Dairy Cows

An entry of 20 dairy cows on Friday sold to £3500 for a calved heifer from D McNeilly, Randalstown, other leading prices included:

D McNeilly, Randalstown Hol £3500, Fri £3020, S Kennedy, Doagh Fri £2950, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2650, J McCann, Craigavon Fri £2600, D McNeilly Fri £2600, S Kennedy Fri £2500, W Black, Aghadowney Fri £2400, R McCluggage, Larne Fri £2300, D Wallace, Antrim 2x Hol £2250, R McCluggage Hol £2220, W G Johnston Hol £2100.

Sucklers

Suckler cows topped at £3400 for an in-calf cow from P McConnell, Ligoniel and Breeding Bulls to £3600 for a Charolais from S Gordon, Kilkeel. Top prices as follows:

P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim £3400, Lim £3000, S&M Black, Carnlough Par £2950, J G & J N Murray, Larne St and Bull calf £2880, G McKeown, Aughfatten Her £2650, P McConnell Sim £2250, Sim £2500, A&D McAfee, Bushmills Abe and Heifer calf £2450, G McKoewn Bel and Bull calf £2420, Her and Heifer calf £2400, A&D McAfee Abe and Bull calf £2400, R A J Baxter, Ballyclare Blo £2350, A & B Dowey, Stranocum Cha and Bull calf £2350, P McConnell, Sim £2250, Sim £2200, Sim £2100.

Calves

Another super entry of 480 calves resulted in another outstanding trade. A tremendous sale average of £598. Bulls topped at £1100 for a AA presented by S Chestnutt, Ballymoney. Heifers topped at £1020 for a Lim presented by H Hall, Newtownabbey. Reared Friesians topped at £890 presented by A Magee Jnr, Kilwaughter.

Bulls

S Chestnutt, Ballymoney Abe £1100, J Gaston, Dunloy Abe £990, P Doherty, Newtownards Cha £985, S Chestnutt 2x Abe £995, N Alexander, Gracehill Abe £950, C Loughran, Cookstown Bel £950, A C Hunter, Larne 3x Abe £950, J Gaston Abe £950, S Brennan, Larne Abe £940, A C Hunter Bel £940, Bel £930, S Brennan Bel £920, A Park, Ballynure 2x Bel £925, N Alexander Fkv £920, P Doherty Lim £920, I Stewart, Bushmills 3x Abe £910,  Bel £900, W McConnell, Ballyclare Cha £890, A Magee, Larne Fri £890.

Heifers

H Hall, Newtownabbey Lim £1020, A Park, Ballynure Bel £940, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Sim £900, A Park Bel £900, R Thompson, Glenarm Abe £875, Bel £870, A Park Abe £850, 4x Bel £850, N&J Coleman, Ballyclare Cha £815, A C Hunter Abe £815, S Brennan 2x Bel £810, W Hoey, Ballymena Fri £785, Ganaway Farms 3x Cha £780, W Magee, Kilwaughter £780, T Duncan, Crumlin Abe £780, P Doherty 2x Spk £780, Greenmount, Antrim Abe £775.

Hol/Fri bulls

A Magee Jnr, Kilwaughter Fri £890, 2x Fri £870, 2x Fri £800, W Hoey, Moorfields Fri £765, A Magee Jnr 2x Fri £760, RJ & JA Wright, Lisburn Fri £760, N Alexander, Gracehill Fri £745, W Mills, Glenarm Hol £700, W Hoey 4x Fri £700, A Magee Jnr 2x Fri £700, W Hoey 2x Fri £695, I Townley, Limavady 2x Fri £670, S Brennan, Ballyboley Hol £610, P Breen, Portaferry 3x Hol £610.  

Weanlings

Another terrific entry of 500 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1870 over for a Lim 440kg £2140 offered by I Beggs, Whitehead. Heifers sold to £1740 over for a Char 440kg £2180 presented by A Millar, Antrim.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S B & D Weatherup, Ballyearl Lim 210kg £1400 (666), K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 300kg £1640 (546), P McConnell, Crumlin Lim 170kg £910 (535), J H Fraser, Belfast Cha 280kg £1460 (521), D Wilson, Newtownabbey Lim 260kg £1350 (519), Shb 260kg £1350 (519), D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 290kg £1500 (517), P McConnell Cha 290kg £1480 (510), P McIlrath, Glarryford Lim 300kg £1520 (506), J Steele Jnr, Aghalee Bel 240kg £1210 (504), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 260kg £1310 (503), J Steele Jnr Lim 240 £1200 (500), G Crowe, Ballyclare Sal 230kg £1150 (500), A McErlean Lim 270kg £1320 (488), J Steele Jnr Lim 260kg £260 (484).

301 to 350kg

P McConnell Lim 340kg £1810 (532), D McGarel Cha 310kg £1640 (529), M Smith, Kells Lim 330kg £1720 (521), W&G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 350kg £1810 (517), P McConnell Cha 340kg £1730 (508), M McKeever, Ballymoney Cha 330kg £1670 (506), M Smith Lim 320kg £1610 (503), M Mckeever Lim 330kg £1660 (503), W&G Hanna Cha 340kg £1710 (502), P McConnell Sim 340kg £1690 (497), Cha 340kg £1680 (494), D McGarel Cha 320kg £1580 (493), K Kidd 2x Cha 330kg £1610 (487), S Taylor, Belfast Cha 350kg £1700 (485), P McConnell Cha 330kg £1600 (484).

Over 351kg

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 440kg £2410 (547), A Millar, Antrim Cha 450kg £2300 (511), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1930 (507), Lim 400kg £2020 (505), A McKillop Cha 390kg £1950, (500), A Millar Cha 400kg £1980 (495), J Downs, Moorfields Lim 400kg £1980 (495), P McIlrath, Glarryford Lim 370kg £1800 (486), A Millar Cha 430kg £2080 (483), S Taylor Cha 390kg £1880 (482), P McConnell Lim 360kg £1730 (480), B McAllister Lim 400kg £1900 (475), Lim 430kg £2040 (474), A McKillop Cha 390kg £1850 (474), W&G Hanna Cha 1680 (466), B McAllister Lim 400kg £1860 (465).

Heifers

Up to 300kg 

S B & D Weatherup, Ballyearl Lim 220kg £1260 (572), B Paul, Maghera Sgb 260kg £1400 (538), S Minn, Moorfields Lim 260kg £1380 (530) x3, A McErlean, Portglenone Char 250kg £1310 (524), M Smith, Kells Lim 270kg £1410 (522), B Paul Lim 240kg £1250 (520), S Park, Parkgate Char 260kg £1340 (515), P McConnell, Nutts Corner Lim 190kg £960 (505) x3, J H Fraser, Belfast Her 270kg £1330 (492), B Connon, Larne Lim 260kg £1280 (492). 

301 to 350kg 

B Paul, Maghera Lim 340kg £2060 (605), A Millar, Antrim Char 340kg £1680 (494), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 320kg £1580 (493), B Paul Lim 350kg £1720 (491), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 310kg £1510 (487), 310kg £1500 (483), P McConnell, Belfast Char 310kg £1480 (477), A J Wilson Char 340kg £1620 (476), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 340kg £1600 (470), K Kidd, Broughshane Char 310kg £1450 (467) x2, A Millar, Antrim Char 340kg £1580 (464), D McGarel Char 310kg £1440 (464), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 350kg £1610 (460). 

Over 351kg 

A Millar, Antrim Char 440kg £2180 (495), 360kg £1760 (488), P McIlrath, Glarryford Lim 410kg £1980 (482), 390kg £1850 (474), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1750 (473), B Paul, Maghera Blo 360kg £1700 (472), S Taylor Char 360kg £1700 (472), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 380kg £1770 (465), P McIlrath Lim 430kg £2000 (465), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1640 (455). 

Dairy Cows

A small show of dairy cows sold to £3120 for a calved heifer from W G Johnston, Belfast, other leading prices as follows:

W G Johnston, Belfast Hol £3120, S Kennedy, Doagh Fri £2750, W G Johnston Hol £2720, S Kennedy Fri £2720, T Carlisle, Dundrod Hol £2500, S Jamieson, Broughshane Swr £2380, T Carlisle Fri £2000, R McCluggage, Larne Fri £1750.

Bulls

Breeding bulls topped at £5000 for an 18 month old Charolais from C McIlwaine, Newtownstewart, other bull prices included:

C McIlwaine, Newtownstewart Char £5000, Char £4800, M Irwin, Fintona AA 4200gns, 4100gns, 4000gns, 3800gns, 3500gns, 3200gns, P McConnell, Belfast Lim £3050, J V Kelly, Maghera AA £2950, C Eastwood, Cookstown Fri £2200.

Sucklers

45 lots in the suckler cow ring reached £4250 for a Lim cow and heifer calf from R Clyde, Templepatrick and in calf cows topped at £3450 for a Lim from T McMaster, Broughshane. Full report as follows:

R Clyde, Templepatrick Lim and heifer calf £4250, £4100, T McMaster, Broughshane Sal £3450, Sal £3300, St £3200, 2x Sal £3150, 2x Sal £3000, Sal £2850,  2x Sal £2800, Sal £2750, Sal £2700, H R Galway, Holywood St £2650, T McMaster 2x Sal £2650, G McKeown, Aughfatten Her and bull calf £2600, Bel £2600, T McMaster Sim £2250, Sal £2550, G McKeown Bel and heifer calf £2250, T McMaster Sal £2500, Sim £2450.

Calves

A good entry of 460 dropped calves on Friday topped at £1060 for a BB bull and heifers reached £950 for a Charolais. Reared Friesian bulls to £590 for 4.

Bulls

A Connor, Ballynure Lim £1180, A McBurney, Cloughmills 2x Bel £1060, R Montgomery, Parkgate Cha £1030, D Wharry, Glenarm 2x Bel £1030, R Montgomery Lim £1000, A McBurney 2x Bel £990, Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards 2x Cha £970, S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha £960, D Wharry Lim £950, T Duncan, Crumlin Fkv £950, M Graham, Greenmount, Antrim 2x Abe £945, I McFarlane, Hollywood 4x Bel £935, N Alexander, Gracehill £930.

Heifers

R Montgomery, Parkgate, Cha £950, A McBurney, Cloughmills 3x Bel £930, R Montgomery Lim £900, I McFarlane, Holywood 8x Bel £885, D Lyttle, Kells 2x Bel £880, R.J.T Fleming, Templepatrick 4x Sim £880, D Lyttle 2x Bel £870, A McBurney BB £830.

Hol/Fr Bulls

N & J Coleman, Doagh £590 x4, R Crawford, Glarryford £540, N & J Coleman £525 x6, I McFarlane, Holywood £500, D McKeeman, Ballymoney £410, R Crawford, Glarryford £405, T Duncan, Crumlin £400, F & S Hill, Randalstown £395, S Brennan, Larne £390, F & S Hill £355, S J C Woodburn, Ballyclare £350, D McKeeman £300.

Weanlings

630 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1740 over for a Lim 420kg at £2160 presented by A Dougherty, Kircubbin. Heifers sold to £1820 over for a Lim 480kg at £2300 offered by Brendan McCann, Portglenone.

Bullocks

0-300kg 

P Gilmore, Kilrea Cha 220kg £1520 (690), Cha 240kg £1540 (641), Cha 250kg £1580 (632), G Rea, Portglenone 3x Her 150kg £890 (593), D Boyd, Knockagh Cha 270kg £1580 (585), RJ McNeill, Glenarm Lim 240kg £1380 (575), D O'Loan, Aughafatten Lim 210kg £1180 (561), J S Dunn, Straid Lim 260kg £1460 (561), A Magee, Larne 2x Cha 230kg £1260 (547), D O'Loan Lim 210kg £1150 (547), W Houston, Moorfields Lim 260kg £1420 (546), Lim 300kg £1630 (543), J S Dunn Lim 250kg £1350 (540).

301-350kg 

D Boyd, Knockagh Cha 330kg £1970 (597), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 330kg £1940 (587), D Kennedy, Larne Lim 330kg £1860 (563), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim £340 £1890 (555),  P McCann Lim 340kg £1860 (547), S Dobbin, Ballycastle Cha 350kg £1900 (542), W McCurdy, Broughshane Cha 310kg £1680 (541), D McCollum, Lougiel Lim 330kg £1750 (530), Lim 310kg £1640 (529), S Weatherup Lim 330kg £1740 (527), D Kennedy Lim 320kg £1660 (518), K Craig, Ballyclare Sim 330kg £1690 (512), W Houston Lim 340kg £1740 (511), D Boyd Cha £1620 (506), J S Dunn Lim 310kg £1560 (503), W McCurdy Cha 310kg £1560 (503).

351-999kg

A Henry, Antrim Lim 360kg £2080 (577), D Boyd Cha 370kg £1990 (537), W McCurdy Cha 380kg £2040 (536), D Boyd Cha 360kg £1910 (530), Cha 380kg £2000 (526), Cha 400kg £2080 (520),D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 370kg £1920 (518), P McSparron Cha 380kg £1960 (515), A Dougherty, Kircubbin Lim 420kg £2160 (514), D Kennedy Lim 370kg £1900 (513), Lim 360kg £1840 (511), Lim 380kg £1940 (510), Lim 370kg £1860 (502), D Thompson Lim 370kg £1860 (502), A Kennedy, Gleno Lim 370kg £1850 (500), D Kennedy Lim 370kg £1830 (494).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 280kg £1680 (600), 250kg £1490 (596), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 220kg £1240 (563), 240kg £1350 (562), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 230kg £1240 (539), D O’Loan Lim 240kg £1290 (537), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 270kg £1440 (533), D O’Loan Lim 200kg £1050 (525), S Marshall, Ballymena Char 200kg £1050 (525), S McDowell, Gleno Lim 250kg £1310 (524) x2, S Marshall Lim 210kg £1100 (523), D Mills, Glenarm Lim 260kg £1360 (523), S McDowell Char 260kg £1360 (523), D O’Loan Lim 230kg £1200 (521), 200kg £1040 (520).

301 to 350kg

M McCann, Randalstown Lim 310kg £1760 (567), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 320kg £1700 (531), M McCann Lim 310kg £1600 (516), D Boyd Char 330kg £1690 (512), 340kg £1710 (502), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 310kg £1540 (496), 340kg £1670 (491), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 340kg £1640 (482), M Gingles, Kilwaughter Char 350kg £1680 (480), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 330kg £1560 (472), W McCurdy Char 310kg £1450 (467), S McDowell, Gleno Char 310kg £1430 (461), K Craig, Ballyclare Char 320kg £1460 (456), W Allen, Ballymena Sim 320kg £1440 (450).

Over 351kg

M McCann, Randalstown Lim 360kg £1880 (522), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1780 (494), M McCann Lim 370kg £1780 (481), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 360kg £1730 (480), B McCann, Portglenone Lim 480kg £2300 (479), A Henry, Antrim Lim 390kg £1860 (476), M McCann, Randalstown Lim 360kg £1700 (472), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 360kg £1700 (472), C Kennedy, Ballyclare Char 400kg £1880 (470), W Allen, Ballymena Sim 380kg £1780 (468), M Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 380kg £1780 (468), M McCann Lim 360kg £1680 (466), B Connon, Larne Lim 380kg £1760 (463), M McCann Lim 360kg £1660 (461), D Boyd Char 360kg £1660 (461), S Marshall, Ballymena Char 380kg £1720 (452).

Dairy Cows

A smaller entry of Dairy cows sold to £2650 for a calved heifer, leading prices as follows:

D Patton, Newtownards Ayr £2650, Hol £2500, Hol £2500, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2500, Hol £2300, I Small, Ballymena Hol £2150, M Hughes, Kircubbin Fri £2150, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1850.

Suckler cows

A super entry of Suckler cows sold to £3400 for a super Sim cow in calf to Saler Bull from Tersea McMaster, Broughshane. 

T McMaster, Broughshane Sim in calf £3400, Bel £3350, Sim £3050, Sal £ 2950, Sim £2950, Sal £2950, Lim £2850, 3x Sal £2750, Bel £2700, H Magill, Glenarm Sho £2650, T McMaster, Sal £2650, Abe £2650, M Magill, Glenarm Lim £2600, T McMaster, Sal £2600.

Breeding Bulls

Breeding Bulls sold to £5100 for a Friesian presented by William Black, Aghadowey and Beef bulls to £4900 for a Char from P O’Neill, Toome.

W Black, Aghadowey Fri £5100, P O’Neill, Toome Char £4900, J Porter, Dromore Shb £3800, T McMaster, Broughshane Sal £3600, J Porter, Abe £3400, WJ Porter, Dromore Abe £3000, W Black, Fri £3000. 

Calves

Another super show of 330 Calves resulted in another astonishing trade. Bulls topped at £1060 for a Lim presented by D Wharry, Glenarm, Heifers topped at £920 for a BB presented by R Thompson, Glenarm. Friesian Bulls topped at £800 presented by W Hoey, Ballymena. Sale average of £480.

Bulls

D Wharry, Glenarm 2x Lim £1060, Lim £1045, R Thompson, Glenarm Abe £930, G Connon, Aldergrove Cha £930, K Patterson, Bangor Bel £825, Greenmount, 9x Abe/Lim £810, J Ferguson, Straid Cha £800.

Heifers

R Thompson, Glenarm BB £920, D Wharry, Glenarm Lim £900, R Thompson, Glenarm 2x Bel £850, Greenmount, 8 Abe £760, D Wharry, Glenarm Lim £760, R Thompson, Glenarm 2x Abe £760, D Clark, Antrim Her £750.

Friesian Bulls

W Hoey, Ballymena 3x Fri £800, £740, 2x £700, 3x £690, K Patterson, Bangor £630, J Gillan, Cloughmills 2x £585, D Mallon, Toome £570, Greenmount, £555, £550, J Gillan, £525.

Weanlings

Another entry of 350 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another improved trade. Bullocks sold to £2040 over for a Lim 490kg at £2530 presented by Mary Clarke, Comber. Heifers sold to £1670 over for a Lim 440kg at £2110 offered by Simon Moore, Aldergrove.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

R G McRoberts, Larne Char 230kg £1500 (652), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 300kg £1730 (576), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 250kg £1410 (564), D Wallace, Antrim Sim 250kg £1410 (564), D Mills, Glenarm Lim 290kg £1620 (558), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 300kg £1660 (553), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 290kg £1590 (548), O Crawford BB 300kg £1640 (546), Lim 270kg £1470 (544), M McCann, Randalstown Lim 220kg £1190 (540), G Rea, Portglenone Shb 210kg £1130 (538) x2, Kelly Bro, Ballycastle Sim 280kg £1500 (535), A McErlean, Portglenone Char 290kg £1510 (520), J Knox, Broughshane Char 250kg £1300 (520).

301 to 350kg

O Crawford, Kircubbin BB 310kg £1710 (551), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 330kg £1810 (548), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 330kg £1800 (545), H Crawford Char 320kg £1740 (543), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 350kg £1870 (534), A McErlean, Portglenone Char 350kg £1860 (531), WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 330kg £1750 (530), M McCann, Randalstown Lim 340kg £1790 (526), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 350kg £1840 (525), A McErlean, Portglenone Char 330kg £1710 (518), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1650 (515), T Connon, Broughshane Char 340kg £1740 (511), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 330kg £1680 (509), J Knox, Broughshane Char 350kg £1780 (508), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 350kg £1770 (505).

Over 351kg

P Whyte, Maghera Lim 430kg £2280 (530), 380kg £2010 (529), M E Clarke, Comber Lim 430kg £2240 (520), T Connon, Broughshane Char 400kg £2080 (520), M Clarke, Comber Lim 490kg £2530 (516), P Whyte Lim 430kg £2210 (514), S Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 390kg £2000 (512), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 390kg £2000 (512), P Whyte, Maghera Lim 360kg £1810 (502),  T White, Maghera Lim 410kg £2060 (502), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 410kg £2050 (500), K Molyneaux Char 420kg £2100 (500), S Molyneaux Char 420kg £2100 (500).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Kelly Bros, Ballycastle Char 270kg £1370 (507), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 290kg £1380 (475), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 290kg £1370 (472), H Crawford Char 300kg £1390 (463), Kelly Bros Char 280kg £1280 (457), J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough Char 290kg £1320 (455), T Thompson, Ligoniel Lim 260kg £1180 (453), O Crawford, Kircubbin Sim 250kg £1130 (452), G Rea, Portglenone Shb 200kg £900 (450), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 290kg £1270 (437), bb 300KG £1300 (433), J Davidson, Glenarm St 300kg £1290 (430).

301 to 350kg

M E Clarke, Comber Lim 310kg £1730 (558), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 350kg £1790 (511), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 320kg £1600 (500), J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 320kg £1590 (496), S Dobbin, Ballycastle Char 350kg £1700 (485), J Gilliland Lim 330kg £1570 (475), H Crawford Char 330kg £1550 (469), T Connon, Broughshane Char 320kg £1500 (468), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 340kg £1570 (461), O Crawford Lim 320kg £1460 (456), S Dobbin Char 320kg £1450 (453), T Connon Char 340kg £1540 (452), J Wightman, Bangor Lim 330kg £1490 (451), J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 330kg £1480 (448).

Over 351kg

R McCullough, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £1790 (497), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 440kg £2110 (479), S Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 440kg £2080 (472), 390kg £1820 (466), 380kg £1760 (463), T Connon, Broughshane Char 400kg £1840 (460), S Dobbin, Ballycastle Char 360kg £1650 (458), J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 360kg £1650 (458), M E Clarke, Comber Lim 370kg £1670 (451), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 360kg £1610 (447), S Dobbin Char 370kg £1640 (443), K Molyneaux Char 370kg £1630 (440), T White, Maghera Lim 390kg £1710 (438), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 370kg £1610 (435).

Dairy Cows

D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2750, W G Johnston, Belfast Hol £2750, D Wallace Hol £2700, £2220, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £2100, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2080, £2050, £1950, D McClintock, Moorfields Hol £1920, R McCluggage, Larne Fri £1920, R.H & H.A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1820, D Wallace Hol £1820, J McCann, Lurgan Sho £1780, R McCluggage Fri £1680, R.H & H.A Shanks Hol £1280, TJ Gordon, Ballyclare Ayr £1150.

Bull

G Booth, Stewartstown Sho £3250.

Sucklers

A Christie, Ballymoney Sal £2080, Shb £1750, £1600, Lim £1500.

Another super entry of 370 calves resulted in an exceptional trade.  The sale averaged a mind blowing £518.  Bulls topped at £970 for a Lim presented by H Thompson, Randalstown.  Heifers topped at £920 for a Lim presented by H Thompson, Randalstown.  Friesians topped at £940 for a super 5 month pure British Friesians presented by William Hoey, Moorfields.

Bull calves

H Thompson, Randalstown 7x Lim £970, 2x Bel £950, W Hoey, Ballymena Fri £940, T Adams, Rathkenny Bel £900, H Thompson 2x Bel £900,J & F Kyle, Ballymoney Bel £890, H Thompson Lim £880, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick Abe £860.

Heifer calves

MT Boyd, Kilwaughter Lim £920, J&M Wilson, Broughshane Bel £865, J Bingham, Templepatrick Abe £820, 4x £790, H Thompson Lim £770, J Bingham 2x Her £765, W Hoey Abe £760, A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter 2x Cha £755, W Hoey 2x Abe £740, H Thompson Bel £740.

Holstein/Friesian bull calves

W Hoey Fri £940, 2x £800, £780, J Bingham Fri £700, J&F Kyle Fri £590, £560, R.J Gage, Clough 4x Fri £560, J & F Kyle Fri £540, RJ Gage Fri £500, H Thompson Hol £490, K McVicker, Ballymoney 2x Hol £480.

Another great entry of 380 Weanlings resulted in a tremendous trade. Bullocks sold to £2150 over for a Lim 610kg at £2760 offered by WJ Shaw, Cloughmills. Heifers sold to £1480 over for a Char 460kg at £1940 presented by PL McKeag, Millisle.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

B McCoy, Toomebridge Lim 220kg £1380 (627) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 210kg £1210 (576) PL McKeag, Millisle Cha 290kg £1610 (555) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 220kg £1210 (550) S Henderson, Ballycastle Lim 240kg £1310 (545) B McCoy, Lim 270kg £1460 (540) G Rea, Portglenone Shb 210kg £1110 (528) S Patterson, Milebush Abe 290kg £1530 (527) M McDowell, Cushendall Cha 280kg £1450 (517) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 210kg £1060 (504) Cha 270kg £1360 (503) J Buick, Kells Lim 300kg £1510 (503) M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 300kg £1500 (500) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 280kg £1400 (500) S Patterson, Lim 300kg £1460 (486) M McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 290kg £1400 (482).

301kg to 350kg

S Moore, Crumlin Lim 340kg £1880 (552) Lim 350kg £1880 (537) G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim 320kg £1700 (531) J Buick, Kells Lim 340kg £1780 (523) Lim 310kg £1610 (519) G Rea, Portglenone Her 310kg £1600 (516) PL McKeag, Millisle Lim 330kg £1700 (515) S McAllister, Cha 350kg £1800 (514) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 340kg £1740 (511)  S Moore, Lim 330kg £1680 (509) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 310kg £1570 (506) Cha 310kg £1550 (500) S Moore, Lim 350kg £1740 (497) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 340kg £1680 (494) S McAllister, Cha 320kg £1560 (487) C Ferris, Cha 350kg £1670 (477).

351kg and over

H Osborne, Ballymoney Cha 370kg £2000 (540) Cha 400kg £2100 (525) Cha 390kg £2020 (518) G McClintock, Cha 390kg £1980 (507) M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 390kg £1960 (502) H Osborne, Cha 440kg £2210 (502) J Buick, Kells Lim 410kg £2020 (492) H Osborne, Cha 410kg £2020 (492) PL McKeag, Cha 460kg £2260 (491) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 400kg £1960 (490) J Buick, Kells Lim 360kg £1760 (488) R McCullough, Milebush Lim 360g £1760 (488) D Black, Carnlough Cha 410kg £2000 (487) S Marshall, Ballymena cha 370kg £1800 (486) Cha 420kg £2040 (485) M Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 370kg £1790 (483).

470kg and over

Pl McKeag, Millisle Cha 510kg £2420 (475) Lim 520kg £2460 (473) Cha 530kg £2500 (471) WJ Shaw, Cloughmills Lim 570kg £2670 (468) PL McKeag, Cha 480kg £2240 (466) Cha 480kg £2220 (462) H Osborne, Cha 490kg £2250 (459) PL McKeag, Lim 500kg £2280 (456) WJ Shaw, Lim 610kg £2760 (452) P L McKeag, Cha 580kg £2600 (448) WJ Shaw, Lim 610kg £2710 (444) Pl McKeag, Cha 480kg £2120 (441) C Ferris, Cha 500kg £2180 (436) P L McKeag, Lim 480kg £2080 (433) Cha 540kg £2340 (433) Lim 520kg £2250 (432).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 300kg £1460 (486) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 250kg £1200 (480) R Montgomery, Kells Lim 240kg £1130 (470) M & F Speers, Cha 300kg £1370 (456) B McCoy, Toomebridge Lim 250kg £1140 (456) S Henderson, Ballycastle Lim 250kg £1130 (452) B McCoy, Lim 260kg £1160 (446) R Montgomery, Kells Lim 300kg £1310 (436) G Rea, Her 220kg £960 (436) M McDonnell, Cha 230kg £980 (426) G Devlin, Randalstown Bel 250kg £1050 (420) S Henderson, Ballycastle Lim 230kg £960 (417) B McCoy, Lim 260kg £1080 (415) M McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 270kg £1110 (411) WJ & I A Ross, Randalstown Bel 190kg £780 (410) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 200kg £820 (410).

301kg to 350kg

D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 340kg £1640 (482) Lim 320kg £1540 (481) RP McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 330kg £1580 (478) M & F Speers, Cullybackey Lim 320kg £1510 (471) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 330kg £1540 (466) D Gaston, Lim 320kg £1480 (462) Lim 320kg £1480 (462) S Taylor, Cha 350kg £1600 (457) M & F Speers, Cha 320kg £1460 (456) B McLoughlin, Lim 340kg £1540 (452) R Montgomery, Kells Lim 310kg £1380 (445) S Taylor, Cha 330kg £1450 (439) L Turtle, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1400 (437) D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 340kg £1460 (429) D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 340kg £1460 (429) Lim 340kg £1450 (426).

351kg and over

M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 360kg £1650 (458) Cha 380kg £1720 (452) G McClintock, Lim 360kg £1620 (450) R P McDonnell, Cha 360kg £1600 (444) I & C Hunter, Straid Cha 360kg £1600 (444) C Ferris, Cha 440kg £1920 (436) G McClintock, Lim 390kg £1680 (430) R Montgomery, Kells Cha 360kg £1550 (430) D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 380kg £1620 (426) I & C Hunter, Cha 380kg £1620 (426) PL McKeag, Cha 460kg £1940 (421) S Taylor, Cha 390kg £1640 (420) Cha 390kg £1600 (410) Cha 360kg £1450 (402) C Ferris, Cha 470kg £1860 (395) B McLoughlin, Lim 390kg £1540 (394).

Another super entry of 420 weanlings in Ballymena sold to record levels. Heifers sold to £2470 over for a Lim 450kg £2920 offered by McCabe Bros, Downpatrick, Bullocks sold to £2080 over a Char 500kg £2580 presented by Peter McKeag, Millisle.

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

A Thompson, Ballyclare Lim 240kg £1150 (479) E Sherrard, Cha 220kg £1010 (459) H Forsythe, Ballynure Lim 170kg £770 (452) D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 300kg £1350 (450) PL McKeag, Millisle Lim 300kg £1340 (446) E Sherard, Cha 240kg £1060 (441) D Spiers, Katesbridge Lim 290kg £1270 (437) A Thompson, Ballyclare Lim 300kg £1310 (436) WD Marshall, Clough Lim 290kg £1250 (431) J Bell, Comber Cha 280kg £1200 (428) E Sherrard, Cha 260kg £1100 (423) D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 280kg £1180 (421) C & R McKeown, Aughafatten Cha 290kg £1210 (417) MT Boyd, Kilwaughter Bel 270kg £1120 (414) D Spiers, Lim 290kg £1200 (413) E Sherrard, Lim 260kg £1060 (407).

301kg to 350kg

P L McKeag, Millisle Lim 350kg £1870 (534) McCabe Bros, Lim 340kg £1660 (488) Lim 330kg £1540 (466) C Ferris, Millisle Cha 330kg £1540 (466) W Bonnes, Randalstown Cha 310kg £1360 (438) M McKillop, Lim 340kg £1480 (435) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 320kg £1380 (431) H Minford, Nutts Corner Lim 340kg £1460 (429) P L McKeag, Lim 350kg £1490 (425) WS Thompson, Straid Lim 310kg £1310 (422) A Thompson, Ballyclare Lim 310kg £1310 (422) WD Marshall, Clough Cha 310kg £1290 (416) C &R McKeown, Cha 310kg £1260 (406) D Robinson, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1280 (400) C & R McKeown, Cha 330kg £1320 (400) Sim 310kg £1240 (400).

351kg and over

McCabe Bros, Ballygally Lim 450kg £2920 (648) Lim 400kg £2400 (600) PL McKeag, Cha 360kg £2000 (555) Cha 370kg £2020 (546) Cha 370kg £2000 (540) Cha 440kg £2360 (536) Cha 370kg £1840 (497) McCabe Bros, Lim 400kg £1980 (495) C Ferris, Cha 410kg £2020 (492) PL McKeag, Cha 410kg £2010 (490) McCabe Bros, Lim 490kg £2380 (485) Lim 380kg £1840 (484) PL  McKeag, Lim 390kg £1880 (482) N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Sal 370kg £1780 (481) PL McKeag, Cha 420kg £2020 (481) Cha 380kg £1800 (473).

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

H Forsythe, Ballynure 2x Lim 280kg £1490 (532) W Bonnes, Randalstown Lim 230kg £1200 (521) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 270kg £1400 (518) W Bonnes, Lim 300kg £1540 (513) S McAllister, Cha 240kg £1220 (508) W Bonnes, Lim 250kg £1240 (496) H Forsythe, 2x Lim 240kg £1190 (495) J Steede, Ballymena 3x Abe 180kg £870 (483) E Sherrard, Cha 270kg £1280 (474) J Steede, Ballymena Abe 210kg £980 (466) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 240kg £1120 (466) WD Marshall, Cha 290kg £1350 (465).

301kg to 350kg

S Dobbin, Ballycastle Cha 350kg £1900 (542) S McAllister, Cha 340kg £1750 (514) WD Marshall, Clough Cha 340kg £1670 (491) B Matthews, 2x Lim £1600 (484) W Bonnes, Randalstown Lim 320kg £1550 (484) S G Sims, Gleno Bel 320kg £1540 (481) B Matthews, Lim 330kg £1520 (460) D Smyth, Stranocum Lim 330kg £1510 (457) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 340kg £1550 (455) C & R McKeown, Sim 350kg £1570 (448) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 330kg £1460 (442) D Robinson, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1360 (438) WD Marshall, Cha 310kg £1340 (432) J Bell, Comber Cha 330kg £1420 (430) D McKillop, Glenarm Abe 340kg £1460 (429).

351kg and over

S Dobbin, Ballycastle Cha 360kg £1880 (522) PL McKeag, Millisle Cha 480kg £2500 (520) Cha 500kg £2580 (516) C Ferris, Cha 440kg £2260 (513) Cha 370kg £1870 (505) E Donnelly, Cha 400kg £2000 (500) PL McKeag, Cha 500kg £2500 (500) Cha 410kg £2020 (492) S Patterson, Lim 360kg £1740 (483) C & R McKeown, Cha 400kg £1920 (480) Pl McKeag, Lim 380kg £1820 (479) C & R McKeown, Cha 360kg £1710 (475) E Donnelly, Cha 370kg £1740 (470) S Patterson, Cha 390kg £1820 (466) J Farquhar, Ballymena Cha 440kg £2050 (465) P L McKeag, Cha 430kg £2000 (465).

Dairy cows

D Wallace, Antrim Hol £3000, Hol £2880, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fri £2720, Fri £2580, D Wallace Hol £2480, D McNeilly FKV £2420, B McStravick, Lugan Fri £2000, A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2000, £192, B McStravick Hol £1750, R McCluggage, Larne Hol £1700, T&J Mackey, Doagh Fri £1550, B McStravick Fri £1450, R McCluggage 2x Fri £1300.

Calves

Another great entry of 300 calves in Ballymena resulted in another breathtaking trade. Heifers sold to £820 and Bulls to £980 offered by J&M Wilson, Broughshane. Hol/Fri Bulls sold to £625 offered by A Gaston, Glarryford. A tremendous sale average of £480

Heifers

J&M Wilson, Broughshane Abe £820, A McBurney, Clough Bel £800, S Marshall, Newtownards Bel £800, J&M Wilson Cha £790, A McBurney 2x Bel £775, S Marshall 2x Bel £770, A Porter, Lisburn Abe £760, A McBurney Bel £745, D&R Hamilton, Carrickfergus Abe £680, A Porter Abe £660, K Kirkwood, Millisle Cha £660, R Millar, Ballymena Cha £660, D&R Hamilton Her £650, R Millar Cha £650.

Bulls

J&M Wilson Bel £980, A Porter 3x Abe £940, J&M Wilson 2x Cha £920, 2x Cha £880, A McBurney 2x Bel £860, K Kirkwood 2x Cha £845, J&M Wilson 2x Cha £840, E English, Lisburn Lim £830.

Hol/Fri bulls

A Gaston, Glarryford Fri £625, A McNair, Ballyclare 2x Fri £530, J & M Wilson Fri £405, Fri £400, R.J Gage, Clough 7x Fri £400, M McAllister, Crumlin Fri £390, A Porter Fri £320, A Gaston 2x Fri £300.

Dairy

A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2680, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2620, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2600, A A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2500, W Black Fri £2480, J McCracken, Ballywalter Hol 2450, D McClintock, Moorfields Hol £2420, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2400, J McCracken Hol £2250, B McStravick, Lurgan Hol £2000, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £2000, M Hughes, Kircubbin Fri £1980, W Black Fri £1950, B McStravick Hol £1920, £1800,, D Wallace Hol £1800, D & M McGregore Hol £1800, D McClintock Hol £1720.

Sucklers

R Alexander, Broughshane Sal & heifer calf £3300, McClurg 7 Mullen, Dundrod Sim £1850J & J Murray, Larne Lim £1820, McClurg & Mullen Sim £1800, Her £1750, 2x Sim £1720,B McFetridge, Garvagh Lim £1650, McClurg & Mullen Spk £1600, B McFetridge Cha £1580, K Watters, Cookstown Cha £1550, B McFetridge Bel £1400, K Watters Cha £1350.

Bulls

J Lawrence, Magherafelt Abe £3000

Calves

Another super show of 405 calves resulted in another terrific trade. Bulls topped at £920, Heifers topped at £1020, Hol/frs reared at £750. Sale average of £456.

Heifers

D Gillan, Garvagh Lim £1020, A Porter, Lisburn 5x Bel £1020, 2x Cha £920, local farmer, Her £810, F Connon, Limavady Cha £790, D Gillan, Lim £790, local farmer, Abe £790, G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim £730, H Thompson, Randalstown 2x Bel £730, F Connon, 2x Cha £725, H Thompson, Randalstown 2x Bel £720, A Porter, 3x Bel £710, F Connon, Cha £695, J Ferguson, Straid Cha £695.

Bullocks

F Connon, Limavady Cha £920, J Ferguson, Straid Cha £900, F Connon, Cha £880, 2x Cha £870, 2x Cha £850, I Townley, Bel £850, J Ferguson, Straid 4x Cha £830, F Connon, 2 Bel £820, I Townley, Bel £820, S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £805, F Connon, Cha £790, H Thompson, Randalstown 3 Bel £790, RJT Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £770, F Connon, Cha £755, RM Hanna, Fri £750, R Connon, Cha £725, F & S Hill, Randalstown Bel £710.

Friesian Bulls

RM Hanna, Bellarena £750, A Hoey, Glenwherry 4x £635, F Connon, £570, A Hoey, £505, F Connon, £460, H Thompson, Randalstown £430, A Hoey, 2x £425, D Morrison, Armoy £395, F&S Hill, £370, W & A McCollum, 2x £325, GT & RJ Smyth, Randalstown 4x £320, F Connon, Limavady £310, W & A McCollum, 2x £305, H Thompson, 3x £300.

Weanlings   

Just under 400 Weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another unbelievable trade. Bullocks sold to £1680 over for a Char 430kg £2110 presented by S O’Kane, Dunloy. Heifers sold to 1560 over for a Char 480kg at £2040 offered by S McCormick, Martinstown.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J Steede, Ballymena Abe 180kg £890 (494) A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter Cha 250kg £1220 (488) R Hunter, Larne Cha 260kg £1260 (484) D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 240kg £1080 (450) L Marron, Lim 290kg £1300 (448) RA Sleeman, Lim 300kg £1340 (446) M Montgomery, Kells Lim 300kg £1340 (446) Lim 200kg £890 (445) L Marron, Portglenone Lim 280kg £1230 (439) M Montgomery, Kells Lim 270kg £1170 (433) J Steede, Ballymena Abe 160kg £690 (431) A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter Cha 200kg 3x £890 (430) A Linton, Glarryford 2xHer 260kg £1090 (419).

301kg to 350kg

T Wray, Carnlough Lim 320kg £1850 (578) R Hunter, Larne Lim 350kg £1840 (525) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1730 (524) S McCormick, Martinstown Cha 340kg £1760 (517) R Hunter, Larne Lim 330kg £1690 (512) L Marron, Lim 350kg £1790 (511), D Russell, Antrim Cha 330kg £1560 (472) P McConnell, Belfast Lim 330kg £1560 (472) D Russell, Antrim Cha 320kg £1510 (471) P McConnell, Lim 330kg £1470 (445) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 310kg £1380 (445) D O’Loan, Lim 310kg £1370 (441) N Smyth, Cha 330kg £1450 (439) P McConnell, Par 320kg £1380 (431) D Russell, Sim 320kg £1380 (431) P McConnell, Cha 340kg £1450 (426).

351kg and over

 T Wray, Carnlough Lim 360kg £1810 (502) Okane Farm, Dunloy Cha 430kg £2110 (490) P McConnell, Sim 360kg £1760 (488) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 380kg £1850 (486) K Fleck, Lim 380kg £1800 (473) J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 400kg £1880 (470) Lim 360kg £1690 (469) I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 390kg £1830 (469) P McConnell, Sim 370kg £1700 (459) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 410kg £1880 (458) A Griffith, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1730 (455) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 440kg £1990 (452) S McCormick, Martinstown Cha 430kg £1940 (451) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 400kg £1800 (450) I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 440kg £1980 (450) E Donnelly, Cha 410kg £1830 (446).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

Amy Griffith, Ballyclare Lim 220kg £1100 (500) WM & J O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 290kg £1440 (496) Cha 300kg £1400 (466) P & J O’Kane, Cha 300kg £1400 (466) RA Sleeman, Limavady Cha 300kg £1390 (463) M O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 260kg £1200 (461) J Hunter, Larne Lim 300kg £1370 (456) J O’Kane, Glenarm Cha 290kg £1280 (441) D Russell, Antrim Cha 300kg £1300 (433) A Hunter, Lim 300kg £1300 (433) WM & J O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 290kg £1200 (428) J O’Kane, Lim 290kg £1240 (427) P & J O’Kane, Cha 300kg £1250 (416) A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter 2x Cha 220kg £900 (409) R Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 190kg £760 (400).

301kg to 350kg

B Hall, Monkstown Bel 350kg £1750 (500) P McConnell, Ligoniel Cha 350kg £1700 (485) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 320kg £1440 (450) A Murphy, Ballyclare Lim 350kg £1560 (445) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 340kg £1490 (438) WM & J O’Kane, Cha 310kg £1350 (435) N Smyth, Randalstown Cha 320kg £1380 (431) A Hunter, Carnlough Cha 350kg £1500 (428) M O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 310kg £1320 (425) R Hunter, Lim 350kg £1490 (425) S McCormick, Martinstown Cha 350kg £1480 (422) H O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 340kg £1430 (420) D Fulton, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1380 (418) P & J O’Kane, Cha 350kg £1450 (414) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1450 (414) A Hunter, Carnlough Lim 310kg £1280 (412).

351kg and over

S Douglas, Limavady 3x Cha 360kg £1690 (469) I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 380kg £1670 (439) S McCormick, Martinstown Cha 390kg £1670 (428) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 450kg £1925 (427) S Douglas, Cha 360kg £1530 (425) S McCormick, Cha 480kg £2040 (425) S Moore, Lim 460kg £1950 (423) S McCormick, Cha 440kg £1860 (422) E Donnelly, Cha 400kg £1690 (422) S Hall, Monkstown Lim 360kg £1520 (422) PG & M Delargy, Lim 370kg £1560 (421) S Moore, Lim 440kg £1850 (420) B Hall, Monkstown 2x Lim 360kg £1500 (416).

Dairy Cows

27 dairy cows topped at £2480 for a 2^nd calver from B Paisley, Ballynure.

B Paisley, Ballynure Hol £2480, J Blair, Larne Fr £2450, W Black, Aghadowey 2x Fr £2200, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2150, T Carlisle, Dundrod Hol £2080, A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2080, M Nelson, Ballyclare Hol £2050, T Carlisle Hol £1950, D Wallace Hol £1950.

Suckler Cows

28 lots of sucklers sold to £2880 for a Saler & bull calf from R Alexander, Broughshane, In-Calf cows to £2720 for a Belgian Blue from A Christie, Ballymoney and Bulls to £2580 for an AA from F McGovern, Cookstown.

R Alexander, Broughshane Sal & bull calf £2880, A Christie, Ballymoney BB £2720, A O’Neill, Glenarm Sal £2680, G Henderson, Bushmills Cha £2620, D Morrow, Glenarm Sim £2500, Sim £2350, A Christie Spk £2300, S & M & C McDonnell, Ballymena St & Bull calf £2250, G Henderson Cha £2220, D Morrow Sim £2220, G Henderson Cha £2120, A O’Neill Sal £1980, Shb £1980, G Davidson Cha £1900, Shb £1880, Sal £1820.

Calves

350 calves sold to an excellent average of £498. Bull calves to £1000 for a Belgian Blue, Heifers to £980 for 2 Belgian Blues and reared Friesian bulls to £600.

Bulls

F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £1000, £980, W Barnes, Cullybackey Lim £960, F & S Hill BB £950, F Connon, Limavady Char £945 x3, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter Lim £910, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick AA £900, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB £900 x2, F & S Hill, Randalstown AA £895, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick AA £890, R J Gage, Clough Her £890 x3.

Heifers

F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £980 x2, £910, £890, F Connon, Limavady Char £850, B Stirling, Ballymena Lim £830, F Connon, Limavady Char £810 x5, B Stirling, Ballymena Sim £790, R J Gage, Clough Her £780 x3.

Hol/Fr Bulls

M T Boyd, Kilwaughter £600, £550, A McNair, Ballyclare £520, £510, £495, C Lagan, Broughshane £440 x2, H W Taggart, Ballymoney £395 x2, W & A Patton, Newtownards £380, C Casey, Cloughmills £330, D McNeilly, Randalstown £260, C Lagan, Broughshane £260, £250 x3.

Weanlings

410 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in an even dearer trade. Bullocks sold to £1630 over for a Lim 380kg at £2010 offered by T Millar, Broughshane. Heifers sold to £1450 over for a Char 340kg at £1790 presented by S Douglas, Limavady.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

J McAuley, Cushendall Char 240kg £1240 (516), T Millar, Broughshane Lim 250kg £1230 (492), K McFetridge, Glenarm Lim 240kg £1160 (483), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 290kg £1380 (475), W Hamilton, Broughshane Lim 260kg £1230 (473), J McPeake, Knockloughrim BB 260kg £1230 (473), M Smith, Kells Lim 280kg £1320 (471), W Hamilton, Broughshane St 230kg £1070 (465), C Patterson, Antrim Lim 250kg £1160 (464), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 260kg £1200 (461), K McFetridge, Glenarm Lim 260kg £1190 (457), C Patterson, Antrim Lim 210kg £960 (457), M Smith, Kells Lim 280kg £1270 (453), J McAuley, Cushendall Char 250kg £1120 (448).

301 to 350kg

T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 330kg £1750 (530), C Williamson, Kilrea Lim 340kg £1780 (523), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1640 (512), C Williamson Char 350kg £1790 (511), Lim 340kg £1720 (505), S Douglas, Limavady Char 320kg £1600 (500), C Williamson Lim 330kg £1650 (500), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 350kg £1730 (494), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1570 (490), T J McLornan Lim 310kg £1510 (487), D S Beggs, Ballyclare Char 350kg £1700 (485), T Jackson Lim 330kg £1600 (484), 340kg £1630 (479), T Millar, Broughshane Lim 340kg £1610 (473) x2, 320kg £1490 (465).

Over 351kg

T Millar, Broughshane Lim 380kg £2010 (529), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 360kg £1840 (511), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 360kg £1800 (500), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 360kg £1750 (486), T Millar, Broughshane Lim 370kg £1770 (478), T J McLornan Char 380kg £1800 (473), I Gibson, Broughshane Char 360kg £1700 (472), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 430kg £2020 (469), T Millar Lim 360kg £1690 (469), T J McLornan Lim 370kg £1720 (464), I Gibson Char 390kg £1770 (453), 380kg £1700 (447), T Millar Lim 380kg £1700 (447), K Molyneaux Char 410kg £1830 (446), T J McLornan Char 370kg £1640 (443).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

C Williamson, Kilrea Lim 280kg £1320 (471), T Millar, Broughshane Lim 270kg £1260 (466), M Smith, Kells Lim 260kg £1210, J McAuley, Cushendall Cha 250kg £ 1160 (464), G Jordan, Cookstown Cha 270kg £1250 (463), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 300kg £1350 (450), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 300kg £1340 (446), M Smith Lim 290kg £1290 (444), D Arrell, Bellaghy Bel 250kg £1110 (444), P McAleese, Loughgiel Cha 280kg £1240 (442), T Millar Lim  280kg £1230 (439), W & G Hanna Cha 280kg £1230 (439), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 270kg £1180 (437), G Armstrong, Cloughmills Lim 270kg £1180 (437), T Jackson Lim 290kg £1260 (434), S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha 290kg £1250 (431).

301-350kg

S Douglas, Limavady Cha 340kg £1790 (526), W & G Hanna Cha 330kg £1730 (524), S Douglas Cha 330kg £1690 (512), Cha 330kg £1680 (509), G Armstrong Lim 330kg £1670S Douglas Cha 340kg £1690 (497), S H Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 340kg £1690 (497), G Pearson, Randalstown Sim 350kg £1640 (468), W & G Hanna Cha 350kg £1610 (460), C Williamson Lim 340kg £1550 (455), S Douglas Cha 350kg £1590 (454), Cha 340kg £1510 (444), S H Bellingham Lim 350kg £1550 (442), G Jordan Cha 340kg £1490 (438), W & G Hanna Cha 320kg £1400 (437), T.J McLornan Cha 350kg £1520 (434).

Over 351kg

S Douglas Cha 360kg £1760 (488), Cha 380kg £1840 (484), G Armstrong Lim 360kg £1620 (450), D S Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 370kg £1610 (435), E Henry, Coleraine Lim 390kg £1690 (433), D S Beggs Cha 360kg £1540 (427), T.J McLornan, Crumlin Cha 390kg £1620 (415), C Williamson Lim 360kg £1490 (413), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Cha 400kg £1650 (412), Cha 440kg £1800 (409), M J Millar, Straid Lim 370kg £1500 (405), G Armstrong Lim 370kg £1500 (405), P J McKinley, Martinstown Cha 390kg £1580 (405), D S Beggs Cha 370kg £1490 (402), G Armstrong Lim 400kg £1600 (400), Lim 430kg £1710 (397).

Dairy Cows

27 dairy cows topped at £2920 for a calved heifer from D Wallace, Antrim.

D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2920, £2780, W S Gregg, Cloughmills Hol £2600, Local Farmer Hol £2550, W Black, Aghadowey Fr £2450, £2420, £2400, Local Farmer Hol £2320, A McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2300, £2100, W Gregg, Cloughmills Hol £2100, R & D Irvine, Dundrod Hol £2100, T Colhoun, Strabane Hol £2080, £2000.

Sucklers

35 sucklers reached £3000 for a Lim cow with a bull calf at foot from Joseph Breen, Lurgan and included a special entry of in calf cows from C Taylor, Crossgar which topped at £2620 for a Lim.

J Breen, Lurgan Lim & bull £3000, C Taylor, Crossgar Lim £2620, Blo £2300, Sim £2280, Blo £2250, Brb £2100, Blo £2080, Sim £2050, Blo £2020, Sim £2000, £1980, S Henderson, Ballycastle AA £1980, C Taylor Sim £1950 x2, £1920, £1900.

Calves

330 calves resulted in an extremely good trade with a sale average of £470. Two Charolais heifers topped at £1000, bulls to £990 and reared Holsteins to £420.

Bulls

F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £990, D McClurkin, Ligoniel AA £960, F & S Hill BB £930, R Patton, Ballycarry BB £880, D McClurkin, Ligoniel Lim £860, R J Gage, Clough Her £860 x4, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £840, £820, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter Lim £800, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £800, I McFarlane, Holywood BB £795.

Heifers

J M McKinty, Ballyclare Char £1000 x2, R J Gage, Clough Her £840, £790 x5, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £780, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £755, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB £750, I McFarlane, Holywood BB £735 x3, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £720, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £700.

Fr Bulls

A Gibson, Glenarm £420 x4, £265, B Alexander, Ahoghill £260, R Patton, Ballycarry £260, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter £250, Rowreagh Farm, Kircubbin £230, A & I Cruickshank, Glarryford £180, R A Gordon, Cloughmills £175, Smiddie Hill Farm, Newtownards £160, R A Gordon, Cloughmills £150.

Weanlings

Another good entry of 330 Weanlings resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1530 over for Char 390kg at £1920 presented by S Douglas, Limavady. Heifers sold to £1320 over for a Lim 490kg at £1810 offered by DT & JL McKenny, Maghera.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S Dawson, Lisburn Cha 260kg £1400 (538) D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 220kg £1110 (504) G Davidson, Ligoniel Cha 260kg £1290 (496) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Lim 260kg £1280 (492) Lim 300kg £1460 (486) G Davidson, Cha 210kg £1010 (481) Cha 200kg £950 (475) Cha 290kg £1330 (458) S Wright, Carnlough Lim 300kg £1350 (450) RJ McNeill, Lim 290kg £1300 (448) TJ Morton & Sons Cairncastle230kg £1030 (447) G Davidson, Cha 250kg £1100 (440) D McClintock, Moorfields Cha 230kg £1010 (439) D Gourley, Larne Abe 300kg £1290 (430).

301kg to 350kg

S Douglas, Limavady Cha 340kg £1720 (505) Cha 330kg £1660 (503) Cha 340kg £1710 (502) Cha 340kg £1690 (497) Cha 330kg £1590 (481) D McGarel, Glenarm Cha 310kg £1480 (477) D Boyd, Cha 330kg £1570 (475) N McLoughlin Gruig, Lim 320kg £1520 (475) R Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 310kg £1450 (467) S Wright, Carnlough Lim 320kg £1450 (453) P Gilmore, Kilrea Cha 310kg £1400 (451) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1580 (451) S Wright, Lim 310kg £1380 (445) Sh Bellingham, Lim 310kg £1380 (445) S Wright, Blo 320kg £1420 (443).

351kg and over

S Douglas, Limavady Cha 370kg £1830 (494) Cha 360kg £1780 (494) Cha 390kg £1920 (492) Cha 400kg £1840 (460) D Boyd, Cha 380kg £1700 (447) S Douglas, Cha 390kg £1720 (441) Cha 390kg £1720 (441) Lim 360kg £1570 (436) D Boyd, Cha 360kg £1560 (433) S Douglas, Cha 410kg £1770 (431) Cha 390kg £1680 (430) Cha 420kg £1800 (428) J Kane, Cushendall Cha 360kg £1540 (427) D McDonald, Cha 360kg £1540 (427) N McLoughlin Gruig, Cha 390kg £1660 (425) Lim 470kg £1990 (423).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 230kg £1170 (508), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 270kg £1290 (477), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 250kg £1180 (472), D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 240kg £1130 (470), W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 260kg £1190 (457), D Davidson, Ligoniel Char 240kg £1070 (445), 220kg £980 (445), D McClintock, Moorfields Char 210kg £920 (438), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 230kg £1000 (434), 220kg £950 (431), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 300kg £1280 (426), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 260kg £1100 (423), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 280kg £1180 (421), R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 280kg £1180 (421).

301 to 350kg

R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1390 (434), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 310kg £1330 (429), Lim 320kg £1360 (425), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 320kg £1360 (425), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 330kg £1400 (424), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 310kg £1290 (416), R J McNeill, Glenarm Char 330kg £1370 (415), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 320kg £1320 (412), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1360 (412), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 340kg £1400 (411), S Wright, Carnlough Blo 310kg £1270 (409), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 330kg £1350 (409), S Wright, Carnlough Blo 330kg £1350 (409), Lim 330kg £1350 (409), B Gingles, Larne Char 340kg £1390 (408).

