Marts: Heifers selling to a top of £1960 at Rathfriland Co-op

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A good show of cattle in town last Friday, the dropped calf section contained calves up to 4 months old, topped to £700 for Belgian Blue bull bull calf for a Dromara farmer.

Weanling bull calves topped to £1290 for a 414kg from Annaclone farmer.

Fat cows topped £1580 for 810kg, Limousin.

Cows and calves topped £1500.

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Dairy cows topped £1575.

Heifers topped £1960 for 624kg Limousin.

Bullocks topped at £1510 for 548kg Limousin.

Dropped calves and young stock

Bull calves

Finnis farmer Belgian Blue at £700, Belgian Blue at £530, Ballynahinch farmer Hereford at £460, Newcastle farmer Belgian Blue at £410, Warrenpoint farmer Hereford at £405, Dromore farmer Shorthorn at £355, Dromara farmer Belgian Blue at £350, Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £310, Newcastle farmer Limousin at £300 and Dromara farmer Hereford at £295.

Heifer calves

Newcastle farmer Charolais at £405, Charolais at £395, Belgian Blue at £310, Warrenpoint farmer Hereford at £310, Ballynahinch farmer Hereford at £300, Hillsborough farmer, Aberdeen Angus at £290, Aberdeen Angus at £285, Newcastle farmer Limousin at £275, Hillsborough farmer Aberdeen Angus at £270 and Banbridge farmer Aberdeen Angus at £250.

Weanling male calves

Annaclone farmer, Charolais 414k at £1290, Annalong farmer Charolais 392k at £1240, Charolais 434k at £1200, Portadown farmer Limousin 368k at £1200, Annalong farmer Charolais 416k at £1170, Dromara farmer Limousin 412k at £1160, Annaclone farmer Limousin 344k at £1120, Castlewellan farmer Limousin 372k at £1100, Dromara farmer Charolais 424k at £1090 and Ardaragh farmer Charolais 296k at £1010.

Weanling heifer calves

Poyntzpass farmer Belgian Blue 476k at £1290, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 394k at £1090, Ardaragh farmer Charolais 334k at £1070, Portadown farmer Charolais 388k at £1060, Kilkeel farmer Limousin 376k at £1040, Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 404k at £1000, Poyntzpass farmer Aberdeen Angus 410k at £1000, Ardaragh farmer Charolais 316kg at £950, Poyntzpass farmer Belgian Blue 392k at £950 and Ardaragh farmer Charolais 298k at £940.

Fat cows

Dromore farmer Limousin 810k at £1580, Piemontese 566k at £1300, Kilkeel farmer Shorthorn 702k at £1220, Newry farmer Shorthorn 626kg at £1080, Newry farmer Limousin 582k at £1080, Portadown farmer Aberdeen Angus 598k at £1060, Dromore farmer Limousin 558k at £1000, Waringstown farmer Hereford 618kg at £970, Kilkeel farmer Simmental 548k at £970 and Dromore farmer Piemontese 450k at £920.

Cows and calves

Rathfriland farmer Charolais cow and Charolais calf at £1500, Aberdeen Angus cow and Aberdeen Angus calf at £1440 and Charolais cow and Charolais calf at £1360.

Heifers

Banbridge farmer Limousin 624k at £1960, Dromara farmer Limousin 564k at £1450, Limousin 552k at £1450. Limousin 528k at £1440, Charolais 580k at £1420, Charolais 524k at £1400, Limousin 556K at £1400, Dromara farmer Charolais 518k at £1330, Charolais 482k at £1240 and Banbridge farmer Shorthorn 528k at £1200.

Bullocks

Shinn farmer Limousin 548k at £1510, Dromore farmer Hereford 546k at £1440, Castlewellan farmer Hereford 728k at £1370, Mayobridge farmer Belgian Blue 460k at £1240, Banbridge farmer Limousin 460k at £1200, Dromore farmer Montbeliarde 464k at £1120, Banbridge farmer Hereford 460k at £1100, Castlewellan farmer Friesian 572k at £1080 and Banbridge farmer Hereford 450k at £1070, Limousin 426k at £1060.

Online bidding available via martbids.ie.

Tuesday evening saw large show of stock and selling to a good trade.

Fat ewes selling to a good trade.

Ballyroney farmer topped the sale at £7.65 a kilo for 21kg at £160.50.

Fat ewes topped at £214.

More ewes over the £198 mark with plainer ewes from £178 to £188.

Spring lambs

Newcastle farmer 32k at £187, Bryansford farmer 23.3k at £177.50, Katesbridge farmer 24.5k at £177, Dromore farmer 25k at £173, Ardaragh farmer 25.9k at £173, Kilkeel farmer 27.5k at £173, Downpatrick farmer 26.3k at £172.50, Markethill farmer 24k at £172 and Bryansford farmer 24.5k at £170.

Fat ewes

Rathfriland farmer at £214, Newry farmer at £210, at £198, Ballyward farmer at £198. Corbet farmer at £198, Annaclone farmer at £198, at £196, at £190, Armagh farmer at £190 and Rathfriland farmer at £190.

Fat rams

Ballyward farmer at £228 and Annalong farmer at £175.

Ewes and lambs

Dromore farmer at £275, at £255, Rathfriland farmer at £240, Moneyslane farmer at £215 and Dromore farmer at £200.

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