1598 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another super trade. Campbell & Jason Watson topped the spring lambs with their champion Suffolk lambs 23.5Kg at £340. Hoggets sold to 862p for 10 Texels 21.5Kg £185.5o from Jack Adams, Ballymena and a top per head of £208 for 6 heavy Texels from A Stewart, Ballyclare. Fat ewes sold to £364.
Fat Hoggets (746)
Top per Head
A Stewart, Ballyclare 6 Tex 35.5Kg £208, W H D McCabe, Muckamore 3 Tex 37Kg £206, W S McConnell, Ballyclare 17 Tex 30.5Kg £204, 8 Tex 30.5Kg £204, 5 Tex 21.5Kg £204, J Thompson, Glenwherry 2 Tex 29.5Kg £204, D McKillop, Loughgiel 1 Tex 26.5Kg £203, J Craig, Larne 11 Tex 31.5Kg £203, D McKillop, 1 Tex 37Kg £202, V Hamilton, Cushendun 1 Tex 33.5Kg £200, W Adamson, Ballynure 23 Suf 28.5Kg £200, W L Wilson, Ballyclare 3 Tex 29Kg £200, R Morrow, Glenarm 1 Suf 32Kg £200, W & S Wallace, Ballymena 4 Tex 33Kg £200, H Gamble, Articlave 1 Ven 27Kg £199, M N Kinney, Crumlin 2 Tex 31Kg £199.
Top per Kg
A Ferguson, Kilsally 5 Tex 21Kg £204 (971), J Adams, Ballymena 10 Tex 21.5Kg £185 (862), R Hodge, Larne 9 Dor 22.5Kg £192 (853), J Rowney, Ballynure 7 Tex 22Kg £187 (850), R T Buchannan, Doagh 11 Tex 18Kg £150 (833), J Adams, 4 Tex 16.5Kg £136 (824), G Rowney, Ballynure 9 Tex 24Kg £195 (812), R Hodge, 4 Dor 19.5Kg £158 (810), D McKillop, Loughgiel 1 Suf 20Kg £162 (810), H V McCambridge 7 Cro 23Kg £186 (808), J Adams, Ballymena 7 Tex 24Kg £193 (804), J Houston, Randalstown 21 Rou 22.5Kg £180 (800), D S Beggs, Ballyclare 10 Suf 21Kg £167 (795), County Antrim Farmer, 12 Tex 24Kg £190 (791).
Spring Lambs (336)
Top per Head
RC & JC Watson, Rasharkin 2 Suf 23.5Kg £340, 2 Suf 23.5Kg £218, T Lamont, Kells 8 Suf 24.5Kg £213, S Agnew, Ballyclare 3 Tex 23.5Kg £212, W G Johnston, Belfast 2 Suf 30.5Kg £212, J Weatherup, Ballyclare 7 Tex 31.5Kg £211, P Butler, Rathkenny 1 Cha 30Kg £211, K Steele Nicholson, Ballyrobin 1 Tex 27Kg £211, H McIvor, Dungannon 8 Tex 24Kg £211, K Steele Nicholson, 5 Tex 25Kg £210, D Graham, Ballymena 2 Suf 24.5kg £210, W G Johnston 2 Suf 25.5Kg £210, A Millar, Antrim 20 Cha 23Kg £209, S Toye, Kilrea 1 Suf 27Kg £209, W J & J Johnston 8 Tex 24Kg £208, S Graham, Ballymena 2 Suf 29Kg £2080, W G Johnston 2 Suf 23.5Kg £208, S Toye, 2 Suf 22.5Kg £208, K Steele Nicholson, Ballyrobin 3 Suf 28Kg £207, RC & JC Watson 2 Suf 22Kg £207, W G Johnston, 4 Suf 22Kg £204, T Bamford, Rasharkin 37 Cha 21Kg £203, D Fenton, Rasharkin 3 Cha 23Kg £202.
Top per Kg
RC & JC Watson, Rasharkin 2 Suf 23.5Kg £340 (1416), S Toye, Kilrea 2 Suf 20Kg £169 (980), T Bamford, Rasharkin 37 Cha 31Kg £203 (966), 36 Cha 21Kg £201 (957), D Graham, Ballymena 2 Suf 19.5Kg £185 (948), E Hamilton, Cushendun 1 Tex 19Kg £180 (947), RC & JC Watson, 2 Suf 22Kg £207 (940), P Butler, Rathkenny 3 Tex 20Kg £187 (935), RC & JC Watson 2 Suf 23.5Kg £218 (927), W G Johnston 4 Suf 22Kg £204 (927), S Toye, Kilrea 2 Suf 22.5Kg £924), H McIvor, Dungannon 3 Tex 21Kg £194 (923), J Adams, Ballymena 9 Tex 21Kg £193 (919), A Kerr, Kilwaughter 4 Suf 20.5Kg £188 (917), RC & JC Watson, 4 Tex 21.5Kg £197 (916), D Carson, Belfast 2 Spo 22Kg £200 (909), A Millar, Antrim 20 Cha 23Kg £209 (908), local farmer 3 Suf 19Kg £172 (905), S Flanaghan, Broughshane 14 Dor 21Kg £190 (904), M Denvir, Randalstown 4 Cha 20.5Kg £185 (902), S Agnew, Ballyclare 3 Tex 23.5Kg £212 (902), J McDonnell, Glenarm 13 Dor 20Kg £180 (900), R C & JC Watson, 2 Suf 22Kg £196 (890).
Fat ewes (518)
1st Quality
Suf- £212-£254
Tex- £220-£328
CB- £158-£364
BF-£128-£154