Over 351kg

N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 380kg £1570 (413), 360kg £1480 (411), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 370kg £1470 (397), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 430kg £1690 (393), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 390kg £1530 (392), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 370kg £1440 (389), R J McNeill, Glenarm Char 360kg £1390 (386), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 360kg £1380 (383), J Kane, Cushendall Lim 390kg £1480 (379), W Allen, Ballymena Blo 430kg £1620 (376), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 360kg £1350 (375)

Dairy Cows

A tremendous trade in the dairy ring included a reduction sale for Alan Creith, Armoy with a Holstein cow selling to £4000. Leading prices as follows:

A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £4000, £3700 x2, £3650 x2, £3200 x3, B Jamison, Broughshane Hol £3100, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £3100, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £3080, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £3050, £2900, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2800, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £2800, £2750 x3, £2700, B Jamison, Broughshane Hol £2680, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £2650, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2580, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2580, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £2500, £2450, B Jamison, Broughshane Hol £2400, A & C Creith, Armoy Hol £2400.

Suckler Cows

A smaller show in the suckler ring sold to £3250 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from J McClelland, Katesbridge and In calf Cows to £2180 for a Lim from C & J McCartney, Cloughmills. Top prices included:

C & J McCartney, Cloughmills Lim £2180, A Christie, Ballymoney Lim £2020, A & W McKee, Larne Shb £2000, C & J McCartney, Cloughmills Lim £1980, P & P Scott, Templepatrick BB £1920, McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod St & bull calf £1900, A Christie, Ballymoney AA £1880, P & P Scott, Templepatrick BB £1800, McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod Her & hfr calf £1780, A Christie, Ballymoney BB £1780, C & J McCartney, Cloughmills Lim £1750, £1720, £1680, £1650.

Calves

Another good entry of 300 calves resulted in a tremendous trade. Bulls topped at £950 for reared Herefords, Heifers topped at £860 for a tremendous Lim heifer and a super reared Holstein bull topped at £540. The sale averaged an astonishing £444.

Bulls

R J Gage, Clough Her £950 x5, F Magill, Larne Lim £930, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £840, £810 x2, J Stirling, Ballymena Sim £770, F Magill, Larne Char £760, J Ferguson, Straid BB £750, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £750, F Magill, Larne Lim £740, A Magee, Kilwaughter Her £740, R Magee, Kilwaughter Her £740.

Heifers

F Magill, Larne Lim £860, B Stirling, Ballymena Char £840, J McMillan, Templepatrick Lim £760 x4, R J Gage, Clough Her £750 x5, B Stirling, Ballymena BB £735, M Mayberry, Kilrea AA £730 x3, F Magill, Larne Lim £710.

Hol/Fr Bulls

JV & RJ Moore, Larne £540, J Ferguson, Straid £500, A M Crawford, Ballynure £495, A Magee, Kilwaughter £425 x2, F & S Hill, Randalstown £390 x2, H McCambridge, Carnlough £370 x2, D McKay, Broughshane £300, D Hemphill, Armoy £300, Rowreagh Farm, Kircubbin £290, J & D Glass, Ballymena £255, H McCambridge, Carnlough £250, D & D McKay, Rathkenny £250.

Weanlings

300 Weanlings resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1490 over for a Char 340kg at £1830 presented by V McErlaine, Armoy. Heifers sold to £1280 over a Char 370kg at £1650 also offered by V McErlaine.

A show and sale of Charolais calves was held by NI Charolais club. Ian McCaughern judged the event, awarding Champion bullock to O’Kane Bros 420kg at £1800, Reserve bullock also to O’Kane Bros 360kg for £1700. Champion Heifer to Vincent McErlaine, Armoy for 400kg at £1660 and Reserve 340kg at £1600. Vincent McErlaine also won best pen of 5 calves selling to an average of 462p/kg.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

H McCormick, Larne BB 210kg £1030 (490), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 290kg £1370 (472), R McGinley, Ballymoney Char 300kg £1410 (470), 290kg £1350 (465), G Quinn, Upper Ballinderry Sim 250kg £1160 (464), R Patton, Cloughmills Char 230kg £1060 (460), W McCann, Cargan Char 270kg £1240 (459), K McIlroy, Carrickfergus Sal 240kg £1100 (458), C McQuitty, Clough Lim 230kg £1050 (456), I Parker, Crumlin Char 250kg £1140 (456), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Char 280kg £1270 (453), W McCann, Cargan Char 280kg £1260 (450), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 290kg £1300 (448), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Sim 290kg £1290 (444), H Marquess, Muckamore Char 300kg £1330 (443), S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 240kg £1060 (441).

301 to 350kg

V McErlaine, Armoy Char 340kg £1830 (538), D O’Boyle, Broughshane Char 340kg £1620 (476), R McGinley, Ballymoney Char 320kg £1520 (475), H O’Kane, Carnlough Char 330kg £1510 (457), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 340kg £1500 (441), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Char 330kg £1440 (436), W McCann, Cargan Char 330kg £1430 (433), V McErlaine Char 340kg £1430 (420), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1300 (419), V McErlaine Char 340kg £1420 (417), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 350kg £1460 (417), V McErlaine Char 350kg £1460 (417), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Sim 350kg £1450 (414), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 330kg £1360 (412).

Over 351kg

M O’Kane, Carnlough Char 360kg £1700 (472), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 420kg £1800 (428), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 390kg £1630 (418), W Bonnes, Randalstown Char 380kg £1580 (415), Lim 400kg £1660 (415), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 400kg £1650 (412), G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim 400kg £1640 (410), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 410kg £1680 (409), M & F Speers, Cullybackey Lim 410kg £1670 (407), M Moffett, Broughshane Lim 370kg £1500 (405), C Williamson, Kilrea Lim 400kg £1620 (405), V McErlaine, Armoy Char 430kg £1740 (404), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 360kg £1450 (402), M Ramsey, Doagh Lim 370kg £1490 (402), M Moffett, Broughshane Lim 420kg £1690 (402).

Heifers

0-300kg

I Lynn, Ballymoney Lim 240kg £1380 (575), Lim 300kg £1480 (493), Lim 270kg £1200 (444), R McGinley, Ballymoney Lim 270kg £1140 (422), Cha 300kg £1220 (406), P McConnell, Ligoneil Cha 300kg £1190 (396), W McCann, Cargan 230kg £910 (395), M Murray Cushendall Lim 230kg £905 (393), D Smyth, Ballymoney Lim 290kg £1140 (393), local farmer Cha 250kg £980 (392), local farmer Cha 290kg £1130 (389), H McCormick Bel 260kg £1000 (384), T M Montgomery, Broughshane Cha 300kg £1440 (380), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Cha 260kg £980 (376), W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 280kg £1040 (371), A Riley, Limavady Sal 170kg £620 (364).

301-350kg

V McErlaine, Ballymoney Cha 340kg £1600 (470), G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 330kg £1480 (448), H O'Kane, Carnlough Abe 350kg £1530 (437), Cha 330kg £1410 (427), I Lynn Lim 320kg £1360 (425), H Marquess, Muckamore Cha 350kg £1440 (411), T McMaster, Whitehead 340kg £1380 (405), G McClintock Lim 310kg £1250 (403), I Lynn Lim 320kg £1280 (400), G McClintock Lim 310kg £1240 (400), P McConnell Cha 350kg £1390 (397), G McClintock Lim 350kg £1390 (397), V McErlaine Cha 340kg £1350 (397), R McGinley Cha 350kg £1380 (394), G McClintock Cha 330kg £1290 (390), R McGinley Lim 320kg £1250 (390).

351-999kg

V McErlaine Cha 370kg £1650 (446), Cha 370kg £1610 (435), G McClintock Cha 370kg £1600 (432), V McErlaine Cha 380kg £1600 (421), G McClintock Cha 370kg £1550 (418), V McErlaine Cha 400kg £1660 (415), G McClintock Lim 360kg £1470 (408), T McKillop, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1470 (408), T McMaster Cha 380kg £1550 (407), C Williamson, Kilrea Cha 400kg £1630 (407), R McGinley Lim 370kg £1470 (397), I McMullan, Carnlough Sim 420kg £1650 (392), P McConnell Cha 370kg £1450 (391), P Madden, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1560 (390), T McMaster Cha 410kg £1590 (387), W Bonnes, Randalstown Lim 400kg £1500 (387).

Dairy Cows

A smaller show of dairy cows sold to £2580 twice for 2 Friesian cows from S Kennedy, Doagh.

S Kennedy, Doagh 2x Fri £2580, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £2500, £2280, B McStravick, Lurgan Hol £2200, £2080, J Mackey, Ballynure Fri £2020, £1650.

Suckler cows

Suckler cows sold to £2980 for a Shorthorn heifer and heifer calf from a special entry of cows and calves for W Patton, Cloughmills.

W Patton, Cloughmills Shb & hfr calf £2980, Sim & bull calf £2920, R Patton, Cloughmills Lim & bull calf £2900, W Patton Sim & hfr calf £2820, Lim & hfr calf £2780, D Allen, Moneymore AA & bull calf £2520, W Patton Sim & hfr calf £2000, D Allen Lim & hfr calf £2000, W Adamson, Ballynure Lim & hfr calf £1950, D Allen Sim & bull calf £1780, A & W McKee, Larne Shb £1700, Kelly Farms Sal £1580, Abe £1580, A & W Mckee Lim £1520.  

Bulls

A good entry of breeding bulls in Ballymena on Friday which included the annual sale of Charolais & Aberdeen Angus Bulls for Victor & David Chestnutt resulted in a very steady trade. Charolais Bulls topped at 8000gns, AA bulls topped at 4500gns, both for Victor & David Chestnutt. Richard Mowbray, received 4800gns for a Belgian Blue and Brendan McCann topped the Limousins at 4000gns.

V Chestnutt, Bushmills Cha £8000, Cha £5000, R J Mowbray, Newtownstewart Bel £4800, C Chestnutt, Bushmills Abe £4500, Abe £4400, RJ Mowbray Bel £4200, C Chestnutt Abe £4000, B McCann, Portglenone Lim £4000, C Chestnutt Abe £3900, RJ Mowbray Bel £3900, C Chestnutt Abe £3800, Matthews Bros, Glenarm Lim £3800, V Chestnutt Cha £3700, Cha £3600, J McMordie, Ballygowan Abe £3600, V Chestnutt Cha £3500.

Calves

Bulls

S J Kerr, Comber Sim £1000, M Smith, Kells Lim £980 x2, £910, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £900 x2, L Wilson, Doagh  BB £900 x3, S J Kerr, Comber Sim £890, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £870 x2, S J Kerr, Comber Sim £860, G McCammond, Larne Lim £860, L Wilson, Daogh AA £860, R Finlay, Glenwherry Char £830.

Heifers

R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £810 x2, G McCammond, Larne Lim £800 x2, R Millar, Stranocum AA £750 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £670 x5, S J Kerr, Comber Sim £670, J Trotter, Portadown Lim £650 x2, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £620 x2.

Hol/Fr Bulls

J M McKinty, Ballyclare £520, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin £500, J Ferguson, Straid £495, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin £460 x2, G Pearson, Randalstown £440, D McKay, Broughshane £440, S McClenaghan £420 x2, W Magee, Kilwaughter £410 x2, J McKinty, Larne £400, Trimble Frams, Kircubbin £320.

Weanlings

Another terrific show of 530 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a very sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1560 over for a Char 360kg at £1920 presented by M McNeill, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £1260 over for a Char 440kg at £1700 offered by Colin Maxwell, Downpatrick.

Bullocks

0- 300kg

M & A Morgan, Lisburn Lim 130kg £730 (561), Cha 130kg £730 (561), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £1300 (481), J McMordie, Moorefield Cha 200kg £930 (465), S Gowdy Lim 280kg £1300 (464), M & A Morgan Lim 240kg £1090 (454), M Smith, Kells Lim 290kg £1270 (437), S Gowdy Lim 300kg £1300 (433), Cha 260kg £1120 (430), A Minnis, Comber 2x Lim 230kg £980 (426), Lim 230kg £970 (421), A Connor, Ballynure Cha 200kg £840 (420), J Beggs, Carrickfergus Lim 120kg £500 (416), M Smith, Kells Lim 300kg £1240 (413), G Connon, Aldergrove Cha 290kg £1190 (410).

301-350kg

M McNeill, Cushendall Cha 340kg £1560 (458), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1590 (454), W Craig, Larne Lim 310kg £1350 (435), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Cha 320kg £1390 (434), P McConnell, Ligoniel Cha 350kg £1490 (425), Lim 340kg £1400 (411), I Wallace, Doagh Lim 340kg £1390 (408), E Hamilton, Moorfields Lim 350kg £1430 (408), S Gowdy Lim 330kg £1340 (406), J Jones, Belfast Cha 350kg £1400 (400), M Smith Lim 350kg £1390 (397), M McKillop, Cushendall Lim 350kg £1380 (394), J Jones Cha 340kg £1340 (394), S Weatherup Lim 340kg £1340 (394), I Wallace, Doagh Lim 330kg £1300 (393), Lim 310kg £1210 (390).

351-400kg 

M McNeill Cha 360kg £1920 (533), S Rea, Ballyclare Cha 390kg £1850 (474), Cha 400kg £1780 (445), R McIlwaine, Cushendall Lim 360kg £1560 (433), M McNeill Cha 360kg £1560 (433), S Weatherup Lim 360kg £1450 (427), S Gowdy Lim 370kg £1540 (416), N Graham, Cullybackey Lim 370kg £1540 (416), B Hunter, Doagh Lim 370kg £1540 (416), G Quinn, Ballinderry Lim 400kg £1650 (412), W & D McClure, Crumlin Cha 400kg £1650 (412), T Stewart, Cairncastle Lim 360kg £1480 (411), P McConnell Sim 380kg £1560 (410), S Weatherup Lim 390kg £1600 (410),  A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1640 (410), N Graham Lim 360kg £1470 (408).

Over 401kg

S Rea Cha 430kg £1890 (439), Cha 440kg £1880 (427), Cha 430kg £1800 (418), R McIlwaine Lim 480kg £1960 (408), T McMaster Whitehead Lim 410kg £1660 (404), G Quinn Lim 410kg £1650 (402), W & D McClure Cha 420kg £1690 (402), N Graham Cha 410kg £1640 (400), M McKillop Lim 460kg £1830 ( 397), I Wallace Lim 420kg £1660 (395), G Quinn Lim 410kg £1620 (395), I Wallace Lim 410kg £1620 (395), A McErlean Lim 410kg £1620 (395), J McQuiston Cha 410kg  £1610 (392), A McErlean Bel 480kg £1880 (391), W & D McClure Cha 410kg £1600 (390).

Heifers

Up to 300kg 

M & A Morgan, Lisburn Lim 130kg £700 (538), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 290kg £1460 (503), Lim 300kg £1510 (503), M & A Morgan, Lisburn Char 190kg £925 (486) x2, S Hall, Larne Char 290kg £1370 (472), T Finlay, Larne Char 250kg £1160 (464), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £1380 (460), M McNeill, Cushendall Char 290kg £1300 (448), S Hall, Larne Lim 240kg £1050 (437), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 300kg £1310 (436), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 280kg £1220 (435), J Brown, Nutts Corner Lim 230kg £1000 (434), A McCann, Toomebridge Lim 300kg £1300 (433). 

301 to 350kg

S Hall, Larne Lim 310kg £1490 (480), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 320kg £1390 (434), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1390 (434), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 320kg £1370 (428), 350kg £1480 (422), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1300 (419), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 340kg £1420 (417), 350kg £1460 (417), B Hunter, Doagh Lim 310kg £1290 (416), T McMaster, Whitehead Char 330kg £1360 (412), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 340kg £1400 (411), N Graham, Cullybackey Lim 320kg £1310 (409), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 350kg £1420 (405). 

Over 351kg 

M McNeill, Cushendall Char 380kg £1630 (429), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 370kg £1580 (427), M Gingles, Kilwaughter BB 400kg £1700 (425), R McIlwaine, Cushendall Lim 410kg £1690 (412), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 390kg £1600 (410), M McNeill, Cushendall Char 390kg £1570 (402), M McKillop, Cushendall Lim 370kg £1460 (394), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 370kg £1460 (394), J McErlean, Kilrea Lim 400kg £1570 (392), J O'Kane, Carnlough Char 370kg £1450 (391), R McIlwaine, Cushendall Lim 370kg £1450 (391), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 420kg £1640 (390), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 420kg £1640 (390), T Finlay, Larne Char 400kg £1560 (390).

Dairy Cows

An entry of 28 dairy cows sold to £2700 for a calved Holstein heifer from W G Johnston, Ligoniel.

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2700, £2400, T Carlisle, Dundrod Hol £2400, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2350, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Hol £2150, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2100, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Hol £2100, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2000, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Hol £2000, £1900, T Carlisle, Dundrod Hol £1850, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £1800.

Bulls

R Baxter, Ballyclare Char £2950, C & W Fitzpatrick, Kilkeel Her £2900, £2850.

Suckler Cows

35 sucklers topped at £2850 for an in-calf cow from R Baxter, Ballyclare.

R Baxter, Ballyclare Char £2850, Lim £2750, BB £2680, Lim £2550, Char £2520, Sal £2350, BB £2300, Blo £2280, BB £2250, Blo £2180, Sal £2150 x2, Sal £2100 x2, A J Wilson, Ballymena Sal £2100, R Baxter, Ballyclare BB £2080.

Calves

280 calves resulted in another outstanding trade with the sale averaging a staggering £420. Bulls topped at £915, Heifers to £815 and reared Holsteins topped at £590.

Bulls

A McNair, Ballyclare AA £915 x5, D Robinson, Glenarm BB £850, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £800 x2, O Kearney, Bellaghy BB £800, W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim £790, D Robinson, Glenarm BB £770, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Char £745, R Crawford, Larne Lim £740, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Char £720, J Baird, Islandmagee Shb

£720.

Heifers

W J & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim £815, £790, D Robinson, Glenarm BB £770, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Char £755, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £740 x3, W T Robinson, Glenarm BB £705, A Gibson, Glenarm Lim £695, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Char £635, R Crawford, Larne Lim £600, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Char £590, £570, I Titterington, Moira AA £570, O Magill, Crumlin BB £560, D Morrison, Armoy Sho £555.

Fr/Hol Bulls

D Morrison, Armoy £590, A Gibson, Glenarm £500 x2, £460 x3, £435 x2, R Gordon, Broughshane £430, C & G Adams, Aldergrove £400, J Reid, Carnlough £395 x3, G & R Smyth, Randalstown £385, A Gibson, Glenarm £360 x2.

Weanlings

Another big entry of 630 weanlings resulted in another tremendous trade. Bullocks sold to £1590 over for a Lim 490kg at £2080 presented by B Blaney, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £1420 over for a Lim 380kg at £1800 offered by F McMullan, Cushendall.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

J Knox, Broughshane Char 280kg £1430 (510), C McErlain, Armoy Char 300kg £1520 (506), J Knox, Broughshane Char 270kg £1350 (500), L McClinton, Glenarm Char 240kg £1180 (491) x3, H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 290kg £1420 (489), C McQuitty, Clough Lim 280kg £1370 (489), R Coleman, Glarryford Her 210kg £1020 (485), S Minn, Moorfields Lim 250kg £1210 (484), J A McKillop, Cushendall Char 280kg £1340 (478), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 250kg £1190 (476), P Sharpe, Cushendall Char 290kg £1380 (475), D McClurkin, Ligoniel Char 290kg £1370 (472), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 300kg £1410 (470).

301kg to 350kg

H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 310kg £1580 (509), P McSparran, Cushendun Char 310kg £1520 (490), R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1510 (487), T Wray, Carnlough Char 310kg £1510 (487), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 330kg £1570 (475), D McClurkin, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1470 (474), local farmer Lim 350kg £1650 (471), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1460 (471), local farmer Lim 320kg £1500 (468), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1450 (467), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1430 (461), R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 330kg £1520 (460), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1510 (457), M Foster, Kells Char 350kg £1600 (457), W Craig, Larne Lim 310kg £1400 (451), M Smith, Kells Lim 320kg £1440 (450).

351kg to 400kg

S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 370kg £1700 (459), D Boyd, Knockagh Char 390kg £1770 (453), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 360kg £1610 (447), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 400kg £1760 (440), A Thompson, Straid Lim 360kg £1570 (436), D Boyd, Knockagh Char 390kg £1700 (435), H McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 360kg £1560 (433), B Blaney, Cushendall Lim 370kg £1600 (432), P McSparran, Cushendun Char 390kg £1680 (430), I Dodds, Glenwherry BB 390kg £1680 (430), D Boyd, Knockagh Char 400kg £1720 (430), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 390kg £1670 (428), F McMullan, Cushendall Lim 360kg £1540 (427), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 400kg £1710 (427), P McSparran, Cushendun Char 390kg £1660 (425) x2.

Over 401kg

B Blaney, Cushendall Lim 480kg £2040 (425), Lim 490kg £2080 (424), Lim 450kg £1910 (424), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Cha 410kg £1720 (419), Cha 410kg £1700 (414), B Blaney Lim 420kg £1720 (409), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Cha 430kg £1750 (407), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 410kg £1660 (404), S H Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 440kg £1780 (404), D Boyd Cha 430kg £1730 (402), Cha 430kg £1710 (397), B Blaney Lim £1700 (395), W J Ervine, Newtownabbey Bel 640kg £2520 (393), H McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 410kg £1610 (392), P McSparran Cha 490kg £1920 (391), Cha 420kg £1640 (390).

Heifers

0-300kg

M Foster, Kells Bel 280kg £1590 (567), local farmer Lim 290kg £1490 (513), W Dennison, Antrim Cha 240kg £1150 (479), Cha 240kg £1140 (475), J Knox, Broughshane Cha 280kg £1310 (467), T Wray, Carnlough Lim 280kg £1300 (464), H Osborne, Ballymoney Cha 270kg £1250 (463), Cha £1100 (458), B&A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 210kg £960 (457), W Dennison Cha 290kg £1300 (448), local farmer Cha 250kg £1120 (448), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 290kg £1270 (437), P Sloan, Rasharkin Cha 240kg £1050 (437), Lim 230kg £1000 (434), H Osborne Cha 280kg £1210 (432), F McMullan, Cushendall Lim 300kg £1290 (430).

301-350kg

D Boyd Cha 350kg £1620 (462), H Osborne Cha 340 £1530 (450), P McSparron Cha 340kg £1520 (447), J Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 320kg £1430 (446), T Wray Lim 330kg £1470 (445), H Osborne Cha 350kg £1150 (442), Cha 350kg £1530 (437), F McMullan Lim 310kg £1340 (432), RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 350kg £1500 (428), T Wray Lim 320kg £1360 (425), A McErlean, Portglenone Cha 340klg £1440 (432), RJ McNeill Cha 320kg £1340 (418), F McMullan Lim 340kg £1420 (417), J Mills Cha 320kg £1330 (415), RJ McNeill Cha 320kg £1330 (415), A McErlean Lim 330kg £1360 (412).

351kg to 400kg

F McMullan, Cushendall Lim 380kg £1800 (473) M Foster, Kells Bel 370kg £1680 (454) D Boyd, Newtownabbey Cha 390kg £1640 (420) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 370kg £1520 (410) P McSparron, Cha 370kg £1500 (405) J Mills Kilwaughter Cha 390kg £1580 (405) P McSparron, Cha 380kg £1510 (397) J Mills, Cha 360kg £1430 (397) G McKeown, Aughafatten Cha 390kg £1540 (394) A McErlean, Portglenone Cha 390kg £1530 (392) P McSparron, Cha 390kg £1530 (392) H Osborne, Cha 370kg £1450 (391) C McErlain, Armoy Cha 370kg £1440 (389) A McErlean, Lim 400kg £1540 (385) Lim 380kg £1460 (384)

401kg and over

J Mills, Kilwaughter Lim 420kg £1680 (400) A McKeown, Ballymena 2x Cha 420kg £1650 (392) H McLaughlin, Lim 410kg £1580J Mills, Kilwaughter Cha 440kg £1670 (379) P McSparron, Cha 420kg £1570 (373) A McKeown, Ballymena Cha 440kg £1590 (361) P McSparron, Cha 410kg £1480 (361) R McNabney, Broughshane Cha 410kg £1480 (361). 

Dairy Cows

D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2350, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £2250, A A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2200, D Wallace Hol £2180, H Geddis, Lurgan Hol £2150, B McStravick, Lurgan Hol £2050, N G Chambers Hol £2020, D Wallace Hol £1980, C A Orr, Cloughmills Fri 31980, B McStravick Hol £1980, Fairmount Farm, Claudy Fri £1920, H Geddis Hol £1850, Fairmount Farm Fkv £1800, Fri £1700, H Geddis Hol £1700, N G Chambers Hol £1700.

Bulls

D Frew, Randalstown 2x Lim £2600, J Hunter, Larne Lim £2550, W Campbell, Carnlough Lim £2350, D Frew Lim £2300, H Connolly, Saintfield Lim £2200, Kelly Brothers, Ballycastle Sim £2100, W Campbell Lim £2000, M Hamilton, Comber Her £1900, Her £1800.

Suckler

E Gillan, Ballymena Sim £2300, Cha £2100, Sim £2100, £2020, £1800, Bel £1780, 2x £1750, R Creith, Bushmills Spk £1720, E Gillan Bel £1600, £1580, S Haveron, Deerfin Her £1320.

Calves

Heifers

Ganaway Farms, Millisle Cha £880, local farmer Cha £850, Ganaway Farms Cha £810, Sim £810, Cha £810, 3x Cha £770, A McBurney, Cloughmills Bel £660, G & I Currie, Randalstown 3x Bel £615, J Adair, Kells Bel £615, RM Barnett, Strabane Bel £575, Bel £565, R.H & H.A Shanks, Dunadry Cha £550.

Bulls

N Scott, Nutts Corner Bel £715, A McBurney Bel £710, N Scott Her £700, A McBurney Bel £670, O’ Kane Farm, Dunloy Lim £655, T Herbinson, Randalstown Abe £630, P McCann, Cookstown Lim £610, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Bel £610, R W Kane, Ballycastle Lim £590, J Adair Bel £590, Cairnleigh LTD, Aghalee Bel £585, T Herbinson Abe £580, P Maguire, Annacloy Fri £575, A McBurney Bel £570, RM Barnett 2x Abe £570.

Hol/Fri Bulls

P Maguire Fri £575, 4x Fri £430, R A Gordon, Cloughmills Fri £355, D McNeilly Jnr, Randalstown2x Fri £340, R.H & H.A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £340, I Henry, Cookstown 4x Fri £325, G Forsythe, Cloughmills 2x Hol £300, D McNeilly Jnr Fri £295.

Weanlings

A tremendous entry of 623 weanlings presented in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1440 over for a Cha 400kg £1840 presented by M O’Kane, Carnlough and heifers sold to £1410 over for a Cha 330kg £1800 presented by Okane Farm Ltd, Dunloy.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

Mrs Whary & McCurdy, Carnlough Cha 290kg £1440 (496) S & O Quigg, Garvagh Cha 270kg £1320 (488) Mrs Whary & McCurdy, Cha 290kg £1380 (475) A & L Douds, Clough Lim 270kg £1280 (474) F & R Auld, Lim 250kg £1150 (460) P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 290kg £1320 (455) S & O Quigg, Cha 290kg £1320 (455) R Loughery, Lim 300kg £1350 (450) F & R Auld, Lim 260kg £1170 (450) R Montford, Broughshane Cha 290kg £1260 (434) F & R Auld, Lim 250kg £1080 (432) A Reid, Glenarm Cha 300kg £1290 (430) D O’Hagan, Maghera Lim 300kg £1290 (430) A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 290kg £1240 (427) A Reid, Glenarm Cha 260kg £1110 (426) P Gilmore, Kilrea Cha 300kg £1280 (426)

301kg to 350kg

Okane Farm, Dunloy Lim 340kg £1780 (523) A Abbott, Lisburn Cha 340kg £1570 (461) A Bellingham, Ballymoney Cha 330kg £1520 (460) A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 330kg £1490 (451) K Bell, Broughshane Cha 340kg £1520 (447) Mrs Whary & McCurdy, Cha 350kg £1550 (442) D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 350kg £1550 (442) Mrs Whary & McCurdy, Cha 340kg £1480 (435) D Andrew, Lim 340kg £1480 (435) A McGovern, Clougher Cha 330kg £1430 (433) J McLaughlin, Cha 310kg £1340 (432) P Gilmore, Kilrea Cha 340kg £1460 (429) A Abbott, Lim 310kg £1320 (425) A McGovern, Lim 340kg £1440 (423) P & J O’Kane, Cha 320kg £1350 (421) K Bell, Cha 330kg £1390 (421).

351kg and over

M O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 40kg £1840 (460) FJ McDonnell, Martinstown Cha 420kg £1900 (452) Local Farmer, Bel 360kg £1600 (444) K Molyneaux, Cha 430kg £1910 (444) Mrs Whary & McCurdy, Cha 360kg £1590 (441) K Molyneaux, Cha 410kg £1800 (439) A & L Douds, Clough Lim 360kg £1570 (436) L Ervine, Newtownabbey Bel 500kg £2180 (436) S & J Mullan, Drumsurn  Cha 390kg £1700 (435) K Molyneaux, Cha 440kg £1900 (431) G McKeown, Cha 440kg £1890 (429) D Andrew, Lim 400kg £1710 (427) M O’Kane, Cha 440kg £1880 (427) H Crawford, Cha 370kg £1580 (427) I & C Hunter, Straid Cha 420kg £1780 (423) C McDonnell, Cha 450kg £1900 (422).

Heifers

0-300kgs

D O’Hagan, Maghera Lim 280kg £1650 (289) P & J P O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 280kg £1260 (450) A McGovern, Cha 290kg £1280 (441) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 290kg £1270 (437) J McLaughlin, Cha 250kg £1070 (428) F & R Auld, Lim 210kg £890 (423) S Stewart, Dundrod Lim 260kg £1100 (423) P & J O’Kane, Cha 300kg £1260 (420) S McAllister, Glenarm Cha 300kg £1260 (420) Cha 250kg £1050 (420) P Gilmore, Cha 290kg £1210 (417) P & J O’Kane, Cha 300kg £1240 (413) D O’Hagan, Lim 290kg £1190 (410) K McIlroy, Carrickfergus Sal 250kg £1020 (408) I Matthews, Bushmills Cha 280kg £1140 (407) C McKee, Broughshane Lim 280kg £1140 (407).

301kg to 350kg

Okane Farm Ltd, Dunloy Cha 330kg £1800 (545) Cha 330kg £1760 (533) Lim 310kg £1460 (471) Cha 320kg £1550 (468) S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1590 (454) R Loughery, Lim 320kg £1410 (440) S & M Black, Lim 310kg £1320 (425) H Crawford, Cha 320kg £1360 (425) C & R McKeown, Cha 310kg £1310 (422) A Lowry, Glenavy Cha 320kg £1350 (421) S & M Black, Lim 330kg £1390 (421) D McNeill, Ballymena Lim 310kg £1300 (419) Okane Farm Ltd, Cha 350kg £1460 (417) A Bellingham, Ballymoney Cha 310kg £1290 (416) H Crawford, Cha 330kg £1370 (415) P & J O’Kane, Cha 320kg £1310 (409).

351kg and over

A McGovern, Clougher Cha 360kg £1560 (433) FJ McDonnell, Martinstown Cha 370kg £1580 (427) S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 380kg £1620 (426) S & J Mullan, Drumsurn Cha 390kg £1360 (418) C McDonnell, Cha 360kg £1460 (405) Okane Farm, Cha 380kg £1540 (405) B Taggart, Armoy Lim 380kg £1540 (405) I & C Hunter, Straid Cha 390kg £1570 (402) K Molyneaux, Dundrod Cha 400kg £1600 (400) C Harper, Crumlin Cha 370kg £1470 (397) P & J O’Kane Lim 380kg £1480 (389) J Breen, Lurgan Lim 380kg £1480 (389) FJ McDonnell, Martinstown Cha 390kg £1510 (387) K Bell, Broughshane £1470 (386) K Molyneaux, Cha 410kg £1580 (385).

For Moses Irwin: 12 x AA Bulls – 18 months, 1 x AA bull – 24 months

3 ped AA bulls 19 and 20 months

Dispersal sale due to change in farming policy:

4 purebred Sim cows coming to their second calving.  In calf to Sim bull due from 1^st March to mid April.

2 purebred Sim cows carrying their 3^rd calves

For W Patton, Cloughmills: 15-20 Sim X heifers with Sim calves at foot, all first calving heifers

15 Char & Lim bullocks & heifers approx. 350-400kgs

Dairy Cows

An entry of 61 lots of dairy stock resulted in a top price of £2280 for a calved Holstein heifer from B Lilburn, Dromore. Leading prices as follows:

Beattie Lilburn, Dromore Hol £2280, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2250, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £2220, Fairmount Farm, Claudy Fr £2200, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2150, £2100, H Geddis, Moira Hol £2050, Fairmount Farm, Claudy Fr £2000, Fkv £2000, Fr £1950, £1900, £1880, H Geddis, Moira Hol £1850.

Breeding Bulls

A special entry of 10 Aberdeen Angus bulls for Moses Irwin sold to 7100gns!

Prices were as follows: 7100gns, 4550gns, 4400gns, 4350gns, 3600gns, 3300gns, 3100gns, 2900gns, 2800gns, 2700gns.

Other breeding bulls: C Kelly, Draperstown Lim £3250, R Turkington, Lurgan AA £2900 x2, M Hamilton, Comber Her £2200.

Suckler Cows

45 lots of sucklers topped at £3050 twice, for a Lim heifer with bull calf at foot from W Patton, Cloughmills and again for a Simmental second calver in calf from C McKee, Broughshane. Leading prices as follows:

W Patton, Cloughmills Lim & bull calf £3050, C McKee, Broughshane Sim in calf £3050, W Patton, Cloughmills Sim & hfr calf £3020, £3000, Sim & hfr calf £2800, Lim & bull calf £2800, C McKee, Broughshane Sim in calf £2800, W Patton, Cloughmills Lim & bull calf £2750, Lim & hfr calf £2650, Lim & bull calf £2600, Sim & hfr calf £2550, C McKee, Broughshane Sim in calf £2550, W Patton, Cloughmills Sim & bull calf £2500, C McKee, Broughshane Sim in calf £2500.

Calves

A fantastic trade for 316 calves sold to £840 for 2 Belgian Blues, Heifers to £740 for a Limousin and Fr Bulls to £300

Bulls

R W Kane, Ballycastle BB £840 x2, L Wilson, Doagh BB £800 x4, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £770, £750, S Warwick, Ballyclare Lim £745, T A McNeill, Stranocum Char £730, I Cruickshanks, Newtownards AA £690, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £680, D Mallon, Toomebridge AA £675, R W Kane, Ballycastle BB £670 x2, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £660.

Heifers

A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £740, £700, £655, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £630, £620, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £620, Sim £610, R W Kane, Ballycastle BB £605, G Devlin, Randalstown Lim £600, D Mallon, Toomebridge AA £595, S Warwick, Ballyclare Char £585, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £570, D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim £550, S Warwick, Ballyclare Lim £515, J Maybin, Kells Lim £510, J Lynn, Cullybackey AA £505.

Fr Bulls

A T Lowry, Loughgiel £300, W Magee, Kilwaughter £260, A McBurney, Cloughmills £230, G Patton, Stranocum £220 x2, J & D Glass, Ballymena £205 x4, J Maybin, Kells £200, A T Lowry, Loughgiel £195, J Maybin, Kells £185 x3, S Wilson, Ballymena £170, T Dunlop, Glenarm £150.

Weanlings

430 Weanlings resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1450 over for a Char 410kg £1860 presented by M McNeill, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £1130 over for a lim 320kg £1450 offered by A Dougherty, Kircubbin

Bullocks

0-300kg

M Handerson- Neill, Ballymoney Lim 210kg £1010 (481), D McGarel, Glenarm Cha 290kg £1370 (472), 300kg £1410 (470), Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Templepatrick Cha 290kg £1360 (469), M Henderson- Neill Lim 230kg £1070 (465), N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Cha 270kg £1235 (457), D Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 300kg £1360 (453), P Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 230kg £1040 (452), H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 290kg £1310 (451), P Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 290kg £1290 (444), R Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 290kg £1270 (437), I Crawford, Randalstown Cha 260kg £1130 (434), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 270kg £1160 (429), D McGarel Cha 300kg £1280 (426), J Liddie, Ballymena Cha 280kg £1190 (425), M Henderson- Neill Lim 250kg £1060 (424).

301-350kg

M McNeill, Cushendall Cha 340kg £1710 (502), G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 310kg £1510 (487), Carrigeen Farms Ltd Cha 310kg £1480 (477), M McNeill Cha 340kg £1560 (458), D McGarel Cha 310kg £1420 (458), Carrigeen Farms Ltd Cha 340kg £1540 (452), D McGarel Cha 310kg £1370 (441), J McHenry, Ballymoney Cha 340kg £1500 (441), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 320kg £1400 (437), J Carey, Martinstown Cha 320kg £1400 (437), W.A Hagan, Ballyclare Lim 340kg £1480 (435), M McNeill Cha 310kg £1340 (432), A Dougherty, Kircubbin Lim 350kg £1500 (428), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Cha 330kg £1410 (427), J McHenry Cha 340kg £1450 (426), local farmer Lim 330kg £1400 (424).

351 and over

D McGarel, Glenarm Cha 370kg £1720 (464),M McNeill Cha 410kg £1560 (433), N & S Wilson Cha 360kg £1560 (433), A Dougherty Lim 370kg £1600 (432), B McLoughlin, Glenariffe Lim 400kg £1700 (425), G McClintock Cha 390kg £1630 (418), A Dougherty Lim 360kg £1500 (416), A J Wilson, Ballymena Cha 360kg £1500 (416), W & G Hanna Cha 380kg £1580 (415), Carrigeen Farms Ltd Cha 380kg £1580 (415), H Crawford Cha 390kg £1600 (410), D Kane, Cushendall Cha 390kg £1600 (410), M McNeill Cha 360kg £1470 (408), J Carey Cha 370kg £1510 (408), Cha 390kg £1590 (407), G McClintock Cha 360kg £1460 (405).

Heifers

0-300kg

Carrigeen Farms Ltd Cha 300kg £1360 (453), M Henderson- Neill Lim 200kg £865 (432), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 300kg £1280 (426), A Dougherty Lim 290kg £1200 (413), I Crawford Cha 230kg £930 (404), F&R Auld Lim 260kg £1050 (403), I Matthews, Bushmills Cha 270kg £1080 (400), M Henderson-Neill Lim 2x 210kg £840 (400), N & S Wilson Cha 270kg £1080 (400), Kelly Brothers, Ballycastle Cha 290kg £1160 (400), R Booth, Ahoghill Bel 280kg £1110 (396), N& S Wilson Cha 280kg £1110 (396), I Matthews Cha 280kg £1100 (392), 280kg £10990 (389), R Kennedy Lim 290kg £1120 (386).

301-350kg

A Dougherty Lim 320kg £1450 (453), Carrigeen Farms Ltd Lim 310kg £1380 (445), W & G Hanna Cha 330kg £1450 (439), D McGarel Cha 320kg £1390 (434), M McNeill Cha 330kg £1410 (427), B Blaney, Cushendall Lim 330kg £1380 (418), Carrigeen Farms Ltd Cha 330kg £1380 (418), Lim 330kg £1380 (418), Cha 340kg £1420 (417), I McIlveen, Kells 2x Lim 310kg £1280 (412), S Mulvenna, Ballygalley Cha 320kg £1300 (406), A Dougherty Lim 310kg £1250 (403), A J Wilson Lim 320kg £1290 (403), Carrigeen Farms LTD Cha 350kg £1400 (400), Lim 350kg £1380 (394).

351 and over

J Carey Cha 370kg £1460 (394), W & G Hanna Cha 360kg £1420 (394), H Crawford Cha 360kg £1400 (388), M Warwick Antrim Lim 360kg £1390 (386), D Kane, Ballymena Cha 360kg £1370 (380), G McClintock Cha 360kg £1370 (380), H McNeill, Rasharkin Cha 390kg £1480 (379), A Dougherty Lim 360kg £1360 (377), 370kg £1390 (375), B Blaney Lim 370kg £1380 (373), J Okane, Carnlough Cha 380kg £1410 (371), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg £1330 (369), B Blaney Lim 390kg £1440 (369), K Bell, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1320 (366), S & M & C McDonnell Sal 360kg £1320 (366), local farmer Cha 360kg £1320 (366).

A smaller entry of dairy cows and heifers sold to:

D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2220, 2xHol £1950, R Stewart, Ballyclare Ayr £1100, Clandeboye Estate, Bangor Hol £1100, £980, £950, 2x £900 3x £880, R Stewart Ayr £820, Clandeboye Estate Hol £800, 2x £780.

Sucklers

An entry of 18 in calf cows and heifers sold to £2000

C McKee, Broughshane Sim £2050, St £2000, Sim £1980, Cha £1880, Lim £1850, Lim 2x £1850, £1820, Shb £1800, Lim £1620, 2x Lim £1600.

Breeding bulls to £4500 for a Fries!

W Black, Aghadowey Fr £4500, Fr £3100, Samuel Clarke, Maghera Hol £1200.

An entry of 240 calves met a terrific trade.  Bull calves to £600 for a Bel, heifers to £510 for 2 x Bel and Fries bulls to £360.

Bull calves

M Gribben, Desertmartin Bel £600, R Alexander, Cloughmills Bel £580, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £550, Lim £530, Lim £525, R Alexander Abe £505, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Cha £500, D Bill, Templepatrick Abe £500, T Martin, Portaferry 2x Bel £495, D Bill Abe £485, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownrds 2x Bel £460, D Montgomery Bel £450, Smiddie Hill Farms 2x Bel £445.

Heifer calves

M Gribben 2x Bel £510, R Alexander Abe £480, R Mulholland, Portglenone Bel £475, T Martin 5x Bel £405, D Montgomery Bel £400, D McIlwaine, Larne Abe £400, WM Pearson, Newtownards Bel £400, Smiddie Hill Farms Abe £380, D Bill Abe £370, M Gribbin Abe £370, Bel £365.

Fri/ hol bull calves

A Hoey, Glenwherry 6x Fri £360, JJ & BJ Rankin, Limavady Fri £350, C Logan, Broughshane 5x Fri £330, A Hoey 4x Fri £260.

200 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in an outstanding trade. Bullocks sold to £1450 over for a BB 460kg at £1910 presented by P McGuckian, Dunloy. Heifers sold to 31140 over for a pair of Lim 510kg £1650 offered by J Small, Randalstown.

Weanlings

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

G Connon, Crumlin Cha 240kg £1090 (454) S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 290kg £1300 (448) J Jamison, Ballymena Lim 230kg £1020 (443) S Robinson, Lim 290kg £1280 (441) C Crooks, Kilwaughter Cha 230kg £985 (428) S Robinson, Lim 280kg £1190 (425) H Sherrard, Castlerock Lim 250kg £1060 (424) G Connon, Aldergrove Cha 270kg £1140 (422) Cha 240kg £1010 (420) V & K Patterson, Cha 220kg £925 (420) S Robinson, Lim 250kg £1040 (416) G Connon, Cha 270kg £1120 (414) R Dallas, Lim 240kg £990 (412) K Magorrian, Downpatrick Cha 290kg £1180 (406) V & K Patterson, Abe 230kg £890 (387) C Logan, Broughshane Abe 160kg £615 (384).

301kg to 350kg

S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 350kg £1660 (474) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 350kg £1570 (448) JK Davidson, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1410 (440) Lim 310kg £1360 (438) S Robinson, Lim 350kg £1520 (434) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 340kg £1470 (432) T McMaster, Whitehead Lim 320kg £1320 (412) Lim 350kg £1420 (405) D Thompson, Bushmills 2x Lim 350kg £1410 (402) T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 320kg £1280 (400) D Thompson, Lim 320kg £1270 (396) H Crooks, Kilwaughter Cha 310kg £1230 (396) D Thompson, Lim 330kg £1250 (378) S Robinson, Lim 340kg £1250 (367) T Thompson, Ligoniel Lim 320kg £1170 (365).

351kg and over

S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 370kg £1720 (464) Lim 390kg £1680 (430) Lim 440kg £1860 (422) Lim 370kg £1540 (416) P McGuckian, Dunloy Bel 460kg £1910 (415) S Robinson, Lim 370kg £1520 (410) T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 360kg £1470 (408) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 390kg £1590 (407) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 370kg £1500 (405) JK Davidson, Broughshane Lim 390kg £1560 (400) D Thompson, Lim 460kg £1840 (400) T McMaster, 2x Cha 370kg £1480 (400) JK Davidson, Lim 390kg £1550 (397) P McGuckian, Lim 470kg £1860 (395) T McMaster, Cha 370kg £1460 (394).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 290kg £1320 (455) Lim 300kg £1340 (446) J Brown, Crumlin Lim 240kg £970 (404) J Jamison, Ballymena Lim 260kg £1050 (403) C Crooks, Kilwaughter Cha 250kg £970 (388) C Logan, Broughshane 3x Abe 170kg £635 (373) C Crooks, Cha 260kg £970 (373) K Magorrian, Cha 250kg £930 (372) V & K Patterson, Cha 170kg £630 (370) JK Davidson, Broughshane Lim 240kg £885 (368) J Brown, Crumlin Lim 300kg £1090 (363) S Robinson, Cha 300kg £1090 (363) JK Davidson, Lim 280kg £1000 (357) J Jamison, Ballymena Shb 280kg £990 (353).

301kg to 350kg

A Burleigh, Glenarm Cha 320kg £1350 (421) J Brown, Crumlin Lim 330kg £1235 (374) S Robinson, Lim 320kg £1180 (368) Lim 340kg £1250 (367) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 330kg £1170 (354) S Robinson, Lim 340kg £1200 (352) JK Davidson, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1070 (345) H Crawford, Cha 320kg £1100 (343) J Brown, Crumlin Lim 320kg £1090 (340) JK Davidson, Lim 340kg £1140 (335) R Dallas, Cha 330kg £1100 (333) S Robinson, Lim 340kg £1110 (326) H Crooks, Kilwaughter Sim 310kg £1000 (322) S Robinson, Cha 350kg £1110 (317) JK Davidson, Lim 350kg £1090 (311) J Small, Randalstown Sim 350kg £1080 (308).

351kg and over

M Kelly, Newtowncrommelin Lim 370kg £1340 (362) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 420kg £1500 (357) H McNeill, Rasharkin Lim 450kg £1560 (346) A Burleigh, Glenarm Cha 430kg £1470 (341) H Crawford, Cha 410kg £1380 (336) Cha 370kg £1240 (335) A Burleigh, Cha 370kg £1210 (327) H McNeill, Cha 410kg £1340 (326) J Small, Randalstown 2x Lim 510kg £1650 (323) H Crawford, Cha 430kg £1380 (320) S Robinson, Lim 360kg £1140 (316) K McIlwaine, Cha 460kg £1380 (300) H McNeill, Lim 460kg £1380 (300) Lim 430kg £1290 (300) J Small, Randalstown Lim 570kg £1705 (299).

Dairy cows

W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2000, T Gordon, Ballyclare Ayr £1920, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol £1900, T Carlisle, Dundrod Hol £1900, Fri £1900, W Black Fri £1850, T Gordon Ayr £21850, B McStravick, Craigavon Fri £1820, Droughal Farms Hol £1820, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1800, B McStravick Hol £1780, G Simpson, Lisburn Hol £1750, T Campbell, Ballymena Hol £1750, G Simpson Hol £1700, B Lilburn Hol £1680, W Black Fri £1600.

Artic conditions left a smaller show than expected but the trade was boiling hot. A mouth- watering sale average of £352 for 224 sold:

Bulls topped at £740

Heifers topped at £650

Reared Holsteins to £350

Bull Calves

R Patton, Carrickfergus 2 Bel £740, D Mallon, Toomebridge Bel £715, £690, £650, A McBurney, Clough Bel £645, C & R Brown, Whitechurch Bel £635, A McBurney Bel £630, C & R Brown Bel £620, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin Bel £615, C & R Brown Bel £615, C & R Brown Bel £605, R Patton Bel £600, A Hunter, Larne Abe £580, Bel £575, 2 Bel £570.

 Heifer calves

A McBurney Bel £650, £615, R Patton Bel £605, Trimble Farms Bel £600, D Mallon Bel £590, A M Crawford, Ballynure Bel £570, £550, D Jones, Moneymore Abe £550, Trimble Farms Cha £550, D Mallon Bel £550, D Young, Saintfield Fri £535, A McBurney Bel £530, A C Hunter Bel £520, A M Crawford Bel £490, A C Hunter Bel £470, D Mallon Bel £470.

 Hol/fri bull calves

A M Crawford Hol £350, S McClenaghan, Antrim £340, R Patton Hol £300, Trimble Farms Hol £300, D Young Fri £290, S McClenaghan 3 Hol £285, M McAllister, Crumlin Fri £275, D Young 6 Fri £260, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fri £255.

200 weanlings presented in Ballymena on Friday resulted in terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1210 over for a Blue 410kg at £1620 offered by Colin Alexander, Glenarm. Heifers sold to £1150 for a Lim 330kg at £1480 presented by S Morrell, Coleraine.  

Weanlings

Bullocks

0Kg to 300kg

 Local Farmer, 150kg £715 (476) S Hall, Larne Cha 280kg £1300 (464) Local Farmer, Lim 280kg £1160 (414) local farmer Lim 300kg £1220 (406) local farmer, Abe 260kg £1020 (392), 2x Cha 240kg £930 (387) B Gingles, Larne Cha 300kg £1140 (380) Local Famer, Lim 250kg £950 (380) C Alexander, Glenarm Bel 280kg £1060 (378) WR Magee, Kilwaughter 2x Lim 240kg £900 (375) Local Farmer, Lim 270kg £1000 (370).

301kg to 350kg

S Graham, Lim 320kg £1290 (403) Local Farmer, Lim 330kg £1330 (403) S Graham, Lim 350kg £1360 (388) Local Farmer, Cha 320kg £1230 (384) P & C Connon, Cha 330kg £1250 (378) S Alexander, Glenarm Bel 320kg £1190 (371) D & H White, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1240 (354) TJ Gordan, Ballycastle Lim 350kg £1230 (351) W R Magee, Kilwaughter, 2x Lim 310kg £1070 (345) C Fleming, Nutts Corner Lim 350kg £1190 (340) J McNeilly, 2x Lim 310kg £1050 (338) TJ Magee, Ballyboley Cha 320kg £1070 (334) O Kearney, Bellaghy Lim 320kg £1040 (325) D & H Hamill, Bel 330kg £1070 (324).

351kg and over

C Alexander, Glenarm Lim 400kg £1590 (397) Bel 410kg £1620 (395) Bel 1540 (385) D McDonnell, Cha 390kg £1470 (376) S Graham , Portglenone Lim 390kg £1440 (369) C Alexander, Glenarm Bel 420kg £1520 (361) C Fleming, Lim 460kg £1640 (356) S Graham, Lim 380kg £1350 (355) D & H White, Lim 400kg £1360 (340) C Fleming, Lim 400kg £1350 (337) P & C Connon, Cha 380kg £1280 (336) C Alexander, Glenarm Bel 360kg £1210 (336) D & H White, Lim 400kg £1340 (335) Lim 380kg £1250 (329) J McNeilly, Cha 360kg £1160 (322).

Heifers

0Kg to 300kg

S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 170kg £720 (423) Local Farmer, Cha 180kg £725 (402) H Morrell, Coleraine 2x Lim 290kg £1120 (386) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 280kg £1070 (382) Lim 290kg £1100 (379) P & C Connon, Deerfin Sim 280kg £1030 (367) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 220kg £800 (363) TJ Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 290kg £1040 (358) J Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 290kg £1040 (358) J Magee, Kilwaughter 2x Cha 290kg £1040 (358) J Brown, Nutt Corner Lim 290kg £1030 (355) H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 300kg £1060 (353) P & C Connon, Cha 290kg £1020 (351) S Graham, Lim 280kg £980 (350)

301kg to 350kg

H Morrell, Coleraine Lim 330kg £1480 (448) C Alexander, Glenarm Bel 310kg £1370 (441) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 350kg £1440 (411) Lim 310kg £1120 (361) H Morrell, Cha 310kg £1090 (351) H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 320kg £1120 (350) C Alexander, Bel 350kg £1190 (340) E Lagan, Coleraine Lim 340kg £1150 (338) D Thompson, Lim 350kg £1180 (337) C Alexxander, Bel 310kg £1030 (332) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 330kg £1090 (330) H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 320kg £1050 (328) J Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 340kg £1110 (326) B Gingles, Larne Cha 340kg £1110 (326).

351kg and over

Local farmer 2x Cha 410kg £1470 (358) D Carson, Nuts Corner Lim 370kg £1275 (344) J Brown, Lim 360kg £1240 (344) D McDonnell, Cha 390kg £1320 (338) J Magee, Kilwaughter 5x Cha 370kg £1190 (321) D McDonnell, Cha 370kg £1180 (318) Cha 380kg £1200 (315) Cha 410kg £1230 (300) D Carson, Cha 440kg £1310 (297) C Fleming, Lim 480kg £1425 (296) D & H White, Broughshane Lim 370kg £1080 (291).

A fantastic show of 85 dairy cows resulted in a top price of £2700 for a calved heifer.  Ruling prices:-

Dairy Cows

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2700, P Tinsley, Dromore Fr £2700, £2620 x2, £2480, £2450, W Black, Aghadowey Fr £2420, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2380, P Tinsley, Dromore Fr £2380 x2, A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2350, P Tinsley, Dromore Fr £2350, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £2320, P Tinsley, Dromore Fr £2320, W Black, Aghadowey Fr £2300, B McStravick, Gawleys Gate Hol £2300.

Calves

Another good show of 290 calves resulted in another fantastic trade.  Sale average of £284.  Winning the overall show was a lovely Char bull calf which made £620 at only one month old.  Bulls topped at £750, heifers at £700 and reared Friesians to £365.

Bulls

T J Johnston, Glenavy Lim £750, T Herbinson, Randalstown Char £620, J Stewart, Portaferry AA £545 x3, H Thompson, Randalstown BB £545 x4, AA £525, J Hunter, Crumlin BB £520, D & R Hamilton, Carrickfergus Her £500.

Heifers

Local farmer Lim £700, T J Johnston, Glenavy Lim £675, £665, T Herbinson, Randalstown Char £560, £535, T J Johnston, Glenavy Lim £525, H Thompson, Randalstown AA £525, D Gordon, Kilrea Char £510, M McCord, Antrim Lim £500 x2, D & R Hamilton, Carrickfergus Her £500, D Gordon, Kilrea Char £495, M Martin, Randalstown Fr £490 x3, W Weatherup, Carrickfergus AA £480.

Hol/Fr Bulls

R J & J A Wright, Stoneyford £365 x4, J Stewart, Portaferry £275, H Thompson, Randalstown Hol £275, J Watt, Templepatrick Fr £200, W & A Patton, Newtownards Hol £195, B Compton, Glarryford Hol £180, S Lyons, Coleraine £120, S McCormick, Bangor £115 x6.

Weanlings

180 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £715 over for a Lim 350kg £1500 presented by John Kane, Cushendall, Heifer sold to £1210 over for Lim 530kg at £1740 offered by Simon Moore, Aldergrove.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J Liddie, Ballymena Cha 280kg £1270 (453) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £1200 (444) Local Farmer, 3x Abe 190kg £835 (439) 3x Cha 180kg £790 (438) Local Famer, Lim 270kg £1160 (429) local farmer Lim 240kg £1010 (420) A & M & M McKeegan, Glenarm Lim 250kg £1030 (412) Local Famer, Lim 300kg £1230 (410) J Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 280kg £1140 (407) P McCambridge, Lim 230kg £935 (406).

