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 

An entry of 2907 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a slightly easier trade. Fat lambs sold to 538p for a pen of 14 Beltex 22kg at £118.50 presented by Glenkeen Livestock, Limavady and to a top per head of £134 for a pen of 32kg Texels from A Gault, Newtownabbey. Fat ewes sold to £247.  

Fat lambs 2650 

Top per kg  

Glenkeen Livestock, Limavady 14 Bel 22kg £118.50 (238) G Martin, Broughshane 20 Tex 24kg £123 (512) J Adams, Bellaghy 3 Cha 21kg £105 (500) RW Saunderson, Glenwherry 3 Cha 22.5kg £112 (497) R Irvine, Broughshane 8 Tex 22.5kg £112 (497) S McAllister, Glenarm 73 Tex 20kg £99 (495) L Calderwood, Dunloy 16 Tex 24.5kg £121 (493) JF Walsh, Bellaghy 20 Tex 23.5kg £116 (493) IW & AT McCaughey, Broughshane 8 Cha 23kg £113.50 (493) D Adams, Portglenone 5 Tex 22.5kg £111 (493) M McGarel, Carnlough 12 BF 22.5kg £111 (493) WJ Boyd, Larne 11 Tex 23kg £113 (491) local farmer 12 Tex 23kg £113 (491) local farmer, 4 Tex 23kg £113 (491) C Smyth, Broughshane 22 Tex 23kg £113 (491) D McClintock, Carnlough 5 Tex 23kg £113 (491). 

Top per head  

Al Gault, Newtownabbey 1 Tex 32.5kg £134, C Patterson, Broughshane 3 BF 27.5kg £125, N Rainey, Randalstown, 4 Cro 32kg £125, J McFall, Broughshane 1 Tex 28.5kg £124, J Adams, Bellaghy 6 Cha 26kg £123, L Calderwood, Dunloy 10 Tex 27.5kg £123, G Martin, Broughshane 20 Tex 24kg £123, JG Birt, Portglenone 86 Tex 24kg £123, K Woodside, Islandmagee 6 Tex 29.5kg £122, J Adams, 5 Cha 25.5kg £121, L Calderwood, 16 Tex 24.5kg £121, L Turtle, Broughshane 15 Tex 25kg £121, C Patterson, Broughshane 21 BF 26kg £120.50, G Montgormery, Broughshane 24.5kg £120, C McKee, Broughshane 2 Tex 25kg £120.   

Fat ewes 257 

1^st Quality  

Suff- £120 -£162 

Tex - £150 - £247 

CB - £100 - £128 

BF - £70 - £82 

An entry of 155 store cattle met a super trade.  Heifers sold to £1080 over for a Lim 680kg at £1760 from J & S Bailey, Ballycastle, and bullocks also to £1080 over for a 680kg at £1760 from David Tumelty, Templepatrick.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

J O’Kane, Glenarm Cha 470kg £1380 (293) J O’Kane, Cha 460kg £1350 (293) J O’Kane, Cha 500kg £1410 (282) B McCoy, Toomebridge Cha 280kg £730 (260) JA Campbell, Randalstown Cha 400kg £1040 (260) B McCoy, Toomebridge Lim 370kg £950 (256) B McCoy, Lim 280kg £700 (250) B McCoy, Lim 370kg £900 (243) JA Campbell, Randalstown Abe 400kg £970 (242) B McCoy, Sim 440kg £1060 (240) J O’Kane, Glenarm Cha 500kg £1180 (236) J McClure, Ballymoney Bel 500kg £1170 (234) D Tumelty, Templepatrick Shb 490kg £1130 (230).

501kg and over

J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 540kg £1460 (270) R Workman, Kilwaughter Cha 590kg £1570 (266) D Tumelty, Sim 680kg £1760 (258) J Smyth, Randalstown Cha 580kg £1490 (256) J&S Bailey, Ballycastle Lim 620kg £1580 (254) J O’Kane, Cha 510kg £1270 (249) J O’Kane Cha 580kg £1440 (248) J O’Kane, Cha 560kg £1380 (264) D Tumelty, Lim 670kg £1590 (237) J O’Kane, Cha 570kg £1350 (236) D Tumelty, Cha 610kg £1440 (236) R Workman, Cha 620kg £1460 (235) D Tumelty, Sim 640kg £1480 (231) M King, Abe 560kg £1280 (228) D Tumelty, Cha 640kg £1460 (228) D Tumelty, Cha 590kg £1340 (227).

Heifers 0-500kg

J. A Campbell, Randalstown, Cha 440kg £1200 (272), J Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 500kg £1260 (252), J A Campbell, Randalstown, Cha 430kg £1040 (241), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 480kg £1160 (241), J Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 490kg £1170 (238), B Smyth, Randalstown, Lim 460kg £1080 (234), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 450kg £1050 (233), B Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 490kg £1140 (232), J Newell, Ballymoney, Lim 430kg £1000 (232), B Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 450kg £1030 (228), J Newell, Ballymoney, Lim 420kg £950 (226), S Blaney, Ahoghill, Bel 470kg £990 (210), Local Farmer, Lim 460kg £960 (208), R Neeson, Toomebridge, Abe 500kg £1040 (208), S Blaney, Ahoghill, Abe 500kg £1040 (208), R Quinn, Toome, Lim 430kg £880 (204).

501kg +

Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 550kg £1430 (260), J & S Bailey, Ballycastle, Lim 570kg £1480 (259), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 540kg £1400 (259), J & S Bailey, Ballycastle, Lim 680kg £1760 (258), J Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 570kg £1470 (257), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 540kg £1360 (251), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena, Cha 510kg £1200 (235), B Smyth, Randalstown, Cha 510kg £1190 (233), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Abe 510kg £1150 (225), Local Farmer, Lim 540kg £1200 (222), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Bel 520kg £1150 (221), S Blaney, Ahoghill, Fri 530kg £1155 (217), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Sal 510kg £1080 (211), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Abe 610kg £1200 (196), Local Farmer, Lim 610kg £1180 (193).    

A good entry of 600 sheep in Ballymena met a good trade.  Breeders sold to £280, ewe lambs to £117, store lambs to £99, rams to £162 and 1 Dorset ewe & 2 lambs to £440.

Breeding sheep

P McAuley, Carnlough 2 Zwa £280, R Nelson, Glenarm 3 Tex £210, P McAuley, 5 Dor £200, P McAuley, 5 Dor £195, P McAuley, 5 Dor £190, P McAuley, 2 Dor £180, P McAuley, 3 Dor £175, P McAuley, 4 Dor £172, P McAuley, 5 Dor £170, R Nelson, 6 Mul £145,  R Nelson, 6 Mul £138, D Brown, 3 Suf £120, R Geer, Hillsborough 2 Dor £119, R Greer, 1 Dor £112, D Brown, Rasharkin 5 Tex £100.

Ewe lambs

A Boyd, Cloughmills 7 Suf £117, A Boyd, 11 Mul £113, A Boyd, 9 Suf £105, J Connon, 12 Tex £96, J Connon, 11 Mul £94, Local farmer 1 Dor £92, J Loughridge, Armoy 10 Swa £90, J O’Neill, 8 Tex £86, J Loughridge, 10 Swa £86, R Greer, Hillsborough 2 Dor £86, J Loughridge, 7 Swa £80, D Brown, 4 Tex £80, Local Farmer, 2 Dor £70, J Loughridge, 12 Swa £65.

Store Lambs

J P Carey, Cloughmills 12 Tex £103, B Watt, Loughgiel, 12 Tex £99, W Hamilton, Doagh 50 Eas £93, WE Adamson, Carrickfergus 10 Rom £89, WE Adamson, 21 Rom £88, R&M Kidd, 14 lly £85, A McQuillan, 2 Mul £83, D McCaughey, 7 Cha £83, S O’Neill, 40 Mul £82, WE Adamson, 11 Rom £79, C & I Dunlop, Cairncastle 10 Tex £78, J Houston, Broughshane 6 Tex £78, J Houston, 6 Tex £78, B Johnston, Glenarm 34 Mul £76, L Morrow, Whitehead 17 Tex £72, E Haughey, Ballymena 44 Swa £70, J Black, Ballycastle 10 Mul £70.

The annual autumn sale of beef bred bulls attracted a catalogued entry of 40 lots.  Top price of 3300gns went to Robert Turkington, Lurgan for an AA and Ian Rea, Crumlin for a Char.

Robert Turkington, Lurgan AA 3300gns, Ian Rea, Crumlin Char 3300gns, E O’Neill, Armagh AA 3100gns, D & W Hume, Randalstown Lim 3000gns, Moses Irwin, Fintona AA 3000gns, D & W Hume 2900gns, J Porter, Dromore SH 2800gns, Miss J Gilliland, Muckamore Lim 2800gns, D & W Hume, Lim 2700gns, Michael O’Neill 2400gns, J Gallagher, Newtownstewart Char 2400gns, Mrs A Henry, Antrim Lim 2200gns, Matthews Bros, Glenarm 2000gns, Mrs A Henry Lim 3000gns.

Dairy Cows

Strong demand for 42 dairy cattle to £3150 for a calved heifer from D Livingstone, Randalstown.

D Livingstone, Randalstown Hol £3150, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2920, £2880, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Fri £2850, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2780, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Hol £2750, M Hughes, Kircubbin Fri £2750 x2, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £2750, £2580, S Dunlop, Dundrod Hol £2480, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £2480, £2320, D & S Bayne, Cookstown Hol £2000, W Black, Aghadowey Fri £2000, T J Gordon, Ballyclare Ayr £1980.

