Annual bull sale for Victor Chestnutt consisting of 8 AA, 10 Char, 1 super muscly BB.  Includes 2 stock bulls.

Bulls can be viewed on farm on Tuesday 2-4 pm or after 7 pm – 9 Clougher Rd, Bushmills BT57 8XP

Most bulls have been used.  All naturally reared.

The annual sale for Victor & David Chestnutt, Bushmills. Consisted of 18 Char & AA Bulls sold to a top of 7200gns for an AA. Char to an average of 4380gns. Leading prices as follows;

Abe 7200gns, Abe 5200gns, Abe 5000gns, Abe 4800gns, Abe 4600gns, Cha 4400gns, Cha 4300gns, Abe 4200gns, Abe 4000gns, Cha 4000gns, Cha 4000gns, Cha 4000gns, Cha 3900gns, Cha 3800gns, Bel 3000gns, Cha 3000gns, Cha 2900gns, Abe £2800.

An entry of 230 suckled calves at the final calf sale of the season resulted in another very sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £760 over for a char 370kg £1130 offered by Ian McAleese, Moneymore. Heifers sold to £1030 over for a Lim 260kg at £1290 presented by E Drummond, Ballynure.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J McAuley, Ballyclare 2x Cha 210kg £810 (385) J McAuley, 2x Cha 230kg £860 (373) J McAuley, 2x Cha 240kg £880 (366) J McAuley, 2x Cha 210kg £730 (374) P Savage, Kircubbin Lim 250kg £860 (344) S Moore, Aldergrove Lim 280kg £950 (339) J McAuley, Cha 210kg £710 (338).

301kg to 350kg

W&G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 310kg £1060 (341) W&G Hanna Cha 310kg £1020 (239) W &G Hanna, Cha 320kg £1040 (325) S Black, Ballymena Lim 340kg £1020 (300) W&G Hanna, Lim 320kg £930 (290) P Savage, Cha 350kg £1000 (285) S Black, Glenarm Lim 310kg £880 (283) W&G Hanna, Lim 310kg £880 (283) W&G Hanna, Lim 310kg £870 (280) J McAuley, Cha 310kg £865 (279) E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 320kg £890 (278).

351kg to 400kg

I McAleese, Moneymore Cha 370kg £1130 (305) S McIlhatton, Aughfatten Lim 360kg £1060 (944) S McIlhatton, Lim 360kg £1020 (283) V&K Patterson, Cha 380kg £1030 (271) I McAleese, Cha 370kg £980 (264) D Cairnes, Dromore Lim 360kg £950 (263) S Hall, Larne Lim 380kg £970 (255) S McIlhatton, Lim 400kg £1010 (252) S Hall, Larne Lim 360kg £880 (244).

400kg and over

I McAleese, Moneymore Lim 420kg £1150 (273) I McAleese, Blo 440kg £1130 (256) W Reid, Lim 460kg £1170 (544) J S Gawn, Kells Lim 460kg £1140 (247) P Savage, Lim 430kg £1055 (245).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 260kg £1290 (496) W&G Hanna, Cha 260kg £910 (350) P Savage, Lim 260kg £895 (344) M Ramsey, Lim 260kg £860 (330) M Ramsey, Lim 300kg £990 (330) W&G Hanna, Lim 280kg £920 (328) D Millan, Blo 160kg £525 (328) D Millan, 2x Blo 160kg £510 (318) D Millan, Blo 140kg £445 (317).

301kg to 350kg

S Black, Lim 310kg £1040 (335) M Ramsey, Ballyclare Lim 310kg £920 (296) W&G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 310kg £915 (295) S Black, Lim 340kg £990 (291) M Ramsey, Doagh Lim 310kg £890 (287) S McIlhatton, Lim 310kg £890 (287) E Drummond, Lim 310kg £870 (280) W&G Hanna, Cha 310kg £860 (277) S McIlhatton, Lim 330kg £890 (269).

351kg to 400kg

I McAleese, Moneymore Blo 380kg £980 (257) B Savage, Lim 370kg £870 (235) S Woods, Crossgar Sim 380kg £860 (226) B Savage, Lim 390kg £880 (225) B Savage, Lim 360kg £760 (211). 

