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Market Report: The second Autumn suckled calf sale on Friday 2nd October 2026, recorded a fantastic trade for well bred calves. On the night strong bullocks sold to £2,180 per head and heifers to £1,980 per head. Light weight bullocks sold to 668p per kilo and heifers to 624p per kilo. Leading prices are as follows. Bullocks Per Head: Kilcoo farmer Ch 572kg £2160 (381ppk). Clough farmer Ch 464kg £1960 (422ppk), Ch 492kg £1940 (394ppk), Ch 496kg £1940 (391ppk) and Ch 442kg £1890 (427ppk). Heifers Per Head: Clough farmer Ch 480kg £1980 (412ppk). Ballyclander farmer Sim 390kg £1920 (492ppk). Drumaness farmer 474kg £1900 (400ppk). Clough farmer Ch 470kg £1810 (385ppk) and Ch 412kg £1720 (417ppk). Bullocks Per Kilo: Crossgar farmer Ch 220kg £1470 (668ppk), Ch 188kg £1180 (628ppk), Ch 228kg £1260 (552ppk). Loughinisland farmer Lim 264kg £1440 (546ppk) and Drumaness farmer Lim 302kg £1640 (543ppk) Heifers Per Kilo: Crossgar farmer Ch 242kg £1510 (624ppk), Ch 228kg £1340 (588ppk), Ch 218kg £1250 (573ppk), Ch 254kg £1400 (551ppk) and Saintfield farmer Lim 266kg £1320 (496ppk) Downpatrick Mart Autumn Suckled Calf Sale: Fri 9th Oct at 7.00 pm The 3rd of 4 weekly sales. Note: Online Auction Upgrade July 2026 BT Fibre installation is now complete with improved internet speed for online viewing and bidding. This auction facility is free to all registered and approved customers via LSL Auctions App.

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