An entry of 1761 sheep on Wednesday in Ballymena resulted in another very strong trade. Fat lambs sold to 676p for 6 Texel 21kg at £142 and to a top per head of £153.50 for 28.5kg. Fat hoggets sold to 576p for 3 Texels 25kg at £144 and to a top per head of £162 for 30kg. Fat ewes sold to £216.
Spring lambs (1010)
Top per Kg
A Kennedy, Ballymena 6 Tex 21kg £142 (676), E Clyde, Muckamore 3 Tex 21.5kg £142 (660), J Lowe, Coagh 22 Tex 21kg £136.50 (650), W Adamson, Carrickfergus 2 Spo 20kg £130 (650), I W & A T McCaughey, Broughshane 12 Tex 21kg £136 (647), J Gibson, Bangor 3 Spo 19kg £122 (642), A & D McAfee, Bushmills 15 Tex 21.5kg £138 (641), G J Coulter, Cookstown 19 Tex 21.5kg £138 (641), J Murray, Ballymoney 12 Tex 21.5kg £138 (641), W A Hagan, Ballyclare 13 Tex 21kg £134 (638), S & M Warwick, Ballyclare 11 Tex 21kg £134 (638), A Coulter, Ballyclare 2 Cb 21kg £134 (638), J Bovill, Toomebridge 26 Tex 21.5kg £137 (637), Local Farmer 7 Tex 22kg £140 (636), J Knox, Broughshane 28 Tex 22kg £140 (636), A & D McAfee, Bushmills 1 Tex 22.5kg £143 (635), J Boville, Toome 5 Tex 21.5kg £136 (632), N Higgins, Toomebridge 47 Tex 22kg £139 (631), R Graham, Broughshane 7 Suff 22kg £139 (631), A Moore, Portglenone 29 Char 22kg £139 (631), A Hall. Antrim 23 Tex 22kg £139 (631), I Dodds, Glenwherry 19 Suff 22kg £139 (631), S Hall, Larne 7 Cb 22.5kg £142 (631), H Hall, Newtownabbey 5 Tex 22.5kg £142 (631).
Top per head
J Adams, Bellaghy 2 Tex 28.5kg £153.50, A Moore, Portglenone 10 Char 25.5kg £148.50, K Scullion, Portglenone 1 Char 27.5kg £148, J Gibson, Bangor 4 Spo 24kg £146, H Chambers, Bushmills 2 Suff 30kg £146, W C McMaster, Gleno 7 Suff 26kg £145, D Gilliland, Ballymena 4 Char 24kg £145, C McClelland, Doagh 2 Suff 25kg £145, W A Hagan, Ballyclare 5 Suff 25kg £145, R Aiken, Rathkenny 4 Suff 25kg £145, C McClelland, Doagh 3 Char 24kg £144, R Howie, Doagh 3 Suff 25.5kg £144, J Adams, Bellaghy 30 Tex 23kg £143.50, J Lowe, Coagh 8 Tex 23.5kg £143.50, A P Cameron, Macosquin 1 Char 25kg £143, A & D McAfee, Bushmills 1 Tex 22.5kg £143, T Jackson, Broughshane 22 Suff 23.5kg £143, A Drummond, Larne 2 Dor 23.5kg £142.50, J Knox, Broughshane 7 Suff 23.5kg £142.50, A P Cameron, Macosquin 1 Char 27.5kg £142, N Milliken, Ballymoney 2 Dor 23.5kg £142, A Millar, Antrim 82 Char 23kg £142, M Crawford, Carnalbanagh 2 Suff 22.5kg £142.
Fat Hoggets (246)
Top per Kg
Local farmer 3 Tex 25kg £144 (576), W J Penney, Larne 11 Tex 24kg £136.50 (568), N Boyd, Broughshane 6 Suff 25kg £140 (560), A Robinson, Moorfields 13 LLy 22kg £121 (550), N Curran, Ballynure 13 Ham 23kg £156.50 (550), R Howie, Doagh 6 Suff 25kg £137 (548), J Scroggie, Armagh 3 Char 25.5kg £139 (545), M Workman, Kilwaughter 5 Mule 23kg £125 (543), H Park, Ballymena 1 Spo 30kg £162 (540), J Dobbin, Aughafatten 7 Tex 21.5kg £116 (539), J McLaughlin, Carnlough 4 Chev 25.5kg £136 (533), AT A Smyth, Randalstown 1 Cb 25kg £133 (532), F Mulvenna, Glenarm 4 Tex 28.5kg £151 (529), T A Smyth, Randalstown 2 Cb 23.5kg £124 (527).
Top per Head
H Park, Ballymena 1 Spo 30kg £162, F Mulvenna, Glenarm 4 Tex 28.5kg £151, R Howie, Doagh 6 Tex 31kg £149.50, R & M McKinney, Draperstown 1 Tex 35kg £149, J Scroggie, Armagh 1 Cb 37kg £145, J C O’Boyle, Randalstown 2 Tex 27.5kg £144, Local farmer 3 Tex 25kg £144, J, S, P & M Gibson, Aughafatten 5 Dor 28kg £144, J Hutchinson, Ballyclare 1 Cb 35kg £144, S Hunter, Bushmills 1 Chev 30kg £143, D Magill, Ballymena 1 Mule 27.5kg £143, J Dobbin, Aughafatten 6 Tex 29kg £140.50, H Park, Ballymena 1 Zwa 32.5kg £140, A Robinson, Moorfields 7 LLy 27kg £140, N Boyd, Broughshane 6 Suff 25kg £140, J Alcorn, Glengormley 1 Dor 35kg £140.
