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).

An entry of 440 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 274p for 780kg at £2137, Fr cows to 169p for 720kg at £1216, Beef heifers to 314p at 610kg at £1915, Beef bullocks to 306p for 670kg at £2050. Top per head of £2469 for 840kg. Fr bullocks to 236p for 620kg at £1463.

Beef Cows

J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 780kg £2137 (274), P McSparron, Cushendun Lim 680kg £1788 (263), J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 620kg £1599 (258), P McSparron, Cushendun Lim 490kg £1249 (255), J Hayes, Rasharkin Blo 700kg £1764 (252), P McSparron, Cushendun Lim 580kg £1438 (248), D Laverty, Portglenone Lim 730kg £1795 (246), Antrim Estates, Glenarm Shb 760kg £1839 (242), J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 580kg £1397 (241), R Henry, Kilwaughter AA 720kg £1728 (240), W T McGookin, Larne Char 840kg £1999 (238), R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 660kg £1551 (235), W T McGookin, Larne Char 760kg £1763 (232), J Murray, Aghalee Lim 620kg £1407 (227), S Bonnar, Moorfields Lim 620kg £1395 (225).

Fr Cows

G Forsythe, Cloughmills 720kg £1216 (169), D Minford, Crumlin 770kg £1293 (168), G Forsythe, Cloughmills 790kg £1279 (162), D Minford, Crumlin 750kg £1215 (162), A T McAuley, Bushmills 550kg £874 (159), Local Farmer 630kg £995 (158), Esg Ivy Farm, Crumlin 680kg £1060 (156), G Forsythe, Cloughmills 740kg £1147 (155), J Hunter, Crumlin 630kg £976 (155).

Beef Heifers

Linton Bros, Cloughmills Lim 610kg £1915 (314), M Masterson, Downpatrick Char 530kg £1658 (313), D Duffin, Toomebridge Lim 560kg £1708 (305), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Lim 640kg £1915 (304), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 670kg £2036 (304), R O’Neill, Bellaghy Lim 620kg £1878 (303), P Devlin, Moneymore Lim 600kg £1806 (301), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Char 650kg £1943 (299), 580kg £1734 (299), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 710kg £2122 (299), S Hogg, Ballymoney Lim 640kg £1907 (298), J Kidd, Randalstown Lim 610kg £1817 (298).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

J Hayes, Rasharkin Blo 670kg £2050 (306) J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 680kg £2067 (304) WH MCB Lowry, Comber Cha 710kg £2151 (303) J Beattie, Ballymoney Cha 540kg £1894 (296) Cha 700kg £2058 (294) JC Prentice, Comber Cha 840kg £2469 (294) G & A McMaster, Broughshane Cha 660kg £1927 (292) P Devlin, Moneymore Lim 730kg £2102 (288) J J McCloskey, Kilrea Lim 750kg £2152 (287) J Beattie, Ballymoney Cha 630kg £1795 (285) R Canning, Cha 790kg £2251 ( 285) J Prentice, Cha 810kg £2292 (283) Lim 720kg £2030 (282).

Top per head

JC Prentice, Comber Cha 840kg £2469, G Corrie, Newtownards Lim 910kg £2393, J C Prentice, Cha 810kg £2292, J Beattie, Ballymoney Cha 840kg £2284, JC Prentice, Cha 800kg £2256, R Canning, Cha 790kg £2251, JC Prentice, Cha 820kg £2238, R Canning, Cha 790kg £2235, G & A McMaster, Broughshane Sim 820kg £2189, I Davidson, Larne Lim 780kg £2160, C McAllister, Moorfields Abe 850kg £2159, JJ McCloskey, Kilrea Lim 750kg £2152, WH MCB Lowry, Cha 710kg £2151, J Beattie, Cha 770kg £2140, R Canning, Lim 800kg £2104, P Devlin, Lim 730kg £2102.

Fr Bullocks

M Gardiner, Ballymena 620kg £1463 (236) J &  M Hamill, Broughshane 520kg £1180 (227) J & M Hamill, 570kg £1276 (224) 550kg £1210 (220) CJA & P Crawford, 650kg £1397 (215) J Mackey, Ballynure 570kg £1225 (215) J &  M Hamill, 530kg £1118 (211) J Ritchie, 530kg £1118 (211) J Mackey, 470kg £987 (210) RH & HA Shanks, 590kg £1197 (203) J Mackey, 490kg £980 (200)

An entry of 1552 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another improved trade. Spring lambs sold to 841p for 4 Texels 21.5kg at £181 and to a top per head of £200 for 27.5kg. Fat hoggets sold to 730p for a Texel 24.5kg at £179 and a top per head per head of £205 for 35kg. Fat ewes sold to £264.

Spring lambs (131)

Top per kg

A Angus, Kircubbin 4 Tex 21.5kg £181 (841) M Henderson-McNeill, 4 Cha 19.5kg £163 (835) T McConnell, Parkgate 5 Cha 21kg £174 (828) J McIlrath, Glarryford 7 Tex 21kg £170 (809) T McConnell, 2 Cha 23.5kg £190 (808) Parkmore Farms, 1 Tex 22.5kg £179.50 (797) J Lowe, Coagh 10 Tex 22.5kg £179 (795) D Kerr, Bushmills 4 Cha 22kg £172 (781) J Minford, Parkgate 5 Dor 21.5kg £168 (781) D Thompson, Bushmills 19 Suf 22.5kg £174.50 (775) JJ Rea, Kilwaughter 4 Cha 26kg £198 (761) RT Buchanan, Doagh 3 Tex 19.5kg £148 (769) A J Graham, 3 Dor 21.5kg £163 (758) D Strange, Ballyclare 2 Dor 19kg £144 (757) G Thompson, 1 Suf 24.5kg £185 (755) 2 Suf 24.5kg £185 (755) J Minford, 16 Dor 24kg £180 (750).

Fat hoggets (852)

Top per kg

B Hughes, Clough 1 Tex 24.5kg £179 (730) Local Farmer, 4 Tex 22 £160 (727) D Hamilton, Glenarm 24kg Eas 24kg £172 (716) B Arthurs, 66 Tex 21.5kg £154 (716) B Lyttle, Moorfields 22 Tex 23kg £164 (713) J Murray, Lurgan 2 Tex 25kg £178 (712) J Heron, 2 Cro 20kg £142 (710) J Lynn, Cullybackey 7 Tex 24kg £169 (704) Local Farmer, Kilwaughter 8 Bf 22.5kg £157.50 (700) RT Buchanan, Doagh 3 Spo 25kg £175 (700) M Moffett, Broughshane 23 Cha 25kg £175 (700) JC O’Boyle, 2 Tex 25.5kg £178 (698) J Fulton, Glarryford 9 Spo 24kg £167 (695) Local Farmer, 10 Cro 24.5kg £170, 4 Tex 24.5kg £170 (693) S Craig, Ballycastle 7 Suf 24kg £166 (691) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 17 Cro 22.5kg £155.50 (691) R McSorley, Ballycarry 3 Cha 23.5kg £162 (689) S Crawford, 13 Tex 25.5kg £175.50 (688) E Bustard, Ballymoney 3 Tex 25kg £172 (688) P Kearns, Dunloy 1 Tex 25kg £172 (688) J McQuiston, 17 Tex 25kg £172 (688) B Hamill, 1 Tex 23kg £158 (687) C Cousley, 5 Tex 26.5kg £182 (686).

Top per head

W & G Hanna, Ballymoney 2 Tex 35.5kg £205, S Craig, Ballycastle 3 Suf 31.5kg £192, F Lyle, Larne 1 Mil 30.5kg £191, S Crawford, Gleno 18 Tex 29kg £190, W & G Hanna, 2 Tex 31.5kg £190, R Irvine, Carrickfergus 1 Tex 30.5kg £190, RT Morrow, Gleno 15 Tex 29.5kg £189, SP & M Gibson, 4 Dor 29kg £188, J Adams, 1 Tex 40kg £188, GA Fleming, 4 Tex 30kg £187, RJ Anderson, Cullybackey 1 Mul 32.5kg £184, R Weatherup, Larne 12 Suf 29.5kg £183, C Cousley, Ballymoney 5 Tex 26.5kg £182, WH Taggart, Zwa 28kg £182, J Buick, Kells 3 Cro 26.5kg £181, C Cousley, Cro 28.5kg £180, B Hughes, Clough 1 Tex 24.5kg £179. J Murray, Lurgan 2 Tex 25kg £178, JC O’Boyle, 2 Tex 25.5kg £178, A McKillop, 7 Suf 26.5kg £177, S Rainey, 1 Tex 31kg £177, E Gillan, Ballymena 1 Eas 37kg £176, S Scullion, Glenarm 13 Tex 25.5kg £175.50, S Crawford, Gleno 13 tex 25.5kg £175.50.

Fat ewes (569)

1^st Quality

Suff – £140-£216

Tex – £150-£264

CB –£100-£166

BF – £80-£118

An entry of 320 Store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1200 over for a Sim 640kg at £1840 offered by Barry Arthurs, Kircubbin. Heifers sold to £1500 over for a Lim 590kg at £2090 presented by Diane Kennedy, Larne.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

D Kennedy, Carrickfergus Lim 470kg £1570 (334) J Hutchinson, Carrickfergus Cha 480kg £1490 (310) Cha 440kg £1360 (309) J Hutchinson, Cha 450kg £1380 (306) H McConkey, Antrim Lim 480kg £1470 (306) Lim 440kg £1320 (300) S Rea, Glenarm Lim 490kg £1450 (295) JC McMillan, Cha 460kg £1360 (295) H McConkey, Lim 500kg £1470 (294) JC McMillan, Sim 440kg £1290 (293) KD Reid, Lim 400kg £1170 (292) S Rea, Glenarm Lim 480kg £1400 (291) Lim 470kg £1370 (291) H McConkey, Lim 500kg £1450 (290) J Hutchinson, Cha 480kg £1390 (289) H McConkey, Lim 430kg £1240 (288).

501kg and over

JC McMillan, Portglenone Cha 510kg £1570 (307) Cha 510kg £1540 (302) R McCullough, Lim 510kg £1510 (296) J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 540kg £1590 (294) J McMillan, Cha 510kg £1500 (294)H McConkey, Lim 520kg £1520 (292) HG Kennedy, Lim 580kg £1670 (287) S Rea, Glenarm ST 570kg £1640 (287) B Arthurs, Sim 640kg £1840 (287) HG Kennedy, Cullybackey Lim 630kg £1810 (287) D Tumelty, Cha 590kg £1690 (286) J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 630kg £1800 (285) H McConkey, Lim 550kg £1570 (285) D Kennedy, Lim 550kg £1570 (285) L McFall, Sim 600kg £1710 (285) S Okane, Cha 570kg £1620 (284).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

WH Knox, Ballynure Lim 480kg £1440 (300) Lim 470kg £1360 (289) D Carson, Lim 460kg £1320 (287) L Galway, Cha 380kg £1090 (286) JC McMillan, Portglenone Sim 500kg £1425 (285) J Hutchinson, Ballyclare Cha 480kg £1360 (283) M Gardiner, Ballymena Lim 400kg £1130 (282) L Galway, Cha 310kg £870 (280) J Hutchinson, Cha 480kg £1320 (275) S McConaghy Lim 480kg £1300 (270) JC McMillan, Cha 490kg £1320 (269) SJ C Woodburn, Ballyclare Bel 300kg £800 (266) D Carson, Cha 490kg £1300 (265) L Galway, Cha 300kg £790 (263) J Graham, Abe 500kg £1310 (262) G McIlroy, Ballycastle Cha 480kg £1255 (261).

501kg and over

D Kennedy, Carrickfergus Lim 590kg £2090 (354) Lim 550kg £1870 (340) Lim 610kg £2060 (337) S McConaghy, Cha 550kg £1690 (307) M McCullough, Ballymena Lim 560kg £1660 (296) D Kennedy, Lim 510kg £1510 (296) Lim 550kg £1570 (285) JC McMillan, Cha 540kg £1520 (281) S Rea, Glenarm Lim 530kg £1470 (277) S McConaghy, Lim 530kg £1460 (275) J McMillan, Cha 570kg £1570 (275) S McConaghy, Cha 530kg £1450 (273) JC McMillan, Cha 510kg £1390 (272) J Graham, Portglenone Cha 510kg £1370 (268). 

A good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a better trade. Ewes & lambs sold to £330, Springers to £188, Pet lambs to £50.

Ewes and lambs

B McAlister, Mosside 5 Suf & 9 lambs £330, P Baxter, Glenarm 1 Suf & 2 lambs £320, S Fry, Kells 5 Suf & 9 lambs £312, B McAlister, 5 Dor & 8 lambs £300, R N Weatherup, Larne 4 Tex & 8 lambs £295, S Fry, Kells 5 Suf & 8 lambs £290, R N Weatherup, Larne 5 Tex & 10 lambs £290, P Baxter, Glenarm 1 Suf & 2 lambs £285, D &H Gregg, Clough 1 Tex & 2 lambs £285, S Loughery, Limavady 1 Suf & 2 lambs £285, 5 Mul & 10 lambs £285, 4 Mul & 8 lambs £285, J Millar, Broughshane 5 Tex & 10 lambs £282, J Alexander, Clough 1 Tex & 2 lambs £280, P Johnston, 1 Suf & 2 lambs £278, S Fry, Kells 1 Tex & 3 lambs £275.

 Breeders

J Knox, Broughshane 9 Tex £188, R Howie, Doagh 3 Cro £178, J Knox, 23 Suf £170, R Howie, Doagh 6 Cro £160, 4 Cro £148.

Pet lambs

S Hall, 2x £50, A McNair, £40, J & D Boyle, 2 x £40, M McNeill, £38, M Patterson, 2x £38, T Wray, £38, M McNeill, £36, M Patterson, £36, W Reid, £36, S Wilson £36, M McNeill, £34, S Hall, £34. 

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).

An entry of 360 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 290p for 630kg at £1827, Fr cows to 165p for 820kg at £1353, Beef heifers to 306p for 670kg at £2050, Beef bullocks to 297p for 690kg at £2149 and to a top per head of £2566 for 920kg. Fr bullocks sold to 230p for 680kg at £1564.

Beef Cows

F Bateson, Randalstown Lim 630kg £1827 (290), J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 550kg £1463 (266), P Whyte, Maghera Lim 660kg £1742 (264), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Lim 650kg £1683 (259), B McAuley, Antrim Lim 730kg £1890 (259), 860kg £2218 (258), R Hunter, Larne Lim 620kg £1537 (248), S McDowell, Gleno Lim 670kg £1587 (237), McKay Bros, Garvagh Sim 810kg £1919 (237), W Hopes, Ballywalter BB 670kg £1554 (232), A McErlean, Portglenone Lim 750kg £1725 (230), F McAuley, Toomebridge Lim 620kg £1426 (230).

Hol/Fr Cows

S Kennedy, Doagh 820kg £1353 (165), C A Orr, Cloughmills 700kg £1134 (162), Local Farmer 640kg £1024 (160), 770kg £1232 (160), TS & HP Wallace, Seaforde 650KG £1014 (156), C A Orr, Cloughmills 740kg £1139 (154), W Moore, Dervock 690kg £1055 (153), R Crawford, Glarryford 690kg £1035 (150), TS & HP Wallace, Seaforde 670kg £1005 (150).

Beef Heifers

Taggart Bros, Doagh Char 670kg £2050 (306), 590kg £1793 (304), 640kg £1920 (300), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Char 720kg £2131 (296), Taggart Bros, Doagh Char 690kg £2042 (296), 620kg £1835 (296), Lim 630kg £1864 (296), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 660kg £1940 (294), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 650kg £1898 (292), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 550kg £1584 (288), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 590kg £1687 (286), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 680kg £1931 (284), A McCullough, Cullybackey Lim 560kg £1584 (283), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 580kg £1635 (282), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 660kg £1861 (282), H & J Christie, Dunloy Char 620kg £1736 (280).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Kg

G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 690kg £2049 (297), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 620kg £1822 (294), F McAuley, Toomebridge Lim 590kg £1734 (294), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 550kg £1611 (293), G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 740kg £2138 (289), R McMordie, Randalstown Lim 620kg £1785 (288), B Spence, Crumlin Char 650kg £1865 (287), A Ross, Newtownards Lim 720kg £2059 (286), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 630kg £1789 (284), D McAllister, Bushmills Lim 650kg £1846 (284), J Beattie, Ballymoney Char 720kg £2030 (282), Lim 610kg £1720 (282), G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 720kg £2023 (281), B Spece, Crumlin Lim 740kg £2079 (281), R McIvor, Cookstown Lim 630kg £1764 (280), J Beattie, Ballymoney Char 740kg £2072 (280).

Top per Head

W Kee, Strabane Char 920kg £2566, 1000kg £2520, 890kg £2438, D McBurney, Cullybackey Char 890kg £2420, W Kee, Strabane Char 900kg £2322, D McBurney, Cullybackey Char 800kg £2232, J Beattie, Ballymoney Char 790kg £2180, M Creelman, Coleraine Char 850kg £2176, J Beattie, Ballymoney Char 830kg £2174, G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 780kg £2168, J Beattie, Ballymoney Char 770kg £2140, J Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 740kg £2138, H Clarke, Upperlands Char 810kg £2130, J Beattie, Ballymoney Lim 760kg £2128, P McErlaine, Toome Char 820kg £2107.

 
Hol/Fr Bullocks

T Duffin, Toomebridge 680kg £1564 (230), 700kg £1568 (224), R Crawford, Glarryford 770kg £1694 (220).

1486 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another super trade. Fat hoggets sold to 871p for 2 Beltex 21kg at £183 and to a top per head of £194. Spring lambs sold to 831p for 13 Texels 22.5kg at £187. Fat ewes sold to £275.

Fat Hoggets (907)

Top per Kg

W Porter, Maghera 2 Bel 21kg £183 (871), J Reid, Ballymoney 1 Char 22.5kg £172 (764), R T Buchanan, Ballyclare 4 Dor 20.5kg £150 (731), D Hamilton, Carrickfergus 2 Dor 25kg £182 (728), H McCracken, Ballywalter 11 Tex 23.5kg £170.50 (725), J Lamont, Kells 10 CB 23kg £165 (717), G Millar, Carrickfergus 7 Tex 21kg £150 (714), M & J Watson, Dundonald 5 Tex 26.5kg £189 (713), G Hyndman, Maghera 20 Suff £23.5kg £166 (706), I Stevenson, Broughshane 19 CB 23kg £162 (704), N Boyd, Broughshane 12 Tex 23.5kg £165 (702), J McCullough, Glenarm 11 Tex 22.5kg £157.50 (700), J McAllister, Glenarm 14 Suff 25.5kg £177.50 (696), J Reid, Ballymoney 1 Char 25kg £174 (696), J F Walsh, Bellaghy 10 Tex 25kg £173.50 (694), 2 CB 25kg £173.50 (694), A McLernon, Carrickfergus 6 Tex 22.5kg £155 (688), W Kennedy, Ballyclare 6 Blu 24kg £165 (687), T Gardiner, Ballyclare 29 Tex 24kg £165 (687), M Wilkin, Islandmagee 13 Suff 24kg £165 (687), N Logan, Randalstown 12 Tex 23kg £158 (687), Shaws Hill Farm, Kells 17 Tex 25.5kg £175 (686), J Montague, Glenariffe 2 BF 25kg £171 (684).

Top per Head

A Coulter, Doagh 1 Suff 35kg £194, L Campbell, Carnlough 3 Spo 33kg £190, C McKee, Broughshane 9 Tex 33.5kg £190, R Henry, Kilwaughter 4 Suff 31kg £190, M & J Watson, Dundonald 5 Tex 26.5kg £189, A Coulter, Doagh 2 Suff 30kg £189, J Reid, Ballymoney 1 Cha 27.5kg £188, J Houston, Randalstown 2 Rou 33.5kg £187, S Caldwell, Rasharkin 1 Dor 30kg £185, McAuley Bros, Glenarm 62 Tex 29kg £184.50, R McBride, Randalstown 10 Tex 27kg £183.50, W Porter, Maghera 2 Bel 21kg £183, T Bell, Randalstown 4 Tex 28kg £182, D Hamilton, Carrickfergus 2 Dor 25kg £182, S Thompson, Glenarm 27 Tex 28.5kg £181.50, R Carlisle, Templepatrick 2 Tex 38.5kg £180, S P O’Lynn, Larne 1 Char 30kg £180.

Spring Lambs (74)

J McDonnell, Glenarm 13 Tex 22.5kg £187 (831), T Fenton, Rasharkin 10 Char 21.5kg £175 (814), H Laverty, Loughgiel 2 Suff 21kg £170 (809), J Clarke, Gracehill 3 Spo 21.5kg £170 (790), 4 Zwa 20kg £158 (790), J Maybin, Larne 2 Dor 23.5kg £185 (787), B Ward, Glenarm 8 Dor 22.5kg £177 (786), S Mullan, Armoy 2 Dor 21kg £162 (771), D Campbell, Carrickfergus 8 Tex 21.5kg £164 (762), S Beattie, Ballyclare 3 Dor 23kg £175 (760).

Fat Ewes (505)

1^st Quality

Suff - £160-£204

Tex - £178-£275

CB - £150-£240

BF - £80-£132

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).

300 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 279p for 880kg at £2455, Fr cows to 185p for 730kg at £1350, Beef heifers to 302p twice, 650kg at £1963 and 640kg at £1932, Beef bullocks to 307p for 850kg at £2609 and Fr bullocks to 233p for 540kg at £1258.

Beef Cows

H Crawford, Newtownards BB 880kg £2455 (279), 980kg £2665 (272), W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 580kg £1467 (253), DT & JL McKinney, Maghera Lim 860kg £2175 (253), S McGookin, Carrickfergus Lim 730kg £1846 (253), Local Farmer Sim 650kg £1573 (242), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Sim 630kg £1512 (240), W & M Orr, Ballycastle AA 570kg £1311 (230), Local Farmer Sim 680kg £1564 (230), W & M Orr, Ballycastle Sim 700kg £1596 (228), D J Browne, Bushmills AA 670kg £1500 (224), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Sim 850kg £1887 (222), D J Browne, Bushmills AA 720kg £1584 (220), Local Farmer Lim 690kg £1504 (218), J Caldwell, Ballymena Lim 610kg £1323 (217), S Gregg, Hillsborough Lim 590kg £1250 (212).

Fr Cows

N & J Coleman, Doagh 730kg £1350 (185), D McKay, Rathkenny 610kg £1000 (164), T & H Wallace, Seaforde 550kg £902 (164), 630kg £1020 (162), Local Farmer 780kg £1263 (162), G Booth, Stewartstown 750kg £1200 (160), D Kernohan, Ballymena 680kg £1081 (159), S Kennedy, Doagh 850kg £1317 (155), D McKay, Rathkenny 610kg £939 (154), T & H Wallace, Seaforde 700kg £1078 (154), 810kg £1231 (152), G Booth, Stewartstown 740kg £1124 (152), T & H Wallace, Seaforde 600kg £906 (151), 690kg £1035 (150),

660kg £990 (150).

Beef Heifers

Taggart Bros, Doagh Lim 650kg £1963 (302), 640kg £1932 (302), 570kg £1710 (300), 620kg £1860 (300), Char 640kg £1881 (294), Lim 640kg £1868 (292), J Gardiner, Ballymena Char 690kg £1869 (271), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 650kg £1755 (270), Taggart Bros, Doagh Char 700kg £1883 (269), R McIntyre, Glarryford Char 560kg £1478 (264), H Crawford, Newtownards Lim 660kg £1722 (261), C McDonnell, Ballycastle Sim 720kg £1879 (261), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 740kg £1924 (260), R McIntrye, Glarryford Char 530kg £1372 (259), W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 540kg £1398 (259), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 670kg £1728 (258).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Kg

F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 850kg £2609 (307), S & D McReynolds, Dungiven Lim 730kg £2197 (301), G & A McMaster, Broughshane Lim 690kg £2042 (296), S & D McReynolds, Dungiven Lim 730kg £2160 (296), F Cassidy, Kilrea Lim 820kg £2419 (295), Char 860kg £2537 (295), 840kg £2469 (294), S & D McReynolds, Dungiven Lim 770kg £2248 (292), G & A McMaster, Broughshane Lim 690kg £2001 (290), S McCann, Randalstown Lim 710kg £2037 (287), S & D McReynolds, Dungiven Lim 700kg £2009 (287), 700kg £2002 (286), S McCann, Randalstown Lim 680kg £1944 (286), G & A McMaster, Broughshane Lim 720kg £2052 (285), F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 880kg £2508 (285).

Beef Bullocks

Top per head

F Cassidy, Kilrea Cha 850kg £2609, Cha 910kg £2538, Cha 860kg £2537, Cha 880kg £2508, Cha 840kg £2469, Lim 820kg £2419, Cha 820kg £2312, S & D McReynolds, Lim 770kg £2248, JJ McCloskey, Kilrea Lim 860kg £2218, S & D McReynolds, Lim 730kg £2197, Lim 730kg £2160, DJ Browne, Bushmills Cha 770kg £2109, G & A McMaster, Lim 720kg £2052, Lim 690kg £2042, S McCann, Lim 710kg £2037.

Friesian Bullocks

H McNabney, Clough 540kg £1258 (233) J & M Hamill, Broughshane 530kg £1102 (208) 550kg £1144 (208) J & S McElnay, 530kg £1038 (196).

207 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade.  Fat hoggets sold to 781p for 8 Beltex 21.5kg at £168 offered by Hugh O’Neill, Glenarm and to a top per head of £192 for 2 Beltex 27kg.  Spring lambs sold to 843p for 4 Texels 20.5kg at £173 presented by D Scott, Coleraine.  Fat ewes sold to £255.

Fat Hoggets

Top per kg

H O’Neill, Glenarm 8 Bel 21.5kg £168 (781) 2 Bel 20.5kg £160 (780) J Adams, Broughshane 1 Spo 23kg £166 (721) J Millar, Broughshane 6 Tex 24kg £173 (720) J Lamont, Kells 9 Cro 23kg £165 (717) S Small, Randalstown 1 Bel 24kg £172 (716) Local Farmer, Cro 23.5kg £166 (706) H O’Neill, Bel 27.5kg £192 (698) WA Hagan, Ballyclare 3 Tex 24.5kg £171 (698) Local Farmer, Cro 22.5kg £157 (697) E McCormick, Carnlough 34 BF 22.5kg £155.50 (691) S Gregg, Cro 23kg £158 (687) C O’Neill, 10 Cro 22kg £151 (686) C Wilson, Carnlough 19 BF 24kg £164.50 (685) D Hamilton, 20 Eas 23.5kg £161 (685) D Gibson, 5 Suf 25kg £171 (684) A Hill, Dromore 2 Dor 24kg £164 (683) RB & MR Moore, Larne 2 Dor 23kg £157 (682) B Lyttle, Moorfields 20 Tex 23kg £157 (682) W Mackey, Crumlin 8 Suf 24.5kg £167 (681) D McClintock, Broughshane 2 Spd 22.5kg £153 (680) S Kane, Ballyclare 24 Suf 23.5kg £159 (676) M Crawford, 6 Cro 25.5kg £172.50 (676) J Houston, Randalstown 8 Rou 21kg £142 (676).

Top per head

H O’Neill, Glenarm 2 Bel 27.5kg £192, A White, Kells 2 Tex 335.5kg £191, R Orr, Cloughmills 1 Tex 39kg £190, MM Henry, 6 Tex 32.5kg £189, J Reid, Ballymoney 15 Tex 30kg £185, MM Henry, 3 Tex 30kg £183, M Wallace, Cloughmills 1 Suf 29.5kg £181, H Hillan, Broughshane 1 Cro 34kg £180, S Wilson, Ballymena 2 Blu 43.5kg £180, D Gibson, 7 Suff 30kg £178, S Millar, Ballymena 10 Cro 30.5kg £177, A Millar, 6 Tex 29.5kg £176, W Reid, 22 Tex 30.5kg £176, WR & JR Dunn, Ballyclare 6 Cro 29kg £174, S Wilson, Ballymena 6 Blu 41kg £174, P Dowds, Glarryford 6 Tex 26kg £174, B Lyttle, 14 Tex 26.5kg £174, JA O’Loan, 1 Tex 27kg £173, J Millar, Broughshane 6 Tex 24kg £173, E Nicholl, 1 Tex 28.5kg £173, McMurry Dalzell, 16 Suf 29kg £173, M Crawford, Cro 25.5kg £172.50, S Marshall, 21 Mil 28kg £172.

Spring lambs

Top per kg

D Scott, Coleraine 4 Tex 20.5kg £173 (843) T Bamford, Ballymena 17 Cha 20.5kg £171 (834) A Dodds, 24 Cro 20kg £159 (795) S Mullan, 4 Dor 21.5kg £168 (781) 1 Dor 20kg £156 (780) A Dodds, 26 Cro 20kg £154 (770) J Irvine, Carrickfergus 2 Dor 20kg £150 (750) 2 Dor £165 (750) 2 Dor 20.5kg £153 (746) A Boyd, Cullybackey 5 Dor 20kg £148 (740) J Minford, Parkgate 5 Dor 21kg £155 (738) AL Gault, Newtownabbey 2 Suf 24.5kg £178 (726) J Minford, Parkgate 6 Dor 26.5kg £183 (690).

Top per head

J Minford, Parkgate 6 Dor 26.5kg £183, Al Gault, Newtownabbey 2 Suf 24.5kg £178, D Scott, Coleraine 4 Tex 20.5kg £173, T Bamford, 17 Cha 20.5kg £171, S Mullan, Armoy 4 Dor 21.5kg £168, J Irvine, Carrickfergus 2 Dor 22kg £165, A Dodds, 24 Cro 20kg £159, S Mullan, Ballymoney 1 Dor 20kg £156, J Minford, 5 Dor 21kg £155, A Dodds, 26 Cro 20kg £154, J Irvine, 2 Dor 20.5kg £153, 2 Dor 20kg £150, A Boyd, Cullybackey 5 Dor 20kg £148.

330 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Bullocks to £1080 over for a Lim 430kg at £1510 from Paul White, Maghera.  Heifers sold to £1250 over for a Lim 580kg at £1830 offered by W Weatherup, Carrick.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

P Whyte, Maghera Lim 370kg £1160 (313) C Minford, Crumlin Lim 500kg £1560 (312) J Gault, Ballyclare Lim 450kg £1390 (308) C Minford, Nutts Corner, 2x Lim 460kg £1420 (308) P Whyte, Lim 400kg £1220 (305) J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 450kg £1370 (304) C Minford, Lim 440kg £1290 (293) B Davidson, Greyabbey Lim 400kg £1170 (292) R McNabney, Lim 500kg £1460 (292) IM McCracken, Lim 490kg £1430 (291) T White, Maghera Lim 430g £1250 (290) B Davidson, Lim 410kg £1190 (290) R McNabney, Lim 470kg £1360 (289) J Gault, Lim 490kg £1400 (285) P Whyte, Lim 410kg £1170 (285).

501kg and over

W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Lim 580kg £1830 (315) Cha 510kg £1540 (302) J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 550kg £1620 (294) I M McCracken, Lim 510kg £1490 (292) J Smyth, Cha 530kg £1500 (283) D Dunlop, Lim 520kg £1470 (282) F McKendry, Lim 570kg £1600 (280) Lim 550kg £1530 (278) W Ward, Crumlin Lim 590kg £1640 (278) W Knowles, Cloughmills Cha 530kg £1460 (275) C Minford, Lim 530kg £1450 (273) F McKendry, Lim 510kg £1390 (272) WJ McCurdy, Lim 510kg £1390 (272) A Smyth, Cha 530kg £1440 (271) J Maybin, Kells Lim 510kg £1360 (266) R Creith, Bushmills Cha 590kg £1560 (264).

Bullocks

0 to 500kg

P Whyte, Lim 430kg £1510 (351) RJ Anderson, Lim 470kg £1450 (308) Lim 490kg £1510 (308) S & J Moore, Ballymoney Lim 480kg £1400 (291) KD Reid, Lurgan Lim 410kg £1180 (287) J Hutchinson, Cha 470kg £1350 (287) J Gault, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1090 (286) E Little, Ballymena Lim 420kg £1190 (283) J Gault, Lim 450kg £1270 (282) T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 490kg £1380 (281) S& J Moore, Sim 500kg £1400 (280) V Scott, Glarryford Cha 410kg £1120 (273) WL Wilson, 2x Her 470kg £1280 (272).

501kg and over

J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 510kg £1580 (309) J Hutchinson, Cha 520kg £1560 (300) RJ Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 520kg £1550 (298) T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 530kg £1570 (296) D Kennedy, Ballymena Lim 550kg £1610 (292) D Dunlop, Abe 550kg £1570 (285) J Hutchinson, Cha 520kg £1480 (284) J Hutchinson, Cha 510kg £1450 (284) Cha 530kg £1490 (281) Lim 510kg £1420 (278) Cha 550kg £1530 (278) D Kennedy, Lim 560kg £1550 (276) A Smyth, Cha 550kg £1520 (276) KD Reid, 2x Sal 510kg £1400 (274) HG Kennedy, Cha 580kg £1590 (274).

A good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a sharper trade.  Ewes and lambs to £285 and springers to £182.

Pet Lambs

S Fry, Kells £55, R N Weatherup, Larne £46, S Fry, Kells £46, R N Weatherup, Larne £44, £42 x2, J & D Boyle, Ballyclare £42, P Gregg, Gracehill £40, G Christie, Claudy £40, A Kirkpatrick, Crumlin £40, J & D Boyle, Ballyclare £38, S Millar, Ballymena £38, M McNeill, Cushendun £36, S Gregg, Glarryford £36, T Wray, Carnlough £32, C Agnew, Ballyclare £32, R N Weatherup, Larne £32 x4, E McCormick, Carnlough £32, M McNeill, Cushendun £30, A & J Currie, Ballyclare £30, C Agnew, Ballyclare £30, B Spence, Antrim

£30.

Springers

V Anderson, Cloughmills 2 Cha £182, B Crawford, Ballygally 10 Mule £175, V Anderson, Cloughmills 2 Cha £165, B Crawford, Ballygally 9 Mule £160, R Howie, Doagh 5 Tex £155, 3 Suff £150, 6 Mule £145, 4 Mule £145, P McConnell, Ligoniel 12 Eas £132, 2 Suff £128, 7 Mule £128, 5 Eas £125, 12 Eas £125.

Ewes and lambs

I McCluggage, Glarryford 1 Suf & 2 lambs £285, 2 Suf & 4 lambs £280, N Alexander, Gracehill 3 Tex & 5 lambs £275, I McCluggage, 2 Tex & 4 lambs £275, 2 Suf & 1 lamb £275, A McCarry, Armoy 2 Tex & 4 lambs £270, S Loughery, Limavady 5 Cro & 10 lambs £270, J Gardiner, Ballymena 1 Tex & 2 lambs £268, S Loughery, 5 Cro & 10 lambs £265, A & D Glass, Ballycastle 11 Suf & 21 lambs £265, 9 Suf & 16 lambs £245, J Gardiner, 4 Tex & 7 lambs £242, N Alexander, Gracehill, 5 Tex & 9 lambs £240, B McAlister, 5 Cro & 7 lambs £235.

Store lambs

S R Simpson, Broughshane 1 Mul £158, J Simpson, Ballymena 2 Mul £150, 3 Tex £138, 2 Dor £125.

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).

An entry of 380 beef castle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 264p for 650kg at £1716, Fr cows to 165p for 780kg at £1287, Beef heifers to 308p for 640kg at £1971. Beef bullocks to 305p twice for 840kg at £2562 at 730kg at £2226 and to a top per head of £2660 for 950kg. Fr bullocks sold to 226p for 580kg at £1310.

Beef Cows

B Millar, Randalstown BB 650kg £1716 (264), D Rainey, Finvoy Lim 720kg £1843 (256), local farmer Lim 620kg £1556 (251), R O’Neill, Dunloy Lim 710kg £1760 (248), A J Wilson, Ballymena Lim 780kg £1903 (244), D Rainey, Finvoy Lim 650kg £1586 (244), Char 740kg £1783 (241), D Robinson, Glenarm Char 670kg £1567 (234), F McAuley, Toomebridge Lim 700kg £1638 (234), S Hall, Larne Lim 650kg £1475 (227), S Mulvenna, Ballygally Char 650kg £1469 (226), S Heenan, Downpatrick Char 780kg £1731 (222), F McAuley, Toomebridge Lim 670kg £1480 (221), S Hall, Larne BB 640kg £1395 (218), C & M McMullan, Drumsurn Lim 710kg £1547 (218).

Fr Cows

D Wallace, Antrim Hol 780kg £1287 (165), G Connon, Aldergrove 750kg £1230 (164), D Winter, Randalstown Fr 780kg £1263 (162), 860kg £1384 (161), H McNabney, Clough 510kg £816 (160), Local Farmer 640kg £1017 (159), G Connon, Aldergrove Hol 750kg £1155 (154), W T Robinson, Glenarm Fr 570kg £860 (151), 570kg £815 (143), D Wallace, Antrim Hol 720kg £1022 (142), G Connon, Aldergrove Fr 740kg £1021 (138), W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Hol 670kg £917 (137), W Hamill, Aughafatten Fr 610kg £805 (132).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Head

W Kee, Strabane Char 950kg £2660, M Tweed, Comber Char 840kg £2562, W Kee, Strabane Char 910kg £2493, D Bingham, Banbridge Lim 870kg £2479, W Kee, Strabane Her 920kg £2456, C Livingstone, Benburb Char 860kg £2442, M Tweed, Comber Char 840kg £2436, 820kg £2435, C Livingstone, Benburb Char 830kg £2390, M Tweed, Comber Char 810kg £2381, J J McCloskey, Kilrea Char 850kg £2380, M Tweed, Comber Char 890kg £2367, 790kg £2346, 800kg £2344, F McAuley, Toomebridge Lim 850kg £2329, C Livingstone, Benburb Lim 820kg £2304.

Top per kg

M Tweed, Comber Cha 840kg £2562 (305) J Scott, Toomebridge Lim 730kg £2226 (305) M Tweed, Cha 790kg £2346 (297) Cha 820kg £2435 (297) Local Farmer, Lim 710kg £2094 (295) J Scott, Lim 740kg £2183 (295) C Livingstone, Cha 670kg £1976 (295) M Tweed, Comber Cha 810kg £2381 (294) Cha 800kg £2344 (293) Cha 840kg £2436 (290) A Murphy, Lim 760kg £2196 (289) C Livingstone Cha 830kg £2390 (288) J Scott, Cha 770kg £2209 (287) D Bingham, Lim 770kg £2209 (287) Local Farmer, Lim 610kg £1738 (285) D Bingham, Lim 870kg £2479 (285).

Beef Heifers

T Robinson, Ballynure Lim 640kg £1971 (308) J McLaughlin, Bushmills Cha 690kg £2118 (307) T Robinson, Lim 650kg £1950 (300) T McConnell, Parkgate Cha 630kg £1852 (294) T Robinson, Lim 660kg £1927 (292) M McFall, Lim 540kg £1571 (291) T McConnell, Parkgate Cha 680kg £1972 (290) B O’Neill, Bellaghy Cha 690kg £1994 (289) TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine Cha 790kg £2275 (288) J McLaughlin, Lim 720kg £2073 (288) TA & DA Aiken, Cha 690kg £1980 (287) M McFall, Lim 580kg £1664 (287) Linton Bros, Cha 690kg £1980 (287) M McFall, Lim 630kg £1801 (286) H & J Christie, Dunloy Cha 610kg £1726 (283) M McFall, Lim 560kg £1584 (283).

Friesian Bullocks

G Rowney, Ballynure 580kg £1310 (226) G Rowney, Ballynure 560kg £1260 (225) H McNabney, Clough 580kg £1287 (222) M McCord, Antrim 490kg £1068 (218) G Rowney, Ballyclare 580kg £1247 (215) D Strahan, 610kg £1311 (215) H McNabney, 570kg £1225 (215) 550kg £1177 (214) J Rowney, 490kg £1043 (213) M McCord 480kg £1008 (210) M Wallace, 550kg £1155 (210) S Duggan, 530kg £1097 (207).         

2718 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another super trade. Fat hoggets sold to £225 for 31kg Tex and to 725p per kg from Martin Warnock, Limavady. The annual show and sale of Spring lambs took place. Many thanks to Ross McCormick, Dunbia for judging event awarding Champion pen to T McConnell, Parkgate for his 1^st prize Charolais selling to Doherty & Gray for £250. Reserve champion awarded to William Carson, for his 1^st prize Dorsets. 1^st prize any other breed awarded to J McIlrath, Glarryford for their Texel lambs. Fat ewes sold to £

Spring lambs 177

T McConnell, Parkgate 3 Cha £250 (10.87) A Kennedy,  Ballymena 3 Dor 19.5kg £179 (918) J McIlrath, 3 Tex 20.5kg £185 (902) A Kennedy, 3 Dor 20kg £180 (900) J McIlrath, 3 Tex 21kg £184 (876) W Carson, Ballymena 3 Dor 20kg £175, 3 Dor 19.5kg £170 (871) T McConnell, 3 Cha 24kg £208 (866) D Anderson, Bushmills, 3 Cha 22kg £190 (863) R & J Hill, 2 Spo 18.5kg £156 (843) S Toye, Kilrea 3 Suf 21kg £171 (814) W McCroary, 4 Dor 19.5kg £157 (805) A Dodd, 21kg £160.50 (802) S Mullan, 3 Dor 22kg £175 (795) W McCroary, Broughshane 3 Dor 21kg £167 (795) Local Farmer, 3 Tex 23.5kg £186 (791) D Anderson, Bushmills 3 Cha 26kg £205 (788) Local Farmer, 2 Tex 22.5kg £177 (786) D McKeeman, Ham 21.5kg £169 (786) RT Buchanan, 3 Dor 18kg £140 (777) A Dodd, Saintfield 10 Dor 19.5kg £151 (774) A Graham, 2 Dor 22.5kg £173 (768) A Dodd, 24 Dor 22kg £168 (763) L Weir, 3 Dor 21kg £160 (761).