Suckler Cows

Suckler stock sold to £2500 for a BB heifer with heifer calf.

P Allen, Moneymore Bel & hfr calf £2500, D Allen, Magherafelt Lim & hfr calf £1720, T J Johnston, Glenavy Blo & bull calf £1120, V Campbell, Lisburn Moile & hfr calf £1120.

Calves

Over 200 lots in the calf ring sold well to £620 for a 3 month old BB bull, heifer calves sold to £480 for a partly reared Angus.

Bull Calves

H Hall, Newtownabbey Bel £620, £540, G N Andrews, Newry Sim £500, S Wharry, Glenarm Abe £480, T Herbinson, Randalstown Abe £470, S Wharry, Glenarm Abe £460, B Paisley, Ballynure Lim £460, A Magee, Kilwaughter Char £450, W Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £440, A Magee. Kilwaughter Fri £440, D McIlwaine, Larne Bel £430 x2, R Lyttle, Larne Abe £430, B Alexander, Ahoghill Bel £420, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Lim £415, D McIlwaine, Larne Bel £400.

Heifers

S Wharry, Glenarm Abe £480, S Wharry, Glenarm AA £460, B Alexander, Ahoghill Char £430, D McIlwaine, Larne Bel £420, D McIlwaine, Larne Bel £410, B Alexander, Ahoghill Bel £410, G N Andrews, Newry Sim £410, A McNair, Ballyclare AA £390, B Paisley, Ballynure Lim £380, A McNair, Ballyclare AA £370, D McIlwaine, Larne BB £360, £340, W Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £340, A McNair, Ballyclare AA £340 x3.

Friesian

A Magee, Kilwaughter £440, £400, £400, J Mulholland, Toomebridge £180, A Magee, Kilwaughter £170 x3, R J Gage, Clough £155 x2, I Gamble, Articlave £145, A Magee, Kilwaughter £110 x2, J Mulholland, Toomebridge £110 x2, J Brown, Newtownards £105, B Alexander, Ahoghill £100.

An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £850 over for a Char 400kg at £1250 presented by Carrigeen Farms, Parkgate. Heifers sold to £860 over for a Char 340kg at £1200 offered again by Carrigeen Farms.

Bullocks

0kg to 300kg

J McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 210kg £740 (352) J McAuley, Cha 210kg £740 (352) J&D Colgan, Cha 240kg £840 (350) S McDowell, Lim 260kg £850 (326) O McConnon, Lim 260kg £830 (319) O McConnon, Lim 260kg £830 (319) O McConnon, Lim 260kg £830 (319) J Mulvenna, Aughafatten Lim 200kg £625 (312) J Mulvenna, Lim 200kg £625 (312) J Mulvenna, Lim 200kg £625 (312) J Mulvenna, Lim 260kg £800 (307) L Ballantine, Lim 280kg £855 (305) L Ballantine, Lim 270kg £820 (303) J McAuley, Ballyclare Cha 280kg £840 (300) S Taylor, Belfast Sal 290kg £870 (300) JS Dunn, Ballyclare Lim 270kg £800 (296).

301kg to 350kg

Carrrigeen Farms, Parkgate Cha 330kg £1150 (348) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 340kg £1160 (341) Local Farmer Lim 330kg £1080 (327) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 310kg £990 (319) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 310kg £990 (319) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 350kg £1100 (314) S Taylor, Belfast Cha 320kg £990 (309) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 330kg £1020 (309) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 350kg £1050 (300) B Taggart, Lim 350kg £1030 (294) D McCartney, Kells Lim 350kg £1030 (294) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 320kg £940 (293) J&D Cogan, Ballycastle Cha 330kg £940 (284) B Taggart, Lim 310kg £880 (283) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 340kg £960 (282) D McCartney, Kells Lim 310kg £875 (282).

351kg and over

Carrigeen Farms, Lim 400kg £1250 (312) OKane Farm, Dunloy Cha 370kg £1150 (310) Local Farmer, Sim 360kg £1110 (308) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 360kg £1080 (300) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 390kg £1160 (297) Okane Farm, Lim 380kg £1130 (297) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 370kg £1050 (283) A Hillan, Broughshane Cha 360kg £1010 (208) A Patterson, Abe 400kg £1105 (276) R Wilson, Cha 410kg £1130 (275) A Patterson, Cha 420kg £1150 (273) A Patterson, Cha 360kg £980 (272) F O’Hara, Lim 1060 (271) A Patterson, Cha 410kg £1110 (270) Carrigeen Farms, Cha 370kg £1000 (270) A Patterson, Cha 430kg £1160 (269). 

Heifer 0-300kg 

N Booth, Bushmills, Cha 290kg £890 (306), Robert Wilson, Ballylesson, Cha 280kg £850 (303), R McKeown, Portglenone, Cha 250kg £750 (300), K Magorrian, Downpatrick, Cha 260kg £770 (296), local farmer, Abe 250kg £700 (280), K Magorrian, Downpatrick, Cha 260kg £720 (276), W & G Hanna, Ballymoney, Cha 290kg £800 (275), S Taylor, Belfast, Lim 280kg £750 (267), S McAllister, Glenarm, Lim 280kg £750 (267), N Booth, Bushmills, Cha 230kg £600 (260), Robert Wilson, Ballylesson, Abe 260kg £670 (257), Local Farmer, Bel 270kg £690 (255), N Booth, Bushmills, Lim 250kg £630 (252), K Magorrian, Downpatrick, Cha 220kg £550 (250), S McAllister, Glenarm, Cha 300kg £750 (250). 

301-350kg  

Carrigeen Farms LTD, Templepatrick, Cha 340kg £1200 (352), Carrigeen Farms LTD, Templepatrick, Lim 340kg £1195 (351), Carrigeen Farms , Templepatrick, Cha 330kg £1090 (330), Carrigeen Farms Ltd, Templepatrick, Cha 340kg £990 (291), S Taylor, Belfast, Cha 330kg £930 (281), R McAuley, Ballyclare, Cha 320kg £880 (275), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick, Cha 330kg £900 (272), S Taylor, Belfast, Cha 310kg £840 (271), Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick, Cha 340kg £890 (261), J McAuley, Ballyclare, Cha 320kg £830 (259), S Taylor, Belfast, Cha 310kg £800 (258), Carrigeen Farms , Templepatrick, Cha 340kg £870 (255), B Taggart, Armoy, Lim 320kg £810 (253), T Surgenor, Randalstown, Lim 320kg £790 (246), N Booth, Bushmills, Cha 320kg £780 (243), J & D Colgan, Ballycastle, Cha 310kg £750 (241). 

351kg+ 

Okane farm LTD, Dunloy, Lim 360kg £1050 (291), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 410kg £1140 (278), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 430kg £1180 (274), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 370kg £1010 (273), Alan Patterson, Magherafelt, Cha 370kg £1000 (270), Alan Patterson, Magherafelt, Cha 380kg £1020 (268), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 410kg £1100 (268), Carrigeen Farms , Templepatrick, Cha 360kg £960 (266), Alan Patterson, Magherafelt, Abe 390kg £1035 (265), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 450kg £1190 (264), Carrigeen Farms , Templepatrick, Cha 360kg £950 (263), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 440kg £1160 (263), A Devlin, Ballycastle, Lim 410kg £1080 (263), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Lim 380kg £1000 (263), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 400kg £1050 (262), Gareth Hayes, Ballymena, Cha 400kg £1050 (262). 

Another great entry of just under 400 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a sharp trade. Beef cows sold to 259p for a Lim 720kg at £1864, Fr cows to 187p 670kg at £1252, Beef heifers to 266p 500kg at £1330, Beef bullocks to 285p 700kg £1995 and to a top per head of £2550 for 1000kg. Fr bullocks to 209p 810kg at £1692. 

Beef cows 

H Crawford, Newtownards, Lim 720kg £1864.80 (259), O’kane Farm, Dunloy, Lim 810kg £2049.30 (253), O’kane Farm, Dunloy, Lim 750kg £1867.50 (249), O’kane Farm, Dunloy, Bel 760kg £1884.80 (248), Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Lim 780kg £1911 (245), Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Bel 730kg £1773.90 (243), Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Lim 710kg £1711.10 (241), Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Lim 810kg £1944 (240), Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Lim 710kg £1689.80 (238), O’kane Farm, Dunloy, Cha 960kg £2236.80 (233), Simon Moore, Crumlin, Lim 730kg £1686.30 (231), A Hillan, Broughshane, Cha 880kg £1997.60 (227), R McNabney, Broughshane, Lim 580kg £1316.60 (227). 

Fr Cows 

A Lamont, Portglenone, Fri 670kg £1252.90 (187), Rockmount Farm, Hillsborough, Fri 540kg £993.60 (184), Andrew Bowden, Greyabbey, Fri 640kg £1164.80 (182), T & M E Taylor, Doagh, Fri 690kg £1214.40 (176), David A Strange, Ballyclare, Fri 650kg £1085.50 (167), J & C Kane, Ballycastle, Fri 760kg £1246.40 (164), Rockmount Farm, Hillsborough, Fri 610kg £976 (160), ESG IVY Farm LTD, Crumlin, Hol 800kg £1248 (156), W Moore, Templepatrick, Fri 730kg £1138.80 (156), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Fri 600kg £930 (155), D Montgomery, Glenwherry, Fri 670kg £1018.40 (152), W Mitchell, Kells, Fri 720kg £1087.20 (151), J & C Kane, Ballycastle, Fri 590kg £885 (150). 

