Marts: Bullocks selling to a top of £1670 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Good show of cattle in town last Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to four months old, topped to £500 for Simmental heifer calf for a Newry farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1230 for a 410kg from Castlewellan farmer.

Fat cows topped £1630 for 772kg Limousin.

Breeding bull topped at £1520 for an Aubrac at £1520.

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Heifers topped £1600 for 656kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1670 for 694kg Hereford.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull Calves

Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £480, Newry farmer at £450, Rathfriland farmer Hereford at £420, Belgian Blue at £420, Aberdeen Angus at £420, Ballygowan farmer Limousin at £390, Rathfriland farmer Aberdeen Angus at £385, Clough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £370 and Rathfriland farmer Shorthorn at £350, Aberdeen Angus at £320.

Heifer calves

Newry farmer Simmental at £500, Simmental at £480, Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £475, Belgian Blue at £470, Belgian Blue at £465, Newry farmer, Simmental at £450, Simmental at £450 and Rathfriland farmer Belgian Blue at £440, Belgian Blue at £440, Belgian Blue at £430.

Weanling male calves

Castlewellan farmer, Charolais 410k at £1230, Limousin 382k at £1210, Limousin 424k at £1140, Kilkeel farmer Aberdeen Angus 438k at £1100, Crossmaglen farmer Charolais 404k at £1090, Armagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 400k at £1040, Charolais 342k at £1030, Crossmaglen farmer Limousin 364k at £990 and Armagh farmer Belted Galloway 360k at £940, Belgian Blue 350k at £920.

Weanling heifer calves

Annaclone farmer Limousin 332k at £1090, Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 404k at £1010, Ballyward farmer Limousin 374k at £960, Annaclone farmer Blonde 346k at £950, Ballinaskeagh farmer Aberdeen Angus 332k at £850, Castlewellan farmer Charolais 264k at £810, Downpatrick farmer Limousin 302k at £810, Portadown farmer Limousin 270kg at £800, Ballyward farmer Limousin 310k at £800 and Annclone farmer Limousin 292k at £790.

Fat cows

Dromara farmer Limousin 772k at £1630, Armagh farmer Charolais 594k at £1490, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 656k at £1490, Limousin 612kg at £1400, Dromara farmer Limousin 656k at £1340, Annalong farmer Simmental 642k at £1240, Newcastle farmer Saler 648k at £1110, Ballyroney farmer Hereford 730kg at £1100, Annalong farmer Simmental 558k at £1025 and Newry farmer Friesian 634k at £980.

Breeding bulls

Dromara farmer Aubrac bull 666k at £1520 and Ballyroney farmer Hereford Bull 622k at £1400.

Heifers

Dromara farmer Limousin 656k at £1600, Portadown farmer Belgian Blue 552k at £1480, Belgian Blue 522k at £1390. Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 576k at £1380, Belgian Blue 660k at £1350, Downpatrick farmer Aberdeen Angus 522k at £1280, Banbridge farmer Limousin 440K at £1260, Portadown farmer Limousin 406k at £1200, Clough farmer Friesian 570k at £1190 and Banbridge farmer Charolais 434k at £1190.

Bullocks

Rathfriland farmer Hereford 648k at £1680, Hereford 694k at £1670, Hereford 568k at £1490, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 570k at £1480, Belgian Blue 548k at £1450, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 478k at £1300, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 504k at £1290, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 502k at £1250, Ballyward farmer Belgian Blue 498k at £1250, Dromore farmer Belgian Blue 486k at £1160 and Banbridge farmer Friesian 534k at £1100.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening's sheep sale saw large show of stock and selling to a good trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade this week again.

Ballyroney farmer topped the sale at £6.67 a kilo for 23.4kg at £166.

Fat ewes topped at £208.

More ewes over the £194 mark this week with plainer ewes from £176 to £190.

Spring lambs

Ballyward farmer 27.7k at £175, Katesbridge farmer 29k at £172.50, Kilkeel farmer 25k at £166, Corbet farmer 27k at £160, Greencastle farmer 26.2k at £158.50, Ballyward farmer 25.9k at £157, Newry farmer 24.3k at £156.50, Kilkeel farmer 23.8k at £156.50, Annaclone farmer 23.4k at £156 and Kilkeel farmer 24k at £155.50.

Fat ewes

Katesbridge farmer at £208, Hilltown farmer at £196, Kilkcoo farmer at £196. Katesbridge farmer at £194, Banbridge farmer at £190, Newry farmer at £188, Loughbrickland farmer at £182, Rathfriland farmer at £182, Kilkeel farmer at £182 and Kilkeel farmer at £176.

Fat rams

Newry farmer at £180.

Ewes and lambs

Banbridge farmer at £230.

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