Fat hoggets (2111)

Top per Kg

M Warnock, Limavady 1 Tex 31kg £225 (725), Local Farmer 6 CB 23kg £166 (721), J A Bovill, Toomebridge 4 Tex 23kg £164 (713), A & M Graham, Carnlough 6 Char 20.5kg £145.50 (709), J McAllister, Glenarm 18 Tex 24kg £169.50 (706), L Turtle, Broughshane 3 Tex £21.5kg £151.50 (704), S White, Cloughmills 8 Tex 23.5kg £165 (702), P Donnelly, Rathkenny 1 Tex 24.5kg £171 (698), L McClinton, Glenarm 8 Suff 25kg £174 (696), A Dodd, Saintfield 29 Dor 24kg £167 (695), I Dodds, Glenwherry 12 Tex 24kg £167 (695), J McAllister, Glenarm 3 Bor 24kg £167 (695), S Jamieson, Broughshane 25 Tex 23.5kg £163.50 (695), P Jamison, Broughshane 31 Tex 23.5kg £163.50 (695), S McCracken, Randalstown 35 Tex 23kg £159 (691), J McGuckian, Randalstown 3 Spo 25.5kg £176 (690), A Rainey, Ahoghill 14 Tex 23kg £158.50 (689), G Longstaff, Kells 5 Tex 24kg £165 (687), I Dodds, Glenwherry 1 Tex 24kg £165 (687), J Lamont, Kells 10 Cb 24.5kg £168 (685), D Duffin, Toomebridge 2 Tex 27kg £185 (685).

Top per head

M Warnock, Limavady 1 Tex 31kg £225, A Gault, Newtownabbey 1 Tex 24.5kg £220, 5 Tex 37kg £210, W A Hagan, Ballyclare 1 Spo 33.5kg £210, A L Gault, Newtownabbey 2 Suff 38.5kg £204, S Gallagher, Newtowncrommelin 1 Bor 56kg £202, S Venney 1 Tex 30kg £200, P Butler, Rathkenny 3 Tex 35.5kg £198, J Gibson, Bangor 2 Suff 40.5kg £197, S Venney 2 Tex 33kg £196, P McIlrath, Glarryford 12 Tex 30kg £195, J Gilliland, Muckamore 1 Suff 34kg £195, N Feeney, Carnlough 1 Spo 30.5kg £195, P Reid, Ballymoney 20 Tex 29.5kg £194, G Hayes, Upper Ballinderry 13 Tex 33.5kg £193, 2 Spo 33.5kg £192, W Warwick, Moorfields 17 Suff 30.5kg £191, A Smyth, Ballymoney 22 Tex 28kg £189.50, F McAuley, Toomebridge 1 Tex 31kg £186, V Anderson, Cloughmills 1 Spo 29.5kg £185, D Duffin, Toomebridge 2 Tex 27kg £185.

Fat Ewes (430)

1^st Quality

Suff – £160-£228

Tex – £170-£314

CB – £140-£180

BF – £70-£98

An entry of 230 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1230 over for a Lim 600kg at £1830 presented by C Tinsdale, Carnlough. Heifers sold to £1220 over for a Char 540kg £1760 offered by J & M Duncan, Antrim.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 490kg £1660 (338) J Okane, Glenarm Abe 450kg £1520 (337) RJM & E Dunlop, Gleno Lim 430kg £1440 (334) J Okane, Cha 480kg £1590 (331) Cha 460kg £1470 (319) S Jackson, Cha 410kg £1300 (317) P Rea, Carnalbana Cha 370kg £1170 (316) J Okane, Cha £1390 (315) B Savage,  Lim 390kg £1230 (315) S Okane, Cha 460kg £1450 (315) WM Okane, Cha 460kg £1440 (313) A Patterson, Cha 370kg £1130 (305) Cha 420kg £1280 (304) B Savage, Lim 350kg £1060 (302) Lim 410kg £1240 (302) Lim 420kg £1260 (300).

501kg and over

P & J Okane, Carnlough Cha 510kg £1670 (327) S Okane, Cha 530kg £1730 (326) C Tinsdale, Lim 550kg £1720 (312) WM & J Okane, Lim 530kg £1650 (311) G & A McMaster, Cha 570kg £1760 (308) J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 570kg £1750 (307) Cha 580kg £1770 (305) C Tinsdale, Carnlough Lim 600kg £1830 (305) M Okane, Carnlough Abe 520kg £1570 (301) J Smyth, Cha 590kg £1750 (296) D & I Dunlop, Lim 520kg £1500 (288) Local Farmer, Abe 510kg £1460 (286) J Weatherup, Ballyclare Cha 580kg £1660 (286) B Smyth, Randalstown Lim 590kg £1660 (281)  K & M Gawn, Kells Sim 570kg £1600 (280) Sim 550kg £1540 (280).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

J & M Duncan, Antrim Cha 480kg £1650 (343) Cha 450kg £1430 (317) Cha 430kg £1320 (307) B Savage, Lim 390kg £1190 (305) J & M Duncan, Lim 400kg £1200 (300) C & M Mullan, Lim 390kg £1170 (300) Lim 430kg £1280 (297) J & M Duncan, Lim 380kg £1120 (294) D & I Dunlop, Glarryford Lim 490kg £1440 (293) J & M Duncan, Lim 420kg £1210 (288) A Patterson, Cha 440kg £1260 (286) local farmer, Lim 490kg £1390 (283) J & M Duncan, Antrim Lim 420kg £1210 (288) A Patterson, Cha 440kg £1260 (286) local farmer, Lim £1390 (283) J & M Duncan, Lim 400kg £1130 (282) C & M Mullan, Lim 450kg £1260 (280).

501kg and over

J & M Duncan, Antrim Cha 540kg £1760 (325) Cha 540kg £1740 (322) C & M Mullan, 2x Lim 550kg £1600 (290) Lim 550kg £1580 (287) local farmer, Cha 510kg £1380 (270) C & M Mullan, Lim 540kg £1450 (268) WA Hagan, Ballyclare Abe 560kg £1490 (266) K & M Gawn, Kells Abe 510kg £1340 (262) H Armstrong, Coagh Abe 520kg £1350 (259) W Holland, Doagh Abe 510kg £1320 (258) J Dewart, Cha 580gk £ 1500 (258) WD Marshall, Lim 540kg £1375 (254) J Bonnar, Broughshane St 530kg £1340 (252).   

Breeders

J Peoples, Carrickfergus 6 Mul £140, Castlescreen Farms, 1 Suf £140, 3 Suf £136, 2 Swa £135, 1 Bor £135, J Peoples, 6 Mul £130, Castlescreen Farms, 2 Swa £130, 8 Tex £112, 1 Dor £105.

Ewes and Lambs

P Johnston, Newtownabbey 1 Suf & 2 Lambs £320, 1 Suf & 2 lambs £315, J Lennox, Kilrea 2 Dor & 2 lambs £310, K McConnell, Muckamore 2 Tex & 4 lambs £270, J Lennox, Kilrea 1 Dor & 2 Lambs £252, S Loughery, Limavady 5 Tex & 10 lambs £250, A Montgomery, Ballymoney 3 Tex & 5 Lambs £ £245, W Semple, 5 Tex & 9 lambs £245, 5 Tex & 9 lambs £242, S Loughery, 5 Tex & 10 lambs £240, A Montgomery, 3 Tex & 5 Lambs £235, J Robinson, 3 Mul & 6 lambs £230, N Feeney, Carnlough 4 Cro & 8 lambs £230, J Houston, 3 Cro & 6 lambs £230, J Lennox, Kilrea 1 Zwa & 2 lambs £228, A Montgomery, 3 Tex & 5 lambs £225.

Ewe lambs

S McAllister, Ballycastle 5 Jac £116, J Higgins, Cullybackey 6 Cha £116, S McAllister, Ballycastle 5 Jac £114, R Dundee, Kells 16 Bf £98.

Store lambs

C Reynolds, Ballymena 2 Tex £148, S McCormick, Ballymena 6 Bf £106, C Reynolds, 2 Tex £98, J & M McConaghie, Larne 6 Tex £88, G & J Sharpe, 6 Cro £88.

Pet lambs

S Loughery, Limavady £46, A Smyth, Moorfields £42, AC Hunter, Raloo £38, A Smyth,2x £38, AC Hunter, £36, E Stevenson, Crumlin £36, S Loughery, £34, P Johnston, Newtownabbey £30, J Graham, £30, N & J Doagh £26, M McNeill, 2x £26, S Adams, Comber £26, W & G Hanna, £26, N Alexander, £24. 

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).

An entry of 330 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Beef cows sold to 278p 710kg at £1973, Friesian cows to 211p 750kg £1582, beef heifers to 315p 520kg £1690, beef bullocks to 320p 680kg £2176 and to a top per head of £2613 for 940kg. Friesian bullocks to 226p 450kg at £1017.

Beef cows

Okane Farm, Dunloy Lim 710kg £1973 (278) C McNaughton, Ballymoney Lim 780kg £2012 (258) D Rainey, Finvoy Lim 700kg £1764 (252) C McNaughton, Lim 860kg £2132 (248) D Rainey, Blo 600kg £1476 (246) V Chestnutt, Bushmills Cha 960kg £2323 (242) D Rainey, Finvoy Lim 720kg £1713 (238) W Adamson, Ballynure Lim 610kg £1439 (236) D Frew, Lim 580kg £1345 (232) P Turner, Maghera Lim 690kg £1593 (231) D Frew, Lim 710kg £1618 (228) B Blaney, Ballymena Lim 680kg £1516 (223) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 640kg £1427 (223) V Chestnutt, Cha 830kg £1826 (220) B Blaney, Lim 630kg £1373 (218) B Richmond, Cloughmills Lim 620kg £1339 (216)

Friesian cows

J Campbell, Bushmills 750kg £1582 (211) 720kg £1245 (173) E & R J Bredin, 800kg £1328 (166) G Martin, Broughshane 560kg £918 (164) A Carson, Clough 630kg £1033 (164) G Connon, 700kg £1148 (164) RH & HA Shanks, Dunadry 680kg £1081 (159) E & R J Bredin, 760kg £1193 (157) A & W McMaster, 850kg £1317 (155) E & R J Bredin, 710kg £1093 (154) G Martin, Broughshane 720kg £1101 (153) D &D Robinson, 700kg £1064 (152) D Wallace, Antrim 690kg £1021 (148) D Winter, Randalstown 640kg £940 (147) B McConnell, Doagh 700kg £1029 (147) I Thompson, Templepatrick 610kg £896 (147).

Top per kg

M Coyle, Pomeroy Lim 680kg £2176 (320), R McIvor, Cookstown Char 710kg £2215 (312), F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 790kg £2385 (302), 820kg £2476 (302), M Tweed, Comber Char 850kg £2558 (301), M Coyle, Pomeroy Char 720kg £2160 (300), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 600kg £1782 (297), M Tweed, Comber Char 870kg £2566 (295), M Coyle, Pomeroy Lim 660kg £1947 (295), M Tweed, Comber Char 820kg £2410 (294), R Spence, Crumlin Lim 650kg £1904 (293), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Lim 610kg £1775 (291), M Tweed, Comber Char 850kg £2473 (291), R McIvor, Cookstown Par 690kg £2001 (290), F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 810kg £2349 (290), F O’Connor, Castlewellan Lim 760kg £2204 (290).

Top per head

W Kee, Strabane Char 940kg £2613, M Tweed, Comber Char 870kg £2566, 850kg £2558, 890kg £2509, W Kee, Strabane Char 900kg £2484, F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 820kg £2476, W Kee, Strabane Char 930kg £2473, M Tweed, Comber Char 850kg £2473, 860kg £2425, 850kg £2414, 820kg £2410, F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 790kg £2385, D Fulton, Ballymoney AA 1030kg £2358, F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 810kg £2349, M Tweed, Comber Char 840kg £2343, N McKeague, Ballycastle Char 840kg £2335.

Beef heifers

J McCaughan, Armoy Lim 520kg £1690 (325), G McMullan, Knockloughrim Lim 620kg £1891 (305), Taggart Bros, Doagh Char 610kg £1817 (298), 620kg £1822 (294), 650kg £1911 (294), H Blaney, Ahoghill Char 720kg £2102 (292), T McConnell, Parkgate Char 630kg £1808 (287), N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 660kg £1887 (286), Taggart Bros, Doagh Lim 590kg £1687 (286), T McConnell, Parkgate Char 650kg £1852 (285), M Coyle, Pomeroy Char 650kg £1852 (285), W J Booth, Kircubbin Char 650kg £1839 (283), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Sim 620kg £1736 (280), M Coyle, Pomeroy Char 790kg £2204 (279), W J Booth, Kircubbin, Newtownards Lim 590kg £1640 (278).

Fr Bullocks

J Mackey, Ballynure 450kg £1017 (226), J & M Hamill, Broughshane 550kg £1155 (210), M McCord, Antrim 490kg £1024 (209).

An entry of 2302 Sheep in Ballymena resulted in another improved trade. Fat hoggets sold to 800p for a Beltex 20kg £160 presented by W McAllister, Kells and to a top per head of £196 for 10 Texels 27.5kg offered by Micheal Tumelty, Downpatrick.

Fat hoggets 2001

Top per Kg

W McAllister, Kells Bel 20kg £160 (800) W Young, 3 Zwa 19.5kg £144.50 (741) B McAllister, Kells 6 Bel 23kg £169 (734) M Tumelty, 10 Tex 27.5kg £196 (712) S Hall, Monkstown 62 Tex 22.5kg £159 (706) W McAllister, 5 Bel 24.5kg £171 (698) B McAllister, Bel 19.5kg £135 (692) 5 Bel 25kg £173 (692) R&R Brown, 20 Tex 24.5kg £168.50 (687) RT Buchanan, Doagh 29 Tex 23kg £156 (678) J McConnell, Glenarm 3 Dor 23.5kg £159 (676) Local Farmer, 1 Cro 23.5kg £158 (672) P&L Rea, Ballyclare 6 Tex 23kg £154 (669) J Adams, Ballymena 2 Tex 26kg £174 (669) G Tumelty, 3 Tex 27.5kg £184 (669) T Saunderson, Glenwherry 1 Tex 19kg £127 (668) J Fulton, Glarryford 10Spo 24kg £160 (666) J Kennedy & Partners 27 Tex 22.5kg £150 (666) J Mills, Kilwaughter 9 Mul 23kg £153 (665) B McAllister, Kells 10 Bel 26.5kg £176 (664) A Boyd, 13 Dor 22kg £146 (663) C & M White, 4 Bf 22kg £146 (663) D Montgomery, Glenwherry 1 Tex 25.5kg £169 (662) B Lyttle, Moorfields 21 Tex 22.5kg £149 (662).

Top per head

M Tumelty, Downpatrick 10 Tex 27.5kg £196, 6 Tex 31kg £190, B McAllister, Kells 5 Bel 30.5kg £184, G Tumelty, 3 Tex 27.5kg £184, H McCracken, Cha 35kg £184, B McAllister, Kells 1 Tex 37kg £183, 1 Tex 37kg £182, 2 Tex 33kg £182, J McAllister, Glenarm 1Bor 35.5kg £181, B McAllister, Kells Bel 30.5kg £181, N Brown, Ballycastle 5 Tex 36.5kg £180, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 1 Tex 31.5kg £180, G Tumelty, 2 Tex 33.5kg £180, M Tumelty, 3 Tex 28kg £180, J Buick, Kells 8 Tex 32kg £180, B McAllister, Kells 3 Bel 30kg £178, 10 Bel 26.5kg £176, W McAllister, Kells 1 Tex 30kg £176, I Stevenson, Broughshane Rou 29kg £176, N Houston, Moorfields 34.5kg £175, H Millar, Antrim 1 Tex 32.5kg £175, J Adams, 2 Tex 26kg £174, S & M Black, 16 Tex 28kg £173, A Houston, Lisburn 22 Tex 27kg £173.

Fat ewes 301

1^st Quality

Suff – £120-£218

Tex – £150-£284

CB – £100-£138

BF – £60-£88

An entry of 130 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade.  Bullocks sold to £1200 over for a Lim 730kg at £1930.  Heifers sold to £1140 over for a Blonde 510kg at £1650 offered by James Wilson, Glenarm.

Store Cattle

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

J Wilson Jnr, Glenarm Blo 460kg £1470 (319) Local Farmer, Bel 450kg £1420 (315) R Dallas, Coleraine Lim 480kg £1490 (310) W McVey, Carnlough Cha 470kg £1440 (306) C Laverty, Toome Lim 400kg £1220 (305) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Ballycarry Lim 490kg £1480 (302) J & M Duncan, Antrim Cha 470kg £1410 (300) Lim 380kg £1120 (294) Cha 440kg £1280 (290) R Gault, Dunloy Abe 300kg £860 (286) A Millar, Antrim Lim 490kg £1380 (281) R Gault, Dunloy Abe 240kg £670 (279) M McCurdy, Ballymoney Lim 430kg £1170 (272) W McVey, Carnlough Cha 460kg £1250 (271) D& I Dunlop, Lim 490kg £1330 (271) R Gault, Dunloy Abe 340kg £920 (270).

501kg and over

J Wilson, Glenarm Blo 510kg £1650 (323) W McVey, Cha 520kg £1600 (307) A Shaw, Larne Cha 540kg £1595 (295) Cha 570kg £1640 (287) Cha 560kg £1600 (285) J Wilson, Glenarm Blo 600kg £1690 (281) A Shaw, Cha 530kg £1475 (278) Lim 520kg £1420 (273) Local Farmer, Lim 520kg £1400 (269) Abbey Farm, Bel  510kg £1370 (268) A Dewart, Ballymoney Cha 630kg £1650 (261) P Murray, Crumlin Lim 520kg £1360 (261) J& M Duncan, Lim 520kg £1350 (259) M Shaw, Larne Bel 550kg £1390 (252) A Carson, Clough Her 550kg £1385 (251) Abbey Farm, Bel 580kg £1460 (251).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

Local Farmer, Lim 490kg £1510 (308) Lim 480kg £1460 (304) J Wilson Jnr, Blo 440kg £1325 (301) Blo 420kg £1225 (291) J McHenry, Cha 430kg £1240 (288) RJ Anderson, Cullybackey Abe 500kg £1440 (288) R Gault, Dunloy Abe 280kg £800 (285) J McHenry, Cha 420kg £1190 (283) D& I Dunlop, Glarryford Lim 490kg £1380 (281) RJ Anderson, Lim 460kg £1290 (280) W Holland, Doagh Abe 460kg £1260 (273) M McCurdy, Ballymoney Lim 500kg £1350 (270) R Gault, Dunloy Abe 330kg £870 (263) M McCurdy, Abe 500kg £1280 (256) R Gault, Bel 460kg £1100 (239) M Esler, Bel 460kg £1100 (239).

501kg and over

Local Farmer, Lim 540kg £1680 (311) M McCurry, Cushendall Cha 580kg £1750 (301) J McHenry, Cha 590kg £1760 (298) A Millar, Antrim Cha 580kg £1720 (296) Local Farmer, Lim 580kg £1710 (294) W Brown, Cha 600kg £1750 (291) W Holland, Doagh Abe 610kg £1765 (289) Abe 580kg £1675 (288) Abe 600kg £1720 (286) WJ & RJ Cuthbert, Lim 630kg £1780 (282) M McCurdy, Cha 630kg £1760 (279) W Holland, Abe 570kg £1590 (279) Abe 560kg £1560 (2780 Abe 580kg £1615 (278) D & I Dunlop, Glarryford Lim 540kg £1490 (275) W Holland, Abe 580kg £1600 (275).

An entry of just over 500 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night met a good trade.  Breeders to £310, ewes and lambs to £340, ewe lambs to £140 and pets to £52.

Breeders

D& F Kinney, Cushendall 1 Suf £310, 10 Che £260, 10 Che £250, 10 Che £235, 7 Che £225, 10 Che £220, 1 Suf £170, L Finlay, Rathkeel 6 Mul £154, 6 Mul £154, 6 Mul £152, 6 Mul £148, A Adams, Broughshane 1 Spo £142, A McAuley, 11 Bor £130, A Adams, 2 Cro £128, A McAuley, 11 Bor £126, R Alexander, Broughshane 4 Bf £122, 14 Bf £104.

Ewes and lambs

H Millar, Antrim 11 Dor &  20 lambs £340, N Alexander, Gracehill 6 Tex  & 12 lambs £280, Local Farmer 2 Suf & 4 lambs £270, D Thompson, Glenwherry 2 Tex & 4 lambs £262, N Alexander, 2 Suf & 4 lambs £252, S McAllister, 2 Jac & 3 lambs £250, S Loughery, 4 Mul & 8 lambs £245, S Caldwell, Portglenone 4 Tex & 8 lambs £240, N Alexander, 6 Tex & 6 lambs £236, S Caldwell, 4 Tex & 8 lambs £230, T & J Mackey, 1 Suf & 2 lambs £230, R Hunter, 5 Suf & 7 lambs £225, N Feeney, Carnlough 1 Zwa & 1 lamb £220, 1 Mul & 2 lambs £220, H Millar, Antrim 4 Tex & 7 lambs £214, A Montgomery, Glenarm 1 Dor & 1 lamb £210.

Store lambs

B McKeown, Randalstown 1 Tex £140, P Gregg, Ballymena 1 Tex £134, B McKeown, 2 Tex £130, J & M McConaghie, Larne 11 Tex £116, J McQuillan, 10 BF £84, 6 BF £46.

Ewe lambs

C Calvert, Crumlin 5 Tex £140, 5 Bel £140, P Gregg, Randalstown 8 Cha £130, S McMullan, Randalstown 8 Cha £130.

Pet lambs

AC Hunter, Larne £52, £50, A Adams, Broughshane £46, £44, M Patterson, £40, G Hayes, Ballymena £38, R & M Kidd, £32, G Hayes, £32, R & M Kidd, £30, J McCalmont, Glenarm £30, R & M Kidd, £28, M Patterson, Nutts Corner £28, P Gregg, Ballymena £26, M Patterson, £24, WJ & R J Cuthbert £24, A McConnell, £24. 

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).    

An entry of 348 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a very steady trade. Beef cows sold to 289p for a BB 710kg at £2051, Fr cows sold to 165p for 620kg at £1023, Beef heifers sold to 314p for 530kg at £1664, Beef bullocks to 301p for 620kg at £1866 and to a top per head of £2272 for 760kg. Fr bullocks to 235p for 630kg at £1480.

Beef Cows

O’Kane Farm, Dunloy BrB 710kg £2051 (289), Lim 680kg £1958 (288), 670kg £1815 (271), J Tohill, Kilrea BB 700kg £1862 (266), O Bell, Dundrod Lim 590kg £1563 (265), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 830kg £2166 (261), R J Mowbray, Newtownstewart Lim 790kg £2054 (260), J Tohill, Kilrea Lim 710kg £1831 (258), G Martin, Randalstown AA 570kg £1470 (258), B G Venney, Downpatrick BB 760kg £1900 (250), O Crawford, Kircubbin Sho 600kg £1494 (249), J Gamble, Ballymoney Lim 640kg £1593 (249), J McGuckian, Randalstown Blo 570kg £1402 (246), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 690kg £1635 (237), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 800kg £1896 (237), R J Mowbray, Newtownstewart BB 720kg £1699 (236).

Fr Cows

ESG Ivy Farm, Crumlin Hol 620kg £1023 (165), J Gamble, Ballymoney Fr 600kg £972 (162), S Kennedy, Doagh 760kg £1208 (159), B McConnell, Doagh 650kg £1027 (158), ESG Ivy Farm, Crumlin 770kg £1216 (158), A Ferguson, Straid 800kg £1264 (158), J Currie, Larne 800kg £1264 (158), J Gamble, Ballymoney 680kg £1067 (157), D Hughes, Clough 670kg £1045 (156), J Campbell, Bushmills 700kg £1092 (156), J Currie, Larne 670kg £1031 (154), M Wilkin, Islandmagee 760kg £1170 (154), J Gamble, Ballymoney 620kg £936 (151), D Hughes, Clough 710kg £1065 (150).

Beef Heifers

O Crawford, Kircubbin Sho 530kg £1664 (314), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 650kg £1950 (300), 610kg £1817 (298), J McCaughan, Armoy Char 540kg £1587 (294), W R Wilson, Ballymena Char 650kg £1904 (293), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 680kg £1985 (292), O Crawford, Kircubbin BB 480kg £1396 (291), J F Savage, Ballywalter Lim 590kg £1705 (289), J McCaughan, Armoy Lim 520kg £1502 (289), O Crawford, Kircubbin Lim 480kg £1382 (288), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Lim 620kg £1785 (288), J McCaughan, Armoy Char 550kg £1584 (288), B Mullan, Coleraine Char 550kg £1578 (287), M Jamison, Larne Lim 680kg £1944 (286), O Crawford, Kircubbin BB 520kg £1482 (285).

Beef Bullock

Top per kg

J Davidson, Moorfields Lim 620kg £1886 (301) G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 760kg £2272 (299) J Davidson, Lim 710kg £2087 (294) A Ross, Newtownards Lim 770kg £2217 (288) G Kernohan, Lim 710kg £2037 (287) G &A McMaster, Broughshane Cha 770kg £2194 (285) Cha 730kg £2073 (284) J Davidson, Cha 610kg £1720 (282) R Hayes, Moorefields Bel 520kg £1456 (280) G Kernohan, Lim 650kg £1813 (279) TA Fenton, Cha 780kg £2121 (272) A Ross, Cha 770kg £2086 (271) S Kelly, Kells Lim 760kg £2059 (271) G & A McMaster, Cha 770kg £2079 (270) NJ Diamond, Lim 580kg £1566 (270) G Kernohan, Sim 750kg £2025 (270).

Top per Head

G Kernohan, Lim £2272, J White, Cha 870kg £2262, A Ross, Lim 770kg £2217, G & A McMaster, Cha 770kg £2194, A Bartlett, Stranocum, Abe 880kg £2173, TA Fenton, Cha 780kg £2121, J Davidson, Lim 710kg £2087, A Ross, Cha 770kg £2086, G & A McMaster, Cha 770kg £2079, Cha 730kg £2073, S Kelly, Lim 760kg £2059, G Kernohan, Lim 710kg £2037, Sim 750kg £2025.

Friesian Bullocks

F Duffin, Toome 630kg £1480 (235) 620kg £1438 (232) M Wallace, Cloughmills 630kg £1449 (230) 610kg £1342 (220) J MC Woodburn Kells 500kg £1060 (212) M Delargy, 530kg £1081 (204) 510kg £1040 (204) 550kg £1111 (202).

A great entry of 2573 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another improved trade.  Fat lambs sold to 688p for 5 22.5kg at £155 from Andrew Kennedy, Ballymena and to a top per head of £192 for a heavy Rouge offered by Andrew Kerr, Kilwaughter.  Fat ewes sold to £250.

Fat Lambs (2135)

Top per Kg

A Kennedy, Ballymena 5 Dor 22.5kg £155 (688) Bushvalley Texels, 2 Tex 22.5kg £154 (684) S Flanagan, Broughshane 5 Dor 22kg £148 (672) R McKeown, 7 Dor 19.5kg £130 (666) D McClintock, Broughshane 2 Spo 25.5kg £170 (666) J Fenton, 6 Tex 21kg £140 (666) I Kernohan, 9 Tex 24.5kg £162 (661) A Kennedy, Ballymena 4 Dor 23kg £152 (660) R Brown, Ballymena 11 Tex £165 (660) J McQuiston, Ballymoney 20 Tex 22kg £145 (659) B Lyttle, Moorefields 20 Tex 22kg £145 (659) TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine 16 Bel 22.5kg £148 (657) R Kennedy, 1 Tex 25.5kg £167 (654) M Wilkin, Islandmagee 37 Tex 21.5kg £140 (651) J McQuiston, 10 Tex 25.5kg £165.50 (649) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 30 Tex 22.5kg £146 (648) J Jenkins, Ballyclare 1 Bel 18.5kg £120 (648) J McClure, Crumlin 8 Dor 21.5kg £139 (646) G Fleming, Crumlin 6 Tex 22kg £142 (645) M Park, Ballymena 2 Cro 23.5kg £151.50 (644) A McConnell, 11 Dor 22.5kg £145 (644) E Clarke, Portaferry 4 Tex 21.5kg £138 (641) JE Adamson, Ballyclare 12 Tex 23kg £147.50 (641) A Dobbs, Carrickfergus 32 Tex 22kg £141 (640).

Top per Head

A Kerr, Kilwaughter 1 Rou 40.5kg £192, R Cowan, Magheramorne 3 Cro 40kg £182, I Stevenson, Broughshane 29 Tex 29kg £176, E Clarke, Portaferry 14 Tex 28kg £175, S White, Cloughmills 6 Tex 29kg £171, J Thompson, Glenwherry 1 Zwa 29.5kg £170, D McClintock, 2 Spo 25.5kg £170, H & B Doherty, Cha 29.5kg £169, N Brown, Ballycastle 10 Tex 27kg £169, C Bateson, Toome 1 Zwa 31kg £168, H Cambridge, 18 Cro 26.5kg £167.50, J Adams, 2 Tex 27kg £167.50, R Kennedy, 1 Tex 25.5kg £167, H Cambridge, 30 Cro 29.5kg £166.50, D Steele, Glenavy 2 Cro 28kg £166, D & D Robinson, 2 Che 28.5kg £166, J A Okane, Carnlough 11 Tex 26kg £165.50, J McQuiston, 10 Tex 25.5kg £165.50, G Montgomery, 15 Tex 26kg £165, A Houston, Lisburn 45 Tex 27kg £165, D Gilliland, Ballymena 3 Mul 30.5kg £165, R Brown, Ballymena 11 Tex 25kg £165, R McNeilly, 10 Tex 26.5kg £164, N Boyd, Broughshane 23 Cro 26.5kg £164.

Fat Ewes (438)

1^st Quality

Suff – £140-£196

Tex –£150-£250

CB –£100-£130

BF – £60-£88

An entry of 180 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1310 over for a Char 630kg at £1940 presented by C Tinsdale, Carnlough. Heifers sold to £1080 over for a Char 540kg at £1620 offered by James Smyth, Randalstown. 

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

M Simmons, Antrim Cha 390kg £1280 (328) Cha 380kg £1240 (326) Local farmer, Lim 440kg £1370 (311) A McNeilly, Muckamore Abe 430kg £1240 (288) J McCaughan, Armoy Lim 450kg £1270 (282) N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 390kg £1090 (279) J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 480kg £1330 (277) A McNeilly, Muckamore Lim 480kg £1320 (275) WJI Hood, Ballymena Bel 400kg £1100 (275) J McCaughan, Armoy Lim 480kg £1320 (275) RJ J & G McCullough, Templepatrick Sal 480kg £1310 (272) McCready McCartney, Cha 420kg £1140 (271) N Boyd, Lim 400kg £1080 (270) Lim 440kg £1180 (268) A McNeilly, Lim 490kg £1305 (266) N Boyd, Lim 470kg £1250 (266).

501kg and over

J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 510kg £1580 (309) Cha 540kg £1620 (300) Cha 520kg £1510 (290) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 530kg £1520 (286) J McCaughan, Lim 510kg £1460 (286) Cha 540kg £1500 (277) J Smyth, Cha 510kg £1400 (274) S McKenna, Maghera Bel 530kg £1450 (273) R Currie, Ballymoney Her 550kg £1490 (270) RJ J & G McCullough, Sal 520kg £1380 (265) D & H Parks, Moira 550kg £1440 (261) WJI Hood, Bel 560kg £1460 (260) Bel 560kg £1460 (206) RJ J & G McCullough, Bel 510kg £1280 (251) M Farlow, Sim 510kg £1250 (245) Local Farmer, Abe 510kg £1230 (241).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

M Simmons, Antrim Cha 410kg £1360 (331) Cha 450kg £1440 (320) A Montgomery, Glenarm Cha 410kg £1280 (312) RJ Anderson, Cha 500kg £1560 (312) KD Reid, Cha 450kg £1390 (308) R Hunter, Larne Lim 470kg £1450 (308) Local farmer, Lim 470kg £1450 (308) W Holland, Doagh Abe 480kg £1470 (306) R Hunter, Larne Lim 490kg £1480 (302) A Montgomery, Cha 480kg £1430 (297) W Holland, Abe 490kg £1450 (295) Local Farmer, Lim 460kg £1360 (295) RJ Anderson, Cha 480kg £1400 (291) A Smyth, Randalstown Lim 470kg £1340 (285) W Holland, Abe 500kg £1400 (280) RJ Anderson, Lim 500kg £1390 (278).

501kg and over

R Canning, Limavady, Cha 520kg £1660 (319) C Tinsdale, Cha 580kg £1830 (315) K Hunter, Lim 510kg £1590 (311) C Tinsdale, Cha 630kg £1940 (307) R Currie, Ballymoney Bel 520kg £1585 (304) C Tinsdale, cha 590kg £1790 (303) R Currie, Bel 560kg £1690 (301) R Canning, Lim 560kg £1670 (298) R Hunter, Larne Lim 530kg £1560 (294) JS Hamilton, Abe 590kg £1710 (289) W Holland, Doagh Abe 590kg £1700 (288) K D Reid, Cha 530kg £1520 (286) A McNeilly, Lim 540kg £1490 (275) McCready McCartney, Cha 580kg £1600 (275) W Holland, Abe 560kg £1430 (275) Abe 520kg £1430 (275).

An entry of 370 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night met a great trade.  Breeders to £205, ewes and lambs to £325 for 1 Suff and 2 lambs, ewe lambs to £149 and pets to £48.

Breeders

A Hillan, Broughshane 6 NC £205, 5 Cro £205, 6 NC £200, NC £190, S Dennison, Antrim 11 Tex £180, A & D Glass, Ballycastle 9 Suf £176, A Hillan, 8 Cro £162, S Dennison, 5 Suf £156, 1 Suf £156, 7 Mul £114, 1 Mul £114, A Hillan, Cro £108, G McConnell, 8 Che £102, 7 Che £92.

Ewes and Lambs

T Mulholland, Ballymena 1 Suf & 2 Lambs £325, 1 Tex & 2 Lambs £320, P Johnston, 1 Suf & 2 Lambs £300, N Feeney, Carnlough 1 Tex & 2 lambs £275, S Caldwell, Portglenone 4 Tex & 8 lambs £258, J Lamont, Kells 3 Mul & 3 Lambs £255, S Caldwell, 4 Tex & 8 lambs £250, N Alexander, Gracehill 6 Tex & 11 Lambs £250, S Loughery, Limavady 3 Mul & 6 Lambs £250, P McKeown, Martinstown 1 Dor & 2 lambs £245.

Store lambs

S Heffron, Randalstown 7 Suf £122, S Beattie, Ballyclare 3 Dor £114, M Baird, Larne 8 Cro £106, P Kelly, Dungannon, 11 Cha £77.

Ewe lambs

S Minn, Moorefields 11 Dor £149, S Beattie, Ballyclare 2 Dor £108, 2 lle £100.

Pet lambs

AC Hunter, Raloo £48, £42, SM Glass, £36, B Blaney, Ballymena £34, A Smyth, Moorefields £30, AC Hunter, £28, RJ Ross, £28, V Turtle, Ahoghill £28, S Gregg, Glarryford £28, A Millar, Antrim £28, A & J Currie, Ballyclare £26, B Blaney, Ballymena £26.

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).

An entry of 252 beef cattle sold to a good trade.  Beef cows to 255p for 680kg at £1734, Fr cows to 156p for 630kg at £982, beef heifers to 310p for 660kg at £2046, beef bullocks to 318p for 780kg at £2480.

Beef cows

Local farmer Sim 680kg £1734 (255) N Collins, Aghadowey Bel 810kg £1927 (238) James McLoughlin, Carnlough Bel 580kg £1368 (236) R Devlin Sim 690kg £1614 (234) T Clyde, Antrim Lim 630kg £1449 (230) Local Farmer, Blo 630kg £1442 (229) W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 640kg £1446 (226) T Duffin, Toome Lim 680kg £1523 (224) local farmer, Lim 750kg £1665 (222) P McSparron, Lim 640kg £1414 (221) W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 610kg £1329 (218) T Clyde, Antrim Lim 680kg £1462 (215) L Hamill, Abe 690kg £1469 (213) N Collins, Lim 790kg £1643 (208) McClurg & Mullen, Lim 650kg £1345 (207).

Friesian Cows

R Crawford, Glarryford 630kg £982 (156) R Alexander, Cloughmills 830kg £1294 (156) R Crawford, 640kg £992 (155) W Hamill, Ballymena 620kg £961 (155) Jackson’s Ballynure 700kg £1078 (154) F O Boyle, Randalstown 660kg £1003 (152) Jacksons Ballynure 690kg £1041 (151) G Connon, 680kg £1026 (151) O Magill, Crumlin 650kg £975 (150) Local Farmer, 630kg £938 (149) RJ & JA Wright 720kg £1065 (148) F O’Boyle 630kg £926 (147) R Crawford, Glarryford 650kg £942 (145) WS Kennedy, Ballyclare 760kg £1094 (144).

Beef Heifers

M Johnston, Toome Bel 660kg £2046 (310) T McConnell, Parkgate 640kg £1945 (304) Lim 620kg £1866 (301) K McCammon, Cookstown Cha 710kg £2115 (298) T McConnell, Parkgate Cha 650kg £1924 (296) local farmer, Lim 590kg £1728 (293) T McConnell, Cha 590kg £1722 (292) W Gabbie, Lim 630kg £1839 (292) T McConnell, Cha 620kg £1785 (2880 W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 620kg £1773 (286) Linton Bros, Cha 630kg £1789 (284) W & M Orr, Lim 540kg £1512 (280) J McCaughan, Cha 630kg £1751 (278) Linton Bros, Cha 640kg £1779 (278) J McCaughan, Armoy Sim 620kg £1705 (275) Local Farmer, Lim 590kg £1604 (272).   

Beef Bullocks

Top per Kilo

F Cassidy, Kilrea Char 780kg £2480 (318), local farmer Lim 600kg £1848 (308), J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 660kg £2019 (306), R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 760kg £2302 (303), J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 680kg £2040 (300), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 610kg £1830 (300), F Cassidy, Kilrea Lim 780kg £2340 (300), Char 830kg £2473 (298), D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 630kg £1871 (297), local farmer Lim 680kg £2019 (297), 670kg £1969 (294), F Cassidy, Kilrea Lim 850kg £2490 (293), 810kg £2357 (291), D Winter, Randalstown AA 700kg £2016 (288), J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 670kg £1896 (283), W Gabbie, Crossgar Lim 620kg £1748 (282).

Top per Head

F Cassidy, Kilrea Lim 850kg £2490, Char 780kg £2480, 830kg £2473, 810kg £2357, Lim 780kg £2340, R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 760kg £2302, N McKeague, Ballycastle Char 870kg £2296, J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 680kg £2040, 660kg £2019, local farmer Lim 680kg £2019, D Winter, Randalstown AA 700kg £2016, R McCartney, Cookstown Char 740kg £2012.

Fr Bullocks

J Mackey, Ballynure 570kg £1356 (238), D Duffin, Toomebridge 710kg £1682 (237), K Scullion, Portglenone 640kg £1459 (228), 660kg £1491 (226), J & M Hamill, Broughshane 550kg £1226 (223), 580kg £1281 (221), J Mackey, Ballynure 630kg £1379 (219), D Winter, Randalstown 500kg £1075 (215), W G Johnston, Ligoniel 870kg £1827 (210), Local Farmer 500kg £1000 (200).

An entry of 1663 sheep on Wednesday resulted in a great trade.  Fat hoggets sold to 687p for 2 Dutch Texels 23kg at £158 from Samuel Small, Randalstown, and to a top per head of £162 for 2 heavy Texels 31.5kg

Fat Lambs

Top per Kg

S Small, Randalstown 2 Dutch Tex 23kg £158 (687) P Hanna, Dunadry 4 Bel 18.5kg £127, K W Dickey, Ballyclare 2 Tex 22kg £147 (668) J Mills, Kilwaughter 10 Tex 20.5kg £135.50 (661) B Paisley, Ballynure 11 Tex 24kg £157.50 (656) A& J Currie, Ballyclare 10 Tex 23kg £148 (643) WJ & D Wallace, Ballymena 1 Tex 23kg £147 (639) T Hamill, Broughshane 7 Tex 19.5kg £124 (635) B Hall, Monkstown 42 Tex 24kg £152 (633) J Kissack, Ballymena 12 Cha 23.5kg £147 (625) B Paisley, 7 Tex 25kg £155 (620) R Boyle, Larne 11 Tex 22.5kg £139.50 (620) N McAuley, Tildarg 8 Tex 21kg £130 (619) R Hodge, Larne 2 Dor 19kg £116 (610) TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine 16 Tex 25kg £152.50 (610) T Duffin, Toome 8 Tex 23kg £140 (608) A Smyth, Ballymoney 19 Tex 24kg £146 (608) S Thompson, Glenarm 20 Tex 25.5kg £155 (307) W McCurdy, Broughshane 7 Tex 24kg £145 (604) L Weatherup, Ballyclare 33 Tex 24kg £144 (600) M A Turtle, Broughshane 19 Dor 23.5kg £141 (600) S Kane, Doagh 28 Suf 23.5kg £141 (600) B Laverty, Ballymoney 2 Tex 25kg £150 (600) I Rosborough, Claudy 12 Tex 26kg £155 (596).