Beef Heifers  

P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Lim 500kg £1330 (266), R Woodside, Ballyclare, Abe 680kg £1802 (265), P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Cha 570kg £1504.80 (264), John Lindsay, Belfast, Lim 570kg £1504.80 (264), P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Cha 570kg £1499.10 (263), P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Lim 550kg £1446.50 (263), John Lindsay, Belfast, Lim 530kg £1393.90 (263), Robert Armstrong, Lisburn, Lim 600kg £1566 (261), P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Cha 560kg £1456 (260), R Woodside, Ballyclare, Abe 630kg £1631.70 (259), John Lindsay, Belfast, Lim 560kg £1450.40 (259), P Donnelly, Rathkenny, Lim 500kg £1290 (258), Thomas Moorhead, Aghafatten, Cha 620kg £1599.60 (258). 

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

I N McClelland, Coleraine Lim 700kg £1995 (285) M Gallagher, Magherafelt Lim 730kg £2065 (283) M Gallagher, Lim 820kg £2320 (283) IN McClelland, Coleraine Blo 620kg £1754 (283) M Gallagher, Lim 820kg £2312 (282) I Brown, Greyabbey Lim 720kg £2001 (278) M Gallagher, Lim 790kg £2180 (276) J McIntyre, Lim 810kg £2178 (269) I Brown, Lim 770kg £2063 (268) A Houston, Lisburn 680kg £1822 (268) S Collins, Lisburn Lim 560kg £1489 (266) J McIntyre, Castledawson Lim 840kg £2234 (266) I Brown, Lim 830kg £2207 (266) I Brown, Lim 770kg £2048 (266) F Ferguson, Cha 7500kg £1980 (264)

Top per head

W Kee, Strabane Cha 1000kg £2550, M Gallagher, Lim 820kg £2320, M Gallagher, Lim 820kg £2312, J McIntyre, Castledawson Lim 840kg £2234, I Brown, Lim 830kg £2207, M Gallagher, Lim 790kg £2180, J McIntyre, Lim 810kg £2178, RD Humpreys, Bel 930kg £2176, J McIntyre, Castledawson Lim 830kg £2108, W Kee, Strabane Cha 830kg £2099, F Ferguson, Cha 850kg £2091, M Gallagher, Lim 730kg £2065, I Brown, Lim 770kg £2063, J McIntyre, Lim 820kg £2058, I Brown, Lim 770kg £2048, J McIntyre, Lim 770kg £2017.

Friesian Bullocks

W Jackson, Ballynure 810kg £1692 (209) Jacksons Butchers, 630kg £1304 (207) W Jackson, Ballynure 720kg £1476 (205) W Jackson, 850kg £1742 (205) W Jackson, 700kg £1428 (204) W Jackson, 740kg £1502 (203) W Jackson, 690kg £1393 (202) W Jackson, 780kg £1544 (198) W Jackson, 670kg £1313 (196) RD Humpreys, 720kg £1368 (190) D Mooney, 500kg £940 (188) H&H Torney, 610kg £1116 (183) RD Humpreys, 580kg £1049 (181) RD Humpreys, 580kg £1044 (180) H&H Torney, 570kg £1026 (180) F O’Hara, Ballymena 540kg £972 (180).

2408 Sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an improved trade. Fat lambs sold to 531p for a pen of Texel’s 20.5kg at £109 offered by T Gregg, Randalstown and to a top per head of £131 for 2 heavy Texel’s presented by M Stewart, Coleraine. Fat ewes sold to £242. 

2125 Fat Lambs (Top per Kg) 

Timothy Gregg, Randalstown, 1 Tex 20.5kg £109 (531), M Milliken, Armoy, 10 Tex 21kg £111 (528), D Gaston, Carnlough, 14 Tex 21.5kg £113 (525), S Davison, Broughshane, 9 Tex 22kg £114 (518), B Gaston, Ballymena, 24 Tex 20kg £102.50 (512), Mr A & Mrs B Hunter, Antrim, 16 Tex 21.5kg £110 (511), James Houston, Randalstown, 8 Tex 21.5kg £110 (511), David Moorehead, Aughafatten, 1 Tex 22.5kg £115 (511), Andrew Kerr, Kilwaughter, 12 BF 22.5kg £115 (511), John Simpson, Dervock, 3 Tex 19kg £97 (510), James Houston, Randalstown, 5 Tex 22kg £112 (509), D Waide, Cloughmills, 7 Tex 23kg £117 (508), J McQuiston, Ballymoney, 44 Tex 23kg £117 (508), Mrs H McGookin, Carrickfergus, 7 Tex 22kg £111 (504), J.H Craig, Carnlough, 9 Suf 23kg £116 (504), J S Hamilton, Ballymena, 21 Tex 23kg £116 (504). 

Top per head 

M Stewart, Coleraine, 2 Tex 34kg £131, S McGowan, Ballymoney, 14 Suf 29.5kg £130, Alan White, Mosside, 5 Mul 33kg £129, M Stewart, Coleraine, 32 Tex 26.5kg £128.50, Wm R Hamilton, Broughshane, 23 Suf 29kg £128, Ronnie Marshall, Ballymena, 2 Dor 27.5kg £127, Stephen Clyde, Ballyclare, 1 Cha 30kg £127, Gary Millar, Carrickfergus, 2 Tex 28.5kg £127, Wm Davidson, Broughshane, 1 Tex 26kg £127, Stuart Hall, Larne, 22 Tex 26kg £126, Hanna Hall, Newtownabbey, 6 Tex 26kg £126, Stuart Hall, Larne, 6 Tex 26kg £126, P Donnelly, Rathkenny, 10 Tex 26kg £126, Brian Lyttle, Moorfields, 30 Tex 25kg £126, John Kennedy & Partners, Newtownards, 30 Tex 25kg £126, David Moorehead, Aughafatten, 8 Cro 27.5kg £126. 

283 Fat ewes 

1^st Quality 

Suff £120-£168 

Tex £140-£242 

CB £100-£134 

BF £70-£90 

An entry of 130 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1010 over fir a Char 590kg at £1600 presented by Bonnar Farms, Ballymena. Heifers sold to £820 over for a Char 510kg at £1330 and 530kg at £1350 offered by Sandra Hunter, Bushmills.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

WA H McMullan, Portaferry Lim 390kg £1135 (291) WA H McMullan, Cha 350kg £1015 (290) local farmer Cha 420kg £1200 (285) WA H McMullan, Cha 370kg £1010 (273) WA H McMullan, Lim 340kg £920 (270)  WA H McMullan, Cha 380kg £1010 (265) WA H McMullan, Lim 380kg £990 (260) local farmer, Abe 420kg £1080 (257) WA H McMullan, Cha 420kg £1080 (257) WA H McMullan, Cha 320kg £820 (256) WA H McMullan, Cha 370kg £895 (241) WA H McMullan, Shb 360kg £865 (240) A Devlin, Ballycastle Abe 480kg £1150 (239) A Devlin, Abe 490kg £1160 (236) WA H McMullan, Lim 370kg £870 (235) WA H McMullan, Lim 380kg £890 (234).

501kg and over

Bonnar Farms, Ballymena Cha 590kg £1600 (271) J&S Bailey, Ballycastle Lim 620kg £1590 (256) Bonnar Farms, Cha 570kg £1460 (256) Bonnar Farms, Cha 590kg £1500 (254) Bonnar Farms, Cha 620kg £1560 (251) Bonnar Farms, Cha 580kg £1455 (250) Bonnar Farms, Cha 580kg £1455 (250) A Devlin, Ballycastle Abe 520kg £1290 (248) Bonnar Farms, Cha 620kg £1520 (245) Bonnar Farms, Her 510kg £1250 (245) Bonnar Farms, Cha 620kg £1510 (243) Bonnar Farms, Cha 630kg £1530 (242) Bonnar Farms, Cha 560kg £1350 (241) Bonnar Farms, Her 530kg £1270 (239) Bonnar Farms, Cha 650kg £1550 (238) Bonnar Farms, Her 590kg £1400 (237.  

Heifers 0-500kg

Local farmer, Lim 440kg £1130 (256), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 470kg £1170 (248), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 470kg £1130 (240), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 500kg £1200 (240), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 410kg £970 (236), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 400kg £890 (222), Philip Caulfield, Magherafelt, Her 480kg £950 (197), Philip Caulfield, Magherafelt, Her 490kg £965 (196).

501kg+

Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Can 510kg £1330 (260), A Smyth, Randalstown, Lim 530kg £1350 (254), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 530kg £1290 (243), A Smyth, Randalstown, Lim 580kg £1380 (237), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 530kg £1250 (235), R F Dawson, Stoneyford, Cha 580kg £1300 (224), R F Dawson, Stoneyford, Cha 580kg £1290 (222), A Smyth, Randalstown, Lim 560kg £1130 (201), G Rowney, Abe 540kg £1050 (194).

Another good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a very steady trade. Ewe lambs sold to £142, Store lambs to £98.50, Breeding ewes to £172, Leading prices as follows;

Breeding sheep

McAuley Farms, Cushendun 1 Dor £172, S Morrell, Coleraine 8 Che £107, S Morrell, 2 Che £90, McAuley Farms, 1 Dor £82, McAuley Farms, 2 BF £30.