301kg to 350kg

J Kane, Cushendall Lim 350kg £1500 (428) WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 310kg £1280 (412) N Smyth, Randalstown Cha 350kg £1435 (410) J Liddle, Ballymena Cha 350kg £1410 (402) Cha 320kg £1280 (400) Cha 320kg £1260 (393) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 330kg £1280 (387) WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 320kg £1210 (378) A & M & M McKeegan, 3x Lim 310kg £1150 (371) S Dennison, Lim 320kg £1160 (362) S Taylor, Cha 340kg £1230 (361) Cha 330kg £1190 (360) S Gowdy, Lim 340kg £1220 (358) WM Denison, Antrim Cha 320kg £1070 (334).

351kg and over

J Kane, Cushendall Lim 410kg £1600 (390) J Liddle, Ballymena Cha 390kg £1520 (389) Local Famer, Cha 370kg £1440 (389) T Magee, Ballyboley Cha 360kg £1400 (388) J Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 360kg £1400 (388) T Magee, Cha 360kg £1400 (388) J McHenry, Lim 380kg £1460 (384) S Hoey, Glenarm Lim 410 £1500 (365) S Dennison, Antrim Cha 360kg £1290 (358) J Liddle, Ballymena Cha 430kg £1530 (355) N Smyth, Randalstown Cha 380kg £1350 (355) S Taylor, Cha 360kg £1270 (352) S Hoey, Glenarm Cha 440kg £1550 (352) J Kane, Ballymena Cha 420kg £1470 (350) J McHenry, Lim 450kg £1570 (348).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £1270 (470), Char 290kg £1250 (431), 300kg £1280 (426), Lim 280KG £1140 (407), Lim 300kg £1210 (403), P McCambridge, Cushendall Lim 220kg £870 (395), D Gillan, Garvagh Char 240kg £940 (391) x2, P McCambridge, Cushendall Lim 190kg £740 (389), W Dennison, Antrim Char 300kg £1160 (386), J Liddie, Ballymena Char 270kg £1030 (381), S Henderson, Ballycastle Lim 250kg £950 (380), 260kg £980 (376), Local Farmer Lim 300kg £1130 (376) x2, A McConnell, Glenwherry BB 240kg £900 (375).

301 to 350kg

S Dennison, Antrim Lim 330kg £1180 (357), P Breen, Portaferry Blo 310kg £1000 (322), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 320kg £1020 (318), J Liddie, Ballymena Char 320kg £990 (309), W Dennison, Antrim Char 340kg £1040 (305), J Kane, Cushendall Lim 340kg £1020 (300), 330kg £950 (287), J Liddie, Ballymena Char 350kg £990 (282), B Taylor, Ligoniel Char 340kg £950 (279), J Barkley, Kells Lim 340kg £940 (276), C Quinn, Portaferry BB 340kg £890 (261), J Barkley, Kells BB 320kg £830 (259), Sim 340kg £820 (241).

Over 351kg

J Breen, Lurgan Lim 360kg £1390 (386), J McHenry, Mosside Lim 410kg £1465 (357), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 430kg £1525 (354), 460kg £1610 (350), 460kg £1590 (345), 450kg £1555 (345), J McHenry, Mosside Char 510kg £1695 (332), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 530kg £1740 (328), J Magee, Kilwaughter Char 370kg £1210 (327), S Hoey, Glenarm Lim 460kg £1500 (326), H Stewart, Ballyclare Lim 420kg £1340 (319), M Draine, Moneyglass Lim 380kg £1210 (318), J Liddie, Ballymena Char 360kg £1110 (308), 380kg £1150 (302), M Draine, Moneyglass Lim 390kg £1170 (300).

FRIDAY 13^TH DECEMBER

Dairy Cows

An entry of 25 dairy cows sold to £2850 for a 2^nd calver from D Patton, Newtownards.

D Patton, Newtownards Hol £2850, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2800, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £2800, W H Johnston Hol £2600, D Foreman, Belfast Hol £2520, A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2400, W G Johnstown Hol £2250, N G Chambers Hol £2200, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £2100, D Patton Hol £2080, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £1980, B Lilburn, Dromore Hol £1900, D & M McGregor Hol £1900, B McStravick, Lurgan Fri £1820, J E & P Davidson, Ballywalter Hol £1800.

Calves

Bulls

L Wilson, Doagh 4x Bel £695, A M Crawford, Ballynure 2x Bel £690, J R McNeilly 2x Bel £670, G A & I Sheppard Abe £650, W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £620, D McIlwaine, Larne Lim £605, W Lusk Abe £595, T Herbinson, Randalstown Cha £590, J Gault, Ballyclare Sim £590 Sim £590, T Herbinson Cha £570, G A & I Sheppard Abe £565.

Heifers

A M Crawford Bel £690, L Wilson Abe £570, Bel £560, A M Crawford 4x Abe £520, Bel £520, 2x Bel £500, T Herbinson Cha £500, B Alexander Bel £490, J Ferguson, Straid Cha £490, B Alexander Cha £475, T Simpson Shb £450, W LuskBel £430.

Hol/Fr Bulls

WP & S E M Jackson, Crossgar Fri £295, D McKay, Broughshane Fri £260, L Stewart Fri £220, W Lusk, Ballyclare 3x Fri £220, G Pearson, Randalstown 3x Hol £215, G.T & R.J Smyth, Randalstown Hol £210, G Pearson Hol £195, G.T & R.J Smyth Hol £195.

Weanlings

A great entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a tremendous trade again. Bullocks sold to £1340 over for a Lim 520kg at £1840 presented by T McFarlane, Rasharkin. Heifers sold to £1300 over for a Lim 490kg at £1790 offered by Simon Moore, Crumlin.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

M Henderson-McNeill, Mosside Lim 230kg £1020 (443) RG McRoberts, Larne Cha 240kg £1050 (437) S Hall, Monkstown Lim 240kg £1040 (433) M McAuley, Lim 200kg £860 (430) RG McRobert, Larne Cha 270kg £1160 (429) JM McKinty, Ballyclare Cha 260kg £1110 (426) M McAuley, Lim 220kg £930 (422) H Hendeson-McNeill, Lim 210kg £880 (419) W Dawson, Lisburn Cha 270kg £1130 (418) M Henderson- McNeill, Lim 230kg £960 (417) WC McMaster, Gleno Lim 240kg £1000 (416) S Minn, Moorfields Lim 230kg £950 (413) A & ME Graham, Carnlough Cha 290kg £1190 (410) D Gillan, 3x Cha 230kg £940 (408).

301kg to 350kg

K McConnell, Muckamore Cha 350kg £1670 (477) H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 340kg £1470 (432) Local Farmer, Cha 350kg £1500 (428) P McCord, Lim 330kg £1270 (384) K McConnell, Cha 330kg £1270 (384) A McBride, Toome Lim 330kg £1260 (381) A & ME Graham, Cha 330kg £1260 (381) Cha 320kg £1220 (381) WC McMaster, Lim 310kg £1180 (380) J Stirling, Ballymena 2x Sim 320kg £1200 (375) P McCord, Lim 310kg £1160 (374) A McBride, Lim 330kg £1230 (372) TJ McCartney, Blo 320kg £1190 (371) TD Weatherup, Carrickfergus 2x Lim 340kg £1250 (367).

Over 351kg

K McConnell, Muckamore Cha 360kg £1590 (441) P McCord, Cha 390kg £1560 (400) S Hall, Larne Cha 360kg £1410 (391) K McConnell, Cha 380kg £1480 (389) J R Beggs, Larne Cha 360kg £1380 (383) A Bellingham, Ballymoney Cha 390kg £1450 (371) T McErlaine, Lim 500kg £1840 (368) TJ McCartney, Blo 370kg £1300 (351) A McBride, Toome Lim 360kg £1260 (350) P McCord, Lim 380kg £1320 (347) J Kane, Ballymena Lim 420kg £1450 (345) Local Farmer, Bel 360kg £1220 (338) S McAlister, Ballintoy Cha 380kg £1250 (329) P McCord  & P Thompson, Lim 500kg £1630 (326) A Bellingham, Cha 390kg £1270 (325) A McBride, Toome Lim 360kg £1170 (325).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

R G McRoberts, Larne Char 170kg £800 (470), A Millar, Antrim Char 290kg £1270 (437), M Henderson-Neill, Mosside Lim 210kg £870 (414), J R Beggs, Larne Char 290kg £1190 (410), M Henderson-Neill, Mosside Lim 250kg £1000 (400), B Campbell, Bellaghy Blo 250kg £1000 (400), A McBride, Toome Lim 220kg £880 (400), R G McRoberts, Larne Char 230kg £910 (395), A McBride, Toome Lim 240kg £940 (391), M McAuley, Newtowncrommelin Lim 200kg £780 (390), K McBrie, Mallusk Lim 260kg £1010 (388), 200kg £760 (280), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 290kg £1100 (379), A McBride, Toome Lim 270kg £1000 (370), 280kg £1030 (367), T J McCartney, Castledawson Blo 290kg £1060 (365).

301 to 350kg

A Millar, Antrim Char 320kg £1370 (428) x2, 310kg £1260 (406), 320kg £1300 (406), 330kg £1320 (400) x2, 310kg £1190 (383) x2, 320kg £1180 (368), Local Farmer Char 310KG £1090 (351), A Millar, Antrim Char 330kg £1150 (348), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 310kg £1080 (348), J R Beggs, Larne Char 310kg £1080 (348), P McCord, Randalstown Char 350kg £1210 (345).

Over 351kg

K McConnell, Muckamore Char 360kg £1460 (405), H McCracken, Ballywalter Lim 360kg £1370 (380) x2, S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 470kg £1760 (374), 490kg £1790 (365), J Kane, Cushendall Lim 380kg £1330 (350), H McCracken, Ballywalter Lim 380kg £1320 (347), T McErlaine, Rasharkin Lim 420kg £1455 (346), H McCracken, Ballywalter Lim 420kg £1440 (342), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 440kg £1500 (340), 460kg £1510 (328), B Moore, Aldergrove Lim 530kg £1720 (324), P McCord, Randalstown Lim 370kg £1190 (321), J Kane, Cushendall Char 360kg £1090 (302).

Dairy Cows

61 lots through the dairy ring sold to £2480 for a calved heifer from R & H Shanks, Dunadry.

R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2480, J Stewart, Portaferry Hol £2320, £2300, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2300, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £2280, N G Chambers, Newtownards Hol £2250, J Stewart, Portaferry Hol £2220, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2200, £2080, N G Chambers, Newtownards Hol £2080, J Stewart, Portaferry Hol £2020, £2000, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fr £2000, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £2000.

Bulls

A turnout of 30 bulls for the annual bull sale topped at 3200gns for an Aberdeen Angus from I Colville, Comber. Leading prices as follows:

I Colville, Comber AA 3200gns, W T McGookin, Larne Char 3100gns, Crawford Bros, Maquiresbridge Lim 3050gns, B Hall, Monkstown Lim 2950gns, E Haire, Ligoniel Her £2800, W T McGookin, Larne Char 2750gns, R T Robinson, Dungannon AA 2750gns, 2650gns, 2600gns, W Moore, Templepatrick AA 2600gns.

Suckler Cows

30 lots of sucklers sold to £1780 for a Shorthorn with a bull calf at foot from P McAuley, Glenariffe.

P McAuley, Glenariffe Sho & bull calf £1780, AA & bull calf £1720, S Kerr, Newtowncrommelin Shb & bull calf £1650, E Haire, Ligoniel Her in calf £1600, W Pearson, Newtownards BB & hfr calf £1580, BB & bull calf £1520, W Haire, Ligoniel Her in calf £1400, £1380 x2, £1320.

Calves

Another good show of 350 calves resulted in another super trade. Bulls topped at
£785 for a Lim, Heifers topped at £665 for a Lim and reared Friesians at £345.

Bulls

Local Farmer Lim £785, £685 x2, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £640 x2, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Char £630 x2, S & T Clyde, Straid BB £630, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Char £560, W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £550, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £520 x2, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £495, W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £495, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £480 x2.

Heifers

Local Farmer Lim £665, J Ferguson, Straid Char £540, £500, W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £495 x2, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £490 x5, J Ferguson, Straid Char £480, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £465, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Char £460 x2, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £450.

Fr/Hol Bulls

W Lusk, Ballyclare £345, S Kennedy, Doagh £276, McGookin Farming, Ballyclare £250, J Ferguson, Straid £235, J Gillan, Clough £195, D Parke, Magherafelt £175, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry £150.

Weanlings

A great entry of 400 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1240 over for a Lim 520kg at £1760 presented by J Carey, Martinstown. Heifers sold to £1760 over for a BB 480kg at £2240 offered by S Hall, Monkstown.

Bullocks

0-300kg

Local farmer Cha 240kg £1080 (450), A Marks, Portglenone Lim 260kg £1080 (415), B Martin Cha 300kg £1240 (413), local farmer Bel 290kg £1140 (393), W Porter, Ballynahinch Shb 210kg £820 (390), R Hunter, Larne Lim 280kg £1080 (385), W Porter Lim 230kg £870 (378), P Martin, Ballymena Cha 300kg £1130 (376), AJ Gardiner, Glenwherry Spk 170kg £640 (376), McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod  Sim 230kg £860 (373), St 250kg £930 (372), C Livingstone, Ballymena Cha 300kg £1110 (370), McClurg & Mullen St 210kg £770 (366), D McClurkin, Ligoniel Lim 230kg £840 (365), local farmer Lim 300kg £1080 (360), G Connon, Crumlin Cha 260kg £930 (357).

301-350kg

B Martin Cha 330kg £1340 (406), A Wilson, Randalstown Lim 320kg  £1290 (403), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 340kg £1370 (402), 320kg £1270 (396), 310kg £1230 (396), R Robinson, Broughshane Sim 320kg £1250 (390), B Martin Cha 330kg £1280 (387), P Martin, Dunloy Cha 340kg £1280 (376), J&S Gawn, Kells Lim 340kg £1270 (373), J Buick, Kells Lim 310kg £1150 (371), J K Davidson, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1180 (368), S G Hanna, Cullybackey Lim 340kg £1220 (358), R Robinson Sim 350kg £1250 (357), S Mulvenna, Ballygalley Lim 340kg £1210 (355), J K Davidson 2x Lim 350kg £1240 (354).

Over 351kg

P Martin Cha 360kg £1390 (386), J Knox, Broughshane Cha 390kg £1480 (379), H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 360 £1350 (375), J K Davidson Lim 360kg £1340 (372), 380kg £1390 (365), J McHenry, Ballymoney Lim 450 £1600 (355), Cha 450kg £1600 (355), R Hood, Broughshane Cha 450kg £1595 (354), S Mulvenna Lim 370kg £1310 (354), J Carey, Martinstown Cha 460kg £1620 (352), J McHenry Cha 450kg £1580 (351), J Buick Lim 390kg £1360 (348), J K Davidson Lim 370kg £1290 (348), J Buick Lim 400kg £1390 (347), J Carey Lim 520kg £1760 (338), R Robinson Blo 370kg £1250 (337).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

P Martin, Dunloy Char 290kg £1200 (413), D McClurkin, Ligoniel Char 260kg £1060 (407), G & I Davidson, Larne Lim 160kg £650 (406), B Martin Char 270kg £1090 (403), P Martin, Dunloy Char 290kg £1160 (400), B Martin Char 300kg £1190 (396), Local Farmer Lim 290kg £1130 (389) x2, local farmer Lim 200kg £770 (385), P Martin, Dunloy Char 260kg £990 (380), local farmer Char 230kg £870 (378), Local Farmer Char 300kg £1130 (376) x2, T W Johnston, Nutts Corner Lim 230kg £860 (373), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 290kg £1060 (365).

301 to 350kg

S Mulvenna, Ballygally Char 310kg £1340 (432), P Martin, Dunloy Char 310kg £1280 (412), B Martin Char 310kg £1240 (400), A Wilson, Randalstown Char 350kg £1360 (388), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 340kg £1310 (385), Char 340kg £1250 (367), J & S Gawn, Kells Lim 330kg £1200 (363), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Lim 310kg £1120 (361), A Wilson, Randalstown Char 320kg £1150 (359), Local Farmer Lim 320kg £1150 (359), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Lim 310kg £1100 (354), S Hall, Larne Char 330kg £1170 (354), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Lim 320kg £1120 (350).

Dairy

57 lots through the dairy ring on Friday topped at £2850 for a calved heifer from B McStravick, Lurgan and an Abe Bull, 17 months sold to £2000 presented by John Laverty, Armoy. 

B McStravick, Lurgan £2850, £2350, JR McNeilly, Randalstown £2300, D Maybin, Broughshane, £2200, Beattie Lilburn Hillcrest Farm, £2200, D Wallace, Antrim £2150, JR McNeilly, £2080, 2x £2050, £2000, Beattie Lilburn Hillcrest Farm, £2000, D Wallace, £1950, RH & HA Shanks, Dunadry £1900, T & J Mackey, £1820, JR McNeilly, £1820, D Maybin, £1800.  

Bulls

J Laverty, Armoy Abe £2000, T Adams, Ballymena Abe £1800, J & C McClements, Ballycastle Lim £1700, J Laverty, Armoy Abe £1700.

Sucklers

A smaller entry of suckler met a good trade with a Lim cow & Cha bull calf at foot sold for £2000 presented by Daniel McAlonan, Dunloy.

D McAlonan, Dunloy Lim with Cha bull calf at foot £2000, McClurg & Mullen with Sim heifer calf at foot £1320, Abe with Sim heifer calf at foot £1320, Her with Her heifer calf at foot £1220. J McNeill, Crossgar Bel £980, Abe £880.

Calves

270 calves resulted in another fantastic trade. The cold conditions didn’t stop a full ring of buyers getting in on the action. Bulls topped at £660 for a Cha, Heifers topped at £570 for a Cha, reared Friesians topped at £385. 

Bulls

T Herbinson, Randalstown Cha £660, L Nicholl, Randalstown 3x Her £575, Abe £570, S & T Clyde, Straid Bel £570, L Nicholl, Her £555, R Bingham, Cha £540, S Bell, Crumlin, Cha £480, L Nicholl, Her £475, W Hamilton, Broughshane Bel £470, W & A Patton, 2x Cha £470, R Bingham, 2x Cha £450, J Blair, Larne Bel £450.

Heifers

S & T Clyde, Straid Bel £670, 2x Bel £595, T Herbinson, Cha £570, Cha £540, R Bingham, Cha £510, L Nicholl, Her £495, J Watt, Templepatrick 2x Abe £480, Her 3x £470, WR Brown, Cha £465, WM Pearson, Shb £450, £445, A G Gabbey & Partners Cha £415.

Friesian Bulls

A Hoey, Glenwherry 12x £385, J Rea, Ballyclare 2x £330, J Graham, £250, G McConnell, £240.

Weanlings

A smaller entry of weanling in Ballymena on Friday due to wintery conditions met a sharper trade. Bullocks sold to £1410 over for a Lim bull 390kg £1360 presented by Okane Farm, Dunloy and Heifers sold to £1080 over for a Cha 520kg £1600 presented by J McHenry, Ballymoney.    

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

N Jordan, Moneymore Lim 190kg £885 (465) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £1390 (463) Lim 300kg £1380 (460) Lim 280kg £1270 (453) N Jordan, Lim 230kg £970 (421) M & A Morgan, Lisburn Cha 170kg £700 (411) N Jordan, Lim 280kg £1080 (385) Okane Farm, Lim 290kg £1105 (381) S Gowdy, Cha 280kg £985 (351) S Gowdy, Cha 300kg £1050 (350) S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 260kg £910 (350) D Mulholland, Crumlin Lim 300kg £1020 (340) N Jordan, Lim 270kg £910 (337) T & D McCallion, Lim 280kg £940 (335) M & A Morgan, Cha 190kg £600 (315).

301kg to 350kg

Okane Farm, Dunloy Lim 340kg £1560 (458) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1330 (415) W Campbell, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1340 (406) S Gowdy, Lim 320kg £1240 (387) Lim 310kg £1200 (387) Cha 310kg £1190 (383) Lim 350kg £1340 (382) R McNabney, Broughshane Cha 310kg £1180 (380) T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Cha 350kg £1270 (362) Cha 320kg £1160 (362) D Mulholland, Crumlin Lim 320kg £1160 (362) TJ McLornan, Cha 330kg £1190 (360) P Campbell, Lim 310kg £1110 (358) TJ McLornan, Cha 340kg £1160 (341) Cha 350kg £1190 (340) R McNabney, Lim 310kg £1050 (338).

351kg and over

O’Kane Farm, Dunloy Cha 360kg £1400 (388) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Cha 360kg £1380 (383) B Taggart, Armoy Lim 380kg £1380 (363) TJ McLornan, Lim 360kg £1220 (338) D Hume, Randalstown Lim 370kg £1240 (335) Local Farmer, 2x Lim 380kg £1240 (326) D Hume, Randalstown Lim 3890kg £1260 (323) R McNabney, Cha 380kg £1210 (318) J McHenry, Cha 510kg £1600 (313) J Neill, Crossgar Lim 460kg £1430 (310) D Hume, Lim 400kg £1240 (310) J McHenry, Cha 520kg £1600 (307) K Minford, Lim 400kg £1215 (303) Lim 410kg £1235 (301) J McAuley, Cha 380kg £1120 (294).

Bullocks

0-300kg

O’Kane Farm, Dunloy Lim 290kg £1280 (441), W Hopes, Ballywalter Lim 300kg £1320 (440), D McCallion, Portglenone Lim 290kg £1190 (410), S Lowry, Glenavy Lim 220kg £865 (393), W Hopes Lim 280kg £1100 (392),  N Jordan, Moneymore Lim 230kg £900 (391), P Campbell, Carnlough Lim 270kg £1000 (370), N Jordan Lim 220kg £800 (363), T&D McCallion, Portglenone Lim 240kg £870 (362), S Lowry Lim 240kg £860 (358), M&A Morgan, Lisburn Lim 270kg £910 (337), P Campbell 2x Cha 260kg £870 (334), L Hamill, Templepatrick AA 290kg £970 (334), S Lowry Cha 300kg £1000 (333), M&A Morgan Lim 280kg £915 (326).

301-350kg

O’Kane Farm Lim 330kg £1420 (430), M Ramsey, Ballyclare Lim 320kg £1370 (428), Lim 310kg £1290 (416), Lim 310kg £1290 (416), O’Kane Farm Cha 350kg £1450 (414), W Hopes Lim 350kg £1450 (414), M Ramsey Lim 310kg £1280 (412), M Ramsey Lim 320kg £1320 (412), W Hopes Lim 320kg £1320 (412), Lim 350kg £1400 (400), W Campbell Lim 330kg £1310 (3970), R McNabney, Broughshane Cha 320kg £1270 (396), M Ramsey Lim 330kg £1280 (387), R McNabney Cha 350kg £1350 (385), T&D McCallion Lim 330kg £1260 (381), D McHolland, Crumlin Lim 320kg £1210 (378).

351-and over

O’Kane Lim 390kg £1800 (461), P Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 360kg £1360 (377), K Minford, Crumlin Lim 360kg £1310 (363), R McNabney Lim 400kg £1450 (362), Lim 370kg £1320 (356), P Campbell Lim 370kg £1310 (354), R Kennedy Lim 400kg £1390 (347), B Taggart, Armoy Lim 380kg £1310 (344), J McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £1300 (342), B Taggart Lim 380kg £1280 (336), J McHenry, Ballymoney Cha 470kg £1560 (331), J McAuley Cha 410kg £1350 (329), B Taggart Lim 410kg £1340 (326), J McHenry Cha 510kg £1640 (321), K Minford Lim 460kg £1475 (320), TJ McLornan, Crumlin Cha 400kg £1240 (310).

Dairy Cows

72 lots through the dairy ring topped at £2600 for a calved heifer from D Maybin, Broughshane and a Friesian bull from W Black, Aghadowey reached £3100.

D Maybin, Broughshane Hol £2600, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £2520, M Hughes, Kircubbin Fr £2450, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2300, Clandeboye Estate, Bangor Hol £2250, R & H Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2220, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £2200, R & H Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2150, B Lilburn, Dromore Hol £2100, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fr £2100, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2100, B Lilburn, Dromore Hol £1900,  T J Gordon, Ballyclare Hol £1900, B McStravick, Lurgan Fr £1900.

Suckler Cows

50 lots of sucklers reached £2950 for a Saler heifer with a heifer calf at foot from I Beggs, Whitehead.

I Beggs, Whitehead Sal & hfr calf £2950, Sal & bull calf £2800, £2700 x2, J Breen, Lurgan Lim & bull calf £2620, I Beggs, Whitehead Sal & bull calf £2550, £2500 x2, Sal & hfr calf £2450, £2350, J Breen, Lurgan Lim & bull calf £2300, I Beggs, Whitehead Sal & bull calf £2300, £2250 x2, Sal & hfr calf £2200, £2050.

Calves

377 lots of calves met an excellent trade with Bulls topping at £800 for a Lim, heifers to £655 for a Char and Fr bull calves to £450.

Bulls

W  Warwick, Templepatrick Lim £800, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £750, W Berry, Tynan BB £740, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £715, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick AA £705, C McCloskey, Dunloy BB £680, £665, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £640 x2, C McCloskey, Dunloy Lim £640, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick AA £635, J Adams, Ballymena BB £630, Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char £610, I McFarlane, Hollywood AA £590, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £580.

Heifers

M Reid, Dungannon Char £655, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £620 x2, £605, W Warwick, Templepatrick Lim £600, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £590, I McFarlane, Hollywood AA £580, T Adams, Rathkenny BB £575, £570, £560.

Hol/Fr Bulls

P Mairs, Comber £450 x10, C McCloskey, Dunloy £440, £420, £400, D McKeeman, Ballymoney £370, D McNeilly, Randalstown £200, W S Gregg, Cloughmills £200.

Weanlings

An entry 300 weanlings on Friday resulted in a great trade. Bullocks sold to £1245 over for a Lim 560kg at £1805 and heifers sold to £1200 over for 500kg at £1700.

Bullocks

0-300kg

J Newell, Ballymoney Char 300kg £1320 (440), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 230kg £980 (426), 240kg £1000 (416), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 260kg £1080 (415), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 290kg £1170 (403), I Foster, Antrim Lim 300kg £1190 (396), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 280kg £1105 (394), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 250kg £980 (392), V Erskine, Ballyclare Lim 220kg £850 (386), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 270kg £1040 (385), I Foster, Antrim Lim 280kg £1070 (382), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 270kg £1030 (381), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 270kg £1030 (381), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 290kg £1085 (374), B McCoy, Toomebridge Lim 240kg £890 (370), Jer 240kg £890 (370).

301-350kg

J Newell, Ballymoney Char 310kg £1250 (403), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 340kg £1370 (402), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Lim 340kg £1350 (397), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 340 £1340 (394), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 310kg £1220 (393), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 340kg £1330 (391), S McCullough, Broughshane Cha 330kg £1280 (387), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 340kg £1310 (385), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 330kg £1250 (378), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 310kg £1170 (377), C Bateson, Toomebridge Char 320kg £1200 (375), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 350kg £1295 (370), E McKeever, Killygarn Lim 320kg £1170 (365), S & W Robinson, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1200 (363), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 330kg £1200 (363).

Over 351kg

Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 370kg £1590 (429), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 380kg £1600 (421), 360kg £1480 (411), 380kg £1540 (405), 360kg £1450 (402), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 400kg £1560 (390), S & W Robinson, Glenarm Lim 400kg £1540 (385), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Char 360kg £1380 (383), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 400kg £1490 (372), 380kg £1400 (368), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 390kg £1410 (361),C Alexander, Glenarm Bel 410kg £1480 (361), S Hunter, Bushmills Cha 470kg £1690 (359), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 440kg £1570 (356), C Alexander, Glenarm BB 410kg £1460 (356), S McCullough, Broughshane Char 360kg £1280 (355).

Heifers

0-300kg

O McConnon, Randalstown, Lim 240kg £940 (391), B Devlin, Toomebridge Lim 260kg £980 (376), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 260kg £980 (376), O McConnon, Randalstown Lim 250kg £940 (376), B & A McCammon Lim 290kg £1080 (372), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 250kg £925 (370), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 260kg £960 (369), P McLarnon, Belfast Lim 260kg £960 (369), 290kg £1070 (369), D McAuley, Ballyclare SHB 190kg £690 (363), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 270kg £980 (363), P McLarnon, Belfast 2x Lim £935 (359), S McAuley, Ballymoney Char 240kg £860 (358), O McConnon, Randalstown Lim 240kg £830 (345)

301 - 350kg

Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 330kg £1310 (397), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 330kg £1240 (375), S Hoey, Glenarm Char 310kg £1140 (367), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 320kg £1160 (362), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 320kg £1160 (362), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 320kg £1150 (359), 330kg £1160 (351), J Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 320kg £1120 (350), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 320kg £1120 (350), 310kg £1080 (348), 340kg £1175 (345), 330kg £1140 (345), S & W Robinson, Glenarm Lim 340kg £1160 (341), 340kg £1150 (338), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 330kg £1100 (333).

Over 351kg

S Hunter, Bushmills Char 360kg £1290 (358), 500kg £1700 (340), J Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 360kg £1180 (327), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 380kg £1190 (313), C Alexander, Glenarm Lim 460kg £1440 (313), S & W Robinson, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1150 (302), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 390kg £1160 (297), H McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 370kg £1100 (297), J Stirling, Ballymena Char 380kg £1110 (292), W Ferguson, Newtownabbey Lim 420kg £1210 (288), S Russell, Templepatrick Lim 370kg £1060 (286), W Ferguson, Newtownabbey Lim 400kg £1140 (285).

61 lots in the dairy ring reached £2420 for a calved Friesian heifer from B McStravick, Gawleys Gate.

B McStravick, Lurgan Fr £2420, J R McNeilly, Randalstown Hol £2300, D Maybin, Broughshane Hol £2200, N & J Coleman, Doagh Hol £2080, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £2050 x2, R & S Simpson, Ballymena Hol £2050, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2000, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2000, J R McNeilly, Randalstown Hol £1980, £1950, D Maybin, Broughshane Hol £1920, £1900, B Lilburn, Dromore Hol £1900.

Suckler Cows

35 lots sold to £2080 for a  Shorthorn with bull calf from A Warwick, Templepatrick.

Cows with calves at foot

A Warwick, Templepatrick Shb & bull calf £2080, D Allen, Moneymore Lim & hfr calf £1920, BB & hfr calf £1820, Lim & hfr calf £1820, Lim & hfr calf £1800.

In Calf

R Millar, Gleno Sal £1780, T F Duncan, Crumlin Her £1750 x2, £1700 x2, Fkv £1680, R Millar, Gleno Sal £1650, £1580, £1500.

Calves

287 calves sold to £780 for a Belgian Blue bull calf, heifers to £630 for an Angus and Friesian bull calves to £380 for a partly reared calf.

Bulls

D Robinson, Glenarm BB £780, £760, L Wilson, Doagh BB £755 x3, S Stewart, Newtownabbey Her £720, D Robinson, Glenarm BB £700, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £655, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £640 x2, T Herbinson, Randalstown BB £620, A Boyd, Ballyclare Her £610, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £600 x2.

Heifers

D Boyd, Straid AA £630, R Nicholson, Monkstown Lim £625, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £610, D Robinson, Glenarm AA £590, L Wilson, Doagh BB £570 x3, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £545 x3, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £545, A M Crawford, Ballynure AA £520, S Wharry, Glenarm AA £520.

Hol/Fr Bulls

S Stewart, Newtownabbey £380, A M Crawford, Ballynure £360, W G Johnston, Ligoniel £335 x2, A Gibson, Glenarm £290 x5, W Moore, Comber £265 x5, A Gibson, Glenarm £255, A McBurney, Cloughmills £210.

Weanlings

An entry of 340 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a great trade. Bullocks sold to £1040 over for a Char 400kg at £1440 presented by J Newell, Ballymoney. Heifers sold to £930 over for a Char 340kg at £1270 also offered by J Newell. 

Bullocks

Up to 300kg 

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 250kg £1170 (468), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char190kg £870 (457) x2, S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 240kg £1070 (445), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 210kg £910 (433), D Robinson, Glenarm Lim 220kg £950 (431), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 210kg £900 (428), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 280kg £1190 (425), 270kg £1130 (418), BB 260kg £1080 (415), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 270kg £1120 (414), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 220kg £890 (404), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £1210 (403), Char 300kg £1200 (400), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 270kg £1080 (400), G Rea, Glenwherry Lim 190kg £760 (400). 

301 to 350kg 

C Newell, Ballymoney Char 310kg £1240 (400), 330kg £1280 (387), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 330kg £1240 (375), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1210 (366), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 350kg £1280 (365), 340kg £1220 (358), A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 350kg £1250 (357), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 310kg £1100 (354), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 340kg £1200 (352), S Taylor, Ligoniel Sim 340kg £1200 (352), J Newell, Ballymoney AA 310kg £1080 (348), Char 330kg £1140 (345).

Over 351kg 

C Newell, Ballymoney Char 360kg £1340 (372), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 400kg £1440 (360), E Houston, Glarryford Char 360kg £1290 (358), A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 360kg £1260 (350), 370kg £1290 (348), T Magorrian, Downpatrick Lim 370kg £1280 (346), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 460kg £1590 (345), T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 390kg £1340 (343), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 380kg £1300 (342), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 420kg £1430 (340), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 400kg £1360 (340), M Gingles, Kilwaughter Char 430kg £1460 (339), 370kg £1250 (337), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 360kg £1200 (333), T A Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 380kg £1260 (331), J Boyd, Larne Sal 420kg £1380 (328). 

Heifers

Up to 300kg

C Newell, Ballymoney Cha 280kg £1200 (428), E Sherrard, Ballyutoag Char 220kh £220 (413), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 240kg £990 (412), C Newell Cha 270kg £1100 (407), J Newell Cha 270kg £1090 (403), J McAuley, Ballyclare 160kg £640 (400), 210kg £840 (400), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 290kg £1130 (389), C Newell Cha 290kg £1130 (389), J Newell Cha 270kg £1030 (381), 260kg £980 (376), S Taylor, Belfast Cha 290kg £1090 (375), C Newell Cha 290kg £1090 (375), E Sherrard Cha 240kg £900 (375), RG Mulholland, Hannahstown Cha 240kg £900 (375), J McAuley Cha 220kg £820 (372).

301-350kg

J Newell Cha 340kg £1270 (373), 350kg £1280 (365), 320kg £1150 (359), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1180 (357), J Newell Cha 330kg £1180 (357), K MaGorrian, Downpatrick Lim £1140 (356), J Newell, Cha 330kg £1170 (354), 320kg £1130 (353), 340kg £1190 (350), 310kg £1060 (341), C Newell Cha 310kg £1060 (341),S Taylor Cha 310kg £1040 (335), J Newell Cha 330kg £1100 (333), RJ McKendry, Antrim Cha 340kg £1130 (332), A Murphy, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1140 (325), C Newell Cha 350kg £1030 (294).

Over 351kg

R Adams, Ballyclare Lim 360kg £1170 (325), T.A Rodgers, Broughshane AA 360kg £1140 (316), RJ McKendry Cha 390kg £1230 (315), 360kg £1130 (313), J McNeill, Moorfields Sim 380kg £1190 (313), A Murphy Cha 400kg £1220 (305), RJ McKendry Cha 420kg £1250 (297), J Newell Cha 430kg £1260 (293), P Kerr, Cloughmills Cha 410kg £1190 (290), Bel 430kg £1240 (288), RJ McKendry Cha 410kg £1170 (285), D McAuley Sim 450kg £1280 (284), P Kerr Bel 440kg £1250 (284), 450kg £1250 (277), Flavour first, Donaghadee Cha 480kg £1330 (277), P Kerr Cha 450kg £1240 (275).

Dairy Cows

36 dairy cows sold to £2450 for a calved heifer from S Crawford, Randalstown.

S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2450, I W & A T McCaughey, Broughshane Fr £2020, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £1980, R & S Simpson, Ballymena Hol £1950, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £1920, R & S Simpson, Ballymena Hol £1900, J Hunter, Crumlin Hol £1850, D Wilson, Newtownabbey Hol £1850, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fr £1850.

Sucklers

Breeding bulls sold to £2150 on three occasions for a British Blue from A Minnis, Comber and two Angus bulls from D McDowell, Newtownards and a smaller entry of suckler cows sold to £1800 for a Lim cow with a bull calf at foot from A Faith, Limavady.

Calves

Just over 300 dropped calves on Friday resulted in a super trade with bulls reaching £690 for 2 Shorthorns, heifers to £600 for 2 Belgian Blues and reared Friesians to £540.

Bulls

I Rea, Mallusk 2x Shb £690, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £670, A.M Crawford, Ballynure BB £655, J Lynn, Cullybackey BB £640, A Reid, Glenarm Shb £620, D Brown, Crumlin BB £590, A.M Crawford, Ballynure 3x AA £590, J Walker, Randalstown Bel£570, D McKillop, Glenarm Lim £570, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin 3x Char £565, A Hamilton, Ballycastle Char £560.

Heifers

A.M Crawford, Ballynure 2x BB £600, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £590, D McKillop, Glenarm AA £550, S.P Fitzgerald, Crumlin Sho £550, A.M Crawford, Ballynure BB £535, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £530, R Bingham, Nutts Corner 2x Char £480, A.G Gabbey, Comber Char £480, local farmer Char £475, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £450 x2, A.M Crawford, Ballynure AA £450, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £450.

Hol/Fr bulls

S McKay, Dunloy Fri £540, DJ Kane, Bushmills Fri £355, S G Leslie, Claudy 2x Hol £340, D J Kane 2x Fri 3255, N Hunter, Garvagh Hol £225, 3x Fri £225, R A Gordon, Cloughmills Fri £165, A T Lowry, Loughgiel Hol £160, Trimble farms, Kircubbin 3x Hol £145.

Weanlings

Another good entry of 400 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1000 over for a Lim 330kg at £1330 presented by B McCammon, Larne. Heifers sold to £1020 over for a Lim 410kg at £1430 offered by J Neill, Crossgar.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 270kg £1180 (437), S Hall, Larne Char 290kg £1250 (431), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 290kg £1250 (431), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 300kg £1250 (416), 300kg £1240 (413), Lim 300kg £1230 (410), 280kg £1140 (407), S Hall, Larne Char 290kg £1180 (406), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 240kg £950 (395), L Ballantine, Moorfields Lim 220kg £860 (390) x2, 270kg £1050 (388) x2, E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 260kg £1000 (384), 260kg £990 (380).

301 to 350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1260 (406), S Hall, Larne Char 310kg £1250 (403), B & A McCammon, Magheramourne Lim 330kg £1330 (403), S Hall, Larne Char 310kg £1220 (393), B & A McCammon, Magheramourne Lim 320kg £1200 (375), 350kg £1230 (351), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 310kg £1080 (348), D Brogan, Cloughmills Lim 310kg £1050 (338), H Warnock, Ballywalter Char 340kg £1150 (338), J H Frazer, Belfast Sal 330kg £1110 (336), A & M & M McKeegan, Glenarm Char 330kg £1090 (330) x3.

Over 351kg

D McGarel, Glenarm Char 360kg £1290 (358), R Harkness, Crumlin Lim 370kg £1290 (348), Local Farmer Lim 370kg £11260 (340) x2, J H Frazer, Belfast Char 420kg £1380 (328), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 400kg £1290 (322), J H Frazer, Belfast Char 400kg £1290 (322), M McKeever, Ballymoney Char 450kg £1450 (322), R J McNeill, Glenarm Char 430kg £1380 (320), S McAllister, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1150 (319), C Bell, Belfast Char 380kg £1210 (318), P McCord & P Thompson, Randasltown Lim 370kg £1160 (313), H Warnock, Ballywalter Char 380kg £1185 (311), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Char 410kg £1230 (300), R Harkness, Crumlin Lim 470kg £1410 (300).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 290kg £1130 (389), S Hall, Larne Char 300kg £1130 (376), L Ballantine, Moorfields Lim 240kg £890 (370), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 260kg £960 (369), Lim 290kg £1050 (362), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 220kg £790 (359), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 270kg £960 (355), J Magill, Larne Char 240kg £850 (354), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 250kg £885 (354), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 190kg £670 (352), 230kg £800 (347), 200kg £690 (345).

301 to 350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1140 (367), Local Farmer Char 340kg £1100 (323), R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1000 (312), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1080 (308), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 320kg £930 (290), B & A McCammon, Magheramourne Lim 310kg £900 (290), R J McNeill, Glenarm BB 340kg £980 (288), G Connon, Aldergrove Char 350kg £990 (282), J H Frazer, Belfast Char 330kg £930 (281), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 330kg £905 (274), J Neill, Crossgar Lim 340kg £890 (261), J H Frazer, Belfast Char 310kg £810 (261), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 330kg £840 (254), J Johnston, Cullybackey AA 350kg £875 (250).

Over 351kg

J Neill, Crossgar Lim 410kg £1430 (348), H Marquess, Muckamore Char 390kg £1290 (330), M McKeever, Ballymoney Char 370kg £1180 (318), J Neill, Crossgar Char 400kg £1240 (310), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 380kg £1150 (302), H Marquess, Muckamore Char 420kg £1260 (300), R J McNeill, Glenarm BB 420kg £1240 (295), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 400kg £1180 (295), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 420kg £1230 (292), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Char 380kg £1100 (289), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 420kg £1210 (288), H Marquess, Muckamore Char 490kg £1390 (283), D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 370kg £1020 (275), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 450kg £1240 (275).

Dairy Cows

75 lots in the dairy ring sold to £2950 for a calved heifer from B McStravick, Gawleys Gate. Leading prices as follows:

B McStravick, Lurgan Hol £2950, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2420, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £2420, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2280, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £2280, £2250 x2, £2220, D Maybin, Broughshane Hol £2200, £2080, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2020, D Foreman, Belfast Hol £2000.

Sucklers

A smaller entry in the sucklers topped at £2500 for an Angus bull from G McLarnon, Ballymena and females to £1800 for a Saler cow with a Charolais heifer calf at foot from S Dennison, Antrim.

Calves

Bulls

A & D McAfee, Bushmills Char £810, local farmer Char £795, W McAuley, Cushendall Blo £700, local farmer Char £680, J Baird, Islandmagee AA £650, T Smyth, Draperstown Sim £640 x2, F C Patterson, Broughshane AA £610, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £600 x2, T Smyth, Draperstown Sim £600, £590, R Adams, Ballymena AA £580, A Reid, Glenarm Shb £570, S J Kerr, Comber Sim £560, R Cupples, Broughshane AA £550.

Heifers

S Bamford, Crumlin Char £700 x2, I McFarlane, Hollywood BB £675 x4, I Montgomery, Mallusk BB £650, S Bamford, Crumlin Char £650, local farmer Char £630, R Booth, Ahoghill BB £600, I McFarlane, Hollywood BB £600 x4.

Hol/Fr Bulls

T Smyth, Draperstown £410 x4, S McCrystal, Magherafelt Hol £340, A McNair, Ballyclare Fr £270 x2, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin Hol £270 x4, H Carson, Dundrod Fr £260 x3, £220 x2.

Weanlings

A good entry of 405 weanlings on Friday resulted in another great trade. Bullocks sold to £1060 over for a Lim 490kg at £1550 from B McKay, Cushendun and Heifers to £1010 over for a Lim 520kg at £1530 also from B McKay.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 230kg £1190 (517), JR Beggs, Larne Cha 230kg £1000 (434), S Taylor, Belfast Cha 280kg £1210 (432), C Harper, Crumlin Cha 270kg £1140 (422), S Taylor, Belfast Cha 270kg £1140 (422), JR Beggs, Larne Cha 290kg £1200 (413), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 290kg £1150 (396), Matthew Drummond Lim 280 £280 £1100 (392), C Monan, Newtownards Cha 240kg £940 (391), F&R Auld, Newtownards Lim 200kg £780 (390), R McNinch, Larne Sim 280kg £1070 (382), H McCormick, Larne Bel 250kg £950 (380), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 290kg £1100 (379), Matthew Drummond Lim 290kg £1090 (375), H McCormick, Larne Bel 260kg £970 (373), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 300kg £1100 (366).

301- 350kg

JR Beggs, Larne Cha 310kg (403), 310kg £1240 (400), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 330kg £1310 (397), JR Beggs, Larne Cha 310kg £1230 (396), R McNinch, Larne 2x Sim 320kg £1250 (390), S Dawson, Lisburn Cha 310kg £1200 (387), JR Beggs Cha 320 £1230 (384), S Taylor, Belfast Cha 310kg £1190 (383), H McCormick, Larne Bel 350kg £1340 (382), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 320kg £1210 (378), D O’Boyle, Broughshane Cha 330kg £1240 (375), P McAleese, Loughgiel Cha 330kg £1240 (375), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 320kg £1200 (375).

Over 501kg

S Graham, Portglenone Cha 370kg £1330 (359), T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 380kg £1340 (352), D O’Boyle, Broughshane Cha 380kg £1310 (344),local farmer Lim 370kg £1270 (343), C Monan, Newtownards Cha370kg £1260 (340), T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 390kg £1320 (338), C Monan, Newtownards Cha 360kg £1210 (336), T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 380kg £1270 (334), C Monan, Newtownards Cha 400kg £1320 (330), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 370kg £1210 (327), D Gourley, Larne 2x ABE 360kg £1150 (319), J Montgomery, Ballymena Lim 470kg £1500 (319), B McKay, Cushendun Lim 490kg £1550 (316), M Smith, Kells Lim 420kg £1310 (311), P McAleese, Loughgiel Cha 390kg £1210 (310).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 230kg £970 (421), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 290kg £1160 (400), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 290kg £1150 (396), C Harper, Crumlin Char 270kg £1030 (381), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 250kg £950 (380), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 290kg £1090 (375), C Harper, Crumlin Char 280kg £1040 (371), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 240kg £890 (370), J R Beggs, Larne Char 280kg £1030 (367), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 240kg £880 (366), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1090 (363), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 250kg £900 (360), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 230kg £820 (356), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 260kg £920 (353), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 300kg £1060 (353), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 250kg £880 (352). 

301 to 350kg

E Browne, Islandmagee Char 320kg £1070 (334), R McNinch, Larne Sim 310kg £1030 (332), C Monan, Portaferry Char 310kg £1000 (322), 330kg £1060 (321), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 310kg £980 (316), C Monan, Portaferry Char 320kg £1000 (312), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 340kg £1040 (305), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 310kg £930 (300), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 320kg £960 (300), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 310kg £930 (300), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 330kg £980 (297), H McCormick, Larne Sal 310kg £920 (296), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 340kg £1000 (294), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 320kg £940 (293), J Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 340kg £990 (291).

Over 351kg

Local farmer Lim 370kg £1290 (348), D J Wylie, Kells Her 360kg £1190 (330), J Buick, Kells Lim 360kg £1170 (325), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 400kg £1250 (312), C Monan, Portaferry Char 370kg £1150 (310), J Buick, Kells Lim 400kg £1210 (302), B McKay, Cushendun Lim 480kg £1445 (301), J Buick, Kells Lim 400kg £1190 (297), N & J McKee, Larne Lim 380kg £1130 (297), J Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 370kg £1100 (297), J Buick, Kells Lim 420kg £1240 (295), B McKay, Cushendun Lim 520kg £1530 (294), G Davidson, Ligoniel Char 400kg £1160 (290).

Dairy Cows

67 dairy in the ring on Friday sold to £2420 for a calved heifer from N & J Coleman, Doagh.

N & J Coleman, Doagh Hol £2420 x2, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £2380, T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £2350, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £2250, A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £2180, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol £2150, J Hunter, Crumlin Ayr £2100, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £2100, T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £2100, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £2080, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2020, G & A M Patton, Newtownards Hol £2000, W Smyth, Castlewellan Hol £1980, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1980, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £1950.

Suckler Cows

30 lots of sucklers sold to £2780 for a Lim heifer with a bull calf from R & G Paisley, Ballynure.

R & G Paisley, Ballynure Lim & bull calf £2780, B Paisley, Ballynure BB & hfr calf £2720, R & G Paisley, Ballynure Lim & bull calf £2650, Lim & hfr calf £2280, B Paisley, Ballynure Lim £2100, R & G Paisley, Ballynure Lim £1720, W Williamson, Newtownabbey AA & bull calf £1680, B Paisley, Ballynure BB £1650, W Williamson, Newtownabbey St & hfr calf £1600.

Calves

310 calves resulted in another super trade. Bulls topped at £790, Heifers to £650 and reared Hol/Fr to £480.  

Bulls

J Bates, Ballyclare Char £790, M Patterson, Nutts Corner Lim £790, W Magee, Kilwaughter Char £690, J Bates, Ballyclare Her £660, I McFarlane & Ptnrs, Hollywood AA £640, R Leader, Dundrod Par £640, Her £630, S Patterson, Carrickfergus Her £620, I McFarlane & Ptnrs, Hollywood BB £600 x2, I McFarlane & Ptnrs, Hollywood BB £550, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £520 x3.

Heifers

M Patterson, Nutts Corner Sim £650, R Manson, Kells Sim £630, R Leader, Dundrod Par £620, M Patterson, Nutts Corner Lim £610, R Leader, Dundrod Par £605, M Patterson, Nutts Corner Lim £605, I McFarlane & Ptnrs, Hollywood BB £580 x3, S Patterson, Carrickfergus Sho £550, D Owens, Glenwherry Char £520.

Hol/Fr Bulls

Trimble Farms, Kircubbin £330 x4, £260 x3, A M Crawford, Ballynure £250, Forsythe Bros, Loughgiel £240 x2, £205, D McNeilly, Randalstown £205, £170, £150.

Weanlings

An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a tremendous trade. Bullocks sold to £1280 over for a Lim 420kg at £1700 presented by Sean Mullan, Maghera. Heifers sold to £870 over for a Lim 380kg at £1250 presented by TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner.

Bullocks

0-300kg

DJ McFerran, Dunloy Char 190kg £840 (442), S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 200kg £870 (435), DJ McFerran, Dunloy 2 Char 190kg £810 (426), 3x 220kg £930 (422), N Booth, Bushmills Char 300kg £1240 (413), DJ McFerran, Dunloy Char 180kg £740 (411), 3 Char 230kg £940 (408), N Booth, Bushmills Char 240kg £980 (408), A Lowry, Glenavy Char 300kg £1180 (393), Char 270kg £1040 (285), TW Johnston, Nutts Corner Char 290kg £1100 (379).

301-350kg

N Booth, Bushmills Char 310kg £1290 (416), Char 340kg £1390 (408), A Lowry, Glenavy Char 310kg £1210 (390), TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 340kg £1270 (373), G Knowles, Ballymena Lim 310kg £1120 (361), A Lowry, Glenavy Char 330kg £1180 (357), P&C Connon, Ballymena Char 340kg £1210 (355), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 330kg £1150 (348), B Wharry, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1130 (342), TW Johnstown, Nutts Corner Char 310kg £1050 (338), G Coulter, Portaferry Lim 310kg £1030 (332), 310kg £980 (316), I Overend, Bellaghy AA 320kg £980 (306), Sal 310kg £905 (291), G Coulter, Portaferry Lim 340kg £980 (288), D Coulter, Portaferry Lim 350kg £1000 (285).

Over 351kg

S Mullan, Magherafelt Lim 420kg £1700 (404), A McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 390kg £1360 (348),  S Mullan, Magherafelt Bel 520kg £1800 (346), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 370kg £1270 (343), 440kg £1510 (343), P&C Connon, Ballymena Char 360kg £1230 (341), A McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 400kg £1290 (322), G Knowles, Ballymena Lim 370kg £1190 (321), P Rowan, Aughafatten Lim 370kg £1190 (321), A McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 460kg £1470 (319), TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 380kg £1210 (318), P Rowan. Aughafatten Char 430kg £1350 (314), A McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 460kg £1440 (313), C Smyth, Potraferry Lim 400kg £1240 (310), V Scott, Glarryford Lim 490kg £1510 (308), P Johnston, Newtonabbey Sim 420kg £1290 (307).

Heifers

0-300kg

S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 200kg £830 (415), J A McMullan, Glenarm Lim 200kg £820 (410), S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 210kg £850 (404), 220kg £880 (400), 230kg £910 (395), J A McMullan, Glenarm Lim 170kg £660 (388), M C Morrow, Magheramorne Char 210kg £795 (378), S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 260kg £980 (376), M C Morrow, Magheramorne Char 220kg £785 (356), T Morrow, Magheramorne Char 200 £710 (355), J Haveron, Ballymena Blo 250kg £860 (344), S Tweed, Dunloy Lim 260kg £890 (342), N Booth, Bushmills Char 240kg £820 (341), S Tweed, Ballymena Lim 220kg £750 (340), PJ McQuillan, Glenravel St 280kg £940 (335), N Booth, Bushmills Char 280kg £920 (328).

301-350kg

TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 330kg £1160 (351), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 330kg £1110 (336), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 350kg £1170 (334), A McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 310kg £950 (306), TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 350kg £1070 (305), J Connolly, Larne Char 320kg £900 (281), A McMaw Char 330kg £920 (278), PJ MCQuillan, Glenravel ABE 350kg £950 (271), B Wharry, Glenarm Lim 310kg £820 (264).

Over 351kg

TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 380kg £1250 (329), 380kg £1220 (321), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 380kg £1220 (321), TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 370kg £1180 (318), TW Johnston, Nutts Corner Char 370kg £1180 (318), S Mullan, Magherafelt Lim 450kg £1420 (315), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 410kg £1280 (312), T McKillop, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1120 (311), J Petticrew, Cairncastle Lim 410kg £1250 (304), G Coulter Lim 370kg £1100 (297), TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 400 £1160 (290), W&P McCallion, Portglenone Lim 450KG £1300 (288).

Dairy Cows

71 lots through the dairy ring sold to £2480 for a calved heifer from R McCluggage, Larne.

R McCluggage, Larne £2480, N & J Coleman, Doagh £2420, R McCluggage, Larne £2420, W Smyth, Castlewellan £2400, 2x £2380, £2350, B McStravick, £2350, N & J Coleman, Doagh £2300, TS Dunn & Partner, Hol £2200, W Smyth, £2200, R McCluggage, £2150, S Jamieson, Broughshane £2100, D Maybin, Broughshane £2100, N G Chambers, £2020, TS Dunn & Partners £2000.

Sucklers

54 lots in the suckler ring reached £2900 for a Lim cow and heifer calf.

W Campbell, Carnlough Lim with Lim Hfr at foot £2900, S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin Sho with Sh with Sh bull at foot £2380, R Gault, Ballyclare Lim with Lim bull at foot £2050, S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin  Sho with Sh hfr at foot £1920, PJ McQuillan, Sim with St Hfr at foot £1780, SP Fitzgerald, Sho with Sh bull at foot £1750, Iri with IM bull at foot £1680, JR McLoughlin, Dundonald Abe with AA hfr £1560, SP Fitzgerald, Crumlin Iri with IM bull at £1580, JR McLoughlin, Abe with AA hfr £1500, J Johnstown, Lim £1450, SP Fitzgerald, Iri with IM Hfr at foot £1420, Iri with IM hfr at foot £1400, J Johnston, Lim in calf £1300, Jr McLoughlin, Dundonald Abe with AA Hfr at foot £1250.    

