50 dairy cattle sold to £2480 for a calved heifer from J Martin, Dromara. Ruling prices:-
J Martin, Dromara calved hfr £2480, calved hfr £2420, calved hfr £2160, calved hfr £2020, David McNeilly, Randalstown calved hfr £1940, Brendan Conlon, Newtownhamilton calved hfr £1800, calved hfr £1780, calved hfr £1750, SG Wallace, Broughshane calved hfr £1720.
Suckler stock sold to £1600 for a Lim heifer in calf. Ruling prices:-
M Kelly, Limavady Lim in calf hfr £1600, D Allen, Moneymore Lim hfr & bull calf £1600, Par hfr & bull calf £1420, Hugh Gibson, Glenarm Blonde in calf cow £1400, M Kelly Lim in calf hfr £1300, Sim in calf hfr £1300, Lim in calf hfr £1080, G McCaughey, Antrim Char in calf hfr £1000.
Breeding bulls sold to £3100 for a young Angus. Ruling prices:-
Iain Colville, Newtownards AA £3100, WJ Porter, Dromore AA £3050, AA £2850, K Marshall, Ahoghill AA £2500.
253 lots in the calf ring sold to £575 for a young Lim bull, heifer calves to £575 for a partly reared Sim.
Beef bred bull calves sold to:-
F Allen, Randaltown AA £580, Nigel Jordan, Moneymore Lim £575, F Allen, Randalstown Bel £570, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry (2) Bel £490, J Beattie, Ballymoney AA £480, J Steele Jnr, Glenavy Lim £480, D McKay, B’shane Bel £450.
Heifer calves sold to:-
J Mulvenna, Aughafatten Sim £575, W Johnston, Glenavy Bel £530, S & A Saunderson, Glenwherry Bel £490, F Allen, Randalstown Bel £480, JV & RJ Moore, Larne (2) Hol £450, Hol £445, Eileen Magee, Kilwaughter Lim £420, JV & RJ Moore, Larne (3) £420.
Beef bred bull calves sold to:-
Alan McNair, Ballyclare £280, Frank McAuley, Toomebridge £270, Alan McNair, £260, D Campbell, Carrickfergus £260, Frank McAuley (3) £250, £170, A Ritchie, Holywood (2) £160, Denis Minford £160.
450 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1000 over for a Lim 470kg at £1470 offered by R McKeown, Portglenone. Heifers sold to £1080 over for a Lim 540kg at £1620 also presented by R McKeown.
Bulls/blks 0-300kgs
M McDonald, Randalstown Lim 230kg £730 (334), W Brown, Saintfield Char 270kg £890 (329), Z Dawson Char 250kg £790 (316), S Dawson, Lisburn Char 300kg £940 (313), Ivan Wallace, Doagh Lim 300kg £930 (310), A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 300kg £920 (306), Mick McKillop, Cushnendall Lim 300kg £910 (303), Houston Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 300kg £900 (300), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 300kg £900 (300), James Magill, Larne (2) Char 260kg £780 (300), Gareth Cummings, Ballyclare Char 300kg £890 (296), J McQuiston, Ballymoney Char 300kg £890 (296), W Brown, Saintfield Char 210kg £600 (285), Brendan McCoy, Toomebridge (2) Lim 210kg £600 (285).
301-350kgs
AS Millar, Antrim Char 350kg £1130 (322), Patrick McSparron, Cushendun Char 330kg £1040 (315), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 310kg £970 (312), Burns McLean, Armoy (2) Lim 350kg £1075 (307), AS Millar, Antrim Char 350kg £1070 (305), Patrick McSparron Char 330kg £1000 (303), W Brown, Saintfield Char 310kg £930 (300), Patrick McSparron Char 340kg £1010 (297), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 340kg £1010 (297), Burns McLean Char 340kg £1010 (297), B Blaney, Cushendall Char 330kg £980 (297), James Rainey, Crumlin Lim 310kg £920 (296), Ivan Wallace, Doagh Lim 340kg £1000 (294), Patrick McSparron, Char 340kg £1000 (294), Aaron McBride, Toome Lim 330kg £965 (292).
351kg and over
R McKeown, Portglenone Lim 470kg £1470 (312), Patrick McSparron, Cushendun Char 390kg £1160 (297), AS Millar, Antrim Char 370kg £1100 (297), Ivan Wallace, Doagh (2) Lim 370kg £1100 (297), Burns McLean, Armoy Char 410kg £1210 (295), Shaws Hill farm, Kells Char 360kg £1060 (294), Burns McLean Char 410kg £1200 (292), Mick McKillop, Cushendall Lim 360kg £1050 (291), Sidney Rea, Straid Char 390kg £1130 (289), AS Millar, Antrim Char 370kg £1070 (289), James Rainey, Crumlin Lim 360kg £1040 (288), G McClintock, Glenwherry Lim 360kg £1040 (288), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg £1040 (288), Ian Barr, Kells Lim 410kg £1180 (287), Lim 420kg £1190 (283).
Heifers 0-300kgs
JA McKillop, Cushendall Lim 230kg £690 (300), Houston Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 280kg £830 (296), G McClintock, Glenwherry Char 300kg £880 (293), James Magill, Larne Char 200kg £585 (292), G Monan, Portadown Lim 260kg £760 (292), Houston Crooks Char 270kg £780 (288), Stewart Anderson, Ballymoney Sim 290kg £830 (286), James Magill, Larne Char 230kg £640 (278), Houston Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 240kg £665 (277), S Hill, Carrick Lim 200kg £540 (270), D McGarel, Glenarm Lim 300kg £810 (270), Patrick McSparron, Cushendun Lim 290kg £780 (269), Brendan McCoy, Toomebridge Lim 240kg £640 (266), Lim 280kg £745 (266), James Magill, Larne Char 240kg £625 (260), A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 290kg £755 (260).
301-350kgs
I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 340kg £1030 (302), AS Millar, Antrim Char 350kg £1050 (300), Char 340kg £1020 (300), Char 330kg £950 (287), D McGarel, Glenarm Char 310kg £890 (287), S Dawson, Lisburn Char 330kg £910 (275), G McClintock, Glenwherry Char 320kg £880 (275), Brian Connon, Larne Lim 310kg £840 (271), Robert Irvine, Carrickfergus Char 310kg £830 (267), Bruce Matthews, Clough Lim 340kg £900 (264), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Char 330kg £870 (263), Patrick McSparron, Cushendun Char 350kg £920 (262), Colin Crooks, Kilwaughter Char 330kg £860 (260), Matt Gingles, Lim 350kg £910 (260), Patrick McSparron Char 310kg £800 (258), A Abbott, Lisburn Lim 310kg £800 (258).
351kg and over
I Beggs, Whitehead Lim 390kg £1170 (300), R McKeown, Portglenone Lim 540kg £1620 (300), AS Millar, Antrim Char 360kg £1070 (297), R McKeown Bel 550kg £1620 (294), I Beggs Bel 400kg £1160 (290), AS Millar Char 380kg £1090 (286), I Beggs Lim 380kg £1080 (284), Lim 360kg £1010 (280), R & V Craig, Larne Lim 370kg £1020 (275), R Thompson, Ligoniel Lim 380kg £1040 (273).