Downpatrick Mart

01/09/2026

Market Report:
Cattle sale Monday 31st August 2026. On the night heavy bullocks sold to £2050 for 580kg Charolais and heifers to £1950 for 584kg Charolais. Light weight bullocks sold to 408p per kilo for 348kg Angus and heifers to 367p per kilo for 480kg Limousin.

Bullocks Per Head: Leitrim farmer CH 580kg £2050 (353ppk), CH 552kg £1990 (360ppk), CH 538kg £1820 (338ppk), Killough Farmer AA 534kg £1740 (326ppk), Ballybrannagh Farmer BB 490kg £1640 (334ppk), Killough Farmer CH 466kg £1620 (348ppk)

Heifers Per Head: Leitrim Farmer CH 584kg £1950 (344ppk), Legamaddy farmer LIM 530kg £1790 (338ppk), Edendarriff Farmer LIM 556kg £1780 (320ppk), Legamaddy Farmer LIM 480kg £1760 (367ppk), Ballynahinch Farmer HER 550kg £1750 (318ppk), Legamaddy farmer LIM 500kg £1740 (348ppk), Edendarriff Farmer LIM 508kg £1690 (333ppk), LIM 536kg £1690 (315ppk)

Bullocks Per Kilo: Ballyhalbert Farmer AA 348kg £1420 (408ppk), Leitrim farmer CH 552kg £1990 (360ppk), CH 580kg £2050 (353ppk), Killough Farmer CH 466kg £1620 (348ppk), Ballyhosset Farmer LIM 430kg £1480 (344ppk)

Heifers Per Kilo: Legamaddy Farmer LIM 480kg £1760 (367ppk), Ballykilbeg Farmer CH 428kg £1540 (360ppk), Portaferry Farmer BB 416kg £1460 (351ppk), Legamaddy farmer LIM 500kg £1740 (348ppk), AA 490kg £1660 (339ppk), Ballykilbeg Farmer CH 476kg £1600 (336ppk)

Attached photos are a sample of cattle from the sale.

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31/08/2026

Market Report:
Sheep sale Saturday 29th August 2026. On the day breeding rams sold to £800, breeding hogget’s to £240, fat ewes to £230, fat lambs to £147 and store lambs to £116.50 (698ppk). Leading prices are as follows.

Breeding Rams: Annacloy farmer Texel £800 and Texel £500.

Breeding Hogget’s: Ballee farmer Suffolk X £240. Clonvarghan farmer Suffolk X £210 & £190. Ballykinler farmer Suffolk X £180, £180 & £180 and Ballee farmer Suffolk X £170.

Store Lambs: Castlewellan farmer 16.7kg £116.50 (698ppk). Downpatrick farmer 16kg £110 (688ppk). Clonvarghan farmer 17.2kg £118 (686ppk). Downpatrick farmer 18kg £121 (672ppk) and Ballynahinch farmer 19.3kg £127 (658ppk)

Fat Lambs: Castle screen farmer 28.50kg £147. Clonvarghan farmer 22.50kg £135. Downpatrick farmer 23.10kg £133. Ardglass farmer 23.60kg £132.50 and Downpatrick farmer 22.40kg £131.

Fat Ewes: Ballyculter farmer £230. Raholp farmer £224. Ballyalton farmer £198. Ballykilbeg farmer £190 and Raholp farmer £186.

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31/08/2026

7 AA, BB, Her & Sim Heifers:

Mon Cattle Sale 31at Aug at 7.30 pm

Good strong cattle

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29/08/2026

8 Suffolk X Breeding Hogget's:

Sat Sheep Sale 22nd Aug at 10.30 am

Photo attached.

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28/08/2026

AA Heifer Calves:

Sat Calf Sale 29th Aug at 10.30 am

Good strong calves.

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28/08/2026

22/08/2026

Market Report:
Sheep sale Saturday 22nd August 2026. On the day breeding hogget’s sold to £260, fat ewes to £280, fat lambs to £160 and store lambs to £115 (650ppk). Leading prices are as follows.

Breeding Hogget’s: Ballynahinch farmer Texel * £260. Ballynahinch farmer Suffolk * £245. Ballynahinch farmer Texel * £245. Kilclief farmer Texel * £235 and Ardgass farmer Suffolk * £225.

Store Lambs: Ballynahinch farmer 17.7kg £115 (650ppk). Comber farmer 18k £110 (612ppk). Bright farmer 18.8kg £112 (596ppk). Woodgrange farmer 15kg £92 (590ppk). Dromara farmer 19.8kg £116 (586ppk) and Downpatrick farmer 18.3kg £107 (585ppk)

Fat Lambs: Downpatrick farmer 29.3kg £160. Myra farmer 26kg £152. Myra farmer 26.7kg £150. Downpatrick farmer 28kg £150 and Myra farmer 35kg £149.

Fat Ewes: Saintfield farmer £280. Downpatrick farmer £272. Myra farmer £228. Downpatrick farmer £214 and Comber farmer £208.

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22/08/2026

Marie Curie - Fund Raising Appeal

20/08/2026

94 Breeding Hogget's & 10 Breeding Ewes:

Sat Sheep Sale 22nd Aug at 10.30 am

Details as follows.

Entry (A) 24 hogget's and 10 ewes two year old. Texel and Cheviot cross to be sold in batches. (Photos 1 and 2)

Entry (B) 30 Suffolk cross hogget's to be sold in batches of 4 and 5 (Photos 3 and 4)

Entry (C) 20 Suffolk Mule cross and 10 Texel Mule cross hogget's to be sold in batches of 4 and 5 (Photos 5 and 6)

Entry (D) 20 Suffolk * Texel hogget's to be sold in batches (Photos 7 and 8)

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20/08/2026

74 Breeding Hoggets & 10 Breeding Ewes:
Sat Sheep Sale 22nd Aug at 10.30 am
Details as follows.

Entry (A) 30 Suffolk cross hogget's to be sold in batches of 4 and 5 (As per attached video)

Entry (B) 20 Suffolk Mule cross and 10 Texel Mule cross hogget's to be sold in batches of 4 and 5

Entry (C) 24 hoggets and 10 ewes two year old. Texel and Cheviot cross to be sold in batches.

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