This April 2020-born Limousin-cross bull weighed 416kg and sold for £980 (£2.35/kg). Rathfriland Mart held its weekly cattle sale last Friday, with 110 drop calves and runners, 100 weanlings, 20 heifers and 60 bullocks through the ring. The sale was conducted through the Irish Farmers Journal online bidding platform MartBids.ie. There was also limited ringside bidding in line with COVID-19 protocols. Calves and runners Calves have been in great demand all spring, according to mart manager Jim McCrum. “Last week’s trade was slightly back on the previous week, but there was still a great demand for calves,” he said. Aberdeen Angus-cross heifer calves averaged £183/head (€212/head), with Hereford-bred calves averaging £213/head (€247/head). Crossbred Friesian bull calves averaged £108/head (€125/head).