A small entry of dairy stock sold to £960 and £900 for calved heifers from McCloskey farms Ltd, Ballymoney.  A Ferguson, Coagh sold heifers which had recently been AI’d to £600.   21 lots in the suckler ring met excellent demand selling to £1680 for a young Limousin bull from SD

An entry of 2362 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a lesser trade. A show and sale of Fat lambs was organised by the Rouge Society, Sam Carmichael judged the event awarding 1st prize to WJ Cubitt, Rasharkin, 22.5kg £100 purchased by the judge for McKee’s of Maghera, 2nd place also

A Smaller Show of Store Cattle on Tuesday at Ballymena seen a better trade with Bullocks selling to £575 over for a Limousin 480kg £1055 from J Alexander, Randalstown. Heifers sold to £330 over for a Charolais 330kg £660 from J McHenry, Mosside. Store Bullocks J Alexander, Randalstown, Lim

A good entry of 390 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a sharper trade.  Beef cows sold to 192p for 800kg at £1536, Fr cows to 130p for 610kg at £793, beef heifers to 202p for 530kg at £1070, beef bullocks to 209p for 530kg at £1107, Fr bullocks to 134p for 540kg […]

A small entry of dairy stock sold to £1000 for a calved heifer from Wm Black, Aghadowey.  Ruling prices:- W Black, Aghadowey calved hfr £1000, RR Cupples, Rathkenny calved hfr £960, R McCluggage, Larne calved cow £960, John Hunter, Crumlin calved hfr £940, D McClure, Ballymoney calved cow