Calves

290 calves resulted in another extremely good trade. Bulls topped at £795, Heifers at £685 and reared Holsteins to £365. Sale average of £348 per head.

Bulls

Local Farmer, Cha £795, A Bowden, Greyabbey Lim £700, I McFarlane, Bel £690, M Smith, Kells Lim £680, I McFarlane, 2 Abe £670, M McAuley, Newtowncrommelin Lim £670, Local Farmer, Lim £650, M Smith, Lim 650, S McCormick, Bangor Bel £630, A Bowden, Lim £630, M McAuley, Lim £630, Local Farmer, Lim £610, A Bowden, 3x Lim £610.

Heifers

M Smith, Kells Lim £685, A Bowden, Greyabbey 2x Lim £645, Local Farmer, Lim £630, M Smith, Kells Lim £610, Lim £605, Local Farmer, 3 Abe £600, M Smith, Lim £600, I McFarlane, 5 Bel £580, D Millan, Blo £580, M Smith, Kells Lim £580.

Friesian Bulls

S McCormick, Bangor 3x £365, CJ A & P Crawford, Clough £305, A Getty, Ballymoney £255, Trimble Farms, 2x £210, £155, W & A Patton, Newtownards 2x£140, S McMullan, Martinstown 4x £140, S McCormick, 2x £135.

Weanlings

335 weanlings on Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £915 over for a Charolais 350kg at £1270 and Heifers sold to £920 over for a Charolais 520kg at £1440.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

R A J Baxter, Ballyclare Char 220kg £870 (395), S J Mulholland, Belfast Char 250 £950 (380), 290kg £1100 (379), Local farmer Lim 190kg £700 (368), S Murray, Crumlin Lim 260kg £940 (361), M K Holdings, Newtonards SHB 250kg £900 (360), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 250kg £890 (356), S Murray , Crumlin Lim 2x 210kg £740 (352),  R McMullan, Ballygally Lim 260kg £910 (350), Macnissi College, Carnlough Char 230kg £790 (343), 210kg £710 (338), J&D Colgan, Ballycastle Char 300kg £980 (326), P&C Connon, Ballymena Char 300kg £980 (326), S Tweed, Dunloy Lim 240kg £780 (325), 260kg £840 (323).

301-350kg

P Mehaffey, Larne Cha 310kg £1190 (383),  330kg £1220 (369), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 330kg £1210 (336), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 350kg £1270 (362), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Lim 330kg £1190 (360), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1110 (358), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 330kg £1180 (357), P&C Connon, Ballymena Char 350kg £1250 (357), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 340kg £1210 (355), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 350kg £1210 (345), E McCann, Toomebridge Lim 350kg £1160 (331), SJ Mulholland, Belfast Char 350 £1130 (322), N Boyle, Ballyclare Char 350kg £960 (274), T.N McClintock, Glenwherry AA 340kg £930 (273), W T Robinson, Glenarm Bel 310kg £840 (271), N Boyle, Ballyclare 330kg £880 (266).

Over 351kg

P Mehaffey, Larne Char 360kg £1290 (358), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 370kg £1320 (356), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 380kg £1320 (347), E McCann, Toomebridge Lim 360kg £1250 (347), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 370kg £1270 (343), R A J Baxter, Ballyclare Char 370kg £1260 (340), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 370kg £1260 (340), P Mehaffey Char 370kg £1240 (335), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 360kg £1200 (333), E McCann, Toomebridge Lim 390kg £1290 (330), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 360kg £1290 (330), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Lim 400kg £1300 (325), R McMullan, Ballygally Lim 390kg £1240 (318), J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough Char 360kg £1140 (316), E McCann, Toomebridge Lim 420kg £1330 (316), J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough Char 360kg £1130 (313).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

R Baxter, Ballyclare Lim 210kg £845 (402), Char 230kg £890 (387), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 220kg £835 (379), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 250kg £940 (376), R Baxter, Ballyclare Char 260kg £920 (353), Local Farmer Char 220kg £775 (352), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 240kg £820 (341), 220kg £750 (340), R Baxter, Ballyclare Char 270kg £920 (340), J & D Colgan, Ballycastle Lim 240kg £800 (333), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 250kg £830 (332), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 290kg £960 (331), P & C Connon, Deerfin Char 270kg £890 (329), St MacNissis College, Carnlough Char 180kg £590 (327), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 300kg £980 (326), P & C Connon, Ballymena Char 270kg £880 (325).

301 to 350kg

L Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 310kg £1190 (383), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 340kg £1130 (332), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 310kg £1030 (332), 350kg £1160 (331), 310kg £1000 (322), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1030 (312), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 350kg £1080 (308), W R Wilson, Ballymena Lim 310kg £950 (306), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 310kg £950 (306), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 340kg £1040 (305), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 320kg £960 (300).

Over 351kg

D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 360kg £1160 (322), E McCann, Toomebridge Lim 430kg £1350 (314), P Mehaffey, Larne Char 370kg £1140 (308), S O’Connor, Castelwellan Lim 370kg £1140 (308), Char 360kg £1100 (305), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 360kg £1080 (300), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 390kg £1160 (297), 380kg £1130 (297), R W McNinch, Larne Sim 370kg £1100 (297), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 410kg £1210 (295), 370kg £1090 (294), S O’Connor, Castlewellan Char 430kg £1250 (290), R W McNinch, Larne Sim 400kg £1160 (290).

Dairy Cows

58 dairy cows sold to £3000 for a calved heifer from W G Johnston, Ligoniel.

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £3000, £2920, £2600, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2520 x2, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £2500, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fri £2450, Esg Ivy Farm, Crumlin Hol £2400, H L Nevin, Ballymoney Hol £2250, S Crawford, Randalstown Hol £2200, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2200, H L Nevin, Ballymoney Hol £2120, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2100, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2050, G & A M Patton, Newtownards Hol £2020 x2, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £2000.

Suckler Cows

A smaller entry of sucklers topped at £2320 for a Lim cow with a BB bull calf from H McCormick, Larne, other prices included:

H McCormick, Larne Lim &hfr calf £2100, S & W Robinson, Glenarm BB & bull calf £2000, H McCormick, Larne Lim & hfr calf £1950.

Bulls

18 Bulls through the ring included a special entry from Mark Clements, Ballyronan with top prices as follows:

M Clements, Ballyronan AA £3750, £3600 x2, £3500, £3200, £2800 x2, £2300, £2200, £2150, J McFetridge, Glenarm Lim £2150, B Jamison, Broughshane Sal £2150.

Calves

Bulls

S Wharry, Glenarm AA £720, N McMaster, Ballynure AA £710, M Gribben, Desertmartin BB £700 x2, R McConnell, Glenwherry BB £675, S Wharry, Glenarm AA £675 x4, S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim £670, G Patton, Stranocum AA £660 x3, P Brankin, Aghalee Char £650, S Crothers, Doagh Lim £600, J McMillan, Templepatrick Sal £600.

Heifers

S Wharry, Glenarm AA £720, L Crawford, Aghalee Char £660, W McAuley, Cushendall Blo £630 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £610, W McAuley, Cushendall Blo £610, £605, J McFetridge, Glenarm Lim £590, P Brankin, Aghalee Lim £590, Char £590, J McMillan, Sal £590, J McFetridge, Glenarm Lim £570, I McFarlane, Hollywood BB £545 x3.

Hol/Fr Bulls

R S Robinson, Tandragee £330 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure £300, G Wilson, Glenarm £275 x5, W Hoey, Ballymena £250 x2, R S Robinson, Tandragee £225, £175.

Weanlings

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

380 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1115 over for a Lim 540kg at £1655 presented by D Hume, Randalstown. Heifers sold to £1280 over for a Lim 540kg at £1820 offered by G Monan, Portaferry.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

K Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 250kg £1030 (412), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 220kg £900 (409) x2, I McIlveen, Kells Lim 270kg £1090 (403) x2, 260kg £1040 (400) x2, D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 240kg £955 (397) x2, D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 240kg £950 (395), 240kg £930 (387), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 240kg £925 (385), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 260kg £1000 (384), J McFarland, Templepatrick Lim 180kg £690 (383), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 270kg £1030 (381), D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 210kg £795 (378).

301 to 350kg

D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 350kg £1310 (374), 310kg £1160 (374), 330kg £1230 (372), 320kg £1190 (371), L McClinton, Glenarm Char 310kg £1150 (371), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 310kg £1145 (369), I McIlveen, Kells Lim 320kg £1180 (368), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 320kg £1160 (362), L McClinton, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1190 (360), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 320kg £1140 (356), 310kg £1100 (354) x2, I McIlveen, Kells Lim 320kg £1130 (353), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 330kg £1160 (351), L McClinton, Glenarm Char 330kg £1090 (330).

Over 351kg

D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 360kg £1300 (361) x2, G Monan, Ballywhillard Lim 390kg £1400 (359), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 390kg £1320 (338), 380kg £1270 (334) x2, local farmer, Lim 390kg £1300 (333), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 360kg £1200 (333), local farmer Char 430kg £1420 (330), D Arrell, Bellaghy Char 400kg £1320 (330), local farmer Char 390kg £1270 (325), W McVey, Carnlough Char 450kg £1460 (324), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 380kg £1230 (323), local farmer Lim 440kg £1410 (320).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 190kg £715 (376) x2, 230kg £865 (376) x3, R Andrews, Kells Shb 160kg £590 (368), Sal 160kg £590 (368), J A McMullan, Glenarm Lim 210kg £765 (364), 180kg £640 (355), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 230kg £815 (354) x3, 230kg £805 (350) x2.

301 to 350kg

W R Magee, Kilwaughter Lim 340kg £1000 (294), S Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 350kg £1010 (288), J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 340kg £960 (282), R & M Duff, Kells BB 350kg £940 (268), J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 340kg £900 (264), K Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 320kg £830 (259), 310kg £800 (258), J Scroggie, Armagh Char 310kg £780 (251), W R Magee, Kilwaughter Lim 330kg £830 (251) x4, J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 350kg £875 (250).

Over 351kg

G Monan, Portaferry Lim 540kg £1820 (337), 440kg £1290 (293), J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 430kg £1260 (293), W McVey, Carnlough Char 370kg £1060 (286), J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 420kg £1200 (285), 390kg £1100 (282), H Magill, Ballygally Char 520kg £1460 (280), G Monan, Portaferry Lim 450kg £1260 (280), 440kg £1230 (279), 430kg £1200 (279), 500kg £1370 (274), J Arthur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 420kg £1140 (271), L Greer, Ballyclare Sim 360kg £970 (269), J Athur Ross, Islandmagee Lim 380kg £1015 (267), 390kg £1040 (266), F J Carson, Aghalee Lim 400kg £1050 (262).

22 dairy cows sold to £2100.

Dairy

D Maybin, Broughshane Hol £2100, Hol £2000, Hol £1980, T&J Mackey, Ballynure Hol £1980, Fri £1880, J Graham, Glenwherry Fri £1820, R&S Simpson, Ballymena Hol £1800, R.H & H.A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1750, R&S Simpson Hol £1720, R.H & H.A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1700, Hol £1650, J Graham Fri £1650, S&A Saunderson Hol £1620, I W & A T McCaughey, Broughshane Fri £1550, J Graham, Glenwherry Fri £1520, A McCullough, Hillsborough SHO.

A small show of sucklers sold to £1800 for a Lim and bull calf from M Byrne, Randalstown.

Bulls sold to £2100 for a British Blue for S Martin, Newtownards and £2000 for an AA bull from J. McClelland, Katesbridge.

Bull calves sold to:

I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £805, Char £780, I McFarlane, Hollywood 2 Bel £780, G M Kernohan, Broughshane, 2 Char £720, I McFarlane, Holywood Bel £695, A McNair, Ballyclare AA £690, I McFarlane, Hollywood AA £655, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £645, G M Kernohan, Broughshane Bel £635, A Dunn, Greenisland Lim £615, M Johnston, Toomebridge AA £600, M Cormican, Ballinderry Sim £580, local farmer ST £580 G M Kernohan, Broughshane AA £580.

Heifer calves sold to:

A&D McAfee, Bushmills, Char £735, A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim £710 A&D McAfee, Bushmills, G M Kernohan, Broughshane Char £665, A&D McAfee, Bushmills Lim £650, I McFarlane, Hollywood 3 Bel £640, local farmer AA £635, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £630, A Dunn, Greenisland Lim £625, G M Kernohan, Broughshane 2 Char £600, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £590, Char £560, Char £550.

Holstein/Friesian bull

W & H J Nicholl, Ahoghill Fri £475, A McNair, Ballyclare, Fri £375, R Gordan, Broughshane Fri £175, D Wallace, Antrim Fri £130, R Gordan, Broughshane Hol £125, A O’Neill, Fri £115, Fri £90, L Allison, Limavady Fri £75, R Gordan, Broughshane, Hol £74, I Townley, Limavady Hol £55, L Allison, Limavady Fri £52, W J McBurney, Ballymena Hol £50, R A Gordon, Cloughmills, Fri £50, I Suffern, Crumlin Fri £50, J Lindsay, Dundonald Fri £46, R A Gordon, Cloughmills.

An entry of 360 weanlings in Ballymena of Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £980 for a Char 400kg at £1380 presented by A Abbott, Lisburn. Heifer sold to £910 over for a Lim 350kg at £1260 also sold by A Abbott.

Heifers

Up to 300kg

G Cairns, Newry Char 250kg £1000 (400),  D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 230kg £890 (387), Char 240kg £900 (375), Char 270kg £1005 (372), B Rowan, Broughshane Char 270kg £1005 (372), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 250kg £930 (372), G Cairns, Newry Char 280kg £1040 (371), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 280kg £1000 (357), Char 250kg £880 (352), F&R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 280kg £960 (342), Lim 300kg £1025 (341), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 250kg £850 (340), Char 260kg £870 (334), Char 270kg £900 (333), Char 270kg £885 (327), G M Kernohan, Broughshane Char 290kg £880 (303).

301-350kg

A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 350kg £126 (360), J Bates, Ballyclare Char 330kg £1090 (330), C Magill, Larne Char 340kg £1090 (320), G Cairns, Newry Char 320kg £1010 (315), S Hall, Larne Lim 340kg £1050 (308), B Rowan, Broughshane 2 Char 340kg £940 (276), G M Kernohan, Broughshane 3 Char 310kg £820 (264), S R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 310kg £790 (254), J Barr, Ballyclare Lim 310kg £840 (240), A.M Crawford, Ballynure 2 Bel 350kg £840 (240).

351 and over

S Hall, Larne Char 380kg £1250 (329), Char 420kg £1300 (309), H Hall, Newtownabbey Sim 410kg £1210 (295), J Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 450kg £1290 (286), D McFerran, Glarryford Char 470kg £1300 (276), G M Kernohan, Broughshane, 3 Char 370kg £940 (254), J Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 430kg £1090 (253), G&I Davidson, Larne Lim 2 460kg £1130 (245), B Compton, Glarryford Lim 380kg £930 (244), A M Crawford, Ballynure 2 Bel 400kg £965 (241), G M Kernohan, Broughshane AA 370kg £885 (239).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

M McAuley, Newtowncrommelin Lim 210kg £835 (397), Lim 150kg £575 (383), Lim 180kg £690 (383), J A McMullan, Glenarm Lim 200kg £760 (380), Lim 240kg £910 (379), 2 Lim 230kg £870 (378), M McAuley, Newtowncrommelin Lim 190kg £715 (376), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 250kg £940 (376), Char 240kg £890 (370), J A McMullan, Glenarm Lim 250kg £920 (368), D J McFerran, Dunloy 2 Char 260kg £900 (346), Char 260kg £885 (340), D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 280kg £950 (339), R Andrews, Kells Sal 210kg £700 (333).

301-350kg

Local farmer, Limavady 2 Char 340kg £1100 (323), A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 320kg £1030 (321), Local farmer, Limavady 2 Char 330kg £1020 (309), H McCloy, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1070 (305), D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1040 (297), A Abbott Lim 330kg £980 (297), J Barr, Ballyclare AA 340kg £1000 (294), A M Crawford, Ballynure 2 Bel 340kg £980 (288), Local Farmer Lim 320kg £920 (287), D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1000 (285), R Andrews, Kells Sal 310kg £880 (283), S R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 350kg  £980 (280), G M Kernohan, Broughshane Char 330kg £920 (278).

351kg and over

A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 360kg £1290 (358), C Magill, Larne Char 400kg £1380 (345), H McCloy, Cullybackey BLO 370Kg £1220 (329), Bruce Mathews, Clough Lim 360kg £1140 (316), Local farmer, Limavady 2 Char 370kg £1170 (316), Char 380kg £1200 (315), H McCloy, Cullybackey Lim 390kg £1220 (312), G M Kernohan, Broughshane Char 360kg £1120 (311), H McCloy, Cullybackey, Lim 400kg £1240 (310), BLO 440kg £1350 (306), H Hall, Newtownabbey Lim 460kg £1410 (306), Local Farmer, Limavady BLO 390kg £1190 (305), Char 400kg £1210 (302), H McCloy, Cullybackey Lim 420kg £1270 £302), Local Farmer, Limavady Char 450kg £1350 (300).

Dairy Cows

29 dairy cows sold to:

D Maybin, Broughshane £2100, ESG Ivy Farm, Crumlin, £2050, G & A M Patton, £2000, S McClenaghan, Antrim £1950, B McStravick, Lurgan £1900, D & M McGregor, £1880, G Forsythe, Cloughmills £1800, S McClenaghan, £1800, D & M McGregor, £1800, D Maybin, £1780, T Carlisle, Dundrod £1780, D Maybin, £1750, B McStravick, £1700, I Smyth, Coleraine £1680, G & AM Patton, £1620, S McClenaghan, Antrim £1620.

Bulls

I Smith, Coleraine Abe £3050, L Campbell, Carrickfergus Abe £2000, D Fenton, Ballymena Lim £1950, D Hemphill, Armoy Abe £1800.

Sucklers

H McCormick, Larne Lim with Sal bull calf £2250, Lim with Sal hfr calf £2100, Lim with BB bull calf £2000, Lim Sal hfr calf £2000, D Fenton, Ballymena Shb with Lim Hfr calf  £2000, Abe with Cha bull calf £1980, Abe with cha bull calf £1980, A Pollock, Maghera Lim with Lim bull calf £1950, D Compton, Carninney Lim with Lim hfr calf £1880, D Fenton, Ballymena Abe with Lim bull calf £1800, Bel with Lim hfr calf £1800, Abe with Cha bull calf £1780, S McAllister, Ballycastle St with Ch hfr calf £1750, D Compton, Lim with AA hfr calf £1700, A Pollock, Lim with Lim bull calf £1700, D Fenton, Ballymena Abe with cha hfr £1700.

Calves

Bulls

I McFarlane, Hollywood BB £850, £820, PJ McKillop, Loughgiel Sim £795, R Ferguson, Comber Char £790, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £750, W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £725, I McFarlane, Hollwood AA £720, D McKilllop, Loughgiel Sim £700, J Walker, Randalstown AA £690 x2, M Gribben, Desertmartin BB £680 x4, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £660, D McKillop, Loughgiel Sim £650.

Heifers

R McNabney, Broughshane Char £740, PJ McKillop, Loughgiel Sim £700, I McFarlane, Hollywood BB £650 x2, £645 x4, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £630, Sim £615, Char £610, Lim £595, P J McKillop, Loughgiel Sim £595, J McKendry, Cullybackey Char £590 x2, AA £560.

Hol Fr Bulls

D McKay, Broughshane £550, £490, J Rea, Ballyclare £365, G Wilson, Glenarm £315 x6, J Rea, Doagh £300, A Hoey, Glenwherry £290 x5, I Cruickshanks £255. 

Weanlings

An entry of 260 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1070 over for a Lim 440kg £1510, heifers sold to £1040 over for a Cha 460kg £1500 offered by T Connon, Broughshane. 

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

J McLaughlin, Aughafatten 2x Cha 210kg £850 (404) 2x Cha 220kg £890 (404) Cha 220kg £890 (404) R Montford, Broughshane Cha 250kg £960 (384) local farmer Lim 240kg £875 (364) W Stewart, Dundrod Cha 240kg £870 (362) R Montford, Cha 280kg £1010 (360) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 280kg £970 (346) P & C Connon, Cha 290kg £1000 (344) R Montford, Cha 290kg £980 (337) W Stewart, Dundrod Sho 170kg £565 (332) P & C Connon, Deerfin 280kg £920 (328).

301kg to 350kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 320kg £1150 (359) Lim 310kg £1060 (341) G Armstrong, Cloughmills Lim 340kg £1155 (339) Lim 350kg £1185 (338) Lim 350kg £1150 (328) C & I Dunlop, Cha 350kg £1140 (325) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1070 (324) Lim 330kg £1050 (318) WJ Ervine, Newtownabbey Sal 340kg £1080 (317) G Armstrong, Cloughmills Lim 330kg £1040 (315) WJ Ervine, Sal 350kg £1080 (308) T Connon, Cha 340kg £980 (288) G Crowe, Ballyclare Sal 310kg £890 (287) B Rowan, Broughshane Cha 320kg £910 (284) E Sherrard, Cha 320kg £880 (275).

351kg and over

J Farquhar, Moorfields Sal 360kg £1210 (336) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 360kg £1210 (236) A Millar, Antrim Cha 360kg £1190 (330) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 400kg £1310 (327) T Connon, Broughshane Cha 460kg £1500 (326) C Magill, Larne Lim 370kg £1200 (324) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 410kg £1310 (319) RP McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 360kg £1150 (319) G Armstrong, Lim 420kg £1330 (316) T Connon, Broughshane Cha 460kg £1430 (310) N & J Farquhar, Ballymena Lim 400kg £1240 (310) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 380kg £1175 (309) T Connon, Broughshane Cha 390kg £1200 (307) D McClurkin, Cha 370kg £1130 (305) C Magill, Larne Cha 440kg £1340 (304) T Connon, Broughshane Cha 470kg £1430 (304).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 300kg £1210 (403), W Stewart, Dundrod Char 200kg £800 (400), J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 220kg £850 (386), Char 270kg £975 (361), Char 300kg £1060 (353), W Stewart, Dundrod Char 210kg £740 (352), Char 300kg £1040 (346), Char 280kg £970 (346), J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 290kg £990 (341), A McKillop, Cushendall Char 300kg £1020 (340), J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 270kg £910 (337), E Sherrard, Belfast Char 290kg £950 (327), A McKillop, Cushendall Sim 290kg £910 (313), Lim 300kg £930 (310), local farmer Char 290kg £880 (303), JJ Hill, Islandmagee, AA 300kg £880 (293).

301-350kg

B Rowan, Broughshane, Char 330kg £1250 (378), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 320kg £1160 (362), J McLaughlin, Aughnafatten Char 330kg £1140 (345), G Crowe, Ballyclare AA 340kg £1170 (344), G Loughery, Limavady Lim 350 £1150 (328), A McKillop, Cushendall Lim 310kg £985 (317), D McClurkin, Ligoneil AA 320kg £975 (304), E Sherrard, Belfast Lim 340kg £1030 (302), JJ Hill, Islandmagee AA 310kg £890 (287), AA 320kg 3900 (281), A McKeegan, Glenarm 310kg £870 (280), D McClurkin, Ligoneil Bel 340kg £950 (279), B Rowan, Broughshane Sim 320kg £840 (262), A McKillop, Cushendall Sim 320kg £810 (253), AA 340kg £790 (232), Her 330kg £760 (230).

351kg and over

C&I Dunlop, Larne Char 390kg £1440 (369), C Magill, Larne Char 370kg £1365 (368), J Farqhuar, Ballymena Lim 400kg £1450 (362), C Magill, Larne Char 380kg £1370 (360), A Millar, Antrim Char 400kg £1140 (360), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 390kg £1390 (356), G Loughery, Limavady Lim 400kg £1410 (352), C Magill, Larne Lim 400kg £1400 (350), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 430kg £1490 (346), G Loughery, Limavady Lim 410kg £1420 (346), AA 390kg £1340 (343), Lim 440kg £1510 (343), Lim 420kg £1440 (342), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 430kg £1470 (341), RP McDonnell, Cushendall Char 390kg £1320 (338), D Scott, Ballymena Char 370kg £1250 (337).

 For Carrigeen farms – 25 top quality Charolais & Limousin bullock and heifer weanlings 370-420kgs

Dairy Cows

27 dairy cows topped at £2000 for a calved heifer from D & M McGregor, Muckamore.

D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £2000, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £1980, Esg Ivy Farm, Crumlin Hol £1780, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1780, B McStravick, Gawleys Gate Hol £1750, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1720, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £1720, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fri £1720, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1700, S McClenaghan, Antrim Hol £1620, J McCann, Lurgan Fr £1600, H Thompson, Randalstown Fr £1600, G Magennis, Armagh Fr £1600.

Suckler Cows

25 lots of suckler stock reached £2720 for a Belgian blue cow with a bull calf at foot.

H McCormick, Larne BB & bull calf £2720, R Adams, Ballymena Sim & bull calf £1980, H McCormick, Larne BB & bull calf £1950, H Phillips, Stoneyford St & hfr calf £1620, G Gault, Doagh AA & hfr £1600, J Steede, Ballymena AA & bull calf £1500.

Pedigree Belted, Black and White Galloways

The belted galloways, black galloways and white galloways topped at 2280 guineas for a senior heifer from A W Edgar. Junior heifers topped at 1700gns from Brian Moorhead with a sale average of 1150gns.

A W Edgar, Moy 2280gns, J Robertson, Millisle 2180gns, Gruige Farm, Cloughmills 2000gns, B Huey, Armoy 1900gns, 1720gns, W H Burke, Portadown 1720gns, B Moorhead, Liscolman 1700gns, L O’Neill, Martinstown 1620gns, R Creith, Bushmills 1550gns, W H Burke, Portadown 1550gns, 1500gns.

Calves

230 calves topped at £685 for a 3 month old Limousin bull, heifers to £675 for a Charolais and Friesian bull calves to £470.

Bulls

Local Farmer Lim £685, A Dunn, Greenisland Lim £680, B Laverty, Armoy Char £670, M Paisley, Larne Char £665, Local farmer AA £660, U Ramage, Bushmills BB £650, J Reid, Carnlough Shb £645, R Martin, Portavogie BB £645 x3, F Bellingham, Ballymoney Her £640, S J Kerr, Comber Lim £640, M Paisley, Larne Char £640, U Ramage, Bushmills Char £625, G Hayes, Ballymena AA £620.

Heifers

M Paisley, Larne Char £675, B Laverty, Armoy Char £660, M Paisley, Larne Char £660, Local Farmer Char £655, AA £650, Char £640, B Laverty, Armoy Char £620, £610, M Paisley, Larne Char £600, Sim £580, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £580, Local Farmer Char £570, Local Farmer Char £565, R Martin, Portavogie BB £555 x3.

Hol/Fr Bulls

U Ramage, Bushmills £470, A Gaston, Glarryford £380 x3, R Martin, Portavogie £350, S McKay, Dunloy £340 x4, A Gaston, Glarryford £220 x2, S McKay, Dunloy £200 x3, D Jones, Moneymore £160, I Suffern, Crumlin £110.

Weanlings

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S & M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 240kg £935 (389), Sal 170kg £630 (370), L Hamill, Templepatrick AA 290kg £1030 (355), S & M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 220kg £780 (354), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 230kg £800 (347), W C McMaster, Gleno Sim 290kg £1000 (344), S & M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 290kg £990 (341), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 260kg £870 (334), 290kg £940 (324), S & M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 230kg £740 (321), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 300kg £960 (320), 270kg £860 (318), S & M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 220kg £700 (318), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 270kg £850 (314), 270kg £830 (307), 250kg £750 (300).

301 to 350kg

S Dennison, Antrim Char 340kg £1140 (335), Lim 310kg £1000 (322), L Hamill, Templepatrick AA 320kg £1030 (321) x2, 340kg £1075 (316) x2, L Marron, Portglenone Lim 350kg £1100 (314), Limnaharry Farm, Ahoghill Lim 350kg £1040 (297), B Gingles, Larne Char 330kg £970 (293), 330kg £960 (290), W C McMaster, Gleno Lim 310kg £880 (283), B Gingles, Larne Lim 330kg £930 (281), B Reid, Templepatrick Lim 320kg £880 (275).

Over 351kg

Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 370kg £1390 (375), Lim 390kg £1390 (356), L Marron, Portglenone Lim 390kg £1380 (353), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 410kg £1430 (348), 390kg £1360 (348), J Blair, Cullybackey Char 460kg £1590 (345), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 380kg £1300 (342), 410kg £1400 (341), T Paul, Dunloy Char 540kg £1840 (340), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 480kg £1630 (339), T Paul, Dunloy Char 510kg £1720 (337), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 430kg £1440 (334), L Marron, Portglenone Lim 380kg £1270 (334), J Blair, Cullybackey Char 440kg £1470 (334).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S & M & C McDonnell, Ballymena Sal 190kg £670 (352) S Dennison, Antrim Cha 300kg £1030 (343) Cha 300kg £1000 (333) local farmer Cha 290kg £920 (317) Cha 270kg £840 (311) DJ McFerran, Cha 290kg £870 (300) local farmer, Lim 230kg £690 (300) DJ McFerran, Ballymena Cha 280kg £830 (296) 270kg £770 (285) Cha 260kg £740 (284) B Gingles, Larne Lim 300kg £840 (280) Cha 280kg £770 (275) Lim 300kg £810 (270) T Morrow, Larne Cha 260kg £700 (269) B Reid, Templepatrick Lim 280kg £680 (242) J Millar, Ballymena Abe 300kg £690 (230)

301kg to 350kg

S Dennison, Antrim Cha 310kg £1090 (351) Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 350kg £1100 (314) B Matthews, Clough Lim 350kg £1020 (291) P Esler, Islandmagee Lim 340kg £970 (285) B Matthews, Clough Shb 310kg £880 (283) Carrigeen Farms, Lim 330kg £930 (281) P Esler, Larne Lim 320kg £890 (278) L Marron, Lim 330kg £900 (272) Carrigeen Farms Cha 320kg £870 (271) W Fleck, Broughshane St 320kg £850 (265) B Matthews, Lim 330kg £840 (254) Lim 340kg £850 (250) J Connolly, Lim 320kg £800 (250) B Gingles, Larne Lim 340kg £825( 242).

351kg and over

J & N Morrow, Glenarm Spk 400kg £1270 (317) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 440kg £1380 (131) Cha 380kg £1190 (313) J & N Morrow, Glenarm Spk 460kg £1400 (304) WJ Ervine, Newtownabbey Cha 400kg £1210 (302) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 490kg £1480 (302) Cha 530kg £1600 (301) B Matthews, Clough Lim 360kg £1080 (300) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 440kg £1300 (295) WJ Ervine, Newtownabbey Cha 400kg £1180 (295) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 400kg £1180 (295) WJ Ervine, Cha 410kg £1200 (292) J & N Morrow, Glenarm Spk 390kg £1140 (292) WJ Ervine, Cha 380kg £1100 (289) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 460kg £1330 (289) Cha 460kg £1320 (287).

Dairy Cows

A total of 72 dairy stock sold to £2080 for a Friesian from T & J Mackey, Ballynure.

T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £2080, Ayr £2050, P McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2020, J McCann, Lurgan Fkv £2000, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £1900, R McCluggage, Larne Fr £1780, T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £1720, B Gilmore, Rasharkin Fr £1650, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £1650, R McCluggage, Larne Fr £1600.

Sucklers

Bulls topped at £2000 for a Lim from B McCann, Portglenone and sucklers to £2150 for a Lim & bull calf from P McConnell, Ligoniel.

P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim & bull calf £2150, £2120, A Marks, Portglenone BB & bull calf £2100, P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim & bull calf £2080, J Liddie, Ballymena Her & hfr calf £2080, P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim & bull calf £2020, M Byrne, Randalstown Lim & bull calf £1980, P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim & hfr calf £1950, Sim & bull calf £1920, Sim & hfr calf £1900, Lim & bull calf £1880, Sim & bull calf £1880, M Byrne, Randalstown Lim & bull calf £1880.

Calves

A smaller show of 220 calves reached £885 for a Charolais bull, heifers to £640 and Friesian bulls to £265.

Bulls

A J Wilson, Ballymena Char £885, R Martin, Portavogie BB £830 x3, A J Wilson, Ballymena Char £780, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £750 x2, R Martin, Portavogie BB £730 x3, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £715, D & N Hamill, Crumlin Shb £700, Jalex Livestock, Randalstown Lim £700.

Heifers

R Martin, Portavogie BB £640 x3, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £605 x2, A & D McAfee, Bushmills Lim £600, T M McGall, Portglenone Lim £590, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £565, J Ferguson, Straid AA £550, S Wharry, Glenarm AA £550, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £540 x3, S Wharry, Glenarm AA £525, D & H Parks, Moira Lim £510.

Fr/Hol Bulls

F O’Boyle, Randalstown £275, A Hoey, Glenwherry £265, £250 x3, £245 x5, H Duffin, Cargan £130, RLA & D Irvine, Dundrod £115 x3.

Weanlings

420 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1080 over for a Char 380kg at £1460 presented by W McCurdy, Broughshane. Heifers sold to £990 over for a Lim 350kg at £1340 offered by Nugent Estate, Portaferry.

Bulls

Up to 300kg

Nugent Estate, Portaferry Lim 240kg £1260 (525), 230kg £955 (415), Jalex Livestock, Randalstown Lim 210kg £805 (383), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 280kg £1040 (371), Jalex Livestock, Randalstown Lim 170kg £630 (370), 200kg £720 (360), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 290kg £1000 (344), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 270kg £910 (337), 300kg £990 (330), Jalex Livestock, Randalstown Lim 240kg £790 (329), 210kg £690 (328) x2, J Mulvenna, Aughafatten Shb 230kg £750 (326), J & D Colgan, Ballycastle Lim 270kg £880 (325), J Mulvenna, Aughafatten Shb 200kg £650 (325).

301 to 350kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 310kg £1250 (403), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 320kg £1180 (368), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 350kg £1210 (345), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 350kg £1210 (345), N & J McKee, Cairncastle Lim 320kg £1100 (343), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 310kg £1040 (335) x2, DN Boyd, Broughshane Sim 350kg £1170 (334), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 350kg £1160 (331), 330kg £1090 (330), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1140 (325), P Johnston, Newtownabbey AA 330kg £1020 (309), A & L Douds, Clough Lim 320kg £970 (303), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 330kg £1000 (303), A & L Douds, Clough Sim 350kg £1050 (300).

Over 351kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 380kg £1460 (384), 400kg £1460 (365) x2, R McMullan, Ballygally Lim 380kg £1360 (357), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 400kg £1430 (357), A & L Douds, Clough Lim 380kg £1320 (347), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 410kg £1410 (343), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 430kg £1470 (341), 410kg £1350 (329), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 410kg £1330 (324), C Smyth, Portaferry Lim 430kg £1380 (320), M Smith, Kells Lim 400kg £1260 (315).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Nugent Estate, Portaferry  Lim 220kg £1000 (454), Lim 230kg £950 (413), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 280kg £930 (332), D Kennedy Lim 290kg £960 (331), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 270kg £860 (318), J Mclvenna, Aughafatten Shb 180kg £570 (316), M.C Morrow, Magheramore Char 270kg £840 (311), Jalex Livestock, Randalstown Lim 200kg £615 (307), Lim 200kg £615 (307), Lim 200kg £615 (307), Lim 200kg £615 (307), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 280kg £860 (307), J&D Colgan, Ballycastle 290kg £870 (300), D N Boyd, Broughshane Sim 290kg £870 (300), D McAlonan , Duloy Char 300kg £900 (300), M Smith, Kells Lim 230kg £680 (295).

301-350kg

Nugent Estate, Portaferry Lim 350kg £1340 (382), Lim 340kg £1190 (350), H Crawford, Carnalbana Char 33kg £1150 (348), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1200 (342), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 350kg £1160 (331), H Crawford Char 330kg £1090 (330), W MCurdy, Broughshane £1150 (328), Char 350kg £1140 (325), S Taylor, Ligoneil Char 320kg £1040 (325), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 350kg £1130 (322), S Taylor, Ligoneil Char 320kg £1020 (318), M Smith, Kells Lim 320kg £1000 (312), J Steele Jnr, Aghalee Lim 350kg £1085 (310), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 330kg £1000 (303), D Kennedy, Larne Lim 310kg £930 (300), J S Dunn, Straid Lim 320 £960 (300).

351-9999kg

S Taylor, Ligoneil Char 360kg £1160 (322), D N Boyd, Broughshane 370kg £1160 (313), D McAlonan, Dunloy Char 380kg £1190 (313), J Taylor, Ligoneil Char 360kg £1120 (311), H Crawford, Carnalbana Char 370kg £1150 (310), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1140 (308), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 370kg £1130 (305), W&G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 380kg £1150 (302), C Kennedy, Ballyclare 430kg £1290 (300), A Smyth, Kells Lim 360kg £1080 (300), H&E McDowell, Castlereagh Lim 420kg £1250 (2976), S McAlister, Ballintoy Char 390kg £1140 (292), C Monan, Portaferry Char 370kg £1080 (291), D Kennedy 2 Lim 390kg £1130 (289), Lim 380kg £1100 (289).

Ped Lim cow (pd in calf again) & strong pedigree bull calf

8 Sim bulling heifers for WH Robson & Son, Kilbride farms

30 top quality Lim heifers 400-500kgs ideal suckler replacements to be sold at the start of the sale

21 lots in the dairy ring sold to £2300 for a calved heifer from D & M McGregor, Muckamore.

D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £2300, £2100, D McNeilly, Randalstown Hol £2100, J McCann, Lurgan Fr £1980, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £1850, J McCann, Lurgan Sho £1780, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1750, T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £1750, £1700 x2.

Sucklers

75 lots through the suckler ring topped at £3500 for a 2 year old Lim bull from K McCrea, Ballyclare. Suckler cows sold to £3000 for a Lim cow and bull calf from R Clyde, Templepatrick.

R Clyde, Templepatrick Lim & bull calf £3000, J Mackey, Ballynure Shb & bull calf £2920, M & N Robson, Doagh Sim in calf hfr £2400, £2200, £2180, S Connell, Rathfriland Sal & bull calf £2020, M & N Robson, Doagh Sim in calf hfr £2000, F Clarke, Portaferry Char & bull £2000, M & N Robson, Doagh Sim in calf hfr £1900, B McDonnell, Cushendall BB & hfr calf £1850, A & W McKee, Larne Shb & bull calf £1800, F Clarke, Portaferry AA & bull calf £1780, M & N Robson, Doagh Sim in calf hfr £1700, £1680.

Calves

Bulls

A Abbott, Lisburn Lim £790, P Brankin, Aghalee Char £745, £735, £700 x2, S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char £690, P Brankin, Aghalee Char £650, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £610, S McCormick, Bangor AA £600, BB £585, J Walker, Randalstown AA £575, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £575 x3, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £570 x2.

Heifers

P Brankin, Aghalee Char £710, N Hunter, Ballycraigy Lim £700, P Brankin, Aghalee Char £660, A Murphy, Ballyclare Char £640, Smiddie Hills Farms, Newtownards BB £585, J Huey, Armoy BB £585, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £570, R Watson, Ballymoney Char £560, Lim £560, Smiddie Hill Farm, Newtownards Char £550 x2.

Hol/Fr Bulls

P Smyth, Broughshane £430 x10, M Scott, Carryduff £280, A Kirkpatrick, Crumlin £250, D McNeilly, Randalstown £230, A McBurney, Cloughmills £220, W J McBurney, Ballymena £190, A McBurney, Cloughmills £170.

A great entry of 400 weanlings in Ballymena sold to an excellent trade.  Bullocks sold to £1200 over to a Lim 450kg at £1650 presented by A McCartney, Cloughmills.

Heifers sold to £1440 over for a Lim 520kg at £1960 presented by S Wilson, Ballynure.

Heifers

Up to 300kg

S McAuley, Ballymoney Char 210kg £820 (390), 210kg £800 (381), 230kg £855 (371), local farmer Sim 220kg £815 (370), S McAuley, Ballymoney Char 210kg £775 (369), 280kg £1020 (364), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 200kg £715 (357), 230kg £760 (330), local farmer Lim 240kg £780 (325), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 300kg £910 (303), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim 300kg £910 (303), S McAllister, Glenarm Lim 300kg £900 (300), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 290kg £860 (296), Lim 300kg £855 (285).

301 to 350kg

S McAuley, Ballymoney Char 310kg £1045 (337), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 340kg £1140 (335), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1050 (318), N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Char 330kg £1040 (315), S Wilson, Ballynure Lim 320kg £980 (306), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 310kg £930 (300), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim 310kg £910 (293), D McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 310kg £910 (293) x2, D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim 320kg £930 (290), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 340kg £970 (285), 340kg £960 (282), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim 340kg £955 (280).

Over 351kg

S Wilson, Ballynure Lim 400kg £1560 (290), 410kg £1580 (385), A McCartney, Cloughmills Lim 370kg £1410 (381), S Wilson, Ballynure Lim 520kg £1960 (376), A McCartney, Cloughmills Lim 460kg £1710 (371), G McCormick, Dungiven Lim 510kg £1880 (368), S Wilson, Ballynure Lim 440kg 1600 (363), G McCormick, Dungiven Char 500kg £1800 (360), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 390kg £1400 (359), S Wilson, Ballynure Lim 440kg £1500 (340), 420kg £1430 (340), Char 480kg £1630 (339), Lim 460kg £1560 (339), 460kg £1500 (326), 470kg £1520 (323), 480kg £1540 (320).

Bullocks

0-300kg

F&R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 260kg £935 (259), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 300kg £1060 (353), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 260kg £910 (350), S McAllister, Glenarm Char 260kg £880 (338), D McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 300kg £1000 (333), F&R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 250kg £830 (332), R Shaw, Rasharkin Char 260kg £860 (330), Lim 250kg £825 (330), Lim 270kg £880 (325), H M Dobbin, Aughafatten Lim 250kg £800 (320), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtonards Char 280kg £870 (310), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 290kg £900 (310), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards 4 Bel 280kg £860 (307).

301-350kg

N&S Wilson, Rathkenny Lim 350kg £1390 (397), I Tanner, Castlerock Char 310kg £1210 (390), J Buick, Kells Lim 350kg £1320 (377), S McAllister, Glenarm Char 350kg £1260 (360), J Buick, Kells Lim 340kg £1200 (352), I Tanner, Castlerock Lim 320kg £1080 (337), Char 350kg £1140 (325), D McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 330kg £1050 (318), Char 330kg £1000 (303), Char 350kg £1060 (302), W.R Wilson, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1060 (302), R Barkley, Kells Lim 350kg £1050 (300), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 340kg £1000 (294), R Barkley, Kells Sim 330kg £970 (293), P Gilmore, Kilrea Sim 330kg £970 (293), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Bel 310kg £890 (287).

351-999kg

S Tanner, Castlerock Char 360kg £1440 (400), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1405 (390), T.J McLornan, Crumlin Char 410kg £1580 (385), Char 400kg £1500 (375), S Tanner, Castlerock Char 370kg 31380 (373), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1650 (368), A McCartney, Cloughmills Lim 450kg £1650 (366), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1390 (365), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1380 (353), T.J McLornan, Crumlin Char 370Kg £1280 (346), J Buick, Kells Lim 410kg £1410 (343), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 410kg £1400 (341), D Murdock Char 400kg £1350 (337), J McHenry, Ballymoney Char 440kg £1480 (336), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 370kg £1240 (335), Lim 400kg £1340 (335)

Dairy Cows

27 cows in the dairy ring sold to £2050 for a second calver from J Adams, Ballymena. 

J Adams, Ballymena Fr £2050, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £2050, £1980, W & A Patton, Newtownards Hol £1950, D McNeilly, Randalstown Fr £1920, J McCann, Lugan Fr £1900, J Adams, Ballymena Fr £1850, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £1820, D Patton, Newtownards Hol £1800, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £1800. 

Sucklers

Bulls topped at £2800 for a Limousin form M Moffet, Broughshane and suckler cows to £2220 for a Lim cow and & bull calf from S Dennison, Antrim. 

S Dennison, Antrim Lim & bull calf £2220, BB & bull calf £2100, local farmer BB & bull calf £1820, S Dennison, Antrim BB & bull calf £1780, J Clarke, Gracehill Sim & hfr calf £1720, D Cairns, Broughshane Sim & bull calf £1600, C Tweed, Ballygally Lim & bull calf £1600, H Griffin, Toome BB & hfr £1550. 

Calves

290 lots through the calf ring reached £850 for a 4 month old Charolais bull. Heifers sold to £720 for a 3 month old Lim and Friesian bulls topped at £390. 

Bulls

Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £850, £805 x2, £800, J Neill, Crossgar Lim £800, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £780 x2, £770 x2, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £765, £760, Smiddie Hill Farms Char £750 x2, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £720, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £715 x2. 

Heifers

J Neill, Crossgar Lim £720, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char £700 x2, £675 x2, £650 x5, £630 x4, P Breen, Portaferry Char £630. 

Hol/Fr Bulls

L Stewart, Ballymena £390, G Wilson, Glenarm £340 x4, £300 x4, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick £285, L Stewart, Ballymena £270, R Gordon, Broughshane £260, A Getty, Mosside £260 x4. 

A good entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1280 over for a Lim 460kg at £1740 presented by G Monan, Portaferry. Heifers sold to £1660 over for a Lim 520kg at £2180 also offered by G Monan.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S McAllister, Glenarm Lim 270kg £1150 (425) WR Wilson, Ballymena Lim 290kg £1130 (389) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 260kg £1010 (388) S Moore, Lim 260kg £970 (373) S McAuley, Ballymena Cha 270kg £1000 (370) Cha 280kg £1020 (364) Cha 300kg £1080 (360) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 280kg £1000 (357) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Bel 280kg £940 (335) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 300kg £1000 (333) W Moore, Ballycarry 270kg £880 (325) J McQuiston, Ballymoney Cha 240kg £780 (325) E McCann, Toome Lim 290kg £930 (320) A McCrea, Rathkenny Abe 240kg £690 (287) M Magowan, 2x Her 260kh £690 (265).  

301kg to 350kg

AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 310kg £1220 (393) G Corrie, Newtownards Lim 350kg £1340 (382) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 350kg £1300 (371) W & G Hanna, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1200 (363) W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 330kg £1160 (351) WR Wilson, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1130 (342) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1100 (333) E McCann, Toome Lim 320kg £1030 (321) RP & SP Robinson, Ballynure Sim 350kg £1120 (320) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 310kg £980 (316) S McAllister, Cha 320kg £1005 (314) P McAllister, Lim 330kg £1030 (312) B Steele, Glarryford Cha 330kg £1000 (303) B Bamford, Crumlin Abe 350kg £1050 (300) S Rea, Ballyclare Abe 330kg £990 (300) WJ Marshall, Lim 310kg £930 (300).

351kg and over

G Monan, Portaferry Lim 460kg £1740 (378) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 360kg £1360 (377) L Marron, Lim 420kg £1500 (357) local farmer Cha 390kg £1390 (356) W & G Hanna, Cha 360kg £1280 (355) N McClure, Ballymoney Lim 380kg £1350 (355) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 390kg £1380 (353) L Marron, Cha 400kg £1400 (350) G Monan, Lim 370kg £1290 (348) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Lim 420kg £1420 (338) S Hall, Larne Lim 420kg £1410 (335) N Symth, Lim 380kg £1275 (335) G Monan, Lim 380kg £1270 (334) S Moore, Lim 440kg £1460 (331) S McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1250 (329) S Bamford, Crumlin Cha 360kg £1180 (327).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

Drumhilla Farms, Lim 260kg £1200 (461) P McAllister, Glenarm Lim 250kg £860 (344) M McDowell, Larne Lim 300kg £990 (330) S McAlllister, Glenarm Cha 280kg £910 (325) W Millar, Antrim Lim 270kg £860 (318) Ha 230kg £730 (317) E McCann, Toome Lim 300kg £940 (313) R Montgomery, Cha 230kg £700 (304) R Darragh, Lim 300kg £875 (219) R Montgomery, Kells Cha 300kg £860 (286) W Millar, Antrim Lim 300kg £750 (250).

301kg to 350kg

W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 340kg £1370 (402) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 320kg £1200 (375) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Bel 350kg £1230 (351) I Graham, Ballyclare Cha 310kg £1020 (329) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1080 (327) W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 310kg £1010 (325) I Graham, Cha 310kg £1010 (325) N Smyth, Randalstown Cha 350kg £1130 (322) N McClure, Ballymoney 2x Lim 310kg £990, RJ McNeill, Cha 320kg £1000, C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1030 (312).

351kg and over

G Monan, Lim 520kg £2180 (419) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 360kg £1260 (350) E McCann, Toome Lim 420kg £1300 (309) G Monan, Lim 420kg £1280 (304) C Irvine, Lim 390kg £1170 (300) WJ Marshall, Lim 410kg £1190 (290) G Monan, Lim 400kg £1140 (285) J McQuiston, Cha 360kg £1020 (283) R Hood, Broughshane Cha 360kg £990 (275) E Mcann, Toome Lim 400kg £1100 (275) S Hall, Larne Sim 390kg £1060 (271) R Hood, Cha 390kg £1050 (262) S McAllister, Lim 380kg £1020 (268) G Monan, Lim 440kg £1180 (268).

Dairy Cows

26 dairy cows topped at £2120 for a second calver.

Joseph Adams, Ballymena Fr £2120, £2100, D Patton, Newtownards Hol £1980, R & D Irvine, Dundrod Hol £1850, D Patton, Newtownards Hol £1800, M Montgomery, Kells Hol £1700.

Sucklers

Breeding bulls sold to £2000 for an AA from T Fenton, Rasharkin and Suckler cows sold to £2280 for a Hereford with a heifer calf at foot from D Allen, Moneymore.

D Allen, Moneymore Her & hfr calf £2280, U Pollock, Kilrea Lim & bull calf £1920, P Mehaffey, Larne Sal & bull calf £1780, U Pollock, Kilrea Lim & hfr calf £1620.

Calves

300 calves resulted in another steady trade. Bulls topped at £940, Heifers to £870 and reared Holsteins to £325 with a sale average of £345.

Bulls

P Brankin, Aghalee Char £940, £850, L McClinton, Glenarm Sim £820, A Clarke, Randalstown Sim £795, L Crawford, Aghalee Char £780, E English, Lisburn Lim £770, £760, A Clarke, Randalstown Sim £715, E English, Lisburn Lim £705, £690 x2, D Boyd, Portglenone Sim £680, E English, Lisburn Lim £665, J Ferguson, Straid Char £665, E English, Lisburn Lim £660.

Heifers

D Boyd, Portglenone Sim £870, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £630, J Currie, Larne Fkv £580, E English, Lisburn Lim £570, J Ferguson, Straid AA £570, R Crawford, Larne Char £540, E English, Lisburn Lim £530, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £530, local farmer Lim £520, E English, Lisburn AA £515, F O'Hara, Ballymena Lim £500.

Hol Fr Bulls

R Gordon, Broughshane £220 x2, £200 x2,  G & R Smyth, Randalstown £195, H Thompson, Randalstown £180, Forsythe Bros, Loughgiel £150 x4.

Weanlings

A great entry of 350 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £2070 over for a Char 440kg at £1510 presented by H Marquess, Muckamore. Heifers sold to £1350 over for a Lim 500kg at £1850 offered by Graham Bros, Aughafatten.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

Shaws Hills Farm, Kells Char 220kg £1000 (454), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 280kg £1200 (428), 270kg £1110 (411), 270kg £1100 (407), Shaws Hills Farm, Kells Char 250kg £1000 (400), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 300kg £1190 (396), 270kg £1070 (396), S B & D Weatherup, Ballyearl Lim 280kg £1070 (382), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 270kg £1020 (377), K McConnell, Muckamore Lim 300kg £1080 (360), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards BB 230kg £820 (356), 220kg £780 (354) x3, 220kg £770 (350) x2.

301 to 350kg

O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 310kg £1180 (380), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 350kg £1330 (380), O Crawford, Kicubbin Lim 330kg £1245 (377) x2, C & R McKeown, Aughafatten Char 340kg £1280 (376), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 310kg £1160 (374), S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 350kg £1300 (371), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 330kg £1200 (363), 310kg £1100 (354), M Foster, Kells Lim 350kg £1220 (348), M Kelly, Newtowncrommelin Char 320kg £1110 (346) x2, S Lagan, Moneymore Char 330kg £1140 (345).

Over 351kg

S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 370kg £1420 (383), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 360kg £1310 (363), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 360kg £1270 (352), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 370kg £1300 (351), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Lim 390kg £1370 (351), H Marquess, Muckamore Char 440kg £1510 (343), local farmer BB 400kg £1360 (340), C & R McKeown, Aughafatten Sim 370kg £1255 (339), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 370kg £1240 (335), I Foster, Antrim Lim 390kg £1300 (333), C & R McKeown, Aughafatten Sim 390kg £1290 (330).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 240kg £885 (368), S Murray, Crumlin Lim 240kg £855 (356), Shaws Hills Farm, Kells Lim 250kg £880 (352), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 300kg £1045 (348), S Murray, Crumlin Lim 280kg £970 (346), local farmer Char 260kg £900 (346), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 200kg £685 (342), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char 240kg £810 (337) x3, local farmer Char 260kg £855 (328), Sim 280kg £910 (325), D Knox, Coleraine Lim 290kg £940 (324), J S Dunn, Straid Lim 300kg £970 (323), Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Char 200kg £640 (320).

301kg to 350kg

Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 340kg £1150 (338), M Foster, Kells Char 330kg £1110 (336), Lim 320kg £1040 (325), D Smyth, Stranocum 320kg £1030 (321), SG Lowry, Glenavy Char 350kg £1105 (315), M Foster, Kells Char 350kg £1080 (308), R Shaw, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1000 (303), A Lowry, Crumlin Char 340kg £1010 (297), S Lagan, Moneymore Char 320kg £950 (296), D Smyth, Stranocum Lim 330kg £970 (293), S Lagan, Moneymore Char 340kg £990 (291), JS Dunn, Ballyclare Lim 340kg £980 (288), C Livingstone, Ballymoney Char 320kg £920 (287), JJ Hill, Islandmagee Bel 330kg £940 (284), M Foster, Kells Lim 320kg £910 (284), H Oneil, Ballymena Sim 340kg £960 (282).

Over 351kg

Graham Bros, Aghafatten Lim 500kg £1850 (370), M Foster, Kells Lim 370kg £1250 (337), C&R McKeown, Aughafatten Char 420kg £1410 (335), P McConnell, Belfast Sim 370kg £1200 (324), M Foster, Kells Lim 360kg £1150 (319), C&R Mckeown, Aughafatten Char 410kg £1290 (314), M Foster, Kells Char 390kg £1210 (310), C&R McKeown, Aughafatten Sim 400kg £1220 (305), Char 420kg £1260 (300), Graham bros, Aughafatten Lim 520kg £1550 (298), C&R McKeown, Aughafatten Char 370kg £1090 (294), S Lagan, Moneymore Char 370kg £1090 (294), C&R McKeown, Aughafatten Char 400kg £1140 (285), Char 380kg £1080 (284), A Livingstone Lim 370kg £1040 (281), A Scott, Templepatrick Lim 390kg £1080 (276).

