An entry of 1320 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday 25-10-17 returned a firmer trade for both fat lambs and stores.

Heavy lambs sold from £80 to £83 each with the entire entry averaging 24.5kilos @ £81.50 each. Top price of 339p per kilo for 24.2kilos @ £82 each from a kilkeel farmer followed by 24.4kilos @ £82 from a Markethill farmer.

Good quality middleweight lambs sold from 340p to 359p per kilo for 22kilos @ £79 from a Mayobridge farmer followed by 358p for 21.5kilos @ £77 each from a kilcoo producer.

Store trade was very firm. Light stores sold up to 416p per kilo for 15.5kilos @ £64.50 each from a Rostrevor farmer. Stronger stores sold to 393p per kilo for 17.7kilos @ £69.50 each from a Swatragh farmer. The same owner received 385p per kilo for 17.9kilos @ £69 each.

Cull ewes sold from £55 to £70 each. Poorer quality ewes sold from £40 to £50 each.

HEAVY LAMBS

Kilkeel farmer : 24.2k £82 339p : Markethill farmer : 24.4k £82 336p : Pomeroy farmer : 24.5k £81.50 333p : Markethill farmer : 25k £82 328p : Armagh farmer : 24.4k £80 327p : Poyntzpass farmer : 25.5k £82 321p

MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS

Mayobridge farmer : 22k £79 359p : Kilcoo farmer : 21.5k £77 358p : Katesbridge farmer : 21.6k £76.80 356p : Swatragh farmer : 20.4k £72.50 355p : Dungannon farmer : 21.8kilos £76 349p : Portadown farmer : 22k £76 345p : Portadown farmer : 21k £72.50 345p

STORES

Rostrevor farmer : 15.5k £64.50 416p : Annalong farmer : 15.6k £64 410p : Markethill farmer : 13.7k £55 402p : Draperstown farmer : 15.2k £60 395p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 16.6k £65.50 395p : Swatragh farmer : 17.7k £69.50 393p : Silverbridge farmer : 17k £66.50 391p : Markethill farmer : 14.4k £56 389p :