Ewe Lambs

M Hanna, Limavady Tex £142, M Hanna, 1 Tex £102, R Topping, Kilwaughter 10 Cha £100, M Hanna, 1 Tex £98, J Kerr, Coleraine 2 Tex £98, A Christie, Ballymoney 6 Cha £97.50, R Topping, 4 Dor £96, J Stewart, Nutts Corner 6 Cha £95, M Hanna, Limavady 1 Tex £95, J Stewart, 17 Tex £90.50, A Christie, Ballymoney 11 Cha £90.50.  

Store Lambs

Dundarave Properties, Bushmills, 17 Tex £98.50, A Clements, Muckamore, 40 Mul £98, B Gaston, Ballymena, 24 Tex £97, Local Farmer, 21 Ham £97, D Carey, Toomebridge, 7 Tex £95.50, C McAuley, Carnlough, 26 Tex £91, Local Farmer, 58 Tex £90, Local Farmer, 56 Tex £90, Jonathan Kerr, Coleraine, 20 Che £89, A Clements, Muckamore, 8 Mul £86, Local Farmer, 22 Cha £86, Local Farmer, 35 Cha £85, J Martin, Broughshane, 5 Suf £84.

An entry of 2400 sheep met an improved trade.  Fat lambs sold to a top per head of 508p for a pen of 10 Beltex 22.5kg at £114.50 from Glenkeen farms and to a top per head of £119 for 6 heavy Suff from Robert Workman, Kilwaughter.  Fat ewes sold to £152

Lambs

Top per head

R Workman, Kilwaughter 6 Suff 27kg £119, K Topping, Maghermorne 18 Tex 27kg £117.50, W R Magee, Kilwaughter 34 Tex 26.5kg £117, S Hall, Larne 19 Tex 26kg £116.50, H Hall, Newtownabbey 4 Tex 26kg £116.50, D McKeeman, Ballymoney 25 Suff 27kg £116, S White, Cloughmills 10 Tex 26.5 £116, J Duffin, Larne 10 Tex 26kg £115.50, A Burleigh, Glenarm 9 Suff 26.5kg £115, B Hughes, Clough 2 Suff 26kg £115, R Boyle, Larne 11 Tex 23.5kg £115, Glenkeen Livestock, Limavady 10 Bel 22.5kg £114.50, A McNair, Ballyclare 17 Tex 26kg £114.5, K Stewart, Larne 10 Tex 26kg £114, W M R Hamilton, Broughshane 27Suff 25.5kg £114, WR Hamilton, Broughshane 27 Suff 25.5kg £114.

Top per Kilo

Glenkeen Livestock, Limavady 10 Bel 22.5kg £114.50 (508), G Martin, Broughshane 17 Tex 22.5kg £113 (502), I Morrison, Dunloy 30 Tex 22kg £109.50 (497), M A Turtle, Broughshane 11 Cha 21.5kg £106 (493), C & I Dunlop, Cairncastle 7 Tex 18kg £88.50 (491), local farmer 15 Tex 21kg £103 (490), R Boyle, Larne 11 Tex 23.5kg £115 (489), I Kernohan, Randalstown 29 Tex 23kg £112 (487), J McCollum, Carnlough 16 Char 21kg £102 (485), J Fenton, Glarryford 11 Bel 21kg £102 (485), local farmer 18 Suff 21.5kg £104 (483), B & A McCammon, Magheramorne 40 Tex 23kg £111 (482), N McAuley, Ballyclare 12 Suff 23kg £111 (482), J Bonnar, Broughshane 26 Tex 22kg £105.50 (479), H Stirling, Larne 7 Suff 21.5kg £103 (479), local farmer 34 Tex 21.5kg £103 (479).

Ewes

1^st Quality

BF – £60-£95

CB – £85-£128

TEX – £105-£149

SUFF- £110-£152

A good entry of 180 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday.  Bullocks sold to 281p over for a Char 410kg at £1155 offered by J Brown, Kells and to 250p over for a Char heifer 440kg at £1100 offered by AJ Wilson, Ballymena.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

J Brown, Kells Cha 410kg £1155 (281) V Boyle, Ballymena Lim 420kg £1150 (273) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 420kg £1120 (266) J Alcorn, Glengormley Lim 430kg £1145 (266) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 490kg £1290 (263) T Rainey, Ballygalley Abe 490kg £1280 (261) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 460kg £1200 (260) V Boyle, Ballymena Lim 430kg £1120 (260) S Hunter, Bushmills Cha 430kg £11200 (260) N Boyle, Ballyclare Cha 440kg £1140 (259) D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 470kg £1210 (257) N Boyle, Lim 460kg £1180 (256) D Fleming, Templepatrick Lim 390kg £1000 (256) J Alcorn, Glengormley 430kg £1085 (252) J H Brown, Kells 2x Lim 400kg £1000 (250).

501kg and over

T Moorhead, Aughafatten Cha 540kg £1470 (272) D Logan, Randalstown Cha 590kg £1560 (264) T Moorhead, Cha 560kg £1470 (262) D Logan, Cha 560kg £1460 (260) S Hunter, Bushmills Cha 600kg £1550 (258) B Black, Glenarm Lim 610kg £1560 (255) T Moorhead, Cha 600kg £1530 (255) D Logan, Cha 550kg £1400 (254) D Logan, Cha 590kg £1500 (254) T Moorhead, Cha 540kg £1350 (250) S Hunter, Bushmills Cha 640kg £1600 (250) S Hunter, Cha 560kg £1400 (250) S Hunter, Cha 590kg £1460 (247) S Hunter, Cha 530kg £1310 (247) T Moorhead, Lim 580kg £1420 (244) local farmer Bel 530kg £1295 (244).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 440kg £1100 (250) AJ Wilson, Cha 480kg £1150 (239) S Percy, Randalstown Lim 300kg £700 (233) B Black, Carnlough Cha 500kg £1160 (232) JC McMillan, Portglenone Cha 430kg £980 (227) O McConnon, Randalstown Lim 400kg £870 (217) RA Hill, Islandmagee Bel 430kg £920 (214) D Fleming, Templepatrick Lim 470kg £1000 (212) S Percy, Lim 370kg £780 (210) W&R Graham, Bel 500kg £1030 (206) D Fleming, Lim 460kg £945 (205) RA Hill, 2x Bel 390kg £800 (205) C Nairn, Newtownards Bel 360kg £735 (204) D Donnan, 2 x Abe 460kg £905 (196).

501kg and over

F McKendry, Broughshane Lim 550kg £1290 (234) B Black, Carnlough Lim 510kg £1190 (233) McCready, McCartney Cha 540kg £1250 (231) McCready, McCartney Cha 560kg £1290 (230) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Cha 530kg £1220 (230) D Logan, Shb 560kg £1280 (228) B Smyth, Randalstown Lim 580kg £1325 (228) D Logan, Cha 570kg £1280 (224) B Smyth, Lim 510kg £1140 (223) McCready, McCartney Cha 540kg £1200 (222) B Smyth, Cha 510kg £1130 (221) B Smyth, Cha 520kg £1150 (221) D Logan, Sim 580kg £1270 (219) W&R Graham, Lim 550kg £1105 (200) W&R Graham, Sal 510kg £1000 (196) D Logan, Her 560kg £1060 (189). 

Breeding sheep

D Ford, Islandmagee 1 Suf £245, D Ford, 1 Suf £210, A Dodd, Saintfield 1 Dor £200, D Ford, 1 Suf £200, D Ford, 1 Suf £195, A Dodd, 4 Tex £180, A Dodd, 8 Tex £172, A Dodd, 8 Dor £172, A Dodd, 7 Dor £170, A Dodd, 7 Suf £168, A Dodd, 5 Suf £162, A Dodd, 5 Dor £162, D Ford, 4 Tex £160, A Dodd, 1 Suf £155, A Dodd, 6 Dor £150, D Ford, 1 Suf £150.

Ewe lambs

M Millen, Coleraine 2 Tex £150, M Elliott, Ballymoney 10 Mul £133, M Millen, 2 Tex £132, M Millen, 2 Tex £125, M Elliott, Armoy 11 Mul £124, M Elliott, 11 Mul £116, K Moore, Coagh, 5 Mul £115, K Moore, 6 Mul £105, P McKeever, Martinstown 3 BF £96, R Frazer, Ratheriland 9 Che £95, I McMullan, Glenarm, 10 Mul £94, J Black, Ballycastle 9 Mul £94, P Kelly, Ballycastle 11 Mul £93, J Black, Ballycastle 8 Mul £93, J Black, 11 Mul £92, J Black, 12 Mul £92.

Store lambs

DJ Fenton, Broughshane 33 Tex £98, J & S Bailey, Ballycastle 2 Tex £96, P McAuley, Woodburn 15 Tex £95, DJ Fenton, Broughshane 4 Tex £95, M McClelland, Doagh 15 Tex £93, M&R Simpson, Broughshane 6 Tex £92, P Kelly, Ballycastle 1 Mul £90, A McKeegan, Glenarm 12 Tex £90, R Carlisle, Newtownabbey 18 Tex £90, Dundarave Poperies, 60 Tex £89.50, T Duncan, Ballyclare 10 Tex £89.50, Dundarave Properties, 3 Tex £89, E McAtamney, 10 Tex £89, J Rowney, Ballynure 7 Tex £89, J&D Watt, Ballymoney 18 Tex £88.50, M Patterson, Nutts Corner 23 Tex £88.50.

Dairy Cows

Strong demand for dairy cattle to £3800 for a young Friesian bull from D J & S Allen, Limavady, calved heifers to £3050 which was paid to P Tinsley, Dromore.

