11/11/2024 - Weekly Sheep Sale

MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK & FARM SALES -  SHEEP REPORT  MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2024
A smaller entry of 950 sheep in Markethill on Monday 11th November 2024 sold in a noticeably stronger trade for heavy lambs.  Store lamb trade was similar to previous weeks.  
Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from £145 to a top of £155.50, paid for 17 lambs, 29k (536p/k) from a Benburb producer, followed by £154.50 for 25.5k 606p/k for a Richhill producer.  A Portadown farmer sold 32 lambs, 27.7k at £149.50 each, 540p/k.  Top quality heavies sold steadily from 540-606p/k for 25.5k at £154.40 followed by 577p/k for 25.5k at £147 from a Dromore producer.
Good quality midweight lambs sold from 586-647p/k for 21.5k at £139 from a Tandragee producer, followed 639p/k for 20.2k at £129 from a Poyntzpass farmer.
Light store lambs sold to 748p/k for 13.1k at £98 from a Loughbrickland farmer, followed by 728p/k for 15.8k at £115 from a Newry farmer.
Stronger pens sold to 696p/k for17.1k at £119 from a Co Tyrone producer followed by 694p/k for 17k at £118 from a Portadown farmer.  All good quality store lambs sold from 640- 700p/k
The 200 cull ewes sold to a top of £238, main demand for fleshed ewes from £140 - £198 each. Plainer ewes from £60- £120 per head.
HEAVY LAMBS
Richhill producer 25.5k £154.50 606p/k: Dromore producer 25.5k £147 577p/k: Armagh producer 24.3k £139 572p/k: Cullyhanna producer 25.1k £143 570p/k: Tandragee producer 25.6k £144 563p/k: Markethill producer 24k £134 558p/k: Tandragee producer 27k £150.50 557p/k: 
MIDWEIGHT LAMBS
Tandragee producer 21.5k £139 647p/k: Poyntzpass producer 20.2k £129 639p/k: Moy producer 20.5k £129.50 632p/k: Richhill producer 20.5k £128 624p/k: Cullyhanna producer 21.2k £131 618p/k: Cullyhanna producer 20.6k £126.50 614p/k: Tandragee producer 21k £128.50 612p/k: Kilcoo producer 22.1k £134.50 609p/k: Cullyhanna producer 21.4k £130 608p/k: 
STORE LAMBS
Loughbrickland producer 13.1k £98 748p/k: Newry producer 15.8k £115 728p/k: Fintona producer 15.6k £113 724p/k: Dungannon producer 16.5k £119 721p/k: Fintona producer 16.3k £117 718p/k: Cullyhanna producer 16.5k £118 715p/k: Fintona producer 17k £119 700p/k: 17.1k £119 696p/k: Portadown producer 17k £118 694p/k: