cattle

Downpatrick Market Report. From 6^th April 2020 to 20^th April 2020.

CATTLE

At our first Cattle Weigh & Tender Auction on Monday the 6^th April 2020, under Covid-19 public health guidelines. There was a great entry of quality store cattle that sold to a good trade. Prices peaked at £1247.00 for a 730kg CH bullock and £1010.00 was paid a 594kg CH heifer. Leading prices in all categories as follows.

Bullocks 

Coniamstown farmer 730kg CH £1247 & 716kg CH £1218 & 714kg CH £1212 & 690kg CH £1170 & 664kg CH £1128, Legamaddy farmer 650kg SIM £1105 & 562kg SIM £955 & 438kg SIM £700, Castlewellan farmer 440kg LIM £836 & 414kg LIM £786 & 412kg LIM £782.

Heifers 

Ardglass farmer 594kg CH £1010 & 568kg AA £966 & 548kg LIM £930 & 534kg LIM £906, Legamaddy farmer 498kg SIM £895 & 490kg SIM £880 & 484kg SIM £870 & 480kg SIM £864 & 488kg SIM £829 & 476kg SIM £809.

The weekly Cattle Weigh & Tender Auction (Covid-19) held on Monday 20^th April 2020, recoded and increase on stock numbers and price. Light weight cattle peaked at 225p per kg for a Ch bullock at 356kg £801.00 and heavier cattle sold to 194p per kg for Lim bullock at 510kg £989.00. Leading prices as follows.

Bullocks

Ballykinler farmer 584kg Lim £1097.00, 510kg Lim £989.00. Strangford producer 602kg MB £975.00. 616kg MB £887.00, 610kg MRI £884.00. Ballygown farmer 418kg Ch £898.00, 402kg Sh £763.00.Castlewellan farmer 418kg Lim £877.00. Downpatrick producer 466kg AA £862.00, 460kg Sim £846.00. Burrenreagh farmer 356kg Ch £801.00, 340kg Ch £765.00, 378kg Ch £793.00. Downpatrick farmer 386kg Lim £849.00, 372kg Lim £744.00, 400kg Lim £702.00 and Newcastle farmer 354kg Lim £708.00.

Heifers

Newcastle producer 388kg Lim £776.00, Downpatrick producer 460kg AA £713.00, 428kg Lim £663.00, 372kg Sim £558.00 and 360kg Her £540.00