P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £3050, D & M Mc Gregor, Muckamore Hol £2980, £2680, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £2650, £2480, J Adams, Ballymena Fri £2400, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri £2320, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2280, J Hunter, Crumlin Ayr £2100, M Smyth, Cloughmills Hol £2100, D Wallace, Antrim Hol £2000, J Adams, Ballymena Fri £2000.

Suckler Cows

Suckler stock sold to £1800 for a Saler Heifer with bull calf

B Millar, Randalstown Sal & Bull calf £1800, S G Wallace, Broughshane Abe & Bull calf £1620, K McConnell, Muckamore Lim £1450, D Allen, Moneymore Lim & Bull calf £1450, D Allen, Moneymore Lim & Hfr calf £1400, S G Wallace, Broughshane Char & hfr calf £1300, D Allen, Moneymore Lim & Hfr calf £1300.

Calves

250 calves sold to £570 for a month old BB Bull, Heifer calves to £530 for a 4 month old Charolais.

Bulls

B Alexander, Ahoghill Bel £570, A M Fulton, Cullybackey St £545, F & S Hill, Randalstown Bel £480, R Adams, Ballymena Brb £465, O Kearney, Bellaghy Bel £450, M Doherty, Glarryford Bel £445, A Christie, Ballymoney Abe £445, V Erskine, Ballyclare Lim £440, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Bel £435 x2, M Martin, Randalstown Lim £420, T Martin, Portaferry Bel £410, M Doherty, Glarryford Lim £410, J Adair, Kells Bel £410, G Patton, Ballymoney Abe £410, J Adair, Kells Abe £405.

Heifers

A Christie, Ballymoney Char £530, A Dunn, Carrickfergus Lim £490, £480, D McClintock, Moorfields Lim £430, B Alexander, Ballymena Bel £430, V Erskine, Ballyclare Lim £420, A McNair, Ballyclare Abe £410 x5, A Christie, Ballymoney Abe £410, M Martin, Randalstown Lim £400, Cairnleigh Ltd, Aghalee Bel £380, A McBurney, Cloughmills Bel £370, M Martin, Randalstown Lim £370.

Holstein/Friesian

A M Crawford, Ballynure Hol £155 x5, F & S Hill, Randalstown Hol £150, A M Crawford, Ballynure Hol £100, T Martin, Portaferry Hol £75, R Adams, Ballymena Hol £65, A M Crawford, Ballynure Hol £60.

Weanlings

An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £860 over for a Char 490kg at £1350 offered by R & G Bell, Nutts-corner. Heifers sold to £910 over for a Lim 350kg £1260 presented by John Buick, Kells.

Bullocks 0-300kg

Local Farmer, Cha 270kg £870kg (322), Local Farmer Cha 270kg £870 (322), Local Farmer Cha 290kg £930 (320), Local Farmer, Cha 270kg £850 (314), Parkmore Farms, Ballymena, Lim 280kg £850 (303), Parkmore Farms, Ballymena, Lim 280kg £840 (300), Parkmore Farms, Ballymena, Lim 270kg £800 (296), J McNeill, Moorfields, Sim 220kg £650 (295), S J Mulholland, Hannahstown, Sim 200kg £580 (290), Local Farmer, Lim 260kg £750 (288), Local Farmer, SHB 280kg £800 (285), J McNeill, Moorfields, Sim 210kg £590 (281), Mark McClelland, Larne, Blo 250kg £700 (280), P Davison, Comber, Sim 150kg £420 (280), Mark McClelland, Larne, Blo 220kg £610 (277), WM Dennison, Antrim, Cha 290kg £800 (275).

301-350kg

Local Farmer, Cha 320kg £990 (309), Local Farmer Cha 330kg £990 (300), Parkmore Farms, Ballymena, Lim 350kg £1040 (297), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 330kg £980 (297), J Buick, Kells Lim 320kg £930 (290), Lim 320kg £920 (287), W Dennison, Antrim Char 340kg £970 (285), J Buick, Kells Lim 320kg £910 (284), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 350kg £990 (282), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 340kg £960 (282), J Buick, Kells Lim 310kg £865 (279), Lim 340kg £930 (273), Lim 310kg £845 (272), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 350kg £950 (271), W Dennison, Antrim Char 340kg £920 (270), R G Mulholland, Belfast Sim 340kg £900 (264).

350kg+

J Buick, Kells Lim 360kg £1050 (291), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 380kg £1080 (284), W Dennison, Antrim Char 370kg £1030 (278), R & G Bell, Nutts Corner Lim 490kg £1350 (275), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 430kg £1170 (272), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 410kg £1110 (270), D F McAlonan, Dunloy Char 480kg £1290 (268), S Graham, Portglenone Lim 360kg £940 (261), J Buick, Kells Lim 380kg £990 (260), R & G Bell, Nutts Corner Char 530kg £1350 (254), J Buick, Kells Lim 380kg £960 (252), Lim 370kg £920 (248), T Rainey, Ballygally Lim 430kg £1060 (246), G Rea, Glenwherry Lim 370kg £905 (244), R & G Bell, Nutts Corner Lim 490kg £1190 (242), D Gourley, Ballygally Abe 360kg £860 (238).

Bullocks

0 – 300kg

R Alexander, Broughshane Char 230kg £770 (334), local farmer Char 300kg £910 (303), Lim 270kg £790 (292), Char 260kg £760 (292), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 300kg £870 (290), local farmer Char 270kg £780 (288), R G Mulholland, Belfast Char 210kg £600 (285), local farmer Char 260kg £740 (284), Lim 230kg £650 (282), Char 270kg £740 (274), Char 280kg £760 (271), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 280kg £750 (267), S J Mulholland, Belfast Sim 230kg £610 (265), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 280kg £740 (264), J McMordie, Moorfields Sal 250kg £660 (264), Sal 250kg £660 (264).

300 – 350kg

J Buick, Kells Lim 350kg £1260 (360), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 310kg £900 (290), local farmer Lim 320kg £920 (287), R Alexander, Broughshane Char 320kg £920 (287), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 350kg £985 (281), A & L Douds, Clough Sim 350kg £900 (257), Lim 350kg £870 (248), local farmer Lim 310kg £770 (248), A & L Douds, Clough Lim 340kg £835 (245), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 310kg £750 (241), A & L Douds, Clough Sim 350kg £830 (237), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 330kg £780 (236), W Dennison, Antrim Char 330kg £780 (236), TJA & RA Kennedy, Cullybackey Lim 320kg £750 (234), A & L Douds, Ballymena Sim 340kg £780 (229), W Dennison, Antrim Char 350kg £800 (228).

350kg +

J Buick, Kells Lim 410kg £1120 (273), Lim 420kg £1110 (264), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 360kg £930 (258), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Char 380kg £980 (257), J Buick, Kells Lim 420kg £1060 (252), L Ervine, Newtownabbey Bel 470kg £1120 (238), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 380kg £890 (234), Parkmore Farms, Glenariffe Lim 390kg £910 (233), Lim 360kg £840 (233), J McAuley, Ballyclare Char 390kg £880 (225), Char 400kg £900 (225), D Thompson, Ahoghill Sim 450kg £940 (208).

An entry of 420 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 255p for 810kg at £2065, Friesian cows to 190p 680kg at £1292. Beef heifers to 280p 540kg at £1522, Beef bullocks to 283p for 640kg at £1811 and to top per head for £2411 for 910kg. Fr Bullocks to 209p 640kg at £1337.  

Beef cows  

J Forsythe, Drumsurn Lim 810kg £2065 (255) R Boville, Toome Lim 650kg £1514 (233) V Hamilton, Ballymena 880kg £2041 (232) W Patton, Cloughmills Lim 660kg £1498 (227) R Boville, Lim 800kg £1688 (211) J Steele Jnr, Lim 610kg £1287 (211) A McCullough, Abe 670kg £1386 (207) Matthews Bro, Lim 860kg £1771 (206) M McConkey, Larne Lim 730kg £1489 (204) R Robinson, Sim 660kg £1346 (204) Matthew Bros, Lim 730kg £1474 (202) M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 730kg £1474 (202) C McErlean, Lim 840kg £1680 (200) AJ Wilson, Ballymena Lim 700kg £1400 (200) J Forsythe, Lim 750kg £1500 (200) K Molyneaux, Crumlin Lim 580kg £1148 (198). 

Friesian cows  

R Steele Jnr, 680kg £1292 (190) O Magill, Crumlin 640kg £1024 (160) R Steele Jnr, 760kg £1208 (159) D Minford, Crumlin 710kg £1121 (158) A & W McMaster 780kg £1209 (155) H Carson, Dundrod 650kg £1001 (154) R Steele Jnr, 650kg £988 (152) A Pinkerton, 740kg £1117 (151) J & M Wilson, Broughshane 710kg £1072 (151) R Steele Jnr 630kg £945 (150) H Anderson, Ballymoney 560kg £840 (150) A & W McMaster, Broughshane 600kg £900 (150) D Stuart & Thompson 710kg £1050 (148) O Magill, Crumlin 610kg £902 (148) S McCrystal, 700kg £1036 (148) P Brown, Clough 690kg £1021 (148). 

Beef Heifers  

I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 540kg £1512 (280) S McCann, Randalstown 670kg £1762 (263) D Mason, Portaferry Lim 580kg £1519 (262) I Parker, Cha 700 £1827 (261) L McAuley, Balyclare Cha 530kg £1378 (260) I Beggs, Lim 520kg £1341 (258) I Beggs, Lim 520kg £1336 (257) I Beggs, Lim 510kg £1300 (255) R Savage, Lim 600kg £1524 (254) D Mason, Lim 580kg £1473 (254) L McAuley, Ballyclare 540kg £1366 (253) I Beggs, Lim 580kg £1450 (250) W Campbell, Carnlough Lim 640kg £1600 (250) V Hamilton, Ballymena Sim 650kg £1618 (249) G Martin, Broughshane Cha 570kg £1413 (248) J O’Rawe, Cha 620kg £1537 (248).   

