An entry of 260 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a great trade.  Bullocks sold to £720 over for an AA 680kg at £1400 offered by J Moore, Garvagh.  Heifers sold to £680 over for a Char 580kg at £1260 presented by A Thompson, Islandmagee.   Store bullocks sold to: Local producer

A tremendous entry of 4300 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a terrific trade.  Hoggets sold to £195, ewe lambs to £108, store lambs to £78 and rams to £1050.  Leading prices as follows:-   Breeding sheep sold to:- Darren Johnston, Glenarm 10 Cv £195, 10 Cv £190, 10 Cv

The annual show and sale of lambs at Loughgiel attracted a quality entry of Mule ewe lambs which met an excellent trade selling to a top price of £120per head. The show was kindly sponsored by Alistair Christie and judged by Bren Blaney who awarded first place to Fred Loughridge Armoy for a

19 dairy cows and heifers met much improved demand selling to £1570 for a calved heifer from WW & JW Patton, Newtownards, calved cows to £1550 for a third calver from Thomas Carlisle, Dundrod. Ruling prices:- WW & JW Patton, Newtownards calved hfr £1570, Thomas Carlisle, Dundrod calved

An entry of 280 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade.  Fat cows sold to 195p for a Lim 680kg at £1326.  Fr cows to 120p for 800kg at £960.  Beef heifers to 209p for a Lim 590kg at £1233, beef bullocks to 208p for a Lim 680kg at £1414.  Friesian […]