An entry of 1919 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Fat lambs sold to 370p for a pen of Dorset 20kg at £74 presented by J McIlrath, Glarryford and to a top per head of £88 for a pen of heavy Texels from A Dobbs, Carrick.  Fat ewes sold to £90.   Fat […]

A smaller entry of stores in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade.  Bullocks sold to £590 over for a Lim 510kg at £1100 offered by C Campbell, Newtownards.  Heifers sold to £650 over for a Lim 510kg at £1160 presented by S Wilson, Ballynure.   Bullocks sold to:- Jonathan

Another good sale of store lambs in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a sharper trade.  Leading prices as follows:- Jim Bell, Comber Char ram £170, Char ram £150, J Scullion, Ahoghill Lleyn ram £76, John Bright, Templepatrick 20 Tex s/l £75, J McCracken, Randalstown 2 Char s/l £74,

Strong demand for 44 dairy cows and heifers which included the annual coloured breeds show and sale.  Top price of £1880 went to Mrs C Annett, Hillsborough for her Friesian second calver, John Hunter, Crumlin sold 2 Ayrshire calved heifers at £1500 each while Martin J King, Ballymena also

A great entry of 360 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in an improved trade.  Beef cows sold to 180p twice for Blue 660kg at £1207 and Lim 680kg at £1244.  Fr cows to 118p for 560kg at £621, beef heifers to 222p for a Lim 550kg at £1221, beef bullocks to 225p for Lim 670kg […]