A good entry of almost 2000 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a great trade.  Breeding hoggets sold to £142, store lambs to £71, ewe lambs to £97 and rams to £300.  Leading price:-   Ewes sold to:- D Montgomery, Glenwherry 11 CB £142, AM McFarlane, Dungiven 10 BF £114,

57 dairy cattle sold to £2200 for a Friesian bull from DJ & S Allen, Limavady, calved heifers to £1630 paid to Jos Adams, Ballymena, calved cows to £1620 for a third calver from D Blelock, Crumlin. Ruling prices:- Joseph Adams, Ballymena calved hfr £1630, D Blelock, Crumlin calved cow

An entry of 350 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Beef cows sold to 154p for 510kg at £785, Fr cows to 130p for 780kg at £1014, beef heifers to 209p for 530kg at £1107.  Beef bullocks to 211p for 700kgs at £1477 and Fr bullocks to 146p for 550kg at £803. […]

An entry of 2746 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Fat lambs sold to 336p for a pen of Suff 22kg at £74 offered by P Butler, Rathkenny and to a top per head of £83 twice.  Fat ewes sold to £88.   Fat lambs (2513) (Top prices per kg) Hugh McNeill, Ballygally […]

250 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade.  Bullocks sold to £570 over for a Char 560kg at £1130 presented by W Ward & Sons, Crumlin.  Heifers sold to £610 over for a Char 620kg at £1230 offered by F McKendry, Broughshane.   Bulls/blks 301-400kgs Robert