SUCKLED CALF SALE SEPTEMBER 2022

The first of the season’s special suckled calf sales at Ballymena Mart saw an entry of 600 top quality calves with all records broken selling to a top of £9000 paid to S Gowdy N’abbey for an outstanding Belgian Blue X heifer weighing 310kgs and with tremendous show potential. Second top price of £4000 was paid to Nugent Estates Portaferry for a Limousin heifer also weighing in at 310kgs. Charolais heifers sold to £3400 paid to McAfee Bros. Bushmills who also took the top price in the bullock section selling a 490kg calf at £1700.Top price per kilo in the bullock section was paid to V McErlaine Armoy for a super Charolais calf 360kgs at £1370 (3.81p/kg). Prior to the sale a show of Charolais and Limousin calves was held and judged by B Finnegan and K Diamond respectively. Both Limousin sections were won by Ivan Lynn Armoy and both Charolais sections were won by McAfee Bros. Leading prices in weight sections were as follows:-Bullocks – 0-300kgs – V Hamilton C’dun Char 300kgs @ £1110 (370p), Char 210kgs @ £770 (367p), I Lynn Armoy Lim 240kgs @ £870 (363p), A Millar Antrim Char 300kgs @ £1070 (357p), V Hamilton Char 250kgs @ £890 (356p), I Lynn Lim 240kgs @ £850 (354p), P Gilmore Kilrea Char 250kgs @ £880 ( 352p). 300-350kgs – A Millar Char 310kgs @ £1060 (342p), O O’Kane Carnlough Char 310kgs @ £1060 (342p), R McGinley B’money Char 330kgs @ £1120 (339p), O’Kane Farms Dunloy Lim 330kgs @ £1110 (336p), A Millar Char 310kgs @ £1040 (335p), I Lynn Lim 340kgs @ £1140 (332p). 350-400kgs – V McErlaine Armoy Char 360kgs @ £1370 (381p), D Robinson Glenarm Lim 360kgs @ £1160 (322p), V McErlaine Char 400kgs @ £1270 (317p), O’Kane Farms Lim 370kgs @ £1150 (310p), P McAleese Loughgiel Char 360kgs @ £1110 (308p), J Mills K’waughter Char 370kgs @ £1140 (308p), S Douglas Limavady Char 370kgs @ £1140 (308p), J O’Kane Cushendall Char 380kgs @ £1170 (308p). 400kgs + - A&D McAfee Bushmills Char 490kgs @ £1700 (347p), R Workman K’waughter Char 440kgs @ £1480 (336p), V McErlaine Char 450kgs @ £1500 (333p), Char 460kgs @ £1510 (328p), I Lynn Lim 440kgs @ £1420 (323p), V McErlaine Char 450kgs @ £1440 (320p). Heifers 0-300kgs – A&D McAfee Char 260kgs @ £3400 (1308p), S Gowdy Lim 290kgs @ £3000 (1034p), Nugent Estates Lim 300kgs @ £1110 (370p), V Hamilton Char 280kgs @ £1010 (361p), I Lynn Lim 270kgs @ £940 (348p). 300-350kgs – S Gowdy BB 310kgs @ £9000 (2903p), Nugent Estates Lim 310kgs @ £4000 (1290p), E&A Holden Larne Lim 340kgs @ £2200 (647p), Lim 320kgs @ £1560 (487p), I Lynn Lim 320kgs @ £1420 (444p), A&D McAfee Char 330kgs @ £1400 (424p), W&G Hanna B’money Lim 350kgs @ £1380 (394p), 350-400kgs – I Lynn 2 x Lim 400kgs @ £1850 (462p), V McErlaine Lim 360kgs @ £1480 (411p), A Magill Carnlough Lim 370kgs @ £1520 (411p), S Weatherup Ballyclare Blon 390kgs @ £1480 (379p), Nugent Estates Lim 370kgs @ £1400 (378p), I Lynn Lim 400kgs @ £1420 (355p), V McErlaine Char 400kgs @ £1420 (355p). 400kgs+ - I Lynn Lim 420kgs @ £2700 (643p), Lim 430kgs @ £2600 (605p), Lim 450kgs @ £2500 (557p), A&D McAfee Char 500kgs @ £2000 (400p), V McErlaine Char 420kgs @ £1380 (329p), I Lynn Lim 410kgs @ £1280 (312p), V McErlaine Char 410kgs @ £1270 (310p).