Top per head

SM Glass, Glarryford 2 Tex 31.5kg £162, AL Gault, Newtownabbey 6 Tex 32kg £162, JK Currie, Ballymena 3 Tex 31kg £160, S Small, Randalstown 2 Tex 23kg £158, B Paisley, Ballynure 11 Tex  24kg £157.50, TJ & I Bell, Ballyclare 12 Tex 30.5kg £156.50, G & B Taylor, 27 Suf 27.5kg £155, B Paisley, Ballynure 7 Tex 25kg £155, S Thompson, Glenarm 20 Tex 25.5kg £155, I Rosborough, 12 Tex 26kg £155, E McNeilly, Ballymena 4 Suf 26.5kg £155, SJ Adams, Broughshane 11 Tex 31.5kg £155, J Millar, Broughshane 9 Tex 28kg £153, S& S Crawford, Gleno 4 Tex 27kg £153, TA & DA Aiken, 16 Tex 25kg £152.50, B Hall, 42 Tex 24kg £152, WJ Hanna, Ballyclare 10 Rou 25.5kg £151, E McNeilly, Gracehill 3 Suf 26kg £151, K Lavery, Randalstown 1 Spo 27kg £150, B McGookin, 1 Tex 28kg £150, S Hunter, Bushmills 5 Suf 27.5kg £150, S Gregg, Glarryford 2 Mul 26kg £150, D Forsythe, Armoy 2 Tex 25kg £150, B Laverty, Ballymoney 2 Tex 25kg £150.

Fat ewes  (246)

1^st Quality

Suff – £130-£164

Tex – £200-£238

CB – £103-£138

BF – £50-£86

Store Cattle

282 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £1340 over for a Lim 660kg at £200 offered by Hugo Armstrong, Coagh. Heifers sold to £1290 over for a Lim 570kg at £1860 presented by H Hamill, Aughafatten.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 450kg £1370 (304) R Kennedy, Ballyclare Sim 470kg £1430 (304) W McBurney, Moorefields Cha 450kg £1360 (302) JS Hamilton, Ballyclare Abe 480kg £1450 (302) T McMaster, Cha 480kg £1450 (302) Cha 490kg £1480 (302) Cha 500kg £1470 (294) Lim 470kg £1380 (293) R Kennedy, Sim 410kg £1200 (292) A Henry, Ballymoney Lim 470kg £1370 (291) R Kennedy, Ballyclare Sim 460kg £1340 (291) local farmer Lim 500kg £1440 (288) W Gill, Saintfield Her 490kg £1410 (287) M McBride, Toome Lim 480kg £1370 (285).

501kg and over

T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 510kg £1590 (311) G Feeny, Cha 580kg £1790 (308) T McMaster, Cha 510kg £1570 (307) S Creith, Bushmills Cha 550kg £1690 (307) T McMaster, Cha 530kg £1610 (303) H Armstrong, Coagh Lim 660kg £2000 (303) G Feeny, Cha 580kg £1750 (301) Lim 510kg £1530 (300) M McCurdy, Cushendall Cha 600kg £1770 (295) T McMaster, Cha 550kg £1610 (292) M McCurry, Cha 640kg £1870 (292) A Henry, Ballymoney Lim 560kg £1630 (291) local farmer Cha 570kg £1650 (289).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

N Hamill, Ballymena Lim 500kg £1480 (296) 480kg £1420 (295) R Hall, Broughshane 450kg £1290 (286) S Orr, Downpatrick 3x 430kg £1160 (269) W Gill, Saintfield Bel 420kg £1120 (266) A Orr, Her 2x 450kg £1180 (262) W Gill, Bel 450kg £1180 (262) S Orr, 2x Her £1090 (259) C Connon, Lim 470kg £1200 (255) W Gill, Bel 380kg £970 (255) S Orr, 2x Abe 440kg £1120 (254).

501kg and over

N Hamill, Ballymena Lim 570kg £1860 (326) TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine Cha 620kg £1870 (301) N Hamill, Lim 550kg £1600 (290) TA & DA Aiken, Cha 680kg £1910 (280) Cha 660kg £1800 (272) N Hamill, Lim 510kg £1380 (270) Lim 570kg £1540 (270)  TA & DA Aiken, Cha 580kg £1560 (269) Cha 630kg £1690 (268) N Hamill, Lim 530kg £1420 (267) J Allen, Larne Lim 640kg £1700 (265) Abe 550kg £1450 (263) W Gill, Cha 510kg £1300 (254) R Hall, Bel 620kg £1540 (248) S O’Neill, Martinstown Cha 570kg £1410 (247) Cha 520kg £1270 (244).

Breeders sold to £185 for 10 Suff, ewes and lambs to £272 for 1 Tex & 2 lambs, ewe lambs to £138, store lambs to £110 and pet lambs to £70.

Breeding Sheep

C Warwick, Moorfields 10 Suff £185, local farmer 9 Mule £176, £168, £166, R Johnston, Templepatrick 3 Tex £162, local farmer 8 Mule £160, Ballylesson Poultry, Ballymena 8 Mule £160, C Warwick, Moorfields 10 Suff £150, U Leslie, Claudy 6 Cb £150, C Warwick, Moorfields 5 Tex £148, C Price, Nutts Corner 1 Ham £144, 1 Mil £138, A Clyde, Antrim 3 Tex £136.

Ewes & Lambs

D Hunter, Larne 1 Tex & 2 lambs £272, £268, £266, C Warwick, Moorfields 1 Suff & 2 lambs £265, S Loughery, Limavady 1 Char & 2 lambs £254, P Devlin, Randalstown Cb & 2 lambs £250, S Loughery, Limavady 3 Mule & 6 lambs £248, J Hamilton, Broughshane 2 Mule & 4 lambs £242, S Caldwell, Portglenone 2 Tex & 2 lambs £238, 2 Tex & 4 lambs £236, J Hamilton, Broughshane 2 Mule & 4 lambs £236, K McConnell, Muckamore 3 Tex & 6 lambs £225, J Hamilton, Broughshane 2 Mule & 4 lambs £214, K McConnell, Muckamore 3 Tex & 6 lambs £210, 2 Spo & 4 lambs £200, 1 Spo & 2 lambs £195.

Ewe lambs

J McConaghie, Glenarm 6 Dor £138, 6 Suf £114, 3 Suf £108, P Devlin, Randalstown 3 Spo £80, J McFetridge, Glenarm 9 Tex £72, P Devlin, 2 Spo £68.

Store lambs

R Johnston, Templepatrick 2 Tex £110, A Clyde, Antrim 3 Tex £96, M McAllister, 7 Tex £84, A Clyde, Antrim 5 Tex £78, R O’Dornan, 12 Bor £78, J McFetridge, Glenarm 4 Tex £68, M McAllister, Glenarm 4 Tex £56.

Pet Lambs

L Campbell, Carnlough £70, £40, A Wilson, Glenarm £40, K McConnell, Muckamore £34, L Campbell, £32, A Adams, Broughshane £32, D Hunter, Antrim £30, M Patterson, Nutts Corner 2x £28, D Hunter, Antrim £28, TJ Morton & Sons £28, M Brennan, Larne 2x£26, J McCurdy, Bushmills 2x £26, £24.

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).

300 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 281p for 650kg at £1826, Fr cows sold to 183p for 640kg at £1171, Beef heifers to 308p for 630kg at £1960, Beef bullocks to 296p for 710kg at £2101, top per head of £2411. Fr bullocks to 238p for 760kg at £1808.

Beef Cows

S McCullough, Glenavy BB 650kg £1826 (281), D F McAlonan, Dunloy Char 670kg £1594 (238), J Hughes, Newtownards BB 910kg £2147 (236), J Gamble, Ballymoney Char 610kg £1421 (233), J Hughes, Newtownards Char 790kg £1817 (230), S McCullough, Glenavy BB 700kg £1610 (230), S McNamara, Portaferry Char 760kg £1732 (228), I Davidson, Larne Her 660kg £1491 (226), S Taylor, Ligoniel Lim 630kg £1423 (226), I Davidson, Larne Lim 620kg £1338 (224), Her 750kg £1665 (222), J Gamble, Ballymoney Blo 700kg £1540 (220), Char 610kg £1342 (220).

Fr Cows

Local Farmer 640kg £1171 (183), D & D McKay, Rathkenny 620kg £1023 (165), A Bell, Nutts Corner 730kg £1182 (162), Local farmer 660kg £1056 (160), J Gamble, Ballymoney 560kg £884 (158), J Adams, Ballymena 660kg £1009 (153), A & W McMaster, Broughshane 750kg £1147 (153), W Weatherup, Carrickfergus 670kg £1018 (152), J Gault, Ballyclare 660kg £990 (150).

Beef Heifers

T McConnell, Parkgate Char 630kg £1940 (308), 670kg £2010 (300), A Finlay, Clough Lim 670kg £1996 (298), H Stewart, Ballyclare Lim 600kg £1764 (294), S Martin, Newtownards BrB 680kg £1972 (290), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 610kg £1769 (290), T McConnell, Parkgate Char 550kg £1595 (290), 600kg £1740 (290), W McAllister, Kells Char 590kg £1687 (286), T McConnell, Parkgate Char 590kg £1687 (286), W McAllister, Kells Char 590kg £1675 (284), 610kg £1732 (284), T McCullough, Broughshane Lim 600kg £1692 (282), J Torrens, Ballymoney Char 480kg £1344 (280), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 620kg £1711 (276).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Kilo

A Ross, Newtownards Lim 710kg £2101 (296), V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 740kg £2183 (295), N Quinn, Kilrea Lim 690kg £2001 (290), J Hayes, Rasharkin Blo 660kg £1914 (290), C Livingstone, Benburb Char 770kg £2233 (290), A Ross, Newtownards Char 700kg £2009 (287), Lim 760kg £2112 (278), S McCann, Randalstown Lim 760kg £2090 (275), C Livingstone, Benburb Char 860kg £2365 (275), 750kg £2055 (274), 880kg £2411 (274), S Kelly, Kells Lim 640kg £1753 (274), N McKeague, Ballycastle Char 860kg £2356 (274), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine Lim 600kg £1632 (272), C Livingstone, Benburb Char 800kg £2176 (272), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine Char 660kg £1782 (270).

Top per Head

C Livingstone, Benburb Char 880kg £2411, 860kg £2365, N McKeague, Ballycastle Char 860kg £2356, 870kg £2349, C Livingstone, Benburb Char 860kg £2322, J Kennedy, Rasharkin Lim 900kg £2304, C Livingstone, Benburb Char 770kg £2233, V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 740kg £2183, C Livingstone, Benburb Char 800kg £2176, A Ross, Newtownards Lim 760kg £2112, 710kg £2101.

Fr Bullocks

T Duffin, Toomebridge 760kg £1808 (238), B Arthurs, Kircubbin 680kg £1564 (230), 630kg £1423 (226), B Kerr, Cullybackey 600kg £1356 (226), B Arthurs, Kircubbin 700kg £1575 (225), 630kg £1411 (224), 710kg £1590 (224), T Duffin, Toomebridge 780kg £1731 (222), 710kg £1562 (220), B Arthurs, Kircubbin 590kg £1286 (218), T Duffin, Toomebridge 790kg £1722 (218), D Strahan, Broughshane 560kg £1215 (217), T Duncan, Crumlin 520kg £1128 (217), 510kg £1101 (216), T Duffin, Toomebridge 660kg £1419 (215).

An entry of 1973 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another good steady trade. Fat hoggets sold to 651p for 10 Texels 19.5kg at £127 from M Ellis, Ballymena and to a top per head of £168 for 7 heavy Texels offered by Mark Patterson, Nutts Corner. Fat ewes sold to £170.

Fat Hoggets (1503)

Top per Kg

M Ellis, Ballymena 10 Tex 19.5kg £127 (651), J McCollum, Carnlough 1 Char 18.5kg £120 (648), L Turtle, Broughshane 5 Tex 21kg £136 (647), E S Hall, Ballyclare 1 Tex 23.5kg £152 (646), J Mills, Kilwaughter 15 Cb 21kg £135 (642), S Mullan, Armoy 3 Dor 22kg £140 (636), E McCormick, Carnlough 7 Suff 22kg £140 (636), I Montgomery, Glenwherry 34 Mule 22.5kg £143 (635), E Brennan, Islandmagee 1 Char 21.5kg £136 (632), T McKillop, Glenarm 2 Tex 21.5kg £136 (632), Local Farmer 9 Tex 22kg £138 (627), D Waide, Cloughmills 19 Tex 22kg £138 (627), N Henry, Larne 11 Suff 21kg £131 (623), R Buchanan, Kells 22 Tex 21.5kg £134 (623), W Hunter, Templepatrick 3 Tex 22.5kg £140 (622), A J Graham, Glenwherry 4 Dor 22.5kg £140 (622), E Brennan, Islandmagee 2 Char 22.5kg £140 (622), B Lyttle, Moorfields 30 Tex 23kg £143 (621), D A McWilliam, Ballyclare 7 Tex 25kg £155 (620), B Gardiner, Ballymena 4 Tex 25kg £155 (620), D Bell, Antrim 5 Tex 21.5kg £133 (618), W Holland, Doagh 8 Tex 21.5kg £133 (618).

Top per Head

M Patterson, Nutts Corner 7 Tex 31kg £168, B McAllister, Kells 3 Tex 31.5kg £166, I Hamilton, Broughshane 7 Tex 35kg £162, W & D Millar, Antrim 1 Tex 36.5kg £160, D Montgomery, Glenwherry 2 Tex 29kg £160, B Gardiner, Ballymena 2 Tex 30kg £159, T McKillop, Glenarm 2 Sou 33.5kg £159, D Ward, Glenarm 3 Mil 35.5kg £158, J Murray, Aghalee 8 Tex 27.5kg £157, R Quee, Ballycarry 2 Tex 26.5KG £156, N Collins, Aghadowey 36 Tex 25.5kg £156, J Gibson, Bangor 1 Suff 32kg £155, R & S McCahon, Aghadowey 11 Dor 30kg £155, D A McWilliam, Ballyclare 7 Tex 25kg £155, B Gardiner, Ballymena 4 Tex 25kg £155, H McCambridge, Carnlough 38 Suff 26kg £155, W Knowles, Cloughmills 7 Tex 28.5kg £155, T McKillop, Glenarm 4 Tex 26.5kg £155, N Boyd, Broughshane 24 Cb 25.5kg £154.50, R Boville, Toome 12 Tex 26kg £154, A Smyth, Ballymoney 20 Tex 26kg £154, J Walker, Randalstown 13 Tex 27kg £154, W Adamson, Ballynure 12 Tex 26kg £154, L Rea, Straid 9 CB 28kg £154.

Fat Ewes (470)

1^st Quality

Suff - £120-£160

Tex - £130-£170

CB - £100-£128

BF - £60-£88.

150 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1180 over for a Char 550kg at £1770 offered by RJ Anderson, Cullybackey. Heifers sold to £1280 over for a Char 570kg at £1850 presented by TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 480kg £1450 (302) Lim 480kg £1435 (299) B Smyth, Randalstown Cha 500kg £1450 (290) W & N Martin, Broughshane Her 490kg £1400 (285) A Devlin, Lim 480kg £1370 (285) W & N Martin, Broughshane Her 500kg £1390 (278) A Devlin, Lim 500kg £1350 (270) W & N Martin, Broughshane Her 500kg £1310 (262) W Knowles, Cloughmills Cha 500kg £1305 (261) W & N Martin, Her 490kg £1270 (259) D Wilson, Lim 420kg £1080 (257) Ballylurgan Farm, Lim 470kg £1190 (253) A Devlin, Lim 450kg £1100 (244) A & J Jamison, 2xHer 480kg £1170 (243) J Maybin, Kells Lim 490kg £1190 (242).

501kg and over

TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine Cha 570kg £1850 (324) A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 510kg £1610 (315) TA & DA Aiken, Cha 560kg £1760 (314) A Devlin, Lim 510kg £1570 (307) TA & DA Aiken, Cha 590kg £1850 (306) Cha 590kg £1800 (305) W Knowles, Cha 570kg £1730 (303) TA & DA Aiken, Cha 590kg £1770 (300) A Devlin, Cha 600kg £1740 (290) Lim 510kg £1460 (286) B Smyth, Randalstown Cha 540kg £1530 (283) A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 530kg £1500 (283) Lim 520kg £1440 (276) B Smyth, Cha 530kg £1430 (269) W & N Martin, Her 550kg £1450 (263) A Devlin, Shb 510kg £1340 (262).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

C McErlain, Armoy Lim 440kg £1470 (334) G Kennedy, Larne Lim 440kg £1360 (309) RJ Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 470kg £1450 (308) G Kennedy, Cha 450kg £1385 (307) P Irwin, Sim 440kg £1310 (297) D Wilson, Newtownabbey Bel 480kg £1320 (275) G Kennedy, Larne Sim 460kg £1250 (271) Bel 480kg £1270 (264) V McErlaine, Sim 500kg £1320 (264) M Rodgers, Glarryford Abe 490kg £1270 (259) Bel 440kg £1140 (259) G Kennedy, Larne Bel 480kg £1240 (258) M Rodgers, Abe 500kg £1290 (258) Bel 450kg £1140 (253) G Kennedy, Sim 470kg £1180 (251) Bel 500kg £1245 (249).

501kg and over

RJ Anderson, Cha 530kg £1600 (301) Cha 590kg £1770 (300) B Smyth, Randalstown Cha 550kg £1600 (290) JS Hamilton, Cha 610kg £1760 (288) Cha 540kg £1540 (285) VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 560kg £1580 (282) C McErlain, Armoy Sim 530kg £1490 (281) JS Hamilton, Cha 620kg £1740 (280) Cha 560kg £1570 (280) J McCarroll, Ballymena Sim 550kg £1540 (280) J Maybin, Kells Lim  570kg £1590 (279) Lim 580kg £1610 (277) J McMillan, Bel 590kg £1610 (272) JS Hamilton & Son Cha 620kg £1690 (272) J Knox, Broughshane Cha 520kg £1400 (269) J McMillan, Fkv 600kg £1600 (266).

A bigger entry of sheep on Monday night resulted in a great trade. Breeders sold to £225, Ewes and lambs to £300, store lambs to £112, and 2 purebred Spotted Dutch pet lambs realised a fantastic £205 and £175.

Breeders

RH Sinnamon, Pomeroy 6 Suf £225, 6 Suf £215, 4 Suf £215, 7 Suf £205, 5 Tex £200, G Fleck, Ballymena 8 Mul £192, RH Sinnamon, 4 Suf £190, J Connon, Limavady £186, RH Sinnamon, 6 Suf £185, 5 Tex £185, G Fleck, 2x 8 £184, J Connon, 9 Mul £182, P McAuley, Carnlough 2 Dor £180, J Connon, 10 Mul £178, S Loughery, Limavady 7 Tex £175, G Fleck, 8 Mul £170, S Loughery, 6 Suf £165, J Connon, 2x9 £160, 8 Mul £150, P McAuley, Carnlough £150, S Loughery, 6 Tex £145.

Ewes and lambs

R McKeown, Templepatrick 1 Dor & 2L’s  £300, J Hamilton, Broughshane 2 Mul & 4L’s £240, 3 Mul & 6L’s £240, R McKeown, 1 Dor & 2 L’s £224, 1 Dor & 2L’s £220, 1 Dor & 1L £220, N Feeney, Carnlough 2 Zwa & 3L’s £208, R McKeown,  2x 1 Dor & 1L £205, C O’Neill, Glenarm 1 Mul & 1L £190, U Leslie, Claudy 1 Tex & 1L £190, 1 Suf & 1L £190, 1 Suf & 2L’s £186, 1 Sif & 1L £186, S Jones, Templepatrick 1 Dor & 1L £184, U Leslie, Claudy 1 Tex & 1L £182.

Store Lambs

J O’Neill, Ballymena 4 Tex £112, N Selwood, Broughshane 4 Mil £98.

Pet Lambs

R& S McCahon, Aghadowey SPO £205, £175, K Knox, Broughshane £34, £30, S Agnew, Ballyclare £24, R Duffin, Toomebridge £20, R Carlisle, £20, S Agnew, 3 x £14.

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).

An entry of 380 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 270p for 650kg at £1755, Fr cows sold to 168p for 770kg at £1293, Beef heifers sold to 306p for 680kg at £2080. Beef bullocks sold to 300p for 730kg at £2190 and to a top per head of £2367 for 890kg. Fr bullocks sold to 213p for 620kg at £1320.

Beef Cows

R Hunter, Larne Lim 650kg £1755 (270), G Hayes, Ballymena BB 610kg £1628 (267), G Lindsay, Strabane Sim 770kg £1986 (258), local farmer BB 700kg £1778 (254), H Robinson, Broughshane Lim 630kg £1549 (246), F & R Auld, Newtownabbey Sal 740kg £1783 (241), local farmer Char 760kg £1824 (240), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 740kg £1768 (239), R Hayes, Moorfields Char 700kg £1652 (236), D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 650kg £1534 (236), R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 680kg £1604 (236), J Bartlett, Stranocum Lim 660kg £1544 (234), R Evans, Randalstown Sim 740kg £1716 (232), J Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 560kg £1288 (230).

Friesian Cows

M Paisley, Larne 770kg £1293 (168), J Hunter, Crumlin 660kg £1089 (165), J Gamble, Ballymoney 580kg £939 (162), CJA & P Crawford, Clough 680kg £1074 (158), D Winter, Randalstown 720kg £1116 (155), D Strange, Ballyclare 710kg £1086 (153), T & J Mackey, Ballynure 620kg £930 (150), J Gamble, Ballymoney 590kg £879 (149), D Wallace, Antrim 590kg £879 (149), 710kg £1057 (149), D K Kane, Bushmills 650kg £968 (149), I Cruickshanks, Newtownards 620kg £899 (145).

Beef Heifers

Local farmer Lim 680kg £2080 (306), D & P Bingham, Templepatrick Lim 550kg £1595 (290), A Shaw, Larne Char 550kg £1562 (284), Lim 570kg £1607 (282), Char 570kg £1607 (282), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 640kg £1792 (280), A Shaw, Larne Char 550kg £1540 (280), H Blaney, Ahoghill Char 690kg £1932 (280), A Shaw, Larne Char 550kg £1534 (279), G & A O’Loan, Martinstown Lim 590kg £1640 (278), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 500kg £1390 (278), A Shaw, Larne Char 590kg £1640 (278), Lim 590kg £1634 (277), Blo 580kg £1606 (277), Char 510kg £1407 (276), Char 590kg £1622 (275).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

J Dougan, Ahoghill Lim 730kg £2190 (300), R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 770kg £2302 (299), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 730kg £2175 (298), R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 660kg £1960 (297), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 740kg £2116 (286), 730kg £2073 (284), J Davidson, Moorfields Lim 700kg £1988 (284), T & T Wilson, Ballymoney Lim 630kg £1789 (284), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 700kg £1974 (282), R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 680kg £1917 (282), R McBride, Randalstown Lim 650kg £1833 (282), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 790kg £2212 (280), J Dougan, Ahoghill Char 770kg £2156 (280, J Davidson, Moorfields Lim 680kg £1904 (280), J Gamble, Ballymoney Char 690kg £1932 (280), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Lim 590kg £1652 (280),

Top per Head

S A Taggart, Ballymoney Char 890kg £2367. R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 770kg £2302), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Char 850kg £2261, 840kg £2234, Lim 790kg £2212, J Dougan, Ahoghill Lim 730kg £2190, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Char 790kg £2180, Lim 730kg £2175, J Dougan, Ahoghill Char 770kg £2156, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 740kg £2116, 780kg £2106, R McBride, Randalstown Lim 770kg £2094, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 730kg £2073, Char 750kg £2040, T & D Aiken, Coleraine AA 780kg £2028, S Moore, Portstewart BB 800kg £2000.

Friesian Bullocks

N Corr, Ardboe 620kg £1320 (213), R J Gage, Clough 530kg £1128 (213), M Delargy, Cushendall 610kg £1287 (211), local farmer 440kg £915 (208) x2, M Delargy, Cushendall 510kg £1050 (206), G Rowney, Ballynure 530kg £1060 (200)

An entry of 2027 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a much sharper trade. Fat Hoggets sold to 673p for a pen of 2 Texels 23kg at £155 from A Wishart, Ballywalter and a top per head of £164 for 8 Texels 31kg offered by John Buick, Kells. Fat ewes sold to £184.

Fat Hoggets (1618)

Top per Kg

A Wishart, Ballywalter 2 Tex 23kg £155 (673) W Porter, Maghera 4 Bel 24.5kg £158 (644) E Clyde, Muckamore 3 Tex 18.5kg £117.50 (635) J Johnston, Ballymena 1 Spo 23kg £141 (613) J Lamont, Kells 10 Cro 23.5kg £144 (612) W & WR Mills, Broughshane 1 Tex 25kg £152.50 (610) H Carson, Dundrod 30 Tex 23kg £140 (608) S Thompson, Glenarm 16 Tex 24.5kg £148.50 (606) K O’Kane, Dunloy 14 Tex 22kg £133 (604) W Marshall, 4 Tex 23kg £139, (604) R Hood, Broughshane 24kg £145 (604) H McCracken, 8 Tex 25kg £151 (604) J McQuiston, Ballymoney 25 Tex 23kg £138 (600) I W & AT McCaughey, Broughshane 1 Cha 26.5kg £159, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 30 Cro 22.5kg £135 (600) 14 Cro 22.5kg £135, AJ Blaney, Cushendun 8 Mul 23kg £137.50 (597) S Hall, Monkstown 16 Tex 23.5kg £140 (595) I McDonnell, 59 Tex 22kg £131 (595) I Minford, 12 Tex 25kg £148.50 (594).

Top per Head

J Buick, Kells 8 Tex 31kg £164, I Morrison, Dunloy 3 Tex 30.5kg £161, I W & A T McCaughey, 1 Cha 26.5kg £159, M Moffett, Ballymena 4 Bel 27kg £159, W Porter, 4 Bel 24.5kg £158, W & W R Mills, Broughshane 3 Tex 28kg £157, M Moffett, Broughshane 9 Cha 28.5kg £156, C Kennedy, Ballyclare 3 lle 29.5kg £155.50,  A Wishart, 2 Tex 23kg £155, Blackstown Farm, 3 Ec 28kg £154.50, R Hood, Broughshane 8 Zwa 28kg £154.50, WA McCullough, 11 Tex 26kg £154, W & W Mills, 1 Tex 25kg £152.50, H McCracken, 8 Tex 25kg £151, C Kennedy, Ballyclare 1 lle 26kg £149.50, R Workman, Kilwaughter 1 Cro 32.5kg £149, J McAuley, Ballynure 4 Suf 28kg £149, E Drummond, Ballynure 4 Tex 29kg £149, I Minford, 12 Tex 25kg £148.50, S Thompson, Glenarm 16 Tex 24.5kg £148.50, Local farmer, 12 Tex 26kg £148, G Crowe, Ballyclare 2 Tex 26kg £148, J McDonnell Glenarm 4 Tex 25kg £148, S White, Cloughmills 25 Cro 27kg £148.

Fat Ewes (409)

1^st Quality

Suff – £120 - £168

Tex – £130 - £184

CB – £80 - £110

BF – £50 - £78

An entry of 240 store cattle met a great trade.  Bullocks sold to £1190 over for a 710kg Char bullock at £1900 presented by Glenn Millar, Moneymore.  Heifers sold to £955 over for a Char heifer 670kg at £1625 presented by C & I Mills, Glenarm.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

Duncan Bros, Lim 400kg £1300 (325) M Erskine, Ballycarry Lim 420kg £1280 (304) Local farmer Lim 380kg £1150 (302) M Erskine, Cha 500kg £1500 (300) VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 410kg £1210 (295) M Erskine Lim 450kg £1320 (293) Lim 450kg £1320 (293) Duncan Bros, Cha 410kg £1200 (292) T Wray, Carnlough Lim 500kg £1460 (292) Duncan Bros, Lim 420kg £1220 (290) M Erskine, Lim 500kg £1450 (290) Duncan Bros, Lim 430kg £1240 (288) M Erskine, Lim 410kg £1180 (287) Lim 480kg £1380 (287) Local Farmer, Lim 390kg £1110 (284) W Allen, Ballymena Sim 450kg £1260 (280).

501kg and over

M McGarry, Broughshane Lim 540kg £1540 (285) D Rowney, Ballynure Cha 570kg £1610 (282) T Hamill, Broughshane Lim 530kg £1490 (281) G Rowney, Ballynure Lim 550kg £1470 (267) Lim 530kg £1380 (260) J Rowney, Ballynure Lim 520kg £1330 (255) K & M Gawn, Kells Bel 520kg £1300 (250) D Rowney, Ballynure Lim 550kg £1360 (247) G Rowney, Lim 520kg £1280 (246) C & I Mills, Glenarm Cha 670kg £1625 (242) S McKenna, Bel 520kg £1220 (234) C & I Mills Lim 610kg £1410 (231) Lim 630kg £1440 (228) Lim 630kg £1400 (222).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

RP McDonnell, Cushendall Cha 440kg £1540 (350) E & R Bell, Dundrod Cha 470kg £1550 (329) RP McDonnell, Cha 400kg £1310 (327) Local Farmer, Lim 440kg £1440 (327) N Knight, Lim 430kg £1400 (325) J D Steede, Ballymena 3x Abe 320kg £1040 (325) T Hamill, Broughshane Lim 480kg £1550 (322) R Workman, Kilwaughter Lim 480kg £1540 (320) Local Farmer, Abe 470kg £1490 (317) R Workman, Cha 480kg £1520 (316) N McKnight, Lim 470kg £1480 (314) M Gingles, Kilwaughter Cha 450kg £1390 (308).

501kg and over

E & R Bell, Dundrod Cha 510kg £1630 (319) Cha 510kg £1580 (309) Cha 510kg £1570 (307) C Tinsdale, Carnlough Cha 600kg £1840 (306) W McBurney, Moorfields Cha 550kg £1660 (301) C Tinsdale, Lim 570kg £1720 (301) Cha 570kg £1720 (301) Lim 580kg £1730 (298) W McBurney, Cha 570kg £1690 (296) JJ Rea, Kilwaughter Lim 560kg £1660 (296) T Hamill, Lim 540kg £1590 (294) JJ Rea, Kilwaughter Lim 570kg £1650 (289) VN Fleck, Lim 560kg £1600 (285) R Hood, Broughshane Bel 560kg £1590 (283) JJ Rea, Lim 610kg £1720 (282) R Hood, Broughshane Lim  590kg £1650 (279).

Breeding Sheep

H McCloskey, Maghera 5 Tex £160, 5 Char £160, 5 Char £160, 5 Tex £160, 5 Char £154, W J Gilmore, Kilrea 10 Mule £152, H McCloskey, Maghera 3 Suff £148, W J Gilmore, Kilrea 2 Mil £140, 2 Char £138, A McClements, Ballymoney 3 Tex £134, W J Gilmore, Kilrea 5 Suff £132, H McCloskey, Maghera 9 Suff £132.

Ewes & Lambs

R Marshall, Ballymena 1 Tex & 2 lambs £262, S Henderson, Ballycastle 1 Dor & 2 lambs £255, R Marshall, Ballymena 4 CB & 7 lambs £242, M Buckley, Carrickfergus 1 Mul & 2 lambs £205, R Carlisle, Templepatrick 2 Mul & 4 lambs £200, R Marshall, Ballymena 1 Suff & 1 lamb £194, R Carlisle, Templepatrick 1 Spo & 1 lamb £185, S Henderson, Ballycastle 2 Dor & 2 lambs £184, 1 Suff & 1 lamb £172, local farmer 1 Tex & 1 lamb £170, R Carlisle, Templepatrick 2 Mule & 2 lambs £168. M Buckley, Carrickfergus 1 Mule & 2 lambs £162.

Store Lambs

I Poole, Glenavy 10 Clu £115, D Kennedy, Glenwherry 1 Ham £110, PJ McKillop 4 Suff £103.50, A Crothers, Monkstown 20 Suff £95, H McCloskey, Maghera 5 BF £93, J McFetridge, Glenarm 14 Tex £84, 10 Tex £84.

Ewe Lambs

D McClintock, Broughshane 3 Spo £132, R Dundee, Kells 2 BF £98.

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).

An entry of 400 cattle in Ballymena resulted in a great trade.  Beef cows sold to 298p for 930kg at £2771, Fr cows to 198p for 610kg at £1207. Neef jeofers tp 305p for 800kg at £2440, beef bullocks to 310p for 670kg at £2077 and Fr bullocks to 231p for 570kg at £1316.

Beef Cows

H Crawford, Moneyrea Bel 930kg £2771 (298) B O’Neill, Bellaghy Lim 700kg £1848 (264) B McConville, Lim 840kg £2184 (260) H McAlister, Lim 590kg £1510 (256) J Lavery, Aghalee Lim 610kg £1531 (251) H McAlister, Lim 520kg £1268 (244) B McConville Lim 910kg £2202 (242) J Gamble, Ballymoney Lim 690kg £1662 (241) Lim 570kg £1356 (238) H McAlister, Lim 570kg £1356 (238) local farmer Lim 650kg £1527 (235) A Martin, Kells Blo 540kg £1258 (233) H McAlister, Lim 600kg £1392 (232) J Gamble, Lim 700kg £1624 (232) T Galloway, Blo 690kg £1587 (230) H McAlister, Lim 530kg £1219 (230).

Friesian Cows

J Graham, Glenwherry 610kg £1207 (198) W J Kerr, Cloughmills 570kg £1054 (185) J Gaston, 570kg £957 (168) W& HJ Nicholl, 690kg £1152 (167) J Graham, Glenwherry 610kg £994 (163) B McConnell, Doagh 700kg £1092 (156) R Alexander, Cloughmills 760kg £1170 (154) H McNabney, Clough 680kg £1047 (154) 530kg £805 (152) RJ Gage, Clough 860kg £1307 (152) D & R Millar, Randalstown 570kg £843 (148) GN McMullan, 680kg £1006 (148) H McNabney, 660kg £943 (143) 670kg £958 (143) D McKeeman, Ballymoney 550kg £781 (142) D Rowe, Armoy 650kg £923 (142).

Beef Heifers

H Crawford, Moneyrea Lim 800kg £2440 (305) G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 600kg £1800 (300) P Barry, Toome Lim 680kg £1999 (294) K McCammon, Coagh Cha 680kg £1972 (290) J McLaughlin, Bushmills Cha 630kg £1808 (287) Linton Bros, Lim 680kg £1944 (286) W& M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 500kg £1415 (283) G Kernohan, Lim 630kg £1776 (282) V Cousley, Moneymore Lim 680kg £1904 (280) W & M Orr, Ballycastle Cha 540kg £1495 (277) Linton Bros, Cha 630kg £1738 (276) WJ Gilmore, Kilrea Lim 650kg £1781 (274) W & M Orr, Ballycastle Cha 570kg £1544 (271) G Kernohan Lim 570kg £1539 (270) Linton Bros, Cha 610kg £1647 (270).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Head

G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Lim 840kg £2444, A Ferguson, Coagh Char 800kg £2392, W Smyth, Claudy Char 850kg £2295, G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Char 820kg £2279, W Smyth, Claudy Char 770kg £2263, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 820kg £2197, W Smyth, Claudy Char 860kg £2150, R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 780kg £2145, G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Lim 750kg £2145, S & M Gibson, Aughafatten Char 710kg £2144, L M O’Neill, Ardboe Lim 770kg £2140, S A Taggart, Ballymoney Char 800kg £2128, M Fulton, Magherfelt Char 850kg £2125, G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Lim 780kg £2106, S Kane, Doagh Char 820kg £2099, Graham Bros, Aughafatten Lim 760kg £2082.

Top per kg

S Kelly, Kells Lim 670kg £2077 (310), S & M Gibson, Aughafatten Char 710kg £2144 (302), A Ferguson, Coagh Char 800kg £2392 (299), W Smyth, Claudy Char 770kg £2263 (294), G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Lim 840kg £2444 (291), 750kg £2145 (286), J S Hamilton, Ballymena Char 710kg £2016 (284), G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Lim 720kg £2044 (284), D Stewart, Garvagh Lim 650kg £1826 (281), J S Hamilton, Ballymena Char 600kg £1680 (280), 710kg £1988 (280), S Kelly, Kells Lim 700kg £1960 (280), L M O’Neioll, Ardboe Char 700kg £1960 (280), G McLaughlin, Newtownbutler Char 820kg £2279 (278), L M O’Neill, Ardboe Lim 770kg £2140 (278), S A Taggart, Ballymoney Lim 750kg £2070 (276).

Fr Bullocks

D Johnston, Glenarm 570kg £1316 (231), J Mackey, Ballynure 550kg £1243 (226), 540kg £1220 (226), D Forsythe, Cloughmills 680kg £1523 (224), D Johnston, Glenarm 560kg £1248 (223), J Mackey, Ballynure 590kg £1309 (222), M Wallace, Cloughmills 700kg £1547 (221), B Kerr, Cullybackey 600kg £1314 (219), D Stewart, Garvagh 550kg £1199 (218), B Kerr, Cullybackey 600kg £1302 (217), 610kg £1311 (215), R J Gage, Clough510kg £1091 (214), D G Ramage, Bushmills 570kg £1214 (213), T Savage, Magherafelt 550kg £1171 (213), B Kerr, Cullybackey 550kg £1166 (212), M & F Connolly, Armoy 490kg £1038 (212).

A slightly smaller show of 1900 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a great trade. Fat hoggets sold to 581p for a pen of 4 Tex 16.5kg at £96 presented by W McVey, Carnlough and to a top per head of £147 for a 31kg from J Thompson, Kells. Fat ewes to £252.

Fat Lambs (1407)

W McVey, Carnlough 4 Tex 16.5kg £96 (581) N McAuley, Ballyclare 8 Tex 20kg £115 (575) W McAllister, Kells 6 Tex 23kg £132 (573) A Kennedy, Ballymena 6 Cro 22.5kg £128 (568) L Turtle, Broughshane 12 Tex 22kg £125 (568) G Martin, Broughshane 7 Tex 23kg £130 (565) N McAuley, Ballyclare 12 Tex 21.5kg £121 (562) Belston Ltd, 4 Dor 21kg £118 (561) A Rainey, Ahoghill 15 Cha 24kg £134.50 (560) S Petticrew, 8 Tex 20kg £112 (560) M Ellis, Ballymena 5 Tex 19.5kg £109 (559) N Logan, 24 Suf 24kg £134, G Longstaff, Kells 10 Dor 22kg £122 (554)  K Steele, Ballyclare 11 Tex 22kg £122 (554) A McCullough, Cullybackey 20 Tex 24kg £133 (554) L Weatherup, Ballyclare 24 Tex 24kg £133 (554) G Martin, Broughshane 3 Tex 20.5kg £113.50 (553).   

Top per head. 

J Thompson, Kells 10 Tex 31kg £147, J Ross, Cullybackey 2 Tex 34.5kg £146, McAuley Brothers, Glenarm 5 Tex 28kg £145, W McAllister, Kells 3 Tex 31kg £145, L Hamilton, Cushendun 2 Tex 32.5kg £143, W McAllister, Kells 4 Tex 27.5kg £140, 5 Tex 25.5kg £140, D Gaston, Carnlough 1 Tex 27.5kg £140, J O ‘Brien, Ballymena 1 Suf 34kg £139, L&J Barron, 13 Tex 25.5kg £139, J McLaughlin, Carnlough 3 Suf 28kg £139, S Kerr, Kilwaughter BF 35kg £138.50, N Boyd, Broughshane 28 Tex 26.5kg £137.50, J McIlrath, Ballymena 2 Ker 28.5kg £137, H Hall, 4 Bel 27kg £137, R Brown, Ballymena 5 Tex 26.5kg £137, N McBurney, 12 Cha 27kg £136.50, G Forsythe, 23 Tex 25.5kg £136.50.

Fat ewes (493)

1^st Quality

Tex – £210-£252

Suff –£100-£136

CB –£120-£160

BF – £50-£90

An entry of 230 cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1240 over for a Char 620kg at £1860 presented by J Lavery, Aghalee. Heifers sold to £1290 over for a Lim 610kg at £1900 offered by T Hamill, Ballymena.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

T Hamill, Ballymena Lim 440kg £1560 (354) J Hutchinson, Lim 480kg £1610 (335) R Wells, Cha 360kg £1200 (333)  Cha 360kg £1200 (333) local farmer Abe 470kg £1520 (323) R O’Neill, Dunloy Cha 460kg £1480 (321) B Steele, Glarryford Cha 490kg £1570 (320) Cha 450kg £1400 (311) R O’Neill, Dunloy Cha 480kg £1490 (310) R  Wells, Moira Lim 420kg £1300 (309) B Steele, Cha 460kg £1410 (306) R O’Neill, Cha 420kg £1280 (304) R Wells, Moira Cha 430kg £1310 (304) B Steele, Cha 440kg £1340 (304) WA Weatherup, Comber Cha 480kg £1460 (304) R O’Neill, Cha 500kg £1510 (302).

501kg and over

Local farmer Lim 530kg £1700 (320) J Hutchinson, Lim 550kg £1705 (310) R O’Neill, Cha 520kg £1600 (307) J Hutchinson, Lim 550kg £1690 (3070 A McMurray, Antrim Lim 590kg £1780 (301) J Lavery, Cha 620kg £1860 (300) B Steele, Cha 510kg £1520 (298) J Lavery, Lim 610kg £1800 (295) J Hutchinson, Lim 560kg £1640 (292) P McGuckin, Lim  510kg £1490 (292) JS Hamilton, Cha 610kg £1780 (291) J Smyth, Cha 610kg £1770 (290) local farmer Cha 570kg £1640 (287) JS Hamilton, Cha 600kg £1720 (286) J Hutchinson, Lim 590kg £1690 (286) T Hamill, Lim 580kg £1640 (282).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

N Hamill, Ballymena Lim 490kg £1630 (332) Local Farmer, Lim 430kg £1370 (318) H McCloy, Ballymena Lim 500kg £1570 (314) Local Farmer, Lim 440kg £1350 (306) B Mullan, Lim 420kg £1280 (304) S Mullan, Lim 400kg £1170 (292) W Beattie, Sal 470kg £1370 (291) A Martin, Kells Blo 400kg £1160 (290) Local Farmer, Lim 480kg £1390 (289) R O’Neill, Cha 470kg £1360 (289) B Mullan, Lim 420kg £1200 (285) S Mullan, Lim 450kg £1260 (280) H McCloy, Ballymena Cha 480kg £1340 (279) Local Farmer, Lim 490kg £1360 (277) H McCloy, Ballymena Cha 480kg £1330 (277) W Beattie, Sal 500kg £1350 (270).