Dairy Cows, Bulls and Sucklers

A small show of dairy cows reached £1980 for a calved heifer from J Mackey, Ballynure. Bulls topped at £2600 for a Charolais from G McKeown, Aughafatten and Suckler cows reached £2020 for an Aberdeen Angus with a Belgian Blue calf at foot from E McGarry, Broughshane.

Calves

Bulls

A Clarke, Randalstown Sim £985, £825, S Brennan, Larne BB £740, E English, Lisburn Lim £620, S Brennan, Larne BB £580, D & N Hamill, Crumlin Sim £580, E English, Lisburn Lim £570 x2, R Greer, Ahoghill Spk £560 x3, £550 x2.

Heifers

I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £680, H Thompson, Randalstown Lim £580, J O’Donnell, Toomebridge Char £545, E English, Lisburn Lim £540, J Caldwell, Antrim Lim £540, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £525, £520, R Thompson, Glenarm AA £510, S Brennan, Larne BB £505, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £480 x2, R J White, Liscolman Lim £475, S Brennan, Larne BB £475, E English, Lisburn AA £465, £450.

Hol Fr Bulls

B Compton, Glarryford £295, R McCann, Moira £295 x2, R Thompson, Glenarm £210, B Compton, Glarryford £185 x3, R Compton, Moira £160, R Bingham, Nutts Corner £145, D & A Irwin, Ballymena £100.

Weanlings

An entry of 150 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1050 over for a Char 360kg at £1450 presented by S Taylor, Ligoniel. Heifers sold to £960 over for a Lim 500kg at £1460 offered by Graham Bros, Aughafatten.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

Local Farmer, Lim 280kg £1100 (392) F O’Hara, 2x Lim 290kg £1020 (351) J Mulvenna, Glenarm Cha 270kg £900 (333) HM Dobbin Lim 290kg £840 (289) Local Farmer, Cha 260kg £730 (280) S & A Saunderson, Mon 260kg £625 (240) TS McAuley, Shb 240kg £560 (233).

301kg to 350kg

Local Farmer, Lim 340kg £1210 (355) J Percy, Randalstown Lim 350kg £1100 (314) HM Dobbin, Lim 350kg £1030 (294) RJ McKendry, Antrim Cha 350kg £1000 (285) D Wilson, Carrickfergus Abe 350kg £1000 (285) J Percy, Randalstown Lim 340kg £890 (261) HM Dobbin, St 350kg £820 (234) F Connon, Limavady Abe 350kg £820 (234) Abe 350kg £810 (231) 3x Abe 330kg £760 (230).

315kg and over

S Taylor, Ligoniel Cha 360kg £1410 (391) Cha 400kg £1380 (345) Cha 390kg £1340 (343) Cha 390kg £1300 (333) A & D McAfee, Bushmills Cha 400kg £1310 (327) J Forsythe, Sim 410kg £1340 (326) RJ McKendry, Antrim Cha 440kg £1420 (322) J Forsythe, 2x Cha 420kg £1350 (321) N McGarry, Crumlin Lim 430kg £1370 (318) RJ McKendry, Cha 360kg £1130 (313) J McFetridge, Glenarm Lim 420kg £1315 (313) RJ McKendry, Cha 440kg £1330 (302) J Forsythe, Lim 450kg £1360 (302) Cha 510kg £1520 (298) Local Farmer, Bel 370kg £1100 (297).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 270kg £910 (337), 290kg £910 (313), 280kg £860 (307), 260kg £770 (296), R McCann, Moira Blo 220kg £630 (286), 600kg £272, D Wilson, Carrickfergus AA 300kg £810 (270), R McCann, Moira Blo 280kg £740 (264), 190kg £500 (263), 220kg £560 (254) x2, 290kg £730 (251).

301 to 350kg

L McClinton, Glenarm Char 310kg £1000 (322), S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 310kg £960 (309), G Connon, Aldergrove Lim 320kg £990 (309), S Rafferty, Ahoghill Sim 340kg £980 (288), M L Patton, Ballymoney Spk 350kg £990 (282), R O’Dornan, Aughafatten Lim 340kg £960 (282), L McClinton, Glenarm Char 320kg £880 (275), G Connon, Aldergrove Char 350kg £960 (274) x2, D Wilson, Carrickfergus AA 350kg £930 (265), F O’Hara, Ballymena AA 340kg £890 (261), G Connon, Aldergrove Char 310kg £810 (261), S Rafferty, Ahogill St 320kg £800 (250).

Over 351kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 380kg £1220 (321), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 370kg £1180 (318), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 410kg £1200 (292), Graham Bros, Aughafatten Lim 500kg £1460 (292), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 360kg £1050 (291), 400kg £1165 (291), R O’Dornan, Aughafatten Lim 400kg £1160 (290), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 380kg £1100 (289), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 380kg £1090 (286), Graham Bros, Aughafatten Lim 480kg £1370 (285), Local Farmer Lim 380kg £1080 (284), P Brolly, Glarryford Spk 400kg £1100 (275), Graham Bros, Aughafatten BrB 420kg £1110 (264), St 500kg £1310 (262), P Brolly, Glarryford Spk 440kg £1150 (261), M L Patton, Ballymoney Spk 380kg £990 (260).

Dairy cows

55 dairy stock in Ballymena in Friday sold to £2150 presented by G & A M Patton from Newtownards. Leading prices as follows:

G & A M Patton, £2150, T Carlisle, £2100, G & A M Patton, £2080, D McNeilly, £2050, D Livingstone, £2000, D McNeilly, £1980, £1900, J Cameron, £1820, D McNeilly, £1820, D McClintock, £1720.

Sucklers

D Cairns, Broughshane Lim with AA bull at foot £2380, WA Hagan, Ballyclare Abe with Lim hfr at foot £2100, V Craig, Ballykelly Abe with BB hfr at £1850, WA Hagan, Ballyclare Abe with Lim hfr £1820, N McAuley, Ballyclare Cha with Cha hfr £1750, J Nelson, Larne Shb with Shb hfr £1650, V Craig, Abe with BB hfr £1650.

Calves

373 calves in the calf ring topped at £1020 for a smashing 2 month old Speckled Park bull, heifers reached £800 for a 1 month old Charolais and Hol/Fr bulls to £305.

Bulls

W Kerr, Ahoghill Spk £1020, W J Harkness, Cookstown Char £990, £930, £870, £820 x2, B McGarry, Crumlin Char £810, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £770, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £760, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £730, R & D McAuley, Ballyclare Lim £725, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £720, £710, £705, D Devlin, Randalstown AA £700, G Simpson, Lisburn Char £700. 

Heifers

W J Harkness, Ahoghill Char £800, W R Wilson, Ballymena Lim £740, W J Harkness, Cookstown Char £725, W Kerr, Ahoghill Char £705, Sho £635, G Simpson, Lisburn BB £620, local farmer Char £610, J Drummond, Bangor Shb £605, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Lim £590, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £560, M Doherty, Glarryford AA £540, Local Farmer Lim £530, S G Leslie, Claudy Char £530, D Devlin, Randalstown Char £530, G Simpson, Lisburn AA £520 x2. 

Hol/Fr Bulls

G Wilson, Glenarm £305 x5, P Mairs, Comber £270 x5, £250 x5. 

Weanlings

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

G Quinn, Lisburn Lim 230kg £900 (391), Lim 260kg £830 (319), Sim 290kg £910 (313), G McCammond, Larne Bel 260kg £650 (250), R Thompson, Glenarm (3) AA 250kg £615 (246), C Thompson, Ballyhalbert (3) Her 210kg £500 (238), D Cousley, Magherafelt (2) AA 300kg £710 (236), G McCammond, Larne SHO 200kg £470 (235).

301-350kg

T D Weatherup, Carrickfergus Lim 340kg £1140 (335), Lim 320kg £1070 (334), S D Belshaw, Crumlin Char 350kg £1110 (317), T D Weatherup, Carrickfergus Char 340kg £1050 (308), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 320kg £950 (296), G Quinn, Lisburn Lim 320kg £920 (287), Lim 320kg £910 (284), R J Mckendry, Antrim Char310kg £880 (283), P Mccord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 320kg £890 (278), D McCartney, Kells 320kg £890 (278), W Fleck, Broughshane 350kg £930 (265), D Cousley, Magherafelt Bel 320kg £850 (262), (2) Bel 320kg £850 (265), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 340kg £900 (264).

Over 351kg

M McDonnell, Larne Lim 390kg £1360 (348), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 380kg £1320 (347), V Scott, Glarryford Char 390kg £1290 (330), S Chestnutt, Ballymoney Char 470kg £1530 (325), G Calwell, Clough Char 420kg £1360 (323), W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 360kg £1150 (319), S Chestnutt, Ballymoney AA 470kg £1490 (317), AA 410kg £1290 (314), G Calwell, Clough Char 410kg £1290 (314), D McCartney, Kells Lim 420kg £1310 (311), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 380kg £1170 (307), D McCartney, Kells Lim 420kg £1290 (307), G Calwell, Clough Char 420kg £1280 (304), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 460kg £1390 (302), S Chestnutt, Ballymoney AA 490kg £1480 (302), D McCartney, Kells Lim 440kg £1310 (297).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

G Quinn, Lisburn Lim 220kg £690 (313), Sim 250kg £770 (308), Lim  240kg £660 (275), Sim 270kg £740 (274), D&N Hamill, Crumlin Shb 210kg £570 (271), Bel 210kg £570 (271), C Thompson, Ballyhalbert Char 230kg £620 (269), G Quinn, Lisburn Lim 300kg £800 (266), D Cousley, Magherafelt Bel 300kg £790 (263), R Thompson, Glenarm Char 270kg £680 (251), T D Weatherup, Carrickfergus, Char 270kg £650 (240).

301-350kg

D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1140 (345), T D Weatherup, Carrickfergus 330kg £950 (287), G Quinn, Lisburn, Sim 310kg £850 (274), S McCullough, Broughshane  350kg £950 (271), D Owens, Glenwherry Char 340kg £920 (270), D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 340kg £900 (264), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Char 350kg £910 (260), J Graham, Gleno AA 320kg £800 (250), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 350kg £820 (242), G Mclarnon, Ballymena AA 350kg £850 (242), AA 330kg £800 (242), J Graham, Gleno AA 320kg £770 (240).

351kg and over

S Chestnutt, Ballymoney Cha 480kg £1620 (337) D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1200 (333) H McCormick, Larne Bel 400kg £1280 (320) S Chestnutt, Ballymoney Blo 440kg £1400 (318) D McCartney, Kells Lim 370kg £1170 (316) S Chestnutt, Bel 520kg £1620 (311) Cha 460kg £1390 (302) JJ Crawford, Sim 410kg £1220 (297) D McCartney, Kells Lim 390kg £1150 (294) Her 370kg £1080 (291) G Calwell, Clough Cha 400kg £1160 (290) JJ Crawford, Sim 420kg £1200 (285) H McCormick, Larne Bel 440kg £1250 (284) G Quinn, Sim 370kg £1040 (281) W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 380kg £1060 (279) P McCord & P Thompson, Lim 360kg £990 (275).

2^nd batch of in calf Hol/Fr heifers for Ken Craig, calving August/September AI bred Topshot, Ultraleap, Monsoon and Radical. Calving to AA and sexed semen Hol, from 10,000 L herd ave.

Dairy cows sold to £2350, leading prices as follows -:

K Craig, Ballyclare Hol £2350 x2. £2280, £2250, £2080, £2050 x2, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £2000 x2, K Craig, Ballyclare Hol £2000 x2, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £1900, K Craig, Ballyclare Hol £1720, D Foreman, Belfast Hol £1700.

Suckler Cows

A good entry of sucklers reached £2600 for a Simmental and heifer calf from B Millar, Randalstown, with bulls selling to £3000 for a Charolais from Ian Rea, Crumlin.

B Millar, Randalstown Sim & hfr calf £2600, P Maginn, Downpatrick Sal & hfr calf £2120, A McAuley, Glenarm Lim & bull calf £2080, C Fleck, Clough BB & bull calf £2080, Local Farmer Lim & hfr calf £1900, D Carson, Nutts Corner Shb £1800, T R Lilburn, Dromore BB & hfr calf £1750, D Gillan, Garvagh Her & hfr calf £1700, C Laverty, Toomebridge AA & bull calf £1700.

Calves

280 dropped calves sold to a very steady trade. Bull calves sold to £770, Heifers calves to £655, Friesian bulls to £350.

Bulls

A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £770, local farmer Lim £770, A Minnis, Comber Lim £740, A M Crawford, Ballynure AA £695, G Simpson, Lisburn Char £670, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £620 x2, R Lyttle, Larne Her £615, Local Farmer Char £610, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £600, Local Farmer Char £595, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £595, W McAuley, Cushendall Char £585, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Lim £585, G Simpson, Lisburn AA £580, R Hanna, Cullybackey Lim £580.

Heifers

G & A M Patton, Newtonards AA £655 x3, Local Farmer Char £635, H Alexander, Glenarm Lim £630, A Park, Ballynure BB £620, Local Farmer Char £610, G Simpson, Lisburn BB £600, A M Crawford, Ballynure AA £590, G & A M Patton, Newtownards Char £585, I Townley, Limavady AA £570, Local Farmer Lim £565, Local Farmer Char £540, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £540.

Hol/Fr Bulls

R Lyttle, Larne £350, R McClelland, Claudy £250 x3, Local Farmer £240, L McClinton, Carnalbanagh £200, M McAllister, Glenavy £170, I Tanner, Castlerock £170, Forsythe Bros, Loughgiel £155 x3, £125 x4.

Weanlings

A small sale of 120 weanlings resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1000 over for a Cha 310kg £1310 offered by Tony Mulholland, Dunmurray. Heifers sold to £1220 over for a Cha 400kg at £1620 presented by Tony Mulholland.

Heifers

Up to 300kg

P McAuley, Carnlough Lim 250kg £775 (310), G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 300kg £870 (290), J Hughes, Randalstown Lim 300kg £860 (286) x2, M Smith, Kells Lim 290kg £810 (279), D & C McAdoo, Magherafelt Lim 180kg £450 (250), M Crawford, Randalstown AA 300kg £720 (240), D & C McAdoo, Magherafelt Lim 260kg £595 (228), C McErlean, Portglenone Her 260kg £590 (226).

301 to 350kg

Local Farmer Lim 330kg £1040 (315) x2, Sim 340kg £1040 (305) x2, Tony Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 340kg £980 (288), M Montgomery, Kells Char 310kg £880 (283), A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 330kg £900 (272), P Delargy, Glenariffe Lim 330kg £880 (266), A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 340kg £900 (264), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 330kg £850 (257), H & M McPherson, Macosquin Lim 350kg £900 (257), S McAlister, Ballintoy Char 340kg £850 (250).

Over 351kg

T Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 400kg £1620 (405), P Delargy, Glenariffe Lim 380kg £1500 (394), J McLoughlin, Carnlough Blo 370kg £1160 (313), G Knowles. Gracehill Lim 490kg £1510 (308), D Hume, Randalstown Lim 470kg £1400 (297), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 440kg £1280 (290), R J McKendry, Antrim Char 410kg £1180 (287), 400kg £1140 (285), 360kg £1020 (283), Local Farmer BB 400kg £1110 (277) x2, M Smith, Kells Lim 370kg £1010 (273), G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 510kg £1370 (268), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 470kg £1260 (268).

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

P Murray, Crumlin Lim 280kg £900 (321) Lim 300kg £960 (320) A McKeown, Abe 280kg £850 (303) P McAuley, Lim 250kg £745 (298) P Murray, Lim 270kg £800 (296) Sho 230kg £680 (295) Lim 280kg £820 (292) Sho 280kg £820 (292) P McAuley, Lim 240kg £680 (283) P Murray, Sho 300kg £850 (283) Lim 300kg £830 (276) D & C McAdoo, Lim 260kg £ (276) P Murray, Lim 220kg £570 (259) Lim 260kg £650 (250).

301kg to 350kg

T Mulholland, Cha 310kg £1310 (422) A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 350kg £1190 (340) M Smith, Kells Lim 310kg £1030 (332) Lim 310kg £1020 (329) B McLoughlin, Lim 350kg £1050 (300) S McAlister, Cha 330kg £950 (287) RJ McKendry, Antrim Cha 320kg £900 (281).

351kg and over

T Mulholland, Cha 370kg £1300 (351) B McLoughlin, Lim 390kg £1330 (341) Lim 400kg £1300 (325) T Mulholland, Cha 390kg £1250 (320) S McAlister, Cha 400kg £1230 (307) H & M McPhearson, Lim 360kg £1070 (297) J McGuckian, Blo 410kg £1200 (292) D Hume, Cha 370kg £1070 (289) B McLoughlin, Lim 450kg £1290 (286) S McAlister, Cha 400kg £1120 (280) RJ McKendry, Antrim Cha 40kg £1100 (275) Cha 410kg £1100 (268).

A small show of dairy reached £1900 for a second calver from R McCluggage, Larne. Bulls topped at £2900 for an AA from W Dodd, Saintfield and suckler cows reached £2500 for an Angus and bull calf from W McBride, Crumlin.

Calves

320 Dropped calves sold to £795 for bulls, Heifers to £700, Friesian Bulls to £445.

Bulls

S McCormick, Martinstown Cha £795, K McConnell, Cha £790, Blade Farming, Bel £750, P McConnell, Cha £720, JR McNeilly, Randalstown 2x Bel £675, P McConnell, Sim £645, W & A Moore, 2x Abe £630, Ganaway Lim £600, SD Gillespie Bel £600, W & A Moore, Bangor Bel £580, Ganaway Farms, Sim £570, JR McNeilly, 2x Abe £560, P McConnell, Cha £535.

Heifers

C McEldowney, Bel £700, P McConnell, Cha £680, C McEldowney, Bel £665 3x Bel £610, Blade Farming, Bel £600, P Brankin, Sim £595, C McEldowney, Bel £590, S Brennan, Lim £585, C McEldowney, £585, 2x Bel £580, Carrigeen Farms, Cha £575, P McConnell, Lim £550.

Friesian Bulls

E & J Arthur, £445, £440, £420, £400, £395, £390, £375, £360, £355, £300, R Thompson, Glenarm, 4x £290, D McKay, Broughshane £240, J & M Wilson, £220.

Weanlings

An entry of 260 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1100 over for a Char 350kg at £1450 presented by J Moore, Ballyclare. Heifers sold to £1340 over for a Blue 460kg at £1800 offered by R Booth, Ahoghill.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 240kg £950 (395), O Crawford, Kircubbin BB 300kg £1150 (383), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 250kg £950 (380), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 250kg £945 (378), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 140kg £520 (371), 210kg £770 (366), Local Farmer Char 270kg £980 (363), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 240kg £870 (362), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1070 (356), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 270kg £940 (348), R Campbell, Lisburn Sim 230kg £800 (347), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 210kg £710 (338), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Lim 260kg £870 (334), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 360kg £870 (334), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 240kg £800 (333).

301 to 350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 320kg £1390 (434), J Moore, Ballyclare Char 350kg £1450 (414), S Taylor, Ligoneil Char 340kg £1310 (385), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 340kg £1290 (379), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 350kg £1290 (368), 340kg £1250 (367), 330kg £1200 (363), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1190 (360), A & D McAfee, Bushmills Char 310kg £1110 (358), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 330kg £1180 (357), Local Farmer Char 330kg £1180 (357), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1100 (354), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 320kg £1120 (350), R Campbell, Lisburn Sim 310kg £1050 (338), R Jordan, Glenavy Char 350kg £1180 (337), J Weatherup, Ballyclare Char 310kg £1040 (335).

Over 351kg

A & D McAfee, Bushmills Char 360kg £1400 (388), O Crawford, Kircubbin BB 360kg £1380 (383), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 360kg 1340 (372)370kg £1370 (370), 380kg £1380 (363), B Blaney, Cushendall Char 370kg £1330 (359), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 370kg £1310 (354), V Scott, Glarryford Char 370kg £1260 (340), R Jordan, Glenavy Char 370kg £1250 (337), V Scott, Glarryford Char 370kg £1240 (335), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 360kg £1180 (327), V Scott, Glarryford Char 370kg £1200 (324), Local Farmer Lim 360kg £1140 (316), R Hunter, Larne Lim 450kg £1410 (313), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 390kg £1220 (312), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 360kg £1120 (311).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 170kg £670 (3941), Lim, 200KG £750 (3750), Local farmer, Char 270kg £960 (3556), D O’Loan Aughafatten Lim 250kg £860 (3440), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Lim 260kg £885 (3404), Char 280kg £950 (3393), G Quinn, Ballinderry Lim 230kg £770 (3348), Sim 230kg £770 (3348), R Ervine, Loughbrickland Char 260kg £860 (3308), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 230kg £760 (3304), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 300kg £300 (3300), R.G McRoberts, Larne Char 260kg £850 (3269), O Crawford, Newtonards Lim 260kg £850 (3269), D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 260kg £845 (3250), O Crawford, Newtownards Bel 280kg £900 (3214), G Quinn, Ballinderry Sim 290kg £930 (3207).

301-350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1120 (3613), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 340kg £1100 (3235), W Baird, Ballyclare 340kg £1100 (3235), P Gilmore, Kilrea Char 310kg £1000 (3226), Char 330kg £1000 (3030), Char 350kg £1060 (3029), R.G McRoberts, Larne Char 320kg £960 (3000), R Jordan, Glenavy Lim 310kg £920 (2968), Char 340kg £990 (2912), Lim 330kg £930 (2818), E Sherrard, Ligoniel 330kg £930 (2818), G Quinn, Ballinderry 320kg £870 (2719), O Crawford, Newtonards Lim 310kg £820 (2645), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 330kg £870 (2636), E Drummond, Ballynure Sho 340kg £890 (2618), R A Sleeman, Limavady 350kg £910 (2600).

Over 351kg

R Booth, Ahoghill Bel 460kg £1800 (3913), I&C Hunter, Straid Char 470kg £1440 (3064), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 360kg £1100 (3056), W Baird, Ballyclare Char 430kg £1300 (3023), M Smith, Kells LIM 460KG £1340 (2913), W.J Shaw, Cloughmills Lim 420kg £1210 (2881), R J Mckendry, Antrim Char 380kg £1080 (2842),  I&C Hunter, Straid Char 400kg £1100 (2750), Char 420kg £1150 (2738), W.J Shaw, Cloughmills Lim 370kg £1000 (2703), O Crawford, Newtownards Bel 410kg £1100 (2683), F Ohara, Moorfields Char 360kg £960 (2667), Lim 360kg £940 (2611), AA 370KG £930 (2514), AA 370kg £930 (2514), D&H Parks, Moira AA 400kg £005 (2513).

Dairy Cows, Bulls and Suckler Cows

A smaller show of dairy cattle sold to £1800 for a calved heifer from T Carlisle, Dundrod. Bulls topped at 3600gns for a Charolais from Ian Rea, Crumlin, other prices included:

H McCracken, Ballywalter Lim £3350, Crawford Bros, Maquiresbridge Lim 2700gns, D G Green & Sons, Lisburn Lim 2650gns, P Maginn, Downpatrick Sal 2200gns.

Cows and calves reached £2480 for a Lim & bull calf from J Ferguson Jnr, Straid, followed by:

J Ferguson, Straid AA & bull £2420, WJ & D Wallace, Ballymena Lim & bull calf £1820, L McNamara, Kircubbin BB & hfr calf £1780, J Ferguson, Straid AA & bull £1780, W J Wilson, Rasharkin Lim cow £1700.

Calves

360 lots in the calf ring sold to £790 for a reared AA bull, younger calves reached £700 twice for 2 month old Lim bulls. Heifer calves reached £600 for a 3 month old Char and reared Fr bulls topped at £660.

Bulls

D McNeill, Rathkenny AA £790, BB £780, M Drummond, Ballynure Lim £700, L McAuley, Ballyclare Lim £700, D McNeill, Rathkenny BB £690, J Drummond, Bangor AA £680 x2, W J McClintock, Broughshane Lim £680, D McNeill, Rathkenny AA £680 x3, M Drummond, Ballynure Lim £670, H Alexander, Glenarm AA £670, D McNeill, Rathkenny Fr £660 x3.

Heifers

Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £600, T Martin, Portaferry BB £590, J R McNeilly, Randalstown BB £580, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £570, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £570, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Sim £560, Char £560, J Ferguson, Straid AA £540, R J White, Liscolman Lim £540, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £530, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £520, J Ferguson Snr, Straid Char £520.

Fr/Hol Bulls

D McNeill, Rathkenny £660 x2, £590 x3, B Wilson, Lisburn £460 x3, D McNeill, Rathkenny £440, £380 x2, B Wilson, Lisburn £375 x4, D McNeill, Rathkenny £350.

Weanlings

A great entry of 350 Weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £1580 over for a Char 520kg at £2100 presented by C Ferris, Millisle. Heifers sold to £1170 over for a blonde 330kg at £1500 offered by Mark Patterson, Nutts Corner.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

R Shaw, Ballymena Lim 240kg £1070 (445) Local Farmer, Cha 290kg £1160 (400) E Tosh, Castlerock Cha 300kg £1180 (393) J Taylor, Lisburn Lim 220kg £860 (390) P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 250kg £970 (388) R Shaw, Lim 230kg £890 (387) DR L McClinton, Glenarm Cha 300kg £1160 (386) R Shaw, Lim 270kg £1030 (381) Dr L McClinton, Cha 270kg £1020 (377) R Shaw, Lim 240kg £900 (375) P & J O’Kane, Cha 290kg £1080 (372) R & D Allen, Randalstown 3x Cha 220kg £810 (368) 2x Cha 250kg £910.

301kg to 350kg

B McCann, Portglenone Lim 320kg £1310 (409) Lim 340kg £1350 (397) I Tanner, Cha 310kg £1210 (390) R Shaw, Lim 320kg £1220 (381) S Tanner, Cha 330kg £1230 (372) P & J O’Kane, Cha 310kg £1050 (338) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 340kg £1150 (338) A Henry , Antrim Lim 330kg £1110 (336) G Quinn, Sim 310kg £1040 (335) A McKeegan, Glenarm 3x Bel 330kg £1100 (333) E Tosh, Lim 330kg £1080 (327) M Patteson, Bel 350kg £1130 (322) D McClurkin, Lim 330kg £1060 (321) S Lagan, Moneymore Cha 310kg £990 (319).

351kg and over

C Ferris, Cha 520kg £2100 (403) Drumhilla Farms, Lim 400kg £1590 (397) S Tanner, Cha 360kg £1360 (377) PL McKeag, Lim 430kg £1560 (362) B McCann, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1300 (361) C Ferris, Millisle Cha 510kg £1780 (349) P & J O’Kane, Cha 360kg £1230 (341) P McCann, Lim 420kg £1420 (338) A Henry, Lim 380kg £1270 (334) N McClure, Ballymoney Lim (331) D Davidson, Ballymena Cha 360kg £1190 (330) M Patterson, Lim 370kg £1220 (329) PL McKeag, Lim 500kg £1640 (328) Lim 550kg £1800 (327) P & J O’Kane Cha 390kg £1270 (325) D McClurkin, Cha 360kg 1170 (325).    

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards Lim 290kg £1020 (351), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 220kg £760 (345), R & D Allen, Randalstown Char 210kg £700 (333) x3, D McClurkin, Ligoniel Char 250kg £830 (332), L McClinton, Glenarm Char 290kg £960 (331), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough AA 260kg £860 (330), D Robinson, Glenarm Lim 300kg £980 (326), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 300kg £980 (326), R & D Allen, Randalstown Char 230kg £750 (326) x3, 240kg £780 (325) x2.

301 to 350kg

M Patterson, Nutts Corner Blo 330kg £1500 (454), S Tanner, Castlerock Char 310kg £1160 (374), J Taylor, Ballinderry Lim 310kg £1050 (338), B & E McCorry, Ballinderry Lim 310kg £990 (319), D Robinson, Glenarm Lim 310kg £960 (309), D McClurkin, Ligoniel Char 340kg £1040 (305), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Char 350kg £1060 (302), 310kg £930 (300), B & E McCorry, Ballinderry Char 330kg £990 (300), N McClure, Ballymoney Lim 340kg £1010 (297), S Lagan, Moneymore Char 320kg £950 (296), T J Magee, Ballyclare Char 340kg £1000 (294), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Char 310kg £900 (290).

Over 351kg

A Henry, Antrim Lim 360kg £1200 (333), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1160 (322), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Char 370kg £1180 (318), A McKeegan, Glenarm BB 360kg £1130 (313), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Sim 370kg £1160 (313), A Henry, Antrim Lim 410kg £1280 (312), A McKeegan, Glenarm BB 380kg £1180 (310), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Char 360kg £1090 (302), M Crawford, Randalstown Lim 380kg £1090 (286), M Patterson, Nutts Corner BB 360kg £1020 (283), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 460kg £1300 (282). 

Dispersal sale of 50 dairy cows of various ages (mainly young)

2x 13month old purebred Shorthorn bulls

Pedigree 19 month old Limousin bull

2x 17 month old Pedigree Limousin bulls from an easy calving strain

1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd calving Purebred Salers with mainly Charolais calves at foot.

Rare opportunity to purchase ideal suckler cow makers – 5 unselected , classically marked speckle park heifer calves, from a TB free herd to be sold in the calf ring.

10 Pedigree Holstein 4 month old calves from 9100L herd. 

6 Maiden heifers 1/2 British Frs, 1/2 Fleckveih

Bulls sold to:-

A McCaughan, Bushmills AA £2900, Matthew Bros, Glenarm (2) Lim £2850, Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge Lim £2650, Robert McNinch, Larne AA £1850, P McGinnis & Sons, Greysteel SHB £1800, Martin & Hamilton, Comber Here £1600, P McGinnis & Sons SHB £1350.

Dairy Cows

K Moore, Ballynahinch Fr £1750, J Mackey, Ballynure Fr £1720, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1680, K Moore, Ballynahinch Fr £1650, A McCaughan, Bushmills Fr £1600.

Suckler Cows

R Alexander, Broughshane Sal & bull calf £2700, W Ward & Sons, Crumlin Lim & hfr calf £2520, R Alexander, Broughshane Sal & hfr calf £2450, W Ward & Sons, Crumlin Lim & hfr £2450, C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim & bull calf £2380, A McKillop, Corkey Sim & bull calf £2380, W Ward & Sons, Crumlin Lim & hfr £2350, £2250, R Alexander, Broughshane Sal & hfr calf £2000, £1900, C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim & bull calf £1850.

Calves

Bulls

AM Crawford, Ballynure 2x Bel £805, Bel £785, 2x Bel £765, M Paisley, Larne Cha £760, Cha £755, A M Crawford, Bel £730, McGookin Farming, Bel £640, J Adams, Cloughwater Cha £635, M Paisley, Larne Cha £625, £620, £600, A Park, Ballynure 2x Bel £600.

Heifers

J Ferguson, Straid Cha £680, Cha £610, AM Crawford, Ballynure Bel £605, A Park, Ballynure Bel £580, AM Crawford bel £570, A Park, Bel £565, M Paisley, Cha £560, A Park, Bel £550, T Martin, Bel £530, A Park, Ballynure Abe £510. D Montgomery, Glenwherry Bel £505, M Paisley, Larne Cha £495, T Herbinson 2x Abe £490.

Friesian bulls

P Mairs, Comber 7x £445, P McLaughlin, Ballymoney 2 £390, G Wilson, Glenarm 5x £350, P Mairs, Comber £350, J & A Gillan, Clough £350, A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter £320.

Weanlings

220 Weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1190 over for a Char 390kg at £1480 presented by S Lowry, Glenavy. Heifers sold to £1030 over for a char 330kg £1360 also offered by S Lowry, Glenavy.  

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J McDonnell, Glenarm Cha 250kg £1030 (412) F & R Auld, Lim 220kg £900 (409) J McDowell, Glenarm Cha 300kg £1210 (403) J Okane, Cushendall Lim 220kg £875 (397) J McDonnell, Cha 290kg £1150 (396) Cha 250kg £985 (394) Cha 280kg £1050 (375) V Scott, Glarryford Cha 280kg £1030 (367) M McClelland, Glenarm Blo 220kg £800 (363) F & R Auld, Lim 270kg £980 (363) D McAuley,  Ballyclare Sim 230kg £825 (358) V Scott, Cha 300kg £1060 (353) A & E Wylie, Blo 250kg £880 (352) Abe 250kg £870 (348) V Scott, Cha 290kg £1000 (344) F &R Auld, Lim 270kg £930 (344).

301kg to 350kg

W Sherrard, Coleraine Lim 330kg £1320 (400) S Lowry, Cha 340kg £1330 (391) C Irvine, Lim 330kg £1320 (372) J McDonnell, Glenarm Cha 330kg £1230 (372) V Scott, Cha 330kg £1205 (365) D Wilson, Sal 330kg £1200 (363) Sal 340kg £1230 (361) J McDonnell, Glenarm Cha 320kg £1130 (353) S McAlister, Ballintoy Cha 330kg £1130 (342) R McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 330kg £1110 (336) 340kg £1130 (332) SW Kirkpatrick, Blo 350kg £1160 (331) D Russell, Lim 310kg £970 (312) D Wilson, Sal 330kg £1030 (312) C McKillop, Abe 310kg £940.

351kg and over

S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 390kg £1480 (379) Cha 370kg £1400 (378) C Irvine, Carrick Lim 360kg £1300 (361) W Sherrard, Coleraine Lim 380kg £1370 (360) S Lowry, Cha 360kg £1290 (358) Cha 380kg £1236 (357) C Irvine, Lim 390kg £1380 (353) Lim 360kg £1260 (350) TA Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 390kg £1360 (348) S Lowry, Cha 360kg £1240 (344) D Glass, Lim 390kg £1340 (343) Lim 360kg £1220 (338) V Scott, Glarryford Cha 370kg £1220 (329) D Glass, Lim 390kg £1280 (328) S Lowry, Cha 400kg £1310 (275).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

J McDonnell, Glenarm Char 240kg £905 (377) x2, 300kg £1120 (373), 250kg £890 (356), 300kg £1050 (350), D Russell, Antrim Lim 300kg £990 (330), J McDonnell, Glenarm Lim 250kg £810 (324), 290kg £920 (317), R McAuley, Ballyclare Char 280kg £860 (307), D Mills, Glenarm Lim 260kg £780 (300), 300kg £900 (300), J McAuley, Ballyclare Sim 220kg £650kg £295), D Russell, Antrim Lim 300kg £870 (290).

301 to 350kg

S Lowry, Glenavy Char 330kg £1360 (412), J McDonnell, Glenarm Char 310kg £1220 (393), C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1130 (364), J McDonnell, Glenarm Char 310kg £1050 (338), D Davidson, Ballymena Char 330kg £1115 (337), 320kg £1080 (337), P Sharpe, Cushendall Char 340kg £1130 (332), J McDonnell, Glenarm Char 320kg £1060 (331), C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1090 (330), R McAuley, Ballyclare Char 320kg £1050 (328), J McDonnell, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1000 (322), D Davidson, Ballymena Char 350kg £1120 (320), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 340kg £1060 (311), D Russell, Antrim Lim 320kg £960 (300), R McAuley, Ballyclare Char 340kg £1020 (300).

Over 351kg

S Lowry, Glenavy Char 360kg £1150 (319), J Carey, Martinstown Lim 380kg £1210 (318), Char 430kg £1350 (314), S McCullough, Broughshane Char 380kg £1130 (297), C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £1070 (297), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 360kg £1060 (294), H McCormick, Larne BB 440kg £1285 (292), W Houston, Moorfields Lim 420kg £1180 (281), H McCormick, Larne BB 410kg £1150 (280), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 430kg £1180 (274), J Carey, Martinstown Char 460kg £1250 (271), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 370kg £1000 (270).

Dairy Cows

D Patton, Newtownards Hol £1900, £1700, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1650, M Montgomery, Kells Hol £1500.

Sucklers

The suckler sale began with bulls which topped at £2700 for a Limousin from Crawford Bros, Maquiresbridge.

J McKeen, Garvagh Lim & bull calf £2450, L Ervine, Newtownabbey BB & bull calves £2150, D McDonnell, Newtownards AA & bull calf £2000, £1800, Hamills of Ballindreen, Coleraine Lim & hfr calf £1650, Dundarave Properties, Bushmills Shb £1500, £1480 x3.

Calves

260 calves in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Stealing the show was a 1 month old BB making £720. Bulls to £790, Heifers to £780 and Friesian bulls to £410.

Bulls

G Devlin, Randalstown BB £790 x2, T Dunn, Gransha Char £785, K Kirkwood, Millisle BB £780, P Delargy, Glenariffe Lim £720, J Thompson, Larne Sal £650, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £650, T Dunn, Gransha AA £625, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £610, T Dunn, Gransha AA £600, H Thompson, Randalstown Lim £600.

Heifers

S R Steele, Portglenone Char £645, J Steele, Portglenone Char £645, J Thompson, Larne Sal £625, G Devlin, Randalstown Lim £620, T Dunn, Gransha Char £610, B Paisley, Ballynure Her £610, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £560, R W Kane, Ballycastle BB £560, Ganaway Farms Char £550.

Hol/Fr Bulls

I Townley, Ballykelly £410 x3, D McKeeman, Ballymoney £380, S Loughery, Limavady £370 x2, D McKeeman, Ballymoney £355, £330, £310 x3, N Hunter, Garvagh £300 x2, J Maybin, Kells £290, A Gaston, Glarryford £290, J Graham, Glenwherry £270.

Weanlings

160 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1150 over for a Charolais 350kg at £1500 presented by Wilson McCurdy, Broughshane. Heifers sold to £990 over for a Charolais 390kg at £1380 offered by H McCormick, Larne.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

J H Fraser, Belfast Char 280kg £1170 (417), W Hopes, Ballywalter Lim 300kg £1170 (390), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 280kg £1050 (375), W Dennison, Antrim Char 280kg £970 (346), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 270kg £890 (329), J Reid, Carnlough Shb 290kg £840 (289), M McCord, Antrim BB 300kg £790 (263), 290kg £760 (262).

301 to 350kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 350kg £1500 (428), J Fraser, Belfast Char 340kg £1260 (370), D Wilson, Carrickfergus Lim 350kg £1220 (348), W McCurdy, Broughshane Sal 310kg £1060 (341), J McMillan, Templepatrick Lim 320kg £1070 (334), W Dennison, Antrim Char 320kg £1000 (312), D Wilson, Carrickfergus Sal 330kg £1010 (306), G Ussher, Lisburn AA 350kg £1000 (285).

Over 351kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Lim 380kg £1370 (360), D Wilson, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £1280 (355), S & J Wilson, Drumsurn Char 470kg £1670 (355), D Wilson, Carrickfergus Lim 350kg £1220 (348), S & J Mullan, Drumsurn Char 480kg £1650 (343), W Hopes, Ballywalter Lim 410kg £1380 (336), J Fraser, Belfast Char 360kg £1190 (330), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 370kg £1190 (321), W Dennison, Antrim Char 370kg £1160 (313), Local Farmer Shb 400kg £1240 (310).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

Local Farmer, Bel 290kg £1000 (344) WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 270kg £900 (333) JH Frazer, Belfast Cha 300kg £1000 (333) L Ballantine, Moorfields Lim 270kg £880 (325) WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 270kg £870 (322) W McCurdy, Broughshane Cha 290kg £890 (306) WM Dennison, Cha 290kg £880 (303) DD McDowell, Abe 300kg £900 (300) J Montgomery, Lim 230kg £690 (300) W McCurdy, Cha 290kg £870 (300) T Montgomery, Kells St 230kg £680 (295) DD McDowell, Abe 280kg £810 (289) J Thompson, Larne Sal 300kg £860 (286) J Luney, Doagh Lim 270kg £770 (285) T Livingstone, Lim 260kg £740 (284) J Luney, Lim 270kg £760 (281).

301kg to 350kg

D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1150 (348) WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 330kg £1130 (342) W McCurdy, Cha 340kg £1120 (329) H McCormick, Larne Bel 350kg £1110 (317) B Gingles, Larne Lim 350kg £1100 (314) D McNeill, Ballymena 340kg £1060 (311) Local Farmer, 2x Lim 340kg £1040 (305) D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 330kg £980 (297) JH Frazer, Cha 310kg £890 (287) D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 330kg £910 (275) DD McDowell, Abe 340kg £920 (270) D Wilson, Carrickfergus Sal 340kg £890 (261) S Herbison, Abe 340kg £890 (261) J McMillan, Lim 320kg £830 (259).

351kg and over

H McCormick, Larne Cha 390kg £1380 (353) Bel 370kg £1220 (329) W McCurdy, Cha 360kg £1180 (327) J Clarke, Sho 400kg £1250 (312) S McIlveen, Kells Lim 380kg £1180 (310) W McCurdy, Broughshane Cha 400kg £1220 (305) J McMillan, Templepatrick Lim 430kg £1240 (288) M Caldwell, Larne Lim 470kg £1350 (287) W McCurdy, Cha 400kg £1140 (285) J Johnston, 3 Abe £1005 (279) H McCormick, Bel 410kg £1120 (273) T Livingstone, Cha 360kg £940 (261) H Burgess, Bel 400kg £1040 (260) J McMillan, Lim 400kg £1040 (260).

90 dairy cows for Drew McCluggage mostly 1^st and 2^nd calvers on a grass based system.  Herd ave 7600L, BF 4.28, protein 3.31

Quality pedigree Char bull 21 months old by Goldstar Ludwig, easy calving, 1st calves born recently.

2 Lim bulls 23 months old, easy calving strain on Bravoxin 10 system, just need booster in November.

Dairy Cows

Almost 100 dairy cattle sold to £2620, Leading prices as follows-:

R McCluggage, Larne £2620, £2480, £1920, 2x £1900, D McNeilly, Randalstown £1850, Adams Farms, Cloughmills £1820, R McCluggage, £1820, £1720, D McNeilly, £1700, Adams Farm, £1700, R McCluggage, £1700, £1650, M Montgomery, Kells £1620, R McCluggage, £1620, D McNeilly, £1600.

Suckler cows

A small show of sucklers sold to £1900.

C Connell, Rathfriland Sal in calf £1900, B Millar, Randalstown Sal with Lim bull at foot £1800, B McIlhatton, Lim with Lim Bull at foot £1600, M Hamilton, Comber Her with Her hfr at foot £1520, S Connell, Sal in calf £1500, A & J Jamison, Her with Her bull at foot £1500, M Hamilton, Comber Her 7 Her hfr at foot £1380, A & J Jamison, Abe with Her hfr at foot £1220.

Bulls

D Cairns, Broughshane Abe £3100, D McAlonan, Dunloy Cha £3050.

Calves

Another good show of 330 calves resulted in a great trade. Bulls topped at £725, Heifers at £650 and reared Friesian to £430.

Bulls

S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £725, McGookin Farming, Bel £700, R Thompson, Glenarm Abe £690, J Gamble, Ballymena Lim £660, R Thompson, Glenarm 2x Abe £650, D Harkness, Cha £630, RJT Fleming, 4xSim £630, Ganaway Farms, Cha £620, £600, D Harkness, Bel £600, G Connon, Her £600, B Alexander, Ballymena Cha £590.   

Heifers

H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha £650, R Thompson, Glenarm Cha £610, J Gamble, Ballymoney Lim £600, W McAuley, Cushendall Cha £580, S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £580, D Harkness, Cha £555, 2x £540, Ganaway Farms, Cha £535. R Bingham, Cha £530, RJT Fleming, 3x Sim £525, Ganaway Farms, 3x Lim £520.

Friesian Bulls

R Thompson, Glenarm £430, A Magee Jnr, Kilwaughter 5x £400, I Townley, Limavady £340, 2x £325, A Magee Jnr, 5x £300. 

Weanlings

An entry of 220 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks

sold to £1200 over for a Lim 450kg at £1650 and 460kg at £1660 presented by L Millen, Coleraine. Heifers sold to £950 over for a Lim 440kg at £1410 offered by J Gilliland, Muckamore.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

P L McKeag, Millisle Lim 290kg £1120 (386), J Sheppard, Larne Lim 260kg £980 (376), Local farmer Char 280kg £1050 (375), B McIlhatton, Martinstown Lim 290kg £1040 (358), 250kg £800 (320), J Sheppard, Raloo Lim 300kg £940 (313), D Gillan, Garvagh AA 290kg £850 (293) x5, T Matchett, Aghalee BB 260kg £720 (276) x2, D Gillan, Garvagh AA 280kg £760 (271), G Armstrong, Cloughmills Lim 250kg £670 (268), G Connon, Aldergrove Char 250kg £670 (268).

301 to 350kg

P L McKeag, Millisle Char 320kg £1240 (387), A Thompson, Straid Lim 310kg £1200 (387), K Bell, Broughshane Char 340kg £1300 (382), 330kg £1230 (372), 320kg £1160 (362), M Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 310kg £1080 (348), D Russell, Antrim Lim 340kg £1160 (341) x2, J Sheppard, Raloo Lim 350kg £1090 (311), S Herbison, Ballymena AA 350kg £1070 (305) x3, C Patterson, Antrim Lim 330kg £990 (300), M Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 350kg £1050 (300).

Over 351kg

C Ferris, Millisle Char 380kg £1500 (394), 380kg £1480 (389), L Millen, Coleraine Lim 380kg £1400 (368), C Ferris, Millisle Lim 380kg £1400 (368), L Millen, Coleraine Lim 440kg £1620 (368), P L McKeag, Millisle Char 420kg £1540 (366), L Millen, Coleraine Lim 450kg £1650 (366), 460kg £1660 (360) x2, 430kg £1500 (348), 460kg £1600 (347), 360kg £1250 (347), 410kg £1410 (343), P L McKeag, Millisle Char 440kg £1510 (343), A Thompson, Straid AA 420kg £1420 (338).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

J Okane, Glenarm Char 260kg £950 (365), 300kg £1090 (363) x3, 260kg £850 (326), 270kg £880 (325), 280kg £900 (321), 260kg £830 (319), 290kg £925 (319), L Weatherup, Ballyclare Sim 280kg £890 (317), W S Thompson, Straid AA 280kg £885 (316), F Ohara, Ballymena Blo 290kg £910 (313), J Sheppard, Raloo Lim 270kg £835 (309), J Okane, Glenarm Char 300kg £900 (300).

301 to 350kg

G H Pearson, Randalstown Sim 340kg £1200 (352), D Russell, Antrim Lim 340kg £1180 (347) x2, G H Pearson, Randalstown Sim 340kg £1160 (341), J Okane, Glenarm Char 330kg £1120 (339), B McIlhatton, Martinstown Lim 330kg £1120 (339), G H Pearson, Randalstown Shd 350kg £1180 (337), K Bell, Broughshane Char 330kg £1110 (336), 330kg £1090 (330), L Weatherup, Ballyclare Sim 310kg £1020 (329), J Okane, Glenarm Char 330kg £1070 (324), Local Farmer Lim 320kg £1025 (3200 x2, D McNeill, Loughgiel Lim 350kg £1120 (320), J Okane, Glenarm Char 310kg £990 (319), L Weatherup, Ballyclare Sim 330kg £1040 (315).

Tremendous Lim X Char hybrid bull approx. 18 month old from Jim Quail, Banbridge.

5 x 1^st calving Here in calf heifers due from June to Hereford bull

Pedigree Lim bull 16 months old

16 fresh calved heifers for Gerard McCloskey as part of an ongoing dispersal sale.

Dairy Cows

40 dairy cows sold to £1850, leading prices as follows-;

McCloskey Farms Ltd, Ballymoney £1850, £1820, D Livingstone, Randalstown £1800, T Carlisle, Dundrod 2x £1800, McCloskey Farms, £1800, 2x £1780, D & M McGregor, Muckamore 2x £1720, McCloskey Farms, £1720, 2x £1700, M Montgomery, Kells £1650, McCloskey Farms, 2x £1650.

Suckler Cows

Suckler cows sold to £2400 for a cow and calf, leading prices as follows:

D Compton, Ballymena Lim & hfr calf £2400, A McKillop, Loughgiel BB & bull calf £2300, W Adams, Glarryford Her in calf £1500, £1480, £1450, B Wilson, Lisburn Her & hfr calf £1450, H & M Gingles, Larne Her & hfr calf £1420, Her & bull calf £1400 x2 Her & hfr calf £1400.

Calves

A larger entry of 340 calves resulted in another fantastic trade. Bulls topped at £790, Heifers at £675 and reared Holsteins at £560 with a sale average of £340.

Bulls

D Harkness, Ballymena Sim £790 x4, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £750, R J Cupples, Broughshane BB £715 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £715, A Magee, Larne Char £715 x2, D Harkness, Ballymena AA £690 x3, £685, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £675, D Harkness, Ballymena BB £675.

Heifers

D Harkness, Ballymena Sim £675 x4, AA £670 x4, BB £670, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney BB £670 x2, D Harkness, Ballymena AA £620, £615 x2, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £595 x2.

Hol/Fr Bulls

D Harkness, Ballymena £560, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney £495 x2, A Magee, Larne £465 x4, A M Crawford, Ballynure £435, D Harkness, Ballymena £380, G & R Smyth, Randalstown £330 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure £315, J & A Gillan, Cloughmills £285, J Hamilton, Bangor £280, G & R Smyth, Randalstown £235 x2.

Weanlings

A good entry of 280 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1410 over for a Lim 480kg at £1890 presented by Laura Ervine, Newtownabbey. Heifers sold to £1110 over for a Lim 400kg at £1510 offered by Pauline Hamill, Crumlin.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

R Shaw, Ballymena Lim 250kg £1040 (416) Lim 280kg £1160 (414) J Buick Lim 230kg £945 (410) J Buick, Kells Lim 230kg £945 (410) Lim 270kg £1105 (409) Lim 270kg £1105 (409) T Magee, Ballyclare 2x Cha 240kg £970 (404) R Shaw, Cha 280kg £1090 (389) D Reid, Dundrod Lim 160kg £620 (387) J Buick, Kells Lim 270kg £1040 (385) D Reid, Her 270kg £1040 (385) PJ McKinley, Lim 290kg £1100 (379) G Rea, Lim 300kg £1130 (376) J Buick, Lim 300kg £1110 (370) Lim 260kg £940 (361) D Reid, Her 290kg £1045 (360).

301kg to 350kg

M Gingles, Kilwaughter Abe 340kg £1420 (417) A Adair, Antrim Blo 340kg £1380 (405) J Buick, Kells Lim 310kg £1240 (400) M Gingles, Abe 320kg £1240 (387) A McKnight, Lim 320kg £1230 (384) W Dawson, Cha 310kg £1180 (380) J Buick, 3x Lim 320kg £1190 (371) H McCormick, Larne Bel 320kg £1190 (371) PJ McKinley, Lim 340kg £1220 (358) H McCormick, Larne Abe 320kg £1140 (356) M Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 330kg £1170 (354) Local Farmer, Lim 350kg £1240 (354) G Rea, Lim 340kg £1200 (352) D Reid, Dundrod Sim 330kg £1160 (351).

351kg and over

E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 360kg £1460 (405) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 370kg £1500 (405) V McErlaine, Armoy Cha 360kg £1450 (402) L Ervine, Newtownabbey Lim 480kg £1890 (393) Local Farmer, Blo 360kg £1360 (377) N McClure, Ballymoney Lim 370kg £1365 (368) L Ervine, Cha 380kg £1370 (360) WJ & R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 390kg £1400 (359) Local Farmer, Blo 390kg £1380 (353) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 400kg £1410 (352) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 370kg £1300 (351) J Jones, Belfast Cha 400kg £1400 (350) Cha 400kg £1400 (350) Cha 400kg £1390 (347) Cha 410kg £1410 (343) N McClure, Lim 380kg £1270 (334) PJ McKinley, Lim 380kg £1270 (334).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

G Rea, Portglenone Bel 230kg £865 (376) Bel 240kg £895 (372) T Magee, Ballyclare 4x Cha 270kg £1000 (370) G Rea, Portglenone Lim 260kg £910 (350) T Magee, 2x Cha 270kg £930 (344) J Sheppard, Larne Lim 230kg £770 (334) Local Farmer, 2x Lim 180kg £600 (333) G Connon, Cha 270kg £895 (331) J Weatherup, Gleno Cha 250kg £810 (324) D Reid, Dundrod Lim 210kg £680 (323) Cha 280kg £900 (321).

301kg to 350kg

L Ervine, Newtownabbey Cha 330kg £1180 (357) Cha 350kg £1240 (354) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 340kg £1180 (347) Local Farmer, 3x Lim 310kg £1030 (332) G Stevenson, Lim 340kg £1080 (317) R Gingles, Lim 340kg £1000, Lim 340kg £990 (291) D Reid, Antrim Lim 310kg £900 (290) J Sheppard, Larne Lim 330kg £950 (287) A McKnight, Lim 310kg £890 (287) R Shaw, Cha 350kg £990 (282) A McKillop, Lim 350kg £990 (282) J Sheppard, Lim 340kg £960 (282).

351kg and over

P Hamill, Crumlin Lim 400kg £1510 (377) V McErlaine Armoy Cha 390kg £1370 (351) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 390kg £1360 (348) Cha 390kg £1290 (330) L Ervine, Cha 370kg £1210 (327) N McClure, Lim 430kg £1400 (325) R Weatherup, Cha 370kg £1170 (316) E Donnelly, Cha 450kg £1390 (308) T McKillop, Cha 430kg £1320 (307) R Gingles, Larne Lim 370kg £1110 (300) P J McKinley, Cha 420kg £1250 (297) J Weatherup, Cha 450kg £1310 (291) PJ McKinley, Cha 360kg £1040 (288) J Bates, Abe 380kg £1090 (286) J Weatherup, Cha 380kg £1080 (284) VN Fleck, Lim 480kg £1360 (283).

A small show in the dairy and suckler ring topped at £2250 for an AA bull and sucklers reached £1980 on two occasions for cows with calves at foot.

Calves

A smaller entry of 200 calves resulted in another super trade, the sun was shining and the heat was up around the ring. Bulls topped at £660 for an Aberdeen Angus, heifers to £605 and Friesian bulls to £290.

Bulls

R Thompson, Glenarm AA £660, £605, G Forsythe, Cloughmills AA £605, J K Davidson, Broughshane Lim £560, G Forsythe, Cloughmills AA £550, R R Cupples, Broughshane AA £520, N McRoberts, Lisburn Lim £515, G Forsythe, Cloughmills AA £510, W Warwick, Moorfields BB £500, D Harkness, Ballymena BB £485. D & S Sloan, Upperlands BB £475, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Lim £450, G Forsythe, Cloughmills AA £450, D Harkness, Ballymena BB £450.

Heifers

Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £605, £590, R Thompson, Glenarm AA £590, £580 x2, D Monahan, Coleraine BB £565, R Thompson, Glenarm AA £550 x2, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Lim £540, R Thompson, Glenarm AA £500, R Crawford, Glarryford Fr £490, £445, I Tanner, Castlerock Brb £440, D Harkness, Ballymena Char £440 x3.

Fr/Hol Bulls

P & B McVey, Magherafelt £290, I Tanner, Castlerock £210, P & B McVey, Magherafelt £190, I Tanner, Castlerock £165, T Dunlop, Glenarm £150, D Mawhinney, Castledawson £100 x2.

Weanlings

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 220kg £1000 (454), 230kg £1020 (443), S Crothers, Doagh Lim 200kg £850 (425), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 270kg £1060 (392), D Wharry, Glenarm Lim 220kg £840 (381), 220kg £840 (381), J Mulvenna, Aughafatten Lim 230kg £810 (352) x2, K Kidd, Broughshane Char 300kg £1040 (346), McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod Lim 280kg £950 (339), Her 230kg £740 (321), S Tweed, Dunloy Shb 250kg £800 (320), Char 250kg £800 (320).