Beef bullocks 

Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Lim 640kg £1811.20 (283), John McIntyre, Castledawson, Blo 860kg £2373.60 (276), John McIntyre, Castledawson, Cha 850kg £2337.50 (275), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Lim 710kg £1909.90 (269), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 670kg £1802.30 (269), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 750kg £2010 (268), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 730kg £1949.10 (267), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 710kg £1888.60 (266), John McIntyre, Castledawson, Cha 910kg £2411.50 (265), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 660kg £1742.40 (264), W J Booth, Newtownards, Cha 690kg £1814.70 (263), W H O’Melvena, Broughshane, Lim 760kg £1960.80 (258), James O’Rawe, Gracehill, Cha 690kg £1780.20 (258), W J Booth, Newtownards, Cha 700kg £1806 (258), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 720kg £1843.20 (256), S Kane, Doagh, Cha 680kg £1740.80 (256).

Top per head

John McIntyre, Castledawson, Cha 910kg £2411.50, John McIntyre, Castledawson, Blo 860kg £2373.60, John McIntyre, Castledawson, Cha 850kg £2337.50, John McIntyre, Castledawson, Abe 880kg £2244, John McIntyre, Castledawson, Lim 850kg £2150.50, Fergus Ferguson, Stewartstown, Cha 830kg £2058.40, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 750kg £2010, R Kelly, Coleraine, Cha 810kg £1992.60, W H O’Melvena, Broughshane, Lim 760kg £1960.80, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 730kg £1949.10, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 760kg £1915.20, Fergus Ferguson, Stewartstown, Cha 780kg £1911, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Lim 710kg £1909.90, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 750kg £1905, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 710kg £1888.60, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 720kg £1843.20.

2839 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 510p for a pen of 8 Char 19kg at £97 offered by Ian Moore, Cullybackey and to a top per head of £120 for 2 pens of heavy lambs. Fat ewes sold to £286.

Fat Lambs 2532

Top per kg

AM Fulton, Cullybackey 4 Spo 26kg £153 (588) J Moore, Cullybackey 8 Cha 19kg £97 (510) WJ Cubitt, Ballymena 4 Tex 23kg £116 (504) S O’Hara, Ballymena 2 Tex 21.5kg £108 (502) G Martin, Broughshane 27 Tex 23kg £114.50 (497) TA Fenton, 8 Cha 21kg £104 (497) S O’Hara, 1 Mul 19.5kg £95 (487) W Craig, Larne 6 Tex 18.5kg £90 (486) R Davison, Broughshane 20 Tex 22.5kg £108.50 (482) J Boyd, Larne 7 Tex 19.5kg £94 (482) T McKillop, Glenarm 4 Cha 23kg £110 (478) A Coulter, Ballyclare 7 Tex 22kg £105 (477) L Turtle, Broughshane 24 Tex 21kg £100 (476) B&A McCammon, Magheramorne 40 Tex 21kg £100 (476) S Currie, Larne 49 Eas 22.5kg £107 (475) M Patterson, Nutts Corner 34 Tex 20kg £95 (475).

Top per head

AM Fulton, Cullybackey 4 Spo 26kg £153, WJ Boyd, Larne 1 Tex 30kg £120, S McGowan, Ballymoney 12 Tex 31kg £120, B McAllister, Kells 1 Cha 30kg £119, M Moffett, Ballymena 15 Tex 27.5kg £117, WM R Hamilton, 19 Suf 29.5kg £117, N Collins, Aghadowey 18 Tex 28kg £117, WJ Cubitt, 4 Tex 23kg £116, B Porter, Cullybackey 7 Tex 28.5kg £116, M Jamison, Larne 12 Tex 28kg £116, G Crawford, Glenariffe 1 Tex 28.5kg £115, G Martin, Broughshane 27 Tex 23kg £114.50, JJ Hill, Larne 4 Tex 26kg £114, J Gregg, Clough 20 Tex 26.5kg £114, B McAllister, Kells 4 Cha 25kg £114, I Hamilton, 40 Tex 25.5kg £113.

Fat ewes

1^st Quality

Tex - £150 - £286

Suff - £130 - £180

CB - £100 - £130

BF - £70 - £90

A small entry of 100 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £960 over for 600kg £1560 presented by T Moorhead, Aughafatten. Heifers sold to £700 over for a Lim 520kg at £1220 offered by Matthew Bros, Glenarm.

Bullocks

0kg to 500kg

T & D Morrison, Ballymena Bel 350kg £900 (257) S Laverty, Ballyscullion Lim 450kg £1130 (251) T Moorhead, Blo 490kg £1200 (244) A McKnight, Lim 400kg £960 (240) T & D Morrison, Bel 370kg £870 (235) (2) T & D Morrison, Abe 410kg £940 (229) F Townley, Abe 460kg £1050 (228) G Rowney, Ballynure Abe 470kg £1070 (227) G Rowney, Abe 480kg £1090 (227) T&D Morrison, Bel 320kg £720 (225) A McKnight, Lim 410kg £920 (224) T&D Morrison, Bel 330kg £740 (224) TM Montgomery, Broughshane Lim 500kg £1120 (224) T &m D Morrison, Abe 370kg £820 (221) F Townley, Bangor Abe 470kg £1030 (219).

501kg +

T Moorhead, Cha 600kg £1560 (260) T Moorhead, Blo 610kg £1510 (257) T Moorhead, Cha 560kg £1380 (246) SW Kirkpatrick, Glenavy Blo 590kg £1440 (244) T Moorhead, Cha 620kg £1500 (241) F Duffin, Toomebridge Cha 520kg £1250 (240) HG Kennedy, Cullybackey Cha 550kg £1320 (240) T Moorhead, Blo 640kg £1530 (239) T Moorhead, Cha 570kg £1360 (238) T Moorhead, Cha 710kg £1670 (235) A McCullough, Ballymena Sim 540kg £1260 (233) A McCullough, Sim 550kg £1280 (232) T Moorhead, Blo 600kg £1370 (228) TM Montgomery, Cha 590kg £1320 (223) A McCullough, Sim 640kg £1430 (223) G Rowney, Ballyclare Abe 530kg £1170 (220).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

Matthews Bros, Lim 400kg £990 (247) J Gault, Ballyclare Cha 430kg £1030 (239) J Gault, Cha 410kg £960 (234) J Gault, Cha 400kg £910 (227) Matthews Bros, Lim 410kg £930 (226) J Gault, Cha 460kg £1020 (221) S Laverty, Lim 470kg £1030 (219) F Duffin, Toomebridge Cha 500kg £1080 (216) A McCullough, Ballymena Sim 420kg £880 (209) T Saunderson, Lim 440kg £900 (204) J Gault, Cha 470kg £950 (202).

500kg +

Matthews Bros, Lim 520kg £1220 (234) V & C Petticrew, Brb 510kg £1090 (213) S Laverty, Lim 530kg £1120 (211) V & C Petticrew, Brb 550kg £1150 (209

Breeding sheep

N McClure, Ballymoney, 4 Sx £128, Eric Hughes, Ballyclare, 9 Cro £122, N McClure, Ballymoney, 10 Sx £118, N McClure, Ballymoney, 4 Sx £115, T J Simpson, Ballymena, 5 Tex £112, N McClure, Ballymoney, 9 Sx £112, Eric Hughes, Ballyclare, 1 Cro £102, T J Simpson, Ballymena, 1 Tex £100, W A Thompson, Carrickfergus, 8 Tex £100.

Store Lambs

William Hamill, Aughafatten, 1 Suf £107, William Hamill, Aughafatten, 3 Tex £100.50, Roy McKeown, Broughshane, 10 Che £100, K Kidd, Broughshane, 1 Tex £99, Roy McKeown, Broughshane, 9 Che £99, D J Fenton, Broughshane, 24 Tex £95.50, Ryan Erskine, Ballycarry, 20 Cro £95, David Colville, Newtownards, 4 Tex £95, Sharon White, Cloughmills, 11 Tex £95, W Wright, Carnlough, 19 Tex £95.50, Dundarave Properties, Bushmills, 50 Tex £93, Alex McLoughlin, Carnlough, 20 Suf £93, Alex McLoughlin, Carnlough, 18 Tex £93, D J Fenton, Broughshane, 10 Suf £93, D J Fenton, Broughshane, 6 Tex £93, Mr S Gregg, Glarryford, 9 Tex £93.

Ewe Lambs

R Frazer, Rathfriland, 8 Che £122, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 8 Suf £122, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 8 Suf £120, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 10 Suf £115, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 10 Suf £115, R Frazer, Rathfriland, 8 Che £112, G Christie, Claudy, 2 Mul £112, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 11 Suf £110, G Christie, Claudy, 5 Cro £108, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 10 Suf £107, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 1 Suf £105, Emmett McSorley, Draperstown, 12 Tex £103, R Frazer, Rathfriland, 8 Che £100, Norris Bros Farms, Articlave, 11 Suf £100, Emmett McSorley, Draperstown, 12 Tex £100, Jonathan Kerr, Coleraine, 5 Mul £98.50.