501kg and over

N Hamill, Ballymena Lim 530kg £1700 (320) Lim 610kg £1900 (311) J Hutchinson, Lim 520kg £1610 (309) N Hamill, Lim 570kg £1720 (301) J Hutchinson, Lim 570kg £1690 (296) H McCloy, Lim 510kg £1510 (296) G Kernohan, Lim 540kg £1590 (294) Local Farmer, Cha 520kg £1510 (290) T Hamill, Lim 570kg £1630 (286) N Hamill, Lim 550kg £1560 (283) S Patterson, Lim 510kg £1440 (282) J Hutchinson, Lim 530kg £1490 (281) N Hamill, Lim 580kg £1620 (279) Lim 590kg £1620 (274) R O’Neill, Cha 540kg £1470 (272) Cha 510kg £1360 (266).     

A good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a steady trade. Ewes and lambs sold to £270, Springing ewes to £175, Store lambs to £105, Pet lambs to £28.

Ewes & Lambs

R Marshall, Ballymena Suff & 2 Lamb £270, 3 Suf & 5 Lambs £265, 1 Dor & 2 Lambs £250, L Campbell, Carnlough 1 Swa & 2 lambs £228, D McClintock, Suf & 2 lambs £226, R Marshall, 2 Dor & 4 Lambs £225, 1 Dor & 1 lamb £205, Cha & 1 lamb £205, 2 Dor & 2 lambs £200, Cha & 1 lambs £186, Local farmer 1 Mul & 1 lamb £178.

In lamb ewes

S Loughery, Limavady 6 Tex £175, 5 Suf £175, 8 Tex £158, J Moore, 5 Mul £152, 3 Mul £150, 4 Mul £150, H Park, Ballymena 6 Mul £148, 6 Mul £144, M McConnell, Glenarm 8 Cro £144, A Kirkpatrick, 9 Mul £142, H Park, 7 Mul £142, M McConnell, 7 Cro £140, G Christie, 2 Tex £138, P McAuley, 10 Suf £130, M McConnell, 6 Tex £130.

Store Lambs

A Scullion, Glenarm 12 Tex £105, T Kyle, Cullybackey 5 Tex 98, P Kelly, Dungannon 1 Cro £94, A Connolly, 2 Tex £93, M Baird, Larne 11 Tex £92, G Wilson, Glenarm 6 Tex £90, A Connolly, 1 Mul £88, P Kelly,  8 Cro £88, F Turnly, Carnlough 10 Tex £82, A Scullion, 4 Tex £82, O Shiels, Kilrea 188 lly £80, A Wright, 6 Tex £78,  

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).

Another good entry of 400 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 265p for 610kg at £1616, Fr cows to 175p for 730kg at £1277, Beef heifers to 305p for 600kg at £1830, Beef bullocks to 310p for 740kg at £2294 and to a top per head of £2541 for 970kg. Fr bullocks to 227p for 720kg at £1634.

Beef Cows

J McAuley, Cushendall Lim 610kg £1616 (265), R O’Neill, Dunloy Lim 790kg £1959 (248), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 730kg £1788 (245), D Frew, Randalstown Lim 660kg £1551 (235), 680kg £1591 (234), McAuley Bros, Glenarm Lim 790kg £1840 (233), S & F O’Kane, Dungiven BB 810kg £1887 (233), W T McGookin, Larne AA 660kg £1531 (232), F McNeilly, Glarryford Lim 690kg £1587 (230), P Brankin, Aghalee Lim 720kg £1641 (228), H McCambridge, Carnlough Lim 610kg £1390 (228), R O’Neill, Dunloy Lim 650kg £1469 (226), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 600kg £1296 (216), D Adams, Portglenone Lim 760kg £1641 (216), 690kg £1490 (216), M Gordon, Clough Fr 620kg £1302 (210).

Fr Cows

W Hoey, Ballymena 730kg £1277 (175), T J Turtle, Broughshane 770kg £1285 (167), W Hoey, Ballymena 850kg £1343 (158), ESG Ivy Farm, Crumlin 720kg £1123 (156), G Connon, Aldergrove 710kg £1107 (156), J & G Hamilton, Broughshane 720kg £1116 (155), D & D McKay, Rathkenny 640kg £979 (153), D Wharry, Glenarm 680kg £1033 (152), D & D McKay, Rathkenny 690kg £1048 (152), 650kg £975 (150), J & A Wilson, Broughshane 700kg £1050 (150), D & D Robinson, Carnalbanagh 740kg £1102 (149), 660kg £970 (147).

Beef Heifers

R O’Neill, Dunloy AA 600kg £1830 (305), J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 680kg £2053 (302), R O’Neill, Dunloy AA 610kg £1817 (298), J McLoughlin, Bushmills Lim 630kg £1820 (289), E J McErlean, Portglenone Lim 670kg £1902 (284), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 620kg £1760 (284), E J McErlean, Portglenone Lim 660kg £1867 (283), Local Farmer AA 600kg £1698 (283), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 640kg £1792 (280), W Allen, Ballymena Sim 550kg £1534 (279), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Lim 580kg £1612 (278), Char 720kg £1987 (276), W Reid, Aughafatten Lim 700kg £1925 (275), J McLoughlin, Bushmills Char 600kg £1638 (273), Linton Bros, Cloughmills Char 550kg £1496 (272), R McIntyre, Glarryford Lim 540kg £1458 (270).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

R McCurdy, Broughshane Lim 740kg £2294 (310) A Ross, Lim 720kg £2196 (305) J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 700kg £2135 (305) R McCurdy, Lim 710kg £2130 (300) TA & DA Aiken, Coleraine Lim 790kg £2330 (295) J Adams, Lim 720kg £2124 (295) S Coyle, Stewartstown Lim 710kg £2073 (292) PG & M McBride, Moneymore Lim 650kg £1885 (290) J Adams, Lim 690kg £1994 (289) A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 740kg £2138 (289) TA & DA Aiken, Lim 580kg £1664 (287) A Ross, Cha 720kg £2052 (285) TA & DA Aiken Coleraine Lim 680kg £1917 (282) J McNeill, Lim 630kg £1776 (282) TA & DA Aiken, Lim 650kg £1807 (278).

Top per head

W Kee, Strabane Cha 970kg £2541, Cha 980kg £2528, A Houston, Lisburn Cha 880kg £2340, TA & DA Aiken, Lim 790kg £2330, JJ McCloskey, Kilrea Cha 870kg £2305 , R McCurdy, Lim 740kg £2294, A Ross, Lim 720kg £2196, JJ McCloskey, Cha 840kg £2192, D Laverty, Portglenone Abe 840kg £2175, Bel 910kg £2165, A Delvin, Ballycastle Lim 740kg £2138, A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 740kg £2138, J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 700kg £2135.

Friesian Bullocks

B Kane, Castledawson 720kg £1634 (227) M McVicker, 590kg £1309 (222) 600kg £1326 (221) B Kerr, 600kg £1320 (220) 670kg £1474 (220) RJ Gage, Clough 570kg £1254 (220) H McCambridge, 580kg £1276, B Kerr, 560kg £1220 (218) H McCambridge, 550kg £1199 (218) B Kerr, Cullybackey 610kg £1317 (216) D Winter, 600kg £1296 (216) RJ Gage, 540kg £1161 (215) B Kerr, 620kg £1326 (214) 540kg £1155 (214) M McVicker, 590kg £1256 (213) 640kg £1331 (208).

A super show of 3107 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat Hoggets sold to 577p for a pen of 11 Texels 21kg at £120 presented by Stephen Bothwell, Ballymena, and a top per head of £143 for 29.5kg from Mark Gardiner, Ballymena. Fat ewes sold to £188

Fat Lambs 2503

Top per Kg

S Bothwell, Ballymena 11 Tex 21kg £120 (571) L Finlay, Rathkeel 11 Tex 20.5kg £117 (570) C Patterson, Broughshane 2 Dor 23kg £131 (569) I McNiece, Toomebridge 15 Tex 22.5kg £128 (568) A & W Gregg, Cloughmills 12 Tex 23kg £130.50 (567) S McCracken, 17 Tex 23kg £129 (560) J McQuiston, Ballymoney 34 Tex 21kg £117 (557) R McKeown, Templepatrick 17 Dor 21kg £117 (557) S Dobbin, Ballycastle 11 Tex 23kg £128 (556) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 31 Cro 23kg £128 (556) R McBride, Randalstown 6 Tex 22.5kg £125 (555) Shaws Hill Farm, Kells 22 Tex 23.5kg £130 (553) R Dundee, Kells 3 Tex 22kg £121.50 (552) KW Dickey, Ballyclare 7 Tex 20.5kg £113 (551) D Hamilton, Glenarm 40 Tex 22.5kg £124 (551) J Mills, Kilwaughter 14 Cro 22.5kg £124 (551) D Waide, Cloughmills 34 Tex 22kg £121 (550) D& I Dunlop, Glarryford 50 Tex 23.5kg £129 (548) R Hamilton, Carnlough 102 Suf 21.5kg £118 (548) T Paul, Dunloy 23 Tex 23kg £126 (547) R Smith, 10 Tex 23kg £126 (547) A & W Gregg, 1 Tex 21kg £115 (547) A Millar, Antrim 28 Tex 24kg £131 (545) MA Turtle, Broughshane 7 Tex 22kg £120 (545).

Top per head

M Gardiner, Ballymena 1 Tex 29.5kg £143, T Craig, Magheramorne 3 Dor 37.5kg £140, R& S Graham, Dundrod 7 Tex 32.5kg £140, C Patterson Broughshane 1 Dor 29kg £140, C O’Melvenna, 1 Tex 28kg £139.50, Belston Ltd 3 Dor 41kg £139, R Henry, Kilwaughter 6 Suf 28.5kg £138.50, A Burleigh, Glenarm 2 Suf 30.5kg £138, D & F Kinney, 1 Suf 32.5kg £138, WJ Hanna, Ballyclare 11 Rou 26.5kg £137.50, I Dodds, Glenwherry 3 Tex 29.5kg £137.50, J Lowe, Cookstown 2 Tex 28kg £137, R McKeown, Broughshane 3 Tex 28.5kg £137, A Smyth, Ballymoney 21 Tex 27kg £135.50, J Ross, 4 Mil 28.5kg £135, J Lamont, Kells 27 Cro 25kg £135, J Connolly, Larne 1 Mul 27.5kg £135, Dundrave Properties 27 Tex 26kg £135, K & P Buchanan, Larne 7 BF 25.5kg £135, B McConnell, Doagh 15 Dor 26kg £134.50, L Turtle, Broughshane 12 Tex 25.5kg £134, A Millar, Antrim 22 Tex 26.5kg £134, L & J Armstrong, 5 Dor 26.5kg £134, J Sossick, Randalstown 6 Cha 26kg £133.50.

Fat Ewes 604

1^st Quality

Tex – £120-£188

Suff –£110-£140

CB –£88-£118

BF – £50-£66

A super entry of 350 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1250 over for a Char 500kg at £1750 Offered by Robert Workman, Kilwaughter. Heifers sold to £1190 over for a Lim 620kg £1810 presented T Jackson, Broughshane.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

S Moore, Crumlin Lim 490kg £1600 (326) H Carson, Dundrod, Crumlin Cha 440kg £1410 (320)W Burns, Larne Blo 500kg £1550 (310) R O’Neill, Dunloy Cha 480kg £1470 (306) A Smyth, Kells Lim 430kg £1300 (302) T Hamill, Broughshane Lim 470kg £1420 (302) H Carson, Lim 480kg £1440 (300) D Carson, Nutts Corner Lim 470kg £1400 (297) H Carson, Cha 450kg £1330 (295) Lim 420kg £1240 (295) H McCloy, Cullybackey Cha 480kg £1410 (293) H Carson, Dundrod Brb 450kg £1320 (293) JS Hamilton & Son Cha 460kg £1340 (291) Cha 440kg £1280 (290) D Carson, Lim 480kg £1380 (287) J Gault, Ballyclare Cha 480kg £1370 (285).

501kg and over

S Moore, Crumlin 510kg £1590 (311) Lim 520kg £1600 (307) Lim 530kg £1610 (303) JS Hamilton, Cha 560kg £1660 (296) R McCullough, Milebush Cha 590kg £1740 (294) J Laverty, Cha 520kg £1530 (294) T Jackson, Broughshane Lim 620kg £1810 (291) D Carson, Lim 530kg £1530 (288) R O’Neill, Dunloy Abe 510kg £1470 (288) Lim 550kg £1580 (287) H Carson, Cha 520kg £1490 (286) J Torrens, Cha 520kg £1480 (284) H McCloy, Ballymena Lim 510kg £1450 (284) J Lavery, Lim 560kg £1590 (283) W & N Martin, Broughshane Her 590kg £1670 (283) H Carson, Lim 510kg £1440 (282)

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 500kg £1750 (350) B Steele, Glarryford Cha 470kg £1570 (334) R Wells, Craigavon Cha 480kg £1550 (322) Lim 470kg £1500 (319) R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 490kg £1550 (316) B Smyth, Randalstown Cha 500kg £1560 (312) B Steele, Cha 470kg £1450 (308) R Workman, Cha 490kg £1500 (306) R Wells, Cha 410kg £1250 (304) Lim 430kg £1310 (304) A Smyth, Kells Abe 470kg £1410 (300) R Wells, Sim 490kg £1450 (295) Cha 440kg £1300 (295) H McCloy, Lim 470kg £1380 (293) RJ Anderson, Cullybackey Lim 470kg £1380 (293) A Smyth, Kells Abe 440kg £1290 (293).

501kg and over

R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 510kg £1670 (327) P Martin, Dunloy Cha 560kg £1790 (319) T Hamill, Broughshane Lim 510kg £1600 (313) F McKendry, Lim 590kg £1850 (313) R O’Neill, Abe 590kg £1850 (313) Cha 550kg £1710 (310) R McCullough, Lim 590kg £1810 (306) R Workman, Cha 510kg £1550 (303) R O’Neill Cha 520kg £1580 (303) M Doherty, Glarryford Lim 550kg £1670 (303) R Wells, Cha 520kg £1570 (301) B Smyth, Cha 560kg £1690 (301) P Martin, Cha 580kg £1750 (301) Cha 590kg £1780 (301) B Smyth, Lim 520kg £1560 (300).

For Simon Loughery: 250 top quality Suff/Tex and Mule ewes 1,2 and 3 crop, scanned 200% to Suff/Tex rams, due 17^th March.

A good entry of sheep on Monday evening resulted in a steady trade. Ewes & lambs to £240, springing ewes to £210, store lambs to £105. Leading prices as follows.

Breeders sold to:

L Campbell, Carnlough 3 Suff £210, P& P Scott, 10 Mul £196, H Curry, Coleraine 8 Mul £194, P & P Scott, 12 Mul £190, S Loughery, Limavady 8 Tex £186, 8 Tex £180, 8 Tex £175, 8 Tex £172, 6 Suf £170, 305A 1 Tex £170, L Campbell, 2 Zwa £170, S Loughery, 6 Mul £168, 6 Mul £165, 6 Tex £165, 6 Mul £162, 6 Suf £160, 6 Cha £160, 6 Suf £160, 8 Cha £155, 8 Cha £155, 8 Tex £150, 5 Tex £150, 6 Suf £150, 8 Tex £150.

Store lambs

N Reid, Portglenone 6 Tex £119, S Moore, 47 Suf £105, M Irvine, Larne 5 Che £98, J Rea, Glenarm 7 Suf £94, A Wright, 5 Tex £94, T Kyle, 4 Tex £92, l Coulter, 3 Suf £91, C Patterson, Broughshane 29 Eas £90, JJ Quigg, 17 Mul £90, J McFetridge, Glenarm 16 Tex £88.

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). 

478 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a good steady trade. Beef Cows sold to 265p for a Charolais 740kg at £1961, Fr cows to 185p for 740kg at £1369. Beef heifers to 322p for 710kg at £2286, beef bullocks to 309p for 720kg at £2224 and Fr bullocks to 250p for 580kg at £1450.

Beef cows

R Chambers, Bushmills Cha 740kg £1961 (265) Local Famer, Lim 660kg £1742 (264) G Kirkpatrick, Lim 700kg £1834 (262) G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 610kg £1598 (262) Local Farmer, Cullybackey Lim 630kg £1644 (261) Lim 620kg £1612 (260) G Knowles, Lim 600kg £1548 (258) S Bolton, Lim 730kg £1868 (256) McAuley Brothers, Lim 700kg £1764 (252) JW Ferris, Ballynure Cha 700kg £1750 (250) J McKeever, Par 620kg £1537 (248).

Friesian cows

Local Farmer, 740kg £1369 (185) C Moody, Bushmills 530kg £927 (175) E&A Holden, Larne 550kg £957 (174) O Magill, Crumlin 770kg £1293 (168) M Smyth, Cloughmills 630kg £1052 (167) RA Gordon, 690kg £1138 (165) DJ Kane, 750kg £1222 (163) G Connon, 780kg £1271 (163) S Duggan, 760kg £1208 (159) J Gamble, 730kg £1153 (158).

Beef Heifers

J McKeever, Ballymena 710kg £2286 (322) V Cousley, Moneymore Lim 630kg £1927 (306) E & A Holden, Lim 590kg £1805 (306) J McKeever, Par 640kg £1945 (304) V Cousley, Cha 720kg £2088 (290) R McIlveen, Kells Lim 590kg £1663 (282) J McLaughlin, Cha 740kg £2072 (208) Linton Bros, Cha 600kg £1668 (278) J O’Kane, Cha 720kg £1987 (276) Linton Bros Cha 660kg £1782 (270) Linton Bros, Cha 650kg £1755 (270).    

Beef Bullocks 

Top per head

J Kidd, Randalstown Lim 940kg £2585, Char 960kg £2438, J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 790kg £2433, J Scott, Toomebridge Lim 810kg £2430, R McCartney, Cookstown Char £2421, J Scott, Toomebridge Lim 890kg £2420, J Adams, Glarryford Char 780kg £2308, R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 830kg £2299, J Scott, Toomebridge Char 780kg £2262, J Kidd, Randalstown Lim 890kg £2260, J Scott, Toomebridge Lim 750kg £2250.

Top per Kilo

J Scott, Toomebridge Char 720kg £2224 (309), J Adams, Cullybackey Lim 790kg £2433 (308), J Scott, Toomebridge Lim 750kg £2250 (300), 810kg £2430 (300), J Adams, Glarryford Char 780kg £2308 (296), J Thompson, Dromore AA 730kg £2146 (294), G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 690kg £2021 (293), J Thompson, Dromore Lim 700kg £2037 (291), J Scott, Toomebridge Char 780kg £2262 (290), 710kg £2051 (289), J Adams, Cullybackey Sim 720kg £2073 (288), J Scott, Toomebridge Char 700kg £2009 (287), A Henry, Antrim Lim 710kg £2023 (285), J Thompson, Dromore Char 690kg £1966 (285), S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin Lim 730kg £2080 (285).

Fr Bullocks

J Mackey, Ballynure 580kg £1450 (250), N & R Jamison, Ballycastle 730kg £1679 (230), M McVicker, Clough 590kg £1339 (227), N & R Jamison, Ballycastle 740kg £1665 (225), 700kg £1575 (225), 760kg £1710 (225), M McVicker, Clough 590kg £1327 (225), N & R Jamison, Ballycastle 720kg £1598 (222), 740kg £1642 (222), J Hutchinson, Ballyclare 630kg £1386 (220), 650kg £1430 (220), 600kg £1320 (220).

An entry of 2341 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharp trade. Fat hoggets sold to 584p for 21 Tex 22.5kg at £131.50 from N McAuley, Ballyclare and to a top per head of £144 for 33.5kg from James McDonnell, Glenarm. Fat ewes sold to £230.

Fat Hoggets (1859)

Top per kg

N McAuley, Ballyclare 21 Tex 22.5kg £131.50 (584) RJ McKay & Son, Carnlough 7 Tex 22.5kg £129.50 (575) Local Farmer, 2 Cro 22kg £125.50 (570) O Duffin, Cargan 5 Tex 22kg £125 (568) RJ McKay & Son, 2 Tex 18.5kg £104 (562) J Fenton, 9 Tex 19kg £106.50 (560) J Mills, Kilwaughter 10 Cro 23.5kg £131 (557) N McAuley, Ballyclare 4 Tex 20.5kg £114 (556) W Porter, 7 Bel 25kg £139 (556) T Connon, Broughshane 10 Tex 22kg £122 (554) J McIlrath, 26 Tex 23kg £127.50 (554) M McClelland, Doagh 9 Tex 23kg £127.50 (554) I Montgomery, 10 Tex 23.5kg £130 (553) TO Kane, 20 Tex 23kg £127 (552) J Hamilton, 13 Tex 21kg £115 (547) P Crothers, Ballynure 50 Tex 22.5kg £123 (546) J Crawford, 9 Tex 23.5kg £128 (544) M Esler, 29 Tex 21.5kg £117 (544) M McCann, 9 Tex 23kg £125 (543) Local farmer, 6 Cro 22kg £119.50 (543) I Clarke, Cullybackey 5 Tex 20kg £108.50 (542) E McCormick, Carnlough 6 Tex 22.5kg £122 (542) I Clarke, 7 Tex 22.5kg £122 (542) P Brannigan, Newry 3 Cro 22kg £119 (504).

Top per head

J McDonnell, Glenarm Tex 33.5kg £144, W Porter, 7 Bel 25kg £139, C McKee, Broughshane 1 Dor 33.5kg £138, W & D McClure, 1 Tex 26kg £138, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 1 Tex 36kg £136, C McCammond, Larne 6 Tex 28kg £135, S Minn, Moorfields 1 Dor 30kg £135, I Clarke, 6 Tex 25.5kg £135, C McKee, Broughshane 1 Dor 29kg £134, N Boyd, Broughshane 16 Cro 27.5kg £134 M McKendry, Bushmills 24 Tex 26kg £134, R Creith, Bushmills 38 Tex 25.5kg £134, B Stirling, Ballymena 1 Bor 31.5kg £134, E McCormick, 3 Bf 27kg £133.50, JC O’Boyle, Randalstown 7 Tex 27.5kg £133, S Simms, 18 Dor 28kg £132.50, R & J Hill, 11 Dor 25kg £132.50, J Bright, 7 Tex 28.5kg £132, B Stirling, 2 Dor 28.5kg £132, T Wray, Carnlough 4 Tex 25.5kg £132, N McAuley, 21 Tex 22.5kg £131.50, H McCambridge, 34 Suf 24.5kg £131, A & ME Graham, 9 Tex 25kg £131, J Mills, Kilwaughter 10 Cro 23.5kg £131, C McCammond, Larne 5 Tex 25kg £130.

Fat ewes 482

1^st Quality

Suff - £120-£144

Tex - £190-£230

CB - £95-£126

BF - £60-£84

20 Char & Lim bullocks c500-550kgs

An entry of £250 Store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1240 over for a Char 630kg at £1870 presented by R O’Neill, Dunloy. Heifers sold to £1310 over for a Char 670kg at £1980 offered by Mrs C Fleck, Clough.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

Local Farmer 390kg £1260 (323) C & I Dunlop, Cairncastle Cha 420kg £1270 (302) A Smyth, Randalstown Lim 500kg £1470 (294) R O’Neill, Dunloy Cha 500kg £1470 (294) N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 460kg £1350 (293) G Connon, Her 430kg £1260 (293) JW Ferris, Ballynure Cha 450kg £1290 (286) RJ J & G McCullough Sal 440kg £1260 (286) J Moore, Glenwherry Cha 450kg £1270 (282) RJ J & G McCullough Sal 430kg £1210 (281) T& S Bulter, Cha 420kg £1170 (278).

501kg and over

R O’Neill, Dunloy Abe 530kg £1740 (328) N Hamill, Ballymena Lim 560kg £1720 (307), N Hamill, Lim 590kg £1780 (301) Lim 570kg £1695 (297) C Fleck, Clough Lim 580kg £1720 (296) Cha 670kg £1980 (295) N Hamill, Lim 560kg £1650 (294) R O’Neill, Cha 540kg £1590 (294) N Hamill, Lim 630kg £1830 (290) S Moore, Sim 540kg £1560 (288) N Hamill, Lim 610kg £1760 (288).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 420kg £1360 (323) P McKeown, Martinstown Cha 490kg £1530 (312) JW Ferris, Ballynure Cha 450kg £1390 (308) T&S Bulter, Cha 480kg £1480 (308) J Moore, Glenwherry Cha 490kg £1490 (304) Cha 450kg £1360 (302) Cha 490kg £1480 (302) T& S Bulter, Cha 470kg £1400 (297) local farmer Lim 460kg £1360 (295) T &S Bulter, Cha 480kg £1410 (293) N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 500kg £1460 (292).

501kg and over

R O’Neill, Dunloy Cha 530kg £1700 (320) N Hamill, Lim 530kg £1660 (313) A Devlin, Ballycastle Cha 510kg £1560 (305) B Richmond, Cloughmills Cha 590kg £1790 (303) T Hamill, Broughshane Lim 600kg £1820 (303) A Devlin, Ballycastle Cha 530kg £1590 (300) R Hood, Broughshane Lim 520kg £1550 (298) A Delvin, Cha 510kg £1520 (298) R O’Neill, Cha 630kg £1870 (296) Cha 550kg £1630 (296) A Devlin, Cha 510kg £1510 (296).

4 B/W collie pups, 11 weeks old, both parent’s good workers

110 Texel Mules & Char X Texel Mules scanned 200%, due 1^st March in lamb to Char.  12 x Char purebred non-reg ewes due 1^st March to Char ram.

80 Suff Mule and Texel Mule 1/2/3 crop ewes due mid Feb onwards

1^st part dispersal sale due to health reasons for Henry Sinnamon:

40 Suff Tex X Mules in lamb ewes due from end of Jan to Char & Suff ram, scanned 180%, genuine 1st part dispersal sale due to health reasons

Another good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday resulted in a steady trade. In lamb ewes sold to £240, Ewes & lambs to £224, Store lambs to £105.

Breeders

RH Sinnamon, Pomeroy 4 Suf £240, 6 Suf £240, 5 Suf £230, 6 Suf £215, 5 Tex £200, 6 Suf £200, 6 Suf £185, 7 Suf £185, Belston Ltd, 9 Suf £185, 9 Suf £185, RH Sinnamon, 6 Tex 175, 6 Tex £170, 5 Tex £170, Belston Ltd, 6 Tex £170, 7 Tex £165, 8 Tex £155, G Christie, 7 Che £152.

Ewes and lambs

B Stirling, Ballymena 1 Tex & 1 lamb £224, Spo & 1 lamb £215, PJ McKillop, 6 Suf & 10 lambs £210.

Store lambs

A McGookin, Carrickfergus 6 Tex £105, S Moore, Ballyclare 60 Cha £99.50, R Fleming, Ballymena 3 Tex £96, E McKendry, Ballymena 7 Cha £92.50, 4 Mul £90, S Patterson, 22 Cro £85.50 J Mawhinney, 13 Tex £80.

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).

A wintry sale of 120 beef cattle in Ballymena today.  Beef cows sold to 264p for a Lim 690kg at £1821, Frs cows to 190p for 630kg at £1197, beef heifers to 302p for a Lim 680kg at £2053 and beef bullocks to 292p for a Lim 740kg at £2160.

Beef cows

VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 690kg £1821 (264), Okane Farm, Dunloy Cha 930kg £2445 (263) VN Fleck, Lim 660kg £1709 (259) P McNulty, Cha 720kg £1778 (247) Okane Farm, Brb 880kg £1968 (246) B McAuley, Lim 740kg £1813 (245) Local Farmer, Lim 640kg £1542 (241) Local Farmer, Lim 650kg £1560 (240) Bel 710kg £710kg £1689 (238) Local Farmer, Lim 640kg £1510 (236) P McNulty, Cha 810kg £1903 (235) local farmer, Lim 640kg £1446 (226) P McNulty, Lim 720kg £1598 (220).

Friesian cows

J Maybin, Kells 630kg £1197 (190) 670kg £1078 (161) G Connon, 650kg £1040 (160) 630kg £970 (154) N Alexander, 710kg £1036 (146) J Maybin, Kells 570kg £758 (133) GT & RJ Smyth, 550kg £693 (126) N Alexander, Gracehill 630kg £730 (116) J Maybin, 560kg £649 (116) GT & RJ Smyth, 520kg £566 (109) N Alexander, 630kg £674 (107.

Beef Heifers

VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 680kg £2053 (302) Linton Bros Cha 710kg £2101 (296) Cha 730kg £2095 (287) C Alexander, Lim 520kg £1445 (278) Linton Bros, Cha 620kg £1705 (275) R McIntyre, Glarryford Lim 540kg £1447 (268) Linton Bros, Cha 640kg £1676 (262) R McIntyre, Cha 580kg £1513 (261) Cha 570kg £1464 (257) N Jamison, Abe 510kg £1310 (257) S Graham, St 490kg £1244 (254) N Jamison, Abe 610kg £1549 (254) R McIntyre., Cha 640kg £1612 (252) S Graham, Abe 530kg £1330 (251).

Beef Bullocks

V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 740kg £2160 (292), R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 750kg £2190 (292), 920kg £2658 (289), V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 790kg £2275 (288), R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 750kg £2137 (285), C J A & P Crawford Clough BB 700kg £1988 (284), 730kg £2073 (284), R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 670kg £1902 (284), N Jamison, Ballymena Fkv 730kg £2014 (276), N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 650kg £17329 (266), N Jamison, Ballymena Fkv 900kg £2376 (264), N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 760kg £2006 (264), 700kg £1848 (264), 730kg £1927 (264), A Bartlett, Stranocum Fkv 710kg £1867 (263), N Jamison, Ballymena Fkv 850kg £2227 (262).

Due to the wintry weather conditions an entry of sheep in Ballymena resulted in sharp trade. Fat hoggets sold to 543p for 20.5kg at £111.50, 23kg at £125 twice and a top per head of £134 for 30.5kg. Fat ewes sold to £182

Fat Hoggets (1010)

I McDonnell, Portaferry 45 Tex 20.5kg £111.50 (543) G Martin, Broughshane 16 Tex 23kg £125 (543) I McNeice, Toomebridge 16 Tex 23kg £125 (543) M Esler, Ballymena 39 Tex 22kg £119.50 (543) R Buchannan, Kells 20 Cro 22kg £118 (536) J McAuley, Ballyclare 52 Suf 23.5kg £126 (536) J Kennedy, Ballymena 23 Tex 23.5kg £125 (531) C McKillop, Ballymena 28 Suf 23.5kg £125 (531) G Warwick, Moorfields 4 Tex 23.5kg £124 (527) Shaws Hill Farm, Kells 72 Tex 23kg £121 (526) DA McWilliam, Ballyclare 13 Tex 23.5kg £123.50 (525) J Allen, Broughshane 14 Tex 19kg £99.50 (523) J Maxwell, 6 Mil 22kg £115 (522) D McClintock, Broughshane 6 Dor 22kg £115 (522) O Bradley 10 Tex 23kg £120 (521) J Montague, 5 Suf 24kg £125 (520) P Donnelly, Rathkenny 43 Tex £122 (519) Rosedernott farm, Cloughmills 4 Tex 24.5kg £127 (518) WR & JR Dunn, Ballyclare 1 Tex 22kg £114 (518) Rosedernott Farm 16 Mul 23kg £119 (517) J Kissack, Ballymena 8 Tex 24kg £124 (516) J McMaster, 29 Tex 23.5kg £121 (514) P Kerr, Ballymena 22kg £113 (513)T Wray, Ballymena 5 BF 22kg £113 (513).

Top per head

S Gregg, Glarryford 1 Tex 30.5kg £134, J Hamilton, Broughshane 24 Tex 28kg £132, J Montague, 2 Suff 28.5kg £131, G Fleck, 4 Tex 27kg £131, I Hamilton, Broughshane 25 Tex 30kg £131, I McCluggage, Glarryford 11 Tex 26.5kg £130, E McNeilly, Ballymena 8 Tex 26kg £130, D Moorehead, 14 Tex 29kg £130, T Adams, Ballymena 7 BF 31kg £129.50, CJA&P Crawford, 41 Tex 26.5kg £129, J Montague, 4 Cro 28.5kg £129, Rosedernott Farm, Cloughmills 4 Tex 24.5kg £127, A Rainey, Ahoghill 21 Cha 26kg £127, J McAuley, Ballyclare 52 Suf 23.5kg £126, D Smyth, Moorfields 8 Mul 25.5kg £126, FC Patterson, Broughshane 9 Mul 25.5kg £126, O Bradley, 10 Tex 25kg £126, C McLoughlin, Carnlough 5 Tex 25kg £126, N McAuley, 4 Tex 24.5kg £125, WJ Cubitt, Ballymena 4 Suf 25kg £125, J McIlrath, Ballymena 15 Tex 24.5kg £125, 10 Tex 24.5kg £125, Mrs Wharry & McCurdy, Carnlough 21 BF 24.5kg £125, P Kerr, Cloughmills 30 Suf 24.5kg £125.

Fat ewes 283

1^st Quality

Suff - £120 -£142

Tex - £120 - £182

CB - £88 - £122

BF - £50 - £72

Due to wintery weather a smaller show of cattle presented. Bullocks sold to £1210 over for a Lim 610kg at £1810 presented by VN Fleck, Broughshane. Heifers sold to £1230 over for a Lim 570kg at £1800 also presented by VN Fleck.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

W Ward, Crumlin Abe 360kg £1280 (355) Cha 360kg £1210 (336) Sim 420kg £1310 (311) Spk 420kg £1240 (295) F Townley, Bangor Abe 430kg £1145 (266) Abe 400kg £1060 (265) Abe 470kg £1220 (259) Abe 370kg £940 (254) Abe 390kg £890 (228) GT & RJ Smyth, 500kg £1075 (215) Hol 440kg £790 (179) Hol 440kg £755 (171). 

501kg and over

F Townley, Bangor Abe 540kg £1635 (302) VN Fleck, Lim 610kg £1810 (296) Lim 620kg £1820 (293) W Ward & Sons Crumlin Abe 560kg £1640 (292) A Dale, Ballymena Cha 550kg £1610 (292) VN Fleck, Lim 610kg £1740 (285) F Townley, Abe 540kg £1515 (280) A Dale, Bel 570kg £1590 (279) F Townley, Abe 530kg £1470 (277) CJ Elliot, Abe 540kg £1490 (275) A Cameron, Bel 590kg £1565 (265) CJ & A Elliot, Ballymena Abe 590kg £1550 (262) Lim 530kg £1390 (262) Abe 550kg £1400 (254) Abe 560kg £1400 (250).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

B McNeilly, Randalstown Lim 410kg £1270 (309) Lim 450kg £1330 (295) W Davidson, Cullybackey Lim 430kg £1250 (290) B McNeilly, Lim 480kg £1380 (287) G Coulter, Lim 440kg £1260 (286) W Davidson, Cullybackey Lim 380kg £1080 (284) B McNeilly, Lim 420kg £1190 (283) Lim 460kg £1280 (278) G Coulter, Bel 410kg £1130 (276) W Davidson, Cullybackey Lim 400kg £1100 (275) G Coulter, Portaferry Bel 360kg £960 (266) W Smyth, Abe 490kg £1300 (265) Abe 470kg £1230 (261) G Coulter, Lim 450kg £1170 (260) W Smyth, Abe 450kg £1120 (248) Abe 470kg £1130 (240).

501kg and over

VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 570kg £1800 (315) Lim 580kg £1735 (299) Lim 610kg £1690 (277) W Smyth, Ballymena Abe 520kg £1430 (275) VN Fleck, Lim 600kg £1590 (265) W Symth, Abe 530kg £1340 (252) Abe 550kg £1390 (252) Abe 550kg £1330 (241) Abe 510kg £1220 (239) Abe 530kg £1240 (234).

A Small entry in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a sharper trade. Ewes & lambs sold to £250 for 3 ewes with 5 lambs, Springers sold to £260, Store lambs to £95.

Springers

Simon Loughery, Limavady 6 Mul £260, 6 Suf £240, 10 Tex £235, 6 Mul £215, 6 Mul £210, 6 Suf £200, 6 Suf £200, 6 Mul £200, 6 Mul £200, 10 Suf £200, 10 Tex £195, 10 Mul £195, 10 Tex £185, 6 Mul £180, 10 Mul £180, 10 Mul £170.

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)  

An entry of 390 Beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a sharper trade. Beef cows sold to 267p 1060kg at £2830, Fr cows to 169p 690kg at £1166 & 630kg at £1064, Beef heifers to 302p 690kg at £2083, Beef bullocks to 302p 730kg at £2204 and to top per head of £2731 for 950kg. Fr bullocks to 236p 690kg at £1628.

Beef cows

Nugent Estate, Lim 1060kg £2830 (267) P Turner, Maghera Lim 690kg £1835 (266) Local Farmer, Bel 690kg £1821 (264) P Turner, Lim 680kg £1781 (262) G Corrie, Lim 880kg £2270 (258) Local Farmer, Bel 730kg £1883 (258) L Marron, Lim 720kg £1850 (257) J Aiken, Dromore Lim 670kg £1715 (256) W Ward & Sons, Cha 880kg £2252 (256) Bel 840kg £2133 (254) Local Farmer, Par 630kg £1581 (251).

Friesian cows

R Cowan, Larne 690kg £1166 (169) CA Orr, Cloughmills 630kg £1064 (169) JA Boyd, 690kg £1131 (164) WM Crawford, Gracehill 690kg £1090 (158) Local Farmer, 680kg £1060 (156) D Wallace, 720kg £1116 (155) W Alcorn, Limavady 810kg £1239 (153) WM Crawford, 630kg £957 (152) D Wallace, Antrim 730kg £1080 (148) CA Orr, 650kg £955 (147) M Wallace, 580kg £806 (139) D Wallace, 640kg £876 (137).

Beef Heifers

J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 690kg £2083 (302) J Mclaughlin, Lim 640kg £1907 (298) Local Farmer, Blo 500kg £1455 (291) T McConnell, Cha 630kg £1776 (282) D Andrew, Lim 670kg £1889 (282) T Galloway, 520kg £1445 (278) D Andrew, Lim 580kg £1600 (276) R Canning, Lim 670kg £1849 (276) D Andrew, Lim 720kg £1980 (275) T McConnell, Cha 630kg £1726 (274) Cha 560kg £1528 (273).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

J Wilson, Ballyclare Cha 730kg £2204 (302) R McCurdy, Lim 780kg £2340 (300) Lim 890kg £2563 (288) JJ Crawford, Cha 680kg £1958 (288) W Kee, Cha 9550kg £2736 (288) A Ross, Lim 770kg £2209 (287) J Lynn, Coagh Lim 730kg £2080 (285) Lim 700kg £1995 (285) T McKinstry, Cha 770kg £2186 (284) P Barry, Sho 850kg £2414 (284).

Top per head

W Kee, Cha 950kg £2736, Cha 960kg £2640, R McCurdy, Lim 890kg £2563, P Barry, Sho 850kg £2414, VN Fleck, Broughshane Lim 850kg £2405, R McCurdy, Lim 780kg £2340, A Ross, Lim 830kg £2257, J Aiken, Lim 850kg £2227, M Barry, Toome 800kg £2224, G McKinstry, Ballyclare Cha 850kg £2218.

Friesian Bullocks

N & R Jamison, Ballycastle 690kg £1628 (236) M Wallace, Cloughmills 720kg £1670 (232) M McVicker, 610kg £1409 (231) B Kerr, 600kg £1362 (227) M McVicker, 600kg £1356 (226) N  & R Jamison, 720kg £1620 (225) M McVicker, 600kg £1338 (223) B Kerr, 650kg £1443 (222) J Hutchinson, 660kg £1465 (222) 650kg £1430 (222) N & R Jamison, 690kg £1518 (220) B Kerr, 670kg £1453 (217) 660kg £1419 (215) 620kg £1333 (215). 

An entry of 2836 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another improved trade. Fat lambs sold to 537p for a pen of 11 Texels 22.5kg at £121 and 52 Texels 23kg £123.50. Fat hoggets sold to a top per head of £137.50 for 29.5kg. Fat ewes sold to £225.

Fat Hoggets 2364

Top per kg

D Gaston, Carnlough 11 Tex 22.5kg £121 (537) M Stewart, Coleraine 52 Tex 23kg £123.50 (537) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 10 Tex 22.5kg £120 (533) RJ McKay & Son Carnlough 1 Tex 21kg £112 (533) A Kennedy, Ballymena 5 Cro 22.5kg £120 (533) J & D Boyle, 11 Tex 21kg £111.50 (531) A Kennedy, Ballymena 8 Cro 20kg £106 (530) L Gordon, Ballymena 24 Tex 22kg £116 (527) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 25 Tex 22.5kg £117.50 (522) RJ McKay & Son 14 Tex 23kg £120 (521) F Turnly, Carnlough 35 Tex 21.5kg £112 (520) B Kelly, 9 Suff 21.5kg £112 (520) I McNeice, Toome 15 Tex 24kg £125 (520) S Mullan, 5 Dor 22.5kg £117 (520) D McKinney, Maghera 43 Tex 22.5kg £117 (520) S Petticrew 4 Tex 22.5kg £117 (520) J Gardner, 10 Tex 20kg £104 (520) J Mills, Kilwaughter 11 Tex 22.5kg £117 (520) J Newell, 16 Tex 20.5kg £106.50 (519) J Gilliland, 24 Suf 23.5kg £122 (519) I Morrison, Dunloy 7 Tex 23.5kg £122 (519) F McKendry, Broughshane 10 Tex 22kg £114 (518) J Collins, Ballymoney 22 Tex 19.5kg £101 (518) E & E Nelson 6 Cha 24kg £124 (516).