301 to 350kg

Local Farmer Lim 330kg £1370 (415) x3, I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 310kg £1190 (383), 330kg £1250 (378), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 310kg £1160 (374), K Kidd, Broughshane Char 310kg £1100 (354), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1240 (354), R Caldwell, Ballycarry Lim 330kg £1120 (339), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1050 (338), V Boyle, Ballymena Lim 310kg £1050 (338), W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 350kg £1130 (322), A Alexander, Glenarm Char 320kg £1020 (318), R Caldwell, Ballycarry Lim 330kg £1050 (318).

Over 351kg

T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 400kg £1490 (372), I & C Hunter, Straid Char 380kg £1380 (363), I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 410kg £1460 (356), Local Farmer BB 370kg £1300 (351), I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 380kg £1330 (350), W McVey, Carnlough Char 440kg £1540 (350), T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 450kg £1520 (337), I & C Hunter, Straid Char 410kg £1380 (336), I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 390kg £1290 (330), T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 460kg £1500 (326), I & C Hunter, Straid Char 400kg £1300 (325), N Smyth, Randalstown Char 390kg £1260 (323), T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 530kg £1680 (317), I & C Hunter, Straid Char 460kg £1450 (315).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

K Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 300kg £1120 (373), S Crothers, Doagh Lim 190kg £690 (363), I Hyndman, Maghera Lim 300kg £1060 (353), H J Convery, Portglenone Lim 290kg £1010 (348), 290kg £1000 (344), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 270kg £915 (338), S McDowell, Maghera Lim 280kg £940 (335), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 280kg £930 (332) x2, S Tweed, Dunloy Lim 210kg £695 (331) x2, R Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 300kg £980 (326), S McDowell, Maghera Lim 270kg £880 (325).

301 to 350kg

K Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 310kg £1130 (364), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1240 (354), S McDowell, Maghera Lim 310kg £1030 (332), 320kg £1040 (325), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1005 (324) x3, R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 330kg £1060 (321), T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1085 (310), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 310kg £960 (309), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 340kg £1050 (308), 330kg £1010 (306), R Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 330kg £990 (300), 320kg £960 (300).

Over 351kg

R Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 380kg £1180 (310), W Moore, Ballycarry Lim 370kg £1120 (302), T Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 380kg £1140 (300), N Smyth, Randalstown Lim 370kg £1110 (300),  HJ Convery, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1200 (300), W McVey, Carnlough Char 370kg £1080 (291), R Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 360kg £1050 (291), D McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 390kg £1130 (289), W McVey, Carnlough Char 400kg £1130 (282), M McDonnell, Larne Lim 370kg £1010 (273), Graham Bros, Aughafatten St 430kg £1165 (270), 560kg £1515 (270).

Dairy Cows

K Craig, Ballyclare £2680, £2650, £2600, £2480, 2x £2300, £2200, £2050, £2000, £1980, £1950, £1900, £1750, £1720, 2x £1700.

Bulls

D McDowell, Newtownards Abe £2450, G Gault, Doagh Abe £2250, M Moffett, Ballymena Lim £2050.

Sucklers

B Millar, Randalstown Sal in calf £1820, £1800, A McConaghy, Ballycastle Aub in calf £1720, B Mathews, Clough Sal in calf £1680, Sal with Lim hfr £1600, A McConaghy, Aub in calf £1580, L Weatherup, Sim £1450, B Mathews, Sal in calf £1350, B Millar, Sal in calf £1250, B Mathews, Clough Sal in calf £1250.   

Calves

A smaller show of 225 calves resulted in another sharper trade. The sun was shining, and the bidding was furious around the ring. Bulls topped at £700, Heifers topped at £585, Reared friesians at £405, Young friesian at £190. A sale average of £280.

Bulls

W Lusk, Ballyclare Her £700, P Brankin, Cha £685, R Ferguson, Comber Cha £650, P Brankin, Lim £630, Lim £550, RJ Cupples, Bel £540, W Lusk, Bel £510, D Montgomery, Bel £490, D Morrison, Armoy Bel £460, J Patterson Her £455, R Ferguson, Comber Lim £450, J Dugan, 2x Bel £445, R Bingham, Abe £440, D Morrison, Armoy 2x Abe £440. 

Heifers

I Montgomery, Mallusk Cha £585, R Thompson, Glenarm 4x Abe £550, S Brennan, Lim £500, WJ Thompson, 3x Cha £490, R Thompson, 2 Abe £470, I Montgomery, Cha £445, B McConnell, Abe £430, D Morrison, 2x Bel £430, R Bingham, Cha £420.

Friesian bulls

J & A Gillan, Clough 2x £405, B McConnell, £330, S Brennan, Larne £305, B McConnell, £280, M McAllister, £255, £240, J Dugan, £230, M McAllister, £230, Trimble, 4x £220, M McAllister, £220, W Hoey, £190, R Bingham, £170.

Weanlings

Another super entry of 430 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1120 over for a Lim 400kg at £1520 presented by David Andrew, Templepatrick. Heifers sold to £970 over a Lim 450kg at £1420 offered by WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Ballycarry.

Bullocks 

0 kg to 300kg

D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 290kg £1270 (437) S Marshall, Ballymena Lim 190kg £760 (400) J Knox, Broughshane Cha 290kg £1150 (396) B Connon, Larne Lim 280kg £1090 (389) S Minn, Moorfields Cha 240kg £930 (387) Local Farmer, Lim 240kg £920 (383) D Andrew, Lim 280kg £1050 (375) S Marshall, Lim 270kg £1000 (370) D McKillop, Abe 260kg £960 (369).

301kg to 350kg

Local Farmer, Cha 340kg £1410 (414) A Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 320kg £1320 (412) Lim 340kg £1350 (397) A Hillan, Broughshane Cha 350kg £1380 (394) L Ervine, Newtownabbey Cha 330kg £1300 (393) D Andrew, Lim 320kg £1260 (393) Lim 340kg £1300 (382) L Ervine, Cha 330kg £1250 (378) S Patterson, Carrickfergus Lim 340kg £1280 (376).

351kg and over

Local Farmer, Cha 370kg £1480 (400) L Ervine, Cha 360kg £1430 (397) D Andrew, Lim 360kg £1370 (380) Lim 400kg £1520 (380) Lim 410kg £1250 (370) K Bell, Broughshane Cha 370kg £1360 (367) L Ervine, Lim 390kg £1420 (364) T Millar, Lim £1400 (359) D Andrew, Lim 410kg £1470 (358) T Jackson, Lim 380kg £1360 (357) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 360kg £1270 (352).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 140kg £585 (417) S Marshall, Lim 150kg £600 (400) Local Farmer, Lim 250kg £1000 (400) B McCoy, 3x Lim 190kg £750 (394) J Knox, Broughshane Lim 240kg £920 (383) J & J Murray, Larne Lim 190kg £720 (379) T McNabney, Broughshane Lim 240kg £880 (366) B McCoy, 2x Lim 250kg £905 (362).

301kg to 350kg

A & D McAfee, Bushmills Cha 350kg £1240 (354) T Millar, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1090 (351) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 330kg £1140 (345) S ORawe, Ballycastle Lim 330kg £1140 (345) J Breen, Lurgan Lim 310kg £1060 (341) R McNabney, Lim 350kg £1180 (337) D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1170 (334) T Jackson, Lim 330kg £1080 (327) R McMullan, Lim 310kg £100 (322) R McNabney, Lim 350kg £1120 (320) Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Lim 310kg £990 (319).

351kg and over

F McMullan, Cushendall Lim 360kg £1280 (355) Lim 360kg £1220 (338) D McKillop, Lim 380kg £1240 (326) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 370kg £1200 (324) Lim 360kg £1160 (322) G McKeown, Lim 390kg £1240 (318) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, 2x Lim 360kg £1440 (316) A & D McAfee, Cha 360kg £1140 (316) R McNabney, Lim 380kg £1200 (315) WJ & R J Cuthbert, Lim 450kg £1420 (315).

Dairy cows

WG Johnston, Ligoniel £2400, T Carlisle, Dundrod £1700, J McCann, Craigavon £1450, N & H Willis, £1300, J Barclay, Magherafelt £1220, £1200, J McCann, £1100, J Barclay, £1050, N & H Willis, £1050, J Barclay, £1000, D Steele, Shamrockvale £1000 J Barclay, £950, £920, £900.

Suckler cow

S Wilson, Ballynure She with bull calf £2320, St with bull calf £2320, Sal with bull calf £2250, Lim with hfr calf £2220, Lim with hfr calf £2200, EC Smylie, Crumlin Sim with hfr calf £2200, S Wilson, Ballynure St with hfr calf £2150, Lim with hfr bull £2120, Lim with bull calf £1920, Shb with bull £1900, R Gault, Ballyclare Abe with hfr calf £1880.

Bulls

S Wilson, Ballynure Cha £3350, D Chestnutt, Mon £2300, A Scott, Abe £2000, R McIlveen, Cha £1850, R Millar, Stranocum Abe £1800, H & M Gingles, Larne Her £1700.

Calves

A good entry of 380 calves resulted in a slightly sharper trade. Bulls topped at £695 a Simmental presented by RJT Fleming Templepatrick. Heifers topped at £550 a blue presented by B Alexander, Ahoghill. Friesian topped at £270 presented by WJ Bond, Eglington.

Bulls

RJT Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £695, R Bellingham, Her £640, C Thompson, Bel £620, F Bellingham Her £620, Her £600, C Thompson, Her £590, £580, J Adair, 2x Bel £580, WJ Bond, 2x Bel £530, T Martin, Bel £530, AP Redmond, Bel £520, T Martin, Bel £495, J Adair, Bel £495, RJT Fleming, Sim £490.

Heifers

A McCarry, Armoy Her £635, B Alexander, Ballymena Bel £550, G & AM Patton, Cha £540, J Adams, Cha £540, C Thompson, Bel £480, Cairnleigh Ltd, Bel £480, C Thompson, 3x Her £470, RJT Fleming, 2x Sim £465, G & AM Patton, Lim £460.

Friesian bulls

WJ Bond, Eglinton £270, W & A Patton, £265, N Hunter, Garvagh £250, B Alexander, £230, WJ & D Wallace, 2x £230, Forsythe Brothers, 2x £220, M McAllister, 2x £185, N Hunter, £170, Forsythe, 2x £140, WM Pearson, £140, J Adam, £125.

Weanlings

A great entry of 550 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1180 over for a pair of Char 320kg at £1500 presented by A Millar, Antrim. Heifers sold to £1030 over for a Char 410kg at £1440 offered by John Kane, Cushendall.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 280kg £1150 (410) Local Farmer, Cha 300kg £1200 (400) WR Wilson, Ballymena Lim 300kg £1190 (396) J Mulvenna, Lim 160kg £630 (393) WR Wilson, Lim 280kg £1100 (392) A Millar, Antrim Cha 290kg £1100 (279) S Hoy, Doagh Sal 280kg £1060 (378) J McQuiston, Lim 300kg £1120 (373) Cha 250kg £920 (368) S Hoy, Doagh Sal 300kg £1090 (363) K Smart, Glenwherry Lim 190kg £680, (357) A Kennedy, Larne Lim 280kg £1000 (357) Lim 300kg £1050 (350) WM Kennedy, Larne Lim 280kg £1000 (357) Lim 300kg £1050 (350) Abe 280kg £970 (346) A Magee, Kilwaughter Lim 220kg £760 (345) J McQuiston, Cha 240kg £800 (333).

301kg to 350kg

A Millar, Antrim 2x Cha 320kg £1500 (468) JH McArthur, Cha 320kg £1350 (421) J Okane, Glenarm Cha £1360 (400) R Hayes, Moorfields Cha 330kg £1310 (397) A Millar, Cha 350kg £1380 (394) Cha 310kg £1210 (390) J Okane, Cha 350kg £1350 (385) S Douglas, Cha 310kg £1170 (377) I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 340kg £1280 (376) G Pearson, Sim 320kg £1200, (375) J H McArthur, Cha 310kg £1160 (374).

351kg and over

Al Gault, Newtownabbey Lim 370 £1440 (389) A Millar, Cha 380kg £1420 (373) A Kennedy, Lim 370kg £1360 (367) AL Gault Lim 360kg £1320 (366) D McKillop, Lim 380kg £363, I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 400kg £1440 (360) JH McArthur, Lim 360kg £1290 (358) J Okane, Cha 360kg £1290 (358) S Douglas, Cha 390kg £1390 (356) R Gault, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1390 (356) N McLoughlin, Cha 420kg £1490 (354) J H McArthur, Cha 390kg £1380 (353).

Heifers  

0kg to 300kg

JH McArthur, Limavady Lim 250kg £1090 (436) J McQuiston, Cha 260kg £960 (369) Local Farmer, 3x 250kg £905 (362) J McQuiston, Cha 270kg £920 (340) Local Farmer, Lim 300kg £1020 (340) S Taylor, Cha 290kg £970 (334) JH McArthur, Cha 220kg £730 (331) J McIlvenna, Lim 160kg £530 (331).

301kg to 350kg

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 320kg £1240 (387) TJ McLornan, Cha 340kg £1280 (376) N Gruig , Cha 340kg £1260 (370) I Beggs, Lim 350kg £1245 (355) S Doughlas, Cha 1160 (341) J Gault, Lim £1190 (340) A Kennedy, Lim 330kg £1110 (336) JH McArthur, Cha 350kg £1175 (335) W R Wilson, Lim 350kg £1140 (325) D Carlislie, Sim 340kg £1100 (323) A Bellingham, Par 350kg £1125 (321) TJ McLornan, Cha 30kg £990 (319).

351kg and over

J Kane, Cushendall Cha 410kg £1440 (351) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 370kg £1230 (332) N Gruig, 2x Cha 370kg £1220 (329) A Bellingham, Par 360kg £1140 (316) M McNeill, Cha 360kg £1130 (313) J Gault, Ballyclare Lim 400kg £1250 (312) R Martin, Cha 400kg £1230 (307) F O’Hara, Cha 400kg £1220 (305) 360kg £1090 (302) Lim 360kg £1080 (300) N Gruig, Cha 360kg £1075 (298) D Carlislie, Cha 420kg £1250 (297).

For Kirkinriola Ayrshires: 20 pedigree stock from Autumn calvers to milkers.  Herd ave 9000 L, BF 4.30, protein 3.40.

26 Beef Shorthorn yearling steers approx 450kgs

Reduction sale of 50 dairy cows & heifers on behalf of Moydalgan farm, Dromore consisting of first and second calvers.  A.I. bred out of closed herd, herd average 9100 L, 4.24 BF, protein 3.2, BVD & Johne’s free, vaccinated for BVD, salmonella and leptospira, sires: Anritum, Radical, Applejax and Battlecry

Dairy Cows

J Martin, Dromara £2100, WG Johnston, Belfast £1980, J Martin, £1950, £1920, £1880, £1850, £1820, 2x £1750, £1720, 4x £1700, 2x £1680.

Ayrshire Sale

J W Suffern, Crumlin £1950, £1920, J Hunter, Crumlin £1900, JW Suffern, £1720, M King, 2x £1700, J W Suffern, £1680, £1650, £1600, £1580, J Hunter, £1520, £1500, £1300, M King, £920, £900.

Suckler cows

D Morrow, Glenarm Sim with hfr at foot £1680, Her with bull at foot £1600, Her with bull at foot £1600, WJ Thompson, Glenwherry Spk with hfr at foot £1600, D Morrow, Her with bull at foot £1580, Her with Hfr at foot £1550, A Linton, St with bull at £1380, D Black, Cushendall Shb with bull at foot £1100.

Calves

Bulls

T Adams, Ballymena Abe £620, A M Crawford, Abe £605, D Winton, Bel £600, AM Crawford, Abe £565, ED McCorry, Abe £555, T Adams, Ballymena Abe 4x £555, A M Crawford, Bel £550, 2x £545, R Crawford, Larne Cha £525, Cha £510, AM Crawford, Bel £500, N & J Coleman, Cha £500.

Heifers

S Marshall, Newtownabbey £600, AM Crawford, Bel £520, Abe £500, Bel £480, Abe £445, Bel £430, T Adams, Abe 4x £425, R Crawford, Cha £420, S Marshall, Abe £415, A & G Campbell, Bel £400, W J Bond Her £395.

Friesian Bulls

S Stewart, Newtownabbey £320, Forsythe Brothers, 4x £295, J & M Wilson, 2x £280, M McAllister, £280, AT Lowry, £260, M McAllister, £220, Forsythe Brothers, £185, A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter 6x £180.

Another great entry of 420 weanlings resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1240 over for a Char 420kg at £1660 presented by David Boyd, Newtownabbey. Heifers sold to £1160 over for a char 320kg at £1480 offered by David Boyd.

Weanlings

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S Tanner, Castlerock Lim 290kg £1110 (382) WH P & H Esler, Islandmagee Lim 290kg £1100 (379) RL Mawhinney, Lim 200kg £750 (375) Lim 200kg £750 (375) D Boyd, Cha 290kg £1080 (372) M Murray, Lim 300kg £1100 (366) WM P & H Esler, Lim 280kg £1000 (357) Local Farmer, Lim 280kg £1000 (357).

301kg to 350kg

D Boyd, Newtownabbey Cha 320kg £1400 (437) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 350kg £1510 (431) N & S Wilson, Cha 340kg £1460 (429) D Boyd, Cha 350kg £1500 (428) S Boyle, Cha 310kg £1320 (425) I Tanner Cha 350kg £1490 (425) N & S Wilson, Cha 350kg £1470 (420) S Taylor, Cha 350kg £1460 (417).

351kg and over

S Douglas, Limavady Cha 360kg £1505 (418) D Boyd, Cha 390kg £1620 (415) Cha 420kg £1660 (395) C & R McKeown, Cha 370kg £1450 (391) S Boyle, Carrickfergus Cha 380kg £1470 (386) I Beggs, Lim 360kg £1380 (383) C & R McKeown, Cha 380kg £1450 (381) P McCord, Cha 360kg £1370 (380).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

D O’Loan, Aughafatten Lim 250kg £870 (348) A Connor, Ballyclare Blo 200kg £670 (335) J O’Kane, Cha 260kg £870 (334) D O’Loan, Lim 300kg £990 (330) S Minn, Moorfields Lim 270kg £890 (329) J O’Kane, Glenarm Cha 260kg £850 (326) Cha 280kg £900 (321) D O’Loan, Lim 280kg £900 (321).

301kg to 350kg

D Boyd, Cha 320kg £1480 (462) M McKillop, 310kg £1180 (380) S Douglas, Cha 340kg £1270 (373) Cha 320kg £1170 (365) D Boyd, Cha 350kg £1270 (362) S Boyle, Cha 340kg £1220 (358) M Murray, Lim 320kg £1140 (356) P Martin, Dunloy Cha 350kg £1240 (354).

351kg and over

M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 380kg £1440 (379) S Douglas, Cha 370kg £1310 (354) S McCambridge, Cha 420kg £1460 (347) S Douglas, Cha 360kg £1250 (347) Cha 360kg £1240 (344) D Boyd, Cha 370kg £1270 (343) J McCambridge, Cha 380kg £1300 (342) D Boyd, Cha 370kg £1240 (335).

Dairy Cows

T Carlisle, Dundrod £1900, B Paisley, Ballynure £1600.

Bulls

M Rea, Crumlin Shb £1680, R Shaw, Randalstown Her £1580.

Sucklers cows

WJ Shaw, Cloughmills Lim £1600, 2 x Lim £1450, Lim £1200, R Shaw, Her £850, £700, £650.  

Calves 

A super entry of 390 calves resulted in another very good trade. A  3 week old Lim bull calf topped at £575, Reared bulls at £710, Heifers to £690, Reared Friesians to £410. 

Bulls

I Montgomery, Cha £710, D McCaughey, Randalstown Abe £695, EP O’Flynn, Spk £600, G Devlin, Lim £575, WJ Bond, Bel £530, Ganaway Farms, Sim £530, Lim £525, Sim £520, Sim £520, WJ Bond, Abe £510, I Montgomery, Cha £500, Ganaway Farms, 2x Sim £490, WJ Bond, Bel £480, M Paisley, Cha £480, Cha £480.

Heifers

R Bingham, 2x £690, 2x £680, 2x £675, 2 x £640, I Montgomery, £555, £515, Ganaway Farms, £500, £460, M Paisley, £440, SD Gillespie, £430, Ganaway Farms £425, R Thompson, £410.

Friesian Bulls

D Wallace, £410, DA Mawhinney, 6x £385, WJ Taylor, Kircubbin, 2x £325, 2 x £210, J Taggart, Ballymoney £300, WJ Taylor, 3x £300, R Hamill, Kells £300.

Weanlings

An entry of 280 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1110 over for a char 380kg at £1490 from R P McDonnell, Cushendall and K Kidd, Broughshane. Heifers sold to £890 over for a char 410kg £1300 presented C Williamson, Kilrea.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

W McLaughlin, Dunloy Cha 300kg £1230 (410) RP McDonnell, Cha 300kg £1210 (403) G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 270kg £1070 (396) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Lim 260kg £1010 (388) P McCann, Lim 300kg £1150 (383) RJ McNeill, Cha 290kg £1100 (379) D & J O’Donnell, Lim 240kg £890 (370) J Bell, Comber Cha 290kg £1070 (369) RP McDonnell, Cha 300kg £1100 (366) McClurg & Mullen, Lim 290kg £1060 (365) W McLaughlin, Dunloy Cha 280kg £1010 (360) Local Farmer, Cha 300kg £1070 (356) L Hamill, Abe 250kg £880 (352) W McLaughlin, Cha 240kg £800 (333) R & V Craig, Larne Lim 280kg £920 (328) L Hamill, Abe 270kg £850 (314).

301kg to 350kg

B McCann, Portglenone Lim 310kg £1130 (364) W McLaughlin, Dunloy Cha 320kg £1160 (362) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 310kg £1120 (361) D Kennedy, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1190 (360) RJ McNeill, Bel 310kg £1110 (358) RP McDonnell, Cha 330kg £1160 (351) D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 330kg £1160 (351) RJ McNeill, Lim 330kg £1160 (351) R McNinch, Larne Sim 320kg £1120 (350) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 320kg £1110 (346) G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 320kg £1110 (346) S McAllister, Cha 350kg £1190 (340) G Knowles, Lim 310kg £1050 (338) RJ McNeill, Cha 310kg £1040 (335) R & V Craig, Lim 340kg £1120 (329) L O’Neill, Ahoghill Her 320kg £1050 (328).

351kg and over

K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 360kg £1450 (402) Cha 370kg £1460 (394) RP McDonnell, Cha 380kg £1490 (392) K Kidd, Cha 380kg £1490 (392) RP McDonnell, Cha 360kg £1410 (391) D Kennedy, Lim 370kg £1420 (383) Lim 400kg £1530 (382) K Kidd, Cha 380kg £1440 (379) Cha 380kg £1140 (379) Cha 370kg £1400 (378) C Williamson, Cha 390kg £1470 (376) D Kennedy, Lim 390kg £1420 (364) Lim 430kg £1560 (362) W  & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 390kg £1400 (359) K Kidd, Cha 360kg £1270 (352) W & P McCallion, Lim 370kg £1300 (351).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

RJ McNeill, Glenarm Cha 250kg £880 (352) Cha 270kg £940 (348) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 300kg £990 (330) Cha 300kg £980 (326) B Connon, Lim 270kg £880 (325) D Convery, Kilrea Lim 280kg £905 (323) Lim 280kg £905 (323) P Brankin, Cha 260kg £840 (323) RJ McNeill, Bel 270kg £870 (322) Cha 300kg £940 (313) K Kid, Broughshane Cha 290kg £900 (310) B Connon, Larne 280kg £860 (307) D& J O’Donnell, Cha 290kg £890 (306) M McAuley, Lim 230kg £700 (304) B Connon, Larne Lim 300kg £900 (300) D Gilliland, Lim 300kg £900 (300).

301kg to 350kg

B McCann, Portglenone, Lim 320kg £1150 (359) Lim 310kg £1110 (358) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 320kg £1080 (337) D Kennedy, Lim 350kg £1170 (334) S O’Rawe, Lim 340kg £1130 (332) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 330kg £1090 (330) B Connon, Larne Lim 330kg £1090 (330) W & G Hanna, Cha 350kg £1110 (317) S  O’Rawe, Lim 340kg £1070 (314) G Stevenson, Lim 310kg £970 (312) D & H White, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1090 (311) RJ McNeill, Lim 330kg £1025 (310) K Kidd, Cha 340kg £1050 (308) D Kenndy, Lim 350kg £1060 (302) P McCord, Lim 330kg £990 (300) D Kennedy, Lim 350kg £1050 (300).

351kg and over

P McCord, Lim 360kg £1210 (336) K Kidd, Cha 380kg £1220 (321) C Williamson, Cha 410kg £1300 (317) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 390kg £1220 (312) Cha 370kg £1140 (308) D Kennedy, Lim 390kg £1190 (305) C Williamson, Cha 410kg £1250 (304) K Kidd, Broughshane Cha 370kg £1120 (302) Cha 380kg £1140 (300) S O’Rawe, Lim 450kg £1350 (300) D Kennedy, Lim 440kg £1310 (297).

Dairy Cows

J & M Wilson, Broughshane Fri £2280, D Livingstone, Randalstown Hol £2000, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1850, J & M Wilson, Broughshane Fr £1800, R Savage, Magherafelt Hol £1780.

Bulls

J McHenry, Mosside Char 4200gns, M Irwin, Fintona AA 3300gns, D Hume, Randalstown Lim 3000gns, M McKeefry, Garvagh Lim 2900gns, D G Green, Lisburn Lim 2800gns, A Henry, Antrim Lim 2700gns, J McHenry, Mosside Char 2500gns, Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge Lim 2500gns x2.

Calves

Bulls

T S Dunn & Ptnr, Gransha Char £665, £660, AA £600, M McGimpsey, Newtownards BB £590, L Stewart, Ballymena AA £590, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick AA £570, M McGimpsey, Newtownards AA £560, G Devlin, Randalstown BB £550, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney BB £545, C & R Brown, Whitechurch BB £535, M McGimpsey, Newtownards Her £530, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £530, T S Dunn & Ptnr, Gransha AA £520, G Devlin, Randalstown BB £520, C & R Brown, Whitechurch BB £520 x2.

Heifers

M McGimpsey, Newtownards Her £670, T S Dunn & ptnr, Gransha Char £640, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £590, £585, G Devlin, Randalstown BB £580, G Harris, Newtownards Lim £570, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £550, T S Dunn & ptnr, Gransha BB £530, R J T Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £510, £500.

Hol/Fr Bulls

S Chestnutt, Ballymoney £430 x2, T S Dunn & ptnr, Gransha £320, £265, R O’Flynn, Kircubbin £265 x2, £220 x2, D Boreland, Bushmills £210 x2, W J Bartlett, Armoy £195, C Lagan, Broughshane £165, W Hoey, Ballymena £165, A McBurney, Cloughmills £150, W Hoey, Ballymena £150.

Weanlings

An entry of 400 weanlings resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1170 over for a Lim 390kg at £1560 presented by A Henry, Antrim. Heifers sold to £1290 over for a Lim 390kg at £1680 offered by P Faulkner, Ringsend.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

M Adams, Cloughmills Char 280kg £1040 (371), M J Millar, Straid Lim 300kg £1050 (350), W Bonnes, Randalstown Char 280kg £970 (346), W D Marshall, Clough Lim 280kg £940 (335), A Bowman, Comber Lim 280kg £940 (335), M & A Morgan, Lisburn Char 260kg £870 (334), M Adams, Cloughmills Char 300kg £1000 (333), W D Marshall, Clough 290kg £960 (331), A Bowman, Comber Lim 260kg £850 (326), B Matthews, Clough Lim 290kg £940 (324), M J Millar, Straid Lim 300kg £910 (303), W McLaughlin, Dunloy Char 270kg £800 (296), A Bowman, Comber Lim 220kg £650 (295).

301 to 350kg

P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 350kg £1310 (374), D McCollum, Loughgiel Lim 350kg £1280 (365), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1280 (365), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 330kg £1200 (363), D Kennedy, Larne Lim 350kg £1270 (362), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1260 (360), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1250 (357), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 340kg £1170 (344), R Hunter, Larne Lim 320kg £1090 (340), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Sim 340kg £1140 (335), D McCollum, Loughgiel Lim 350kg £1170 (334), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 350kg £1150 (328), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 350kg £1150 (328), Local Farmer Lim 320kg £1040 (325).

Over 351kg

A Henry, Antrim Lim 390kg £1560 (400), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 360kg £1360 (377), £1350 (375), A Henry, Antrim Lim 430kg £1600 (372), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 360kg £1330 (369), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 420kg £1540 (366), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1350 (364), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1310 (363), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1380 (363), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 400kg £1450 (362), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 400kg £1440 (360).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

M Adams, Cloughmills Char 240kg £920 (383), T Butler, Ballycastle Char 290kg £1110 (382), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £950 (351), M J Millar, Straid Lim 280kg £960 (342), W Bonnes, Randalstown Lim 250kg £840 (336), 270kg £890 (329), M Adams, Cloughmills Char 260kg £850 (326), D Kennedy, Larne Lim 290kg £940 (324), B Connon, Larne Lim 300kg £910 (303), 300kg £890 (296), M Adams, Cloughmills Char 300kg £880 (293), J Weatherup, Ballyclare Blo 290kg £850 (293), B Connon, Larne Lim 300kg £870 (290).

301 to 350kg

B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1400 (437), M McCann, Randalstown Sim 330kg £1310 (397), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1280 (387), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1300 (371), W Bonnes, Randalstown Char 330kg £1200 (363), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 350kg £1270 (362), 330kg £1190 (360), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1250 (357) x3, L Marron, Portglenone Lim 340kg £1200 (352), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 350kg £1220 (348), P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 330kg £1150 (348), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 350kg £1190 (340).

Over 351kg

P Faulkner, Ringsend Lim 390kg £1680 (430), W McLaughlin, Dunloy Lim 370kg £1290 (348), T O’Kane, Newtowncrommelin Char 360kg £1250 (347), T Butler, Ballycastle Char 360kg £1240 (344), D Kennedy, Larne Lim 360kg £1215 (337), P McCann, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1200 (333), A Henry, Antrim Lim 420kg £1370 (326), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1230 (323), L Turtle, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1160 (322), T Butler, Ballycastle Char 360kg £1160 (322), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1160 (322), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1190 (321), T Butler, Ballycastle Char 380kg £1220 (321), J O’Kane, Cushendall Char 370kg £1180 (318), M McCann, Randalstown Lim 390kg £1240 (318).

10 X Aberdeen Angus bulls from 16-24 months for Moses Irwin, all pedigree and registered

Bulls top at 3900gns, Dairy Cows top at £2080, Sucklers top at £2100, Calves top at £685 and Weanlings top at £1660

Dairy Cows

T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £2080, W, J  & B Graham, Moorfields Hol £2020, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1900, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £1900, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1800.

Bulls

M Irwin, Fintona AA 3900gns, 3800gns, 3500gns, 3200gns, 3100gns, 2800gns, 2700gns, B McAuley, Antrim Lim £2700, M Irwin, Fintona 2600gns, 2500gns.

Suckler Cows

D Compton, Ballymena BB & bull calf £2100, J Graham, Crumlin Her £1520, G McKeown, Aughafatten Her & hfr calf £1480, J Graham, Crumlin Her £1450, £1420, McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod Lim & bull calf £1350.

Calves

An entry of 300 calves in Ballymena resulted in another very good trade. Bulls sold to £685 Heifers to £560 and reared Hol Bulls to £430

Bulls

C & R Brown, Ballywalter BB £685, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB £670, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £635, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £600, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney AA £600 x2, BB £590, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £580, R & C Steede, Cullybackey Lim £570, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney BB £570, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £565, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney BB £560, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £555, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB £550.

Heifers

A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £560, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney Her £520, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £515 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure AA £500, R & C Steede, Cullybackey Lim £500 x4, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £490, S Chestnutt, Ballymoney BB £490, A M Crawford, Ballynure BB £480, A P Redmond, Portavogie BB £480, W Magee, Kilwaughter Char £450 x3.

Hol/Fr Bulls

R Gordon, Broughshane £430 x2, £400 x6, £350 x2, A M Crawford, Ballynure £325, R & C Steede, Cullybackey £305, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter £235 x2, R & C Steede, Cullybackey £200.

Weanlings

An entry of 330 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1210 over for a Lim 450kg at £1660 presented by I Beggs, Whitehead. Heifers sold to £1130 over for a Blue 490kg at £1620 offered by L Ervine, Newtownabbey.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

G Harris, Newtownards Lim 230kg £850 (396), N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 300kg £1100 (366), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 300kg £1050 (350), H McAlister, Aghadowey Lim 260kg £900 (346), E McKeever, Portglenone Lim 300kg £1030 (343), J Mulvenna, Glenarm Char 180kg £600 (333), E McKeever, Portglenone Lim 300kg £1000 (333), G Harris, Newtownards Lim 240kg £790 (329), C Jackson, Kircubbin Par 240kg £790 (329), J Mulvenna, Glenarm Lim 190kg £620 (326) x4, H McAlister, Aghadowey Lim 290kg £920 (317), D Convery, Kilrea Lim 300kg £950 (316), J Mulvenna, Glenarm Lim 190kg £600

(315).

301-350kg

Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 350kg £1360 (388), B Laverty, Armoy Char 320kg £1190 (371), J O’Kane, Glenarm AA 320kg £1080 (337), E McKeever, Portglenone Lim 350kg £1180 (337), A Purdy, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1100 (333), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1140 (325), D O’Boyle, Glenariffe Char 330kg £1000 (303), A McCurdy, Broughshane Sal 340kg £1030 (302), G Harris, Newtownards Lim 320kg £960 (300), D Convery, Kilrea Lim 320kg £960 (300), J McNeilly, Clough Lim 310kg £895 (288), S Beattie, Ballyclare Sho 310kg £850 (274), F C Patterson, Broughshane Her 330kg £885 (268), D O’Boyle, Glenariffe Lim 320kg £830 (259), I McKenna, Kircubbin Par 310kg £780 (251).

Over 351kg

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 450kg £1660 (368), 440kg £1590 (361), 470kg £1680 (357), A Thompson, Straid Lim 370kg £1310 (354), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 470kg £1610 (342), 400kg £1370 (342), G McKeown, Aughafatten Sim 370kg £1250 (337), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 410kg £1370 (334), G McKeown, Aughafatten Lim 360kg £1200 (333), Char 420kg £1370 (326), A Thompson, Straid Lim 430kg £1400 (325), J O’Kane, Glenarm Char 400kg £1300 (325), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 460kg £1480 (321), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 450kg £1440 (320).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 300kg £970 (323), H McAlister, Aghadowey Lim 240kg £760 (316), 280kg £860 (307), C Jackson, Kircubbin Par 220kg £660 (300), E McKeever, Portglenone Lim 290kg £860 (296), A Minnis, Comber BB 150kg £430 (286), P McCammond, Larne Par 300kg £850 (283), A Minnis, Comber BB 170kg £470 (276), Sim 240kg £650 (270), P McCammond, Larne Par 260kg £700 (269) x2, W Hamilton, Broughshane Shb 270kg £720 (266), W J Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 280kg £740 (264), A Minnis, Comber Lim 190kg £500 (263), W Brewster, Ballymoney AA 230kg £590 (256) x2.

301 to 350kg

W J Ervine, Newtownabbey Her 330kg £1440 (436), L Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 350kg £1410 (402), W J Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 340kg £1180 (347), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 340kg £1170 (344), P McCammond, Larne Char 350kg £1160 (331), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1090 (330), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 330kg £1030 (312), P McCammond, Larne Par 330kg £1020 (309), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 340kg £1010 (297), P McCammond, Larne Char 350kg £1030 (294), S Wright, Carnlough Blo 340kg £980 (288), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells Char 350kg £1000 (285).

Over 351kg

W J Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 380kg £1300 (342), L Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 490kg £1620 (330), P McCammond, Larne Char 360kg £1190 (330), S Wright, Carnlough Lim 380kg £1240 (326), S Beattie, Ballyclare Lim 360kg £1150 (319), W J Ervine, Newtownabbey BB 400kg £1260 (315), A Purdy, Ballymoney Lim 390kg £1190 (305), A Ross, Newtownards Char 370kg £1120 (302), A Purdy, Ballymoney Lim 400kg £1200 (300), P McCammond, Larne Char 400kg £1190 (297), S Beattie, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1160 (297), A Purdy, Ballymoney Lim 370kg £1090 (294), 460kg £1350 (293), C McDonnell, Martinstown Char 440kg £1290 (293), 420kg £1230 (292), G Bradley, Coleraine Sim 430kg £1250 (290).

Reduction sale for Philip Tinsley, Dromore consisting of 50 freshly calved pedigree Holstein heifers and cows.  Herd average 9000L

Dairy Cows

An entry of 12 dairy cattle sold to £2300, leading prices as follows,

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2300, £2220, D Livingstone, Randalstown Hol £1650, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol £1580.

A special entry of 50 dairy cows & heifers sold to a top of £2580 selling to a high average of £1981, leading prices as follows,

P Tinsley, Dromore Fr 2580gns x2, 2550gns, 2300 gns, 2280gns, 2220gns, 2200gns x3, 2180gns x2, 2120gns x3, 2100gns x2.

Suckler Cows

A good entry of suckler cows sold to £2100, leading prices as follows,

J Breen, Lurgan Lim & hfr calf £2100, Lim £1950, £1780, £1750, £1720, £1600, W & C Harron, Glenavy Char £1580, J Breen, Lurgan Lim £1550, W J Shaw, Cloughmills Lim £1450, J Gardiner, Ballymena Char £1450 x2, W J Shaw, Cloughmills Lim £1420.

Calves

Bulls

M T Boyd, Kilwaughter AA £670 x2, S Pinkerton, Nutts Corner Char £655 x2, £645, L McCammond, Larne BB £635, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter AA £635, A Park, Ballynure BB £635 x2, L McCammond, Larne Her £610, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter AA £590, R Smyth, Coleraine Her £580, J Adair, Kells BB £565, S Brennan, Larne Lim £550, R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £545, A & L Douds, Clough Sim £540.

Heifers

M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB £620, £560, A Park, Ballynure BB £560 x2, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter AA £540, B Thompson, Ballygowan BB £510, M T Boyd, Kilwaughter AA £495, L McCammond, Larne BB £490, M T Boyd, Larne AA £490, R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £480, S Brennan, Larne AA £480 x2, L McCammond, Larne Sho £460 x2, S Brennan, Larne AA £450, W J Bond, Eglinton AA £450.

Hol/Fr Bulls

W J Bond, Eglinton £440 x2, E & J Arthur, Templepatrick £390, S McClenaghan, Antrim £275, S Brennan, Larne £225, H Taylor, Portglenone £215, S McClenaghan, Antrim £205, H Taylor, Portglenone £195, S McClenaghan, Antrim £180 x3, G Smith, Templepatrick £175 x3, S McClenaghan £160.

Weanlings

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim 220kg £860 (390), M McDonnell, Cushendall Char 230kg £880 (382), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 300kg £1100 (366), W Ridges, Ballycarry Char 300kg £1080 (360), R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim 240kg £860 (358), W D Marshall, Clough Char 270kg £950 (351), M McDonnell, Cushendall Char 260kg £910 (350), 290kg £980 (337), R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim 270kg £910 (337), W D Marshall, Clough Lim 280kg £900 (321), 290kg £910 (313), R Fleming, Templepatrick Sim 230kg £720 (313), M T Boyd, Kilwaughter BB 230kg £710 (308), 280kg £860 (307) x2, W D Marshall, Clough Lim 290kg £890 (306).

301 to 350kg

H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 320kg £1290 (403), A Millar, Antrim Char 340kg £1330 (391), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 320kg £1250 (390), S Rea, Straid Char 310kg £1170 (377), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 320kg £1180 (368), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 320kg £1180 (368), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 350kg £1290 (368), 320kg £1150 (359), £1140 (356), Local Farmer Char 310kg £1100 (354), R Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 310kg £1100 (354), J McAuley, Cushendall Lim 310kg £1090 (351), R Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 330kg £1160 (351).

Over 351kg

D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 360kg £1340 (372), local farmer Char 360kg £1340 (372), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 390kg £1430 (366), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 370kg £1340 (362), A Millar, Antrim Char 370kg £1330 (359), O Bell, Dundrod Lim 360kg £1290 (358), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 380kg £1360 (357), O Bell, Dundrod Lim 370kg £1320 (356), A Millar, Antrim Char 390kg £1390 (356), 360kg £1280 (355), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 400kg £1400 (350), A Millar, Antrim Char 380kg £1330 (350).

A great entry of 320 weanlings resulted in another good steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1040 over for a Char 390kg £1430 presented by Hugh Crawford, Carnalbana. Heifers sold to £1270 over a Lim 460kg at £1730 offered by JA Wilson, Ballymena.

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

A McErlean, Ballymena Cha 290kg £1060 (265) J McAuley, Cha 250kg £875 (350) Cha 260kg £910 (350) R Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 250kg £870 (348) A McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 240kg £800 (333) Local Farmer, Lim 300kg £1000 (333) JA McKillop, Cushendall Lim 260kg £860 (330) J McCormick, Lim 240kg £790 (329) M McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 290kg £950 (327) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 290kg £950 (327) Local Farmer, Lim 270kg £880 (325) A McErlean, Lim 270kg £880 (325) M McDonnell, Cha 260kg £840 (323) A McErlean, Sim 290kg £900 (310) F&R Auld, Lim 220kg £680 (309) M McDonnell, Cha 260kg £800 (307).

301kg to 350kg

H Crawford, Cha 310kg £1080 (348) A McErlean, Sim 330kg £1140 (345) H Crawford, Cha 320kg £1090 (340) D Boyd, Cha 330kg £1110 (336) R Nicholson, 2x Lim 330kg £1090 (330) Local Farmer, Ballycarry Sal 310kg £1020 (329) S Rea, Ballyclare Cha 340kg £1100 (323) A McErlean, Lim 310kg £990 (319) D Boyd, Cha 350kg £1100 (314) Cha 350kg £1100 (314) R Nicholson, 2x Lim 310kg £970 (312) D Boyd, Cha 320kg £1000 (312) S Rea, Cha 330kg £1030 (312) A McErlean, Lim 340kg £1050 (308).

351kg and over

AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 460kg £1730 (376) D Boyd, Cha 360kg £1310 (363) Cha 360kg £1260 (350) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 400kg £1380 (345) D Boyd, Cha 380kg £1290 (339) E Donnelly, Ballycastle Cha 370kg £1200 (324) W & P McCallion, Lim 470kg £1480 (314) D Boyd, Cha 390kg £1200 (307) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 390kg £1200 (307) W & P McCallion, Lim 430kg £1310 (304) Lim 480kg £1455 (303) S Rea, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £1150 (302).

Part reduction sale for Cordonuth herd comprising of 9 first generation pedigree Hereford heifers approx. 5 months in calf to a first generation pedigree Hereford bull, plus 4 Hereford heifers approx. 5 months in calf to Here bull, plus 2 first generation Hereford bulls

2 pedigree AA bulls 18 months old

Dairy Cows

An entry of 43 dairy cattle sold to £1820, Leading prices as follows-:

WG Johnston, Belfast £1820, £1750, J & M Wilson, Broughshane £1750, J Adams, Ballymena 2x £1700, J & M Wilson, £1680, M Montgomery £1600, TR Lilburn, Dromore £1520, M Montgomery, Kells £1500, D McNeilly, £1480, T Savage, £1450, £1400, J Adams, £1400, D McNeilly, £1350, J Watts Jnr, Templepatrick £1300, TJ Gordon, £1200.

Sucklers

24 Sucklers sold to £2000, leadings prices as follows-:

D Morrow, Glenarm Sim £2000, Sim £1680, I Overend, Bellaghy Sal £1650, R J Gamble, Shb £1380, D Morrow, Sim £1350, Lim £1320, Her £1320, Lim £1300, D Boyd, 2x Bel £1300, R Shaw, Her £1220, Her £1200.

Calves

Another smashing entry of 420 calves resulted in a super trade. Bulls topped at £700, Heifers at £620 and reared Friesians to £620.

Bulls

A Gibson, Glenarm Cha £700, RJT Fleming, Templepatrick Sim £660, S Brennan, Abe £650, Abe £645, MT Boyd, Kilwaughter 4x Bel £645, S Brennan, Bel £640, RJT Fleming, Sim £630, S Brennan, Bel £630, WJ Presho, Bel £630, MT Boyd, Larne £620, A Gibson, Glenarm £620, A Carson, Her £615.

Heifers

S Brennan, Abe £620, Bel £560, MT Boyd, Kilwaughter 5x £560, A McBurney, Bel £550, RJ T Fleming, Sim £535, £525, Sim £520, H Thompson, Randalstown Bel £515, RJT Fleming, Sim £510, Hamills, Bel £510, RJ T Fleming Sim £500, MT Boyd, Kilwaughter Abe £500.   

Friesian Bulls

A Gibson, Glenarm £620, S Brennan, 2x £445, 2x £400, K Craig, Ballyclare £345, WJ Presho, £310, Local Farmer, 2x £310, H Stewart, Ballyclare 5x £310, 2x £285.  

Weanlings

An entry of 300 Weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade, Bullocks sold to £1110 over for a Char 430kg at £1540 presented by C & R McKeown, Aughafatten. Heifers sold to £1130 over for a Lim 420kg at £1550. Leading prices as follows-;

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

R J Anderson, Cullybackey Cha 290kg £1100 (379) P White, Maghera Lim 260kg £960 (369) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 300kg £1060 (353) Local Farmer, Antrim Cha 240kg £830 (345) Blo 220kg £740 (336) 280kg £940 (335) S Montford, Cha 270kg £900 (333) Hollow Farm, Abe 180kg £560 (311) T Connon, Broughshane Sal 300kg £900 (300) G Cummings, Ballyclare Lim 290kg £840 (289) SG Hanna, Cullybackey Her 230kg £610 (265) W  Spence, Abe 220kg £580 (263) P McAlernon, Fkv 210kg £540 (257).

301kg to 350kg

P Whyte, Maghera Lim 350kg £1410 (402) G Hayes, Lim 350kg £1320 (377) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Lim 350kg £1320 (377) G Hayes, Lim 340kg £1280 (376) J Matthews, Bangor Lim 340kg £1220 (358) G Hayes, Lim 320kg £1140 (356) H Hall, Newtownabbey Cha 320kg £1140 (356) G Hayes, Lim 320kg £1135 (354) H O’Kane, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1240 (354) G Hayes, Lim 320kg £1120 (350) R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1100 (343) T Connon, Broughshane Sal 320kg £1090 (340) I Wallace, Doagh Lim 320kg £1090 (340).

351kg and over

C & R McKeown, Cha 370kg £1400 (378) P Wythe, Lim 370kg £1370 (370) WM & J O’Kane, Cha 390kg £1440 (369) R McNabney, Lim 370kg £1360 (367) H O’Kane, Cha 380kg £1390 (365) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 390kg £1420 (364) Lim 380kg £1380 (363) T White, Lim 390kg £1410 (361) Lim 360kg £1300 (361) C & R McKeown, Cha 430kg £1540 (358) S Dobbin, Ballycastle Cha 410kg £1450 (353) P & J O Kane, Abe 430kg £1520 (353) Cha 380kg £1340 (352).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

J Mulvenna, Glenarm 2x Lim 180kg £660 (366) S McCormick, Ballymena Cha 290kg £1020 (351) G McLarnon Abe 250kg £875 (350) M Henderson-Neill, Lim 250kg £870 (348) Lim 300kg £1040 (346) G McLarnon, Abe 250kg £865 (346) H Hall, Lim 300kg £1020 (340) G Mclarnon, Abe 250kg £840 (336) S Montford, Cha 280kg £940 (335) G McLarnon, Abe 250kg £825 (330) G Cummings, Cha 270kg £890 (329).

301kg to 350kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 340kg £1290 (379) Lim 320kg £1210 (378) M Henderson- Neill, Lim 310kg £1150 (371) G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 320kg £1180 (368) P Whyte, Lim 330kg £1190 (360) Ballylurgan Farm, Lim 310kg £1090 (351) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 330kg £1160 (351) R McNabney, Lim 340kg £1190 (350) T White, Lim 310kg £1080 (348) R Montford, Lim 320kg £1110 (346) H Hall, Cha 320kg £1060 (331) D Hume, Cha 340kg £1120 (329).

351kg and over

WJ McClintock, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1440 (400) Lim 380kg £1480 (389) Jalex Livestock, Lim 420kg £1550 (369) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £1380 (363) T White, Lim 360kg £1250 (347) R McNabney, Lim 370kg £1260 (340) Jalex Livestock, Lim 400kg £1350 (337) D Hume, Randalstown Lim 400kg £1330 (332) E Donnelly, Cha 380kg £1250 (329) S Wright, Lim 360kg £1180 (327) Jalex Livestock, Lim 450kg £1470 (326) Lim 440kg £1420 (322) S Wright, Carnlough Lim 370kg £1180 (318).

10 x Holstein heifer calves 3-4 months old, herd ave 8500L, 4.5 BF, all AI bred to be sold in dairy ring

For Robert Patton, Ballycarry: 16 Shorthorn in calf heifers, calving in around 2 years old due in next 6-12 weeks to Stabiliser bull also pedigree Shorthorn bull

22 Char weanlings 300kg - 400kg for Gibsons, Rathsherry 

24 month old pedigree Hereford bull

8 Char & Lim bullocks & heifers for R & J McClintock, Glenwherry

8 x Continental crossed suckler cows in calf to Sim bull for Dessie Morrow (ill health forces sale)

13 Char bullocks approx 400-480kgs

Dairy Cows

42 Dairy cattle sold to £1980, leading prices as follows-;

AT McAuley, Bushmills £1980, D Patton, Newtownards £1750, WG Johnston, Belfast 2x £1720, Droghal Farm, £1680, 2x £1650, D & M McGreggor, £1650, B McStravick, £1600, D Wallace, £1550, D & M McGregor, £1550, B McStravick, £1550, TA Crewhill, £1450, D Wallace, Antrim £1450, D Patton, £1350, TA Crewhill, £1350.

Sucklers Cows

Sucklers sold to £2000, leading prices as follows -;

R Patton, Carrickfergus Shb £2000, St £2000, Shb £1950, Shb £1820, St £1720, Shb £1720, Shb £1620, Shb £1600, Shb £1550, D Morrow, Lim £1550, R Patton, Shb £1500, D Morrow, Her £1500, R Patton, Carrickfergus Shb £1480, D Morrow, Her £1480, A Christie, Abe £1450, R Patton, Shb £1450.

Bulls

R Patton, Shb £2500, K Whitney, Her £1300.

Calves

A tremendous show of 430 calves resulted in another good trade. Sale averaged £275. Bulls at £810 and heifers at £660. Young friesians topped at £265.

Bull

S J Kerr, Comber Lim £810, S Brennan, Larne 2x Lim £685, Bel £635, A McBurney, Bel £630, M Smyth, Cloughmills Bel £630, RA Hill, Larne Bel £590, A McNair, Ballyclare 2xAbe £580, M Smyth, Cloughmills Abe £560, T Martin, Portaferry 3x Bel £550, A McBurney, Bel £550, A McNair, Abe £550, M Smyth, Cloughmills Bel £550.

Heifers 

SJ Kerr, Comber 2x Shb £660, G McCammond, Larne Bel £570, S Brennan, 4x Bel £570, Local Farmer, Lim £560, G McCammond, Bel £540, £530, M Smyth, Bel £525, A McBurney, Bel £520, AM Crawford, Bel £485, A & W McMaster, Brb £475, A McBurney, Bel £470, D Marcus, Glenarm Cha £470.

Friesian Bulls

A McNair, Ballyclare £410, D McKay, Broughshane £310, R Manson, Kells £285, D McKay, £245, A Hoey, Glenwherry 2x £245, DJ & S Allen, £230, W Cochrane, £215, W Hoey, Ballymena £195, J Maybin, Kells £194.  

Weanlings

An entry of 370 Weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1220 over for a Cha 370kg at £1550 presented by A Millar, Antrim. Heifers sold to £1140 over for a Lim 360kg at £1500 offered by Carrigeen Farms, Parkgate.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

A Reid, Glenarm Cha 190kg £750 (394) RA Sleeman, Limavady Lim 300kg £1140 (380) G Rea, Glenwherry Lim 220kg £800 (363) I Gibson, Cha 300kg £1090 (363) M Smith, Kells Lim 270kg £965 (357) I Gibson, Cha 270kg £960 (355) A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter  Cha 260kg £905 (348) C Monan, Portaferry Cha 300kg £1040 (346) A Magee Snr, 2x Cha 220kg £750 (340) Lim 200kg £680 (340) 2x Cha 180kg £610 (338) Local Farmer, Lim 270kg £910 (337) S Anderson, Ballymoney Lim 280kg £920 (328) C Fleming, Nutts Corner Lim 280kg £920 (328).

301kg to 350kg

TJ McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 350kg £1390 (397) S Moore, Crumlin 310kg £1190 (383) RA Sleeman, Cha 350kg £1330 (380) S Scullion, Ballymena Cha 330kg £1250 (378) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 330kg £1250 (378) H Hall, Lim 340kg £1270 (373) A & L Douds, Clough Lim 350kg £1300 (371) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 350kg £1290 (368) Local Farmer, Lim 310kg £1120 (361) H Hall, Cha 350kh £1260 (360) RA Sleeman, Cha 340kg £1220, Lim £1200 (352) I Dodds, Glenwherry Lim 330kg £1160 (351) G Quinn, Lim 350kg £1230 (351) J McLoughlin, Lim 350kg £1230 (351) G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 330kg £1150 (348).

351kg and over

A Millar, Antrim Cha 370kg £1590 (429) Cha 380kg £1550 (407) G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim 360kg £1400 (388) S  Moore, Lim 370kg £1430 (386) A Millar, Antrim Cha 360kg £1380 (383) Cha 360kg £1380 (383) I Dodds, Glenwherry Lim 390kg £1440 (369) H Hall, Lim 390kg £1430 (366) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 360kg £1320 (366) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 380kg £1390 (365) G McClintock, Cha 370kg £1350 (364) A Millar, Antrim Cha 420kg £1530 (364) H Hall, Lim 380kg £1380 (363) I Gibson, Cha 390kg £1400 (359) G McKeown, Cha 390kg £1390 (356) A Hunter, Carnlough Cha 380kg £1350 (355).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

R Magee, Kilwaughter 2x Cha 220kg £790 (359) H Osborne, Ballymoney Cha 290kg £1040 (358) I Gibson, Cha 300kg £1070 (356) RS Sleeman, Cha 280kg £970 (346) H Osborne, Cha 290kg £1000 (344) S Scullion, Glenarm Cha 300kg £1000 (333) A& L Douds, Clough Lim 280kg £920 (328) I Gibson, Cha 300kg £980 (326) R McKeown, Abe 290kg £940 (324) S Scullion, Cha 290kg £930 (320) W Houston, Moorefields Lim 250kg £800 (320) A & L Douds, Lim 270kg £860 (318) C Fleming, Lim 280kg £890 (317) A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter Lim 180kg £570 (316) H McAlister, Lim 290kg £910 (313).

