39 dairy cows and heifers met good demand to £2250 for a choice calved heifer from David S Dickey, Randalstown, calved cows to £1500 for a third calver. Ruling prices:- David S Dickey, Randalstown calved hfr £2250, calved hfr £1950, calved hfr £1670, calved hfr £1660, Bolton Bros, Maghera

210 beef cattle presented at Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade.  Beef cows sold to 174 pence for a Char 580kg at £1009, Friesian cows to 131p for 590kg at £772, beef heifers to 218p for 490kg at £1068, beef bullocks to 217p for 690kg at £1497, Fr bullocks to 172p for 870kg

An entry of 1519 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharper trade.  Fat hoggets sold to 408p for a pen of Texels 22.5kg at £92 offered by I Montgomery, Glenwherry and to a top per head of £94 for a pen of 15 Texels 26kg presented by C Adams, Antrim.  Fat ewes sold […]

An entry of 180 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade.  Heifers sold to £660 over for a Lim 550kg at £1210 offered by J & S Bailey, Ballycastle.  Bullocks sold to £710 over for a Lim 590kg at £1300 presented by Blackburn Bros, Clogher.   Bulls/blks

A smaller show of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a sharp trade.  Ewes and lambs sold to £222, springers to £182, store lambs to £76 and pet lambs to £47.   Ewes and lambs sold to:- Wm Crawford, Newtownstewart 4 Suff ewes & 8 lambs £222, 1 Tex ewe & 2 lambs