Top per head

M Warnock, Limavady 4 Tex 27kg £131, J Orr, Moorfields 1 Tex 32kg £130, J Gregg, Clough 41 Tex 25kg £129, N McAuley, Ballyclare 20 Tex 26.5kg £128, W & D Millar, Antrim 10 Tex 25.5kg £128, E McNeilly, Gracehill 4 Tex 27.5kg £128, S McCracken, Randalstown 20 Tex 25kg £128, S O’Neill, Martinstown 10 Tex 29kg £127, M Moffett, Broughshane 20 Cro 25kg £127, R McMullan, 1 Tex 30.5kg £126, L McCormick, Armoy 20 Tex 25kg £126, S Hoy, Doagh 24 Cha 25.5kg £126, I Barkey, Dunloy 18 Mul 26.5kg £126, Blackstown Farm, 50 Tex 24.5kg £125, E & S J Hill, 43 Cha 26kg £125, S Marshall, Ballymena 24 Mul 25kg £125, R Gingles, Kilwaughter 6 Cro 24.5kg £125, I McNeice, 15 Tex 24kg £125, A Bell, Crumlin 20 Tex 25.5kg £125, DS & D McKay, 27 Tex 26kg £125, C Newell, Ballymoney 20 Tex 25.5kg £125.

Fat ewes 472

1^st Quality

Suff - £120 -£165

Tex - £130 - £225

CB - £85 - £120

BF - £50 - £70

A good entry of 250 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1220 over for a Charolais 550kg at £1770 offered by D Logan, Randalstown. Heifers sold to £1000 over for a Simmental 510kg at £1510 presented by RJ, J & G McCullough, Ballyclare.

Bullocks

Up to 500kg

J Newell, Ballymoney Char 380kg £1275 (335), 460kg £1480 (321), 470kg £1500 (319), 460kg £1450 (315), A Henry, Finvoy Lim 460kg £1450 (315), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 440kg £1380 (313), S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 360kg £1120 (311), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 490kg £1510 (308), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 500kg £1530 (306), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 410kg £1250 (304), C Maxwell, Downpatrick Char 480kg £1440 (300), J Newell, Ballymoney Char 430kg £1290 (300), 470kg £1400 (297), 450kg £1330 (295), A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 490kg £1440 (293), J McClure, Ballymoney Lim 410kg £1200 (292).

Over 500kg

D Logan, Randalstown Char 550kg £1770 (321), C Maxwell, Downpatrick Lim 510kg £1590 (311), I Young, Bendooragh Char 520kg £1600 (307), C Newell, Ballymoney Char 590kg £1760 (298), A Devlin, Ballycastle Lim 560kg £1660 (296), D Boyd, Newtownabbey Char 560kg £1660 (296), 530kg £1570 (296) x2, V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 630kg £1860 (295), C Maxwell, Downpatrick Char 570kg £1680 (294), V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 630kg £1850 (293), OKI Developments, Dungiven Lim 620kg £1800 (290),

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

SJ Duncan, Crumlin Cha 390kg £1180 (302) Cha 360kg £1060 (294) J Newell, Ballymoney Cha 410kg £1200 (292) J McClure, Cha 440kg £1285 (292) local farmer Lim 370kg £1030 (278) C Maxwell, Downpatrick Cha 410kg £1140 (278) J Gamble, Ballymoney Cha 500kg £1390 (278) C Maxwell, Cha 410kg £1135 (276) J Newell, Cha 500kg £1350 (270) local farmer, Lim 480kg £1280 (266) C Maxwell, Cha 460kg £1220 (265) J McClure, Lim 440kg £1165 (264) J Newell, Cha 460kg £1215 (264) RJJ & G McCullough Bel 500kg £1320 (264) Cha 500kg £1300 (260) J Gamble, Ballymoney Cha 420kg £1090 (259).

501kg and over

RJ & G McCullough, Sim 510kg £1510 (296) B Richmond, Cloughmills Lim 520kg £1480 (284) Cha 510kg £1370 (268) J McClure, Ballynure Cha 510kg £1360 (266) A Thompson, Islandmagee Lim 510kg £1360 (266) J Newell, Cha 530kg £1410 (266) A Thompson, Lim 610kg £1600 (262) B Richmond, Cha 510kg £1310 (256) A Thompson, Her 580kg £1480 (255) J Gamble, Lim 510kg £1290 (252) RJ & G McCullough, Bel 540kg £1360 (251) A Dale, Fkv 570gk £1425 (250) 2x Bel £1440 (248) A Thompson, Her 560kg £1390 (248) A Dale, Bel 550kg £1355 (246).

A smaller entry of sheep on Monday evening topped at £170 for a crossbred foster ewe from M Moffett, Broughshane, top prices as follows:

Ewes

M Moffett, Broughshane 1 Cb £170, U Leslie, Claudy 1 Tex & 1 lamb £160, G Christie, Claudy 3 Spo £142, M Warnock, Limavady 1 Tex £140, G Christie, Claudy 4 Spo £138, 4 Tex £132, J Hamilton, Glenarm 2 Zwa £130, G Christie, Claudy 3 Suff £120, M Warnock, Limavady 3 Suff £120, J Hamilton, Glenarm 4 Mule £116, G Christie, Claudy 2 Zwa £110.

Store Lambs

S & M Black, Carnlough 18 Tex £86, O McCullough, Islandmagee 13 Ham £85, WJ & A McCullough, Broughshane 6 Tex £85, R J Lyle, Larne 13 Tex £84, R Davidson, Gleno 10 Tex £80, J Hall, Islandmagee 5 Tex £80.

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).

245 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 244p for 750kg £1830, Fr cows to 184p 640kg at £1177, Beef heifers to 317p 630kg at £1997, Beef bullocks to 300p 850kg at £2550, Fr Bullocks to 227p 730kg at £1657.

Beef cows

B McAuley, Lim 750kg £1830 (244) Lim 830kg £2016 (243) A Clements, Lim 780kg £1856 (238) W Hopes, Blo 780kg £1809 (232) V Hamilton, Cushendun Cha 860kg £1943 (226) Local Farmer, Lim 660kg £1478 (224) B Devlin Toomebridge Lim 560kg £1254 (224) D McIlwaine, Lim 760kg £1672 (220) P McErlain, Armoy Bel 760kg £1672 (220) W Hopes, Blo 900kg £1935 (215) R McAfee, Ballymoney Lim 720kg £1533 (213) C Magill, Larne Lim 780kg £1661 (213) Sal 790kg £1651 (209).

Friesian cows

JA Boyd, Kircubbin 640kg £1177 (184) RJ McLean, Straid 730kg £1292 (177) RJ Gage, Clough 820kg £1369 (167) P Brown, 660kg £970 (147) W Beattie, Glarryford 800kg £1136 (142) P Brown, Clough 750kg £1050 (140) AT Lowry, 660kg £897 (136) W Moore, 660kg £897 (136) RJ McLean, 580kg £788 (136) M Wallace, 710kg £887 (125).

Beef Heifers

W Hopes, Bel 630kg £1997 (317) Taggart Bros, Doagh Lim 630kg £1864 (296) D Hume, Lim 690kg £1932 (280) Taggart Bros, Cha 610kg £1683 (276) R & S McCahon, Bel 550kg £1435 (261) P McKeefry, Lim 610kg £1555 (255) Lim 550kg £1397 (254) I McConaghy, Bushmills Sim 690kg £1752 (254) P McKeefry, Lim 540kg £1350 (250).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

V Hamilton, Cushendun Cha 850kg £2550 (300) T McErlean, Bellaghy Bel 530kg £1568 (296) J Dougan, Ahoghill Lim 750kg £2212 (295) D McCloskey, Cha 750kg £2190 (292) N Glenn, Portaferry Bel 690kg £1987 (288) WJ Booth, Lim 610kg £1732 (284) J Dougan, Bel 790kg £2212 (280) D McCloskey, Maghera Cha 650kg £1820 (280) P McKeefry, Lim 650kg £1781 (274).

Top per head

V Hamilton, Cushendun Cha 850kg £2550, J Dougan, Lim 750kg £2212, Bel 790kg £2212, D McCloskey, Maghera Cha 750kg £2190, R McCartney, Lim 820kg £2107, D McCloskey, Cha 740kg £2020, T Duffin, Toome 830kg £2016.

Friesian Bullocks

B Arthurs, Kircubbin 730kg £1657 (227) 690kg £1518 (220) SJ Duncan, Crumlin 660kg £1419 (215) RJ Gage, Clough 530kg £1128 (213) M Wallace, 670kg £1413 (211) T Duffin, Toome 680kg £1414 (208) M Wallace, Cloughmills 710kg £1427 (201).

2358 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an improved trade. Fat hoggets sold to 542p for a pen of 8 Beltex 22.5kg at £122 offered by William Porter, Maghera and to a top per head of £132 for a Texel 27kg from Kelly Bros, Ballymena. Fat ewes sold to £206.

Fat hoggets (2012)

Top per kg

W Porter, Maghera 8 Tex 22.5kg £122 (542) local farmer 2 Dor 22.5kg £120 (533) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 10 Cro 23kg £121 (526) N McAuley, Ballyclare 10 Tex 22.5kg £116.50 (517) I Montgomery, 50 Suf 23kg £119 (517) C McAllister, Moorfields 8 Tex 21kg £108 (514) P Crothers, Ballynure 28 Tex 22kg £113 (513) 27 Tex 22kg £113 (513) local farmer, 13 Tex 23kg £118 (513) WJ & D Wallace, Ballymena 4 Tex 19.5kg £100 (512) G Martin, Broughshane 11 Tex 22.5kg £115 (511) J McDonnell, Glenarm 8 Tex 23.5kg £120 (510) local farmer, 11 Tex 20kg £102 (510) B Gardiner, 4 Tex 23kg £117 (508) L Turtle, Broughshane 14 Tex 24kg £122 (508) A Millar, Antrim 16 Tex 24.5kg £124.50 (508) Local Farmer, 3 Cro 22.5kg £114 (506) B Lyttle, Moorfields 51 Tex 22.5kg £114 (506) D& J Compton, 15 Tex 23kg £116.50 (506) J Lamont, Kells 17 Cro 24.5kg £124 (506) S Kerr, 16 BF 24.5kg £124 (506) D Hamilton, Glenarm 35 Suf 23kg £116 (504) J Reid, Carnlough 10 Suf 23kg £116 (504) R Dundee, Kells 3 Tex 23kg £116 (504) RJ Bell, Kells 43 Tex £121 (504).

Top per head

Kelly Bros, 1 Tex 27kg £132, N McAuley, Ballyclare 1 Tex 31kg £130, J Boyd, Doagh 1 Tex 32kg £130, N Boyd, 7 Mul 28kg £129, B Gardiner, 5 Tex 26.5kg £129, O O’Donnell, Toomebridge 1 Tex 26kg £129, Kelly Bros, 1 Tex 27.5kg £129, A Smyth, Ballymoney 22 Tex 28.5kg £128.50, D Carson, 19 Tex 26kg £127, local farmer, 8 Tex 25.5kg £127, 1 Che 34kg £127, M McCann, Randalstown 21 Tex £126, RJ Lyle, Larne 1 Suf 30kg £126, O McConnon, 1 Suf 27.5kg £126, O O’Donnell, 24 Tex 26kg £125.50, A McNeill, Carrickfergus 6 Tex 26.5kg £125, T Duffin, 1 Tex 27.5kg £125, E & S Hill, Randalstown 52 Che 27kg £125, D McClean, Larne 6 Suf 26kg £125, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 1 Blu 27.5kg £125, S Hunter, Bushmills 23 Suff 26kg £125, W & P McCallion, 6 Dor 29kg £125, S Wilson, Ballymena 1 Val 32kg £125.

Fat Ewes

1^st Quality

Suff – £130 - £154

Tex – £160 - £206

CB – £78 - £100

BF – £58 - £72

Bullocks 

Up to 500kg  

W McKee, Magherafelt Char 500kg £1460 (292), J McHenry, Mosside Lim 400kg £1125 (281), D & N Hamill, Crumlin AA 180kg £490 (272), W McKee, Magherafelt AA 500kg £1300 (260), A Ferguson & partners, Ballyclare AA 420kg £1070 (254), D J Moore, Ballyclare AA 430kg £1080 (251), A Ferguson, Ballyclare AA 470kg £1180 (251), G Arthur, Broughshane AA 490kg £1210 (246), D J Moore, Ballyclare Char 410kg £1010 (246), Lim 410kg £990 (241), C Shivers, Castledawson Sim 380kg £910 (239), J Black, Ballycastle Lim 500kg £1190 (238), Lim 430kg £1010 (234), 470kg £1100 (234), D J Birch, Newtownards Shb 470kg £1090 (231), 470kg £1060 (225). 

Over 501kg  

G Arthur, Broughshane Lim 590kg £1760 (298), Char 510kg £1520 (298), 540kg £1590 (294), 520kg £1460 (280), 580kg £1600 (275), 570kg £1550 (271), A Henry, Finvoy Sal 550kg £1440 (261), Lim 550kg £1430 (260), G Arthur, Broughshane Char 600kg £1540 (256), W McKee, Tobermore AA 540kg £1355 (250), G Arthur, Broughshane BB 600kg £1500 (250), J McClure, Dundrod Her 580kg £1440 (248), G Arthur, Broughshane AA 640kg £1580 (246), 610kg £1470 (241), BB 640kg £1540 (240), A Henry, Finvoy Blo 520kg £1240 (238).  

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

J McHenry, Ballymoney Cha 460kg £1300 (282) Lim 430kg £1150 (267) D Rea, Portglenone Cha 400kg £1060 (265) J McHenry, Sim 450kg £1180 (262) D Rea, Cha 400kg £1040 (260) Cha 450kg £1160 (257) J McHenry, Lim 460kg £1180 (256) DJ Moore, Ballyclare Abe 460kg £1170 (254) Cha 440kg £1100 (250) D Rea, Cha 440kg £1100 (250) Cha 450kg £1110 (246) DJ Moore, Cha 390kg £960 (246) A Ferguson & Ptnrs Abe 480kg £1165 (242) D Rea, Cha 470kg £1130 (240) J McHenry, Lim 450kg £1080 (240) D Rea, Cha 400kg £960 (240).

500kg over

W McKee, Magherafelt Abe 540kg £1365 (252) A Ferguson & Ptnrs, Ballyclare Abe 520kg £1260 (242).

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).

150 beef cattle at the final sale of 2023 resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 245p for 620kg at £1519, Fr cows to 157p at 720kg for £1130 and 940kg for £1475, Beef bullocks to 284p for 670kg at £1902, Beef heifers to 284p for 690kg at £1959, Fr bullocks to 214p for 630kg at £1348.

Beef cows

Local producer Lim 620kg £1519 (245) G Coulter, Portaferry, Bel 640kg £1548 (242) Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Cha 820kg £1812 (221) RJ McNeill, Glenarm Sho 690kg £1483 (215) local farmer Lim 650kg £1397 (215) Sho 700kg £1491 (213) N Farquhar, Ballymena Sim 680kg £1448 (213) J McManus, Lim 660kg £1386 (210) Antrim Estates, Glenarm Shb 850kg £1759 (207) R Workman, Kilwaughter Bel 630kg £1297 (206) R Canning, Limavady Lim 840kg £1722 (205) local farmer Lim 640kg £1292 (202) local farmer, Lim 660kg £1320 (200) Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Sim 860kg £1711 (199) Antrim Estates, Shb 840kg £1671 (199).

Friesian cows

J & J White, 720kg £1130 (157) S Kennedy, Doagh 940kg £1475 (157) 670kg £1045 (156) R Cupples, 740kg £1124 (152) A & W McMaster, 660kg £983 (149) G Johnston, 900kg £1314 (146) J Blair, Larne 660kg £871 (132) J Adams, Ballymena 530kg £683 (129) J&J White, 530kg £678 (128) WM R Hamilton, Broughshane 730kg £927 (127).

Beef Bullocks

A Ferguson, Coagh Lim 670kg £1902 (284), A Houston, Lisburn Char 810kg £2235 (276), 790kg £2101 (266), R McCartney, Cookstown Lim 690kg £1821 (264), 680kg £1768 (260), 650kg £1690 (260), A Houston, Lisburn 760kg £1976 (260), 790kg £2030 (257), S Rainey, Ballygally AA 580kg £1484 (256), R D Humpherys, Donaghadee Her 610kg £1512 (248), B Taggart, Bushmills Lim 540kg £1328 (246), 630kg £1524 (242), J Kennedy, Ballywalter AA 600kg £1446 (241), S Rainey, Ballygally AA 530kg £1272 (240), J Kennedy, Ballywalter AA 610kg £1464 (240), 680kg £1632 (240), 

Beef Heifers

A Ferguson, Coagh Lim 690kg £1959 (284), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Lim 650kg £1729 (266), R Canning, Drumsurn Char 770kg £2032 (264), S McNamara, Portaferry Lim 650kg £1651 (254), R Canning, Drumsurn Lim 670kg £1688 (252), J McLaughlin, Bushmills Char 560kg £1400 (250), 630kg £1493 (237), S Rainey, Ballygally AA 530kg £1240 (234), G Johnston, Portaferry AA 450kg £1044 (232).

Friesian Bullocks

K Scullion, Portglenone 630kg £1348 (214), 690kg £1435 (208), 710kg £1405 (198).  

1788 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharper trade. Fat lambs sold to 524p for a pen of 2 Beltex 25kg at £131 from D McKinstry, Nutts Corner and to a top per head of £136 for 2 Texels from I Montgomery, Glenwherry. Fat lambs sold to £135.

Fat lambs (1639)

Top per kg

D McKinstry, Nutts Corner, 2 Blu 25kg £131 (524) I Montgomery, Glenwherry 2 Tex 26kg £136 (523) 16 Tex 22.5kg £117 (520) P Crothers, Ballynure 27 Tex 23kg £119 (517) 13 Tex 23kg £119 (517) J Mills, Kilwaughter 10 Mul 23.5kg £121 (215) G Martin, Broughshane 10 Tex 23.5kg £121 (514) J Lowe, Coagh 1 Tex 22.5kg £115 (511) L Calderwood, 13 Tex 23.5kg £120 (510) J Lamont, Kells 12 Cro 23.5kg £120 (510) RJ McKay, Carnlough 12 Tex 22kg £111 (504) C McFetridge, Glenarm 25 Tex 22.5kg £113 (502) A Dobbs, Carrickfergus 40 Tex 23kg £115.50 (502) C McFetridge, 4 Tex 20kg £100 (500) L Calderwood, 12 Mul 23kg £115 (500) B & A McCammon, Magheramorne 6 Tex 22.5kg £112.50 (500) TDG Farms, 9 Tex 19kg £95 (500) 24 Tex 22.5kg £112.50 (500) J McQuiston, 36 Tex 22.5kg £112.50 (500) MJ Collins, Ballymoney 22 Tex 23.5kg £117.50 (500) R Davidson, Broughshane 22 Cro 21kg £105 (500) G Warwick, 12 Spo 23.5kg £117 (497).

Top per head

I Montgomery, Glenwherry 2 Tex 26kg £136, D McKinstry, Nutts Corner 2 Blu 25kg £131, C McKeefry, Coleraine 1 Tex 35kg £130, L Calderwood, Dunloy 1 Tex 27.5kg £127.50, A Smyth, Ballymoney 12 Tex 28kg £127, J Ferguson, Straid 7 Tex 26.5kg £126, I Clarke, Cullybackey 13 Tex 26kg £126, WJ Steele, Coleraine 12 Suf 30.5kg £126, L Calderwood, 2 Mul 28.5kg £125, C Stirling, Newtownabbey 2 Tex 27.5kg £125, RJ McKay & Son, Carnlough 1 Tex 27.5kg £125, M Moffett, Broughshane 25 Tex 27kg £125, WM R Hamilton,  29 Suf 26kg £124, N & J Coleman, Ballyclare 3 Cro 27.5kg £124, J McIlrath, Ballymena 25 Tex 25kg £123, WJ Hanna, Ballyclare 19 Rou 25kg £123.

Fat ewes 149

1^st Quality

Suff - £100 - £130

Tex - £100 - £135

CB - £80 - £110

Bf - £50 - £70

80 store cattle presented in Ballymena for the final Tuesday sale of 2023 resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1170 over for a Charolais 610kg at £1780 presented by OKI Developments, Dungiven. Heifers sold to £2030 over for a Char 550kg at £1580 offered by Jim Crawford, Glarryford.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 440kg £1260 (286) Local Farmer, Cha 480kg £1350 (281) D Millar, Abe 420kg £1120 (266) R McNabney, Lim 490kg £1260 (257) Local Farmer, Gal 440kg £1080 (245) R Neeson, Toome Abe 480kg £1155 (240) D Millar, Abe 420kg £975 (232) D Millar, Abe 490kg £1120 (228) Abe 420kg £930 (221) A McKeegan, Glenarm Swi 460kg £960 (208) D &S Fulton, 390kg £665 (170) 360kg £560 (155).

501kg and over

OKI Development, Dungiven Cha 610kg £1780 (291) Lim 610kg £1760 (288) Cha 610kg £1740 (285) Lim 590kg £1670 (283) Lim 620kg £1730 (279) 630kg £1750 (277) Lim 650kg £1770 (272) J & M Crawford, Glarryford Lim 640kg £1740 (271) J Allen, Larne Abe 640kg £1700 (265) Bel 540kg £1360 (251) OKI Developments, Lim 660kg £1650 (250) R McNabney, Sim 560kg £1370 (244) W Smyth, Ballymena Abe 640kg £1410 (220). 

Heifers

Up to 500kg

Warwick Farm, Moorfields lim 420kg £1080 (257), 470kg £1200 (255), Local Farmer Lim 400kg £1015 (253), J Marshall, Portglenone AA 460kg £1160 (252), W McMaster, Garvagh Lim 450kg £1130 (251), Warwick Farm, Moorfields Char 480kg £1200 (250), Lim 480kg £1200 (250), J Allen, Larne BB 470kg £1170 (248), R Neeson, Toomebridge BB 480kg £1185 (246), C Stewart, Randalstown AA 470kg £1160 (246), Warwick Farm, Moorfields Char 430kg £1060 (246), Lim 480kg £1180 (245), W McMaster, Garvagh Lim 450kg £1100 (244), R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 500kg £1210 (242).

Over 500kg

Local Farmer Lim 520kg £1540 (296), J & M Crawford, Glarryford Char 550kg £1580 (287), Local Farmer Lim 510kg £1410 (276), R McNabney, Broughshane Char 510kg £1390 (272), Lim 510kg £1370 (268), Local Farmer Char 560kg £1500 (267), 650kg £1680 (258), R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 570kg £1470 (257), Warwick Farm, Moorfields Char 540kg £1300 (240), 560kg £1300 (232), 540kg £1240 (229), R Neeson, Toomebridge Her 520kg £1170 (225), R McKeown, Templepatrick Shb 620kg £1370 (221).  

80 Mule & CB ewes, 1/2/3/4 crop ewes scanned in lamb to Texel & Suff rams

Due mid February.  Enzo/Tox & Footvax, Hept P

50 Dorset hoggets, 10 Zwartle & Zwartble X hoggets, all scanned in lamb, due Christmas to Spotted Dutch ram

6 pedigree registered Dorset ewe lambs, scanned in lamb to Dorset, due Christmas
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40 strong hill Lanark type ewes running with stock BF ram since 12th November, fully vaccinated for Enzo and Toxo

20 x 1/2 bred Valais Blacknose ewe lambs & ram lambs

3 pens Swale ewe lambs

74 in lamb Tex Lleyn X in lamb to Tex ram, due Feb onwards, 15 Tex Lleyn X empty ewe lambs

4 Valais Blacknose ewe lambs

10 pedigree Dorset ewes with lambs at foot

The last Monday evening sale of 2023 resulted in a steady trade. Ewes and lambs sold to £250, Springer to £188, Store lambs to £102, Ewe lambs to £100.

Breeders

P McAuley, Carnlough 2 Dor ewes in lamb £188, 1 Spo £180, 4 Zwa £170, 5 Dor £165, 7 Dor £162, 7 Dor £160, 2 Dor £160, 6 Dor £158, 7 Dor £155, 6 Dor £150, D Gibson, Che £145, P McAuley, 4 Dor £145, R Taylor, 10 Tex £140, D Gibson, 7 Suf £140, P McAuley, 1 Spo £135, R Taylor, 10 Cro £132.

Store lambs

WJ &A McCullough, Broughshane 14 Tex £102, 16 Tex £101, D McDonnell, Glenariffe 9 Cha £85, K O’Hara, 2 Che £84, FG & T McMullan, Broughshane 20 Suf £83.50, A Gaston, Ballymena 33 Cha £82, A Hunter, Broughshane 7 Cha £79, S Flanagan, Broughshane 12 Eas £79, L Morrow, 9 Tex £78, J Hutchinson, 3 Cro £76, HT Watson, 8 lly £76, D McDonnell, 24 Cro £72,J Hutchinson, Ballyclare 13 BF £70.

Ewe Lambs

M Workman, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £100 x2, D McClintock, Broughshane 2 Spo £99, £95, 6 Spo £90.

Ewes and Lambs

J Adams, Ballymena 1 Dor & 2 lambs £250, E McConnell, Ballymena 1 Dor & 1 lamb £190, A Park, Ballymena 1 Dor & 1 lamb £190, J Adams, Ballymena 1 Dor & 1 lamb £180, R McKeown, Templepatrick 1 Dor & 2 lambs £178, 1 Dor & 1 lamb £172, £170, E McConnell, Ballymena 1 Dor & 1 lamb £165,

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).

Another good entry of 370 cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade. Beef cows sold to 289p for a Blue 780kg at £2254, Fr cows to 159p 870kg at £1383, Beef heifers to 281p 620kg at £1742, Beef bullocks to 298p 750kg £2235 and to a top per head of £2484 for 900kg. Friesian bullocks to 227p for 640kg at £1452.

Beef Cows

W Ward, Crumlin Bel 780kg £2254 (289) G McLaughlin, Cha 620kg £1742 (281) Cha 650kg £1800 (277) Cha 630kg £1726 (274) Local Farmer, Sal 670kg £1809 (270) D&H White, Lim 620kg £1667 (269) S McCann, Randalstown Lim 680kg £1822 (268) G McLaughlin, Cha 620kg £1661 (268) Local Farmer, Abe 630kg £1675 (266) G McLaughlin, Cha 660kg £1755 (266) Cha 700kg £1855 (265) Local Farmer, Lim 600kg £1584 (264) C Livingstone, Cha 580kg £1531 (264) Local Farmer, Abe 620kg £1605 (259) C McLaughlin, Cha 570kg £1476 (259) Local Farmer, Abe 600kg £1542 (257).

Friesian cows

H McCambridge, 870kg £1383 (159) P Brown, Clough 710kg £1121 (158) G&S Carey, Dunloy 710kg £1114 (157) H McCambridge, 700kg £1064 (152) W& HJ Nicholl, 650kg £949 (146) H McCambridge, 660kg £963 (146) O Magill, Crumlin 750kf £1072 (143) S Wilson, Ballymena 750kg 1065 (142) RJ McClean, Ballyclare 700kg £987 (141) O Magill, 760kg £1041 (137) P Brown, 790kg £1050 (133) G & S Carey, 650kg £858 (132) D Winter, 610kg £799 (131) G & S Carey, 720kg £936 (130) D Winter, 770kg £1001 (130) D Wallace, 690kg £876 (127).

Beef heifers

G McLaughlin, Cha 620kg £1742 (281) Cha 650kg £1800 (277) Cha 630kg £1726 (274) Local Farmer, Sal 670kg £1809 (270) D & H White, Lim 620kg £1667 (269) S McCann, Lim 680kg £1822 (268) G McLaughlin, Cha 620kg £1661 (268) Local Farmer, Abe 630kg £1675 (266) G McLaughlin, Cha 660kg £1755 (266) Cha 700kg £1855 (265) Local Farmer, Lim 600kg £1584 (264) Carson Livingstone Cha 580kg £1531 (264).

Beef Bullocks

Top per Kg

D Grimes, Lim 750kg £2235 (298) Lim 690kg £2042 (296) M Farr, Lim 670kg £1969 (294) SP Fitzgerald, Crumlin Lim 700kg £2051 (293) Local Farmer, Lim 670kg £1956 (292) N Patterson, Lim 670kg £1949 (291) M Farr, Lim 670kg £1949 (291) Lim 700kg £2037 (291) N Patterson, Lim 700kg £2023 (289) M Farr, Cha 810kg £2340 (289) N Patterson, Lim 700kg £2016 (288) Cha 730kg £2095 (287) Cha 700kg £2002 (286).

Top per head

W Kee, Strabane Cha 900kg £2484, Cha 930kg £2473, Cha 920kg £2465, G McLaughlin, Cha 930kg £2436, T McKinstry, Cha 910kg £2356, M Farr, Cha 810kg £2340, G Mclaughlin, Cha 840kg £2318, M Farr, Cha 800kg £2264, G McKinstry, Cha 820kg £2246, D Grimes, Lim 750kg £2235, J&J Murray, Larne Sim 890kg £2127.

Friesian Bullocks

S McNabney, Clough 640kg £1452 (227) 780kg £1755 (225) 580kg £1264 (218) 640kg £1376 (215) 640kg £1356 (212) 560kg £1120 (200)  I Lamont, 560kg £1164 (208) Local Farmer, 650kg £1326 (204) 

An entry of 2250 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 504p for 6 Tex 24kg at £121 from S Bradley, Plumbridge and to a top per head od £130 for 2 34.5kg and 1 30kg. Fat ewes sold to £195.

Fat lambs (2060)

Top per kg

S Bradley, Plumbridge 6 Tex 24kg £121 (504) L Finlay, 10 Tex 21.5kg £108 (502) G Martin, Broughshane 35 Tex 23.5kg £118 (502) JH Craig, Carnlough 6 Tex 22.5kg £112.50 (500) J Lamont, Kells 8 Cro 25kg £124.50 (498) S White, Cloughmills 15 Tex 23.5kg £117 (497) L Finlay, 3 Mul £112 (497) R P Campbell, Carnlough 22 Suf £112 (497) J Adams, 3 Tex 24kg £119 (495) A Dobbs, Carrickfergus 31 Tex 23.5kg £116 (493) H McGookin, 14 Tex 23.5kg £116 (493) W Campbell, 43 Tex 23kg £113.50 (493) A Hunter, Broughshane 49 Tex 23kg £113.50 (493) Local Farmer, 20 Tex £113.50 (493) J Gray, 19 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) B Gaston, 20 Tex 21kg £103.50 (492) M Moffet, 2 Bel 25kg £123 (492) J McIlrath, 45 Tex 24kg £118 (491) N McBurney, 36 Tex 24kg £118 (491) A Millar, Antrim 19 Tex 24kg £118 (491) B Lyttle, Moorfields 26 Tex 23kg £113 (491).

Top per head

Local Farmer, 2 Cro 34.5kg £130, Al Gault, 1 Cro 30kg £130, J Fulton, 6 Spo 27kg £126, A Kerr, 2 Tex 26kg £125, S Kane, Ballyclare 3 Mul 28kg £125, J Hutchinson, Ballyclare 31kg £125, J Lamont, Kells 8 Cro 25kg £124.50, H McCullough 20 Tex 26kg £124, K & P Buchanan, Larne 26 Suf 28.5kg £124, RT Buchanan, 1 Tex 29kg £124, Local Farmer, 6 Cro 27.5kg £123, M Moffett, 2 Bel 25kg £123, S Kane, Doagh 4 Suf 26.5kg £123, P Donnelly, 27 Cro 26.5kg £123, S Bradley, 29 Tex 26kg £122.50, S Marshall, 16 Tex 26.5kg £122.50, R Brown, Ballymena 12 Tex 27.5kg £122.50, R Orr, 39 Tex 26kg £122, S Bradley, 6 Tex 24kg £121, T Saunderson, Glenwherry 8 Tex 26kg £121.

Fat ewes (190)

Suff - £120 - £140

Tex - £130 - £195

CB - £80 - £110

BF - £50 - £162

An entry of 160 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade.  Bullocks sold to £1280 over for a Lim 640kg at £1920 offered by A Smyth, Randalstown.  Heifers sold to £1070 over for a Char 580kg at £1650 offered by W & D McClure, Dundrod.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 450kg £1240 (275) MP McElhinney, Cha 460kg £1170 (254) Lim 430kg £1070 (248) E Logan, Ahoghill Lim 470kg £1140 (242) MP McElhinney, Cha 400kg £970 (242) L Kinney, Sho 490kg £1135 (231) MP McElhinney, Lim 380kg £870 (229) N Boyd, Cha 490kg £1110 (226) MP McElhinney, Abe 390kg £850 (218) L Kinney, Cha 410kg £840 (204) R Neeson, Toome Abe 460kg £850 (184) T Caulfield, Magherafelt Abe 400kg £730 (182) Her 420kg £760 (181).

501kg and over

RJJ & G McCullough Cha 580kg £1650 (284) RJJ & G McCullough, Sal 510kg £1370 (268) W & D McClure, 560kg £1490 (266) Cha 550kg £1460 (265) Cha 610kg £1600 (262) Cha 550kg £1430 (260) Cha 540kg £1360 (251) RJJ & G McCullough, Abe 550kg £1360 (247) W & D McClure, Cha 570kg £1390 (243) RJJ & G McCullough, Cha 550kg £1340 (243) D Forsythe, Cloughmills Cha 560kg £1360 (242) P McCord, Sim 590kg £1380 (233) E Logan, Lim 510kg £1160 (227) R Neeson, Toome Abe 520kg £1120 (215) RJJ & G McCullough, Her 540kg £1115 (206) S Knox, Broughshane Abe 590kg £1210 (205).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 470kg £1460 (310) Lim 480kg £1430 (297) Lim 420kg £1240 (295) Lim 460kg £1340 (291) N Graham, Cullybackey Lim 440kg £1250 (284) N Boyd, Lim 470kg £1290 (274) E Logan, 490kg £1340 (273) N Boyd, Broughshane Lim 480kg £1300 (270) E Logan, Lim 440kg £1190 (270) N Boyd, 2 Lim 480kg £1260 (262) Airfield Enterprises, Her 480kg £1240 (258) E logan, Lim 470kg £1200 (255) Lim 460kg £1170 (254) D Forsythe, Cloughmills Cha 480kg £1200 (250) S Darragh, Toome Lim 500kg £1250 (250).

501kg and over

A Smyth, Randalstown Lim 640kg £1920 (300) N Graham, Cullybackey Lim 530kg £1550 (292) W & D McClure, Cha 540kg £1540 (285) R Hood, Broughshane Lim 540kg £1530 (283) A Smyth, Cha 550kg £1530 (278) W & D McClure, Cha 590kg £1610 (272) A Smyth, Cha 550kg £1500 (272) N Boyd, Broughshane Blo 530kg £1430 (269) P McCord & P Thompson, Abe 530kg £1430 (269) K McErlain, Armoy Cha 640kg £1710 (672) R Hood, Lim 590kg £1570 (266) W & D McClure, Cha 610kg £1620 (265) KD Reid, Lim 560kg £1460 (260) N Boyd, Bel 530kg £1380 (260) R Hood, Lim 580kg £1510 (260) D Forsythe, Cha 540kg £1400 (259).

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).

A super entry of 480 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a sharper trade. Beef cows sold to 264p for 870kg at £2296, Friesian cows to 161p 650kg £1046, Beef heifers to 299p for 730kg at £2182, Beef bullocks to 312p 640kg £1996 and to top per head of £2409 for 870kg. Friesian bullocks to 229p 780kg at £1786.

Beef cows

P Faulkner, Lim 870kg £2296 (264) J Delargy, Lim 700kg £1827 (261) W&M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 640kg £1625 (254) O’Kane Farm, Dunloy Cha 830kg £1958 (236) A & M & V Armstrong, Lim 590kg £1380 (234) TJ McLornan, Lim 680kg £1530 (225) A McNeilly, Lim 650kg £1462 (225) A & M  & V Armstrong, Bel 730kg £1642 (225).

Friesian cows

CJ & P Crawford, Clough 650kg £1046 (161) RJ Beattie, Dunloy 660kg £1023 (155) B Alexander, Ballymena 790kg £1200 (152) D Winter, Randalstown 670kg £1018 (152) A & W McMaster, Broughshane 740kg £1102 (149) B McConnell, Doagh 600kg £870 (145) Rockmount Farm, 560kg £806 (144) S Wilson, Ballymena 670kg £964 (144).

Beef heifers

G McMullan, L/Derry Lim 730kg £2182 (299) Lim 760kg £2105 (277) J McCabe, Cha 660kg £1815 (275) G McMullan, Lim 680kg £1863 (274) J McLaughlin, Bushmills Cha 680kg £1849 (272) Cha 680kg £1836 (270) Linton Bros, Cha 630kg £1694 (269) A Finlay, Cha 550kg £1457 (265) Lim 600kg £1578 (263) Linton Bros, Cha 600kg £1578 (263).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

H Turner, Swatragh Lim 640kg £1996 (312) Lim 560kg £1724 (308) R & W Fleck, Broughshane Cha 640kg £1958 (306) H Turner, Lim 750kg £2257 (301) Lim 580kg £1734 (299) Lim 740kg £2205 (298) Lim 620kg £1835 (296) Lim 660kg £1953 (296) Lim 720kg £2131 (296) Lim 630kg £1852 (294) Lim 710kg £2080 (293).

Top per head

A McLeister, Portglenone Lim 870kg £2409, A Agnew, Cha 870kg £2349, Cha 840kg £2318, Cha 820kg £2304, A McLeister, Cha 820kg £2279, A Agnew, Cha 810kg £2268, H Turner, Lim 750kg £2257, A Agnew, Lim 770kg £2256, W& F Fleck, Cha 810kg £2243, Cha 840kg £2217.

Friesian Bullocks

CJA &  P Crawford, Clough 780kg £1786 (229) S McNabney, Clough 650kg £1436 (221) A Rocke, Larne 740kg £1620 (219) 740kg £1598 (216) 780kg £1684 (216) 740kg £1591 (215) Local farmer, 560kg £1192 (213) K Scullion, 700kg £1484 (212) A Rocke, 690kg £1455 (211).       

An entry of 2663 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharper trade. Fat lambs sold to 514p for a pen of 6 Beltex 25kg at £128.50 offered by William Porter, Maghera and to a top per head of £130 for 7 Texels 26.5kg from Byran Gardiner, Ballymena.

Fat Lambs (2157)

Top per Kg

W Porter, Maghera Belt 25kg £128.50 (514) B Gardiner, Ballymena 23.5kg £119 (506) J Lamont, Kells 16 Cro 24kg £121.50 (506) J Fenton, Glarryford 13 Tex 20kg £100 (502) W Patton, 29 Tex 22.5kg £113 (502) J McFall, Broughshane 6 Tex 23.5kg £118 (502) G Warwick, Moorfields 8 Tex 23.5kg £118 (502) J McDonnell, Glenarm 16 Tex 24kg £120 (500) RJ McKay, Carnlough 14 Suf 23kg £115 (500) G Martin, Broughshane 22 Tex 24kg £120 (500) B Lyttle, 21 Tex 22.5kg £112.50 (500) M & R Simpson, Broughshane 10 Tex 22kg £110 (500) R Hunter, Larne 4 Tex 23kg £115 (500) A Millar, Antrim 31 Tex 24kg £120 (500) J McFall, Broughshane 7 Tex 22kg £110 (500) B Gaston, Ballymena 12 Tex 22.5kg £112 (497) St Kennedy, 41 Cro 21kg £104.50 (497) A Millar, Antrim 27 Suf 23kg £114 (495) JM & CD Mark, Limavady 22 Suf 22.5kg £111 (495) T M Montgomery, Broughshane 12 Cha 22kg £109 (495) PJ Kane, Ballycastle 4 Tex 22kg £109 (495) S Kerr, Kilwaughter 23.5kg £116 (493) D Waide, 13 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) D Waide, 13 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) P Crothers, Ballynure 15 Tex 24kg £118 (491) S Patterson, 20 Suf 23kg £113 (491).

Top per head

B Gardiner, Ballymena 7 Tex 26.5kg £130, W Porter, 6 Rou 25kg £128.50, J Hutchinson, 1 Cro 36.5kg £127, W Dodds, Glenwherry 2 Tex 28kg £125, J Sossick, 14 Tex 27kg £124, S Loughery, Limavady 2 Tex 28.5kg £124, A Houston, Lisburn 38 Tex 26.5kg £123, S White, Cloughmills 16 Tex 25.5kg £123, D Smyth, Moorefields 2 Suf 26kg £122.50, D & I Dunlop, Glarryford 40 Tex 25.5kg £122, S Marshall, Ballymena 25 Tex 25.5kg £122, AT Lowry, 20 Tex 26kg £122, N Boyd, Broughshane 12 Cro 25.5kg £122, S Loughery, 2 Mul 29kg £122, J Loughridge, Armoy 2 Mul 28kg £122, B Gardiner, 8 Tex 25kg £122, J Lamont, Kells 16 Cro 24kg £121.50, I & C Hunter, Straid 34 Tex 25.5kg £121.50, A McIlveen, Kells 8 Suf 25kg £121, N Boyd, 9 Cro 27.5kg £121, N Brown, 15 Suf 25kg £121, J Loughridge, 2 Tex 25kg £121, Suf 25.5kg £121, G Millar, 10 Tex 25kg £121, D Gaston, Carnlough 17 Tex 24.5kg £120.

