1st Autumn Suckled Calf Sale 2018

The first seasonal sale of Suckled Calves was held on Friday night 21st September, with a fantastic entry of quality stock resulting in some outstanding prices. On the night calves sold to a top of £2.99p per kg for a Belgium Blue bullock at 234kg with other calves to a top price per head of £915.00 for Charolaise bullock. Leading prices as follows.

BULLOCKS

Ballykinlar farmer 234kg BB £700 (2.99ppk), Ballyward farmer 290kg LIM £810 (2.79ppk), Seaforde farmer 300kg CH £810 (2.70ppk), Ballydonnell farmer 260kg CH £660 (2.65ppk) & 298kg CH £790 (2.65ppk), Loughinsland farmer 298kg lim £790 (2.65ppk), Ballylucas farmer 260kg CH £680 (2.62ppk) & 242kg lim £615 (2.54ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 268kg CH £670 (2.52ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 272kg CH £680 (2.50ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 310kg CH £765 (2.48ppk) & 278kg CH £690 (2.48ppk), & 296kg CH £725 (2.45ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 268kg CH £655 (2.45ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 284kg CH £690 (2.43ppk), Ballydonnell farmer 324kg CH £770 (2.38ppk), Ballykinlar farmer 346kg LIM £820 (2.37ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 280kg CH £900 (2.37ppk), Ballyward farmer 354kg CH £830 (2.35ppk), Strangford farmer 286kg SHB £830 (2.35ppk), Kilcoo farmer 392kg CH £915 (2.33ppk), loughinisland farmer 262kg AA £610 (2.33ppk) & 310kg AA £720 (2.32ppk), Ballyward farmer 354kg LIM £820 (2.32ppk) and Drumgooland farmer 392kg CH £900 (2.30ppk), Ballyward farmer 310kg lim £700 (2.29ppk), Ballylucas farmer 300kg lim £680 (2.27ppk) & 272kg lim £610 (2.26ppk), loughinisland farmer 288kg AA £650 (2.26ppk), Ballylucas farmer 244kg LIM £550 (2.25ppk), Ballydonnell farmer 278kg £625 (2.25ppk), loughinisland farmer 290kg £650 (2.24ppk), Crossgar farmer 268kg AA £600 (2.24ppk), Ballylucas farmer 276kg lim £610  (2.20ppk), loughinisland farmer 256kg £580 (2.20ppk), Crossgar farmer 282kg AA £610 (2.18ppk), Islandmoyle farmer 264kg HER £570 (2.16ppk) & 330kg HER £710 (2.15ppk), Crossgar farmer 258kg AA £555 (2.15ppk), Loughinisland farmer 312KG CH £660 (2.13ppk), Ballylucas farmer 364kg LIM £760 (2.09ppk), 

HEIFERS

Ballyward farmer 232kg LIM £600 (2.59ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 276kg LIM £660 (2.41ppk), Portaferry farmer 344kg LIM £740 (2.36ppk), Strangford farmer 316kg LIM £720 (2.28ppk), Ballynahinch farmer 286kg LIM £645 (2.27ppk) ,Portaferry farmer 276kg LIM £620 (2.26ppk), Saintfield farmer 274kg CH £620 (2.26ppk), Portaferry farmer 328kg CH £730 (2.24ppk), Raholp farmer 240kg £530 (2.21ppk), & Clough farmer 290kg LIM £635 (2.19ppk) & 270kg LIM £590 (2.19ppk) & 264kg LIM £570 (2.16ppk) & 278kg LIM £580 (2.10ppk) & 316kg £660 (2.09ppk) & 254kg LIM £530 (2.09ppk) & 280kg LIM  £565 (2.02ppk) & 278kg LIM £560 (2.01ppk) & 298KG LIM £600 (2.01ppk), Downpatrick farmer 322kg CH £640 (2.00ppk), Ballyward farmer 318kg Lim £635 (2.00ppk), Downpatrick farmer 282kg £560 (1.99ppk), Ballylucas farmer 314kg LIM £600 (1.91ppk) & 346kg LIM £660 (1.91ppk) & 336kg LIM £640 (1.91ppk),Ardglass farmer 370kg LIM £700 (1.89ppk), Kilclief farmer 326kg AA £600 (1.84ppk) and Ardglass farmer 280kg LIM £500 (1.79ppk).