301kg to 350kg

G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 340kg £1370 (402) I Gibson, Cha 330kg £1140 (345) Cha 310kg £1060 (341) H Osborne, Ballymoney Cha 320kg £1080 (337) TJ McLornan, Cha 350kg £1175 (335) Cha 340kg £1140 (335) I Gibson, Cha 320kg £1070 (334) AJ Wilson, Lim 310kg £1020 (329) G Quinn, Sim 330kg £1080 (327) TJ McLornan, Cha 350kg £1130 (322) H Osborne, Cha 320kg £1030 (321) Cha 330kg £1060 (321) TJ McLornan, Cha 330kg £1060 (321) H McAllister, Lim 330kg £1060 (321) D Gaston, Lim 330kg £1060 (321) M McCann, Lim 330kg £1050 (318).

351kg and over

Carrigeen Farm, Lim 360kg £1500 (416) G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim 370kg £1480 (400) H Hall, Cha 370kg £1400 (378) Cha 360kg £1280 (355) Carrigeen Farms, Lim 380kg £1280 (336) H Osborne, Cha 360kg £1200 (333) H Hall, Lim 370kg £1230 (332) Carrigeen Farms, 420kg £1390 (331) H Osborne, Cha 380kg £1250 (329) H Hall, Cha 360kg £1160 (322) H Osborne, Cha 420kg £1350 (321) Cha 410kg £1300 (317) H McAlister, Lim 390kg £1210 (310) Carrigeen Farms, Lim 400kg £1240 (310) RA Sleeman, Cha 410kg £1270 (309) G McKeown, Blo 440kg £1360 (309).

Dairy cows

25 Dairy cows sold to £1880. Leading prices as follows-:

TA Crewhill Farm, £1880, £1850, I Small, Ballymena £1750, WG Johnston, Belfast £1700, TR Lilburn, Dromore £1520, J Hunter, Crumlin £1520, TJ Gordon, Ballyclare £1500, D Howard, Moneymore £1420, J Graham, Glenwherry £1420, TR Lilburn, Dromore £1400, D Howard, £1400, J Hunter, £1350. 

Bulls

A Napier, Ballynahinch Abe £1500.

Calves

An Entry of 324 calves resulted in another good trade. Topping the sale was a Lim Bull selling for £640. Heifers topped at £600 for a tremendous blonde heifer. Holsteins/ Friesian’s averaged £95.

Bulls

D Allen, Moneymore Lim £640, W H Magee, Kilwaughter Cha £585, D Allen, Moneymore Lim £580, M Paisley, Larne Fkv £575, A Park, Ballynure Abe £570, S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £565, M Paisely, £560, SJC Woodburn, Ballyclare £560, RJ White, Lim £550, S Kennedy, Doagh £540, A Park, 3x Bel £535, A Park,3x Abe £510.

Heifers

D Hughes, Clough Blo £600, Ganaway Farms, Cha £580, RH & HA Shanks, Cha £580, A Park, Ballynure Bel £575, Ganaway Farms, Cha £570, A Park, 5x Bel £565, Ganaway Farms, Cha £555, Local Farmer, Shb £555, WH Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £510, A Park, 2x Abe £510, Ganaway Farms, Cha £485.

Friesian Bulls

R Smyth, Coleraine £275, N Hunter, Garvagh 2x £255, M Smyth, Magherafelt £255, £240, R Smyth, £220, R Manson, £210, M Smyth, £210, R Manson, 2x £190, R Smyth, £185, J Watts, Templepatrick £160, R Smyth, £110, L Johnston, £106, R Smyth, £100.

Weanlings

An entry of 420 weanlings sold to another terrific trade. Bullocks to £1110 over for a Char 350kg at £1460 and a Char 400kg at £1510 and a Lim 400kg at £1510, Heifers sold to £1140 over for a Lim 360kg at £1500. Leading prices as follows-:

Bullocks

0-300kgs

J McQuiston, Ballymoney Cha 260kg £980 (376) P Brankin, Aghalee 280kg £1040 (371) Cha 300kg £1110 (370) Cha 290kg £1050 (362) J McQuistion, Cha 260kg £930 (257) P Brankin, Cha 280kg £1000 (357) M McKeever, Ballymoney Cha 260kg £925 (355) P Brankin, Cha 260kg £920 (353) R Loughery, Lim 300kg £1050 (350) Local farmer, Cha 280kg £970 (346) A Connor, Ballyclare Cha 280kg £970 (346) P Brankin, Cha 270kg £930 (344).

301kg to 350kg

M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 350kg £1460 (417) Cha 350kg £1430 (408) P Brankin, Cha 320kg £1220 (381) M McKeever, Cha 310kg £1060 (374) Cha 320kg £1180 (368) Cha 340kg £1240 (364) S Rea, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1270 (362) G Quinn, Lim 350kg £1270 (362) Lim 350kg £1250 (357) S Patteson, Abe 320kg £1140 (356) J McQuiston, Cha 310kg £1100 (354) S Dennison, Antrim Cha 320kg £1130 (353) G Quinn, Lim 310kg £1090 (351) S Anderson, Lim 320kg £1110 (346).

351kg and over

T Bulter, Ballycastle Cha 360kg £1390 (386) 380kg £1460 (384) Cha 400kg £1510 (377) Okane Farm Ltd, Lim 400kg £1510 (377) T Bulter, cha 360kg £1350 (375) S Rea, Cha 390kg £1460 (374) B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 370kg £1360 (367) WJ & R J Cuthbert, Lim 380kg £1390 (365) S Rea, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £1370 (360) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 360kg £1280 (355) T Bulter, Ballycastle Cha 390kg £1370 (351) Cha 400kg £1390 (347) Cha 380kg £1320 (347) M McKeever, Cha 360kg £1250 (347).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

A Connor, Ballynure Cha 220kg £780 (354) S Dennison, Antrim Sim 250kg £885 (354) M Gingles, Kilwaughter Cha 300kg £1030 (343) P Brankin Cha 260kg £880 (338) L Crawford, Cha 220kg £735 (334) Local Farmer, Bel 280kg £930 (332) A Connor, Ballyclare Cha 250kg £830 (332) R Loughery, Lim 250kg £830 (332) A Connor, Blo 250kg £820 (328) L Crawford, Cha 270kg £880 (325) Cha 280kg £900 (321).

301kg to 350kg

Okane Farm, Dunloy Lim 340kg £1240 (364) A Millar, Antrim 2x Cha 330kg £1180 (357) Okane Farm, Lim 320kg £1140 (356) Lim 320kg £1120 (350) T Butler, Ballycastle Cha 330kg £1140 (345) A Millar, Antrim 3x Cha 330kg £1140 (345) C McCammond, Larne Lim 340kg £1140 (335) Okane Farm, Lim 330kg £1100 (333) R McCullough, Lim 310kg £1030 (332) Okane Farm, Lim 350kg £1160 (331).

351kg and over

Local Farmer, Lim 360kg £1500 (416) J McQuiston, Cha 380kg £1360 (357) T Bulter, Ballycastle Cha 360kg £1260 (350) Cha 380kg £1290 (339) Cha 390kg £1310 (335) Cha 370kg £1240 (335) Okane Farm, Lim 400kg £1340 (335) Cha 410kg £1370 (334) A Millar, Antrim Cha 360kg £1190 (303) T Bulter, Ballycastle Cha 390kg £1280 (328) Cha 430kg £1410 (327) Cha 400kg £1300 (325) Okane Farm, Cha 400kg £1300 (325).    

Dairy cows

45 dairy cows & heifers sold to £1950. Leading prices as follows-:

JW Suffern, Crumlin £1950, £1900, G & I Currie, £1900, J Adams, £1900, JW Suffern, £1880, P Mairs, Comber £1850, D Wallace, Antrim £1850, B McStravick, £1850, D Howard, Moneymore £1800, D Wallace, £1800, J Adams, Ballymena £1800, T Carlisle £1800, JW Suffern, £1780, P Mairs, £1780, B McStravick £1720, D Howard, £1700.

Sucklers

25 sucklers sold to £1900 for a heifer & bull calf. Leading prices as follows-:

D Allen, Moneymore Lim & bull calf £1900, Lim & bull calf £1720, S Orr, Downpatrick Her in calf £1500, S Houston, Bangor Brb hfr & bull calf £1500, S Orr, Spk in calf £1420, P Johnston, Newtownabbey Sim In calf £1400, S Orr, Abe £1320, £1300, £1280, ST MacNissi College, Abe £1250, S Orr, Abe £1220, £1220, ST MacNissi, Her £1220, S Orr, 2x Lim £1180, Lim £1120,

Pedigree Bulls

WJ Porter, Dromore Abe £5700, Abe £5500, Shb £4700, Abe £4600, Abe £3900, Abe £3500, Abe £3500, Abe £3300.

Calves

Bulls

TJ Johnston, Lim £725, G Devlin, 2x Bel £690, RJ White, Lim £640, AM Crawford, Bel £600, G Devlin, Abe £580, D & R Hamilton, Carrick Her £540, AM Crawford, Bel £535, Abe £530, H Thompson, Abe £510, D & R Hamilton, Her £505, A M Crawford, Bel £500, I Montgomery, Abe £500, D & R Hamilton, Abe £495, G Devlin, £495, D Clark, Abe £495.

Heifers

RJ White, Ballymoney Lim £700, A M Crawford, Bel £560, Bel £540, RJ White, Lim £540, P McConnell, Belfast Lim £535, A& D McAfee, Cha £500, G Devlin, Brb £470, AM Crawford, Bel £460, H Thompson, Bel £455, I McFarlane, 2x Bel £445, A M Crawford, Abe £430, H Thompson, Bel £430, AP Redmond, Bel £420, J King, Ballymena Bel £415.

Friesian bulls

JV & RJ Moore, Larne £430, WJ Bartlett, Armoy £350, H Thompson, Randalstown £240, I McFarlane, £235, AM Crawford, £205, P& B McVey, 2x £200, JV & RJ Moore, £190, I McFarlane, £170, JV & RJ Moore, £160, D Clark, £155, R Bingham, £100, WJ Bartlett, £90.

Weanlings

An entry of 303 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1090 over for a Char 410kg at £1500 offered by David Boyd, Newtownabbey. Heifers sold to £1060 over for a Char 390kg at £1450 also presented by David Boyd.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S Dawson, Lisburn Char 270kg £1100 (407), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 240kg £940 (391), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 210kg £820 (390), 210kg £790 (376), 240kg £900 (375), 230kg £860 (373), S Montford, Broughshane Char 300kg £1100 (366), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 270kg £990 (366), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 240kg £870 (362), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 280kg £1000 (357), Local Farmer Blo 250kg £890 (356), W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 290kg £1030 (355), M Murphy, Moorfields AA 140kg £490 (350) x2, G Connon, Aldergrove Her 260kg £900 (346), W & C Harron, Glenavy Char 300kg £1020 (340).

301-350kg

D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 350kg £1390 (397), £1280 (365), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 330kg £1170 (354), R Montford, Broughshane Char 350kg £1230 (351), J K Davidson, Broughshane Lim 310kg £1080 (348), G Quinn, Lisburn Sim 320kg £1110 (346), C McErlain, Armoy Char 310kg £1070 (345), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 320kg £1100 (343), G Wells, Moira Sim 330kg £1120 (339), C McLoughlin, Carnlough Char 310kg £1050 (338), S G Simms, Gleno BB 320kg £1070 (334) x2, D Gourley, Ballygally AA 310kg £1035 (333), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 350kg £1160 (331), R Montford, Broughshane Char 330kg £1080 (327), J K Davidson, Broughshane Lim 330kg £1080 (327).

Over 351kg

D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 410kg £1500 (365), 390kg £1420 (364), G McKeown, Aughafatten Char 440kg £1580 (359), M Ramsey, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1400 (359), G Wells, Moira Char 400kg £1410 (352), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 430kg £1510 (351), M Ramsey, Ballyclare Lim 410kg £1410 (343), G Wells, Moira Char 370kg £1270 (343), J Carey, Martinstown Lim 450kg £1540 (342), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 380kg £1300 (342), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 410kg £1390 (339), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 360kg £1220 (338), 430kg £1450 (337), M Ramsey, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1280 (336), N McLoughlin, Cushendall Char 360kg £1210 (336), G Wells, Moira Char 360kg £1200 (333).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 210kg £785 (373), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 240kg £840 (350), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 210kg £730 (347), V Hamilton, Cushendun Char 290kg £950 (327), W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 300kg £970 (323), G & I Davidson, Raloo Lim 230kg £740 (321), M Murphy, Moorfields AA 120kg £385 (320), J K Davidson, Broughshane Lim 290kg £920 (317), A V Magill, Carnlough Char 300kg £930 (310), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 250kg £770 (308), AA 220kg £670 (304), R Hunter, Larne Lim 270kg £805 (298), 300kg £870 (290), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Lim 290kg £835 (287), AA 250kg £700 (280).

Heifers

301kg to 350kg

C McErlain, Armoy Cha 320kg £1230 (384) R& R Auld, Lim 330kg £1180 (357) J Knox, Broughshane Cha 320kg £1100 (343) W Dawson, Lisburn Cha 310kg £1065 (343) D Boyd, Cha 320kg £1080 (337) J Carey, Martinstown Lim 330kg £1080 (327) M Ramsey, Lim 340kg £1100 (323) S & Q Quigg, Garvagh Cha 310kg £980 (316) JK Davidson, Lim 340kg £1070 (314) Lim 330kg £1030 (312) J Carey, Lim 310kg £950 (306) AJ Wilson, Lim 340kg £1040 (305) R Millar, Gleno Sal 340kg £1020 (300) AJ Wilson, Lim 350kg £1040 (297) V Hamilton, Cha 350kg £1020 (291) C McErlain, Armoy Lim 350kg £1020 (291).

351kg and over

D Boyd, Newtownabbey Cha 370kg £1380 (373) Cha 390kg £1450 (371) Cha 390kg £1430 (366) Cha 380kg £1370 (360) Cha 370kg £1290 (348) V McErlaine, Cha 370kg £1290 (348) D Boyd, Cha 380kg £1310 (344) V McErlaine, Cha 370kg £1270 (343) E Donnelly, Cha 390kg £1300 (333) ) N McLoughlin, Gruig, Cha 400kg £1330 (3320 D Boyd, Cha 370kg £1210 (327) N McLoughlin, Cha 410kg £1300 (317) D Boyd, Cha 410kg £1270 (309) N McLoughlin, Gruig, Cha 440kg £1360 (309) JK Davidson, Lim 360kg £1090 (302) AJ Wilson, Cha 390kg £1180 (302).

Dairy Cows

NG Chambers, Moneyrea £2150, M Montgomery, Kells £2100, NG Chambers, £2000, T Carlisle, Dundrod £2000, M Small & Son, Ahoghill £1950, S Jamieson, Broughshane £1900, B Paisley, Ballynure £1900, S Jamieson, Broughshane £1880, J Adams, Ballymena £1820, £1800, £1800, B McStravick, Lurgan £1780, C Casey, Cloughmills £1750, J McAuley, Bushmills £1720, M Montgomery Kells £1700, C Casey, £1700.

Sucklers

A Christie, Ballymena Cha with Cha Bull calves £2550, EA with Cha Bull calf £1850, Kelly Farms,  Sal £1820, B Millar, Randalstown Sal £1720, W McBride, Crumlin Sal with Sim Hfr calf £1700, A Christie, Ballymoney Blo with Cha Hfr calf £1680, Kelly Farms, Sal £1580, Sal £1500, JA Gaston, Broughshane Abe £1500, Shb £1400, Abe £1400, Shb £1400, Kelly Farms Sal £1380, J A Gaston, Abe £1380, P McConnell, 2x Lim £1350, £1320.

Bulls

DD McDowell, Newtownards Abe £2600, Abe £2500.

Calves

385 Calves in Ballymena resulted in another very good trade. Bulls topped at £700. Stealing the show for bulls was 2 months old Agus which made £610. Heifers topped at £490 for a tremendous Char at 2 months old.

Heifers

W Moore, Broughshane £495, B Alexander, Ballymena Cha £490, D Wilson, Newtownabbey Cha £490, T Wright, Ballymoney Bel 2x £470, A McNair, Ballyclare Abe £460, A Patterson, Newtownards Her £450, R McGinley, Cha £450, R Bingham, Cha £430, A McNair, Ballyclare 2x Abe £420.

Bulls

R McGinley, 3x Cha £700, £595, A& W McIlwaine, Ballyclare Abe £610, D Wilson, Cha £590, W Moore, Her £565, C Logan, Broughshane Abe £500, R McGinley, Cha £485, R Bingham, Cha £480, I Montgomery, Glenwherry Abe £470, SD Gillespie, Bel £470.

Friesian Bulls

E & J Arthur, Templepatrick £450, £400, £360, C Logan, Broughshane £360, D Parke, Magherafelt 3x £350, £325, 2x £320, C Logan, £300, E & J Arthur,2x £265, D Parke, 3x £240.

Weanlings

Another great entry of 520 weanlings resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1240 over for a Char 400kg £1640 presented by V McErlaine, Armoy. Heifer sold to £1210 over for a Blue 470kg at £1680 offered by Sean Mullan, Maghera.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 240kg £1080 (405) D Agnew, Lim 250kg £930 (372) T J Magee, Ballyboley Cha 250kg £900 (360) J Magee, Kilwaughter Cha 250kg £900 (360) D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 300kg £1070 (356) TJ Magee, Cha 250kg £890 (356) J Magee, Cha 250kg £890 (356) TJ Magee, 2xCha 250kg £890 (356) T McFerran, Lim 200kg £710 (355).

301kg to 350kg

AV Magill, Carnlough Cha 330kg £1350 (409) D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1310 (397) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 340kg £1270 (373) D Mackey, Lim 350kg £1300 (371) H McGookin, Lim 350kg £1290 (368) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 310kg £1120 (361) T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 310kg £1100 (354) W & G Hanna, Cha 350kg £1240 (354) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 330kg £1160 (351) Cha 330kg £1150 (348).

351kg and over

V McErlaine, Armoy Cha 380kg £1600 (421) Cha 390kg £1600 (410) Cha 400kg £1640 (410) C McErlain, Cha 360kg £1420 (394) B Blaney, Cushendall, cha 390kg £1520 (389) A Millar, Antrim Cha 390kg £1480 (379) P Martin, Dunloy Lim 430kg £1610 (374) AV Magill, Cha 360kg £1340 (372) A Millar, Antrim Cha 390kg £1430 (366).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

T McFerran, 2x Lim 180kg £625 (347) D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 280kg £950 (339)  T McFerran, Lim 230kg £770 (334) Lim 230kg £770 (334) D McGarel, Lim 300kg £970 (323) S Minn, Moorefields Lim 230kg £740 (321) P McConnel, Cha 280kg £900 (321) E Sherrard, Lim 250kg £800 (320) D McGarel, Cha 280kg £890 (317).

301kg to 350kg

V McErlaine, Armoy Cha 350kg £1380 (394) B Blaney, Lim 310kg £1220 (393) P McConnel, Cha 310kg £1200 (387) V McErlaine, Cha 340kg £1240 (364) Cha 330kg £1130 (342) P Martin, Cha 340kg £1150 (338) D McGarel, Lim 310kg £1040 (335) J Anderson, Lim 340kg £1140 (335) AJ Wilson, Cha 330kg £1100 (333) H Crawford, Cha 330kg £1100 (333) Cha 330kg £11000.

351kg and over

C McErlain, Armoy Cha 390kg £1420 (364) S Mullan, Lim 380kg £1380 (363) Lim 470kg £1680 (357) V McErlaine, Cha 390kg £1360 (348) AV Magill, Cha 360kg £1250 (347) B Blaney, Cha 410kg £1420 (346) V McErlaine, Cha 400kg £1380 (345) TJ McLornan, Cha 370kg £1260 (340) V McErlaine, Cha 380kg £1250 (329) P Martin, Dunloy Cha 400kg £1300 (325) W Patton, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £1220 (321).

Dairy Cows

Dairy stock sold to £2000 from R Forsythe, Cloughmills.

R Forsythe, Cloughmills Fr £2000, J McCann, Lurgan Jer £2000, G & I Currie, Randalstown Ayr £1900, J Adams, Ballymena Fr £1850, £1820, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £1820, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £1800, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1800, T J Morrison, Inch Swr £1780, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1750, £1700.

Bulls

P McCann, Portglenone Lim £3600, W Campbell, Carnlough Lim £3250, T J Morrison, Inch Swr £3050, B McCann, Portglenone Lim £2850.

Chestnutts Bull Sale

V Chestnutt, Bushmills Char 4800gns, 4500gns, AA 4300gns, Char 4300gns, 4000gns, 3700gns, AA 3600gns, Char 3500gns, 3400gns, 3200gns.

Speckled Park Sale

R Creith, Bushmills pedigree Spk in calf 3300gns, 3050gns, 3000gns, 2900gns, 2500gns, 2400gns x2, 2300gns, 2200gns x2, 2000gns, 1800gns.

Suckler Cows

J McIlrath, Ballymena Sim & hfr calf £2700, M Foster, Kells Lim & bull calf £2320, A Christie, Ballymoney Lim & hfr calf £1950, A & J Jamison, Stranocum BB & bull calf £1480, BB & hfr calf £1420, A Christie, Ballymoney AA & hfr calf £1420, P McConnell, Nutts Corner Lim & bull calf £1400.

Calves

400 calves in ring 3 resulted in another good trade. Bull calves topped at £610 for a 3 month old Angus. Heifers topped at £490 for a smashing blue heifer at 2 months old. Reared Friesians topped at £370 and young friesians topped at £270.

Bulls

G Hunter, Armoy AA £610, R McGinley, Ballymoney Lim £605, G Smith, Templepatrick Lim £590, R McGinley, Ballymoney Sim £580, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £570, G Hunter, Armoy AA £560, W Logan, Broughshane Fkv £560, I McFarlane, Hollywood AA £560, R & H Shanks, Dunadry BB £560, R Cupples, Broughshane AA £550, R Hill, Islandmagee BB £540 x2, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £540, B Alexander, Ahoghill Char £540, T Herbison, Randalstown Char £540, D Marcus, Glenarm Char £505.

Heifers

W & G Corrie, Newtownards BB £490, B Alexander, Ahoghill BB £475, D Parke, Magherafelt AA £475, W & G Corrie, Newtownards BB £470, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £470, I McFarlane & Ptnr, Hollywood BB £465, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £460, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £455, A G Gabbey & Ptnr, Comber Lim £445, B Thompson, Newtownards Her £440, D Parke, Magherafelt AA £440 x2, R McGinley, Ballymoney Sim £440.

Hol/Fr Bulls

D Parke, Magherafelt £370 x3, G Smith, Templepatrick £370, £360, £350, D Parke, Magherafelt £280 x4, I McFarlane, Holywood £270, J Beattie, Ballymoney £210, H Geddis, Moira £195 x2, B Thompson, Ballygowan £180.

Weanlings

A super entry of 560 weanlings resulted in a great trade. Bullocks sold to £1050 for a Lim 430kg at £1480 presented by D McIlwaine, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £1010 for a char 380kg at £1390 offered by J Mills, Kilwaughter

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

J Beggs, Larne Char 300kg £1150 (383), J McDonnell, Cushendall Char 290kg £1070 (369), M Wright, Carnlough Char 270kg £960 (355), M Semple, Carnlough Lim 260kg £910 (350), I Duncan, Rathlin Island AA 160kg £555 (346), B Moore, Aldergrove Lim 290kg £1000 (344), Local Farmer Lim 290kg £1000 (344) x2, D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 270kg £930 (344), T J Morton, Cairncastle Lim 280kg £960 (342), S Dennison, Antrim Sal 230kg £770 (334), W C McMaster, Gleno Sal 270kg £900 (333), J McNeilly, Clough Char 300kg £1000 (333), S Dennison, Antrim Sal 230kg £760 (330), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 300kg £990 (330), J McDonnell, Cushendall Char 300kg £990 (330).

301 to 350kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 340kg £1340 (394), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 340kg £1320 (388), H McAlister, Aghadowey Lim 350kg £1330 (380), local farmer Lim 330kg £1235 (374), G Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 330kg £1220 (369), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 350kg £1290 (368), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1270 (362), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1260 (360), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 320kg £1150 (359), B Moore, Aldergrove Lim 340kg £1200 (352), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 310kg £1080 (348), J Mills, Kilwaughter Char 310kg £1080 (348), T J Magee, Ballyclare Char 310kg £1080 (348) x3, 310kg £1070 (345),

Over 351kg

W Craig, Larne Lim 360kg £1360 (377), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 360kg £1340 (372), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 360kg £1320 (366), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 380kg £1390 (365), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg £1300 (361), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 370kg £1310 (354), A Millar, Antrim Char 390kg £1380 (353), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 380kg £1330 (350), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 380kg £1320 (347), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1350 (346), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 370kg £1280 (346), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 400kg £1380 (345), D McIlwaine, Cushendall Lim 430kg £1480 (344), Local Farmer Lim 370kg £1260 (340), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 400kg £1360 (340).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

T J Morton, Cairncastle Lim 220kg £820 (372) x2, D Rea, Portglenone Lim 240kg £825 (343), J Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 280kg £950 (339), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Lim 240kg £805 (335), Local Farmer Lim 290kg £970 (334), I Duncan, Rathlin Island AA 220kg £730 (331), T Wray, Carnlough Lim 270kg £890 (329), J McDonnell, Cushendall Char 280kg £920 (328), T Wray, Carnlough Lim 280kg £910 (325), E Sherrard, Ligoniel Char 250kg £805 (322), J Beggs, Larne Char 290kg £930 (320).

301 to 350kg

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 330kg £1200 (363), Local Farmer Lim 320kg £1160 (362), S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1260 (360), T Wray, Carnlough Lim 320kg £1100 (343), A Millar, Antrim Char 320kg £1080 (337), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1040 (325), M Johnston, Toomebridge BB 340kg £1100 (323), J Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 310kg £1000 (322) x2, M Johnston, Toomebridge Lim 330kg £1060 (321), H Crawford, Carnalbanagh Char 320kg £1000 (312), D Gaston, Carnlough Lim 320kg £990 (309), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 350kg £1080 (308), 310kg £955 (308), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 320kg £980 (306), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1070 (305).

351kg over

W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 360kg £1350 (375), J Mills, Kilwaughter Char 380kg £1390 (365), A Millar, Antrim Char 360kg £1270 (352), 370kg £1260 (340), W McCurdy, Broughshane Char 370kg £1200 (324), A Millar, Antrim Char 390kg £1250 (320), M Johnston, Toomebridge Lim 360kg £1150 (319), J Mills, Kilwaughter Lim 420kg £1330 (316), W Wilson, Ballymena Char 360kg £1130 (313), A Millar, Antrim Char 360kg £1110 (308), D McIlwaine, Cushendall Lim 480kg £1480 (308), S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 370kg £1140 (308), K McIlwaine, Glenwherry Char 400kg £1230 (307), D McKillop, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1100 (305), W Wilson, Ballymena Char 390kg £1190 (305), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 390kg £1190 (305).

46 dairy cattle sold to £2020 for a calved heifer from S Jamieson, Broughshane.

Dairy Cows

S Jamieson, Broughshane £2020, D Wallace, Antrim £1980, D McNeilly, £1900, Fkv £1880, Adams farms, £1880, B McStravick, Lurgan £1850, £1750, D McNeilly, Randalstown £1700, Adams Farm, £1700, J McCann, Craigavon £1500, T Carlisle, Dundrod £1450, D Wallace, Antrim £1420, T& J Mackey, £1320, W & A Patton, £1300.

Suckler stock sold to £2200 for a SHB cow with bull calf.

Sucklers

A Christie, Ballymoney Shb with Cha bull at foot £2200, Lim cow with Cha hfr £2020, R Hall, Bel with AA Hfr at foot £1820, S Stuart, Magheramorne Lim £1720, Abe £1650, M McNeill, Cushendun Lim £1650, S Stuart, Lim £1600, 2x Abe £1600, R Lyttle, Larne Aub £1600, S Stuart, Lim £1520, A Christie, Ballymoney Shb £1500, S Stuart, Aub £1480, D Compton, £1480, S Stuart, Abe £1450, Abe £1420.

Calves

330 calves resulted in a super trade. A reared blue calf topped at £880, Heifers topped at £640, Friesians topped at £445 for a reared bull.

Heifers

J Gaston, Dunloy 4xAbe £640, G Devlin, Randalstown Bel £610, AP Redmond, Portavogie £525, R Bellingham, Ballymoney £520, FKV £520, R Bingham, 2x Cha £485, A Beggs, Larne Bel £475, A P Redmond, £470, F Bellingham, Abe £460, J McKinty, Larne Bel £455, AP Redmond, £450, H Thompson, Bel £450.

Bulls

G Devlin, Bel & BRB £880, R Hall, Broughshane Sim £645, C & R Brown, Whitechurch 2x Abe £580, Abe £570, F Bellingham, Ballymoney Her £550, Blade Farming, Bel £545, C &R Brown, 3x Sim £515, Lim £500, R Bingham, 2x Cha £495, A Beggs, Larne Bel £490, H Thompson, Bel £490.

Friesian Bulls

G Devlin, £445, Cairnleigh Ltd, £325, G Forsythe, Cloughmills £310, W McKee, £285, R Bingham, £275, H Thompson, 2x£270, G Forsythe, £270, W & A Patton, £255, R Bingham, £255, B Thompson, 2x£245, R Bingham, 3x £245, £205.

Weanlings

A smaller show of 185 weanlings due to wintery conditions resulted in a roasting hot trade.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

P & C Connon, Ballymena Cha 270kg £990 (366) P Gilmore, Kilrea Cha 270kg £980 (363) K McBride, Mallusk  Lim 210kg £760 (361) A Reid, Glenarm Cha 230kg £810 (352) P & C Connon, Cha 260kg £910 (350) M McDonald, Randalstown Sim 240kg £820 (341) Her 290kg £960 (331) W McQuitty, Clough Lim 290kg £950 (327) C McQuitty, Lim 290kg £950 (327) A Reid, Cha 270kg £880 (325) C Kennedy, Cha 280kg £910 (325) F McAllister, Glenarm Cha 240kg £780 (325).

301kg to 350kg

F McAllister, Glenarm ha £350kg £1300 (371) C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1095 (342) R Stewart, Lim 310kg £1040 (335) C Hunter, Crumlin Cha 330kg £1100 (333) H McAllister, Lim 330kg £1100 (333) W Bones, Lim 350kg £1150 (328) P Gilmore, Cha 350kg £1140 (325) S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 350kg £1140 (325) Local Farmer, Lim 350kg £1140 (325) Cha 330kg £1070 (324) P Gilmore, Cha 310kg £1000 (322) K McBride, Lim 320kg £1000 (312) T McMaster, Whitehead Lim 350kg £1080 (308) B Wharry, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1080 (308) R Stewart, Lim 340kg £1040 (305) S McAuley, Ballymoney Cha 310kg £920 (296).

351kg and over

S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 370kg £1330 (359) T McMaster, Whitehead Lim 380kg £1360 (357) C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 370kg £1230 (332) B Wharry, Lim 360kg £1180 (327) T McMaster, Lim 400kg £1310 (327) Lim 390kg £1230 (315) Lim 430kg £1350 (314) Local Farmer, Cha 410kg £1280 (312) Local Farmer, Lim 370kg £1150 (310) T McMaster, Lim 390kg £1210 (310) R Shaw, Lim 380kg £1160 (305).

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

M McBride, Mallusk Lim 170kg £630 (370) A Reid, Glenarm Cha 230kg £790 (343) P Gilmore, Cha 290kg £970 (334) F McAllister, Glenarm Cha 250kg £835 (334) M McDonald, Sim 270kg £900 (333) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 260kg £860 (330) Lim 260kg £860 (330) A Reid, Cha 220kg £710 (322) K McBride, Lim 210kg £660 (314) P Gilmore, Cha 260kg £815 (313) A Reid, Glenarm Cha 260kg £810 (311).

301kg to 350kg

C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 350kg £1260 (360) S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 310kg £1100 (354) C Kennedy, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1240 (354) Cha 320kg £1110 (346) M Warwick, Lim 310kg £1060 (341) Lim 320kg £1090 (340) C Kennedy, Cha 330kg £1090 (303) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 310kg £1010 (3250 Lim 320kg £1030 (321) W Bonnes, Randalstown Cha 350kg £1110 (317) K McBride, Lim 330kg £1040 (315) C Harper, Crumlin Cha 320kg £980 (306).

351kg and over

D Hume, Randalstown Lim 540kg £1740 (322) H McAllister, Lim 490kg £1575 (321) C Irvine, Carrickfergus Lim 370kg £1170 (316) H McAllister, Lim 440kg £1290 (293) C Harper, Crumlin Cha 380kg £1080 (284) D McFetridge, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1080 (284) A Henny, Ballymoney Bel 380kg £960 (252) Bel 440kg £1110 (252) Local Farmer, Lim 430kg £1080 (251) Lim 390kg £970 (248) W Bonnes, Lim 400kg £990 (247) A Morrison, Ballynure Blo 440kg £1050 (238).

Dairy Cow

S Kennedy, Doagh £2080, A Farms, Cloughmills 2x £1900, £1880, D & M McGregor, £1850, D Wallace, Antrim £1850, T& J Mackey, £1800, B McStravick, £1800, Droghal Farm, £1780, J Hunter, Crumlin £1750, A Adams, £1720, D Wallace, £1700, Droghal Farm, £1620, P Mairs £1600, D & M McGregor, £1600 Droghal Farm £1600.

Bulls

W Black, Aghadowey £4000, £1500, A Napier, Ballynahinch Abe £1350. 

Sucklers

S Wilson, Ballynure Cha Hfr with Cha Hfr calf at foot £2880, R Clyde, Templepatrick Lim hfr with Lim bull at foot £2820, Lim Hfr with Lim bull calf at foot£2550, S Wilson, Ballynure Sal £1800, 3x £1720, Lim £1680, Sal £1620. 

Calves

A smaller show of 250 calves resulted in a super trade. Bull calves topped at £580 for a 8 week old Belgian Blue. Heifers topped at £460 for a smart Belgian Blue at 4 weeks old. Reared Friesian calves topped at £3445 for 3 month old bull. Young Friesian at 3 weeks topped at £120.

Bulls

S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha £530, B Compton, Glarryford Abe £490, S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha £480, T Martin, Bel £460, Bel £460, J Adair, Bel £460, B Compton, Abe £450, Abe £450, Abe £450, J Adair, Kells Bel £450.

Heifers

B Compton, Glarryford 2x Abe £460, J Adair, Kells Bel £460, H Dorman, Bel £405, T Martin, Bel £395, J King, Ballymena 7x Abe £385, WT Robinson, Glenarm Bel £385, H Dorman, Bel £375.

Friesian Bulls

J King, 3x £345, 6 x £325, D McKeeman, Ballymoney £300, B Compton, £290, £275, J Watt 4 x £270.   

Weanlings

455 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a tremendous trade. Bullocks sold to £1170 over for a Char 430kg at£1690 presented by Adam McKeown, Ballymena. Heifers sold to £1270 over for a Lim 330kg at £1600 offered by S Moore, Crumlin.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

G Boyd, Maghera Abe 140kg £560 (400) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 270kg £1060 (392), local farmer, Cha 220kg £860 (309) Cha 200kg £780 (390) Cha 200kg £780 (390) Cha 200kg £780 (390) P Sharpe, Cha 290kg £1110 (328) S Gowdy, Lim 290kg £1080 (372) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 290kg £1080 (372).

301kg to 350kg

T Wray, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1350 (385) S Marshall, Ballymena Cha 340kg £1310 (385) Cha 340kg £1290 (379) C & I Dunlop, Cha 330kg £1250 (378) S Marshall, Cha 330kg £1240 (375) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 330kg £1220 (369) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 330kg £1210 (366) S Marshall, Cha 330kg £1190 (360) B Hunter, Doagh Lim 310kg £1115 (359).

351kg and over

G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 360kg £1420 (394) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 350kg £1350 (385) C & I Dunlop, Cha 380 £1430 (373) G McClintock, Lim 430kg £1610 (374) A McKeown, Cha 430kg £1600 (372) Cha 410kg £1520 (370) W McCurdy, Broughshane Cha 380kg £1400 (368) S Molyneaux, Dundrod Cha 400kg £1460 (365) Cha 380kg £1380 (363).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim £1210 (417) Cha 280kg £1055 (376) M Murray, Cushendall Cha 220kg £800 (363) Lim 220kg £800 (363) H Crawford, Carnalbana Cha 290kg £1030 (355) Local Farmer Lim 2440kg £845 (352) Lim 240kg £845 (352) DR L McClintock, Glenarm Blo & Lim 240kg £815 (339) local farmer, Cha 180kg £610 (338).

301kg to 350kg

S Moore, Lim 330kg £1600 (484) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1340 (418) Cha 320kg £1190 (371) G McClintock, Lim 330kg £1220 (369) T Wray, Carnlough Cha 330kg £1150 (348) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1080 (348) M & A Millar, Lim 320kg £1110 (346) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1110 (346) G McClintock, Lim 320kg £1110 (346) S Moore, Lim 310kg £1075 (346).

351kg and over

G McClintock, Glenwherry Cha 360kg £1350 (375) Local Farmer, Lim 390kg £1440 (369) A McKeown, Cha 390kg £1390 (356) H Crawford, Cha 400kg £1330 (332) G McClintock, Cha 390kg £1290 (330) W McCurdy, Broughshane Cha 370kg £1220 (329) T Wray, Carnlough Cha 370kg £1200 (324) S Moore, Lim 520kg £1680 (323) M& A Millar, Lim 390kg £1250 (320) R Evans, Cha 390kg £1240 (318).

4 year old Sim bull, easy calving bred from Ballylumin herdBulls – For J Lawrence - Annual seasonal entry of 3 pedigree AA bulls also Ped AA bull (18months) cubicle trained

Suckler Ring

- Part reduction sale for Melvin Fulton consisting of 15 springers, 2 cows & calves, 3 maiden heifers

For A Magill - 40 Saler/Lim/Sim cows in calf to Char & Lim bull, due Feb/March/April

For Reps Late John Wilson – 20 Good young Saler/Shorthorn cows in calf to Charolais due March/April, 8 Saler X hfrs in calf to Speckle Park and a Charolais bull (4yr old)

2 outstanding Lim heifers & bull calves @ foot

For J Ferguson – 11 Suckler cows and a Lim bull

4 year old Sim bull, easy calving bred from Ballylumin herd

Weanlings – 12 top quality calves April/May ’23 born(3-370kgs) some out of BB cows and with show potential

4 year old Sim bull, easy calving bred from Ballylumin herd

Dairy Cows

40 dairy cattle sold to £2120, leading prices as follows:

P Mairs, Comber Hol £2120, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2120, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fr £2080, J Watt, Templepatrck Fr £1880, P Mairs, Comber Hol £1800, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1800, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £1780 x2, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fr £1750, D Patton, Newtownards Hol £1700W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1700.

Suckler Cows

86 sucklers sold to £3780 for a super Limousin outfit from C McClarey, Limavady.

C D McClarey, Limavady Lim & bull calf £3780, Lim & bull calf £2520, A Magill, Carnlough Sim £2380, S Wilson, Ballynure Lim £2280, A Magill, Carnlough Sim £2080, Lim £2050, Char £1900, Sim £1900, A Smyth, Magherafelt Lim & hfr calf £1900, S Wilson, Ballynure St £1880, Shb £1850, Lim £1850 x2, A Magill, Carnlough Sim £1850 x2, £1800.

Calves

Bulls

S Kennedy, Doagh BB £570, £545 x3, S McClenaghan, Antrim Lim £530, D Dalzell, Comber Char £505, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £500, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £500, S McClenaghan, Antrim Lim £500 x2, J Lamont, Ballymoney BB £490 x3, £465 x2.

Heifers

Local farmer Lim £590, D Dalzell, Comber Lim £560, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £510, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £470 x2, R Manson, Kells Sim £450, B Alexander, Ahoghill BB £445, J McLoughlin, Carnlough Lim £445, D Montgomery, Glenwherry BB £410, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £400 x2.

Hol/Fr Bulls

Hol/Fr Bulls

M Wilkin, Islandmagee £375, £300, B Trimble, Drumbo £295 x2,R L A & D Irvine, Dundrod £270, J Maybin, Kells £190, S McClenaghan, Antrim £180, G N Andrews, Newry £150, J Maybin, Kells £110 x4. 

Weanlings

A tremendous entry of 660 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1100 over for a Lim 380kg at £1480 presented by B McAllister, Glenarm. Heifers sold to £1350 over for a Lim 350kg at £1700 also offered by B McAllister. 

Bullocks

Up to 300kg 

W Houston, Moorfields Lim 300kg £1080 (360), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1080 (360), J Boyd, Bushmills Char 270kg £970 (359), H Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 190kg £680 (357), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 300kg £1060 (353), J Campbell, Carnlough Lim 290kg £1020 (351), 300kg £1050 (350), J A McKillop, Cushendall Char 270kg £940 (348), A Magee, Kilwaughter Char 240kg £820 (341), R Magee, Kilwaughter Char 240kg £820 (341), J Beggs, Larne Char 290kg £990 (341), G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 210kg £710 (338), W J McCurdy, Ballymoney Lim 290kg £980 (337), J A McKillop, Cushendall Lim 290kg £970 (334), 300kg £1000 (333), M Montgomery, Kells Lim 220kg £730 (331).

301 to 350kg 

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 340kg £1290 (379), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 350kg £1310 (374), J A McKillop, Cushendall Lim 310kg £1160 (374), R J McNeill, Glenarm Char 340kg £1260 (370), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 350kg £1260 (360), J McKillop, Cushendall Lim 320kg £1150 (359), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 330kg £1170 (354), J Beggs, Larne Char 310kg £1090 (351), S M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 340kg £1190 (350), J R Beggs, Larne Char 320kg £1120 (350), K Bell, Broughshane Char 350kg £1220 (348), W Houston, Moorfields Lim 340kg £1180 (347), S Wilson, Ballynure Char 310kg £1070 (345), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 340kg £1170 (344), J Buick, Kells Lim 330kg £1130 (342). 

Over 351kg 

B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1480 (389), 390kg £1450 (371), W J McCurdy, Ballymoney Lim 360kg £1300 (361), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 360kg £1290 (358), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 420kg £1500 (357), J R Beggs, Larne Char 370kg £1300 (351), 390kg £1360 (348), D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 360kg £1250 (347), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 440kg £1510 (341), R Gault, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1300 (342), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 360kg £1220 (338), F J McDonnell, Martinstown Char 440kg £1490 (338), D Black, Carnlough Char 440kg £1490 (338), F J McDonnell, Martinstown Char 410kg £1380 (336)W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 370kg £1240 (335).

Heifers

Up to 300kg 

D O'Loan, Aughafatten Lim 200kg £695 (347) x2, P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1040 (346), R J McNeill, Glenarm Lim 300kg £1030 (343), S Wilson, Ballynure Char 240kg £820 (341), Local Farmer Char 260kg £880 (338), A Magee, Kilwaughter Char 210kg £705 (335) x4, R Weatherup, Larne Char 280kg £930 (332), 250kg £830 (332), W C McMaster, Gleno Lim 270kg £890 (329) x2, C Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 210kg £685 (326) x2.

301 to 350kg 

B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1700 (485), J Campbell, Carnlough Lim 320kg £1350 (421), 320kg £1310 (409), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 340kg £1300 (382), S Hall, Larne Lim 310kg £1100 (354), J Campbell, Carnlough Lim 310kg £1080 (348), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 340kg £1180 (347), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1200 (342), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 330kg £1130 (342), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Char 350kg £1190 (340), W J McCurdy, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1120 (339), S Hall, Larne Lim 310kg £1050 (338), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Char 320kg £1080 (337), J McAuley, Cushendall Char 320kg £1080 (337), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 320kg £1080 (337), S, M & C McDonnell, Glenariffe Char 310kg £1040 (335).

Over 350kg 

R & G Bell, Nutts Corner Char 370kg £1530 (413), J Campbell, Carnlough Lim 360kg £1440 (400), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 440kg £1720 (390), J Kane, Cushendall Char 360kg £1380 (383), K Bell, Broughshane Char 380kg £1340 (352), D Kane, Cushendall Char 370kg £1290 (348), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 360kg £1220 (338), J Kane, Cushendall Char 390kg £1320 (338), S Bellingham, Ballymoney Lim 370kg £1230 (332), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 400kg £1310 (327), H McLaughlin, Aughafatten Lim 400kg £1290 (322), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 370kg £1180 (318), C McDonnell, Glenariffe Sim 390kg £1240 (318), P McSparron, Cushendun Lim 360kg £1110 (308), J Calwell, Ballycarry Lim 360kg £1100 (305). 

Dairy Cows

18 dairy cows topped at £1880 for a Holstein cow from S Jamieson, Broughshane. 

S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £1880, J Mackey, Ballynure Ayr £1800, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1700 x2, N G Chambers, Newtownards Hol £1650, £1550, £1500.

Suckler Cows

A small entry of sucklers reached £1500 for a Stabiliser cow with a Charolais calf at foot from R McAleenan, Ballynahinch.

Artic conditions resulted in a much smaller show of 160 dropped calves, but trade was boiling hot.  Bull calves topped at £515 for a 1 month old Char bull calf.   Heifer calves topped at £445 for a super Blue calf, a real cow maker.  Reared Holstein bulls topped at £280 and young Friesian bulls at 2 weeks old topped at £90.

Calves

Bulls

R Thompson, Glenarm Char £515, £500, S Jamieson, Broughshane BB £495, W Gillespie, Portglenone Lim £495, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £480, S Jamieson, Broughshane AA £455, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Char £430, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £400 x2, £395, W Gillespie, Portglenone BB £380 x2, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Char £360, AA £355, J & A McAteer, Randalstown BB £350.

Heifers

Cairnleigh Ltd BB £445, J & A McAteer, Randalstown BB £380, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £380, S Jamieson, Broughshane BB £360, W Gillespie, Portglenone BB £360, R H & HA Shanks, Dunadry Char £360 x2, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £350, S Jamieson, Broughshane BB £335, D McIlwaine, Larne BB £320, RH & HA Shanks, Dunadry Char £320, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £300.

Hol/Fr Bull calves

P & B McVey, Magherfelt Hol £280 x2 £230 x3, G T & R J Smyth, Randalstown Hol £175 x2, H McCambridge, Carnlough Hol £135 x2.

140 Weanlings presented on Friday due to wintery conditions resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £1080 over for a Lim 380kg £1460 presented W & P McCallion, Portglenone. Heifers sold to £965 over for a Char 530kg at £1495 offered by R McKeown, Portglenone.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

DJ McFerran, Ballymena Cha 220kg £790 (359) WC McMaster, Gleno Sim 300kg £1040 (346) D J McFerran, Ballymena Cha 230kg £790 (343) WC McMaster, Sim 290kg £960 (331) Lim 250kg £820 (328) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 300kg £970 (323) WC McMaster, Lim 220kg £710 (322) Sal 240kg £750 (312) Sim 300kg £930 (310) M Warwick, Lim 290kg £890 (306).

301kg to 350kg

W & P McCallion, Portglenone Lim 320kg £1190 (371) Lim 340kg £1220 (358) D O’Boyle, Broughshane Blo 340kg £1160 (341) WC McMaster, Gleno Sim 340kg £1100 (323) Sim 350kg £1130 (322) W Marwick, Lim 330kg £1030 (312) WC McMaster, Lim 310kg £920 (296) Lim 340kg £1000 (294) DJ McFerran, Dunloy Lim 320kg £930 (290) F McEvoy, Abe 310kg £890 (287).

351kg and over

W & P McCallion, Lim 380kg £1460 (384) S Scullion, Glenarm Cha 410kg £1390 (339) W & P McCallion, Lim 380kg £1280 (336) WM Dennison, Cha 380kg £1260 (331) S Scullion, Glenarm Cha 400kg £1310 (327) Lim 430kg £1400 (325) W & P McCallion, Lim 360kg £1170 (325) S Scullion, Lim 370kg £1160 (313) WC McMaster, Lim 370kg £1150 (310) WM Dennison, Cha 380kg £1180 (310).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

DJ McFerran, Dunloy Lim 200kg £760 (380) Lim 220kg £810 (368) Cha 230kg £840 (365) 190kg £690 (363) 230kg £775 (337) Lim 270kg £880 (325) Sim 250kg £810 (324) Cha 260kg £830 (319) WM Dennison, 2xCha 300kg £940 (313) N Henry, Lim 250kg £780 (312).

301kg to 350kg

WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 340kg £1040 (305) Cha 330kg £970 (293) Cha 310kg £890 (287) S Dennison, Antrim Sal 320kg £890 (278) A Warwick, Sim 310kg £860 (277) DJ McFerran, Sim 310kg £840 (271) A Warwick, Abe 320kg £825 (257) D O’Boyle Blo 330kg £835 (253).

351kg and over

WM Dennison, Antrim Cha 360kg £1040 (288) R McKeown, Ballymena Cha 530kg £1495 (282) WM Dennison, Abe 390kg £1075 (275) Cha 370kg £1000 (270) Abe 430kg £1160 (269) Cha 360kg £970 (269) Abe 370kg £990 (267) R McKeown, Cha 530kg £1400 (264) S Dennison, Blo 360kg £950 (263).

Dairy Cows

33 dairy cows sold to £2180 for a calved heifer from P Mairs, Comber.

P Mairs, Comber Hol £2180, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1950, P Mairs, Comber Hol £1900, T R Lilburn, Dromore Hol £1900, J McConaghie, Stranocum Fr £1850, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1850, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1820, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1800, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1800.

Sucklers

Prices in the suckler ring topped at £2000 for an Aberdeen Angus bull.

R McBriar, Saintfield Sal in calf heifer £2280, S McCracken, Randalstown Sim & bull calf £2280, R McBriar, Saintfield Sal in calf heifer £2220, £2080, £1980 x3, Swr in calf cow, Shb in calf heifer £1700, £1600 x2, BB in calf heifer £1550 x2, W McMaster, Garvagh Her £1520, R McBriar, Saintfield Sim £1500.

Calves

Heifers

I Crawford, Randalstown Char £580, S Kennedy, Doagh BB £525 x3, J Gamble, Ballymoney AA £505, I Crawford, Randalstown Char £500, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £480, J Gamble, Ballymoney Her £480, N Alexander, Gracehill Lim £470, Ganaway Farms, Millisle Char £470, AA £460, Char £450, £445, £440, £435, Sim £430.

Bull calves

I Crawford, Randalstown Cha £730, S Kennedy, Doagh 2x Bel £640, I Crawford, Cha £630, Cha £590, E Mullan, Ballymoney Lim £585, J Gaston, Abe £520, R Bingham, Nutts Corner 2x Cha £480, E Mullan, Lim £475, B Alexander, Ballymena Bel £455, GB Patton & Son, 2x Bel £450, 2x Bel £445, R Bingham, Cha £440.

Hol/Fr Bulls

R Manson, Kells £360, £290 x5, J Graham, Glenwherry £235 x3, R Bingham, Nutts Corner £220 x3.

Weanlings

350 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a tremendous trade. Bullocks sold to £1120 over for a Lim 440kg at £1560 presented by Sam Robinson, Crossgar. Heifers sold to £1180 over for a Lim 360kg at £1540 also offered by S Robinson.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

M McNeill, Cushendall Char 290kg £1100 (379), local farmer Char 220kg £830 (377) x3, H Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 200kg £740 (370), S Warwick, Ballyclare Lim 300kg £1070 (356), McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod Lim 230kg £820 (356), S Warwick, Ballyclare Char 280kg £990 (353), McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod St 250kg £860 (344), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 290kg £990 (341), S Warwick, Ballyclare Char 220kg £750 (340), B Hunter, Doagh Lim 290kg £980 (337), C Crooks, Kilwaughter Sim 240kg £810 (337), P & C Connon, Ballymena Char 300kg £1010 (336), McClurg & Mullen, Dundrod Lim 230kg £770 (334), H Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 210kg £700 (333).

301 to 350kg

M McNeill, Cushendall Char 320kg £1260 (393), S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 310kg £1210 (390), R Robinson, Broughshane Lim 340kg £1310 (385), S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 350kg £1340 (382), 340kg £1300 (382), 330kg £1250 (378), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £1120 (361), C Williamson, Kilrea Char 350kg £1260 (360), C Alexander, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1100 (354), J Knox, Broughshane Char 310kg £1080 (348), C Alexander, Glenarm Lim 320kg £1110 (346), P McConnell, Ligoniel Sim 320kg £1090 (340), Char 310kg £1040 (335), C Alexander, Glenarm Sim 340kg £1140 (335), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 320kg £1070 (334), J Knox, Broughshane Char 330kg £1100 (333).

Over 351kg

S Robinson, Crossgar BB 380kg £1480 (389), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 360kg £1300 (361), S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 440kg £1560 (354), C Williamson, Kilrea Char 380kg £1340 (352), R McVicker, Ballycastle Par 390kg £1370 (351), C Alexander, Glenarm Lim 390kg £1360 (348), A Burleigh, Glenarm Char 440kg £1510 (343), J Liddie, Ballymena Char 400kg £1360 (340), S Robinson, Crossgar Lim 410kg £1390 (339), R Millar, Gleno Char 360kg £1220 (338), J Liddie, Ballymena Lim 380kg £1280 (336), R Irvine, Carrickfergus Char 380kg £1280 (336), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1240 (335), T McMaster, Whitehead Char 360kg £1200 (333), R McVicker, Ballycastle BB 390kg £1300 (333), 360kg £1200 (333).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Simpson, Broughshane Cha 300kg £1040 (346) M McNeill, Cushendall 2x Cha 290kg £1000 (344) R Millar, Gleno 230kg £770 (334) Cha 290kg £970 (334) S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha 250kg £825 (330) Cha 230kg £750 (326) I Matthews, Bushmills Cha 260kg £845 (325) P McConnell, Cha 300kg £970 (323) R Millar, Gleno Cha 260kg £840 (323) J Bingham, Templepatrick Lim 260kg £840 (323) S Warwick, Cha 260kg £840 (323) D Eagleson, 2x Cha 270kg £870 (322).

301kg to 350kg

M McNeill, Cushendall Cha 340kg £1230 (361) Cha 320kg £1050 (328) 350kg £1110 (317) S Robinson, Lim 310kg £970 (312) J Brown, Crumlin Lim 310kg £960 (309) S Alexander, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1010 (306) S Boyle, Carrickfergus Cha 340kg £1040 (305) M McNeill, Cushendall Cha 320kg £970 (303) B Hunter, Doagh Lim 340kg £1010 (297) S Warwick, Ballyclare Cha 330kg £960 (290) M McNeill, Cha 330kg £960 (290) J Knox Broughshane Cha 330kg £950 (287) J Brown, Lim 320kg £920 (287) A Burleigh, Glenarm Lim 340kg £970 (285) M McNeill, Cha 320kg £900 (281) J Knox, Cha 320kg £900 (281).

