MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SHEEP SALE REPORT 19-03-20
A large entry of 1820 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday 18 th March returned a firmer trade on the
week for fat hoggets. Cull ewes sold in easily the best ever trade, selling up to £209 each for pen of
14 ewes from a Rathfriland farmer followed by £204 each for a Warrenpoint producer. All well
fleshed ewes sold from £140 to £195 each. Plainer types sold from £90 to £130 each.
Middleweight hoggets sold steadily from 430p to 479p per kilo for 23.8kilos @ £114 each from a
Dungannon producer followed by 461p per kilo for 23kilos @ £106 each for a Newtownhamilton
producer
Heavy hoggets sold to a top of £131 each with several pens from £115 to £122 each. All good quality
pens sold from 410p to 452p per kilo for 25kilos @ £113 each.
In the breeding ring the largest entry of Ewes & Lambs so far this season sold in a firm demand with
doubles selling to £240 each with several more at £200 to £235 each. Singles to £218 each. Main
trade from £140 to £190 each.
HEAVY HOGGETS
Markethill farmer : 25k £113 452p : Loughgall farmer : 27k £122 452p : Mountnorris producer : 30k
£131 437p : Tandragee seller : 24.4k £106 434p : Poyntzpass farmer : 25.2k £107.50 427p : Armagh
producer : 25.8k £110 426p : Keady farmer : 26k £110 423p : Glenanne seller : 24.3k £102.80 423p :
Portadown farmer : 24.2k £102 422p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS
Dungannon farmer : 23.8k £114 479p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 23k £106 461p : Dungannon
seller : 22.7k £104 458p : Dungannon seller : 21.8k £99 454p : Dungannon producer : 22.7k £103
454p : Armagh farmer : 23.5k £104.50 445p : Dungannon producer : 21.4k £95 444p : Portadown
farmer : 22.2k £98 441p : Newtownhamilton seller : 23.9k £104.20 436p