319 Beef Cattle in Ballymena on Thursday met an improved trade. Beef Cows sold to 364p for a Bel 650Kg at £2366, Fr Cows to 268p for 670kg at £1795 and Beef Heifers to 378p for a Lim 710Kg at £2683. Beef Bullocks to 408p for a Lim 670Kg at £2733 and to a top per head of £3390 for a Lim at 980Kg. Fr Bullocks to 307p for 770Kg at £2363.
Beef Cows
A Abbott, Lisburn Bel 650Kg £2366 (364), I Rea, Crumlin Cha 770Kg £2679 (348), G Kirkpatrick, Upperlands Lim 690Kg £2387 (346), B Hall, Monkstown Lim 710Kg £2414 (340), J Laverty, Aghalee Lim 570Kg £1881 (330), B Hall, Bel 690Kg £2249 (326), James McLoughlin, Carnlough Lim 670Kg £2157 (322), B Hall, Shb 840Kg £2688 (320), A Abbott, Lim 770Kg £2448 (318), James McLoughlin, Carnlough Lim 600Kg £19080 (318), W Reid, Aughafatten Lim 720Kg £2275 (316), J Bamford, Rasharkin St 720Kg £2260 (314), B Hall, Shb 760Kg £2371 (312), J Saunderson, Glenwherry Lim 640Kg £1984 (310), A Abbott, Lim 710Kg £2186 (308), L Hughes, Kircubbin Sim 670Kg £2036 (304).
Fr Cows
S Milligan, Bellaghy 670Kg £1795 (268), J McCloskey, Dungiven 610Kg £1525 (250), Crawford & Millar, Randalstown 800Kg £1936 (242), T & M E Taylor, Doagh 690Kg £1656 (240), A A Ferguson, Stewartstown 600Kg £1428 (238), R McCluggage, 700Kg £1624 (232), T Dunlop, Glenarm 450Kg £1044 (232), Crawford & Millar, 620Kg £1413 (228), C Logan, Broughshane 630Kg £1398 (222), T & M E Taylor, Doagh 610Kg £1342 (220), L Nicholl, Randalstown 730Kg £1591 (218), S A Milligan, 490kg £1058 (216), W Hamilton, Broughshane 700Kg £1512 (216), D Wallace, Antrim 580Kg £1252 (216), R Crawford, Glarryford 730Kg £1547 (212), W Hamilton, 630Kg £1323 (210).
Beef Heifers
Barnwell Farms, Newtownards Lim 710Kg £2683 (378), N Megarry, Crumlin Bel 660Kg £2481 (376), J Laverty, Aghalee Cha 630Kg £2356 (374), N McBurney, Moorefields Cha 710Kg £2641 (372), Barnwell Farms Cha 660Kg £2442 (370), N McBurney, Cha 610Kg £2257 (370), A Ross, Newtownards Lim 580Kg £2134 (368), Barnwell Farms Cha 700Kg £2562 (366), N McBurney, Cha 640Kg £2342 (366), T & T Wilson, Ballymoney Cha 750Kg £2745 (366), J Torrens, Ballymoney Cha 670Kg £2452 (366), L M O’Neill, Ardboe Lim 680Kg £2475 (364), A Ross, Newtownards Lim 490Kg £1773 (362), N McBurney, Cha 660Kg £2376 (360), Barnwell Farms, Cha 560Kg £2314 (365), Cha 660Kg £2349 (356).
Beef Bullocks
Top per Head
V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 980Kg £3390, D McCann, Coalisland Cha 1000Kg £3380, L M O’Neill, Ardboe Cha 930Kg £3348, V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 970Kg £3298, L M O’Neill, Cha 870Kg £3262, C & M Mullan, Drumsurn Lim 900Kg £3222, S Moore, Portstewart Lim 870Kg £3201, R Clyde, Templepatrick Lim 890Kg £3186, R Thompson, Ballymoney Lim 800Kg £3152, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Blo 860Kg £3147, Cha 880Kg £3124, L M O’Neill, Ardboe Cha 840Kg £3108, S A Taggart, Lim 830Kg £3062, M Creelman, Coleraine Cha 910Kg £3057, A M Anderson, Saintfield Cha 820Kg £3034, L M O’Neill, Cha 830Kg £3021.
Top per Kg
W Nutt, Bushmills Lim 670Kg £2733 (408), Lim 700Kg £2772 (396), R Thompson, Mosside Lim 750Kg £2955 (394), Lim 800Kg £3152 (394), Lim 750Kg £2895 (386), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 740Kg £2849 (385), R Thompson, Lim 750Kg £2850 (380), S A Taggart, Lim 790Kg £2970 (376), L M O’Neill, Ardboe Cha 870Kg £3262 (375), S A Taggart, Cha 770Kg £2872 (373), A M Anderson, Saintfield Cha 670Kg £2492 (372), J Laverty, Aghalee Cha 720Kg £2664 (370), A M Anderson, Cha 820Kg £3034 (370), L M O’Neill, Cha 840Kg £3108 (370), S A Taggart, Lim 830Kg £3062 (369), S Moore, Portstewart, Lim 870Kg £3201 (368).
Fr Bullocks
Local farmer 700Kg £2363 (307), S & G Carey, Dunloy 630Kg £1864 (296), 660Kg £1887 (286), Rosedernott Farm, Cloughmills 920Kg £2612 (284), W Beatie, Glarryford 730Kg £1556 (268), S & G Carey, 660Kg £1716 (260), 670Kg £1715 (256).