Fat ewes (505)

1^st Quality

Suff - £100 - £130

Tex - £100 - £132

CB - £80 - £110

BF - £50 - £60

Store Cattle

An entry of 200 Store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1070 over for a Sim 580kg at £1650 presented by J McHenry, Ballinderry. Heifers sold to £990 over for a Char 520kg at £1510 also offered by J McHenry.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

S Collins, Lisburn Lim 460kg £1440 (313) Sim 470kg £1470 (312) Cha 500kg £1530 (306) J & G Hamilton, Broughshane Bel 440kg £1340 (304) S Collins, Lim 480kg £1450 (302) Lim 490kg £1460 (298) Lim 500kg £1470 (294) Sim 480kg £1400 (291) Lim 450kg £1310 (291) E Logan, Ahoghill Lim 500kg £1450 (290) Lim 420kg £1200 (285) S Collins, Lim 470kg £1330 (283) Lim 480kg £1330 (277) L McCombe, Ballymena 430kg £1180 (274) S Colins, Lim 500kg £1360 (272) Sim 420kg £1140 (271)

501kg and over

J McHenry, Cha 550kg £1610 (292) S Collins, Lisburn Sim 520kg £1520 (292) J McHenry, Cha 530kg £1520 (286) Sim 580kg £1650 (284) KD Reid, Craigavon Cha 520kg £1450 (278) S Collins, Sal 520kg £1430 (275) E logan, Lim 520kg £1420 (273) B Smyth, Cha 590kg £1600 (271) E Logan, Lim 510kg £1360 (266) Lim 510kg £1360 (266) B Smyth, Cha 570kg £1520 (266) local farmer, Cha 550kg £1460 (265) L Park, Ballynure Her 560kg £1475 (263) E Logan, Lim 570kg £1490 (261).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 460kg £1370 (297) D Wylie, Ballymena Lim 300kg £880 (293) Cha 300kg £880 (293) 4x Cha 280kg £820 (292) A McNeilly, Lim 500kg £1450 (290) D Thompson, Lim 350kg £1010 (288) J McHenry, Lim 480kg £1350 (281) D Thompson, Lim 430kg £1190 (276) D Wylie, 2x Cha 260kg £710 (273) A Thompson, Lim 400kg £1090 (272) SG Hanna, Cullybackey Lim 490kg £1330 (271) J McHenry, Cha 470kg £1270 (270).

501kg and over

J McHenry, Cha 520kg £1510 (290) Cha 510kg £1470 (288) J & M Crawford, Glarryford Cha 540kg £1510 (279) M McConkey, Larne Sim 530kg £1430 (269) SG Hanna, Cullybackey Lim 520kg £1370 (263) J&M Crawford, Abe 580kg £1500 (258) B Smyth, Cha 530kg £1370 (258) Cha 520kg £1340 (257) K Steele, Larne Bel 570kg £1440 (252) K Bacon, Abe 560kg £1400 (250) K Steele, Bel 520kg £1300 (250) RJ & G McCullough, 2x Bel 580kg £1440 (248) Bel 520kg £1290 (248) K Bacon, Abe 550kg £1360 (247) K Steele, Bel 530kg £1300 (245).

700 Sheep in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade store lambs to £104.50 and ewe lambs to £119.

Store lambs

J & D Watt, Ballymoney 5 Tex £104.50, P McAuley, Woodburn 27 Tex £91, V Rodgers, Cushendun, 15 Suf £91, I Campbell, Templepatrick 26 Tex 90.50, B Watt, 4 Tex £88, I Campbell, 26 Tex £86, W Stirling, Antrim 32 Tex £83, AM O’Neill, 25 Tex £82.50, GL Porter, Crumlin 17 Tex £80.50, C Calvert, Crumlin 1 Tex £80.50, S White, Cloughmills 12 Tex 80.50, J Patterson, Carrickfergus 21 Tex £80, C Bergin, Cushendall 48 Cha £76, B Watt, 9 Tex £75.50 W Stirling, Antrim 14 Tex £75.50, P McMullan, 5 Tex £75.

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

An entry of 340 Beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a sharper trade. Beef cows sold to 249p 600kg at £1494, Friesian cows to 156p 780kg at £1216, beef heifers to 294p 570kg at £1675, Beef bullocks to 293p 750kg at £2197 and to top per head of £2367 for 880kg, Friesian bullocks to 220p 710kg £1562.

Beef cows

W Kelly, Downpatrick Lim 600kg £1494 (249) J McCabe, Crumlin 650kg £1592 (245) R Ferguson, Comber Cha 900kg £2187 (243) M Lucas, Antrim Lim 530kg £1229 (232) R Ferguson, Comber Cha 890kg £2055 (231) JK Currie, Ballymena Cha 850kg £1946 (229) P Whyte, Sim 860kg £1969 (229) M McElchar, Toome Cha 750kg £1710 (228) R Henry, Kilwaughter Lim 680kg £1550 (228) W Whyte, Cha 770kg £1747 (227) R Ferguson, Cha 840kg £1898 (226).

Friesian cows

H McCambridge, 780kg £1216 (156) I Thompson, Templepatrick 730kg £1131 (155) B McConnell, Doagh 680kg £1026 (151) H McCambridge, 870kg £1287 (148) B McConnell, 740kg £1080 (146) M Wilkin, Larne 830kg £1186 (143) H McCambridge, 850kg £1207 (142) WS Gregg, Cloughmills 680kg £965 (142) J Campbell, Bushmills 680kg £924 (136) D &M McGregor, 660kg £891 (135) B McConnell, 660kg £871 (132).

Beef Heifers

G Kernohan, Randalstown Lim 570kg £1675 (294) Cha 610kg £1756 (288) Lim 540kg £1549 (287) Lim 560kg £1596 (285) B Arthurs, Cha 690kg £1932 (280) J Stewart, Crumlin Lim 620kg £1711 (276) G Kernohan, Lim 540kg £1458 (270) Lim 560kg £1489 (266) S Duggan, Lim 570kg £1493 (262).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

R McCurdy, Ballymena Lim 750kg £2197 (293) CW Bell, Cha 790kg £2275 (288) R McCurdy, Lim 750kg £2152 (287) CW Bell, Bel 680kg £1944 (286) R McCurdy, Lim 710kg £1988 (280) CW Bell, Lim 700kg £1960 (280) W Sherrard, Coleraine Lim 810kg £2268 (280) R McCurdy, Lim 710kg £1988 (280) Lim 720kg £2016 (280) A Houston, Lisburn Lim 790kg £2196 (278).

Top per head

C W Bell, Ballynahinch Cha 880kg £2367, A Houston, Lisburn Cha 900kg £2313, CW Bell, Cha 790kg £2275, W Sherrard, Coleraine Lim 810kg £2268, A Houston, Cha 840kg £2209, R McCurdy, Lim 750kg £2197, A Houston, Lim 790kg £2196, R McCurdy, Lim 750kg £2152, A Houston, Cha 840kg £2125, Cw Bell, Cha 830kg £2116.

Friesian Bullocks

S McNabney, Clough 710kg £1562 (220) M Jamison, Larne 830kg £1809 (218) A Rocke, Larne 770kg £1663 (216) 710kg £1498 (211) S McNabney, 750kg £1567 (209) 710kg £1483 (209) A Rocke, 2x 700kg £1456 (208) S McNabney, 690kg £1421 (206) 720kg £1476 (205) A Rocke, 800kg £1600 (200) 680kg £1360 (200).

An entry of 2625 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an easier trade. Fat lambs sold to 514p for 7 Suff 24kg at £123.50 from Joel Lamont, Kells and to a top per head of £128 for 2 Tex 27kg from D Bell, Randalstown. Fat ewes sold to £180.

Fat Lambs (2401)

Top per kg

J Lamont, Kells 7 Suf 24kg £123.50 (514) N Feeney, Carnlough 17 Tex 20.5kg £105 (512) B Gaston, Ballymena 14 Tex 22.5kg £113 (502) R Marshall, Ballymena 14 Tex 22kg £110 (500) M Stewart, Coleraine 40 Tex 23.5kg £117 (497) L Calderwood, Dunloy 18 Tex 23.5kg £116 (493) B & A McCammon, 17 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) I Morrison, Dunloy 7 Tex 23kg £113 (491) B Lyttle, Moorfields 55 Tex 22kg £108 (490) N Collins, 37 Tex 23.5kg £115 (489) S McAllister, Glenarm 80 Tex 23kg £112.50 (489) I McConnell, Raloo 15 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488) S & M Black, Carnlough 11 Tex 25kg £122 (488) PJ Kane, Ballycastle 14 Tex 25kg £122 (488) S Loughery, Limavady 2x 45 Tex 24kg £117 (487) WA McCullough, 35 Cro 24kg £117 (487) A & J Currie, Ballyclare 35 Tex 23kg £112 (487) R Boyle, Larne 14 Tex 23kg £112 (487) B Kelly, Toome 17 Tex £112 (487) R McBride, Randalstown 7 Tex 21kg £102 (485) R & M Kidd, 15 Tex 23.5kg £114 (485) G Davidson, 33 Cro 23.5kg £114 (485) P Butler, 12 Cha 20kg £97 (485) D Moorhead, 7 Tex 22.5kg £109 (484).

Top per head

D Bell, Randalstown 2 Tex 27.5kg £128, J Mills, Kilwaughter 1 Tex 27.5kg £125, J Bell, 5 Tex 28.5kg £124.50, J Lamont, Kells 7 Suf 24kg £123.50, L Calderwood, 4 Tex 27.5kg £123, N Brown, Ballycastle 27 Tex £123, WJ Hanna, 20 Rou  26kg £123, S & M Black, Carnlough 11 Tex 25kg £122, PJ Kane, Ballycastle 14 Tex 25kg £122, F McNeilly, Glarryford Tex 28.5kg £122, D&I Dunlop, 53 Tex 25.5kg £121, PJ Kane, 6 Suff 26.5kg £121, J McIlrath, 25 Tex 25kg £121, C O’Melvena, 58 Cha 25kg £120, K Scullion, 3 Suf 26.5kg £120, W J Steele, Coleraine 8 Tex 26.5kg £120, 25 Tex 26.5kg £120, S Topping, Kilwaughter 1 Tex 27.5kg £120.

Fat Ewes (224)

1^st Quality

Suff - £110 -£170

Tex - £120 - £180

CB - £85 - £110

BF - £52 - £72

An entry of 140 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1250 over for a Char 690kg at £1940 offered by Francis Keating, Portaferry. Heifers sold to £980 over for a Char 570kg at £1550 also presented by F Keating.

Bullocks

Up to 500kg

A McKnight, Antrim Lim 380kg £1190 (313), 420kg £1280 (304), Sim 410kg £1170 (285), 420kg £1190 (283), D Black, Carnlough Char 440kg £1240 (281), E McCorry, Glengormley Lim 500kg £1390 (278), D Black, Carnlough Char 450kg £1240 (275), M McKenna, Maghera AA 500kg £1370 (274), 460kg £1260 (273), G N Gibson, Ligoniel Lim 480kg £1310 (272), M McKenna, Maghera AA 470kg £1280 (272), E McCorry, Glengormley AA 500kg £1360 (272), Lim 440kg £1190 (270).

Over 500kg

F Keating, Portaferry Char 520kg £1490 (286), 690kg £1940 (281), 540kg £1510 (279), A Henry, Ballymoney Char 600kg £1650 (275), W McMullan, Portaferry Char 630kg £1730 (274), D Black, Carnlough Char 540kg £1480 (274), G N Gibson, Ligoniel Lim 530kg £1450 (273), A Henry, Ballymoney Lim 560kg £1500 (267), Char 580kg £1550 (267), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 590kg £1570 (266), G N Gibson, Ligoniel Lim 580kg £1530 (263), 590kg £1550 (262), 560kg £1470 (262), F Keating, Portaferry Char 610kg £1600 (262).

Heifers

Up to 500kg

A Patterson, Magherafelt Char 400kg £1190 (297), 370kg £1100 (297), N Montague, Glenariffe Char 490kg £1430 (291), A Patterson, Magherafelt Char 410kg £1190 (290), 470kg £1320 (280), 390kg £1090 (279), Char 430kg £1190 (276) x2, E McCorry, Glengormley Char 460kg £1260 (273), A Patterson, Magherafelt Char 380kg £1030 (271), F Keating, Portaferry Char 480kg £1290 (268).

Over 500kg

F Keating, Portaferry Char 510kg £1420 (278), 570kg £1550 (271), E McCorry, Glengormley Char 510kg £1350 (264), N Montague, Glenariffe Char 530kg £1400 (264), E McCorry, Glengormley Lim 510kg £1320 (258), D Logan, Randalstown AA 560kg £1425 (254), J & M Crawford, Glarryford Char 560kg £1390 (248), AA 650kg £1600 (246), S Crawford, Randalstown Char 540kg £1300 (240).

4 sheep dogs, August born (best one kindly donated to Brainwaves N.I.)

From good breeding stock, pics available
father breeding from the McSwiggans, mother won sheepdog trials in Scotland 4 years ago

Another good entry of sheep on Monday evening resulted in a steady trade. Store lambs sold to £100, Dorset ewe lambs to £205.

Store Lambs

A McCarry, Armoy 1 Suff £100, R Loughery, Limavady 8 Bf £94.50, J Graham, Glenwherry 1 Char £93, P S McMullan, Rathlin Island 1 Tex £92, RMB Farms, Carrickfergus 11 Tex £90, A J Graham, Glenwherry 5 Dor £89, J Rowney, Ballynure 19 Tex £89, C Alexander, Glenarm 21 Mule £89, W P & H Esler, Islandmagee 10 Tex £88, V McErlaine, Armoy 25 Suff £87.50, W Stirling, Antrim 14 Tex £87, R Loughery, Limavady 2 Mule £86, G Knowles, Gracehill 3 Tex £86, R Taylor, Lisburn 26 Tex £85, V Turtle, Ahoghill 2 Dor £85.

Ewe Lambs

Belston Ltd, Aghalee 3 Dor £205, £200, £195 x2, £185 x3, £175, 4 Dor £160, 3 Dor £140, J Gibson, Bangor 1 Spo £135, P Boyd, Ballyclare 5 Tex £120, B McCowan, Ballyclare 1 Zwa £120, R Frazer, Rathfriland 9 Chev £101, 2 Chev £100, J Black, Ballycastle 2 Mil £100. 

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). 

Just under 400 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a sharper trade.  Beef cows sold to 242p for a Blue 760kg at £1839, Fr cows to 188p for 650kg at £1222, beef heifers to 288p for 650kg at £1872, beef bullocks to 296p for 750kg at £2220, and to a top per head of £2312 for 850kgs.  Friesian bullocks to 225p for 700kgs at £1575.

Beef cows

J Buick, Kells Bel 760kg £1839 (242) R Jordan, Lim 630kg £1474 (234) A Ferguson, Lim 680kg £1564 (230) local farmer, Cha 710kg £1618 (228) J Buick, Lim 710kg £1562 (220) M & F Speers, Lim 660kg £1452 (220) A Ferguson, Lim 750kg £1635 (218) A T Carson, Ballymoney 600kg £1308 (218) K Minford, Crumlin Lim 790kg £1690 (214).

Friesian cows

J Maybin, Kells 650kg £1222 (188) R&S Simpson, Ballymena 7880kg £1396 (179) D Strange, 660kg £990 (150) A & J Jamison, 650kg £936 (144) D&D Robinson, 670kg £917 (137) A & J Jamison, 720kg £979 (136) W Stewart, 580kg £788 (136) J Patterson, 680kg £911 (134) W L Wilson, 630kg £831 (132) D McKay, Broughshane 680kg £897 (132).

Beef heifers

J McIntyre, Castledawson Lim 650kg £1872 (288) Lim 1811 (283) Lim 640kg £1804 (282) G McMullan, Lim 730kg £2029 (278) Lim 640kg £1779 (278) A Pollock, Lim 670kg £1829 (273) G McMullan, Blo 680kg £1836 (270) L George, Lim 690kg £1849 (268) G McMullan, Lim 670kg £1782 (266).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

G McMullan, Lim 750kg £2220 (296) J Dougan, Ahoghill Lim 750kg £2152 (287) D McCloskey, Cha 710kg £2016 (284) J Hunter, Cha 680kg £1917 (282) G McMullan, Lim 790kg £2227 (282) CB Wilkinson, Lim 690kg £1945 (282) G McMullan, Lim 750kg £2115 (282) G Scullion, Lim 620kg £1736 (280) A Pollock, Lim 650kg £1813 (279) J Dougan, Sim 760kg £2097 (276).

Top per head

W Campbell, Carnlough Lim 850kg £2312, J McIntyre, Lim 860kg £2253, G McMullan, Lim 790kg £2227, Lim 750kg £2220, Lim 810kg £2219, J McIntyre, Cha 850kg £2210, J Dougan, Lim 750kg £2152, G McMullan, Lim 750kg £2115.

Friesian Bullocks

M Wallace, Cloughmills 700kg £1575, A Rocke, Larne 810kg £1749 (216) 740kg £1583 (214) 700kg £1491 (213) 810kg £1717 (212) 760kg £1611 (212) 800kg £1696 (212) 710kg £1491 (210) 630kg £1285 (204) 750kg £1500 (200).

An entry of 3088 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharp trade.  Fat lambs sold to 527p for a pen of 2 Char 23.5kg at £124 and 5 Texels 23.5kg at £124 and a top per head of £137 for a Texel 33kg.   Fat ewes sold to £168.

Fat lambs (2506)

(Top per kg)

Millar McClelland, Doagh 2 Char 23.5kg £124 (527), R McKnight, Templepatrick 5 Tex 23.5kg £124 (527), S & J Butler, Rathkenny 2 Tex 20.5kg £108 (526), Graeme Martin, B’shane 19 Tex 23.5kg £122 (519), Ian Lamont, Cullybackey 6 Tex 24kg £124.50 (518), Richard Lamont, Cullybackey 1 Tex 24kg £124.50 (518), Cecil Warwick, Moorfields 6 Tex 20.5kg £106 (517), Felix McKendry, B’shane 11 Tex 24kg £124 (516), M Moffett, B’shane 21 CB 24kg £124 (516), SM Ring, Portrush 6 Tex 18kg £93 (516), Sidney Rea, Straid 10 Tex 23kg £118 (513), Norman McBurney, Moorfields 60 Tex 23.5kg £120.50 (512), IN McClelland, Coleraine 7 Tex 20kg £102.50 (512), B & C McIlroy, Raloo 2 Tex 25kg £128 (512), Joel Lamont, Kells 2 BF 21.5kg £110 (511), N McAuley, Ballyclare 13 Tex 24.5kg £125 (510), John McFall, B’shane 13 Tex 22.5kg £114.50 (508), James A McQuiston, Ballymoney 35 Tex 23kg £117 (508), S McAllister, Glenarm 50 Tex 23kg £117 (508), A Millar, Antrim 35 Tex 24kg £122 (508).

Top per head:-

Graeme Martin, B’shane 1 Tex 33kg £137, Wm Smyth, Limavady 3 Tex 30kg £133, PJ Kane, Ballycastle 7 Tex 28kg £131, S McGowan, Ballymoney 12 Tex 26kg £129, DJ Jones, Nutts Corner 1 Tex 25.5kg £129, J Kearney, Glenravel 2 Suff 32kg £129, S McAllister, Glenarm 30 Tex 29kg £128.50, B & C McIlroy, Raloo 2 Tex 25kg £128, Ian Hamilton, B’shane 25 Tex 27.5kg £127.50, Alan Forsythe, Carrick 7 Sp 28kg £127, Jean Craig, Larne 15 Tex 27kg £126.50, RJ McWhinney, Portaferry 22 Tex 25.5kg £126.50, PJ Kane 12 Suff 27kg £126, W Knowles, Cloughmills 15 Mule 26kg £126, Nevin Brown, Ballycastle Tex 26kg £125.50, John McCabe, Nutts Corner 2 Tex 29kg £125.50.

Fat ewes (1^st quality)

Suff - £100-£138

Tex - £110-£168

CB - £88-£108

BF - £52-£68

An entry 150 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a sharp trade.  Bullocks sold to £1100 over for a Char 640kg at £1740 offered by James Smyth, Randalstown.  Heifers sold to £980 over for a Char 490kg at £1380 presented by DJ Moore, Ballyclare.

Bullocks

Up to 500kg

J H Fraser, Belfast Char 440kg £1310 (297), D J Moore, Ballyclare Char 480kg £1405 (292), A McKnight, Antrim Sim 400kg £1150 (287), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 290kg £830 (286), D J Moore, Ballyclare Char 480kg £1350 (281), J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 500kg £1400 (280), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 480kg £1340 (279), 500kg £1390 (278), A McKnight, Antrim Sim 380kg £1030 (271).

Over 501kg

J Smyth, Randalstown Char 590kg £1680 (284), Local Farmer Lim 510kg £1420 (278), J P O’Neill, Cushendall AA 520kg £1420 (273), J Smyth, Randalstown Char 640kg £1740 (271), D J Moore, Ballyclare Lim 520kg £1400 (269), J Wasson, Cloughmills Char 580kg £1510 (260), St 650kg £1690 (260).

Heifers

Up to 500kg

D J Moore, Ballyclare Char 490kg £1380 (281), local farmer Lim 380kg £1040 (273), S Russell, Templepatrick Lim 480kg £1250 (260), local farmer Lim 410kg £1060 (258), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 480kg £1230 (256), 260kg £660 (253), local farmer Lim 360kg £910 (252).

Over 501kg

J H Fraser, Belfast Char 510kg £1490 (292), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 530kg £1390 (262), R J Semple, Ballyclare Char 510kg £1180 (231), J McCarroll, Ballymena Her 520kg £1130 (217), , J P O’Neill, Cushendall AA 550kg £1170 (212), M King, Ballyward Char 560kg £1190 (212), AA 580kg £1170 (201).

Pedigree Suffolk reduction sale for David McLean, Mounthill flock, Larne, consisting of 25 ewes in lamb and 6 ewe lambs

ALSO

8 Valais X Jacob ewe lambs suitable for tupping this year, 12 Blue Texel X Dutch Spotted ewe lambs

An entry of 1024 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Ewe lambs sold to £129, store lambs to £105, leading prices as follows:

Ewe Lambs

P Anderson, Portstewart 6 Bl £129, J Alcorn, Glengormley 5 Bel £120.50, P Anderson, Portstewart 6 Bl £112, 2 Char £112, J Alcorn, Glengormley 4 Bel £111, D McCormick, Ballycastle 15 Suff £102.50, P O’Kane, Carnlough 1 Tex £102, W Warwick, Moorfields 4 Tex £101.50, 5 Suff £101, J Alcorn, Glengormley 1 Bel £100.50.

Store Lambs

S & E Mullan, Glarryford 4 Suff £105.50, C Alexander, Glenarm 6 Tex £103, A McMullan, Glenariffe 20 Tex £101.50, C Alexander, Glenarm 17 Cb £100.50, R Taggart, Glenarm 2 Cb £100, D Davidson, Ballymena 5 Suff £99, W Hamilton, Doagh 57 Eas £98, R Taylor, Lisburn 21 Tex £95.50, P O’Kane, Carnlough 3 Char £92.50, J Houston, Broughshane 4 Char £91, A McMullan, Glenariffe 49 Tex £90, W Fleck, Larne 21 Ham £89.50, R Taylor, Lisburn 4 Tex £89, TJ Morton & Sons, Cairncastle 3 Suff £89, D Convery, Cushendun 2 Suff £89, T McIlroy, Larne 20 Mule £89, W Warwick, Moorfields 2 Tex £89, W Reid, Aughafatten 2 Tex £88.50. 

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).

An increased entry of 455 beef cattle sold to a great trade.  Beef cows sold to 258p for 810kg at £2089, Fr cows to 159p for 660kg at £1049, beef heifers to 287p for a Lim 710kg at £2037, beef bullocks to 308p for 800kg at £2464 and Fr bullocks to 216p for 640kg at £1382.

Beef cows

W Hopes, Ballywalter Bel 810kg £2089 (258) S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 630kg £1537 (244) R Shaw, Lim 540kg £1317 (244) J Tohill, Coleraine Lim 690kg £1635 (237) S & M Black, Lim 680kg £1591 (234) M & F Speers, Cullybackey Lim 720kg £1684 (234) R Shaw, Cha 660kg £1531 (232) W Hopes, Lim 760kg £1755 (231) S & M Black, Lim 600kg £1380 (230) SB & D Weatherup, Lim 790kg £1817 (230) R Shaw, Lim 540kg £1220 (226).

Friesian cows

M McAllister, Crumlin 660kg £1049 (159) D Rawe, 630kg £863 (137) A Magill, Carnlough 590kg £790 (134) B Alexander, 730kg £963 (132) I Stewart, Bushmills 730kg £941 (129) DG Wallace, 740kg £947 (128) WR Mehaffy, Strabane 780kg £990 (127) W Moore, Templepatrick 700kg £889 (127) D G Wallace, 670kg £844 (126).

Beef heifers

K Brown, Ballinderry Lim 710kg £2037 (287) S Brown, Lim 730kg £2073 (284) W Reid, Lim 680kg £1836 (270) T McMaster, Whitehead Cha 650kg £1690 (260) I Beggs, Lim 640kg £1600 (250) Lim 630kg £1575 (250) T McMaster, Cha 550kg £1369 (249) R McIntyre, Lim 570kg £1413 (248) SP & M Gibson, Cha 630kg £1562 (248) I Beggs, Lim 540kg £1339 (248) R McIntyre, Cha 580kg £1421 (245).

Beef Bullocks

Top per head

F Cassidy, Kilrea Cha 890kg £2670, H Crawford, Moneyrea Bel 800kg £2464, F Cassidy, Cha 840kg £2385, H Crawford, Bel 760kg £2196, R McCurdy, Lim 750kg £2167, Lim 730kg £2160, R Nicholson, 980kg £2156, D Grimes, Cha 740kg £2131, S P Fitzgerald, Cha 750kg £2115, D Browne Cha 880kg £2112.

Top per kg

H Crawford, Bel 800kg £2464 (308) F Cassidy, Kilrea Cha 890kg £2670 (300) R McCurdy, Lim 730kg £2160 (296) 750kg £2167 (289) H Crawford, Bel 760kg £2196 (289) D Grimes, Cha 740kg £2131 (288) M Farr, Lim 700kg £1995 (285) F Cassidy, Cha 840kg £2385 (284) SP Fitzgerald, Cha 750kg £2115 (282) R McCurdy, Lim 690kg £1932 (280) D Grimes, Cha 670kg £1869 (279).

Friesian Bullocks

DW Graham, Clough 640kg £1382 (216) 690kg £1476 (214) 730kg £1562 (214) 630kg £1348 (214) M Stewart, 820kg £1754 (214) H McNabney, 600kg £1278 (213) M Stewart, 780kg £1638 (210) 720kg £1461 (203) 640kg £1292 (202) H McNabney, 590kg £1180 (200) T Duffin, 670kg £1299 (194) N McNabney, 580kg £1125 (194) 540kg £1047 (194) 560kg £1030 (184).

A massive entry of 3670 sheep on Wednesday past saw a good trade.  Fat lambs sold to 529p for 2 Beltex 22kg at £116.50 offered by D & L Carson, Belfast, and to a top per head of £135 for a heavy Texel from P Donnelly, Rathkenny.  Fat ewes to £156.

Fat lambs (3250)

Top per kg

D & L Carson, Belfast 2 Bel 22kg £116.50 (529) D Adams, Portglenone 5 Tex £117.50 (522) WJ Cubitt, 3 Tex 21kg £109.50 (521) R McKeown, Templepatrick 3 Dor 18.5kg £96 (518) G Martin, Broughshane 22 Tex 23.5kg £121.50 (517) I McConnell, Raloo 11 Tex 22kg £112.50 (511) A & W Gregg, Cloughmills 12 Tex 23kg £117.50 (510) J McQuiston, 45 Tex 22.5kg £114.50 (508) C Smyth, Broughshane 6 Tex 20.5kg £104 (507) D Gaston, Carnlough 19 Tex 25kg £126.50 (506) R McAllister, Martinstown 8 Mul 21.5kg £108.50 (504) B Watt, 22 Tex 23kg £116 (504) J Thompson, Kells 16 Tex 23.5kg £118.50 (504) J Maxwell, 1 Tex 23.5kg £118.50 (504) T Hanna, Loughgiel 2 Tex 24.5kg £123.50 (504) H Dobbin, 4 Tex 19.5kg £98 (502).

Top per head

P Donnelly, Rathkenny 1 Tex 36kg £135, H McBratney, Bangor 3 Tex 30kg £132, B Watt, Corkey 1 Tex 32.5kg £131, F McKendry, Broughshane 5 Tex 29kg £130, WM J Donaghy, 4 Tex 29kg £130, W McAllister, Kells 8 Tex 30.5kg £128.50, JK Adams, Broughshane 2 Tex 26kg £127, D Gaston, Carnlough 19 Tex 25kg £126.50, WJ Cubitt, 2 Tex 25.5kg £126.50, S Connor, 1 Dor 28kg £126, TDG Farms, Toomebridge 13 Tex 28kg £126, S McGowan, 14 Tex 27kg £126, W Craig, Larne 2 Tex 26.5kg £125, M Moffett, Broughshane 24 Cro 27kg £125, S Sims, 20 Dor 27.5kg £125, PJ Kane, Ballycastle 5 Tex 27.5kg £124.

Fat ewes (419)

1^st Quality

Suff – £120-£154

Tex – £120-£156

CB – £100-£148

BF – £60-£85

150 store cattle on Tuesday sold to £1510 over for a Lim heifer 690kg at £2200 from P Donnelly, Rathkenny.  

Bullocks 

Up to 500kg 

R Hood, Broughshane Sim 490kg £1270 (259), H Armstrong, Coagh Her 490kg £1150 (234), B Devlin, Randalstown Lim 450kg £1050 (233), BB 440kg £1015 (230), R J Mawhinney, Portaferry BB 360kg £825 (229), B Devlin, Randalstown BB 370kg £845 (228), B Cannon, Antrim AA 440kg £990 (225). 

Over 501kg 

R Hood, Broughshane Lim 530kg £1490 (281), H Armstrong, Coagh Her 510kg £1360 (266), R Hood, Broughshane Lim 540kg £1430 (264), A & B Hunter, Antrim Char 740kg £1910 (258), R Hood, Broughshane Lim 530kg £1360 (256), A & B Hunter, Antrim Char 670kg £1700 (253), 790kg £1960 (248), R Hood, Broughshane Lim 600kg £1480 (246), M Farlow, Macosquin Sim 530kg £1250 (235).  

Heifers 

Up to 500kg 

P Donnelly, Rathkenny Lim 480kg £1580 (329), 490kg £1600 (326), 500kg £1620 (324), 500kg £1580 (316), Duncan Bros, Antrim Lim 420kg £1310 (311), P Donnelly, Rathkenny Lim 450kg £1370 (304), 500kg £1520 (304), 480kg £1380 (287), T Butler, Ballycastle Lim 500kg £1390 (278), R Armstrong, Lisburn BB 480kg £1310 (272), 440kg £1200 (272), D & W Hume, Randalstown Lim 500kg £1350 (270). 

Over 501kg  

P Donnelly, Rathkenny Char 560kg £2030 (362), Lim 510kg £1780 (349), 530kg £1820 (343), 560kg £1920 (342), 570kg £1940 (340), 550kg £1840 (334), 510kg £1670 (327), 590kg £1900 (322), 560kg £1800 (321), 530kg £1700 (320), 690kg £2200 (318), 540kg £1720 (318), 560kg £1780 (317), 600kg £1900 (316), 550kg £1720 (312), 580kg £1800 (310).   

A smaller entry of 930 sheep on Monday night went to £104 for 28 Texel ewe lambs and £95.50 for 63 Texel store lambs with Rams selling to £395 for a Texel.  

Ewe Lambs 

J & A Wright, Carnlough 28 Tex £104, J Black, Ballycastle 11 Mule £104, J Connon, Deerfin 10 Mule £96, D McDonnell, Glenariffe 12 Mule £95.  

Store Lambs 

A McMullan, Glenariffe 63 Tex £95.50, A McMullan, Glenariffe 16 Tex £77, S Wharry. Glenarm 24 Mule £74.  

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).

340 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 258p for 730kg at £1883, Friesian cows to 167p 920kg at £1536, Beef heifers to 291p 780kg at £2269, Beef bullocks to 293p 720kg £2109 and to a top per head of £2456 for 890kg. Fr bullocks to 243p 810kg at £1968.

Beef cows

R Armstrong, Lisburn Bel 730kg £1883 (258) Local farmer, Castlewellan Cha 610kg £1500 (246) S Martin, Brb, 820kg £1877 (229) I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 680kg £1536 (226) J Wilson, Glenarm Bel 700kg £1442 (206) T Bulter, Lim 710kg £1420 (200) Sal 650kg £1280 (197) K Kidd, Broughshane Lim 640kg £1241 (194) T Bulter, Ballycastle Lim 680kg £1305 (192) Sal 650kg £1215 (187) W Warwick, Sim 850kg £1589 (187) S Beattie, Ballyclare Sim 660kg £1201 (182).

Friesian cows

C Moody, Bushmills 920kg £1536 (167) A & W McMaster, 750kg £1110 (148) 550kg £803 (146) RJ McLean, Straid 460kg £662 (144) WJ Glenn, Ballycastle 630kg £894 (142) 790kg £1106 (140) 690kg £952 (138) 740kg £1013 (137) RJ McLean, Straid 700kg £910 (130) CK & R McCullough, 690kg £890 (129) J Wilson, Doagh 610kg £780 (128).

Beef heifers

J & B McPeake, Cha 780kg £2269 (291) G McMullan, Lim 720kg £2073 (288) J & B McPeake, Lim 650kg £1865 (287) 660kg £1815 (275) SP & M Gibson, Cha 630kg £1732 (275) J & B McPeake, Cha 740kg £2012 (272) G McMullan, Cha 680kg £1836 (270) Local Farmer, Cha 660kg £1755 (266) R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 620kg £1649 (266) DJ Browne, Bushmills Cha 670kg £1775 (265) G McMullan, Lim 680kg £1795 (264) Local Farmer, Cha 650kg £1677 (258).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

G McMullan, Lim 720kg £2109 (293) G Simpson, Cullybackey Cha 780kg £2238 (287) Local Farmer, Cha 680kg £1931 (284) G McMullan, Lim 710kg £2002 (282) Lim 700kg £1960 (280) Local Farmer, Lim 680kg £1876 (276) M Tweed, Comber Cha 890kg £2456 (276) G McMullan, Lim 770kg £2094 (272) M Tweed, Cha 810kg £2203 (272) Cha 850kg £2312 (272) G McMullan, Lim 840kg £2276 (271).

Top per head

M Tweed, Comber Cha 890kg £2456, W Smyth, Claudy, Cha 890kg £2314, M Tweed, Cha 850kg £2312, Cha 900kg £2304, G McMullan, Lim 840kg £2276, M Tweed, Cha 890kg £2260, J Aiken, Dromore Lim 850kg £2244, G Simpson, Cha 780kg £2238, M Tweed, Cha 810kg £2203, Cha 840kg £2175, J Aiken, Lim 810kg £2138.

Friesian Bullocks

BJ Browne, Bushmills 810kg £1968 (243) Local Farmer, 690kg £1552 (225). 

An entry of 2709 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 506p for a pen of 15 Texels at 23kg at £116.50 offered by B Gaston, Ballymena and to a top per head of £133 for 2 heavy texels from J McAllister, Ballynure. Fat ewes sold to £154.

Fat Lambs 2345

Top per kg

B Gaston, Ballymena 15 Tex 23kg £116.50 (506) J Thompson, Bushmills 11 Tex 23kg £115.50 (502) J Houston, 1 Rou 26kg £129 (496) J McIlrath, Ballymena 4 Tex 24kg £119 (495) G Martin, Broughshane 21 Tex 24.5kg £121 (493) G Francey, 23 Tex 22kg £108.50 (493) S Caldwell, 14 Tex 21.5kg £106 (493) J McCollum, Carnlough 12 Cha 20.5kg £101 (492) J McAlister, Ballynure 6 Tex 25kg £123 (492) J McFall, Broughshane 14 Tex 24kg £118 (491) T Rainey, 19 Tex 23.5kg £115.50 (491) A McGookin, Carrickfergus 6 Tex 23kg £113 (491) W J Boyd, Larne 23 Tex 21kg £103 (490) S Rea, Ballyclare 6 Tex 25kg £122.50 (490) JE Adamson, Ballyclare 11 Tex 19.5kg £95.50 (489) A & J Currie, Ballyclare 18 Tex 24kg £117.50 (489) H McGookin, Carrickfergus 9 Tex 23kg £112.50 (489) R Dundee, Kells 21 Tex 23kg £112.50 (489) D & J Compton, 14 EC 23kg £112.50 (489) J McIlrath, 3 Tex 22kg £107.50 (488).

Top per head

J McAlister, Ballynure 2 Tex 36.5kg £133, J Houston, Randalstown 1 Rou 26kg £129, B Smyth, Broughshane 1 Cha 29.5kg £127, R Nicholson, Monkstown 19 Tex 30kg £124.50, J Minford, Parkgate 7 Dor 27kg £124, J Crawford, Glenariffe 5 Tex 26.5kg £123.50, J McAllister, Ballynure 6 Tex 25kg £123, J McIlrath, 2 Tex 28kg £122.50, S Rea, Ballyclare 6 Tex 25kg £122.50, C Jamison, Larne 10 Tex 27kg £122.50, C Patterson, Cha 25kg £122, G Hughes, Clough 11 Tex 28kg £122, S Rea, 7 Suf 27.5kg £122, G Martin, 21 Tex 24.5kg £121, WJ Hanna, Ballyclare 32 Rou 25kg £121, R Boville, 5 Tex 28.5kg £120.

Fat ewes 364

1^st Quality

Suff - £110 - £144

Tex - £120 - £154

CB - £90 - £110

BF - £55 - £72

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).

A smaller entry of 1264 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a sharper trade. Fat lambs sold to 500p for a pen of 9 Texels 21.5kg at £107.50 offered by N Feeney, Carnlough and to a top per head of £124 for 12 Texels 28kg from D Gaston, Carnlough. Fat ewes sold to £154.  

Fat Lambs (1108) 

Top per Kg 

N Feeney, Carnlough 9 Tex 21.5kg £107.50 (500), A McClintock, Ballymena 3 Tex 22kg £109 (495), P McMullan, Carnlough 22 Tex 20kg £99 (495), C McAuley, Larne 11 Tex 23kg £113 (491), N Wilson, Ballymena 24 Tex 23kg £113 (491), W J McClintock, Broughshane 32 Tex 23kg £113 (491), S Bonnar, Broughshane 20 Cb 23kg £113 (491), R Davison, Broughshane 22 Cb 22kg £108 (490), G Martin, Broughshane 12 Tex 24.5kg £120 (489), L Campbell, Carnlough 8 Spd 24.5kg £120 (489), N Hamill, Aughafatten 2 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), D Wylie, Broughshane 4 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), C Irvine, Carrickfergus 22 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), C McAllister, Moorfields 51 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), W Wright, Antrim 34 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), A Hull, Dromore 6 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488), K W Dickey, Ballyclare 9 Tex 21.5kg £105 (488), A Hunter, Broughshane 25 Tex 24kg £117 (487), J McQuiston, Ballymoney 37 Tex 24kg £117 (487), A Millar, Antrim 24 Tex 24kg £117 (487), J Lowe, Coagh 15 Tex 23.5kg £114.50 (487), W Warwick, Moorfields 21 Tex 22kg £107 (486), P Esler, Islandmagee 10 Tex 20kg £97 (485). 

Top per head 

D Gaston, Carnlough 12 Tex 28kg £124, A McClintock, Ballymena 6 Tex 28.5kg £120, A Millar, Antrim 14 Tex 25.5kg £120, G Martin, Broughshane 12 Tex 24.5kg £120, L Campbell, Carnlough 8 Spd 24.5kg £120, E Drummond, Ballynure 10 Tex 28kg £120, L & J Armstrong, Broughshane 11 CB 27kg £120, N McBurney, Moorfields 67 Char 24.5kg £118.50, W Thompson. Ahoghill 14 Tex 24.5kg £118, S McNabney, Clough 44 Tex 24.5kg £118, Antrim Estates, Glenarm 29 Cb 25.5kg £118, D Wylie, Broughshane 8 Tex 24.5kg £117.50, A Hunter, Broughshane 25 Tex 24kg £117, J McQuiston, Ballymoney 37 Tex 24kg £117, A Millar, Antrim 24 Tex 24kg £117, N Hamilton, Moorfields 20 Tex 24.5kg £117. 

Fat Ewes (156) 

1^st Quality 

Suff - £100-£146 

Tex - £100-£154 

CB - £78-£98 

BF - £50-64 

200 Store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1160 over for a Char 630kg at £1790 presented by Glen Millar, Moneymore. Heifers sold to £730 over for a Char 520kg at £1250 offered by F O’Hara, Ballymena.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

M Devlin, Randalstown Lim 300kg £785 (261) B Reid, Templepatrick Lim 380kg £950 (250) Lim 380kg £950 (250) T & S Reid, Crumlin Lim 380kg £950 (250) F O’Hara, Abe 440kg £1075 (244) Abe 490kg £1170 (238) J Black, Ballycastle Cha 480kg £1140 (237) M Devlin, Randalstown Lim 420kg £990 (235) F O’Hara, Lim 470kg £1090 (231) B Reid, Lim 350kg £810 (231) T & S Reid, Lim 350kg £810 (231) F O’Hara, Lim 480kg £1110 (231) B Reid, Lim 420kg £970 (231)J McErlain, Toomebridge 2xLim 370kg £850 (297).

