AN entry of 1000 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday, July 3, sold in another firm trade, resulting in a complete clearance.
Heavy lambs sold to £97 each and averaged £94.90 each.
Middleweight lambs sold to 417p per kilo for 21 kilos @ £87.50 each. All suitable pens sold from 400p to 412p per kilo.
Stores were in very good demand from 380p to 410p per kilo for 19.5 kilos @ £80 each.
Good quality cull ewes sold from £60 to £74 each with 2nds from £35 to £55 each.
Sheep sales as normal on 10th and 17th July.
HEAVY LAMBS
Tandragee farmer : 24k £96 400p : Markethill farmer : 24.5k £97 396p : Richhill farmer : 24k £94.50 393p : Cullyhanna farmer : 24.5k £95.80 391p : Keady farmer : 24.5k £94 383p ; Belleeks farmer : 24.5k £94 383p : Collone farmer : 24k £91 379p : Gawleysgate farmer : 24k £91 379p
MIDDLEWEIGHT LAMBS
Whitecross farmer : 21k £87.50 417p : Cullyhanna farmer : 20.5k £84.50 412p : Loughgall farmer : 22k £90.50 411p : Markethill farmer : 23.5k £96.50 410p ; Belleeks farmer : 22.5k £92.20 409p ; Armagh farmer : 21.5k £88 409p : Markethill farmer : 20k £81.10 409p ; Poyntzpass farmer : 22.5k £92 408p : Portadown farmer : 23k £93.80 407p : Tandragee farmer : 22k £89.50 406p
STORES
Armagh farmer : 19.5k £80 410p : Gilford farmer : 18k £72 400p : Newtownhamilton farmer : 19k £74.80 393p : Tandragee farmer : 19.5k £76.50 392p ; Keady farmer : 17.5k £67.50 385p : Tandragee farmer : 18.5k £71 383p : Tandragee farmer : 17k £64.80 381p : Crossmaglen farmer : 15k £56 373p.
