Dairy Cattle
Eighteen dairy cattle on offer returned a tremendous average and a top price of £3550 for a choice calved heifer from N & J Coleman, Doagh.
N & J Coleman, Doagh, Hol calved heifer £3550, N & J Coleman, Doagh, Hol calved heifer £3450, Mr W Black, Aghadowey, Fri calved heifer £2900, Joseph Adams, Ballymena, Fri calved cow £2780, D G Wallace, Hillhead Farm, Hol calved cow £2650, Beattie Lilburn, Hillcrest Farm, calved heifer £2600, W Black, Aghadowey, Fri calved heifer £2550, David Wallace, Antrim, Fkv calved cow £2520, Mr W Black, Aghadowey, Fri calved heifer £2500, David Wallace, Antrim, Hol calved cow £2500, Beattie Lilburn, Hillcrest Farm, calved heifer £2480, D G Wallace, Hillhead Farm, Hol calved heifer £2480, Joseph Adams, Ballymena, Fri calved heifer £2450, David Wallace, Antrim, Hol calved heifer £2420, Barry McStravick, Gawleys Gate, Hol claved heifer £2380.
Sucklers
30 lots in the suckler ring sold to £2400 for a Lim Bull from W & P McCallion, Portglenone and £2000 for an Aberdeen Angus Bull from Harry Millar, Kells.
D Gillan, Garvagh Lim & Heifer calf £1520, I Gibson, Broughshane Abe & Bull calf £1450, D Gillan Abe & Bull calf £1350, Lim & Heifer calf £1300 x2
Calves
Two hundred and eight lots in the calf ring sold well to £575 for a partly reared Char bull, Heifer calves to £520 for a young Char.
Bull Calves
G McKeown, Aughafatten, Cha £575, A J Wilson, Ballymena, Cha £555, Arthur McGarry, Kells, Spk £540, Hanna Hall, Newtownabbey, Bel £500, Arthur McGarry, Kells, Lim £490, Hanna Hall, Newtownabbey, Cha £470, Ralph Pickering, Bel £470, D Montgomery, Glenwherry, Bel £460, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee, Bel £455 x2, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee, Bel £415, R W Kane, Ballycastle, Bel £405, H & l Wilson, Larne, Cha £405, R W Kane, Ballycastle, Bel £380, D Montgomery, Glenwherry, Abe £375, H & l Wilson, Larne, Cha £375.
Heifer Calves
B Black, Carnlough, Cha £520, S McKay, Ahoghill, Lim £420, S McKay, Ahoghill, Lim £400 x2, William H Magee, Kilwaughter, Lim £375, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee, Bel £370, S Gregg, Glarryford, Brb £350, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee, Bel £335 x2, R Alexander, Cloughmills, Bel £330, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee, Bel £330, Stephen McCammond, Randalstown, Sim £325.
Friesian Calves
Joe Maybin, Kells, Fri hfr £400 x3, Joe Maybin, Kells, Fri hfr £380, I Townley, Limavady, Hol Bul £240, Mark McClelland, Larne, Fri Bul £200 x3, Mark McClelland, Larne, Fri Bul £175 x2, I Townley, Limavady, Hol Bul £155 x3, Joseph Adams, Ballymena, Fri Bul £120 x3.
Weanlings
An entry of 350 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Heifers sold to £750 over for a Cha 440kg at £1190 presented by J Jones, Belfast. Bullocks sold to £870 over for a Lim 400kg at £1270 offered by Leo Marron, Portglenone.
Bullocks
Up to 300kg
T Mulholland, Dunmurry Lim 230kg £790 (343), A McErlean, Portglenone Char 280kg £920 (328), E Sherrard, Belfast Lim 260kg £840 (323), I G Hyndman, Maghera Lim 250kg £805 (322) x3, A Hanna, Saintfield Lim 220kg £700 (318), W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 270kg £855 (316), T Mulholland, Dunmurry Char 300kg £950 (316), A Hanna, Saintfield Lim 250kg £790 (316), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 260kg £820 (315), E Sherrard Char 270kg £850 (314), I G Hyndman Lim 190kg £590 (310), S Smylie, Crumlin Lim 250kg £770 (308), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 280kg £860 (307), R G Mulholland, Springfield Char 300kg £920 (306).