500kg and over

F O’Hara, Ballymena Abe 510kg £1235 (242) Cha 520kg £1250 (240) D McAuley, Ballycastle 2x St 520kg £1240 (238) F O’Hara, Lim 510kg £1200 (235) J Emerson, Bangor Cha 550kg £1250 (227) S Graham, Lim 510kg £1150 (225) D Patterson, Crumlin Bel 550kg £1210 (220) J Emerson, Her 580kg £1240 (213) A Gaston, Sho 520kg £1110 (213) P Lavery, Aghalee Sim 620kg £1320 (212) J Emerson, Bangor 2xHer 590kg £1250 (211) 3x Abe 550kg £1165.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

D McMullan, Ballymoney Lim 500kg £1640 (328) Lim 490kg £1550 (316) F McCloy, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1240 (310) Lim 400kg £1210 (302) D McMullan, Lim 500kg £1500 (300) Lim 470kg £1380 (293) A McKnight, 2xSim 410kg £1180 (287) F McCloy, Lim 420kg £1160 (276) A Gaston, Ballymena Sho 500kg £1350 (270) J Dunlop, Cairncastle 2xAbe 370kg £990 (267) A Gaston, Sho 460kg £1190 (258) M Devlin, Lim 420kg £1080 (257)

500kg and over

D McMullan, Ballymoney Lim 530kg £1660 (313) Lim 560kg £1700 (303) Lim 560kg £1660 (296) Lim 530kg £1550 (292) Lim 540kg £1570 (290)Lim 520kg £1500 (288) Lim 590kg £1690 (286) A Foreman, Cha 560kg £1600 (285) D McMullan, Lim 560kg £1600 (285) G Millar, Cha 6330kg £1790 (284) D McMullan, Lim 520kg £1470 (282) A Foreman, Cha 570kg £1590 (279) D McMullan, Lim 540kg £1500 (277) A McCullough, Sim 540kg £1480 (274) J McKinstry, Ballyclare Lim 510kg £1390 (272) G Millar, Cha 640kg £1730 (270).

Another good entry of 2200 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a steady trade. Ewe lambs sold to £113, Store lambs to £98.50, Breeding sheep to £160, Rams to £720. Leading prices as follows.

Store lambs

WM R Boyle, Larne 2 Tex £98.50, S White, Cloughmills 27 Tex £98, A Davey, Broughshane 5 Tex £96, J Houston, 6 Tex £94, S White, 23 Tex £93, V McErlaine, 40 Suf £92, P McAleese, Ballymoney 8 Suf £92, D Kennedy, 13 Ham £90, V McErlaine, 35 Suf £90, D McIlwaine, 2 Mul £90, D McDonnell, 14 Mul £90, D Convery, Kilrea 3 Mul £90, M McNeill, Cushendun 30 Cha £89.50, D Magill, 6 Tex £89, 2 Cro £86.50. D McDonnell, 26 Mul £85.

Ewe lambs

JK Currie, Ballymena 7 Tex £113, W Warwick, Moorfields 6 Suf £108, G Gault, Doagh 12 Mul £108, J Connon, 12 Tex £106, 2 Tex £105, 8 Tex £101, W Warwick, 9 Tex £100.

Hoggets

J McGuickan, Randalstown 1 Dor £160, £145, W Dennison, 10 Cro £130, W Wright, Antrim 10 Cro £126, W Dennison, 10 Cro £125, 10 Cro £122, W Wright, Antrim 10 Cro £118.

Rams

R Magowan, Ballymoney 1 Tex £720, A Ross, Newtownards 1 Tex £680, S McConnon, 1 Suf £620, J Holden, Larne 1 BFL £450, £430, £420, R Magowan, Ballymoney 1 Tex £420, J Holden, 1 BFL £400, A Ross, 1 Suff £400, A Christie, 1 BFL £400, S McConnon, 1 Tex £370, D McLean, Antrim 1 Suf £320.   

Dairy Cows

65 dairy cattle sold to £2350, leading prices as follows:

T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £2350, J Watt, Templepatrick Fri £1800, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £1700, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £1700, R S Robinson, Tandragee Hol £1650, S McClenaghan, Antrim Hol £1650, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fri £1650, D Wilson, Ballycraigy Hol £1650. 

Sucklers

A small entry of sucklers sold to £1380. 

Calves

315 dropped calves sold to £540 for bull calves, £560 for heifer calves and £320 for Fr bull calves. 

Bulls

D Strange, Ballyclare St £540, P & B McVey, Magherafelt AA £485, I Montgomery, Glenwherry AA £480, S Tweed, Dunloy Lim £475, H McNeill, Ballygally AA £470, I Montgomery, Glenwherry AA £470 x2, £465, J Johnston, Ballinderry AA £450 x3, J McKeown, Ballymena BB £440, I Montgomery, Glenwherry AA £430, J Johnston, Ballinderry AA £430 x2.

Heifers

S Tweed, Dunloy Shb £560, J Johnston, Ballinderry AA £480, D Strange, Ballyclare St £465, H McNeill, Ballygally Sim £445, M Wilkin, Islandmagee AA £435, J McClure, Dundrod BB £425, I Mongomery, Glenwherry AA £390, J Johnston, Ballinderry BB £380. 

Hol/Fr Bulls

D McCann, Lurgan Fri £320, P & B McVey, Magherafelt Hol £315, D McCann, Lurgan Fri £300, J McCann, Lurgan Fri £300, D Young, Saintfield Fri £285, S Pinkerton, Nutts Corner Hol £265, R J Gage, Clough Fri £250, D McCann, Lurgan Fri £250, J McKeown, Ballymena Fri £235, K Patterson, Bangor Hol £200, J McKeown, Ballymena Fri £195, W McKee, Portavogie Fri £180, R J Gage, Clough Fri £160 x2. 

Weanlings

360 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another very steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1160 over for a Lim 560kg at £1720 presented by D Andrew, Templepatrick. Heifers sold to £810 over for a Sim at 400kg at £1210 offered by P McConnell, Ligoniel.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg 

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 260kg £1120 (430), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 270kg £1110 (411), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 300kg £1220 (406), Sal 290kg £1150 (396), Char 270kg £1060 (392), 290kg £1110 (382), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 300kg £1110 (370), J Boyd, Bushmills Char 230kg £850 (369) x2, A Magill, Carnlough Char 290kg £1040 (358), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 240kg £850 (354), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 300kg £1050 (350), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £1040 (346), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 260kg £900 (346), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 290kg £990 (341), G Weir, Toomebridge Lim 290kg £990 (341).

301 to 350kg

Parkmore Farm, Glenariffe Lim 310kg £1130 (364), S McCullough, Broughshane Char 320kg £1160 (362), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 320kg £1140 (356), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 330kg £1160 (351), A Magill, Carnlough Char 320kg £1120 (350), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 340kg £1170 (344), Parkmore Farms, Ballymena Lim 320kg £1070 (334), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 320kg £1040 (325), K Magorrian, Downpatrick Char 350kg £1130 (322), S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 350kg £1100 (314), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 350kg £1100 (314), G Weir, Toomebridge Lim 350kg £1100 (314), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 350kg £1090 (311), N Booth, Bushmills Lim 310kg £950 (306).

Over 351kg

S Kerr, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg £1200 (333), G Weir, Toomebridge Lim 370kg £1230 (332), 400kg £1270 (317), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 390kg £1220 (312), G Weir, Toomebridge Lim 400kg £1240 (310), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 460kg £1420 (308), M & A Guy, Limavady Lim 390kg £1200 (307), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 560kg £1720 (307), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £1100 (305), T A Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 380kg £1160 (305), H McCormick, Larne BB 410kg £1250 (304), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 390kg £1180 (302), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 390kg £1180 (302), M & A Guy, Limavady Char 410kg £1240 (302), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 490kg £1470 (300).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 290kg £1050 (362), N Booth, Bushmills Char 210kg £745 (354), R Jordan, Glenavy Char 260kg £900 (346), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 250kg £850 (340), R Jordan, Glenavy Lim 290kg £960 (331), R Baxter, Ballyclare Char 230kg £750 (326), D McAuley, Ballyclare Sim 200kg £650 (325), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 300kg £970 (323), R Jordan, Glenavy Char 280kg £905 (323), R Topping, Kilwaughter Her 180kg £580 (322), R Shaw, Rasharkin Lim 280kg £900 (321), S McCullough, Broughshane Lim 280kg £900 (321), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 280kg £895 (319), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 300kg £950 (316), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 290kg £890 (306), R Baxter, Ballyclare Char 250kg £750 (300).

301 to 350kg

H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 310kg £1060 (341), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 340kg £1110 (326), R Jordan, Glenavy Lim 340kg £1080 (317), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 330kg £1035 (313), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 340KG £1060 (311), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 320kg £980 (306), A Magill, Carnlough Char 330kg £990 (300), S Boyle, Carrickfergus Char 330kg £990 (300), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne Lim 310kg £930 (300), P & C Connon, Ballymena Char 320kg £920 (287), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 310kg £890 (287), J Knox, Broughshane Lim 310kg £890 (287), H Boyd, Newtownabbey Lim 330kg £945 (286) x2, B Wharry, Glenarm Lim 310kg £870 (280).

Over 351kg

P McConnell, Ligoniel Sim 400kg £1210 (302), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 390kg £1160 (297), A McCullough, Ballymena Sim 380kg £1065 (280), J Crawford, Glenariffe Lim 390kg £1090 (279), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 400kg £1080 (270), P McConnell, Ligoniel Sim 400kg £1060 (265), T A Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 420kg £1100 (261), R French, Randalstown Sim 360kg £910 (252), S Marshall, Ballymena Lim 370kg £930 (251), 360kg £900 (250). 

270 Beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade, Beef cows sold to 216p 820kg at £1771 and 690kg at £1490, Friesian cows to 179p 570kg at £1014, Beef heifers to 268p 600kg at £1608, Beef bullocks to 297p 760kg at £2257 and to top per head of £2300 for 920kg. Friesian bullocks to 218p 650kg at £1417.

Beef cows

D & W Hume, Randalstown Lim 820kg £1771 (216) V McErlaine, Armoy Lim 690kg £1490 (216) HA Wilson, Newtowncrommelin Cha 770kg £1632 (212) A Marks, Portglenone Lim 600kg £1200 (200) TA Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 700kg £1400 (200) Matthews Bros, Lim 740kg £1420 (192) D Arrell, Sim 630kg £1203 (191) Matthews Bros, Lim 690kg £1255 (182) Reps M Workman, Kilwaughter Bel 700kg £1274 (182) JA McKillop, Cushendall Lim 710kg £1292 (182).

Friesian cows

D Wallace, Antrim 570kg £1014 (178) D & R Millar, 520kg £717 (138) D Scott, Coleraine 690kg £821 (119) R Steele Jnr, 620kg £725 (117) RJ Gage, Clough 770kg £862 (112) McGookin Farming, 620kg £682 (110) B McConnell, Doagh 660kg £726 (110) D& R Millar, 760kg £836 (110) J Gault, Ballyclare 720kg £784 (109) McGookin Farming, 610 gk£658 (108).

Beef Heifers

H McGilligan, Dungiven Lim 600kg £1608 (268) Cha 6440kg £1696 (265) Cha 650kg £1716 (264) M O’Neill, Cha 670kg £1762 (263) H McGilligan, Cha 610kg £1598 (262) Cha 670kg £1755 (262) M O’Neill, Cha 660kg £1716 (260) Cha 640kg £1664 (260) Cha 650kg £1690 (260) C Humphrey, Broughshane Her 650kg £1677 (258).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

G McMullan, Lim 760kg £2257 (297) A McLeister, Lim 740kg £2183 (295) J Dougan, Lim 790kg £2275 (288) HA Wilson, Lim 690kg £1925 (279) A McLeister, Lim 630kg £1751 (278) J Dougan, Ahoghill 710kg £1945 (274) B Harkness, Coagh Lim 850kg £2295 (270) G McMullan, Cha 810kg £2138 (264) B Harkness, Cha 790kg £2061 (261) WJ Hutchinson, Ballyclare Cha 660kg £1696 (257) RJ Anderson, Cullybackey Bel 710kg £1810 (255).

Top per head

B Harkness, Coagh Cha 920kg £2300, Lim 850kg £2295, J Dougan, Lim 790kg £2275, G McMullan, Lim 760kg £2257, A McLeister, Lim 740kg £2183, G McMullan, Cha 810kg £2138, B Harkness, Cha 790kg £2061, J Dougan, Lim 710kg £1945, HA Wilson, Lim 690kg £1925, A McLeister, Cha 760kg £1900, J Dougan, Cha 760kg £1900, RJ Anderson, Bel 710kg £1810, J Irwin, Ballymoney Bel 740kg £1783.   

An entry of 3102 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a similar trade. Fat lambs sold to 514p for 23.5kg at £121 offered by J Fenton, Glarryford and to a top per head of £133 for 31.5kg from L&J Armstrong, Broughshane. Fat ewes sold to £132.

Fat lambs 2661

Top per kg

J Fenton, 12 Tex 18kg £98 (544) 1 Tex 23.5kg £121 (514) M Patterson, Nutts Corner 1 Tex 19.5kg £100 (512) S Rainey, 3 Tex 19kg £96 (505) WJ & D Wallace, Ballymena 7 Cro 23kg £114 (495) L & J Armstrong, 22 Tex 23kg £113 (491) I McConnell, 16 Suff 23kg £112.50 (489) T McKillop, Glenarm 32 Tex 22.5kg £110 (488) C Smyth, Broughshane 29 Tex 20.5kg £100 (487) T Rainey, 9 Tex 20.5kg £100 (487) D Junkin, 5 Eas 20kg £97.50 (487) S Gardiners, Ballymena 10 Suf 19.5kg £95 (487) J McCollum, Carnlough 16 Cha 23kg £112 (487) M Simmons, Antrim 23kg £112 (487) TM Montgomery, 21 Tex £112 (487) R Davison, 15 Cro 21kg £102 (485) D Hamill, 4 Tex 23.5kg £114 (485).

Top per head

D & J Boyd, 1 Tex 35kg £161, L & J Armstrong, 2 Tex 21.5kg £133 (133) A Houston, Lisburn 11 Tex 28kg £126, K Woodside, Larne 7 Tex 29kg £124, J Fenton, Glarryford, 1 Tex 23.5kg £121, WA Hagan, Ballyclare 4 Tex 29kg £120, K Woodside, Larne 5 Tex 27.5kg £120, L Kirk, Clough 17 Tex 26.5kg £119, JK Adams, Broughshane 8 Tex 26.5kg £119, SP & M Gibson 7 Dor 27.5kg £119, M Moffett, Broughshane 17 Cro 26kg £118, RJ Loughery, 7 BFL 27kg £117, N McBurney, Moorfields 55 Tex 24.5kg £117, H A Wilson, 70 Tex 25kg £117, H McCracken, Ballywalter 17 Tex 26.5kg £117, DJ Fenton, 34 tex 25.5kg £116.50, R Orr, Cloughmills 12 Tex 26kg £116.50.

Fat Ewes 441

1^st Quality

Suff - £100 - £128

Tex - £100 - £132

CB - £70 - £92

BF - £48 - £66

220 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1050 over for a Char 660kg £1770 presented by George Andrews, Magherafelt. Heifers sold to £940 over for a Lim 600kg at £1540 offered by Gavin Mulholland, Bellaghy.

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

A McAuley, Muckamore Cha 350kg £1180 (308) Cha 400kg £1160 (290) D Jones, Cha 490kg £1360 (277) A McNeilly, Muckamore Lim 410kg £1080 (263) D McAlonan, Dunloy Lim 430kg £1105 (257) G Mulholland, Lim 440kg £1100 (250) A McNeilly, Muckamore Lim 360kg £880 (244) G Andrews, Magherafelt, Cha 450kg £1070 (237) D McAloanan, Dunloy Lim 480kg £1140 (237) M Barr, Larne Cha 500kg £1180 (236) D McAlonan, Dunloy Lim 500kg £1170 (234) G Barr, Larne Lim 500kg £1130 (226) WJ Dalzell, Newtownards Cha 490kg £1090 (222) S Dennison, 3xBel 360kg £795 (220).

501kg and over

J Jones, Nutts Corner Cha 520kg £1380 (265) G Mulholland, Lim 600kg £1540 (256) Lim 520kg £1320 (253) G Andrews, Bel 570kg £1310 (229) A& J McClelland, Doagh Lim 550kg £1260 (229) WJ Dalzell, Cha 510kg £1165 (228) G Andrews, Bel 530kg £1180 (222) G Mulholland, Cha 560kg £1240 (221) WJ Dalzell, Cha 510kg £1120 (219) Abe 520kg £1135 (218) Abe 530kg £1145 (216) I B & H J Marsden, Abe 640kg £1370 (214) WJ Dalzell, Abe 590kg £1260 (213) Abe 520kg £1110 (213) G Andrews, Bel 620kg £1300 (209) A & J McClelland, Lim 530kg £1110 (209).

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

Local farmer, Lim 290kg £990 (341) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 390kg £1170 (300) Lim 470kg £1380 (293) Lim 470kg £1370 (291) local farmer, Lim 350kg £970 (277) Lim 390kg £1070 (274) J Wightman, Bangor Cha 450kg £1230 (273) local farmer, Lim 410kg £1090 (265) G Andrews, Cha 500kg £1310 (262) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 500kg £1290 (258) G Andrews, Bel 480kg £1220 (254) J Wightman, Lim 410kg £1040 (253) A McNeilly, Muckamore Lim 420kg £1020 (242) D Tumelty, Templepatrick Her 410kg £960 (234) Bel 460kg £1080 (234) W Gillespie, Lim 390kg £910 (233).

501kg and over

G Stirling, Parkgate Cha 560kg £1600 (285) Cha 530kg £1470 (277) J Smyth, Randalstown Lim 520kg £1400 (269) G Stirling, Cha 560kg £1490 (266) G Mulholland, Lim 560kg £1480 (264) Lim 570kg £1500 (263) G Stirling, Cha 550kg £1440 (261) J Smyth, Lim 520kg £1350 (259) G Andrews, Cha 660kg £1710 (259) G Stirling, Parkgate Cha 540kg £1390 (257) A &J McClelland, Lim 530kg £1350 (254) R & J Park, Ballymena Lim 590kg £1500 (254) J Smyth, Lim 530kg £1340 (252) J Wightman, Cha 570kg £1430 (250) W Jeffers, Coleraine Lim 590kg £1470 (249) G Andrews, Sim 590kg £1460 (247).

2400 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night reached £230 for a Dorset with lamb at foot from R McKeown, Templepatrick. Store lambs to £100 for 36 Texels and ewe lambs to £132 for 9 Easycares. The annual 2^nd Ram Fair saw 320 rams through the ring which topped at £1000 for a Texel ram from A McCartney, Cloughmills.

Breeding Sheep

R McKeown, Templepatrick Dor & lamb £230, Dor & lamb £220, 2 Dor & 2 lambs £200, 1 Tex & 2 lambs £195, Local Farmer 11 Bf £170, J McCormick 15 Mule £158, R Brown, Ballymena 11 Mule £152, R Greer, Hillsborough 1 Dor £150, P McAuley, Carnlough 14 Suff £150, Local Farmer 7 Bf £150.

Store Lambs

R J D Topping, Islandmagee 36 Tex £100, T Millar, Broughshane 55 Tex £100, S White, Cloughmills 24 Tex £98, W Davidson, Cullybackey 1 Tex £98, W Boyle, Larne 15 Tex £95, B & A McCammon, Magheramorne 3 Tex £93, J & A Wright, Carnlough 18 Tex £91.50, I Gibson, Broughshane 30 Tex £91.50, C Gribben, Dunloy 30 Tex £89, J Mawhinney, Kells 12 Tex £88, B & A McCammon, Maghermorne 15 Tex £88, D Davidson, Ballymena 16 Suff £88.

Ewe Lambs

I Rea, Newtownabbey 9 Eas £132, 10 Eas £131, D Hamilton, Carrickfergus 1 Tex £120, I Rea, Newtownabbey 9 Eas £112, D Hamilton, Carrickfergus 11 Mule £110, B Hamill, Aughafatten 10 Tex £109, J Connon, Ballymena 10 Tex £102, 10 CB £100, T Millar, Broughshane 15 Tex £100, B Hamill, Aughafatten 4 Cb £100.

Just under 200 suckler calves presented at the last calf sale this year. Bullocks sold to £1060 over for a char 290kg at £1350 offered by S Taylor, Ligoniel. Heifers sold to £730 over for a Char 310kg £1040 presented by A Millar, Antrim.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

S Taylor, Belfast Cha 290kg £1350 (265) AG McGarel, Cairncastle Cha 160kg £710 (443) Cha 170kg £750 (441) S Taylor, Cha 290kg £1140 (393) P Brankin, Cha 240kg £940 (391) Cha 230kg £900 (391) Cha 230kg £900 (391) M McVicker, Ballycastle Cha 240kg £920 (383) B Gingles, Larne Lim 250kg £940 (376) S Taylor, Cha 290kg £1090 (375) M McVicker, Ballycastle Cha 220kg £820 (372) P Brankin, Cha 240kg £890 (370) Cha 240kg £890 (370) A G McGarel, Cairncastle Cha 170kg £630 (370) J Maxwell, Upperlands Lim 200kg £740 (370) A Millar, Antrim Cha 290kg £1070 (369).

301kg and over

W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 310kg £1250 (403) S Taylor, cha 310kg £1230 (396) Cha 320kg £1190 (371) M Foster, Kells Cha 320kg £1170 (365) A & ME Graham, Carnlough 330kg £1160 (351) S Taylor, Cha 320kg £1120 (350) A & ME Graham, Cha 360kg £1250 (347) S Taylor, Cha 340kg £1180 (347) M Foster, Cha 350kg £1200 (342) L Ballantine, Moorefields Lim 310kg £1050 (338) W & G Hanna, Cha 340kg £1130 (332) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 310kg £1020 (329) B Gingles, Larne 320kg £1050 (328) S Taylor, Cha 320kg £1040 (325) A & ME Graham, Cha 310kg £990 (319) S Wright, Blo 310kg £990 (319).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

A& D McAfee, Bushmills Cha 150kg £580 (386) H Minford, Lim 290kg £1100 (379) M McVicker, Cha 220kg £800 (363) L Ballantine, Lim 230kg £830 (360) W & G Hanna, Cha 270kg £970 (359) A Millar, Antrim Cha 240kg £840 (350) L Ballantine, Lim 290kg £1010 (348) W & G Hanna, Cha 240kg £830 (345) R Forsythe, Portglenone Lim 240kg £810 (337) A Millar, Antrim Cha 270kg £910 (337) J Maxwell, Lim 220kg £730 (331) L Ballantine, Lim  270kg £890 (329) W& G Hanna, 2xCha 280kg £920 (328)A Millar, Cha 260kg £850 (326) A & ME Graham, Cha 270kg £880 (325).

301kg and over

A Millar, Antrim Cha 310kg £1040 (335) A McKillop, Cha 310kg £1010 (325) S Stewart, Dundrod Lim 310kg £940 (303) B Gingles, Larne Cha 330kg £990 (300) L Ballantine, Lim 320kg £940 (293) A McKillop, Cha 310kg £910 (293) W Reid, Lim 370kg £990 (267) WD Marshall, Clough Cha 330kg £860 (260) N McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 320kg £760 (237) J Haveron, Ballymena Blo 320kg £740 (231) P Mehaffey, Larne Lim 320kg £740 (231) N McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 360kg £820 (227) P Mehaffey, Lim 340kg £770 (226) N McAuley, Cha 350kg £790 (225) N McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 380kg £855 (225) P Mehaffey, Lim 320kg £710 (221).     

Special entries:

Dairy Cows

W Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2250, G McCully, Ballyward Hol £2000, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £2000, B McStravick, Gawleys Gate NR £1980, J Suffern, Crumlin Ayr £1950, R & H Shanks, Dunadry Hol £1880, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £1880, T J Gordon, Ballyclare Ayr £1850, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri £1800, J W Suffern, Crumlin Ayr £1780, D Wilson, Ballycraigy Hol £1720, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fri £1700 x2.

Sucklers

A small entry in the suckler ring sold to £3320 for a Saler cow and calf at £3320 from S Connell, Rathfriland. Bulls sold to £2700 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from L Campbell, Carrickfergus.

Calves

Bulls

Local farmer Lim £630, £600, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £570, D Millan, Ballymoney Blo £540, £530, T Herbinson, Randalstown AA £525, R McConnell, Glenwherry BB £500, AA £500, McGookin Farming, Ballyclare AA £490 x2, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £490, J Walker, Randalstown BB £460, F & S Hill, Randalstown BB £450.

Heifers

D Millan, Ballymoney Blo £550, £450, McGookin Farming, Ballyclare AA £405 x2, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £370, £360, R Leader, Dundrod BB £360, J Lynn, Cullybackey AA £355 x3.

Friesian Bulls

T & R Magee, Larne £265, W Hoey, Ballymena £220, D Young, Saintfield £195 x3, W Hoey, Ballymena £190, D Marcus, Glenarm £160, W Hoey, Ballymena £155 x3.

Weanlings

350 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another good steady trade. Bullocks sold to £990 over for a Char 400kg at £1390 offered by C Kennedy, Ballyclare. Heifers sold to £710 over for a pair of Char 460kg at £1170 presented by W Smyth, Limavady.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg 

H Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 220kg £810 (368), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 210kg £770 (366), J McNeill, Moorfields Sim 220kg £790 (359), N Branagan, Aghagallon Char 240kg £840 (350), R McConnell, Glenwherry Lim 250kg £870 (348), T & S Butler, Aghafatten Char 250kg £850 (340), N Branagan, Aghagallon Char 200kg £680 (340), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 230kg £780 (339), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 250kg £840 (336), J McNeill, Moorfields Sim 240kg £800 (333), N Branagan, Aghagallon Char 240kg £800 (333), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 270kg £900 (333), R McConnell, Glenwherry BB 280kg £930 (332), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 290kg £960 (331), R McConnell, Glenwherry BB 230kg £760 (330).

301 to 350kg 

H Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 310kg £1030 (332), E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 340kg £1120 (329), 330kg £1050 (318), 330kg £1020 (309), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 350kg £1050 (300), N Branagan, Aghagallon Char 350kg £1040 (297), R Baxter, Ballyclare Char 310kg £890 (287), 310kg £880 (283), I McDowell, Magheramourne Lim 320kg £850 (265). 

Over 351kg

C Kennedy, Ballyclare Char 400kg £1390 (347), M & A Guy, Limavady Lim 390kg £1280 (328) x2, C Kennedy, Ballyclare Char 440kg £1380 (313), 400kg £1230 (307), T McMaster, Whitehead Lim 450kg £1320 (293), C Kennedy, Ballyclare Char 430kg £1260 (293), 460kg £1340 (291), T McMaster, Whitehead Lim 520kg £1500 (288), C Kennedy, Ballyclare Char 420kg £1210 (288) x2, S Moore, Aldergrove Sim 420kg £1200 (285), I McDowell, Maghermourne Lim 370kg £1040 (281). 

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

E Drummond, Ballynure Lim 230kg £770 (334) C Crooks, Kilwaughter Cha 240kg £740 (308) TD Weatherup, Lim 260kg £800 (307) Lim 270kg £800 (296) E Drummond, Lim 240kg £705 (293) J McNeill, Sim 290kg £845 (291) Sim 280kg £810 (289) T& S Bulter, Cha 250kg £720 (288) C Crooks, Cha 220kg £630 (286) TD Weatherup, Lim 290kg £830(286) J McNeill, Sim 200kg £570 (285) H Crooks, Kilwaughter Cha 250kg £700 (280) E Drummond, Lim 290kg £810 (279).

301kg to 350kg

R Baxter, Ballyclare Cha 320kg £940 (293) TD Weatherup, Lim 310kg £880 (283) A McNeilly, Muckamore Lim 310kg £880 (283) R Baxter, Ballyclare Cha 340kg £935 (275) M McKeever, Ballymoney Blo 330kg £840 (254) R Magill, Kilwaughter 2xLim 340kg £830 (244) K Baxter, Cha 340kg £810 (238) J Barr, Ballyclare Sal 340kg £810 (238) M McKeever, Lim 310kg £730 (235) J Barr, Sal 310kg £710 (229) M McGimpsey, Bel 330kg £740 (224) M McKeever, Lim 330kg £720 (218) T & S Bulter, Cha 320kg £650 (203) B Gingles, Larne Lim 350kg £710 (202) M McGimpsey, Abe 320kg £630 (196).

351kg and over

S Moore, Crumlin 370kg £1030 (278) J & S Gawn, Lim 390kg £1045 (268) S Moore, Crumlin Lim 420kg £1100 (261) W Smyth, 2xCha 460kg £1170 (254) S Moore, Lim 430kg £1070 (248) W Smyth, Cha 420kg £1040 (247) Cha 440kg £1075 (244) Cha 360kg £850 (236) L Greer, 2xBel 390kg £920 (235) W Smyth, Cha 430kg £1000 (232) J Currie, Larne Lim 370kg £850 (229) A Christie, Sim 460kg £1050 (228) Lim 440kg £1000 (227) Lim 410kg £920 (224).   

An entry of 438 Beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 236p 620kg at £1463, Friesian cows to 179p 810kg at £1449, Beef heifers 299p 600kg at 31754, Beef bullocks to 307p 720kg at £2210 and to a top per head of £2248 for 740kg. Friesian bullocks to 216p 550kg at £1188.

Beef cows

J Gardiner, Ballymena Cha 620kg £1463 (236) R Workman, Kilwaughter Lim 640kg £1491 (233) J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 830kg £1909 (230) K Woodside, Larne Lim 860kg £1943 (226) SP Fitzgerald, Crumlin Sho 680kg £1530 (225) G McClintock, Glenwherry Bel 690kg £1518 (220) J Duggan, Bel 780kg £1700 (218) W J McKay, Upperlands Lim 580kg £1241 (214) Lim 960kg £2016 (210) S Douglas, Limavady Lim 670kg £1407 (210) D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 650kg £1365 (210) J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 730kg £1533 (210) R O’Neill, Dunloy Bel 770kg £1601 (208) D Fulton, Lim 710kg £1462 (206) T Bulter, Ballycastle Cha 570kg £1168 (205) Cha 570kg £1162 (204).

Friesian cows

I Stewart, Bushmills 810kg £1449 (179) SJC Woodburn, Ballyclare 730kg £1131 (155) JA Boyd, 600kg £918 (153) W Black, 690kg £1035 (150) 840kg £1260 (150) A Lamont, 710kg £1029 (145) WJ Glen, Ballycastle 610kg £872 (143) Local Farmer 620kg £874 (141) A & E Cochrane, Bushmills 760kg £1064 (104) I Stewart, 700kg £973 (139) J Graham, Glenwherry 570kg £792 (139) O Magill, Crumlin 690kg £959 (139) B Alexander, Ballymena 720kg £993 (138) W Black, 630kg £869 (138) 640kg £883 (138).

Beef Heifers

H JK & J Walls, Magherafelt, Cha 600kg £1794 (299) S Douglas, Cha 640kg £1881 (294) D & P Bingham, Lim 590kg £1716 (291) S Richmond, Cloughmills Cha 520kg £1492 (287) A Stewart, Ballymena Cha 510kg £1453 (285) L George, Nutt Corner Cha 700kg £1988 (284) D Fulton, Ballymoney Lim 580kg £1595 (275) J McLaughlin, Bushmills Lim 670kg £1835 (274) HJK & J Walls, Cha 710kg £1938 (273) A Stewart, Cha 550kg £1501 (273) Wylie Livestock, Lim 610kg £1659 (272) V Cousley, Lim 710kg £1909 (269) A Stewart, Cha 560kg £1506 (269) Cha 580kg £1554 (268) Cha 520kg £1378 (265) J Gardiner, Ballymena Abe 570kg £1510 (265).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

S Woodside, Larne Cha 720kg £2210 (307) WH O’Melvena, Lim 740kg £2249 (304) Cha 720kg £2181 (303) Cha 710kg £2066 (291) Cha 690kg £1994 (289) L M O’Neill, Lim 700kg £1974 (282) WH O’Melvena, Cha 720kg £2030 (282) W McMullan, Toome Lim 670kg £1862 (278) WH O’ Melvena, Cha 660kg £1808 (274) G Martin, Broughshane Cha 670kg £1835 (274) L George, Nutts Corner Lim 640kg £1747 (273) LM O’Neill, Lim 760kg £2067 (272) McKinney Bros, Lim 680kg £1849 (272) Lim 720kg £1958 (272) J McPeake, Lim 700kg £1890 (270) Local Farmer, Lim 720kg £1922 (267).

Top per head

WH O’Melvena, Broughshane Lim 740kg £2249, S Woodside, Cha 720kg £2210, WH O’Melvena, Cha 720kg £2181, LM O’Neill, Lim 760kg £2067, WH O’Melvena, Cha 710kg £2066, Cha 720kg £2030, E McErlean, Lim 780kg £2028, G Bodkin, Magherafelt Fkv 920kg £2024, M Pollock, Kilrea Cha 770kg £2017, WH O’Melvena, Cha 690kg £1994, L M O’Neill, Lim 700kg £1974, J Lynn, Coagh Cha 740kg £1968, WH O’Melvena, Cha 740kg £1968, M Pollock, Kilrea Abe 810kg £1960, McKinney Bros, Lim 720kg £1958, J McPeake, Cha 770kg £1940.

Friesian Bullocks

J Gardiner, Ballymena 550kg £1180 (216) Rosedernott Farm, 610kg £1287 (211) 620kg £1302 (210) WS Kennedy, Ballyclare 650kg £1326 (204) 650kg £1300 (200). 

An entry of 2656 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharper trade. Fat lambs sold to 514p for 30 Texels 24kg at £123.50 from Noel Collins, Aghadowey and to a top per head of £125.50 for 7 Texels 26.5kg offered by Hamilton Alexander, Glenarm. Fat ewes sold to £168.

Fat lambs 2205

Top per kg

N Collins, Aghadowey 30 Tex 24kg £123.50 (514) G Martin, Broughshane 17 Tex 25kg £122 (508) R & M Kidd, 15 Tex 23.5kg £119 (506) R Hoey, Ballymena 2 Tex 17kg £86 (505) S Crawford, Gleno 20 Tex 20kg £100 (500) R McKeown, Templepatrick 10 Dor 22kg £110 (500) local farmer, 12 Tex 23kg £114 (495) A McLoughlin, Carnlough 21 Tex 20kg £99 (495) G Rea, Glenwherry 14 Tex 19kg £94 (494) R Coleman, Glarryford 5 Tex 18kg £89 (494) I Morrison, Dunloy 15 Tex 24kg £118.50 (493) G Irwin, Ballyclare 7 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) W Frazer, Cullybackey 8 Eas 20kg £98.50 (492) A & J Currie, Ballyclare 29 Tex 23.5kg £115 (489) J McCollum, Carnlough 11 Tex 21.5kg £105 (488) RJ McKay & Son 1 Tex 21.5kg £105 (488) R Hoey, Ballymena 23 Tex 21.5kg £105 (488) R Davison, Broughshane 20 Tex 21.5kg £105 (488) F McKendry, Broughshane 18 Tex 24kg £117 (487) R Linton, 10 Cha 24kg £117 (487) R Hoy, Doagh 8 Tex 19.5kg £95 (487) E McNeill, Glenarm 8 Tex 23kg £112 (487) I McNeice, Toome 16 Tex 23kg £112 (487) S Davison, Broughshane 23kg £112 (487) L Kerr, Ballymena 10 Tex 22kg £107 (486).

Top per head

H Alexander, Glenarm 7 Tex 26.5kg £125.50, SJ Adams, Broughshane 1 Tex 31kg £124, N Collins, 30 Tex 24kg £123.50, G Martin, Broughshane 17 Tex 24kg £122, P McKenna, 4 Tex 29.5kg £122, local farmer, 20 Mul 27.5kg £120.50, W.R Magee, Kilwaughter 36 Tex 26.5kg £120, R McNabney, Broughshane 2 Cro 30.5kg £120, S T Kennedy, Hillsborough 7 Tex 27.5kg £120, R & M Kidd, 15 Tex 23.5kg £119, I Morrison, Dunloy 15 Tex 24kg £118.50, J Crawford, 7 Tex 25.5kg £118.50, A Millar, Antrim 11 Blu 26kg £118, F McKendry, Broughshane 18 Tex 24kg £117, W Jamieson, Ballymoney 21 Tex 24.5kg £117, R Linton, 10 Cha 24kg £117, J Buick, Kells 12 Cha 24.5kg £116, I Morrison, Dunloy 15 Tex 24kg £116, J Kennedy, Gracehill 35 Cha 24.5kg £116, J McFall, 8 Tex 24kg £116, R Orr, Cloughmills 13 Cha 25.5kg £116, RW Saunderson, Glenwherry 17 Cha 24.5kg £116, N McBurney, Moorefields 81 Tex 24.5kg £116, A Millar, Antrim 22 Tex 24kg £116,

Fat ewes 451

1^st Quality    

Suff - £110 - £168

Tex - £110 - £150

CB - £75 - £105

BF - £50 - £72

20 Shorthorn Bullocks approx. 18mths old 520kgs For Dundarave Estate

An entry of 260 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a great trade. Bullocks sold to £1190 over for an AA  770kg at £1960 offered by Ivan McKay, Dervock. Heifers sold to £1210 over for a Char 640kg at £1850 presented by the same seller. 

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

T McConnell, Parkgate Cha 480kg £1410 (293) Cha 490kg £1300 (265) Cha 500kg £1290 (258) Lim 440kg £1130 (256) Cha 500kg £1280 (256) N Kane, Aghalee Lim 370kg £940 (254) T McConnell, Lim 480kg £1200 (250) M Warwick, Antrim Lim 450kg £1110 (246) N Kane, Lim 450kg £1110 (246) J Hall, Larne Cha 450kg £1100 (244) Cha 340kg £830 (244) I McKay, Abe 410kg £1000 (243) S Marshall, Lim 400kg £970 (242) E & E Nelson, Ballyclare Lim 400kg £970 (242) I McKay, Abe 500kg £1210 (242) N Kane, Lim 410kg £990 (241).

500kg and over

I McKay, Ballymoney Cha 640kg £1850 (289) T McConnell, Cha 530kg £1370 (258) Cha 550kg £1390 (252) N Kane, Lim 520kg £1270 (244) E & E Nelson, Lim 520kg £1270 (244) N Kane, Lim 550kg £1340 (243) Lim 710kg £1700 (239) I McKay, Dervock Cha 640kg £1400 (218) Cha 520kg £1100 (211) P Penny, 2xAbe 540kg £1135 (210) Abe 530kg £1160 (184).

Bullocks 

Up to 500kg  

D McCammon, Larne Lim 360kg £1190 (330), F McKendry, Broughshane Lim 500kg £1550 (310), S Marshall, Ballymena Lim 420kg £1260 (300), D Johnston, Glenavy Char 470kg £1390 (295), S Marshall, Ballymena Lim 440kg £1290 (293), D Johnston, Glenavy Char 490kg £1430 (291), J Montgomery, Ballymena Lim 400kg £1160 (290), S Marshall, Ballymena Lim 380kg £1100 (289), 380kg £1090 (286), 420kg £1190 (283), D Johnston, Glenavy  Lim 470kg £1330 (283), S Marshall, Ballymena Char 360kg £1010 (280), J Montgomery, Ballymena Lim 410kg £1150 (280) x2.  

Over 500kg  

A Foreman, Belfast Char 560kg £1680 (300), 590kg £1740 (294), 600kg £1720 (286), D Johnston, Glenavy Char 520kg £1480 (284), Lim 530kg £1470 (277), 510kg £1360 (266), F McKendry, Broughshane AA 510kg £1350 (264), Graham Bros, Aughafatten Lim 540kg £1400 (259), W Dennison, Antrim Char 530kg £1370 (258), I McKay, Dervock AA 770kg £1960 (254), D Johnston, Glenavy Char 570kg £1450 (254), Bushmills Farmer Shb 520kg £1320 (253), 550kg £1390 (252), R McCurdy, Broughshane Char 570kg £1435 (251), Bushmills Farmer Shb 510kg £1280 (251), 550kg £1380 (250).  

2800 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night included the Texel Harvest sale which topped at 1550 guineas for a Ram lamb from E Bell, Eglington. Breeding sheep to £214, Ewe lambs to £126 and store lambs to £97.50.

Breeding Sheep

Local farmer 7 Suff £214, 10 Mule £172, 6 Mule £172, local farmer 10 Suff £170, Local Farmer 12 Suff £162, J Thompson, Bushmills 4 Suff £158, local farmer 5 Mule £155, J McIlrath, Glarryford 5 Suff X £152, local farmer 10 Mule £150 x2.

Ewe Lambs

J Rea, Glenarm 12 Suff £126, R Frazer, Rathfriland 10 Cv £122, M Gingles, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £118, R Dundee, Kells 3 Tex £111, R Frazer, Rathfriland 9 Cv £106, J Rea, Glenarm 10 Suff £100, J O’Kane, Carnlough 11 Mule £97, M & S Conway, Omagh 12 Bf £97, P McDonnell, Cushendall 12 Mule £96, M Gingles, Kilwaughter 11 Mule £96, J O’Kane, Carnlough 14 Mule £94, M McDonnell, Glenravel 12 Mule £92, C Sterritt, Belfast 10 Tex £90, M & S Conway, Omagh 12 Bf £90.

Store Lambs

T & B Gibson, Broughshane 35 Tex £97.50, Bushmills Farmer 22 Tex £97, H O’Neill, Glenarm 2 Bel £96, W Stirling, Antrim 29 Tex £95.50, I Gibson, Broughshane 17 CB £95, B & A McCammon, Maghermorne 25 Tex £92, W Stirling, Antrim 30 Tex £92, A Hunter, Broughshane 21 Tex £91, W McClure, Larne 10 Tex £91, H O’Neill, Glenarm 9 Bel £91, local farmer 47 Cb £90.50, Local Farmer 6 Suff £90, W Hamill, Aughafatten 13 Tex £90, W Stirling, Antrim 31 Suff £90, 29 Tex £90.

