MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SHEEP SALE REPORT 01-04-21
An entry of 1050 sheep in Markethill on Wednesday 31 st March returned a very firm trade for all
classes.
The 400 hoggets sold in a steady trade with good quality heavy hoggets selling from 535p to 591p
per kilo for 23 hoggets 24.8k @ £146.50 each from an Armagh farmer, followed by 580p for 25k @
£145 each from a Keady producer. All good quality pens sold from £142 to £148.50 each.
Good quality middleweight hoggets sold from 550p to 591p per kilo for 23k @ £136 each, followed
by 590p per kilo for 23.9k @ £141 each from a Rostrevor producer. Horned hoggets sold to 569p per
kilo for 21.8k @ £124 each.
An entry of 110 Spring Lambs sold to a top of 733p per kilo for 21k @ £154 each from a Kilkeel
producer, followed by 727p for 19.8k @ £144 from a Ballinderry producer.
The 200 Cull Ewes sold to a top of £164 each. All good quality ewes from £110 to £158 each. Second
quality ewes from £70 to £100 each.
Another full yard of Ewes & Lambs. Ewes with 2 lambs at foot sold to a top of £325 each, followed by
£300, £295 & £290. Several more doubles sold from £250 to £285 each. Singles sold to a top of £270
followed by £265, £255 & £240 each. All good quality singles sold from £190 to £235 each.
HEAVY HOGGETS
Armagh farmer : 24.8k £146.50 591p : Keady producer : 25k £145 580p : Newtownhamilton farmer :
26k £148.50 571p : Glenanne seller : 24.3k £137 564p : Lislea seller : 27k £148.50 550p : Jerrettspass
farmer : 26k £142 546p : Banbridge producer : 27.4k £147 537p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS
Markethill producer : 23k £136 591p : Rostrevor seller : 23.9k £141 590p : Moira producer : 22.3k
£130 583p : Richhill farmer : 21k £120 571p : Newry seller : 23.7k £135 570p : Portadown producer :
21.8k £124 569p : Banbridge farmer : 23.9k £135 564p :
SPRING LAMBS
Kilkeel producer : 21k £154 733p : Ballinderry producer : 19.8k £144 727p : Kilkeel seller : 20.8k £145
697p : Armagh farmer : 19.4k £134 690p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 20k £136 680p : Collone
producer : 21.5k £144 669p : Kilkeel seller : 19.5k £132 676p : Markethill farmer : 21k £140 666p