cattle

At the Monday night cattle sale on the 14th October 2019, there was a good entry of quality cattle. In the heavy weight category bullocks peaked at £2.20ppk for a 500kg LIM £1100. Light weight bullocks sold to £2.21ppk and heifers to £1.89ppk. Leading prices in all categories as follows;

Bullocks 500kg plus

Ballygallum farmer 640kg CH £1160 (1.81ppk) & 530kg CH £960 (1.81ppk),Seaforde farmer 572kg LIM £1110 (1.94ppk), 500kg LIM £1100 (2.20ppk), 542kg CH £1100 (2.03ppk), 570kg AA £1040 (1.82ppk), 542kg CH £1040 (1.92ppk), 544kg AA £1000 (1.84ppk),508kg LIM £965 (1.90ppk),540kg AA £950 (1.76ppk),526kg AA £920 (1.75ppk), Ballylucas farmer 670kg SPK £1095 (1.63ppk),596kg SPK £950 (1.60ppk), Dromore farmer 622kg FR £965 (1.55ppk), Ballygallum farmer 516kg CH £950 (1.81ppk), 590kg CH £940 (1.59ppk), Castlewellan farmer 594kg AA £940 (1.58ppk),556kg LIM £940 (1.69ppk), Ballylucas farmer 562kg BB £935 (1.58ppk), Castlewellan farmer 536kg AA £925 (1.72ppk),Castlewellan  farmer 572kg AA £920 (1.61ppk),Castlewellan farmer 506kg DAQ £910 (1.80ppk),Downpatrick farmer 506kg CH £890 (1.76ppk),510kg CH £890 (1.75ppk).

Bullocks 200 – 499kg

Seaforde farmer 492kg LIM £950 (1.93ppk),Strangford farmer 378kg CH £835 (2.21ppk),386kg CH £850 (2.20ppk), 388kg  CH £840 (2.17ppk) ,Ballynoe farmer 366kg CH £785 (2.15ppk), 398kg CH £785 (1.97ppk), Newcastle farmer 272kg CH £835 (2.00ppk), 310kg CH £610 (1.97ppk), Castlewellan farmer 400kg DAQ £785 (1.96ppk),Ballygallum farmer 400kg CH £865 (1.96ppk), Newastle farmer 300kg CH £585 (1.95ppk), Seaforde farmer 412kg CH £800 (1.94ppk),460kg AA £875 (1.90ppk),Newcastle farmer 286kg CH £540 (1.89ppk) and 426kg CH £600 (1.84ppk). 

Heifers;

Ballylucas farmer 558kg LIM £870 (1.56ppk),508kg DAQ £800 (1.56ppk), Drumaness farmer 532kg CH £855 (1.61ppk), Crossgar farmer 526g CH £820 (1.56ppk), Castlewellan farmer 480kg SIM £790 (1.65ppk),470kg SIM £780 (1.66ppk),404kg DAQ £665 (1.65ppk), Dundrum farmer 422kg CH £725 (1.72ppk),452kg CH £725 (1.60ppk),436kg CH £705 (1.62ppk),414kg CH £700 (1.70ppk), Ballynoe farmer 280kg CH £530 (1.89ppk),320kg CH £565 (1.77ppk),342 kg CH £600 (1.75ppk),322kg CH £545 (1.69ppk), Castlewellan farmer 336kg DAQ £620 (1.85ppk),Castlewellan farmer 366kg CH £665 (1.79ppk).