: 13.7k £49 358p: Rostrevor farmer: 16.1k £57.50 357p: Portadown farmer: 18.5k £66 357p: Tassagh farmer: 19.7k £70 355p.

MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS: Newtownhamilton farmer: 22k £86 391p: Richhill farmer: 21.5k £82.50 384p: Portadown farmer: 22k £83.50 380p: Dromore farmer: 22.4k £83 371p: Armagh farmer: 21k £77 367p: Scarva farmer: 22.7k £83 366p: Tassagh farmer: 21k £76.50 364p: Belleeks farmer: 21.7k £79 364p: Banbridge farmer: 22k £80 364p.

HEAVY LAMBS: Middletown farmer: 24k £84.50 352p: Silverbridge farmer: 24k £83.50 348p: Portadown farmer: 25k £86 344p: Tandragee farmer: 24.7k £84.50 342p: Glenanne farmer: 24K £82 340p: Tynan farmer: 25.9k £85 328p: Glenanne farmer: 25k £82 328p: Jerrettspass farmer: 27k £87 322p.