10/08/2022 - Weekly Sheep Sale

MARKETHILL  LIVESTOCK  SHEEP  SALE  REPORT  11-08-22

An entry of 1710 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday 10^th August returned a noticeably firmer trade for Fat Lambs.                                   

 Good quality heavy lambs sold from £110 to £117 each with a sale average of £115.50 each. Top rate of 473p per kilo was paid for 24.3k @ £115 each from a Portadown farmer and for 24k @ £113.50 each from a Markethill producer. Main demand from 440p to 465p per kilo.

Good quality Middleweight Lambs sold steadily from 460p to 502p for 21k @ £105.50 each from a Warrenpoint farmer followed by 550p per kilo for 21.6k @ £108 each from a Mayobridge producer. A Portadown farmer received 498p per kilo for 21.8k @ £108.50 each.

Good quality Light Store lambs sold steadily from 530p to 600p per kilo for 14k @ £84 each from a Dromore farmer followed by 582p for 11.6k @ £67.50 each from a Kilcoo farmer. Same owner sold 12k @ £67.50 563p per kilo.”

Stronger Stores sold to 518p per kilo for 16.7k @ £86.50 each from a Portadown farmer followed by 509p per kilo for 17.4k @ £88.50 each from a Moira producer. Main demand from 470p to 490p per kilo.

The 320 Cull Ewes sold to a top of £167 each. Main demand from £110 to £160 each. Plainer Ewes sold from £60 to £100 each.

Another full yard of Breeding Hoggetts sold to a top of £210, £205 & £200 each. All good quality hoggets sold from £160 to £195 each.

“A Special Entry Next Week of Approx 200 Breeding Hoggets”.

HEAVY HOGGETS

Portadown farmer : 24.3k £115 473p : Markethill farmer : 24k £113.50 473p : Portadown seller : 24k £111.50 465p : Moira farmer : 24.3k £113.50 463p : Newry producer : 24k £110 458p : Keady producer : 24k £110 458p : Middletown farmer : 24.2k £110 455p : Belleeks farmer : 25.5k £115 451p :

MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS

Warrenpoint farmer : 21k £105.50 502p : Mayobridge farmer : 21.6k £108 500p : Portadown seller : 21.8k £108.50 498p : Loughgilly 21.2k £105.50 498p : Moira farmer : 211.3k £105 : Dromore producer : 21k £103.50 493p : Dromore producer : 21k £103.50 493p : Loughgilly farmer : 21k £103.50 493p :

LIGHT STORES

Dromore farmer : 14k £84 600p : Kilcoo seller : 11.6k £67.50 582p : Tassagh producer : 15k £87 580p : Kilcoo farmer : 12k £67.50 563p : Kilcoo farmer : 11.8k £66 559p : Moyad farmer : 11.8k £66 559p : Portadown producer : 13.5k £75 556p : Dromore producer : 15.4k £85.50 555p.

STRONG STORES

Portadown producer : 16.7k £86.50 518p : Moira seller : 17.4k £88.50 509p : Dromore producer : 17.9k £89.50 500p : 17k £85 500p : Keady farmer : 17.4k £86 494p : Dromore seller : 18.5k £91 492p : Rostrevor producer : 18.2k £89.50 492p : Rostrevor producer : 18k £88.50 492p : Keady farmer : 19.7k £96.50 490p :