Rams

James Houston, Comber, Rou, 320g, A McKillop, Cushendall, Blu 300g, I Montgomery, Glenwherry, Blu 280g, W Wright, Antrim, Tex 240g, Robert Hanna, Cullybackey, Tex 240g, K Travers, Castlederg, Tex 240g, O O’Donnell, Toomebridge, Tex 230g.

Dairy

Quality dairy cattle continued to meet strong demand to £3500 for a young Friesian bull from D J & S Allen, Limavady.

W G Johnston, Ligoniel Hol Calved Heifer £2800, P Tinsley, Dromore Fri Calved Heifer £2780, J Adams, Ballymena Fri Calved Heifer £2780, Droghal Farm, Aghalee Hol Calved Heifer £2750, W G Johnston Hol Calved Heifer £2700, Droghal Farm Hol Calved Heifer £2500, T Carlisle, Dundrod Fri Calved Heifer £2480, Droghal Farm Hol Calved Heifer £2450, D A Strange, Ballyclare Fri Calved Cow £2100, B Lilburn, Ballygowan Hol Calved Heifer £2050, W Black, Aghadowey Fri Calved Heifer £2050, £2020.

Sucklers

Suckler stock sold to £1980 for a Char heifer with bull calf.

D Compton, Ballymena Char & Bull calf £1980, J Liddie, Ballymena Abe in calf £1800, D Compton Char & Bull calf £1700, G Johnston, Catlederg Spk £1640, Spk & Bull calf £1550, J Liddie Sim £1520, G Johnston Spk & Hfr calf £1500.

Calves

230 lots in the calf ring sold to £700 for a 5 month old Lim bull, Heifer calves to £680 for a Char. Young bull calves to £490 for a month old Belgian Blue.

Bulls

S Patterson, Carrickfergus Lim £700, A McGarel, Cairncastle Her £545, G & A M Patton, Carrowdore Abe £540, S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £490, I Rea, Mallusk Shb £480, A McGarel Her £480, L McClinton, Glenarm Char £470, S Kennedy Bel £460, W T Robinson, Glenarm Bel £455, M Gribben, Desertmartin Bel £455, S Pinkerton, Nutts Corner Char £445, J Bates, Ballyclare Her £430, H Anderson, Ballymoney Sho £425, A McGarel Her £425, R W Kane, Ballycastle Bel £420, M Scott, Carryduff Abe £415, W Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £410, M Gribben Bel £400x3.

Heifers

H Hall, Newtonabbey Char £680, J Bates, Ballyclare Char £580, S Patterson, Carrickfergus Sal £570, I Rea, Newtownabbey Shb £500, S Kennedy, Doagh Bel £430, H Hall Bel £420, W T Robinson, Glenarm Bel £390, £365, M Scott, Carryduff Abe £360, W Gillespie, Portglenone Char £360,  R W Kane, Ballycastle Bel £345, S Patterson Her £340, W Gillespie Lim £340, S Patterson Lim £325, R W Kane Bel £325, £305.

Friesian/Holstein

Sam Kennedy, Doagh £150, D & R Hamilton, Carrick £130, £120, G Connon, Aldergrove £120, J Kerr, Comber (4) £115, K Craig, Ballyclare £110, Sam Kennedy, £110, J Kerr £105, N & J Coleman, Doagh Hol £90, £70, G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £50, N & J Coleman Hol £50, Forsythe Bros, Loughgiel, Hol £40 x2, K Craig, Ballyclare Hol £40.

An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £720 over for a Lim 400kg at £1120 offered by D Davidson, Ballymena. Heifers sold to £800 over for a Char 570kg at £1370 presented by Harry Heron, Newtownards.

Weanlings

Heifers

0-300kg

P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 230kg £710 (308), Char 260kg £800 (307), Char 210kg £640 (304), Char 250kg £760 (304), T & D McCallion, Portglenone Lim 260kg £790 (303), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 280kg £835 (298), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 300kg £880 (293), Char 280kg £795 (283), S Bamford, Crumlin Char 180kg £510 (283), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 230kg £650 (282), Char 280kg £790 (282), J McMordie Char 280kg £780 (278), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 250kg £690 (276), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough Char 240kg £240 (660 (275), R Montgomery, Kells Char 240kg £650 (270), D McCallion, Portglenone Lim 260kg £700 (269).

301-350kg

M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 330kg £1100 (333), E Houston, Glarryford Char 310kg £860 (277), J McMordie, Moorfields Char 330kg £900 (272), E Houston Char 340kg £900 (264), J McMordie Char 320kg £820 (256), D Davidson, Ballymena Lim 340kg £870 (255), M & R Simpson Lim 350kg £870 (248), R Montgomery, Kells Char 320kg £770 (240), L & T Curragh, Donaghadee Sim 310kg £730 (235) x2, B Wharry, Glenarm Lim 320kg £740 (231), Lim 310kg £710 (229), P Kennedy, Ballymena Shb 350kg £800 (228), S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 340kg £760 (223), R Montgomery Char 310kg £670 (216), Char 320kg £690 (215).

350+

M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 360kg £950 (263), S Murray, Crumlin Shb 420kg £1070 (254), H White, Aughafatten Char 410kg £1010 (246), H Heron, Newtonards Char 500kg £1230 (246), Char 570kg £1370 (240), H McAlister, Aghadowey Lim 450kg £1065 (236), D & F Kinney, Cushendall Char 400kg £930 (232), S McMaw, Carrickfergus Char 370kg £850 (229), Char 380kg £870 (229), M & R Simpson, Broughshane Lim 440kg £1000 (227), H Heron Char 520kg £1160 (223), H White St 390kg £840 (215), D McKillop, Glenariffe Abe 460kg £990 (215), S Murray Lim 360kg £750 (208), H McAlister Lim 390kg £800 (205), S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 460kg £940 (204).

Bullocks 0-300kg

S McMullan, Bellaghy, Cha 220kg £790 (359), M/S F & R Auld, Newtownabbey, Lim 180kg £635 (352), S McMullan, Bellaghy, Cha 200kg £680 (340), S McMullan, Bellaghy, Cha 220kg £735 (334), A McMaw, Carrickfergus, Cha 230kg £740 (321), D McKillop, Glenariffe, Abe 240kg £770 (320) x2, M/S F & R Auld, Newtownabbey, Lim 180kg £570 (316), M/S F & R Auld, Newtownabbey, Lim 220kg £690 (313), D McKillop, Glenariffe, Cha 270kg £830 (307), R Montgomery, Kells, Cha 240kg £730 (304), D McKillop, Glenariffe, Abe 260kg £790 (303), P McConnell, Belfast, Lim 280kg £840 (300), T & D McCallion, Portglenone, Lim 260kg £780 (300), S Bamford, Glenavy, Cha 210kg £620 (295), M/S F & R Auld, Newtownabbey, Lim 250kg £735 (294).

300-350kg

M & R Simpson, Broughshane, Lim 330kg £1000 (303), Brendan Rowan, Broughshane, Cha 320KG £940 (293), J McMordie, Moorfields, Cha 350kg £1040 (297), P McConnell, Belfast, Lim 310KG £900 (290), P McConnell, Belfast, Cha 310kg £890 (287), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough, Cha 350kg £1000 (285), P McConnell, Belfast, Lim 310kg £880 (283), R Alexander, Broughshane, Cha 310kg £880 (283) x3, Hugh White, Aughafatten, St 330kg £925 (280), J McMordie, Moorfields, Cha 350kg £980 (280), Hugh White, Aughafatten, Sim 350kg £960 (274), A & M E Graham, Carnlough, Cha 330kg £905 (274), P McConnell, Belfast, Cha 340kg £930 (273).

351kg+

P & J O’Kane, Carnlough, Cha 380kg £1085 (285), P & J O’Kane, Carnlough, Cha 360kg £1010 (280), D Davidson, Ballymena, Lim 400kg £1120 (280), E Houston, Glarryford, Cha 360kg £990 (275), Kelly McConnell, Muckamore, Lim 370kg £990 (267) x2, A & M E Graham, Carnlough, Lim 380kg £1000 (263), P McConnell, Belfast, Sim 360kg £940 (261), S J Duncan, Crumlin, Cha 360kg £925 (256), P McConnell, Belfast, Cha 370kg £950 (256), Mark McConnell, Belfast, Sim 390kg £1000 (256), Brian Paul, Maghera, Lim 500kg £1280 (256), S McAlister, Ballintoy, Cha 410kg £1045 (254), S J Duncan, Crumlin, Cha 380kg £950 (250), L & T Curragh, Donaghadee, Sim 370kg £920 (248) x2.

An entry of 380 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 235p for 730kg at £1715, Fr cows 680kg at £1156, Beef heifers 264p 560kg at £1478, Beef bullocks to 278p 620kg at £1743 and a top per head of 2159p for 850kg. Fr Bullocks to 187p 660kg at £1234.

Beef Cows

H Crawford, Moneyrea Lim 730kg £1715 (235), H Bradley, Desertmartin Lim 640kg £1491 (233), D J Jones, Nutts Corner Char 830kg £1917 (231), R Hunter, Larne Lim 700kg £1596 (228), H Bradley Char 640kg £1401 (219), J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 690kg £1490 (216), S Black, Glenarm Lim 620kg £1326 (214), R Workman, Kilwaughter Bel 610kg £1305 (214), J Lowe, Coagh Shb 830kg £1767 (213), V Hamilton, Cushendun Char 770kg £1624 (211), J Hayes, Rasharkin Bl 660kg £1386 (210), D F McAlonan, Dunloy Lim 710kg £1483 (209), J McKeever, Ahoghill Par 660kg £1379 (209), W C McMaster, Gleno Lim 780kg £1622 (208), J Wilson, Ballyclare Lim 830kg £1718 (207), N & J Farquhar, Ballymena Sim 580kg £1200 (207).