351kg and over

S Robinson, Lim 360kg £1540 (427) Lim 380kg £1310 (344) J Gamble, Ballymoney Cha 430kg £1430 (332) C Williamson, Kilrea Cha 380kg £1240 (326) S& O Quigg, Cha 370kg £1200 (324) J Gamble, Ballymena Cha 430kg £1370 (318) A Burleigh, Glenarm Cha 390kg £1240 (318) C Alexander, Bel 360kg £1140 (316) R Millar, Gleno Cha 370kg £1170 (316) J Bingham, Lim 360kg £1120 (311) S Robinson, Lim 360kg £1110 (308) S Taylor, Cha 390kg £1200 (307) Cha 360kg £1100 (305)  

Dairy Cows

NG Chambers, Moneyrea £1920, D Wallace, Antrim £1900, NG Chambers, £1900, D Patton, Newtownards £1880, WG Johnston, Belfast £1880, D Patton, £1850, NG Chambers, £1820, WG Johnstown, £1820, D Wallace, Antrim £1800, RH & HA Shanks, £1780, NG Chambers, £1750, D Patton, £1680, G & I Currie, £1680, RH & HA Shanks, £1680, Droghal Farm, Aghalee £1600, W & A Patton, £1550.

Suckler Cows

D Johnston, Antrim Sho hfr £1780, J Hamilton, Rathkenny Lim & bull calf £1700, D Johnston, Antrim AA & hfr calf £1580, J Murray, Aghalee Spk hfr £1580, R J Mawhinney, Portaferry Her hfr £1520, £1420, AA hfr £1400, J Murray, Aghalee Spk hfr £1350, R J Mawhinney, Portaferry AA hfr £1320, J Murray, Aghalee Spk hfr £1320.

Calves

Bulls

J Gaston, Dunloy 4x Abe £555, H Thompson, Randalstown 3x Lim & 1 Sim £480, W Magee, Kilwaughter 1 Lim & 3x Cha £460, H Thompson, Randalstown 3x Lim £460, A McBurney, Bel £450.

Heifers

Ganaway Farms, Newtownards Sim £475, Abe £455, Abe £450, H Thompson, Sim £450, W Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £440, J Bates, Ballyclare Her £440, Ganaway Farms, Abe £435, W Magee, Lim £435, A McBurney, Bel £430, Ganaway Farms, Cha £430, £420, £405, SA Milligan, Bel £400, Ganaway Farms, Cha £400, P Stuart, Bangor Cha £400, A McBurney, Bel £395.

Friesian Bulls

P & B McVey, Magherafelt £335, P Mairs, Comber 4x £310, EP O Flynn, Ballywalter £300, P & B McVey, £280, £235, P Mairs, £230, P & B McVey, £225, P Mairs, 3x £220, SA Milligan, Bellaghy £185, P Mairs, £165.

Weanlings

An entry of 200 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1040 over for a Cha 380kg at £1420 presented by JR Beggs, Larne. Heifers sold to £850 over for a Char 310kg at £1160 offered by Richard McGinley, Ballymoney.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

Local farmer, Bel 260kg £900 (346) P Sloan, Ballymena Cha 290kg £940 (324) S Henderson, Ballycastle Cha 290kg £940, R Thompson, Belfast 300kg £930 (310) local farmer, 2x Bel 210kg £650 (309) B Devlin, Toomebridge Lim 250kg £770 (308) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 290kg £890 (306).  WR Magee, Kilwaughter 2x Lim 280kg £850 (303) local farmer Sho 170kg £510, Lim 170kg £510 (300), M McAuley, Lim 180kg £540 (300) Lim 230kg £690 (300).

301kg to 350kg

R McGinley, Ballymoney Lim 330kg £1220 (369) H Morrell, Coleraine Lim 310kg £1110 (358) JR Beggs, Larne cha 340kg £1170 (344) AV Magill, Carnlough Cha 330kg £1130 (342) R McGinley, Lim 320kg £1080 (337) A McKeegan, Lim 340kg £1130 (332) 340kg £1130 (332) D McDonnell, Cha 340kg £1130 (332) S McCullough, Broughshane Sim 330kg £1090 (330) AV Magill, Cha 350kg £1140 (325) M & R Simpson,  Broughshane Lim 320kg £1040 (325) A McKeegan, Glenarm Lim 350kg £1130 (322) AV Magill, Cha 320kg £1030 (321) J & D Colgan, Ballycastle Lim 320kg £1000 (312) D Fenton, Cha 350kg £1070 (305) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 310kg £940 (303).

351kg and over

JR Beggs, Larne Cha 380kg £1420 (373) Cha 370kg £1350 (364) Cha 420kg £1460 (347) M Patterson, Nutts Corner Cha 390kg £1350 (346) C Williamson, Kilrea Cha 370kg £1350 (346) 430kg £1470 (341) D McDonnell, Glenariffe Cha 390kg £1290 (330) Cha 390kg £1280 (328) M Patterson, Lim 3870kg £1210 (318) D Fenton, Ballymena Cha 360kg £1110 (308) C Williamson, Kilrea Cha 410kg £1230 (300) D Fenton, Ballymena Cha 380kg £1140 (300) A McKeegan, 2x Lim 360kg £1070 (297) D Coulter, Portaferry Sim 400kg £1180 (295) AV Magill, Carnlough Cha 370kg £1090 (294).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

H Morrell, Macosquin Char 220kg £770 (350), 250kg £840 (336), M McAuley, Newtowncrommelin Lim 160kg £530 (331), local farmer Char 260kg £855 (328), H Morrell, Macosquin Char 250kg £810 (324), M Patterson, Nutts Corner Lim 230kg £745 (323), H Morrell, Macosquin Lim 280kg £900 (321), local farmer Char 250kg £800 (320), R Thompson, Ligoniel Lim 270kg £860 (318), B Devlin, Toomebridge Lim 270kg £855 (316), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 260kg £820 (315), B Devlin, Toomebridge Lim 260kg £820 (315), R McGinley, Ballymoney Lim 280kg £880 (314), 290kg £910 (313), Char 200kg £940 (313), R Thompson, Ligoniel Lim 270kg £830 (307).

301 to 350kg

R McGinley, Ballymoney Char 310kg £1160 (374), H Morrell, Macosquin Char 310kg £1120 (361), P Sloan, Rasharkin Char 310kg £940 (303), J Brown, Nutts Corner Lim 310kg £940 (303), 340kg £1030 (302), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 320kg £940 (293), C Williamson, Kilrea Char 340kg £990 (291), A V Magill, Carnlough Char 340kg £990 (291), J Beggs, Larne Char 330kg £960 (290), H Morrell, Macosquin Sim 330kg £960 (290), J Brown, Nutts Corner Lim 320kg £930 (290).

Over 351kg

A V Magill, Carnlough Char 400kg £1220 (305), C Williamson, Kilrea Char 360kg £1040 (288), J Brown, Nutts Corner Lim 380kg £1080 (284), 450kg £1250 (277), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 360kg £1000 (277), J Beggs, Larne Char 360kg £990 (275), 380kg £1040 (273), C Wiliamson, Kilrea Char 400kg £1070 (267), J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 360kg £960 (266), J R Beggs, Larne Char 370kg £980 (264), J Brown, Nutts Corner Lim 390kg £1020 (261).

Dairy Cows

NG Chambers, Moneyrea £2520, W Black, Aghadowney £2280, £2100, WG Johnston, Belfast £1980, NG Chambers, £1900, R Bristow, £1880, D Wallace, Antrim £1850, NG Chamers, £1800, W Black, £1800, R Barkley, £1720, NG Chambers, £1700, R Barkley, £1650, £1600, J Dynes, £1600, D Wallace, Antrim £1550.

Calves

Bullocks

S Kenedy, Doagh 4x Bel £630, D Campbell, Carrickfergus Fri £450, R Davidson, Glenarm Bel £440, D Montgomery, Kells Lim £430, A Park, Ballynure Bel £425, J Davidson, Glenarm 2x Abe £410, A Lindsay, Cha £385, D Campbell, Carrickfergus Abe £380, D McClurkin, Lim £380, J McKinty, Larne Bel £365, J Adair, Kells Bel £365.

Heifers

A Lindsay, Cha £620, S Kennedy, Ballyclare Bel £580, £560, 2x £550, £470, A Lindsay, Cha £445, D Montgormery, Kells Lim £430, A McNair, Ballyclare 2x Abe £410, 2x £395, A Park, Ballynure 2x Bel £385, J McKinstry, Bel £360, A Lindsay, Cha £360.

Friesian Bull

D Campbell, Carrickfergus £450, A McNair, Ballyclare 2x £300, RJ Gage, Clough £260, D McKay, Broughshane £190, RJ Gage, 4x £140, RJ Gage, 2x £135, £110, A Magee, Kilwaughter 5x £85.

Weanlings

An entry of 120 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £840 over a Lim 310kg at £1150 offered by S Gowdy, Carrickfergus. Heifers sold to £1390 over for a Lim 370kg at £1760 presented by S Gowdy.

Heifers

Up to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £1160 (429), Char 280kg £1080 (385), Lim 260kg £950 (365), 280kg £1020 (364), 260kg £940 (361), Lim 240kg £840 (350), Char 270kg £940 (348), A Napier, Ballynahinch Sim 240kg £800 (333), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 300kg £940 (313), 280kg £870 (310), Local Farmer Lim 260kg £800 (307) x2, P Brankin, Aghalee Sim 240kg £730 (304), B Gingles, Larne Lim 290kg £870 (300), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £900 (300).

301 to 350kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1210 (390), Char 310kg £1160 (374), Lim 310kg £1050 (338), G Coulter, Portaferry Lim 320kg £865 (270), 330kg £890 (269), A G A McNeilly, Islandmagee Blo 330kg £870 (263), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 350kg £890 (254), G Coulter, Portaferry Lim 350kg £880 (251), 330kg £750 (227), 350kg £780 (222).

Over 350kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 370kg £1760 (475), 370kg £1740 (470), A G A McNeilly, Islandmagee Blo 360kg £1010 (280), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 360kg £990 (275), R Mitchell, Greyabbey AA 460kg £1220 (265), G Coulter, Portaferry Lim 380kg £920 (242), 410kg £980 (239) x2, W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Shb 450kg £1075 (238), R Wallace, Carrickfergus BB 440kg £1050 (238), BB 430kg £955 (222).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 280kg £1160 (414), Local Farmer Lim 280kg £940 (335) x2, P Brankin, Aghalee Char 300kg £980 (326), B Gingles, Larne Char 300kg £950 (316), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 250kg £770 (308), 220kg £660 (300), B Gingles, Larne AA 270kg £790 (292), Lim 270kg £775 (287), 270kg £750 (277), A Napier, Ballynahinch Sho 210kg £580 (276), B Gingles, Larne Lim 270kg £735 (272), local farmer AA 250kg £670 (268), A Napier, Ballynahinch AA 280kg £750 (267), local farmer AA 280kg £740 (264), A Napier, Ballynahinch Sho 260kg £680 (261).

301 to 350kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £1150 (371), W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Brb 340kg £1060 (311), Local Farmer Char 350kg £1030 (294), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 330kg £900 (272), 310kg £820 (264), Local Farmer Sim 320kg £840 (262), J McMordie, Moorfields Sal 310kg £810 (261), 320kg £830 (259), St 350kg £870 (248), local farmer AA 310kg £740 (238).

Over 350kg

A G A McNeilly, Islandmagee Blo 360kg £1160 (322), 410kg £1160 (282), 40kg £1130 (282), D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 390kg £1100 (282), J McMordie, Moorfields Sal 360kg £960 (266).

Dispersal Sale of Entire Herd of Dairy Cows for G McCloskey Ballymoney comprising 45 in milk and approx. 20 dry cows

For Carrigeen farms: 20 Char & Lim weanling calves 300-350kgs

4 Shorthorn heifers PBNR approx. 18 months, suitable for replacements

10 Lim cows with Lim calves at foot (3 months)

For: Thomas Lilburn 10 pedigree AI bred Hol heifer calves – 2 months

Dairy Cows

82 dairy cows topped at £2100 for a calved heifer from Joseph Adams, Ballymena, top prices as follows:

J Adams, Ballymena Fr £2100, £2050 x2, R H & H A Shanks, Dunadry Hol £2020, McCloskey Farms, Ballymoney Fri £2000, J Adams, Ballymena Fri £2000 x2, McCloskey Farms, Ballymoney Fri £1900, J Adams, Ballymena Fri £1850 x3, £1800, McCloskey Farms, Ballymoney Fri £1780, J Adams, Ballymena Fri £1750 x2, D Dodd, Saintfield Hol £1720.

Suckler Cows

Sucklers sold to an improved trade as follows:

R Cochrane, Coleraine Lim & bull calf £2300, £2120, £2100, BB & hfr calf £2000, Lim & hfr calf £1880, Lim & bull calf £1880, £1750, Lim & hfr calf £1600, £1500.

Calves

A tremendous entry of 600 calves resulted in a very steady trade. Bull calves sold to £520 for a Charolais. Heifers sold to a top of £600 for a real cow maker of an Aberdeen Angus. Friesians sold to £295 for a 3 month old bull calf.

Bulls

J Adams, Ballymena Char £520, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £500, G D Campbell, Lisburn Char £490, J Adams, Ballymena BB £480, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Char £480, G D Campbell, Lisburn Char £480, M McCord, Antrim Her £470, local farmer Lim £460, J Adams, Ballymena AA £460 x2, J Sheppard, Larne Lim £450, local farmer Char £440, M Maguire, Newry Iri £440 x2, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £440.

Heifers

M Maguire, Newry AA £600, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £540, W & A Patton, Newtownards Char £500, J Adams, Ballymena BB £490, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Char £450, J Adams, Ballymena Char £440, AA £400, A & G Campbell, Lisburn Lim £400 x2, J Sheppard, Larne Lim £390, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £390 x2, D Hughes, Clough Blo £390, W & A Patton, Newtownards BB £380, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Lim £380.

Hol / Fr Bulls

J Adams, Ballymena £295, N Leslie, Castledawson £295 x4, J Adams, Ballymena £290, £215, N Leslie, Castledawson £210 x2, £200 x3, R W Kane, Ballycastle£175, C McAuley, Toomebridge £175 x2, G T & R J Smyth, Randalstown £165

Weanlings

A super entry of 350 weanlings resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1050 over for a Char 380kg at £1430 presented by Donal Kane, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £810 over a Char 360kg at £1170 from Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick and a Lim 340kg at £1150 offered by M & R Simpson, Broughshane.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

Local Farmer Char 220kg £870 (395) x2, Wharry & McCurdy, Carnlough Char 240kg £880 (366), Local Farmer Char 220kg £790 (359), AA 220kg £790 (359), Wharry & McCurdy, Carnlough Char 250kg £880 (352), A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 230kg £780 (339), N Graham,  Cullybackey Lim 300kg £1000 (333), J McKinty, Larne Char 300kg £1000 (333), Wharry & McCurdy, Carnlough Char 290kg £960 (331), Char 280kg £920 (328), Local Farmer Char 250kg £820 (328), A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 270kg £880 (325), Wharry & McCurdy, Carnlough Char 240kg £780 (325), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 290kg £930 (320).

301 to 350kg

K McConnell, Muckamore Char 340kg £1310 (385), S Hall, Larne Char 320kg £1200 (375), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 350kg £1290 (368), S Hall, Larne Char 310kg £1100 (354), 350kg £1230 (351), S Hoey, Glenarm Char 320kg £1110 (346), Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards Lim 320kg £1110 (346), D & H White, Broughshane Lim 330kg £1130 (342), D Kane, Cushendall Lim 330kg £1120 (339), A Wilson, Randalstown Lim 350kg £1180 (337), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 340kg £1120 (329), 340kg £1110 (326), 340kg £1090 (320), A Wilson, Randalstown Char 350kg £1120 (320), P McConnell, Ligoniel Char 320kg £1020 (318), Sim 330kg £1040 (315).

Over 351kg

D Kane, Cushendall Char 380kg £1430 (376), 380kg £1400 (368), J Christie, Ballintoy Char 360kg £1230 (341), M & R Simpson, Broughshane Char 380kg £1290 (339), D Kane, Cushendall Char 360kg £1210 (336), M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1200 (333), S Hoey, Glenarm Lim 380kg £1250 (329), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 380kg £1210 (318), A Wilson, Randalstown Char 390kg £1240 (318), Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards Lim 390kg £1240 (318), D Kane, Cushendall Char 380kg £1180 (310), D Fenton, Ballymena Char 390kg £1170 (300), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 430kg £1280 (297), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 390kg £1160 (397), N Graham, Cullybackey Char 470kg £1370 (291).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 230kg £800 (347), J Christie, Ballintoy Lim 260kg £850 (326), Local Farmer Char 210kg £670 (319), Local Farmer Lim 280kg £880 (314) x2, S Hall, Larne Lim 280kg £880 (314), N Smyth, Randalstown Char 290kg £900 (310), Local Farmer Char 220kg £680 (309) x2, A & M Graham, Carnlough Char 270kg £830 (307), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 280kg £860 (307), S Hoey, Glenarm Char 280kg £860 (307), P McCambridge, Cushendall Lim 270kg £820 (303) x3, J McKinty, Larne Char 300kg £910 (303).

301 to 350kg

M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 340kg £1150 (338), J McKinty, Larne Char 320kg £1020 (318), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 320kg £1010 (315), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 320kg £1010 (315), 350kg £1100 (314), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 330kg £1000 (303), S Hoey, Glenarm Lim 330kg £1000 (303), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 340kg £1000 (294), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 330kg £970 (293), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 320kg £900 (281), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 340kg £950 (279), 320kg £890 (278), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 320kg £890 (278), J Christie, Ballintoy Lim 320kg £870 (271), J Gault, Ballyclare Lim 330kg £860 (260).

Over 351kg

Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 360kg £1170 (325), 380kg £1140 (300), D Kane, Cushendall Char 380kg £1120 (294), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 380kg £1090 (286), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 370kg £1060 (286), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 410kg £1170 (285), J Houston, Randalstown Lim 370kg £1020 (275), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 410kg £1130 (275), K McConnell, Muckamore Char 360kg £980 (272), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown AA 430kg £1170 (272), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Lim 380kg £1000 (263), Char 450kg £1160 (257), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 360kg £920 (255).

Dairy Cows

An entry of 40 dairy cattle in Ballymena sold to £2220, leading prices as follows:

D Patton, Newtownards Hol £2220, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £2100, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2000, £1800, J Hunter, Crumlin Hol £1780, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £1680, £1650 x2, J Watt, Templepatrick Fri £1620, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £1580, J Watt, Templepatrick Fri £1550.

Bulls

The annual winter bull sale topped at 3500gns for a Charolais, leading prices as follows:

W T McGookin, Larne Char 3500gns, Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge Lim 3100gns, A McAllister, Glenarm AA 2855gns, W T McGookin, Larne Char 2800gns, Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge Lim 2600gns, C Clarke, Ballymoney Shb 2500gns, Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge Lim 2400gns, J Aiken, Dromara Lim 2350gns, I Colville, Newtownards AA 2000gns, D Whan, Dromara AA £2000, T Campbell, Donaghadee AA £2000.

Calves

380 dropped calves in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a super trade. Bull calves sold to £560, Heifers to £620 and Fr Bulls to £205.

Bulls

Local farmer Char £560, JKF Woolsey, Toomebridge AA £560, local farmer Char £500, £470, TJ & I Bell, Ballyclare AA £470 x2, M Paisley, Larne AA £465, W & A Patton, Newtownards BB £460, M Maguire, Newry Sim £440, JKF Woolsey, Toomebridge AA £435 x2, W & A Patton, Newtownards Char £430, A Park, Ballynure BB £430, A McBurney, Cloughmills BB £420 x2, JKF Woolsey, Toomebridge AA £420.

Heifers

J Adair, Kells Lim £620, M Maguire, Newry BB £540, AA £500, W & A Patton, Newtownards BB £440 x3, M Paisley, Larne Char £440, £435 x2, B Alexander, Ahoghill BB £420 x2, Char £410, TJ & I Bell, Ballyclare AA £400 x3.

Hol/Fr Bulls

W & A Patton, Newtownards Hol £205, W Pearson, Newtownards Fri £180 x2, A Connolly, Loughgiel Fri £170, A Magee, Kilwaughter Fri £140, W & A Patton, Newtownards Hol £135, A Magee, Kilwaughter Fri £130 x6, J Graham, Glenwherry Fri £130.

Weanlings

380 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1060 over for a Char 490kg at £1550 presented by A McKeown, Ballymena. Heifers sold to £870 over for a Lim 320kg at £1190 offered by S Gowdy, Carrickfergus.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 260kg £1040 (400), Lim 280kg £1110 (396), R Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 240kg £890 (370), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 250kg £920 (368), 300kg £1100 (366), D Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 240kg £870 (362), P Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 220kg £795 (361), O McConnon, Randalstown Lim 180kg £640 (355), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 250kg £870 (348), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 270kg £930 (344), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 280kg £960 (342) x2, S Henderson, Ballycastle Char 260kg £890 (342), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Lim 290kg £980 (337), W A Hagan, Ballyclare Lim 290kg £960 (331), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 280kg £910 (325).

301 to 350kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 330kg £1200 (363), Lim 320kg £1100 (343), L Marron, Portglenone Lim 320kg £1090 (340), 350kg £1140 (325), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 350kg £1130 (322), 320kg £1030 (321), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 350kg £1110 (317), L Marron, Portglenone Lim 320kg £1000 (312), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 330kg £990 (300), Local Farmer Sim 320kg £960 (300), B & E McCorry, Ballinderry Lim 310kg £870 (280), J McMordie, Moorfields Sal 340kg £880 (258), D O’Hagan, Maghera Char 330kg £825 (250), P J Cushley, Portglenone Lim 310kg £775 (250).

Over 351kg

M McConkey, Larne Lim 360kg £1240 (344), 360kg £1180 (327), L Marron, Portglenone Lim 370kg £1180 (318), A McKeown, Ballymena Char 490kg £1550 (316), M Ramsey, Doagh Lim 370kg £1170 (316), M McConkey, Larne Shb 380kg £1190 (313), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Char 390kg £1210 (310), Local Farmer Lim 400kg £1240 (310), Sim 370kg £1120 (302), W A Hagan, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1140 (300), P McCord & P Thompson, Randalstown Lim 370kg £1070 (289), Local Farmer Sim 360kg £1040 (288), J Cunningham, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1030 (286), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1100 (275).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 290kg £1110 (382) S Gowdy, Cha 260kg £950 (365) M McAuley, Lim 220kg £795 (361) Lim 210kg £750 (357) Lim 240kg £830 (345) S Graham, Lim 220kg £760 (345) S Mulvenna, Lim 270kg £910 (337) S Gowdy, Lim 300kg £1010 (336) M Foster, Kells Sim 270kg £870 (322) I Foster, Antrim Cha 280kg £900 (321) T McKillop, Cha 280kg £900 (321).

301kg to 350kg

S Gowdy, Lim £1190 (371) Lim 310kg £1100 (354) Lim 320kg £1120 (350) P McCord & Thompson Lim 310kg £900 (290) T McKillop, Lim 320kg £920 (287) P McCord & Thompson, Cha 330kg £920 (278) M Henderson-Neill, Lim 310kg £840 (271) WA Hagan, Lim 350kg £940 (268) Lim 310kg £830 (267) Local Farmer, Lim 340kg £910 (267) S Mulvenna, Cha 310kg £815 (262).

351kg and over

D Brogan, Cloughmills Blo 380kg £1090 (286) J McMordie, Moorfields Cha 400kg £1120 (280) A McKeown, Lim 370kg £990 (267) R Kennedy, Ballymena Shb 400kg £1050 (262) P McCord, Cha 370kg £950 (256) M Draine, Lim 430kg £1100 (255) M McConkey, Larne Sim 360kg £890 (247) P Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 400kg £980 (245).

For Jason Sawyers - 50 in calf heifers for the dairy sale due Dec-Feb.

Due to Lim & AA bull.  Herd Averages 9500 L, 4.35 protein, 3.38 % BF

Dairy Cows

A good entry of dairy stock sold to £2100, leading prices as follows:

Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £2100, £2050 x2, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2000, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £1980, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1950, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1900, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £1880, K Craig, Ballyclare Fri £1850, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1800, A W McCrea, Newtownstewart Hol £1750, D Dodd, Saintfield Hol £1700, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1700, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1700.

Suckler Cows

A small show of sucklers sold to £2550 for an AA bull G Gault. Doagh and to £2400 for a Lim cow and bull calf from J Breen, Lurgan.

J Breen, Lurgan Lim & bull calf £2400, Lim & hfr calf £2020, W J & D Wallace, Ballymena Lim & bull calf £1400, local farmer St & bull calf £1350.

Calves

310 dropped calves again sold to a very steady trade. Bull calves sold to £600, Heifers to £650 and Fr bulls to £270.

Bulls

Local farmer Blo £600, BB £590, Char £590, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £565, local farmer AA £550, Local Farmer Char £530, P Stuart, Bangor Char £525, local farmer Lim £510, AA £510, J Mills, Kilwaughter Her £500, T Herbinson, Randalstown Char £500, local farmer AA £500, £490, Local Farmer Lim £470, J Gaston, Dunloy AA £470, J Mills, Kilwaughter Her £450.

Heifers

I M McCracken, Greyabbey Per £650, Local Farmer Char £580, Lim £555, £500, W J & D Wallace, Ballymena Lim £500, S G Leslie, Claudy Sim £460, W Warwick, Moorfields BB £440, W Gillespie, Portglenone Char £440, local farmer Char £400, W Warwick, Moorfields Her £400 x3, Local Farmer Lim £390, H Dorman, Lisburn Hol £370, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £370 x2.

Hol/Fr Bull calves

P Mairs, Comber Fri £270 x7, J McCann, Bangor Hol £250, N Hunter, Garvagh Fri £230, P Mairs, Comber Fri £175 x2, A Bowden, Greyabbey Fri £170.

Weanlings

A great entry of 370 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £990 over for a Char 350kg at £1340 presented by Nigel Jordan, Moneymore. Heifers sold to £1220 over for a Lim 340kg at £1560 offered by Stuart Hall, Larne.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

P Kennedy, Ballymena Cha 260kg £1080 (415) D Kennedy, Lim 220kg £880 (400) M Henderson-Neill, Cha 230kg £850 (369) A Lowry, Crumlin Cha 290kg £1040 (358) M Henderson-Neill, Cha 270kg £940 (348) N Jordan, Lim 290kg £1000 (344) M Montgomery, Kells Cha 280kg £960 (342) P&C Connon, Cha 270kg £910 (337) A Christie, Ballymoney Lim 300kg £1010 (336) M Henderson- Neill, Cha 280kg £940 (335) Local Farmer, Lim 230kg £770 (334).

301kg to 350kg

N Jordan, Cha 350kg £1340 (382) Cha 310kg £1070 (345) Local Farmer, Cha 310kg £1070 (345) S Wright, Carnlough Blo 330kg £1130 (342) M Henderson- Neill, Lim 310kg £1050 (338) P McAleese, Cha 340kg £1150 (338) T McKillop, Glenarm Cha 350kg £1180 (337) S Wright, Carnlough Blo 310kg £1040 (335) S McCormick, Cha 350kg £1170 (334) S Wright, Carnlough Blo 320kg £1050 (328) S McCormick, Cha 340kg £1110 (326) S Wright, Blo 320kg £1040 (325).

351kg and over

K Molyneaux, Dundrod Cha 370kg £1350 (364) N Jordan, Cha 380kg £1350 (355) Cha 360kg £1260 (350) Cha 360kg £1250 (347) S McCormick, Cha 410kg £1370 (334) Cha 360kg £1200 (333) K Molyneaux, Cha 390kg £1280 (328) N Jordan, Cha 370kg £1210 (327) S McCormick, Cha 380kg £1220 (321) K Molyneaux, Cha 390kg £1240 (318) W Bonnes, Randalstown Lim 380kg £1200 (315).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Local Farmer Lim 300kg £1300 (433), S Hall, Larne Lim 300kg £1210 (403), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 250kg £820 (328), N Jordan, Moneymore Lim 290kg £950 (327), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 270kg £860 (318), E Hamilton, Moorfields Lim 300kg £950 (316), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 300kg £950 (316), S Hall, Larne Lim 300kg £950 (316), Local farmer Lim 280kg £880 (314), N Jordan, Moneymore Lim 290kg £910 (313), McClurg & Millen, Dundrod Lim 250kg £780 (312), S Lowry, Glenavy Char 300kg £925 (308), N Jordan, Moneymore Char 270kg £825 (305), A Lowry, Glenavy Char 300kg £900 (300), A Christie, Ballymoney Sim 290kg £870 (300).

301 to 350kg

S Hall, Larne Lim 340kg £1560 (458), T McKillop, Glenarm Char 310kg £1180 (380), S Hall, Larne Char 330kg £1190 (360), Local Farmer Lim 340kg £1220 (358), N Jordan, Moneymore Char 350kg £1160 (331), 310kg £1020 (329), Local Farmer Lim 330kg £1030 (312), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 310kg £960 (309), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 310kg £940 (303), N Jordan, Moneymore Char 320kg £970 (303), A Christie, Ballymoney Lim 340kg £1030 (302), N Jordan, Moneymore Char 350kg £1040 (297), S McCormick, Martinstown Lim 320kg £950 (296), Char 320kg £945 (295), P McAleese, Loughgiel Char 340kg £995 (292).

Over 351kg

Ayrshire Club sale (after dairy sale)

Consisting of 25 maiden heifers and cows from Thomas Gordon, John Suffern, Raymond Stewart and John Hunter

ALSO

22 Char weanling calves approx. 300-350kgs for late John Wilson, Ballynure

For Carrigeen farms: 20 top quality Char & Lim suckled calves, several with show potential

For Crawford Bros: Lim bull by Whinfellpark Lumo, has been used and suitable for heifers

For Liam Clarke, due to a change in farm policy: 65 suckler cows: Char, Lim & AA ranging from 2015-2021 born, all in calf to Char with a select few in calf to the Lim bull.  All PD’d in calf, calving from the mid Feb to mid March.

Dairy cow

Fifty-two Dairy cattle sold to £2480 for a Friesian calved heifer form W Black, Aghadowey.

At the Ayrshire sale top price of 2380gns went to John Ferguson, Derrygonnellly.

W Black, Aghadowney £2480, £2000, W G Johnston, £1900, £1850, B&S Bayne, Cookstown £1750, £1700, G McCully £1600. 

Ayrshire cows

J Ferguson, £2380, JW Suffern, £1980, £1950, G & I Currie, £1920, JW Suffern, £1850, J Hunter, £1750, JW Suffern, £1700, TJ Gordon, £1700, R Stewart, £1650, TJ Gordon, £1600.

Breeding Bulls

Breeding bulls sold to £2700 for a Lim.

Crawford Bros Lim £2700, W Moore, Templepatrick Abe £1950.

Sucklers

Suckler stock sold to £2320 for a Char cow. 

L Clarke, Portaferry Cha £2320, £1920, £1900, 2 x £1880, 2x £1800, 3x £1780, £1700, 3 x £1620.

Calves

239 calves sold to £690 for a 3 month old shorthorn heifer, bull calves to £650 for a 2 month old Limousin.

Bulls

Ballylurgan Farm, Randalstown Lim £650, local farmer Char £640, £570, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £560, local farmer Lim £535, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee BB £525, D Wilson, Ballycraigy Char £495, M McCord, Antrim Lim £480, AA £480, N Allen, Shankbridge Sim £470 x2, S J C Woodburn, Ballyclare AA £465, R Adams, Ballymena AA £460, D McCann, Lurgan AA £455, S J C Woodburn, Ballyclare BB £450 x2.

Heifers

I Rea, Mallusk Shb £690, Ballylurgan Farm, Randalstown Lim £620, £600, £570 x2, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £480, local farmer Lim £475, R Raymond, Broughshane AA £450, R Adams, Ballymena BB £430, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £410, N Hunter, Garvagh Shb £400, M Feeney, Kilrea Her £400, H Thomspon, Randalstown BB £400.

Hol/Fr Calves

J McCann, Lugan £390, R J Gage, Clough £330, £260, C Casey, Cloughmills £250, R J Gage, Clough £240, H Thompson, Randalstown £160, D & R Hamilton, Carrickfergus £150, G Martin, Broughshane £115, Shanes Castle, Antrim £110, D & R Hamilton, Carrickfergus £110, H Thompson, Randalstown £100.

Weanlings

An entry of 270 Weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1220 over for a Lim 340kg at £1560 presented by Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick. Heifers sold to £1610 over for a Lim 330kg £1940 also offered by Carrigeen Farms.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

Carrigeen Farms, Lim 280kg £1250 (446) S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Cha 290kg £1250 (431) Carrigeen Farms, Sho 250kg £1000 (400) S Gowdy, Cha 300kg £1170 (390) Carrigeen Farms, Lim 280kg £1090 (389) R Dundee, Ballyclare Lim 250kg £930 (372) S Gowdy, Lim 290kg £1060 (365) Lim 280kg £1020 (364) R Alexander, Broughshane Cha 250kg £910 (364) S Gowdy, Lim 290kg £1050 (362) R McGinley, Cha 260kg £940 (361) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 300kg £1080 (360) R McGinley, Cha 270kg £950 (351) I Crawford, Monkstown Cha 240kg £840 (350) R Nicholson, 2x Lim 280kg £975 (348).

301kg to 350kg

Carrigeen Farms, Lim 340kg £1560 (458) S Gowdy, Cha 310kg £1270 (409) Lim 310kg £1250 (403) Carrigeen Farms, Lim 310kg £1240 (400) S Gowdy, Lim 310kg £1240 (400) Carrigeen Farms, cha 350kg £1390 (397) S Gowdy, Lim 340kg £1350 (397) Lim 320kg £1220 (381) Cha £1210 (366) DS Beggs, Cha 350kg £1270 (362) 340kg £1230 (361) Carrigeen Farms Cha 350kg £1260 (360) Cha 320kg £1150 (259) J Campbell, Lim 330kg £1170 (354) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1230 (351).

350kg and over

DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 360kg £1480 (411) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 370kg £1440 (389) S Gowdy, Lim 360kg £1320 (366) Carrigeen Farms, 2x Cha 370kg £1330 (359) S Gowdy, Lim 360kg £1270 (352) Carrigeen Farm, Cha 370kg £1300 (351) Cha 370kg £1290 (348) Cha 380kg £1280 (336) J Buick, Kells 3x Lim 380kg £1250 (329) J Wilson, Ballynure Cha 360kg £1180 (327) 2x Cha 370kg £1190 (321) JA Ross, Lim 420kg £1320 (314).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

R Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 300kg £1170 (390) Lim 300kg £1120 (373) Lim 250kg £920 (368) Lim 300kg £1080 (360) R Dundee, Ballyclare Lim 260kg £900 (346) J & C McClements, Ballycastle Lim 290kg £940 (324) R Dundee, Lim 170kg £550 (323) M McBurney, Ballyclare Sal 180kg £580 (322) R Jordan, Lim 280kg £900 (321) R Nicholson, Lim 260kg £830 (319) J Wilson, Cha 290kg £920 (317) I Crawford, Cha 270kg £840 (311) R Nicholson, Lim 270kg £840 (311) R Jordan, Lim 300kg £910 (303) Cha 300kg £900 (300) J Wilson, Ballynure Cha 270kg £810 (300).

301kg to 350kg

Carrigeen farm, Lim 330kg £1940 (587) DS Beggs, Lim 320kg £1380 (431) Lim 330kg £1250 (378) R Nicholson, Lim 320kg £1050 (328) J Wilson, Cha 330kg £1050 (318) R Jordan, Cha 320kg £970 (303) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 350kg £1060 (302) N Brennan, Lim 310kg £925 (298) E McKeever, Lim 310kg £890 (287) C Maxwell, Cha 350kg £1000 (285) J Wilson, Cha 330kg £940 (284) R McGinley, Cha 310kg £880 (283) J Wilson, Ballynure Cha 310kg £870 (280) SG Simms, Bel 340kg £930 (273) J Wilson, Cha 330kg £890 (269) 320 £850 (265).

351kg and over

K Mullan, Garvagh Lim 550kg £1680 (305) DS Beggs, Lim 380kg £1110 (292) R Nicholson, Cha 460kg £1225 (266) J & J Muray, Sim 360kg £930 (258) JS Dunn, Lim 470kg £1190 (253) Lim 470kg £1140 (242) Lim 390kg £940 (241) J & J N Murray, Lim 370kg £890 (240) C Maxwell, Lim 390kg £935 (239) I Wallace, Doagh Lim 410kg £980 (239) ED McCorry, Her 390kg £930 (238) R McKeown, Abe 390kg £930 (238) Abe 360kg £810 (225) JS Dunn, Ballyclare Lim 460kg £1020 (221) S Graham, Cha 360kg £790 (219). 

30 Holst AI bred maiden heifers 10-15 months for Chatswood Holsteins, herd averages 305 days 9500 L, 4.33 BF, protein 3.46, catalogue available online

20 in calf Holst heifers for Wallace Gregg, catalogue available online

9 pedigree Jersey heifers (some calved, some springing) from Wyreforest herd, England, catalogue available online

4 year old pedigree Highland cow & Highland calf at foot, plus 4 year old pedigree Highland bull

7 Holstein maiden heifers, 1 year old AI bred for Andrew Bell

7 top quality Aubrac heifers approx 18 months, plus 3 cows running with ped Aubrac bull (2 scanned in calf)

Dairy Cows

A good entry of 85 dairy cattle sold at improved prices to £2650 for a calved heifer from N & J Coleman, Ballyclare.

N & J Coleman, Ballyclare Hol £2650, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2350, N & J Coleman, Ballyclare Hol £2200, D & M McGregor, Muckamore Hol £2150, N & J Coleman, Ballyclare Hol £2150, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2080, £2050, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £2000, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2000, £1950, Adams Farms, Cloughmills Fri £1900, £1850, E Ervine, Loughbrickland Fri £1850, A A Ferguson, Stewartstown Hol £1850, S Booth, Ballymoney Jer £1820.

Suckler Cows

Suckler stock sold to £2020 for a Simmental Cow with bull calf and breeding bulls to £1800 for an Aberdeen Angus from S G Wallace, Broughshane.

W Ferguson, Newtownabbey Sim & bull calf £2020, Sim & hfr calf £1780, Sim & bull calf £1620, J McKenna, Ahoghill Her & hfr £1450, A McConaghy, Ballycastle Aub £1350, £1300, £1280, £1200, £1180.

Calves

282 lots in the calf ring sold to £630 for a partly reared Herford bull, heifer calves to £600 for a 3 month old Limousin.

Bulls

R Adams, Ballymena Her £630, Lim £600, D McClurkin, Ligoniel AA £570, W Warwick, Moorfields Lim £550, T J & I Bell, Ballyclare Lim £550, R & S Simpson, Ballymena BB £540, W Warwick, Moorfields Lim £540, R Dunlop, Broughshane AA £540, W Warwick, Moorfields BB £530, TJ & I Bell, Ballyclare AA £530 x2, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin Char £515, T J & I Bell, Ballyclare Char £500, W Warwick, Moorfields BB £480, J Brown, Newtownards AA £480 x2.

Heifers

W Warwick, Moorfields Lim £600, BB £600, S Patterson, Carrickfergus Spk £575, R Manson, Kells Sim £535, £505, W Warwick, MorfieldsBB £500, T J & I Bell, Ballyclare AA £475, R & S Simpson, Ballymena BB £465, W Warwick, Moorfields Lim E430 x2, T J & I Bell, Ballyclare AA £425, £410 x3, D McKay, Broughshane AA £410.

Hol/Fr Bull Calves

D McKay, Broughshane £385, W Warwick, Moorfields £295, R H Brown, Newtownards £175, J Graham, Glenwherry £170, £160, Trimble Farms, Kircubbin Hol £150 x3, N Hunter, Garvagh Hol £150 x4, W Hoey, Ballymena £145, D Strange, Ballyclare £135 x3.

 
Weanlings

Almost 300 weanlings sold to 439pence per kg for a 310kg Charolais bullock at £1360. Heifers sold to 409pence for a 330kg Charolais at £1350. Top price per head £1720 was paid for a 410kg Charolais bullock (420p)

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

B Taylor, Belfast Cha 270kg £1070 (396) J McAuley, Ballyclare 2x Cha 180kg £660 (366) J G & J N Murray, Larne Sim 240kg £870 (362) J Christie, Cha 280kg £1000 (357) J McAuley, Cha 230kg £820 (356) A Abbott, Lisburn Cha 280kg £990 (353) G Rea, Glenwherry Lim 180kg £630 (350) R Manson, Kells Sim 250kg £870 (480) S Taylor, Cha 290kg £1000 (344) Parkmore Farms, Lim 250kg £860 (344) M Ransey, Lim 300kg £1010 (336).

301kg to 350kg

O’Kane Farm, Dunloy Cha 310kg £1360 (438) D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 310kg £1180 (380) Cha 320kg £1190 (371) O’Kane Farm, Cha 350kg £1290 (368) TJ McLornan, Cha 340kg £1230 (361) D McGarel, Cha 310kg £1100 (354) S Hall, Larne Cha 330kg £1150 (348) D McGarel, Lim 310kg £1080 (348) M Ramsey, Doagh Lim 310kg £1070 (342) Local Farmer, Cha 340kg £1160 (341) O’Kane, Cha 320kg £1090 (340) S Hall, Larne Cha 330kg £1120 (339) A Abbott, Lim 310kg £1050 (338).

351kg and over

O’Kane Farm, Cha 410kg £1720 (419) TJ McLornan, Cha 380kg £1340 (352) Cha 360kg £1190 (330) T McKillop, Glenarm Cha 400kg £1280 (320) M& A Guy, Lim 430kg £1370 (318) Cha 400kg £1260 (315) S Hall, Larne Cha 360kg £1130 (313) S McMaw, Cha 370kg £1150 (310) N Farquhar, Lim 380kg £1180 (310) M & A Guy, Lim 440kg £1350 (306) D McGarel, Lim 380kg £1140 (300) T McKillop, Lim 370kg £1100 (297).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S McMaw, Carrickfergus Lim 220kg £700 (318) O’Kane Farm, Cha 290kg £910 (313) E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 250kg £780 (312) G Rea, Glenwherry Lim 210kg £655 (311) O McConnon, Randalstown 200kg £620 (310) Parkmore farms, Lim 240kg £735 (306) V Erskine, Lim 200kg £610 (305) A McMaw, 2x Cha 230kg £700 (304) J McAuley, Cha 230kg £700 (304) S Magorrian, Cha 290kg £870 (300).

301kg to 350kg

O’Kane Farm, Cha 330kg £1350 (409) L Marron, Lim 350kg £1220 (348) TJ McLornan, Cha 340kg £1180 (347) Cha 350kg £1120 (320) S Taylor, Cha 310kg £910, Cha 310kg £905, Cha 310kg £900 (290) K Bell, Sal 350kg £1000 (285) TJ McLornan, Cha 320kg £900 (281) K Bell, Sal 350kg £950 (271) L McNamara, Lim 350kg £920 (262) Parkmore farms, Lim 340kg £890 (261).

351kg and over

T McKillop, Glenarm Cha 400kg £1150 (287) TJ McLornan, Lim 360kg £1030 (286) S Anderson, Lim 410kg £1150 (280) Lim 400kg £1090 (272) H M Dobbin, Lim 370kg £1000 (270) T Finlay, Cha 430kg £1150 (267) S Anderson, Lim 420kg £1100 (261) Lim 410kg £1065 (259) Lim 440kg £1120 (254) Lim 400kg £1000 (250) Lim 460kg £1120 (243) Cha 460kg £1110 (241) H McCambridge, Cha 460kg £1110 (241).

Dairy Cows

55 dairy cattle met improved demand to £2280 for a calved heifer from D & M Knowles, Cullybackey.

D & M Knowles, Cullybackey Fr £2280, £2150, £2000, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2000 x2, W G Johnston, Lioniel Hol £1900 x2, D & M Knowles, Cullybackey Fri £1850, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £1850, D & M Knowles, Cullybackey Fr £1780 x2, £1750 X2, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £1750, D & M Knowles, Cullybackey Fr £1720, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £1720.

Suckler Cows

Suckler stock sold to £2800 for a Saler heifer with bull calf and Breeding Bulls sold to £2350 for a young Limousin from Crawford Bros, Maguiresbridge.

R Armstrong, Lisburn Sal & bull calf £2800, £2520, £2400, D Brogan, Cloughmills Lim & hfr calf £2020, O O’Kane, Carnlough Aub & bull calf £1880, J Strange, Ballyclare AA & hfr calf £1500, WJ & D Wallace, Ballymena Lim & bull calf £1480.

Calves

301 lots in the calf ring sold well to £740 for a 4 month old Simmental heifer, younger heifer calves to £460 for a Belgian Blue. Bull calves sold to £700 for a 3 month old Simmental, younger lots to £510 for a Charollais.

Bulls

Local farmer Sim £700, J Bates, Ballyclare Char £700, A Park, Ballynure BB £650 x2, W McConnell, Ballyclare Char £630, £620, A Park, Ballynure BB £600, W McConnell, Ballyclare Char £600, A Park, Ballynure BB £530, W McConnell, Ballyclare Char £530, A Park, Ballynure Char £510, W McConnell, Ballyclare Her £500, A Park, Ballynure AA £480, H Thompson, Randalstown BB £470, A Park, Ballynure BB £460 x2.

Heifers

Local farmer Sim £740, Lim £720, W McConnell, Ballyclare Lim £590, J Bates, Ballyclare Lim £515, W McConnell, Ballyclare AA £500, £495, R & L Boyd, Cloughmills Her £490, A Park, Ballynure BB £480, W McConnell, Ballyclare Lim £470, A Park, Ballynure BB £460, R Lyttle, Larne BB £460, D Boyd, Straid BB £455, W McConnell, Ballyclare Lim £455, A Park, Ballynure BB £450 x2, H Alcorn, Limavady Char £450.

Hol/Fr Bulls

J Bates, Ballyclare Fri £330, D Young, Saintfield Fri £200, D Boyd, Straid Hol £190 x3, £180 x2, A T Lowry, Loughgiel Hol £155 x2, Smiddie Hill Farms, Newtownards Fri £130, H McCambridge, Carnlough Hol £100 x2.

Weanlings

Just under 400 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1010 for a Char 290kg at £1300 presented by S Gowdy, Carrickfergus. Heifers sold to £790 over for a Lim 280kg at £1070 offered by S Douglas, Limavady.

Heifers

Up to 300kg

J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 220kg £890 (404), 180kg £700 (388), S Douglas, Limavady Lim 280kg £1070 (382), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 260kg £930 (357), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 270kg £940 (348), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 280kg £970 (346), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 240kg £830 (345), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1030 (343), S Douglas, Limavady Char 300kg £1020 (340), local farmer Char 230kg £780 (339), 260kg £880 (338), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 290kg £980 (337), 270kg £910 (337), T W Johnston, Nutts Corner Char 250kg £840 (336), local farmer Char 300kg £1000 (333), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 270kg £895 (331).

301 to 350kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 310kg £1090 (351), S Douglas, Limavady Char 310kg £1000 (322), R Millar, Gleno Char 310kg £990 (319), S Douglas, Limavady Char 310kg £990 (319), 320kg £1020 (318), O O’Kane, Carnlough Sim 310kg £980 (316), local farmer Lim 310kg £980 (316), P & R McCullagh, Feeny Blo 350kg £1100 (314), S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £1005 (314), S Douglas, Limavady Lim 310kg £960 (309), Char 310kg £950 (306), R Millar, Gleno Char 330kg £980 (297), N Booth, Bushmills Lim 320kg £950 (296), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 310kg £910 (293) x2, S Henderson, Ballycastle Char 310kg £900 (290).

Over 350kg

P & R McCullagh, Feeny Blo 370kg £965 (260), C Crooks, Kilwaughter Sim 370kg £965 (260), W Sherrard, Coleraine Lim 400kg £1010 (252), D McKillop, Glenariffe AA 420kg £1040 (247), W Moore, Templepatrick Sim 410kg £1015 (247), M Smith, Kells Lim 380kg £940 (247), P & R McCullagh, Feeny Blo 360kg £890 (247), M Smith, Kells Lim 390kg £950 (243), D McKillop, Glenariffe AA 420kg £1020 (242), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 390kg £945 (242), M Smith, Kells Lim 450kg £1080 (240).

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Cha 290kg £1300 (448) Lim 260kg £1070 (411) Lim 250kg £1020 (408) Cha 300kg £1220 (406) J McAuley, Ballyclare 2x Cha 220kg £890 (404) S Gowdy, Lim 300kg £1210 (403) R Millar, Larne Cha 300kg £1210 (403) Cha 280kg £1120 (400) J McAuley, Cha 180kg £700 (388) S Henderson, Lim 240kg £880 (366) S Gowdy, Lim 300kg £1060 (353) S Henderson, Lim 230kg £810 (352) S Gowdy, Lim 250kg £880 (352) G Rea, 2xLim 240kg £830 (345).

301kg to 350kg

S Gowdy, Lim 310kg £1230 (396) R Millar, Larne Cha £1220 (381) R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 320kg £1205 (376) S Gowdy, Cha 320kg £1200 (375) S Douglas, Lim Cha 330kg £1210 (366) S Mulvenna, Cha 330kg £1200 (363) R McNabney, Lim 320kg £1110 (346) S Douglas, Cha 310kg £1070 (345) R McNabney, Lim 330kg £1110 (336) Lim 320kg £1050 (328) Lim 330kg £1080 (327) local farmer, Lim 330kg £1070 (324) TW Johnston, Cha 340kg £1080 (317) B Devlin, Toome 2xLim 310kg £970 (312).

351kg and over

R Millar, Gleno Cha 360kg £1280 (355) P& R McCullagh, Fenny Blo 360kg £1100 (305) A Smith, Kells Lim 380kg £1140 (300) W Sherrard, Lim 400kg £1185 (296) R McNabney, Lim 370kg £1040 (281) N Booth, Bushmills Lim 400kg £1110 (277) Local Farmer Lim 390kg £1050 (269) W Sherard, Coleraine Lim 440kg £1180 (268) B McAllister, Lim 410kg £1080 (263) Local Farmer, Shb 3870kg £1000 (263) Lim 430kg £1130 (262) Lim 410kg £1060 (258) Lim 450kg £1150 (255) Abe 400kg £980 (245) H McCormick, Bel 400kg £980 (245) DG Ramage, Cha 410kg £1000 (243).

Dairy Cows 

31 dairy cattle on offer sold to £1750 for a calved heifer from William Black, Aghadowey. 

W Black, Aghadowey £1750, £1700, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol £1700, B McStravick, Gawleys Gate Fri £1700, G Mitchell, Banbridge Hol £1680, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol £1650, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fri £1600, £1580, N G Chambers, Moneyrea Hol £1550. 

Suckler Cows 

32 lots of sucklers on offer sold to £1700 for a Shorthorn cow from R Patton, Ballycarry. 

R Patton, Ballycarry Shb £1700, St £1680, £1650 x2, Shb £1600, W Carson, Cloughmills Iri & bull calf £1600, Iri & hfr calf £1580, R Patton, Ballycarry St £1520, W Carson, Cloughmills Sim & hfr calf £1520, R Patton, Ballycarry St £1500 x3, £1480, £1420, £1400, A P Cameron, Macosquin Char £1400.  

Calves 

In the calf ring 249 lots sold to £680 for a Limousin bull, heifer calves to £655 for a partly reared Charolais 

Bulls 

B McGarry, Crumlin Lim £680, C Bamford, Crumlin Lim £670, B McGarry, Crumlin Char £660, Lim £600, B Paisley, Ballynure BB £500, D Kennedy, Ballyclare Fkv £500, W Gillespie, Portglenone Char £465, B Paisley, Ballynure BB £460, D Bill, Templepatrick Sho £440, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £440, T Herbinson, Randalstown AA £440, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £435, B Paisley, Ballynure Lim £430, W Magee, Kilwaughter Char £420 x2, R W Kane, Ballycastle BB £420. 

Heifers 

C Bamford, Crumlin Char £655, S Bamford,Crumlin Char £600 x2, B McGarry, Crumlin Lim £520, Char £510, £490, W Gillespie, Portglenone Char £480, J Caldwell, Antrim Lim £450, B Paisley, Ballynure BB £440, J Caldwell, Antrim AA £430, Lim £430, W Magee, Kilwaughter Char £420 x3.  

Hol/Fr Bull Calves 

Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Hol £275, D McKay, Broughshane Fri £235, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Hol £160, £150, B Paisley, Ballynure Fri £130, J Maybin, Kells Fri £105 x2, £95 x2, J R & JM Dunn, Ballyclare Fri £90, W Gillespie, Portglenone Hol £85, J R & J M Dunn, Ballyclare Fri £80. 

300 Weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a very steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1040 over for a Lim 440kg £1480 presented by Leo Marron, Portglenone. Heifers sold to £700 over for a Char 350kg £1050 offered by W Dawson, Stoneyford.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S Dawson, Lisburn Cha 280kg £1070 (382) W Dawson, Cha 280kg £1060 (378) S Lowry, Glenavy Cha 250kg £940 (376) T Mulholland, Dunmurry Cha 290kg £1080 (372) Cha 270kg £980 (363) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 270kg £980 (363) RG Mulholland, Cha 300kg £1050 (350) A Linton, Glarryford 3x Sim 220kg £770 (350) J Sherrard, Limavady Cha 270kg £940 (348).

301kg to 350kg

RG Mulholland, Cha 330kg £1180 (357) T Mulholland, 2xCha 320kg £1090 (340) K Molyneaux, Cha 340kg £1150 (338) E Hamilton, Moorefields Lim 310kg £1040 (335) A Christie, Ballymoney Cha 320kg £1020 (318) S Lowry, Cha 310kg £960 (309) E Hamilton, Lim 350kg £1080 (308) T Mulholland, Sim 310kg £950 (306) J Sherrard, Cha 320kg £980 (306) T Mulholland, Lim 350kg £1050 (300).

351kg and over

L Marron, Portglenone Lim 440kg £1480 (336) K Molyneaux, Cha 390kg £1310 (335) Cha 390kg £1270 (325) Lim 370kg £1200 (324) L Marron, Lim 370kg £1190 (321) W Dawson, Lisburn Cha 360kg £1150 (319) TJ McLornan, Cha 400kg £1270 (317) E Hamilton, Lim 370kg £1170 (316) RA Sleeman, Cha 400kg £1260 (315) TJ McLornan, Lim 370kg £1150 (310) Cha 410kg £1240 (302) Lim 390kg £1170 (300).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Cha 250kg £900 (360) Cha 270kg £940 (348) Cha 280kg £940 (335) S Crothers, Doagh 3xLim 260kg £860 (330) T Mulholland, Cha 270kg £860 (318) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 280kg £890 (317) W Dawson, Cha 290kg £920 (317) S Kerr, Larne Lim 240kg £760 (316) S Dawson, Cha 220kg £690 (313).

301kg to 350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Cha 320kg £1010 (315) W Dawson, Lisburn Cha 350kg £1050 (300) RG Mulholland, Cha 310kg £890 (287) J Sherrard, Cha 320kg £910 (284) S Dawson, Lisburn Cha 310kg £880 (283) RG Mulholland, Cha 330kg £930 (281) J McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 310kg £845 (272) TJ McLornan, Lim 320kg £850 (265) D Mason, Lim 330kg £860 (260) P Savage, Lim 310kg £800 (258) A McFadden, Lim 310kg £800 (258).

351kg and over

TJ McLornan, Lim 360kg £1000 (277) Lim 370kg £995 (268) K Molyneaux, Cha 370kg £990 (267) A Christie, Lim 390kg £1020 (261) J McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 370kg £950 (256) D Mason, Lim 360kg £920 (255) A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 390kg £970 (248) A Christie, Cha 370kg £900 (243) J McAuley, Cha 360kg £850 (236) A Warwick, Abe 390kg £920 (235).