Sheep Sale Market Report

Downpatrick Mart Market Report: Sheep sale Saturday 2nd May 2026, on the day fat lambs sold to £198, hogget’s to £190, fat ewes to £263 and fat rams to £248. Leading prices are as follows. Fat Lambs: Newcastle farmer 29kg £198 (683pp). Downpatrick farmer 25.30kg £195 (771ppk). Ardglass farmer 23.80kg £195 (819ppk). Kilkel farmer 22.50kg £189 (842ppk). Downpatrick farmer 21.80kg £180 (826ppk) and 21kg £176 (838ppk) Fat Hogget’s: Ardglass farmer 28kg £190 (678ppk). Clough farmer 27.70kg £187 (675ppk). Newtownards farmer 31.10kg £186 (598ppk). Kilcoo farmer 28.30kg £184 (690ppk), 27kg £175 (648ppk). Ballykinler farmer 26kg £170 (654ppk) and Ardglass farmer 25kg £160 (640ppk) Fat Ewes: Ardglass farmer £263. Downpatrick farmer £238. Strangford farmer £238. Ballygowan farmer £218. Ballycruttle farmer £199 and Kilkeel farmer £199. Fat Rams: Downpatrick farmer £248 and Drumnaquoile farmer £196