Fr Cows

J & C Kane, Ballycastle Fri 680kg £1156 (170), 790kg £1295 (164), L McConway, Toomebridge Fri 760kg £1216 (160), H Carson, Dundrod Hol 800kg £1280 (160), G Connon, Aldergrove Hol 710kg £1121 (158), H Carson Fri 680kg £1067 (157), W R Hamilton, Broughshane Hol 790kg £1216 (154), M Montgomery, Kells Fri 670kg £1025 (153), W Black, Aghadowey Fri 680kg £1026 (151), A & I Cruikshank, Glarryford Fri 700kg £1050 (150), J & C Kane Hol 620kg £911 (147), H Carson Fri 690kg £986 (143), I Simms, Carrickfergus Fri 620kg £880 (142), H Carson Fri 610kg £854 (140), D McClintock, Moorfields Hol 740kg £1036 (140).

Beef Heifers

S Kelly, Kells Lim 560kg £1478 (264), T McConnell, Parkgate Char 550kg £1430 (260), 640kg £1625 (254), J E Adamson, Ballyclare Abe 640kg £1606 (251), T McConnell Char 580kg £1450 (250), D Steele, Glenavy Abe 650kg £1599 (246), T McConnell Char 570kg £1390 (244), R Hunter, Larne Lim 550kg £1331 (242), T McConnell Char 550kg £1325 (241), D F McAlonan, Dunloy Char 660kg £1551 (235), D Thompson, Bushmills Lim 520kg £1216 (234), D & J Compton, Rathkenny Lim 620kg £1438 (232), N & J Coleman, Ballyclare Bel 610kg £1403 (230).

Beef bullocks (top per kg)

H Crawford, Newtownards, Bel 620kg £1723.60 (278), H Crawford, Newtownards, Lim 610kg £1665.30 (273), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Cha 740kg £1998 (270), Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 730kg £1963.70 (269), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 650kg £1748.50 (269), M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Lim 720kg £1936.80 (269), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 750kg £2010 (268), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Bel 770kg £2063.60 (268), H Crawford, Newtownards, Lim 600kg £1590 (265), D & J Lewis, Lisburn, Lim 680kg £1795.20 (264), PG & M McBride, Moneymore, Lim 650kg £1716 (264), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 590kg £1545.80 (262), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 690kg £1807.80 (262), Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 630kg £1638 (260), T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 740kg £1924 (260), M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Lim 690kg £1787.10 (259).

Top per head

M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Cha 850kg £2159, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Bel 770kg £2063.60, John Lowe, Coagh, Lim 820kg £2050, Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 750kg £2010, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 780kg £2004.60, Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Cha 740kg £1998, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 730kg £1963.70, K McAuley, Broughshane, Sal 820kg £1943.40, M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Lim 720kg £1936.80, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Lim 790kg £1935.50, T A & D A Aiken, Coleraine, Cha 740kg £1924, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Cha 770kg £1894.20, M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Lim 760kg £1877.20, M C Donaldson, Lisburn, Lim 750kg £1830, Parker & Sinclair, Crumlin, Lim 740kg £1827.80, Mervyn Farr, Lisburn, Lim 690kg £1807.80.

Friesian & Holstein bullocks

D Winter, Randalstown, Fri 660kg £1234.20 (187), M McAllister, Crumlin, Hol 700kg £1218 (174).

An entry of 2705 fat sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 494p for 6 Texels 19kg at £94 from A Clyde, Antrim and to a top per head of £119 for 34 heavy Texels presented by Robert Orr, Cloughmills. Fat ewes sold to £310. 

Top per head

R Orr, Cloughmills 34 Tex 30.5kg £119, A McIlveen, Kells 320kg £118, S White, Cloughmills 19 Tex 25.5kg £117.50, PJ Kane, Ballycastle 1 Tex 340kg £117, L Calderwood, Dunloy 2 Tex £117, A & ME Graham, Carnlough 2 Tex 27.5kg £116, J Buick, Kells 16 Tex 26.5kg £115.50, J Barron, Carrickfergus 4 Tex 26kg £113.50, P Donnelly, Rathkenny 15 Tex 26kg £113, S Bonnar, Broughshane 1 Tex 25kg £112, L Calderwood, Dunloy 24 Tex 24kg £112, K Scullion, 9 Tex £112, J McIlrath, Ballymena 10 Tex 25.5kg £112, J McFall, Broughshane 12 Tex 25.5kg £112, S McNabney, Clough 27 Mul 26kg £112, G Martin, Broughshane 30 Tex 23kg £112.

Top per kg

A Clyde, Antrim 6 Tex 19kg £94 (494) G Martin, Broughshane 30 Tex 23kg £112 (487) S Currie, Larne 53 Tex 22kg £107 (486) J McAllister, Ballynure 12 Tex 21kg £101 (481) IW & AT McCaughey 20 Tex 23kg £110.50 (480) J Carey, Martinstown 49 Tex 20kg £96 (480) J McQuiston, Ballymoney 46 Tex 21.5kg £103 (479) J McCafferty, Larne 19.5kg £93 (476) N Higgins, Toomebridge 11 Cro 21kg £100 (476) G Scullin, 23 Tex 22.5kg £107 (475) J Bonnar, Broughshane 26 Tex 23kg £109 (473) C McCloskey, Dunloy 41 Tex 23kg £109 (473) S Fry, Kells 13 Tex  22kg £104 (472) local farmer, Ballymena 20 Tex £104 (472) A Wright, 15 Tex 19.5kg £92 (471) A Clyde, 19 Cha 22.5kg £106 (471)

Fat ewes 360

1^st Quality

Suff £120-£155

Tex £150 - £310.

CB £100 - £138

BF £70 - £95

Another good entry of 200 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a very steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1130 over fore a Char 750kg at £1880 offered by Sandra Hunter, Bushmills. Heifers sold to £800 over for a Char 620kg at £1420 presented by S Mulholland, Coleraine.

Heifers 0-500kg

Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Lim 390kg £965 (247), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 320kg £750 (234), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 320kg £730 (228), A J Wilson, Ballymena, Cha 470kg £1050 (223), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 270kg £595 (220), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 210kg £460 (219), Con Williamson, Glenavy, Bel 390kg £850 (218), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Abe 500kg £1080 (216), I Suffern, Crumlin, Lim 470kg £1010 (214), T & S Reid, Crumlin, Lim 410kg £855 (208), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Her 390kg £810 (207), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 270kg £560 (207), W R Wilson, Ballymena, Cha 430kg £890 (207), Con Williamson, Glenavy, Bel 500kg £1030 (206), I Suffern, Crumlin, Cha 480kg £970 (202), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Abe 480kg £960 (200).

501kg+

S Mulholland, Aghadowey, Cha 620kg £1420 (229), Teenies Farm, Broughshane, Cha 520kg £1150 (221), A J Wilson, Ballymena, Lim 530kg £1170 (220), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Lim 520kg £1140 (219), Teenies Farm, Broughshane, Cha 510kg £1110 (217), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Sho 570kg £1230 (215), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Sho 580kg £1250 (215), Con Williamson, Glenavy, Bel 530kg £1130 (213), Stuart Graham, Nutts Corner, Her 510kg £1080 (211), Teenies Farm, Broughshane, Cha £1150 (209), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Her 550kg £1150 (209), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Lim 520kg £1060 (203), R & S McMullan, Broughshane, Bel 530kg £1080 (203), N & J Coleman, Doagh, Bel 540kg £1100 (203), N & J Coleman, Doagh, Bel 540kg £1100 (203), Con Williamson, Glenavy, Bel 510kg £1025 (201).

Bullocks 0-500kg

D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 220kg £610 (277), S Mulholland, Aghadowey, Cha 480kg £1265 (263), J Lavery, Aghalee, Cha 490kg £1230 (251), J Lavery, Aghalee, Cha 500kg £1240 (248), M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Cha 500kg £1240 (248), P Irwin, Broughshane, Abe 460kg £1090 (237) x2, M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Lim 460kg £1080 (234), Patrick Rowan, Aughafatten, Sim 470kg £1100 (234), B McCann, Toomebridge, Abe 430kg £1000 (232), M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Bel 470kg £1090 (231), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 350kg £810 (231), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 350kg £810 (231), B McCann, Toomebridge, Abe 390kg £900 (230), D O’Loan, Aughafatten, Lim 340kg £780 (229), M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Sim 450kg £1030 (228).

501kg+

Felix McKendry, Broughshane, Lim 540kg £1380 (255), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Can 600kg £1530 (255), H Carson, Dundrod, Lim 520kg £1320 (253), B McCann, Toomebridge, Lim 520kg £1310 (251), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 750kg £1880 (250), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 570kg £1420 (249), Felix McKendry, Broughshane, Lim 540kg £1340 (248), M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Her 600kg £1480 (246), J Lavery, Aghalee, Cha 510kg £1250 (245), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 570kg £1380 (242), E Mulgrew, Dromore, Cha 580kg £1390 (239), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills, Cha 630kg £1490 (236), B McCann, Toomebridge, Lim 510kg £1200 (235), Felix McKendry, Broughshane, Lim 550kg £1290 (234), M/S R & J Park, Ballymena, Lim 610kg £1430 (234), E Mulgrew, Dromore, Lim 560kg £1310 (233).