MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SHEEP SALE REPORT 22-09-22
An entry of 2450 Sheep in Markethill on Wednesday 21 st September sold in a steady demand.
Good quality Heavy Lambs sold from 420p to 450p per kilo for 24k @ £108 each from a Tandragee
farmer followed by 449p for 32 lambs 24.5k @ £110 from a Newtownhamilton producer.
Good quality Middleweight Lambs sold to a top of 496p per kilo for 22k @ £109 each. Main demand
from 440p to 460p for 20.1k @ £92.50 for a Banbridge farmer followed by 458p for 22.5k @ £103 for
a Loughgall producer.
Another large entry of Stores maintained a very firm demand. Light Stores from 480p to 539p for
13k @ £70 each from a Markethill farmer followed by 531p for 16.2k @ £86 each from a Mayobridge
producer. Stronger stores sold to 524p for 17k @ £89 from a Mayobridge farmer followed by 503p
for 17.5k @ £88 each from a Rostrevor producer.
The 240 Cull Ewes generally lacked quality. Main demand from £80 to £111 each. Plainer Ewes from
£40 to £70 each.
In the Breeding Ring Rams sold to a top of £400 for a Char followed by £380 & £360 for Char. Several
more Rams sold from £220 to £360 each. Ewe Hoggets sold to a top of £220 paid twice for 6 Ewe
Hoggets from a Rathfriland farmer followed by £185 for a Co. Tyrone farmer. Main demand for good
quality pens from £140 to £175 each. Plainer Ewes from £120 to £135 each.
HEAVY LAMBS
Tandragee farmer : 24k £108 450p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 24.5k £110 449p : Glenanne
producer : 24.3k £107 440p : Warrenpoint seller : 24.6k £106.50 433p : Pomeroy farmer : 25.3k £109
431p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 27.2k £117 430p : Silverbridge seller : 25k £107 428p :
Newtownhamilton farmer : 24.4k £104 426p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS
Portadown producer : 22k £109 496p : Banbridge producer : 20.1k £92.50 460p : Loughgall producer
: 22.5k £103 458p : Hilltown farmer : 23k £105 457p : Hilltown producer : 20.5k £93.50 456p :
Banbridge farmer : 21.3k £96.50 453p : Rathfriland seller : 21k £95 452p : Kilcoo farmer : 23k £104
452p :
LIGHT STORES
Markethill farmer : 13k £70 539p : Mayobridge farmer : 16.2k £86 531p : Poyntzpass seller : 11.5k
£61 530p : Dungannon producer : 14k £74 529p : Banbridge producer : 16.1k £85 528p : Keady seller
: 13.9k £73 525p : Mayobridge farmer : 16.5k £86 521p
STRONG STORES
Mayobridge farmer : 17k £89 524p : Rostrevor farmer : 17.5k £88 503p : Loughgall farmer : 18.2k
£89 489p : Annalong producer : 17.1k £83.50 488p : Whitecross farmer : 17k £83 488p : Aughnacloy
producer : 17k £82 482p : Hilltown seller : 17k £82 482p Moira producer : 18.6k £89.50 481p :