301-350kg
A McErlean, Portglenone Char 330kg £1060 (321), E Sherrard, Belfast Char 320kg £990 (309), W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 330kg £1000 (303), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 340kg £1030 (302), R G Mulholland, Springfield Char 340kg £1030 (302), L G Marron, Portglenone Lim 330kg £990 (300), T Mullholland, Dunmurry Char 350kg £1035 (295), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 340kg £1000 (294), W Baird, Ballyclare Lim 320kg £930 (290), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney Char 310kg £890 (287), I G Hyndman, Maghera Lim 310kg £890 (287) x2, W Dawson, Stoneyford Char 310kg £880 (283), J & S McClements, Ballycastle Lim 350kg £980 (280), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 320kg £890 (278), W Dawson Char 320kg £880 (275).
350kg
L G Marron, Portglenone Lim 400kg £1270 (317), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 410kg £1175 (286), L G Marron Lim 370kg £1060 (286), R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 400kg £1140 (285), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 390kg £1090 (279), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 430kg £1190 (276), S Dawson, Lisburn Char 390kg £1060 (271), A J Wilson, Ballymena Char 480kg £1300 (270), F McMullan, Cushendall Lim 430kg £1150 (267), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Char 380kg £1010 (265), J Jones, Belfast Char 450kg £1190 (264), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 450kg £1190 (264), S Hill, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £950 (263), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Char 380kg £1000 (263), Char 420kg £1080 (257), J McAuley Char 420kg £1070 (254).
Heifers
0-300kg
Edward Sherrard, Ballyutoag, Cha 220kg £690 (313), S Smylie, Crumlin, Lim 240kg £740 (308), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Cha 250kg £770 (308), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Cha 220kg £660 (300), Mrs H Minford, Nutts Corner, Lim 260kg £770 (296), Ivor G Hyndman, Maghera, Lim 220kg £650 (295) x2, W & G Hanna, Ballymoney, Cha 270kg £790 (292), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Lim 230kg £670 (291), Tony Mulholland, Dunmurry, Cha 270kg £780 (288), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Cha 270kg £780 (288), Wesley Baird, Ballyclare, Cha 210kg £605 (288), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney, Cha 280kg £790 (282), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Lim 270kg £760 (281), Raymond Jordan, Glenavy, Cha 260kg £730 (280), TW Johnston, Nutts Corner, Lim 230kg £640 (278).
301-350kg
S Hill, Carrickfergus, Lim 310kg £990 (319), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Lim 350kg £980 (280), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Lim 330kg £920 (278), R J McKendry, Antrim, Lim 310kg £830 (267), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney, Cha 320kg £850 (265), M & F Speers, Cullybackey, Lim 340kg £870 (255), R & M Duff, Kells, Bel 320kg £815 (254), A Hanna, Saintfield, Lim 340kg £860 (252), J McAuley, Ballyclare, Cha 320kg £800 (250), W Weatherup, Carrickfergus, Lim 350kg £860 (245), M & F Speers, Cullybackey, Cha 330kg £810 (245), Edward Sherrard, Ballyutoag, Lim 320kg £780 (243), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Lim 320kg £770 (240), Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Lim 340kg £800 (235), R J McKendry, Antrim, Lim 310kg £720 (232), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Bel 350kg £800 (228).
351kg+
A J Wilson, Ballymena, Cha 400kg £1100 (275), J Jones, Belfast, Cha 440kg £1190 (270), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Bel 400kg £1060 (265), G & I Davidson, Larne, Lim 460kg £1200 (260), Dale Robinson, Glenarm, Bel 380kg £980 (257), J Jones, Belfast, Cha 380kg £970 (255), M/S D & F Kinney, Cushendall, Lim 480kg £1190 (247), Ian Davidson, Larne, Lim 450kg £1090 (242), M & F Speers, Cullybackey, Cha 420kg £1010 (240), R J McKendry, Antrim, Lim 380kg £900 (236), M & F Speers, Cullybackey, Cha 400kg £940 (235), Jim Bell, Comber, Cha 390kg £915 (234) x2, R J McKendry, Antrim, Lim 360kg £840 (233), J Jones, Belfast, Cha 390kg £910 (233), S Smylie, Crumlin, Lim 400kg £920 (230).