170 Suckled calves at the 3^rd calf sale in Ballymena resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1050 over for a Char 300kg at £1350 presented by W & G Hanna, Ballymoney. Heifers sold to £1070 over for a Lim 280kg at £1350 also from W & G Hanna.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 250kg £1150 (460), J Knox, Broughshane Char 270kg £1240 (459), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 300kg £1350 (450), J Knox, Broughshane Char 290kg £1240 (427), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 260kg £1100 (423), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 280kg £1180 (421), A Millar, Antrim Char 260kg £1090 (419), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 260kg £1090 (419), J Knox, Broughshane Char 300kg £1250 (416), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 260kg £1080 (415), S & O Quigg, Garvagh Char 280kg £1150 (410), S Douglas, Limavady Char 290kg £1180 (406), A Millar, Antrim Char 270kg £1090 (403), D Robinson, Glenarm Char 280kg £1130 (403), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 300kg £1200 (400).

301 to 350kg

S Douglas, Limavady Char 310kg £1300 (419), 310kg £1260 (406), 320kg £1290 (403), M Workman, Kilwaughter Char 330kg £1240 (375), 330kg £1190 (360), B Gingles, Larne Char 320kg £1140 (356), S Douglas, Limavady Char 350kg £1220 (348), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 320kg £1100 (343), N McAuley, Ballyclare Char 350kg £1180 (337), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 350kg £1170 (334), H Hall, Newtownabbey Char 310kg £1000 (322),  D & F Kinney, Cushendall Lim 330kg £1060 (321), A & L Douds, Clough Sim 340kg £1070 (314), 320kg £990 (309), S Douglas, Limavady Lim 330kg £1020 (309).

Over 351kg

M Quinn, Cushendall Char 360kg £1220 (338), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Char 390kg £1260 (323), B Paul, Maghera Lim 460kg £1440 (313), B Gingles, Larne Sim 370kg £1130 (305), B Paul, Maghera Lim 410kg £1200 (292), B Gingles, Larne Lim 370kg £1060 (286), T J McAuley, Ballyclare Lim 390kg £1110 (284), A & L Douds, Clough Lim 370kg £1050 (283), 370kg £1010 (273), Sim 370kg £1000 (270).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

W & G Hanna, Lim 280kg £1350 (482) Lim 270kg £1270 (470) Lim 290kg £1340 (462) Lim 280kg £1280 (457) 300kg £1340 (446) Cha 300kg £1150 (383) A Millar, Antrim Cha 250kg £910 (364) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 300kg £1080 (360) S & O Quigg, Cha 250kg £870 (348) Cha 260kg £900 (346) Cha 260kg £900 (346) H Hall, Cha 290kg £1000 (344) Local Farmer, Cha 230kg £790 (343) S Taylor, Cha 280kg £950 (339) A Millar, Antrim 280kg £940 (335) Cha 290kg £970 (334).

301kg to 500kg

A Millar, Antrim Cha 310kg £1070 (345) R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 310kg £1060 (341) H Hall, Cha 320kg £1090 (340) S Taylor, Cha 310kg £1010 (325) W & G Hanna, Cha 340kg £1100 (323) S Taylor, Cha 310kg £1000 (322) S & O Quigg, Cha 310kg £1000 (322), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Cha 330kg £1060 (321), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 310kg £990 (319), M Quinn, Cushendall Char 320kg £1000 (312), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 320kg £980 (306) x2.

BALLYMENA, FRIDAY 10^TH OCTOBER 2023

Dairy Cows

A smaller entry through the dairy ring saw a Friesian Bull sell to £2900 from TJ Morrison, Inch, calved heifers to £2250 presented by K Wilkinson, Cookstown

K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £2250, £2000, J Hunter, Crumlin Hol £1850, £1800, B McStravick, Gawleys Gate Fri £1800 x2, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1780, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Hol £1750.

Suckler Cows

Suckler cows sold to £2300 for a Saler and bull calf from W McBride, Crumlin.

W McBride, Crumlin Sal & bull calf £2300, S Islay, Cookstown Sho & bull calf £1900, Sho & hfr calf £1900, A V Magill, Carnlough Sim & hfr calf £1880, S Islay, Cookstown Sho & bull calf £1850, £1800, R Booth, Ahoghill Sim & bull calf £1780.

Calves

280 dropped calves sold to £600 for bull calves, £560 for heifer calves, Fr bulls to £330, leading prices as follows:

Bulls

R Manson, Kells AA £600, S McCrystal, Magherafelt BB £590, £500 x2, L Campbell, Carrickfergus AA £470, J M McKinty, Ballyclare Char £450, D Taylor, Ballymoney BB £445 x4, W Morrison, Armoy Her £435 x2, A Wharry, Glenarm Lim £415 x2, R Watson, Ballymoney Lim £410, S McCrystal, Magherfelt AA £410.

Heifers

G McConnell, Glenarm Lim £560, A Wharry, Glenarm Lim £520, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Lim £490, W Morrison, Armoy Par £480, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Lim £455 x2, W Morrison, Armoy Par £455, A Wharry, Glenarm AA £440 x2, W Morrison, Armoy AA £440, S McCrystal, Magherfelt AA £430 x2, B Compton, Glarryford AA £420 x3, R Manson, Kells Lim £420.

Fr Bulls

A Magee, Kilwaughter £330, R J Gage, Clough £325, P Kerr, Cullybackey £205, S Wharry, Glenarm £200, A Magee, Kilwaughter £145 x4.

Weanlings

An entry of 250 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1030 over for a Lim 460kg at £1490 offered by Gareth Hayes, Ballymena. Heifers sold to £1280 over for a Lim 460kg ay £1740 also presented by G Hayes.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 250kg £1010 (404), D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 150kg £605 (403) x2, E Browne, Islandmagee Char 270kg £920 (340), R & M Duff, Kells BB 280kg £950 (339), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 300kg £990 (330), S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 230kg £730 (317), P J McQuillan, Glenravel Char 240kg £750 (312), M T Diamond, Portglenone Lim 220kg £660 (300).

301 to 350kg

S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 310kg £1000 (322), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 310kg £930 (300), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 340kg £1000 (294), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 310kg £900 (290), S McAlister, Ballintoy Lim 330kg £930 (281), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 320kg £880 (275) 350kg £940 (268), R Andrews, Kells Sal 320kg £850 (265) x2, S McConnell, Lisburn AA 330kg £860 (260) x3.

Over 351kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 420kg £1390 (331), 450kg £1460 (324), 460kg £1490 (323), H Heron, Newtwonards Char 360kg £1150 (319), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 380kg £1210 (318), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 440kg £1380 (313), S Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 390kg £1200 (307), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 440kg £1350 (306), H Heron, Newtownards Char 380kg £1160 (305), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 460kg £1400 (304), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 420kg £1270 (302), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 510kg £1540 (302), E Browne, Islandmagee Char 360kg £1080 (300), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 470kg £1410 (300).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 180kg £660 (366),R Booth, Ahoghill Sim 230kg £760 (330), D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 240kg £765 (318), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 270kg £860 (318), D Millan, Ballymoney Blo 220kg £700 (318), 250kg £790 (316), S Heffron, Randalstown Lim 250kg £740 (296), R & M Duff, Kells BB 280kg £820 (292).

301 to 350kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 350kg £1050 (300), 310kg £920 (296), S Molyneaux, Dundrod Lim 340kg £990 (291), G Hayes, Ballymena, Lim 320kg £920 (287), L O’Neill, Ahoghill Par 310kg £875 (282), H McConnell, Ballysillan Lim 350kg £970 (277), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 330kg £880 (266), D McAlonan, Dunloy Lim 330kg £880 (266), G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 350kg £930 (265).

Over 350kg

G Hayes, Ballymena Lim 460kg £1740 (378), 520kg £1760 (338), 480kg £1620 (337), 500kg £1680 (336), 470kg £1460 (310), 490kg £1480 (302), 440kg £1300 (295), 540kg £1580 (292), 500kg £1460 (292), 430kg £1240 (288), 440kg £1250 (284), 470kg £1320 (280), 450kg £1260 (280), 500kg £1400 (280), D McAlonan, Dunloy Char 360kg £1000 (277), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 420kg £1160 (276).

BALLYMENA, THURSDAY 12^TH OCTOBER

Another 450 Beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 236p 770kg at £1817, Fr cows to 197p 640kg at £1260, Beef heifers to 278p 680kg at £1890, Beef bullocks to 306p 720kg £2203, and to top per head of £2378 for 820kg Fr Bullocks of 231p 640kg at £1478.

Beef cows

C Fleck, Clough Cha 770kg £1817 (236) A Carson, Cookstown Blo 750kg £1755 (234) C Fleck, Lim 710kg £1633 (230) M Kelly, Lim 790kg £1738 (220) M & F Speers, Lim 690kg £1504 (218) C Fleck, Cha 740kg £1605 (217) R Robinson, Lim 710kg £1540 (217) T Bulter, Ballycastle Bel 730kg £1562 (214) M Kelly, Lim 800kg £1712 (214).

Friesian cows

L Galloway, 640kg £1260 (197) A Wilson, 840kg £1360 (162) J Graham, Glenwherry 560kg £896 (160) J Graham, 550kg £869 (158) J Currie, Larne 710kg £1029 (145) A Wilson, 690kg £1000 (145) JF Smith, 580kg £835 (144) WM Crawford 720kg £1029 (143) J Currie, Larne 660kg £937 (142) H McNabney, Clough 610kg £854 (140).

Beef heifers

C Fleck, Clough Cha 680kg £1890 (278) J & B McPeake, Lim 310kg £1677 (275) B Arthurs, Cha 710kg £1945 (274) LM O’Neill, Cha 800kg £2184 (273) A Stewart, Ballymena Cha 570kg £1556 (273) J & B McPeake, Cha 730kg £1971 (270) PG & M McBride, Lim 620kg £1674 (270) Lim 600kg £1608 (268) J & B McPeake, Cha 690kg £1835 (266).

Beef Bullocks

C Livingstone, Bel 720kg £2203 (306) J & B McPeake, Cha 680kg £1972 (290) Cha 680kg £1972 (290) LM O’Neill, Cha 820kg £2378 (290) N Patterson, Cha 660kg £1900 (288) J & B McPeake, Cha 680kg £1924 (283) J Lowe, Coagh Lim 620kg £1736 (280) S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin Lim 710kg £1988 (288) N Patterson, Lim 630kg £1757 (279) J Alexander, cha 750kg £2085 (278).

Top per kg

L M O’Neill, Cha 820kg £2378, Cha 840kg £2335, C Livingstone, Bel 720kg £2203, RA Lyness, Cha 800kg £2192, C Livingstone, Cha 810kg £2170, J Alexander, Cha 790kg £2133, R A Lyness, Cha 800kg £2096, C Livingstone, Cha 770kg £2094, J Alexander, Cha 770kg £2094, J Alexander, Cha 780kg £2082.

Friesian Bullocks

WS Kennedy, Ballyclare 640kg £1478 (231) S Kelly, Kells 670kg £1433 (214) M Glass, 590kg £1250 (212) W S Kennedy, Ballyclare 650kg £1365 (210) S Kelly, 660kg £1386 (210) A McCullough, 660kg £1248 (208) WJ & D Wallace, 600kg £1206 (201) N Scullion, 720kg £1440 (200) M Glass, 550kg £1083 (197) 610kg £1171 (192) RD Humpreys, 520kg £993 (191).      

BALLYMENA, WEDNESDAY 11^TH OCTOBER

2915 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 525p for 6 texels 24kg at £126 offered by B Gardiner, Ballymena and to a top of £130.50 for 2 Zwa 31kg from T McKillop, Glenarm. Fat ewes sold to £138.

Fat lambs (2427)

Top per kg

B Gardiner, Ballymena 6 Tex 24kg £126 (525) E Hughes, Ballyclare 7 Rou 21kg £107.50 (511) H McNeill, 15 Lle 17.5kg £88 (502) Shay & Jamie Bulter, Rathkenny 2 Dut 23kg £113 (491) J Thompson, Bushmills 7 Tex 23kg £112.50 (489) Glenkeen Livestock, 1 Spo 26kg £127 (488) B McGookin, 2 Tex 16kg £78 (487) RJ McWhinney, Portaferry 41 Tex 22kg £107 (486) S Heaney, Cha 21kg £102 (485) I McNeice, Toomebridge 16 Tex 23kg £111 (482) B Lyttle, Moorfields 57 Tex 23kg £111 (482) L Turtle, Broughshane 16 Tex 23kg £111 (482) J McFall, Broughshane 11 Tex 23kg £111 (482) JS Hamilton, 49 Tex 23kg £111 (482) S Heaney, 10 Cha 23kg £111 (482) G Longstaff, Kells 1 Tex 26.5kg £127 (479).

Top per head

T McKillop, Glenarm 2 Zwa 31kg £130.50, M Millen, Coleraine 2 Tex 28kg £130, G Longstaff, Kells 1 Tex 26.5kg £127, Glenkeen Livestock, 1 Spo 26kg £127, B Gardiner, 6 Tex 24kg £126, 5 Suf 28.5kg £124, 1 Suf 30kg £122.50, F J McDonnell, 2 Tex 25.5kg £119.50, B Gardiner, Cha 25.5kg £118, JK Adams, 17 Tex 26.5kg £116, M Gingles, Kilwaughter 3 Cro 28kg £115.50, S White, 45 Tex 25.5kg £115, K Bell, Broughshane 24 Che 26.5kg £115, L & J Armstrong 7 Tex 25kg £115, 19 Tex 25kg  £115, J & D Boyle, 21 Tex 25kg £115.

Fat ewes 488

1^St Quality

Suff £100- £138

Tex £100 - £130

CB £60 - £90

Bf £50 - £65

BALLYMENA, TUESDAY 10^TH OCTOBER 2023

Heifers

Up to 500kg

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 490kg £1600 (326), 500kg £1570 (314), 450kg £1410 (313), 470kg £1430 (304), 500kg £1440 (288), 500kg £1400 (280), A Stewart, Ballymena Char 480kg £1340 (279), P McKeown, Martinstown Lim 430kg £1180 (274), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 460kg £1250 (271), 440kg £1180 (268), 460kg £1230 (267), 410kg £1080 (263), 460kg £1210 (263), P McSparron, Cushendun Char 480kg £1260 (262), 450kg £1180 (262).

Over 500kg

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 520kg £1630 (313), J Weatherup, Ballyclare Char 540kg £1640 (303), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 530kg £1600 (301), 520kg £1560 (300) x2, A Morrison, Killyleagh Lim 560kg £1660 (296), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 530kg £1570 (296), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 530kg £1570 (296),J McCabe, Nutts Corner Char 580kg £1690 (291), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 540kg £1570 (290), 520kg £1500 (288), A Morrison, Killyleagh Lim 560kg £1540 (275), J Cormican, Lisburn Lim 550kg £1490 (270), 520kg £1400 (269), J McCabe, Nutts Corner Char 580kg £1560 (269), I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 510kg £1350 (264), J McCabe, Nutts Corner Char 530kg £1400 (264).

Bullocks

0Kg to 500kg

R Workman, Kilwaughter 430kg £1350 (314) P Rowan, Aughafatten Lim 420kg £1310 (311) R Workman, Cha 460kg £1400 (304) Cha 480kg £1440 (300) J Gault, Ballyclare Cha 420kg £1260 (300) P Rowan, Lim 470kg £1390 (295) W & M Orr, Ballycastle Cha 460kg £1360 (295) Lim 440kg £1300 (295) R Workman, Cha 480kg £1410 (293) J Gault, Ballyclare Cha 450kg £1320 (293) Lim 480kg £1400 (291) J Newell, Cha 440kg £1280 (290) J Gault, Ballyclare Lim 410kg £1190 (290) D Kennedy, Ballymena Cha 390kg £1130 (289) J Newell, Cha 470kg £1350 (287) W & M Orr, Cha 440kg £1260 (286).

50kg and over

J Gault, Ballyclare Cha 510kg £1570 (307) E & E Nelson, Ballyclare Lim £1690 (307) J Weatherup, Ballyclare Cha 570kg £1650 (289) E & E Nelson, Lim 560kg £1620 (289) J McCabe, Cha 540kg £1560 (288) W Millar, Broughshane Lim 580kg £1670 (287) R Workman, Cha 560kg £1610 (287) A Morrison, Lim 630kg £1790 (284) W & M Orr, Cha 530kg £1480 (279) A Morrison, Lim 550kg £1530 (278) Lim 550kg £1500 (272) W Millar, Lim 520kg £1410 (271) A Morrison, Lim 610kg £1630 (267) R Workman, Cha 590kg £1570 (266) RI Bashford, Sal 520kg £1380 (265) A Morrison, Lim 570kg £1510 (264).

BALLYMENA, MONDAY 9^TH OCTOBER 2023

Breeding Sheep

Local Farmer 7 Cb £215, Fairmount Farm, Claudy 8 Cb £212, 7 CB £212, 10 CB £198, S O’Kane, Carnlough 10 Mule £192, Local Farmer 6 Cb £190, S McClure, Ballymoney 5 Tex £188, Fairmount Farm, Claudy 7 Cb £185, Local Farmer 5 BF £184, T McIlroy, Raloo 5 Suff £180, Local Farmer 5 Bf £178, 4 Bf £175, Local Farmer 1 Tex £172, L Hughes, Kicubbin 1 Cb £170, Fairmount Farm, Claudy 8 Mule £170 x2.

Ewe Lambs

R Thompson, Glenarm 12 Suff X £124, 12 Suff X £120, J Pinkerton, Rasharkin 10 Dor £111, R Thompson, Glenarm 7 Suff X £106, S Thompson, Glenarm 15 Tex £104, C McAllister, Broughshane 8 Tex £100, R McMullan, Ballygally 13 Mule £100, H McNeill, Carnlough 14 Bf £100, E Matthews, Glenarm 10 Bf £100, M O’Kane, Dungiven 15 Suff £100.

Store Lambs

Local Farmer 10 Cb £98, R Davidson, Gleno 9 Tex £98, A McFarlane 12 Cb £98, C McDonnell, Martinstown 31 Tex £97, A McFarlane, Dungiven 12 Cb £96, C McIlroy, Carrickfergus 6 Tex £95.50, A McFarlane, Dungiven 41 Cb £94, S Wallace, Kilbride 14 Char £93.50, J Connon, Ballymena 22 Tex £92.50, Bushmills Producer 44 Tex £92.50, H F McKay, Carnlough 2 Bor £92, Local Farmer 10 Cb £91, R Davidson, Gleno 6 Suff £91, C Gribben, Dunloy 26 Tex £91, R J McKay, Carnlough 37 Suff £90.50, Local Farmer 15 Cb £90, A McFarlane, Dungiven 82 Suff £90, D Davidson, Ballymena 18 Suff £90, J Henry, Antrim 1 Tex £90.

750 Suckler calves presented at the 2^nd calf sale in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1260 over for a Char 420kg at £1680 presented by M & F Speers, Cullybackey. Heifers sold to £1270 over for a Char 430kg at £1700 also offered by M & F Speers.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J Newell, Ballymoney Cha 240kg £1080 (450) A & D McAfee, Bushmills Cha 240kg £1030 (429) J Newell, Cha 230kg £980 (426) M & F Speers, Cha 300kg £1270 (423) R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 240kg £1010 (420) M McVicker, Ballycastle Cha 250kg £1030 (412) R Workman, Cha 260kg £1060 (407) A Millar, Antrim Cha 300kg £1210 (403) D Robinson, Lim 250kg £1000 (400) W & G Hanna, Cha 300kg £1200 (400) R Workman, Lim 230kg £910 (395) J Knox, Broughshane Cha 280kg £1100 (392) B Laverty, Cha 240kg £940 (391) S Lowry, Cha 240kg £940 (391) R Ferguson, Comber Cha 230kg £900 (3910 G McClintock, Cha 300kg £1170 (390).   

301kg to 350kg

S Douglas, Limavady Cha 320kg £1390 (434) Cha 320kg £1380 (431) Cha 310kg £1270 (409) Cha 320kg £1300 (406) S Taylor, Cha 320kg £1290 (403) R Workman, Lim 340kg £1340 (394) AJ Wilson, Lim 340kg £1340 (394) R Workman, Cha 340kg £1340 (394) S Taylor, Cha 330kg £1300 (393) G McClintock, Cha 310kg £1190 (383) S Taylor, Cha 310kg £1180 (380) R Workman, Cha 320kg £1210 (378) W & G Hanna, Cha 320kg £1190 (371) R Workman, Lim 320kg £1190 (371) S Taylor, Cha 350kg £1280 (368) A Millar, Cha 310kg £1140 (367).

351kg and over

M & F Speers, Cullybackey Cha 390kg £1640 (420) Cha 420kg £1680 (400) Wharry & McCurdy, Cha 370kg £1370 (370) W& G Hanna, Cha 370kg £1370 (370) G McClintock, Lim 370kg £1360 (367) J Workman, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg £1320 (366) M & F Speers, Cha 430kg £1570 (365) J Knox, Lim 370kg £1350 (364) Cha 370kg £1340 (362) G McClintock, Lim 370kg £1310 (354) S Mullan, Lim 410kg £1440 (351) Lim 460kg £1610 (350) R Ferguson, Cha 380kg £1330 (350) A Millar, Cha 370kg £1280 (346) C Bateson, Cha 370kg £1280 (346) R Ferguson, Comber Cha 370kg £1280 (346).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

S Boyd, Lim 240kg £1280 (533) A & D McAfee, Bushmills Cha 270kg £1300 (481) I Dodds, Bel 280kg £1240 (442) W & G Hanna, Cha 300kg £1260 (420) V McErlaine, Armoy Cha 290kg £1210 (417) D Robinson, Lim 300kg £1180 (393) S Douglas, Cha 280kg £1050 (375) S Henderson, Ballycastle Cha 260kg £970 (373) S Douglas, Cha 270kg £990 (366) J Newell, Cha 260kg £950 (365) N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Cha 260kg £950 (365) A Millar, Cha 260kg £950 (365) J Newell, Cha 230kg £840 (265).

301kg to 350kg

S & M Black, Carnlough Lim 320kg £1500 (4680 D Robinson, Lim 310kg £1410 (454) S & M Black, Lim 310kg £1340 (432) Lim 310kg £1320 (425) G McClintock, Lim 330kg £1360 (412) S & M Black, Lim 310kg £1270 (409) Lim 310kg £1270 (409) S Douglas, Cha 330kg £1340 (406) D Robinson, Lim 330kg £1320 (400) G McClintock, Lim 330kg £1300 (393) W & G Hanna, Cha 320kg £1260 (393).

351kg and over

M & F Speers, Cha 430kg £1700 (395) V McErlaine, Cha 360kg £1390 (386) S Mullan, Lim 400kg £1440 (360) A Burleigh, Glenarm Cha 370kg £1320 (356) M & F Speers, Cha 370kg £1300 (351) W Dodds, Lim 360kg £1260 (350) M & F Spears, Lim 370kg £1270 (343) Cha 450kg £1540 (342) a Burleigh, Cha 380kg £1280 (336) M & F Speers, Cha 400kg £1340 (335) W Baird, Lim 370kg £1200 (324) S Mullan, Lim 440kg £1400 (318).

150 dairy cattle sold included a dispersal. Top price of £2150 went to B McStravick, Aghalee. 

B McStravick, Aghalee Fri £2150, A McNair, Ballyclare Fri £2120, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2050, A McNair, Ballyclare Fri £2020, ESG Ivy Farm, Crumlin Hol £2020, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2000, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £1980, T & J Mackey, Ballynure Fri £1900, I W & A T McCaughey, Broughshane Fri £1900, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1850, G McCully, Ballyward Hol £1820, B McStravick, Aghalee Fri £1820, £1720 x2, K Wilkinson, Cookstown Fri £1700.  

Suckler Cows 

Sixty three lots of sucklers sold to £3050 for a Belgian Blue cow with heifer calf from a dispersal of 50 sucklers with calves at foot for Robert Cochrane, Coleraine. 

R Cochrane, Coleraine BB £3050, Lim £2980, £2850, £2650, £2600, BB £2500, AA £2500, Lim £2450, £2400, AA £2400, Lim £2200 x2, £2150, BB £2100, Lim £2100 x3.

Calves 

281 lots in the calf ring sold to £630 for an Aberdeen Angus bull, Heifer calves to £485 for a partly reared Angus. 

Bull Calves 

D McClurkin, Ligoniel AA £630, J Walker, Randalstown Her £605, N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Char £520, R H Brown, Newtownards AA £500, S J Kerr, Comber Lim £490 x2, J & C J Hooks, Newtownards BB £480, P McGowan, Toomebridge Lim £480, J Walker, Randalstown BB £475, £470, J & J C Hooks, Newtownards BB £460, R H Brown, Newtownards AA £460 x2, R Bingham, Nutts Corner Char £450, J Duffy, Greysteel AA £440, D McClurkin, Ligoniel Her £440. 

Heifer Calves 

R H Brown, Newtownards AA £485, J Brown, Newtownards AA £480, P McGowan, Toomebridge Lim £480 x2, Char £455, S J Kerr, Comber Lim £440, B Jamison, Broughshane Her £435, J Duffy, Greysteel Char £420, H Hall, Newtownabbey BB £400, D McClurkin, Ligoniel Her £400, R H Brown, Newtownards AA £395 x2, R Bingham, Nutts Corner AA £390, T Simpson, Ederney Her £385, S Herbison, Ballymena AA £385, T Simpson, Ederney Her £380. 

Friesian Bull Calves 

(over 4 months) 

P Mairs, Comber £335 x12, A Gibson, Glenarm £300 x8, D McClurkin, Ligoniel £250, S Pinkerton, Nutts Corner £230, A Gibson, Glenarm £215 x5, D & A Erwin, Ballymena £200 x3, W McKee, Portvogie £195 x5,  

Weanlings

350 lots in the weanling ring sold to 387 pence per kg. For a 300kg Char Bullock at £1160, forward heifers to 324 pence for a 330kg char at £1070.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

C McDonnell, Ballycastle Cha 300kg £1160 (386) E McLarnon, Carnlough Cha 160kg £590 (368) C McDonnell, Cha 270kg £990 (366) W Stewart, Dundrod Cha 220kg £790 (359) E McLarnon, 2x Cha 210kg £750 (357) Local Farmer, Cha 300kg £1070 (356) C McDonnell, Cha 300kg £1060 (353) E McLarnon, Carnlough Cha 250kg £880 (352) I Hyndman Lim 300kg £1040 (346).

301kg to 350kg

Local Farmer, Cha 310kg £1080 (348) Cha 320kg £1020 (318) I Hyndman, Lim 320kg £1020 (318) C McDonnell, Cha 310kg £980 (316) JJ Hill, Larne Lim 350kg £1100 (314) I Hyndman, Lim 340kg £1040 (305) W Stewart, Cha 310kg £940 (303) JJ Hill, Larne Lim £1060 (302) RGB Mulholland, Sim 350kg £1050 (300) S Taylor, Sal 320kg £950 (296).

351kg and over

Local Farmer, Cha 360kg £1160 (322) Cha 400kg £1260 (315) S Taylor, Lim 440kg £1370 (311) J Ross, Lim 430kg £1290 (300) Lim 400kg £1200 (300) B Taylor, Cha 370kg £1100 (297) K McConnell, Lim 460kg £1360 (295) S McAllister, Cha 360kg £1060 (294) S Taylor, Abe 370kg £1080 (291) RG Mulholland, Cha 390kg £1130 (289).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

E McLarnon, 2x Cha 210kg £745 (354) W Stewart, Dundrod Cha 160kg £565 (353) I Hyndman, Lim 250kg £770 (308) T Mulholland, Cha 270kg £820 (303) I Hyndman, Lim 240kg £720 (300) C McDonnell, Cha 280kg £840 (300) Cha 270kg £810 (300) W Stewart, Cha 270kg £810 (300) D Millan, Blo 180kg £540 (300).

301kg to 350kg

Local Farmer, Cha 330kg £1070 (324) 2x Cha 330kg £1000 (303) T Simpson, Lim 350kg £1010 (288) Local Farmer, Cha 350kg £990 (282) Cha 320kg £900 (281) I Hyndman, Lim 340kg £950 (279) J Gilliland, Lim 330kg £990 (272) RG Mullholland, Lim 330kg £830 (251) J Jenkins, Lim 350kg £880 (251).

351kg and over

W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Cha 400kg £1200 (300) Lim 430kg £1260 (293) Cha £1200 (292) S McAlister, Cha 370kg £1080 (291) D & W Hume, Randalstown Lim 400kg £1160 (290) J Jones, Belfast Cha 380kg £1090 (286) P McConnell, Lim 420kg £1190 (283) J Jones, Cha 410kg £1160 (282) J Jenkins, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £1075 (282). 

A great entry of 550 Beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 249p for 810kg at £2016, Fr cows to 168p 670kg at 168p at £1125, Beef heifers to 294p 690kg at £2028, Beef bullocks to 297p 730kg at £2168 and to a top per head of £2416 for 860kg. Fr bullocks to 228p 630kg at £1436.

Beef cows

P Heron, Draperstown Cha 810kg £2016 (249) Abe 870kg £2140 (246) P McCann, Lim 570kg £1390 (244) SP Fitzgerald, Lim 810kg £1944 (240) T Boyd, Lim 610kg £1451 (238) G Lindsay, Sim 780kg £1825 (234) T Boyd, Lim 770kg £1786 (232) A McErlean, Sim 780kg £1778 (228) P McErlain, Armoy Bel 610kg £1366 (224).

Friesian cows

S Wilson, Ballymena 670kg £1125 (168) A & W McMaster, Broughshane 760kg £1216 (160) D Wallace, Antrim 570kg £900 (158) R Hamilton, Broughshane 630kg £995 (158) A& W McMaster, 830kg £1294 (156) 740kg £1154 (156) P& G ORawe, 740kg £1132 (153) R F Saunderson, Glenwherry 570kg £866 (152).

Beef Heifers

W Weatherup, Lim 690kg £2028 (294) M Glass, Cha 760kg £2173 (286) J & B McPeake, Lim 700kg £1995 (285) H Davidson, Lim 610kg £1708 (280) Lim 580kg £1577 (272) H Mulholland, Glenavy Cha 620kg £1674 (270) Cha 590kg £1593 (270) K Woodside, Lim 560kg £1512 (270) Lim 660kg £1775 (269).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

C McDevitt, Limavady Cha 730kg £2168 (297) J & B McPeake, Lim 720kg £2131 (296) RJ Anderosn, Cullybackey Cha 730kg £2138 (293) C McDevitt, Cha 720kg £2088 (290) J Alexander, Lim 710kg £2051 (289) Lim 740kg £2123 (287) D Gilliland, Ballymena Lim 730kg £2087 (286) W & H Shaw, Abe 790kg £2251 (285) A McLeister, Lim 820kg £2328 (284).

Top per head

SA Taggart, Ballymoney Cha 860kg £2416, A McLeister, Cha 830kg £2340, W & H Shaw, Cha 850kg £2329, A McLeister, Lim 820kg £2328, B Spence, Lim 840kg £2326, SA Taggart, Ballymoney Cha 830kg £2265, W & H Shaw, Abe 790kg £2251, W & H Shaw, Cha 810kg £2235, J Beattie, Lim 850kg £2227. 

An entry of almost 3000 sheep in Ballymena today resulted in a good trade.  Fat lambs sold to 502p for 23 Tex 19kg at £95.50 presented by Hugh McNeill, Ballygally and to a top per head of £123 for 2 Texels 24.5kg presented by G & I Gray.   Fat ewes to £152

Fat Lambs

Top per kg

H McNeill, 23 Tex 19kg £95.50 (502) G & I Gray, 2 Tex 24.5kg £123 (502) Cleggan Estate, 42 Tex 20.5kg £102 (497) E Clyde, Muckamore 4 Tex 19kg £94.50 (497) M Esler, Ballymena 6 Tex 20.5kg £101.50 (495) J Lowe, Coagh 14 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) G Rea, Glenwherry 29 Tex 21kg £103 (490) P Holland, Doagh 21.5kg £105 (488) G Knox, Dundrod 3 Rou 17.5kg £85 (485) J Moss, Antrim 6 Tex 22.5g £109 (484) E McMullan, Martinstown 11 Tex 19kg £92 (484) D & L Carson, Belfast 6 BFL 21.5kg £104 (483) N Higgins, Toome 47 Tex 21kg £101.50 (483) N Henry, Larne 28 Suf 20.5kg £99 (482) J Rowney, Ballynure 18 Tex 23kg £111 (482) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney 10 Tex 19.5kg £94 (482).

Top per head

G & I Gray, 2 Tex 24.5kg £123, J Loughridge, Armoy 2 Tex 29.50kg £122.50, PJ Kane, 4 Suf 30kg £122, D Gaston, Carnlough 9 Tex 26.5kg £121,  R Smyth, Larne 21 Tex 27.5kg £120.50, M Moffett, Broughshane 17 Tex 25kg £119.50, D Woodburn, Broughshane 2 Tex 25kg £117.50, J Loughridge, 6 Mul 27kg £117, JB Crawford, Aughafatten 7 Tex 25.5kg £117, G Davidson, 56 Tex 25.5kg £116, S White, Cloughmills 24 Tex 26.5kg £115.50, WA Hagan, Ballyclare 22 Tex 25.5kg £115, Local Farmer, 22 Tex 26kg £115, M & R Simpson, Broughshane 11 Tex 24.5kg £115.

Fat ewes (560)

1^st Quality

Tex - £98-£138

Suff - £90-£130

BF- £36-£66

Another great show of 450 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1220 over for a Lim 780kg at £2000 offered by K Woodside, Islandmagee. Heifers sold to £1000 over for a Char 540kg at £1540 presented by N Montague, Glenariffe.

Bullocks 

Up to 500kg  

D Scott, Dunloy Char 450kg £1470 (326), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 450kg £1450 (322) T Moorhead, Aughafatten Char 490kg £1570 (320), 430kg £1370 (318), P Rowan, Aghafatten Lim 380kg £1200 (315), R Workman, Kilwaughter Char 450kg £1400 (311), 470kg £1460 (310), 490kg £1520 (310), T Moorhead, Aughafatten Char 490kg £1510 (308), S J Anderson, Lisburn AA 380kg £1160 (305), R Quigley, Upper Ballinderry Lim 410kg £1250 (304), J Stirling, Ballymena Sim 450kg £1360 (302), D Scott, Dunloy Lim 460kg £1390 (302), R Workman, Kilwaughter BB 490kg £1480 (302), W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 460kg £1380 (300), T Moorhead, Aughafatten Char 430kg £1290 (300). 

Over 500kg  

R McSorley, Ballycarry Lim 510kg £1660 (325), A Foreman, Belfast Char 530kg £1670 (315), R McSorley, Ballycarry Char 510kg £1560 (305), N Montague, Glenariffe Char 540kg £1650 (305), R McSorley, Ballycarry Char 550kg £1650 (300), C Tinsdale, Carnlough Char 580kg £1710 (294), D Scott, Dunloy Char 530kg £1560 (294), 530kg £1550 (292), S McDowell, Gleno Char 600kg £1730 (288), B Stirling, Ballymena Char 560kg £1600 (285), K Woodside, Islandmagee Lim 600kg £1710 (285), W Gillespie, Portglenone BB 590kg £1680 (284), W & M Orr, Ballycastle Lim 510kg £1430 (280). 

Heifers 

Up to 500kg  

J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 460kg £1310 (284), 470kg £1260 (268), H McCloy, Cullybackey Char 480kg £1250 (260), J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 480kg £1250 (260), J Jenkins, Ballyclare Lim 490kg £1270 (259), M Warwick, Antrim Lim 380kg £980 (257), W Davidson, Cullybackey Lim 450kg £1150 (255), D McAlonan, Dunloy Lim 480kg £1220 (254), H McCloy, Cullybackey BB 380kg £960 (252), G L Porter, Crumlin Char 370kg £930 (251). 

Over 500kg 

N Montague, Glenariffe Char 540kg £1540 (285), 530kg £1480 (279), J ORawe, Gracehill Char 530kg £1480 (279), 570kg £1590 (279), 570kg £1570 (275), N Montague, Glenariffe Char 550kg £1490 (270) x2, J ORawe, Gracehill Lim 520kg £1400 (269), 520kg £1360 (261), N Montague, Glenariffe Char 630kg £1610 (255), Lim 530kg £1350 (254), J ORawe, Gracehill Char 570kg £1440 (252), 550kg £1380 (250), 530kg £1330 (250). 

An entry of 670 suckled calves at the opening calf sale resulted in a terrific trade. A show was held for Limousin and Charolais calves. Ivan Lynn & Sons, Armoy dominated the Limousin section winning 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in heifers and bullocks. McAfee Bros, Bushmills won Charolais champion with heifer and Charolais 1^st prize bullock got reserve champion. Leading prizes as follows-:

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

I Lynn, Armoy Lim 250kg £1220 (488) V Hamilton, Cushendun Cha 250kg £1130 (452) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 290kg £1300 (448) D Convery, Cushendun Cha 250kg £1120 (448) L McAuley, Ballyclare Lim £1020 (443) E&A Holden, Larne Lim 280kg £1240 (442) I Lynn, Lim 220kg £970 (440) S Douglas, Cha 300kg £1320 (440) N& S Wilson, Rathkenny Cha 230kg £1010 (439) Cha 260kg £1100 (423) Cha 280kg £1180 (421) S& O Quigg, Garvagh Cha 250kg £1050 (420) P Gilmore, Cha 240kg £1000 (416) N & S Wilson, Cha 250kg £1040 (416) P Gilmore, Lim 260kg £1080 (415) I Lynn, Lim 250kg £1030 (412). 

301kg to 350kg

N & S Wilson, Rathkenny Cha 310kg £1310 (422) A Millar, Antrim Cha 340kg £1360 (400) C Fleck, Clough 340kg £1340 (394) O O’Kane, Carnlough Cha 310kg £1210 (390) E &A Holden, Larne Lim 330kg £1270 (384) N & S Wilson, Cha 320kg £1230 (384) I Lynn, Lim 310kg £1170 (377) Lim 350kg £1310 (374) A Millar, Cha 350kg £1300 (371) Okane Farm, Dunloy Lim 310kg £1150 (371) N & S Wilson, Cha 310kg £1140 (367) W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Cha 350kg £1280 (365) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Cha 330kg £1200 (363) McAfee Bros, cha 350kg £1270 (362) Lim 350kg £1270 (362) I Lynn, Lim 350kg £1270 (362).

351kg and over

I Lynn, Ballymena Lim 440kg £1760 (400) M Kelly, Limavady Lim 360kg £1400 (388) V McErlaine, Armoy Lim 380kg £1450 (381) Lim 400kg £1500 (375) Cha 400kg £1500 (375) I Lynn, Lim 390kg £1460 (374) McAfee Bros, Cha 510kg £1900 (372) I Lynn, Lim 360kg £1320 (366) W& G Hanna, Cha 370kg £1350 (364) M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 360kg £1300 (361) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 370kg £1330 (359) Okane Farm, Lim 410kg £1470 (358) V McErlaine, Armoy Lim 390kg £1390 (356) Cha 410kg £1460 (356) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Lim 360kg £1280 (355) V Hamilton, Cha 400kg £1420 (355).

Heifers

0kg to 300kg

Nugent Estate, Portaferry Lim 260kg £1740 (669) I Lynn, Ballymoney Lim 290kg £1700 (586) Lim 250kg £1190 (476) Lim 300kg £1420 (473) E & A Holden, Larne Lim 290kg £1320 (455) C Fleck, Clough Bel 260kg £1070 (411) P Gilmore, Cha 220kg £870 (395) Cha 220kg £800 (363) Cha 260kg £940 (361) A Millar, Antrim Cha 300kg £1080 (360) S Douglas, Limavady Cha 280kg £1000 (357) P Gilmore, Cha 240kg £850 (354) P Gilmore, Cha 260kg £910 (350) Cha 260kg £910 (350) I Lynn, Lim 260kg £910 (350).

301kg to 350kg

Nugent Estate, Lim 350kg £1700 (485) Lim 320kg £1540 (481) V McErlaine, Cha 350kg £1600 (457) V Hamilton, Cushendun Cha 340kg £1540 (452) Nugent Estate, Lim 330kg £1400 (424) Okane Farm, Lim 320kg £320 (412) D Convery, Cha 310kg £1250 (403) McAfee Bros, Lim 340kg £1360 (400) V McErlaine, Cha 350kg £1380 (394) McAfee Bros, Lim 350kg £1360 (388) Nugent Estate, Lim 310kg £1180 (380) DS Beggs, Ballyclare Lim 320kg £1200 (375) E &A Holden, Lim 320kg £1180 (368) S & O Quigg, Cha 320kg £1170 (365) Antrim Estate, Lim 3440kg £1240 (364) Okane Farm, Lim 330kg £1200 (363).

351kg and over     

 I Lynn, Ballymoney Lim 490kg £4000 (816) Lim 390kg £2160 (553) Lim  400kg £2220 (550) Nugent Estate, Lim 380kg £2000 (526) I Lynn, 450kg £2000 (444) E & A Holden, Lim 380kg £1620 (426) I Lynn, Lim 410kg  £1720 (419) W Hopes, Lim 380kg £1530 (402) E & A Holden, Lim 400kg £1600 (400) Lim 410kg £1620 (395) Lim  380kg £1480 (389) McAfee Bros, Cha 360kg £1400 (388) V McErlaine, Cha 410kg £1550 (378) W Hopes, Lim 410kg £1530 (373) McAfee Bros, Lim 440kg  £1640 (372) Cha 440kg £1620 (368). 

Dairy Cows

124 head in the dairy ring included a dispersal sale. Top price of £2200 want to W G Johnston, Ligoniel for a calved heifer.

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2200, A T McAuley, Bushmills Hol £2150, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol £2100, £2050, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £1820, A S Haffey, Ballynacor Hol £1820, J Graham, Glenwherry Fri £1820, W Black, Aghadowey Fr £1800, G Simpson, Lisburn Hol £1800, W Black, Aghadowey Fr £1750, A S Haffey, Ballynacor Hol £1750, £1720H & L Wilson, Larne BB £1720, G Simpson, Lisburn Hol £1700.

Suckler Cows

Suckler stock sold to £2620 for a St cow with heifer calf.