09/09/2024 - Weekly Sheep Sale

MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SALES – SHEEP REPORT – 9TH SEPTEMBER 2024
An entry of 1450 sheep at Markethill on Monday 9th September sold in a steady trade.  Good quality heavy lambs sold from £125 to £135 each and averaged £129.50.  Top rate of 535p/k for 24.3k at £130 from a Dungannon producer, followed by 531p/k for 24k at £127.50 from a Belleek producer.
Good quality midweight lambs sold steadily from 530 – 602p/k for 20.7k at £124.50 from a Kilkeel farmer, followed by 561p/k for 23k at £129 from a Glenanne farmer.  
Another large entry of stores sold in an improved demand.  Strong stores sold to 591p/k for 18.7k at £110 from a Kilkeel farmer.  The same owner received 588p/k for 18.2k at £107 and a Newry producer received 574p/k for 19.5k at £112.  All good quality pens from 540 – 570p/k.  Light stores to 592p/k for 12k at £71 from an Armagh farmer, followed by 583p/k for 12k at £70 from a Keady producer.
210 cull ewes sold to a top of £174, main demand from £120 to £162, plainer ewes from £60 to £90 each.
In the breeding ring hoggets sold up to £250 with other pens at £230, £225 and £220. Breeding rams sold to £620 and £460.
HEAVY LAMBS
Dungannon producer 24.3k £130 535p/k: Belleeks producer 24k £127.50 531p/k: Richhill producer 24.3k £128 527p/k: Richhill producer 24.6k £129.50 526p/k: Kilkeel producer 24.6k £126.50 514p/k: Jerrettspass producer 27.5k £135 491p/k: 
MIDWEIGHT LAMBS
Kilkeel produCer 20.7k £124.50 602p/k: Glenanne producer 23k £129 561p/k:  Dungannon producer 21.4k £120 561p/k: Armagh producer 23k £127.50 554p/k: Armagh producer 20.2k £110 545p/k: Rosslea producer 20.3k £110.50 544p/k: Richhill producer 21.3k £115.50 542p/k: Ballyward producer 21k £113.50 541p/k: Hamiltonsbawn producer 20.2k £109 540p/k: 
STRONG STORE LAMBS
Kilkeel producer 18.7k £110.50 591p/k: 18.2k £107 588p/k: Newry producer 19.5k £112 574p/k: Ballyward producer 18k £103 572p/k: Kilkeel producer 18.3k £102.50 560p/k: Kilkeel producer 17.4k £96 552p/k: 16.9k £93 550p/k: 
LIGHT STORE LAMBS
Armagh producer 12k £71 592p/k: Keady producer 12k £70 583p/k: Mayobridge producer 15.4k £89 578p/k: 16.6k £94 566p/k: Castlewellan producer 16.2k £91 562p/k: Newry producer 13.8k £77.50 562p/k: Omagh producer 15.7k £88 561p/k: