MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SHEEP SALE REPORT 18-01-12
An entry of 900 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday sold in a further improved demand.
Several pens of heavy hoggets sold from £95 to £99.20 each and from 375p to 390p per kilo. Top rate of 396p per kilo was paid for 24 kilos at £95 each. In all, 420 heavy hoggets averaged 26.3 kilos at £95.80 (364)
Suitable middleweights sold from 380p to 424p per kilo with a top of 425p for 20 kilos at £85 each.
Stores sold to 463p per kilo for 15.5 kilos at £75.80, followed by 450p per kilo for 17 kilos at £76.50 each.
Cull ewes sold at £115, £111 and £99 each. Main demand sold from £80 to £95 each with 2nds from £50 to £75 each.
Ewes + Lambs sold in a very firm trade. Doubles sold to £292 each with others at £285, £282, + £258 each. Singles cleared readily to £200 each. Main demand was from £160 to £190 each. In-lamb ewes sold to £215 each. Several pens sold from £180 to £202 each.
Next weeks sale includes a Special Entry of 50 Suffolk/Chev ewe lambs that are in lamb to Charlollais ram. Sale starts @ 8pm
HEAVY HOGGETS
Portadown seller : 24k £95 396p : Armagh farmer : 24k £94 392p : Loughgall farmer : 24k £93 388p : Aughnacloy seller : 24k £92.80 387p : Castlecaulfield seller : 25k £95.80 383p : Loughgilly seller : 24.5k £93.80 383p : Armagh seller : 25k £95.50 382p : Cullyhanna farmer : 25k £94.80 379p : Jerrettspass seller : 24k £91 379p : Aughnacloy farmer : 25k £94 376p
MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS
Richhill farmer : 20k £85 425p : Dyan seller : 20k £84.80 424p : Jerrettspass seller : 22k £90.80 413p : Jerrettspass seller : 22k £89.80 408p : Portadown seller : 21k £84.50 402p : Richhill farmer : 21.5k £86 400p : Aughnacloy seller : 21k £83.50 398p : Crossmaglen farmer : 22k £87.20 396p : Markethill farmer : 23.5k £93 396p : Richhill farmer : 22k £87 395p : Belleeks farmer : 23.5k £91.80 391p : Markethill farmer : 23.5k £91.80 391p
STORES
Dyan seller : 15.5k £71.80 463p : Loughgall farmer : 17k £76.50 450p : Dyan seller : 18.5k £83 448p : Tynan farmer : 19k £81.20 427p : Portadown farmer : 18k £76 422p : Lislea farmer : 18k £76 422p